Top November Alt Shows in the greater RI area 1. Friday, November 8: Tim Kasher (of Cursive/The Good Life), Laura Stevenson, Littlefoot. $12 advance / $14 day of. 8 pm doors / 9 pm show. All ages. The Met, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, RI. Tim Kasher is one of my favorite songwriters. His songwriting themes of love, […]
Opened It feels like every week we list a new taco joint. Is Mexican food replacing Chinese as Americans’ favorite foreign treat? Decide for yourself at Tacos Don Nacho in Woonsocket. If you find your tacos not nearly spicy enough, drive a few miles south to Sassy Mama Cuisine and pick up a few bottles […]
What’s your current occupation? I’m a waitress, I teach photography, and I write about bluegrass people and music for a website called The Bluegrass Situation. What’s your dream job? I love all art, so I’d like to create my own art space where people can look about art, talk about art, learn about art, and […]
Daydream Theatre reveals Lucille Ball’s off-screen life Even if you’ve only seen Lucille Ball as the red-headed, off-key clown in her half-hour comedy show “I Love Lucy,” you’ve been exposed to her on-screen charms. Her training as a model and dancer helped her maintain a graceful stance and figure throughout her career. However, as with […]
Photographer, artist and entrepreneur, Stephan Brigidi has a show of recent work in (real) Black and White from October 17 through November 16. It is nicely produced and presented and is a pretty straightforward folio of his artistry, along with other constructions and collage and a simply stunning book on Venice. It is back for […]
With the holidays and countless productions of The Nutcracker around the corner, you can still catch the first installment of Festival Ballet Providence’s popular Up Close On Hope, an original series combining contemporary and classical dance in the company’s intimate Black Box Theatre. The program includes two world premieres and four company premieres. The performance […]
Aries: You may think you’ve had enough change this year, but get ready for some more. This involves money, mortgage debt and hidden facts about joint finances. A financial deal requires serious consideration; think about it very carefully, especially if it involves a friend. Wait until after the 10th when Mercury goes direct. New information […]
She sits quietly in a coffee shop, waiting. She is of small stature, and fine boned. She has striking eyes and a beautiful face, one that easily could be in front of the camera. Providence born and raised, no one she knew ever talked about becoming a filmmaker. She is definitely under the radar – […]
The best in new and classic food spots in the greater RI area B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill Stock up for Thanksgiving or get your last autumn kicks at the oldest steam-powered cider mill in the countrySub Head: Part historic tour, part winery, part bakery and part country store, Clyde’s has been a destination for […]
The recently deceased, transsexuals, female impersonators – photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne, a professor in the visual arts department at Roger Williams University, flocks to these subjects like a moth to flame. Most known for Morgue Series, a collection of photos of the freshly dead in a Rhode Island morgue, his work is as grotesque as it […]