Classic cars added to accent flowers displayed in Rhode Island Flower Show. The theme of this year’s Flower Show at the Rhode Island Convention Center is Vintage Gardens. The unique floral installations created by landscape artists and designers displaying their craft will be paired with automobiles that reflect the concept and period of the garden […]
“If you smelled one flower per second, it would take approximately one week, four days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds of constant sniffing to get through the whole show.”- Director Maury Ryan, says about this years Rhode Island Flower Show. Take a moment to imagine a lawyer. Just a stereotypical lawyer, all wrapped […]
Dear Nick, The champagne buzz has barely worn off from New Year’s Eve and here we are, flying into February. The second page on the calendar can be the coldest, via both vortices of the polar variety and days, namely, Valentine’s. This St. Valentine has been wreaking havoc for men and women for as long […]
A Providence elementary school introduces a new initiative that focuses on school absences and aims to get children, who walk to school, there and on time. It’s the end of another school day at the Mary Fogarty Elementary School in South Providence and hundreds of kids scatter in different directions. Some take a bus home, […]
Homer’s tale Iliad becomes a touchstone and a metaphor for all wars in An Iliad presented by the Willbury Group. Theater is a collaborative experience, even if the end result seems centered on one person. Even a self-penned, self-designed (and, in this age of no-overhead marketing, self-promoted) piece needs extra eyes to ensure that ego does not trump […]
The sport of football becomes intertwined with the marijuana movement as Washington and Colorado’s NFL teams head to the super bowl. This year presented football fans with the very first cold weather outdoor Super Bowl in NFL history, and by the time you read this article, the game will have already taken place. My hopes […]
Letting go of the fear and muscling through the pain was all part of being able to deliver Rice Krispie Treats with love. What is Valentine’s Day all about? Is it just a silly lovers’ holiday that revolves around chocolates, flowers and obnoxious displays of affection? That’s all good and fun, but it all had […]
Editor’s note: With the Winter Olympics taking center stage for the month of February, Jim Hummel gets a primer on an emerging fan favorite: the sport of curling. A strategic game carried out on ice, however ice skates need not apply. It is a polite sport for the most part. But that doesn’t mean there […]
Tattoos have spread like wild fire throughout our culture as an artistic expression of the person who bears the ink as well as the tattooer. The 1st Annual Anchors of Hope Body Art Expo will look to expose the talents of local tattoo artists. Long has it been since a tattoo symbolized irresponsibility and a […]
Find a piece of French culture right here in Providence during the French Film Festival. Kicking off its 19th year, the French Film Festival in Providence will run 19 films at the Cable Car Cinema on South Main Street over several days from February 20 to March 2. It’s an eclectic assortment of selections designed […]