Monster of the Month: April Fool 2015
April monster of the month by Big Nazo Lab / Erminio Pinque
Opening Day
I am stir crazy. This winter has been relentless. Like most Rhode Islanders, I am sick of it, or maybe just used to it. Around here, we don’t let a little snow keep us down for long. We grumble while we scrape ice off the windshield, and we get back to work. We park our […]
Film Review: She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
The documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry takes a thorough look at the American feminist movement from the mid-’60s through the early ’70s. The film concentrates on 1966 through 1971 and features in-depth interviews with numerous contributors and leaders of the movement in an effort to explore how the movement was started and what the struggle […]
National Ceramics Conference Lands in Providence
The Cate Charles Gallery on South Main Street — the combo efforts of mother-daughter duo Kim Charles and Catherine Schrage — offers up something unique this week in its “Porcelain in Three” ceramics exhibition. The gallery usually features paintings or sculptures, but opted for a porcelain ceramics display including works from Susan Schulz, Seth Rainville […]
Epic Theatre Company Presents This Is the Future, This Is the Past
This Is the Future, This Is the Past, presented by Epic Theatre Company, is not a play in the traditional sense. Writer/Director Kevin Broccoli has created more than a dozen monologues, all dealing with a common theme: our memories of the past and our fears of the future. Like any anthology of stories, it’s a […]
Alt-Parenting: Since When Does Peter Cottontail Shop at Walmart?
With Easter around the corner, I’m looking forward to dying some eggs, putting together Easter baskets for my kids, and baking rice pies as an homage to my Italian heritage. What I’m not looking forward to, however, is pretending the Easter Bunny exists. It’s not that I dislike holidays or have a problem perpetrating major […]
March is Pretty Tame at Theatre 82
March Masterpiece Madness is a murder mystery written by Jessica Chace about an art competition set in Cranston. The competition is a tournament that has now come down to the Final Four; during the competition someone is murdered and it is up to audiences to decipher the clues and see whodunnit. Jessica Chace and her cast create […]
CD Review: Keith Munslow’s Tiny Destroyer
Rhode Island celebrity Keith Munslow is easily one of the most talented musicians in our community. Not only does he entertain audiences with his New Orleans blues band Superchief Trio, teach musical improv and host the Empire Revue, he has devoted his time to a career as a children’s performer for more than 15 years. Known […]
