Providence’s travel team, the Rhode Island Riveters, were plagued this year with injuries and zero wins going into the 2015 East Coast Derby Extravaganza, slipping from #78 to #98 in the WFTDA rankings. The event featured back-to-back bout days with PRD taking on Lansing Derby Vixens (#97) on Saturday and DC Rollergirls (#80) on Sunday. Both […]
History was made on June 18 in Rocky Point State Park with an outdoor screening of The Lego Movie. Not since its closing in 1995 has any company used the park for such a recreational event. Entertainment Under the Stars, a local company based in Cranston, is screening family films throughout the summer at this […]
The Community Players are finishing their 94th season July 10 – 19 with Doubt, A Parable by acclaimed playwright John Patrick Shanley. Doubt takes place in a Catholic school in the Bronx in the early 1960s. Father Flynn, a charismatic priest, is supected of paying too much personal attention to a young student. The unfolding […]
I am a non-cooking foodie (and yes, I promise that is a real thing). I may not cook, but I love everything about food. How, what, where it is served. How it looks in print, on a kitchen towel or coaster. More than food, I love all bar accessories and cocktail accoutrements. When I give […]
Before the Internet, before television, before radio, before airplanes, before automobiles, before electrification, people realized that the world was changing in fundamental ways and that the pace of change was accelerating. Looking forward excited people and inspired optimism. As the world industrialized, great nations turned their great cities into showplaces that, for a few months, […]
Last year’s first-rate production of My Fair Lady at Ocean State Theater Company set the bar pretty high for other acting companies to reach. Fortunately, Theatre By The Sea managed to capture the magic with some charming performances accented by a brilliant book and music by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Television star Charles Shaughnessy […]
This summer, Providence Restaurant Week will celebrate its 10th anniversary. For two weeks, from Jul 12 – 25, you can get a three-course prix fixe lunch for $14.95 and dinner for $29.95-$34.95 at some of RI’s finest dining institutions. What a great way to sample culinary delights that might otherwise break the bank. While the concept of […]
Festival season is upon us. As soon as the weekend of the 4th passes there are shows all weekend, every weekend for the rest of the month. If you have time to get out to shows between the PVD Fringe Fest and the 48 Hour Film Festival, making it out to see Dropdead and […]
On his new album, Richard Thompson, one of the all-time folk greats, proves once again that he’s Still got it (sorry about that one, it was right there!). He’s made a career as a road warrior; you probably won’t find the Bon Jovi tour rolling through Middletown, Ohio, or Grass Valley, Calif, but years of […]
If you are the kind of person who goes to the zoo and thinks, “I wonder what that son-of-a-bitch tastes like,” then the Newport Jerky Company is for you. I am a self-confessed jerky addict. Maybe it’s the chewy texture. Maybe it’s the spicy taste. Whatever it is, I’ll eat jerky every chance I get. […]