In the Fall Guide, I made this bold statement about Beervana Fest: “It’s not open to debate. It’s simply the best local beer event.” Need proof? Here it is: Location: On October 16 from 6:30-10pm, the seventh annual fest will be held at Rhodes-On-the-Pawtuxet at 60 Rhodes Place in Cranston, a splendid and century-old space […]
Dry Land, written by Ruby Rae Spiegel is directed by The Wilbury Theatre Group’s artistic director, Josh Short, for its New England premiere. The play, set in a high school girl’s swim team locker room, focuses on two girls navigating teen friendship and an unwanted pregnancy. Amy, played by Andrea Reid, is the so-called “mean […]
Psychedelic music can be amazingly groovy in many ways. It can also have a laid back tone with a clash of sounds to keep things interesting. An excellent example of this is Bar Harbor, Maine, act Coke Weed and their upcoming album Mary Weaver that’s due out on October 9. It’s mellow and funky, but it’s […]
Okee dokee folks … Sometimes I have long-winded stories to tell, sometimes not. This is one of those rare times that I don’t have much to say. Maybe the blood moon eclipse sucked my brain dry like some bizarre sci-fi horror flick. But I will never be at a loss to tell you about the […]
It is seven hours before the first pitch at Fenway Park, but the batting cage for pre-game warm-ups is already in place and ready to go. Pitching coach Chili Davis and his assistant Victor Rodriguez will work with Red Sox hitters later this afternoon, but right now their full attention is on players from the […]
Nine departments at Roger Williams University will come together on September 30 to host author and executive director of Feminist.com, Marianne Schnall. Schnall will speak about her 2013 book, What Will it Take to Make a Woman President? Inspired by her daughter’s question, “Why haven’t we had a woman president?” Schnall set out to interview politicians, […]
Believe it or not, there is a distinct relationship between folk music and punk rock. Once you go past the differences in amplification, the styles share a lot of similarities. Some of the best folk and punk songs have socially and politically significant lyrics about genuine life experiences. Most punk and folk songs have the infamous […]
In The Intern, Robert De Niro plays Ben Whittaker, a retired widower who finds that his daily routine has become boring. Ben decides to apply for a senior internship program with up-and-coming internet clothing company About The Fit, run by mid-20s entrepreneur Jules Ostin played by Anne Hathaway. After initial resistance, Jules accepts Ben […]
Lukas and Elias are twins whose mother has just returned from reconstructive plastic surgery following some sort of unexplained accident. The boys become convinced that who or what is in their home is most certainly not their mother. After a series of tests, confrontations and continued abnormal behavior from their mother, the boys decide […]