Sometimes the truth isn’t what it appears to be. The themes of police brutality, racial injustice and journalistic integrity run through The Rant, which is a compelling and effective drama featuring powerful performances and tight direction by Tyler Dobrowsky. The play opens in darkness. There are gunshots. The lights come up and we see Denise […]
2nd Story Theater and director Ed Shea have crafted many provocative, funny, and clever plays over the years. Unfortunately, their latest, Neighborhood Watch, is a major disappointment. Martin (Joe Henderson) and his uptight sister Hilda (Becky Minard) convene a meeting of concerned neighbors after a teenage boy invades their swanky property in the Bluebird Hill development. […]
Festival Ballet Providence’s popular “Up Close On Hope” returns for yet another season. Set in the company’s intimate Black Box Theatre, audience members are treated to a unique viewing experience sitting just a few scant feet from the performers. The current offering takes this experience one step further by incorporating live music courtesy of Community […]
Big Grams – “Lights On” I love this song, should be a radio hit. Expectations were pretty high for this Phantogram & Big Boi collaboration, but the album didn’t quite live up to the hope given the range of the two talents. But this song is the exception. “Lights On” sounds more like a Phantogram […]
With the holiday season right around the corner, fewer shows are popping up around PVD. The end of November, however, has some good shows on hand. If you missed the last-minute H20 and Angel Dust show at Dusk, you can catch them playing at The Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 19. Meanwhile, Atomic […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have gained mainstream traction, but the slightly lesser known Small Business Saturday (started by American Express, oddly enough) is a great event that supports the local economy directly. Most Mom and Pop owners work at their store, have an undying passion for the products they’re selling, and are usually happy […]
Holiday season is upon us and brings with it an endless array of prepping and planning to dazzle our friends and family with holiday cheer. It also tends to bring with it a social calendar that’s packed tighter than Old Saint Nick’s belt after all that milk and cookie time. Part of the dilemma with […]
When considering your holiday shopping needs, don’t just think about heading out to that store or this boutique. There are many pockets throughout the state where you can carve out a bulk of your holiday shopping in one go. This holiday season, go for the streets, not the stores. Thames Street, Newport Wishing you had […]
It’s the holiday season and it’s in the air. Literally. Spewing forth in the airwaves, from mobile devices, satellite radio and on TVs since the day after Halloween.* Due to Thanksgiving’s abuttal with Christmas, we’re cutting to the chase here: That’s right, a beverage designed to help you deal with the pressure cooker known as […]
Aries: All the new ideas and philosophical questions/answers you have been contemplating blossom at the Full Moon. Your world is expanding and you incorporate this large world into your everyday routine. Relationships heat up — some smooth, some rocky. You are who you are; they can take it or leave it. Taurus: Some deep probing […]