Month: June 2016

Fourth of July Events

Parades, fireworks, grilled meat — it’s all happening in Little Rhody this weekend and you can find it all here. Happy weekend! FRI 1 Warwick Independence Day Fireworks: Can also be viewed from City Park, which offers unobstructed views along the shoreline. Start at dusk (approximately 9pm), Oakland Beach Seawall, Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick. warwickri.gov […]

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Film Review: Tickled

Tickled starts off with the quirky conceit that New Zealand journalist David Farrier has stumbled onto information about a “Competitive Endurance Tickling” organization and would like to interview the organizers for an article. Now that seems like a perfectly reasonable request, but the response David receives is not what was expected. Rather than an interview […]

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Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: June 29 – July 4

“Swagged and Poufed: The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th Century and Today,”: RISD Museum, 20 N Main St, PVD. risdmuseum.org. Thru Jul 3. June 29 Den: Such a simple name does not encompass the band’s sludgy but sad melodies, and will bring you on a trip of psychedelic core fantasy. Aurora, 276 Westminster St, PVD. auroraprovidence.com July […]

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Motif Interviews the Couple Behind West Side Story at TBTS

Bill Hanney’s Theater by the Sea continues its summer 2016 season this week with their second offering, West Side Story, the classic American musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set amidst the backdrop of interracial gang warfare and urban strife. Those only familiar with the multi-award winning film are often surprised at the subtle differences […]

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