Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: August 17 – August 22
Thru August 21 The Washington County Fair: Now in its 50th year, the fair is Rhode Island’s largest agricultural events. Featuring concerts, special acts and events, exhibits and displays, […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Punching Out: An analysis of America’s changing jobs market
My intrepid editor at Motif, for my contribution to RI’s numero uno alt-news mag’s issue on the state of the economy (or the economy of the state; or the state […]
The Hummel Report: The Newport Ferry’s Future
Nearly half an hour before its first run of the day, the new Providence-to-Newport ferry is just about full. The 65-foot high-speed catamaran is docked at India Point and in […]
Millennials’ Career Aspirations
I’m probably not the first to tell you that Millennials are often the source of debate and subject of criticism in popular media today. We’re sometimes described as the laziest, […]
Alt-Nation: Joe Moody, Electric Six and Handsome Pete
When local studio owner Joe Moody passed away earlier this year it left a gaping wound in the heart of the local music community. Through his Danger Studio, Joe recorded […]
HP Lovecraft Film Festival Gets its Tentacles into PVD
If you sense something weird in Providence this weekend, it’s probably just the residual effect of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, which takes place August 19 through 21. Presented by The […]
Roots Report: Rockin’ Through a Heatwave
Okee dokee folks… Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to have my colds in the winter. Somehow I managed to catch a cold during a heat wave. I have been […]
Freak’n Awesome
What’s your favorite book? I love anything by David Sedaris. Favorite TV show? I don’t own a TV, but I’ll watch Netflix on my laptop sometimes. That show “Stranger Things” […]
