The Jewelry City Steampunk Festival Steams into Attleboro
Autumn in New England brings out all the festivals, from art shows to zombie nights. Attleboro, in Massachusetts, is about to host a new free-for-the-public event that will most certainly […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Love Oysters? Don’t Miss the Ocean State Oyster Festival
Tom Robbins once equated eating an oyster with French kissing a mermaid. Others have likened it to swallowing a large wad of snot. I get both analogies, but for obvious […]
Trinity Rep Kicks Off the Season with a Free Party
Trinity Rep invites the theater community to its annual season kick-off party to be held this year on Sunday, Sep 10, from Noon – 7pm. The event is open to […]
Local Film Round-Up
It’s been a while since these pages delved into the heated waters of local film activity, but everything from features to web series, documentaries to bountiful shorts is getting released […]
Crafting Contrast and Conversation with PVD’s Public Art
The Avenue Concept is a non-profit organization that has gone from channeling and championing street art to becoming the prime mover for public art in our state’s Creative Capital City. […]
Not a Residence, but a State of Mind
Living in little Rhody isn’t just about residency, it’s a mind state — a long, convoluted path of weird and cool chill spots and a ton of brand loyalty. If you’re […]
Feed Your Inner Artist
Art is an embedded part of our culture here in Rhode Island. Thoughts of the Ocean State often bring to mind WaterFire, the RISD Museum, Gallery Night Providence, and […]
Is This Jazz?: What’s Next For Fall
The fall season is a perfect time to go see jazz around Rhode Island. As the weather begins to cool and people start piling up the layers of outer […]
Top 5 Fun Things To Do: September 6 – 12
ALL MONTH Pawtucket Arts Festival: This celebration of arts of every shape and color goes on all month, throughout Pawtucket. Check out our article at motifri.com/pawtucketarts2017 THU 7 – SUN […]
Opinion: The Pope on Galileo
(Originally published December 23, 2008; this is re-published here as a sidebar to my review of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht performed by Burbage Theatre: motifri.com/galileo-burbage-2017 ) Pope Benedict XVI in […]