The biggest and best things happen in the the biggest little state, and this Thanksgiving weekend is no different. AS220 will hosting the 11th Annual Short Short Story Film Festival on Friday, November 25. The festival, presented by MergingArts Productions, focuses on short films with runtimes of six minutes or less and will screen two full programs of […]
WED 22 The Silks/Little Compton Band: Blues and roots rock to ease you into Thanksgiving. 9pm. The Cafe at Parlor Newport, 200 Broadway, Newport. parlornewport.com FRI 24 Roomful of Blues: The famous and venerable RI-based Blues phenomenon. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St #1, Fall River, Mass. narrowscenter.org Coat Exchange: Multiple locations and […]
Incognito: an assumed or false identity. The Gamm’s latest offering sounds like it could be a fun who-dunnit; however, while there are aspects of tabloidesque drama, such as questions of paternity, this play focuses solidly on the lies our brain tells us. No, not the lies we tell ourselves. The lies our brains tell us. […]
The Community Players in Pawtucket have truly knocked it out of the park with their 97th season opener — a thoroughly delightful production of the much-loved musical Annie. With a snappy book by Thomas Meehan (based on the comic strip), there are more than a few timelessly popular songs by composer Charles Strouse and […]
Having been to a few Out Loud productions, I knew to expect something … different for King Lear, and director Kira Hawkridge did not disappoint! You walk into the space and you’re no longer on Mathewson Street — you are in an old carnival with the lights, the music, the popcorn, the performers warming up […]
[Although all information is believed accurate at time of publication, everything is subject to change, especially pricing. – Ed.] The holidays are a wonderful time of the year. There’s stuffing your face full of food, catching up with family and enjoying new gifts from loved ones. There’s also the night before these holidays where people […]
It’s funny how a musician can go from playing tambourine for one of the most talented psychedelic rock acts of the century to putting out a legit solo record. That’s exactly what Joel Gion did when he put out his self-titled second release on Nov 17 via the Brooklyn indie label Beyond Beyond is Beyond. […]
Charles Manson finally died last night, at 11:13pm Eastern Time Sunday. I don’t think anyone who is too young to personally remember the 1960s can come close to understanding why his particular brand of evil never quite faded, and why he still received about four fan letters daily until his death. I believe that the […]
Our trash and recycling miraculously evaporate each week. We fill bins with discarded odds and ends, we pull them out to the curb whether in Coventry or Little Compton, and “poof!” the bins are empty the next time we look. Of course, there are magicians behind this trick. Few people get a grade on […]
THU 16 CAT HAS CLAWS/ Super Natural/ Triangle Forest/ Thug Honey: Electronic Rock / Synth-pop. And an EP release party. Dusk, 301 Harris Ave, PVD. duskprovidence.com FRI 17 7th Annual Masquerade Ball: A benefit for Soujourner House’s efforts to help victims of sexual violence. Visit the gilded age of Hollywood, including cocktails, a live auction, […]