WED 25 PechaKucha 20×20: Announcing the 111th PechaKucha Night in Providence. It’s 6 minutes and 40 seconds of show and tell for grown-ups. Doors open at 7:20pm and presentations begin at 8:20pm. Schmoozing goes down throughout. The Avenue Concept, 304 Lockwood St, PVD. pechakucha.org THU 26 – SAT 28 Blessing of the Fleet in Narragansett: […]
FRI 20 Sun Tequila Tasting: Sample tequilas and margaritas and pair your favorites with complementary Mexican fare. Savor the flavors and the memories at our photo booth, dance to the beats of DJ Tom Macari and more! Located in the Earth Ballroom. 8pm. Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville. mohegansun.com FRI 20 – SUN […]
Charlie Hall started the Ocean State Follies in 1992. Over the next two decades, it became the renowned and definitive political comedy and satire act in Rhode Island. He retired the show after 20 years, taking a hiatus for five years, but recently revived it. The Follies have a regular monthly PVD combined dinner and […]
What do a regional Crossfit athlete, a successful entrepreneur and a self-proclaimed doughnut connoisseur have in common? Doughnut making! Partners Jake Marconi, Paul Kettelle and Cooper Marsh have put their heads together to create the newest addition to Providence’s raging food truck community, The Dough Cart. So how did this idea come about? In […]
Newport Folk Festival The last weekend in July means the return of the legendary Newport Folk Festival as it takes over the city for a weekend of music under the sun. Since its inception, the Newport Folk Festival has expanded to include a broader base of music. Hell, in recent years I’ve caught everything from twang […]
Newport Craft Brewing has a trio of new releases rolling out any day now: 1639 Pale Ale is a summer sipper brewed with pineapple; 1639 is a nod to the year Newport was founded, and the pineapple references the town’s commitment to hospitality. Port to Port is a barrel-aged Scotch ale, made with their pals at […]
You’re pretty in pink, Maple! I am a 12-year breast cancer survivor, so I like to give back to my community with the Save the Tatas Pink Pasty Show coming up on September 15. I usually donate to Women & Infants because they put me back together, but this year, all proceeds will benefit St. […]
Since the ’70s, when it was first discovered in Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme Disease has become one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in our country. It is a debilitating infection that, if not caught in its earliest stages, can become a lifelong, crippling illness. The CDC estimates that 300,000 people every year are diagnosed. In […]
I once read a story in which the author noted that “firsts” are always known, marked, and photographed, like our first steps. Our lasts, however, often are given no ceremony or recognition until they have passed and exist only a memory. Ever since I read that, I’ve been acutely aware of noticing lasts, and […]