It would be very easy to be depressed about the state of the world as we move from 2018 to 2019, with racism, authoritarianism, growing inequality, an increase in refugees from war and climate change, rising carbon emissions, ever faster deforestation, empty seas, loss of biodiversity, more nuclear weapons in the pipeline, the trampling of […]
Artists’ Exchange celebrated its 15th annual production of A Christmas Carol: The Musical Reclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge this holiday season. The production, adapted and directed by Rhiannon Lynn Annin, with original music by Ethan Miller, ran from December 6-22 at Theatre 82 in Cranston. Despite being performed every Christmas by various theatrical groups from […]
It’s difficult to predict what the future of theater will be — or if there will be a future for anything, really — and trying to predict what theater will be like in Rhode Island in five, 10 or 100 years from now is a difficult challenge. We’ve always had a very unique theater community here, and […]
SAT 29 Industry New Year’s Eve: A classic rock show for comrades in hospitality industries. Celebrate now if you’ll have to work the holiday..9:30pm. Lang’s Bowlarama, 225 Niantic Ave, Cranston. fb.com/Langsbowlarama MON 31 Neal & the Vipers 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Bash: Americana rock in 2019. 7:30pm. Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3481 Kingston […]
Dear C and Dr. B; It’s the holidays and at our house, it’s a bit of a bipolar affair. My dad is Jewish and my mom Catholic, which makes us a Chrismukkah or Festivus kind of family. My dad says both ways are derivative of winter solstice. But I know that Hanukkah deals with freedom […]
The editorial in the December 19 Providence Journal “Money pours in, but the debt grows” was rather misguided. It is entirely possible to provide good healthcare to every American without busting the budget. Here is what we should do to eliminate the deficit. The American people already pay for nearly all of the basic research […]
Newport Playhouse deploys an obviously talented cast in their production of A Doublewide, Texas, Christmas who struggle valiantly to elevate a script from the writing team billing themselves as “Jones, Hope, Wooten” – actually Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten – who collectively have authored nearly two dozen plays that possess all the humor, charm, and […]
Santa should be a woman, or gender neutral — say headlines cluttering your newsfeed these days. The point behind these eyebrow-raising headlines is to undermine everything marginalized groups are fighting for these days: equality. Roughly 15 months ago, the #MeToo movement began and ignited a wave of noise and change. The noise? Voices finally […]
Newport Polar Bear Plunge:Newport Polar Bear Plunge: Every year, people come and take the plunge in the frosty ocean to raise money for A Wish Come True, an organization that grants children fighting life threatening illnesses, life changing wishes. Easton’s Beach, 175 Memorial Blvd, Newport. discovernewport.org/event/newport-polar-bear-plunge/61820 See story page 4 Block Island Plunge: Hosted by the local […]
Newport Polar Bear Plunge:Newport Polar Bear Plunge: Every year, people come and take the plunge in the frosty ocean to raise money for A Wish Come True, an organization that grants children fighting life threatening illnesses, life changing wishes. Easton’s Beach, 175 Memorial Blvd, Newport. discovernewport.org/event/newport-polar-bear-plunge/61820 See story page 4 Block Island Plunge: Hosted by […]