Hamad Thrills Fans at Dusk
I found myself in the Federal Hill section of Providence last month at Dusk Lounge for a sold-out performance from rapper Hamad. Labeling him as a rapper is, in all […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Is This Jazz?: Passion Reverence Transcendence — A Tribute to McCoy Tyner
On December 11, the legendary jazz pianist McCoy Tyner turned 80 years old. A few months earlier, I received an album by the trio of pianist Benito Gonzalez, drummer Gerry Gibbs […]
Epic Journey: Trinity’s Black Odyssey Is a Powerhouse
Trinity Rep opens the new year with a play that is epic indeed: Marcus Gardley’s Black Odyssey, which transposes Homer’s story of Ulysses’ decades-long journey to come home from the […]
Sheldon Whitehouse Discusses the State of RI Public Education
Rhode Islanders should take a broad view when evaluating the status of the state’s public education system, United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse suggested during a recent episode of The Bartholomewtown […]
Advice from the Trenches: Holiday from Hell
My sister recently came for a brief visit over Christmas. She is mentally ill, some times more in control than others. This year, she was so difficult I had a […]
Epic’s Mighty, Mighty House of Bernarda Alba Puts a Female Face to Fascism
Epic Theatre Company is kicking off 2019 with Emily Mann’s adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s acclaimed drama The House of Bernarda Alba under the direction of Carol Schlink. Federico Garcia […]
Five Fun Things To Do: Jan 9 – 15
THU 10 Blue Oyster Cult: Dad hard rock. 8pm. Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich. greenwichodeum.com FRI 11 Viennagram/ Z-boys: You-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it post-punk. 7pm. Pump House, 1464 Kingstown Rd, South […]
The Bartholomewtown Podcast Top 18 Episodes of 2018
18: Kat Kerwin (Providence City Councilor-elect) 17: Joe Trillo (independent gubernatorial candidate) 16: Dr. Luis-Daniel Munoz (independent gubernatorial candidate) 15: Parker Gavigan (NBC 10 I-Team) 14: Roz Raskin (singer, songwriter, […]
Jazz Insights: Bonnie Mann
Three years ago we lost one of jazz’s popular cabaret singers. Eighty-five year old Bonnie Mann (Boncorsi Wotherspoon) was born in Pawtucket. Known for her big-band style singing she regularly […]
AltHealth: Who Heals the Physician?
What does your doctor do when he or she is sick? Surprisingly, when it comes to their own health, doctors face many of the same struggles their patients do. You […]