Phantom of the Opera Returns to PPAC
One of musical theater’s favorite masked men returns to Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) courtesy of the touring company of Phantom of the Opera. The blockbuster Andrew Lloyd Webber musical […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Love, Loss, and Lasagna – Barker’s Over the River and Through The Woods
Some plays are simply comfort food – warm, satisfying and faintly nostalgic. Joe DiPietro’s cleverly sentimental Over The River and Through The Woods falls squarely in this category and manages […]
Small but Mighty
A group of RI women from Kent County went to Washington for the Women’s March after inauguration day in 2017 and came back with a taste for more. They called […]
You Gotta Fight for Your Right: One woman’s desire for change was channeled into The Womxn Project
As a lifelong Rhode Islander, I’m ashamed to admit how few times I had been inside our State House prior to 2016. Maybe a school field trip or two? Maybe? […]
Abuse of Power: Bell says sex with a person in police custody should be considered sexual assault
On February 13, State Senator Sam Bell (District 5) submitted a law (S-0317) into the Senate Judiciary committee that sets criteria for sexual assault and criminal offense if you’re in […]
Period Piece: Brown first-year talks about her Oscar win for Period. End of Sentence.
Charlotte Silverman is a first-year at Brown University and already has an Oscar under her belt. Period. End of Sentence., a film she executive produced when she was in high […]
Derby Roundup: Rolling fast into the 2019 season
The temperature is rising, which means a new year of Providence Roller Derby (PRD) is upon us, and what a year it’s shaping up to be! The travel team roster […]
Uncovering Indigenous Truth: Lorén Spears tells her story
It is quite damning that in 2019, the Narragansett people of Rhode Island still face hardships and discrimination on the very land they have called home for thousands of years. […]
Power to Destroy
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposed annual budget seeks a wide variety of new taxes, but the most legally dubious is a tax on “Lobbying Services as defined in §42-139.1-3(a)(3) ([North American […]
Got Beer? Raise a Glass: A boatload of beer news
In the Spring Guide edition of “Got Beer?,” we noted that the details re: the 3rd Annual Bacon & Beer Fest were TBA – but we can A ’em now! […]