May Holidays, Ranked: What’s the best holiday in May?
Alright, Motif readers, it’s time we got to the bottom of the burning question we all ask ourselves once the 5th month of the year comes around — what’s the […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Sarah Shook to Shake Up Askew
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers will take the stage at Askew in a few weeks, hot off their February release Nightroamer. Whether you want to call it insurgent country, outlaw […]
On the Ball and Off the Wall: Puck off
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. Puck Off The National Basketball Association and National Hockey Leagues are in […]
Lunar Notes: May 2022
May brings shifts in energy and a change of focus. The period leading up to May 10 should be a time of action as Mercury goes retrograde and Jupiter enters […]
Meet Mimi Arnold: The Farmer Florist of Block Island
Mimi Arnold creates floral arrangements and flower crowns that make statements without ostentation. Her crowns are the epitome of feminine energy: they are bold and wild, they are self-contained and […]
Relishing the Reliquarium: From humble beginnings, the art community is staying strong
Six years ago, Ivy Ross and Logan Will were uprooted due to Boston’s crackdown on the city’s underground art scene. They found themselves an abandoned mill at 15 Moshassuck Road […]
How Clean is Your Cannabis?: A conversation with Cannalytics RI
With the evolving state of legal cannabis, it can be hard to keep track of the ever-changing regulations (even if it’s part of your job!), especially when it comes to […]
French 75: but make it art 
In honor of this month’s art theme, I thought I’d take things literally. I chose to utilize a product from Collective Arts, which is a distillery and a brewery operating […]
Challenge Accepted: Rhody’s Games of Gastronomic Gusto
Put your tummy to the test this summer by checking off each of these foodie feats! Every bucket list should include at least one of these epic challenges, but if […]
Roots Report May 2022: So many shows, you MAY be overwhelmed
Okee dokee folks… I think some people out there may need a little reeducation as to how to behave in public now that things are getting back to normal. Folks […]