Live contest rules for the Bartenders Ball on August 1, 2022
If it’s not August 1 yet when you’re reading this, you can still sign up here to reserve a spot: Most of the competitions will still have a couple of […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Is This Jazz?: Newport Jazz Fest ’22
Each year as July edges closer to August, I feel my ears prickle at the prospect of enjoying yet another edition of the historic Newport Jazz Festival. Now that I […]
Freestyle with Family: Everett provides a nurturing environment to aspiring dancers
When I first saw Everett- a venue situated 50 or 60 feet back from Duncan Ave, a residential street in the Mount Hope neighborhood of PVD, obscured by another building- […]
Heat Advisory – Dangerous heat wave ends, peaks Sun: Rain likely; thunderstorms, tornado possible Mon
A Heat Advisory is effective until Mon 5pm in RI, MA, and CT for dangerous heat index (combination of heat and humidity), with Sun the hottest day of a multi-day […]
Heat Advisory – Dangerous heat index Wed, Thu: Thunderstorms possible late Thu
A Heat Advisory is effective Wed 11am to Thu 8pm in RI, MA, and CT for dangerous heat index (combination of heat and humidity) up to 103. The body loses […]
Renegades: George Lyons and Nathan Johnson endeavor to bring non-traditional opera to RI
What images do you think of when you hear “opera”? Possibly you think of a crowd of older gentlemen who resemble the Monopoly man, with top hats and monocles. Perhaps […]
A Slice of Cannabis History: The prohibition of outdoor cannabis
The very first cannabis arrests in RI were of three Black men in 1934. Two weeks after these arrests, the State Narcotic Board began its nearly two-year crusade against the […]
Advice from the Trenches: Professional Liars
Dear C and Dr. B: I have been trying to help a friend for the last few years who’s had an addiction problem. I’ve known him for over 20 years […]
2022 Motif Music Award Winners
This year’s Motif Music Awards were a tremendously exciting experience and we would like to thank the over 250 musicians and fans who attended, the acts who performed and everyone […]
Advice from the Trenches: Negative Clothing
Dear C and Dr. B: I am worried. My daughter is starting college in the fall, at a school in a very conservative area in the south. The social norms are very different […]