Curating Commemoration: Poiesis / Remedy
When art succeeds it inspires. It asks questions. It holds mirrors. Curating Commemoration: Poiesis / Remedy, on display at the WaterFire Arts Center, features the works of 45 area artists. […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
ALL FEMALE FRONT: A Newport to Nashville festival night
Paralleling this year’s events at Newport Folk Fest is a show called “ALL FEMALE FRONT: A Newport to Nashville Festival Night,” produced by Spring Street Productions at Newport Playhouse. Normally, […]
Worker-Owned Flower Power: PVD Flowers Co-Op
Two years ago Rob Pena began work as a community organizer for a marijuana justice campaign within Reclaim Rhode Island. He was campaigning to help craft the future of Rhode […]
Motif Bartender Awards: Boozy, Silly, and Full of Drama
“Do you have any idea what’s going on?” “None at all. Isn’t it great?” – Overheard at the Bartenders’ Ball This year’s award ceremony took place just above the go-kart […]
Student Food Truck Program: Riding food trucks to culinary awareness
The most delicious school project ever conceived in the Ocean State is coming to a school near you this fall. Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)’s Menu for Success Student […]
48 Hour Film Project: Lights, camera, lots of action!
With 48 hours of jam-packed production time, from casting to editing, small groups of filmmakers came together early this summer to build 7-minute stories. The rules were simple: include a […]
Rhode Island International Film Festival: 27 years of new films, premieres, and Oscar qualifications
This summer has been unruly, with days swinging from blisteringly hot to torrentially rainy. During the second week of August, when everyone else is asking themselves, Will the weather hold […]
Black Ships Sail Again: Long-sailing festival navigates to RI
The Black Ships have been a staple festival in Newport for as long as most can remember. This year, they’re celebrating both a proper return from COVID and their 40th […]
Squids Ink: Flood, Fire, Robbery, Aliens, and Slaughter
Yes, it’s an alarming headline. Let’s get right to the bullet points, because our attention is very short. Instagram? Twitter? Threads… Oooh, is that a cat video? We squid are […]
Subterranean Jungle
It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a new album of sea shanties from Sharks Come Cruisin’ but that all changes this fall! The band will release their third full-length […]