Dear C, My friend Lou lives one state away. His dad is 82 now, with no family left but Lou, and for the last few months all I’ve heard about is how stubborn dad is, how his recliner has to be fixed every week, etc, etc – and the sheer amount of time it is […]
Wizard! featuring Ann Margaret and Capt. Fantastic. The buzz of a game arcade is simply irresistible! As soon as you enter Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration, you’re greeted with a friendly smile and offered a free tour. You’ll pass by machines that bling bling, bleep bloop, chime, cheer, and erupt with squealing tires and explosions. […]
Photo: Marianne Lee Photography If drinking and dining on delicious local fares underneath the stars sounds enticing to you, then you won’t want to miss Hope & Main’s Schoolyard Twilight Party on September 23 from 5-9pm. The Schoolyard Twilight Party is Hope & Main’s largest annual fundraiser. It’s the perfect time of year to be […]
Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice. Photo by Evan Zimmerman This. Is. Sheer. Perfection. Seldom do you hear a critic say these words, but it was hard to find fault with the great production value of this show. This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side […]
As of Fri morning, Providence faces significant threat with 18% chance of tropical storm force winds and less than 1% chance of hurricane force winds during the forecast period, with peak wind gusts to 35MPH Sat 2am – 5pm but only 15 – 20% chance of rain Sat 9am – 3pm, although there is at […]
NARRATOR: I want you to try and remember what it was like to have been very young. And particularly the days when you were first in love; when you were like a person sleepwalking, and you didn’t quite see the street you were in, and didn’t quite hear everything that was said to you. You’re […]
Julie Benko and company in the Broadway Production of Funny Girl. Photo: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade. The national tour of Funny Girl (September 9-16) marked the start of PPAC’s 46 Broadway season. It is the 22 national tour to open at PPAC since 2008. Funny Girl is a bittersweet musical comedy about the rising stardom […]
When an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime, they candidly disclose hilarious and touching stories from their home lives. The tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling […]
Aries: Routine, co-workers and relationships of all kinds take center stage during this period. Some folks aggravate you while others provide pleasant interactions. You find yourself doing more of the things you love with those pleasant people in your life. One in particular may evolve into a more romantic situation. Enjoy the ride and continue […]
“I was born and raised in Providence. I’m locally grown organic,” says cartoonist and illustrator Matthew Kramer. Kramer graduated from Brown with an MFA in Literary Arts and works as a freelance artist. They just returned from Paris where they completed a three month poetry residency. “There’s always people in the parks lounging in Luxembourg […]