ARIES: While the holiday season is always busy, this time around you’re getting slammed. Between work, play, home, family, and friends you don’t have a moment’s peace. Not that this bothers you – being in perpetual motion suits you. An unexpected financial windfall makes your holiday even merrier. Conversations with those in the know bring […]
I can’t stand the Bard’s pentameter verse Though Gilbert & Sullivan bothers me worseBut the one writing style for which I’ve no useIs the preening rhymed scheming of one Dr. Seuss The Grinch’s tetrameter is hard to endureParticularly sung and when presented on tourAnd it’s no help at all if you first read the bookYou’ll be […]
There is a new piece of public art a couple of blocks from my house, in the playground across the street from the Peace Dale Library. It is a fourteen foot tall, vaguely bunny shaped, abstract sculpture by an artist named Peter Diepenbrock. It was recently installed as part of the celebration of South Kingstown’s […]
The Grinch is coming to steal Christmas in Providence! DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL plays at PPAC for 10 performances only, Nov 28 – Dec 3, 2023. BankNewport Family Night at THE GRINCH is Wed, Nov 29 at 7pm. For this performance, buy one ticket and receive a ticket of equal […]
Stroll with us through Providence on December 12 at 6pm as we make stops at local bars while completing holiday-inspired tasks. Experience the return of the PVD Drum Troupe, Crafty Claus, the pink Xmas tree and more! Tickets are $60. At each stop strollers will get a free drink and engage in an activity. The […]
Charles Dickens’ play A Christmas Carol was so popular in London in 1843, the year the novella on which it was based was released, that there were eight stage productions playing concurrently by Christmas Eve. His play is popular still if the nearly two million people who have seen the annual holiday classic at Trinity Repertory […]
For many years, death wasn’t something poet Jeff Danielian had to face, but in recent years he has experienced multiple losses and found himself dealing with situations he had only seen others endure. His latest publication, UNDONE, shows a writer who has evolved (for better or worse) and is dealing with the challenges of that […]
What is England’s second-best hangman to do when the punishment is abolished and questions of innocence clouding his last execution leave him reluctant to chat with reporters? In Harry Wade’s case, it’s layering demurred protestations, drinking and occasional angry outbursts. With twists perhaps only British playwright Martin McDonagh could conjure, Hangmen – onstage now at […]
The classic 1987 Tom Hanks motion picture, adapted from the insightful book by John Weidman, comes to the Community Players stage in a fantastic theatrical experience directed by Paul Nolette. Josh Baskin, a frustrated adolescent (is there any other kind?), who is often made to feel little, wishes to be big via the magic of […]
For any of my felted works, I start with rough sketches of what I want to make as it’s nice to have a plan to follow, but I keep the sketches very loose as a lot of the details and choices I make for the pieces come out naturally through the process of working with […]