By Bob Abelman This is the fifth article in a series about community theaters located throughout and bordering on Rhode Island. One of the defining features of community theaters – what with their grassroots operations, limited budgets, and non-profit status – is that they typically perform out of nondescript found spaces such as church basements, […]
Growing up, I was a boy. At least, that’s what they told me. Life was presented in binary code. Parents and teachers weren’t like us. “No, they’re adults! Y’all’re children. Boys are boys and girls are girls.” — whatever that means. “But there is a difference! Boys wear blue and girls wear pink. Boys are […]
By Cordane Meesey On June 18th, for one brief hour, Sunrise and Sunset will come together to form a radiant Circle of Light. Hattie Ide Chaffee Home and the Smith Hill Library invite the public to join them for a ceremony celebrating this year-long Arts and Health grant project made possible by the RI State […]
By John Picinich It seemed like a good idea at the time. Get a camper. Pack up everything. Hit the road. It would be a fun getaway from their home in Philadelphia, PA. And it was, for 6-½ months. “But then my husband and I realized that, with a 1-year-old in tow, it was not […]
By Brydon Conti Now that the days are getting longer (and hotter), we all need a good drink by the end of them. Something to help relax and cool off, and what could do the trick better than a well-crafted cocktail? The following is a list of my favorite easy and refreshing summer cocktails. The […]
The Knight Library Winner, using Traveller Whiskey By Fox So as a foreword: this was all created on the fly. I chose to jump in the competition last minute while barbacking and literally came up with this cocktail in front of everyone, without any sense of measurements. FOR SCIENCE! What simply works with a blended […]
By Sarah Denby Best. Smashburger. EVER!!!!!!! And such a surprise! Let me backtrack a bit… A Thursday night in May, chilly and pouring rain. A grumpy husband who reluctantly filled in for a friend who suddenly had a severe bout of nausea. No parking without a giant puddle looming…. you get the idea. But we […]
Okee dokee folks… Some of you may know that I have started performing a Cat Stevens tribute called CatMoonShadow. I do this in spite of never having seen Cat play live. Not for lack of wanting to. Back in the mid 1970s he came to the Providence Civic Center on his Majikat Earth tour. I […]
The capital city of Providence is as “bustling” as it gets in tiny RI, and while far from a major metropolis, it does have a longstanding tradition of playing host to a melodious melting pot of varied cultures. Immigrant communities have molded PVD over the years, defining entire neighborhoods, while leaving their respective footprints for […]
By Bobby Forand Summers are made for carnivals. There’s a special feeling in the air, where even seeing one from a distance on the highway is uplifting. The skyline of rides and laughter in the air makes everything feel more fun. The anticipation builds in the parking and it’s hard not to smile once someone […]