Over the years we’ve all accumulated stuff, material goods (and bads) that engulf the homestead, sometimes overwhelming the dwellers. Some of us do not know how to declutter and reorganize. Things just pile up over the years! All the birthdays, holidays of gift giving with shopping and buying can become treacherous. How do we explain […]
It’s that time of the year to “Treat yo self” — a line from one of my favorite shows, “Parks & Recreation.” Like Tom and Donna, don’t just buy gifts for others: Reward yourself this November as Black Friday is around the corner. If you’re a bookworm like myself, the simple gift of a good […]
Do you hate the hustle and bustle at the stores around December? Do you resort to asking Google what to get for a gift? Instead, read about local artists and look for the perfect gift for that special someone this year. Keep the gift buying close to home and made from the heart. Supporting local […]
“I’ve leveled up,” illustrator Daniel Smelansky of Providence says with a chuckle of his latest gig: creating the cover of Motif’s Gift Guide. That’s because he made a word-and-image collage about the lack of nonbinary bathing suits for an article in the Queer Issue last June, and illustrated a Fun Map with pumpkins and ghosts […]
At Providence, solar aurora may be visible overnight Tue into Wed and, to a lesser extent, Wed into Thu. Aurora is unusual at latitudes this far south, but it typically happens a few times every year. Weather at Providence during the potential aurora will be partly cloudy increasing from 40% cloud cover Tue sunset to […]
On Monday night, September 29, Motif celebrated the denizens that keep this city liquored up! Thanks so much to R1 Indoor Karting for hosting and sponsoring us, and for musicians and performers Providence Drum Troupe, Danielle Riley, The Bimbo Factory, and DJ Steeley Chris! Also, big shoutout to O’Brien & Brough for sponsoring our mixology […]
The energy ignites the moment the Hadestown crew takes the historic Providence Performing Arts Center’s stage, as the musicians begin with the promise of myth re-imagined. As told by PPAC, Hadestown — the Tony-winning musical from Anaïs Mitchell and Director Rachel Chavkin — is the ancient tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, a Greek myth woven […]
The Community Players’ new production of Carrie: The Musical, directed by Morgan Salpietro, with book by Lawrence D. Cohen based on the novel by Stephen King, captures both the unsettling undercurrent of King’s story and the brave heart of community theatre. The music by Michael Gore, with lyrics by Dean Pitchford, certainly adds to the […]
If you’re looking for something to keep you toasty this November, these recipes bring the heat! Crock-Pot White Chicken Chili Soup Ingredients: 1 can (10 oz) Green Enchilada Sauce 2 cans (15 oz each) White Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed 3 – 4 Chicken Breasts (depending on Crock-Pot size and number of people) 1 […]
Our Republic was designed around independence to prevent any one person, institution, or corporation from taking too much power over neighboring communities, organizations, or government branches. The Constitutional laws, courts and Congress that reflect most Americans’ virtues enforce the checks and balances on executive power and partake in a social contract in which Trump has […]