Summer Guide 2021 Cover: Zoe Anderson

This is the third cover that local illustrator Zoe Anderson created for Motif, and we can’t wait for her vision of someone opening the door onto a vibrant summer after […]

News

PVD Equality Festival

On June 19, Askew in PVD is hosting a block-party style day of celebration for the LGBTQQIAAP community. There will be food trucks, vendors and face paint by the incomparable […]

News

Trans Vote RI Website Launched

A photo ID is required to vote in Rhode Island, but trans and non-binary people showing an ID that does not reflect their name, gender or appearance could run into […]

Music

Between the Notes: Kat Kiley at The Parlour

Kat Kiley, with a soulful tone similar to artists like Jewel or Miranda Lambert, recently brought her own brand of alternative music to The Parlour as part of Motif’s Between […]

Music

Between the Notes: Chase Green at The Parlour

Chase Greene is a local rapper who recently appeared at the Parlour in support of his new EP East Coast Baby to chat with Motif as part of our podcast, […]

Music

The Pandemic Pivot

Rhode Island clubs and music lovers proved during the last year that the drive to create music and gather to listen is more powerful than any virus. As warmer weather […]

News

Break Out Your Tin Foil Hat!

In this issue, we celebrate the many folks who contributed to fighting the virus, but this trivia is all about those who weren’t so helpful — conspiracy theorists. What are […]

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Open and Closed

Open White Electric: 711 Westminster St, PVD. Just in time for May Day, this Providence favorite has been taken over by the workers and reopened its doors. You love to […]

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Motif Film Screening Series

Motif and Maravilla celebrate art created outside the mainstream by independent artists with something to say. This screening series was created to help bring locally made and ground breaking to […]

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