When kids pull all the blankets out of the closet and the cushions off the couch to build a fort, they’re answering a developmental need buried deep in their psyches. David Sobel, the leading expert on kids and forts and author of the book Children’s Special Places: Exploring the Role of Forts, Dens, and Bush […]
OPEN Seven Stars Bakery is planning its fifth location, expanding into where Olga’s used to be. We’re still saddened that the popular local chain is not adding an additional star to each new location. By our math it should be Twelve Stars Bakery. High Tides Island Grille & Tiki Bar: 373 Richmond St, PVD. high-tides.com. […]
Just about every restaurant and bar in the state will host a special event on New Year’s Eve. Here is just a small sampling of some of the more interesting ones we could find. But pick your favorite place and you’ll ring in the new year with style. New Year’s Eve Roger Ceresi’s All Starz: […]
WED 11 Haley Heynderickx: Indie rock. 8pm. Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, PVD. columbustheatre.com THU 12 Sweet Little December Show: Local variety show supports musicians, poets, magicians, comedians, dancers, actors, filmmakers and many more, in this monthly feminist, anti-racist, queer-positive and body-positive cabaret. 8pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov FRI 13 Crankie Storytelling: A crankie […]
WED 23 PechaKucha: The timed slide show-and-tell’s theme is “Possessions” this month. Location TBD. fb.com/ProvidencePKN THU 24 Nicks on Westminster Narragansett Beer Sustainable Seafood Dinner: Sustainable seafood dishes prepared and presented by Chef Derek Wagner and Gansett’s Fresh Catch. 5pm. Nicks on Westminster, 100 Westminster St, PVD. nickswestminster.com Dreadphile Presents: Halloween III: Season of the […]
Back in 2002 when I stopped drinking alcohol, I drank my corner package store dry of non-alcoholic beers. Now, 17 years later, still sober and bored with near beer, I bring you a PVD mocktail experience for those who bring the party clean, are the designated driver for your crew, or those who may be […]
Open Acoustic Java: 204 South Main St, PVD. acousticjava.com/providence-microcinema. A new microcinema where Cable Car used to be. They show one movie a day typically, usually foreign or independent films. Another little slice of Brookylites in the Renaissance City. See story page XX. Closed All That Matters Yoga (PVD Location): 128 North Main St, PVD. The […]
Announcing Motif‘s boozy new web series, PourChoices! Join hosts Rob Smith and Brad Lash as they sample the best of the state’s beer, wine and liquor … bellies deep at the bar of your favorite breweries, wineries and distilleries. Find out what’s new, what’s good (and bad), plus all the grittiest secrets of the local […]
