Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: November 2 – November 9
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In Their Own Words
We asked the following questions of candidates for US Congress. These are the people we’d be sending to Washington, so we went easy on the RI-related policy questions and tried to open up some of the bigger pictures. Respondents in the race for District #1 were David Cicilline (Dem, incumbent) and Russell Taub (Rep). Respondents […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: October 5 – October 11
THRU OCT 16 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Attleboro Community Theatre, Ezekiel Bates Masonic Lodge, 71 North Main St, Attleboro, Mass. A heart wrenching play about a mental institution that’s sure to shock. attleborocommunitytheatre.com See review at motifri.com/oneflew2016 FRI 7 The Motet: A funk, afrobeat and jazz-influenced group. 8pm, Fete Ballroom, 103 Dike St, […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: September 28 – October 4
Thru Oct 15 Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief, Burbage Theatre Company, Aurora, 276 Westminster St, PVD. The story of Othello’s martyred wife, a woman in a world that fails to acknowledge how limitless women can be. Also, how limitless handkerchiefs can be. burbagetheatre.org Sept 28 ecoRI News Zero-Trash Birthday Bash: Everything at this fun, ultra-green […]
Letter to the Editor: Lardaro Misses the Boat Again
The little note about Professor Lardaro’s index of the RI economy that appeared on Wednesday August 10 again reflects a set of biases that distort how the RI economy is doing. According to Dr. Robert Gordon, an economist at Northwestern University, economic growth has dramatically slowed since 1973, and the fundamentals of the economy […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: September 14 – September 20
Thru Sunday, October 9 Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St, PVD. You read it in high school, now see the blood-soaked Old English poem in a raucous rock ‘n’ roll retelling. Watch as Beowulf defends the great hall of Heorot alongside a panel of academics who will over-analyze his every […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: September 7 – September 13
Thru Saturday, October 15 Narrows Art Gallery, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, Mass. narrowscenter.org. “Newport Folk Festival Moments: Photographs by McCaffrey and Mojo” Thursday, September 8 The VETS Open House: For the first time, the VETS will be opening their doors for an open house. Tour the beautiful theater, take advantage of discounted tickets to select […]
Fall Theater Preview
We’re skeptical that any theatrical event this fall could possibly come close to grabbing the public’s attention quite like the epic comedy (or is it a tragedy?) that is our current presidential campaign unfolding on the political stage. That being said, theaters in our state have scheduled a mix of plays and theatrical events to challenge, […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: August 24 – August 30
Thursday, August 25 – Sunday, August 28 Templecon: An array of costumes, classic arcade games, panel discussions, charity events, and non-stop live music and performances, this festival is no side-kick to larger gatherings of its kind. Crowne Plaza, Hotel 801 Greenwich Ave. Warwick. templecon.org. Saturday, August 27 The Big Kahuna 2: Feat. Mushroomhead, Carnivora, Crossing Rubicon […]
Open and Closed
[OPEN] Pea Poddery in Cumberland is under new ownership. Art-lover and art major Kristen Jansen and long-time friend Rob Roesch will take over the paint-your-own-pottery business. peapoddery.com L.L. Bean is opening its first RI store and Outdoor Discovery School, 200 Hillside Rd, Garden City, Cranston, on Friday, August 12. http://goo.gl/56fxyy PVDonuts is moving to a […]