Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: August 3 – August 9
August 4 Sojourner House Donation Day: 10% of the day’s proceeds will go to Sojourner House at this restaurant & bar with kitschy trailer park-inspired decor serving American comfort food […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 27 – August 2
Motif Picks July 27 – August 2 Thru July 31 Gallery X, 169 William St, New Bedford. galleryx.org, “Archvillainy: The Art Of The Bad Guy” July 28 An Evening with […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 13 – July 19
Damn Yankees, Ocean State Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick. Lola wants you to take in this all-American classic musical comedy featuring baseball, actual hell and lots of heart. oceanstatetheatre.org Runs […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 6 – July 12
Rumors, Contemporary Theatre Company, 327 Main Street, South Kingstown. A dinner party has gone wrong – and rumors are flying. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off […]
Fourth of July Events
Parades, fireworks, grilled meat — it’s all happening in Little Rhody this weekend and you can find it all here. Happy weekend! FRI 1 Warwick Independence Day Fireworks: Can also […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: June 29 – July 4
“Swagged and Poufed: The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th Century and Today,”: RISD Museum, 20 N Main St, PVD. risdmuseum.org. Thru Jul 3. June 29 Den: Such a simple name does not […]
Motif Event Picks for June 22 – 28
Motif is trying something new, where our team selects a handful of events we find particularly interesting or cool for the upcoming week. Check out our favorite events in the […]
2016 Motif Music Award Winners
Americana BEST ACT: Cactus Attack You take away the music, take away the late nights, take away the miles of road and the hangovers and you’re left with five close […]
In Their Own Words: Mike Cerullo
What are the chances Rhode Island will be the first New England state to proceed with cannabis taxation and regulation? Unlikely this year. Vermont or possibly Massachusetts [will be] first, […]
2016 Motif Music Award Nominees
[This was written in 2016 and updated a couple of times over the years. Latest update: Jan, 2025.] People often ask – here’s how the nominations are arrived at: We […]