Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Graduating from the Electoral College
Rhode Island recently joined a national movement to abandon the Electoral College system for presidential elections in spite of focused opposition by Minority Leadership within the Rhode Island General Assembly. […]
Leapin’ Lizards! Annie Charms at Theatre by the Sea
Annie, America’s favorite red-headed orphan, is charming audiences at Theatre by the Sea. The show opened in previews on July 17 and runs through August 10. Annie made its Broadway […]
2013 48 Hour Film Project Screenings
Last weekend, a few brave souls took to the streets, cameras in hand, to participate in Providence’s 48 Hour Film Project. Each participating team randomly selects a genre to follow […]
Take Two: The Heat
Motif Contributors Nick Iandolo and Rosemary Pacheco sit down with actresses Erica Derrickson and Tiffany Crosby of The Heat, in theaters now
Not So Great Gatsby
Dear Nick, Happy Independence, Old Sport. Hope you were able to keep it cool surfing this wave of heat. This state of ours has got to be the best place […]
VOTE in the 2013 Motif Theater and Film Awards
Click here to vote The professionals have spoken and the 2013 Motif Theater and Film award nominees are in! So here’s how it works… We contact the industry greats and […]
4th of July Events
Fireworks Block Island Where: near Town Beach Pavilion, Block Island When: July 3, 7:30 pm Bristol Where: Bristol Harbor When: July 3, 9:30 pm Cumberland Where: Mendon Road across from […]
Parkour: Jumping Around in Providence
If you’ve ever seen people in the city scaling walls, leaping down staircases or vaulting over obstructions like they’re being chased by the bad guy in some action movie, you’ve […]
Mike D’s Top Five: Can’t Miss Shows of July
#1 Friday, July 5: 95.5 Summer Concert series featuring The Mowglis, 7:30 pm. All ages. Free! Waterplace Park. Someone recently asked me how I can tell when a band is […]