If you didn’t attend this year’s Motif Food Truck & Drink Awards, you sadly missed out on a great event! Here are a few highlights from our Food Truck & Drink Awards, held August 12, 2023 at R1 Indoor Karting and sponsored by Ocean State Food Truck Festivals and R1 Indoor Karting. Interviews by: Scout […]
BillBuddy, an online tool available through UpriseRI, is designed to help you understand RI state legislation. You tell the app what issues you’re interested in, and it provides bill summaries of any legislation that seems like it would affect those areas you care about. The tool is expected to be available in January. Once you […]
I’ve been using a heating pad in the winter months for years. It doesn’t matter if my back is hurting or not. I’ve always found the warmth of the heating pad incredibly comforting, especially when topped with a blanket. I put it on the highest setting and let this small electronic device cozy up my […]
Bill Whitehead Jr, singer, director, producer and well known powerhouse stage actor, with a booming voice and command of the stage in evidence at local shows for the past 40+ years, passed away unexpectedly in November. His kindness will be sorely missed by many in the theater community and beyond, and by the Players at […]
Julio Amaro Rhode Island lost widely beloved musician Julio Amaro on Nov 4. Originally from Venezuela, Julio had graced past Motif events with his music – both playing with others and as a one-man band with a surprising range of instruments draped all over his body. He was a constant source of encouragement to countless […]
Motif put out an open call for visual artists and poets to submit work for an experimental new event: Pics & Poets. Artists and poets were randomly paired. Each participant had two weeks to create a new piece inspired by their partner’s original submission. Creativity ensued. For one night only, the work was displayed at […]
Tia-Alexi Roberts, an enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, is a multi-talented individual who actively promotes Indigenous culture. Holding the title of Miss New Hampshire Sweetheart 2023, she uses various platforms such as pageantry, podcasting, and her employment with Cultural Survival and Native Pride Productions to shine a light on Indigenous arts, culture, and […]
Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival opens at PPAC with the 1925 silent film classic Phantom of the Opera featuring live musical accompaniment by world-renowned organist Peter Krasinski. “Peter’s absolutely phenomenal,” says festival program co-director Shawn Quirk. “Everything he does is improvised;, it’s incredible. We did The Adventures of Prince Achmed with him […]
Certain music has a creepy vibe, whether the lyrics outright discuss what goes bump in the night or the melody more subtly imbues spookiness. We reached out to our Motif staff to put together the ultimate Halloween playlist for your next costume party. What they generated was an eclectic mix of genres across decades that […]
THC and CBD are the most commonly known cannabinoids – naturally occurring chemical compounds found in cannabis that produce a range of effects. They are thought to be the main drivers of the relaxing and euphoric effects of cannabis consumption, but they represent only two of the over 100 identified cannabinoids in the cannabis plant. […]