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Caitlin Ardito

After interning at Motif under Jim Vickers in 2011, Ardito was welcomed on board as a regular contributor. She became Project Director and Associate Editor under new owner, Mike Ryan, full time. Ardito graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2012 with a focus in Public Relations and Communication Studies. She produces Motif's events along with Motif Television. Ardito is a columnist for food/drink, entering and coming out of retirement on a monthly basis. She does not like long walks on the beach. | ca.motifmag@gmail.com | 401.312.3305 (office) | Tweet @CA1TA

Get Your Laughs at the Joke Store

One form of entertainment that often slips the mind of Rhode Islanders is hitting up the local comedy club. According to John Souza aka Johnie Armani, owner and operator of RI’s newest comedy venue The Joke Store, as a state, we have a far less progressive comedy scene than Boston or Connecticut. After frequenting the […]

Events

Posted on April 11, 2013September 15, 2021
Caitlin Ardito
Events, Fine Arts
23 Comments

Art is Accessible at Gallery Night Providence: Video

I am not an artist. I can’t paint or draw or analyze a landscape. My friends aren’t artists. We don’t discuss art. Our outings are uncultured to say the least. But I fell in love with Gallery Night Providence. And you will too. GNP is, in simplest terms, an art crawl. On the third Thursday […]

News

Marijuana Decriminalized in RI

On April 1, 2013 the “Marijuana Regulation, Control and Taxation Act” went into effect, legalizing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, marijuana paraphernalia, and a limited amount of marijuana plants in the state of RI. It also creates a regulatory process for the manufacture, sale and taxation of marijuana. “More than seven […]

Events

Sky Zone Takes Dodgeball to a Higher Level (Literally)

45% adrenaline, 25% schoolyard game, 20% circus acrobatics and 10% foam ball to the face: Dodge, dip, duck, dive…and fly. With dodge ball’s addition of a trampoline playing field the game is given a fun, challenging twist. On March 13 Sky Zone held a tournament of about a dozen teams, 5-8 players each, to duke […]

Events

St. Patrick’s Day 2013

“Everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s day.” Hell, most of Rhode Island is Irish every other day of the year too (how many Katie’s do you know, really?). That being said, there will be plenty to do around the area this coming weekend. Whether you’re thing is Irish food, traditional Celtic music, partying in a a room […]

Music

“Welcome to the Future” of Hip Hop

Firehouse 13 has recently begun a hip hop installment for local, far from famous acts called, “Welcome to the Future.” This could easily turn into a rant about why hip hop gets a bad name and why people aren’t noticing the poets of the scene. The first draft actually did. But as Immortal Technique said, […]

Music

VOTE in the 2013 Motif Music Awards

CLICK HERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE Your local venues have spoken and the results for the 2013 music award nominees are in! So here’s how it works… We contact all the top music spots from north to south and present them with a list of categories. They send us back a nominee from each category that […]

Music

Posted on February 14, 2013February 19, 2013
Caitlin Ardito
Music, Opinion
13 Comments

Aesop Rock is Bumming Me Out

A wise man once said, “Have no expectations and you’ll never be let down.” Okay, maybe he wasn’t a wise man; he was probably just some dude who couldn’t get laid and listened to too much Morrissey. Another wise man once said, “Their earlier work is so much better than their later stuff.” And then his friends were all, […]

Posted on January 16, 2013January 16, 2013
Caitlin Ardito
Food, More
7 Comments

Give Me Liberty…or Give me Fresh Squeased

In a world where sandwiches are held together with drink umbrellas and OJ flows straight from the fruit to the glass, bacon-heads and health freaks alike can live and dine together in harmony. Liberty Elm Diner’s brunch-utopia pulls in more regulars than Sunday mass. What it exactly keeps people coming back is debatable . . […]

Events

Posted on January 10, 2013February 6, 2013
Caitlin Ardito
Events
5 Comments

Funda Fest: Uniting People Through Storytelling and Education

The Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) present a week of traditional African and international storytelling, dance, music, and arts as Funda Fest arrives for its 15th year. From Saturday, January 19th through Sunday, January 27th, families, spoken word artists, and anyone simply interested in an enlightening, entertaining experience are invited to various locations around the […]