Frank Gasbarro—a well-known but elusive figure in the Providence art world—delights with his eccentric personal style in this BankRI Galleries exhibit.
September 2 - December 1An exhibit exploring spirituality, religious ritual, and their connections to retro – science fiction and fantasy.
October 4 - October 31Five-piece heavy band. Modern metalcore. As opposed to that old-timey metalcore.
October 26 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pmComedy, music, highly unusual cooking demos, and potentially dangerous sciencey stuff.
October 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmPartial lighting. WaterFire’s 25th Birthday Celebration!
October 27 @ 12:00 amHardcore Punk band.
October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSinger-songwriter.
October 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmThe cult classic with a twist returns!
October 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSinger-songwriter and guitarist.
October 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMulti-instrumentalist and songwriter.
October 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmHalloween themed event featuring music, comedy, and drag: featuring DJ Dusknight, Krylo Dance Studios, Clowns and more.
October 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPop songs with ethereal jam-sections.
October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmNot THAT Bob Marley – the stand up comic.
October 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAdd this Westerly play to your spooky schedule: Veteran Director John Cillino’s artistic vision emphasizes the complex, frightening and tender moments of this sinister tale.
October 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmOne event on October 9, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 10, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 16, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 23, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 31, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Tribute from the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical.
October 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJackboy will be joining the Detroit native on the trek, as the Sniper Gang rapper appeared on a pair of tracks from the Grizzley’s LP.
October 29 @ 9:00 pm - October 30 @ 12:00 amEnter the Lodge for scares and classic rock. The elks have horns… who else has horns? Bwahahaha.
October 30 @ 12:00 amA Halloween Story: Glowing glam-camping in the woods featuring tarot readings, movie showings, rave dancing and more. Organized by Grimoire Academy.
October 30 @ 12:00 amPVD’s original murder house and one of its most interesting architectural attractions, inside and out, hosts this ever creepy, slightly haunted, high-falootin’ fear fest with ample drinkage, catering, tarot, aura readings and more. Must buy tickets in advance.
October 30 @ 12:00 amIndie folk-rock from Chi-town.
October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. It is perhaps premature to start bitching about the treat we will have in the travesty that is the NFL Super Bowl’s annual halftime entertainment, but hey, let’s get out in front of the crowd. In case […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. “Who needs Tom Brady? We’ve got Cam Newton!” Trust me, those are words you are never going to hear from a New England Patriots’ fan, no matter how die-hard they are. Now that it appears Newton will […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor beyond being sports fanatics. Anybody want to buy 160,000 condoms, cheap? If so, contact the International Olympics Committee in Tokyo, where they plan to hand out that stockpile of rubbers to the 11,000 athletes who will be competing in these audience-free […]
My guess is sports bars took it in the teeth with the COVID restrictions, but luckily most of the restraints on businesses were softened at a good time for sports bars. The NHL and NBA were just entering their postseason playoffs, the baseball season was getting rolling and soccer’s Euro championship was kicking off. And […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor beyond being sports fanatics. Soul on Ice This is definitely the time of year for casual sports fans to watch their frantic friends start bleeding from the ears for lack of real excitement in Jockworld. Any time the highlights and headlines […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor beyond being sports fanatics. Vuvuzelas! No, that doesn’t mean go eff yourself in Afrikaans. But it might as well convey that message. At the 2010 soccer World Cup finals in South Africa, vuvuzelas nearly eclipsed the play on the field. They […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor beyond being sports fanatics. Years ago, OTB&OTW did a name game of the weirdest names in college basketball. Thanks to the COVID pandemic, the national magazines that supplied those candidates are virtually nonexistent, so we will try our best to keep […]
You wouldn’t think there were many teenagers living in Pawtucket in the late 1960s who were heavily into John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk and Bob Dylan. But then again, Rudy Cheeks (nee Bruce McCrae) has always danced to his own drummer — and quite successfully — which is why he is receiving Motif’s Impact Award for his lifetime […]
Wind energy is all it’s blown up to be. States like Texas and Oklahoma know wind to be a viable and powerful source of renewable energy, and have been tapping into it on their plains and prairies for decades. Rhode Island, being a bit short on plains and prairies inventory, took the best route […]
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. — Edmund Burke, philosopher and politician, and a big fan of the American Revolution, 1729-1797. While visions of sugar plums and the French Resistance dance in your heads after the abomination on November 8, let us please turn our attention […]
