Survivor Guilt in the Midst of a War
It has been exactly one year since I wrote my piece “Walking While Black.” Yesterday I watched the Unite the Alt-Right rally on a live Facebook feed and saw a car […]
Events:
Comedy Showcase
Featured comics on this show: Host: Aaron Liedecker, Headliner: James Dorsey. Also featuring, Alex Iovino, Myko Young, Chris Perez, Jay Tiernan, Sean Gomes, Chris Casello.
May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmKevin Herchen
Acoustic music. Probably country? Winner of 2015 The Rhode Show Big Break.
May 1 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRich Vos
Funny guy. Find out why his wife hates him.
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmKane Brown
Singer and songwriter.
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPearly Baker
A Grateful Dead tribute, 40th anniversary show. Keep on truckin’.
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMichael Brennan
Acoustic rock from the 1970s thru the 2020s. That’s a long time, you think he’s got it?
May 3 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmRich Vos
Funny guy. Find out why his wife hates him.
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmKane Brown
Singer and songwriter.
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmRoger McGuinn
Folk rock.
May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmConfounded Bridge
Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits, from “Stairway to Heaven,” to “Whole Lotta Love.”
May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGarrison Keillor Tonight
An evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. Sounds like they got it all in Lake Wobegone.
May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPlaying Dead
Music of the Grateful Dead. Playing dead can be fun, I do it all the time!
May 3 @ 9:00 pm - May 4 @ 12:00 amRich Vos
Funny guy. Find out why his wife hates him.
May 3 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmPaul Colombino
Acoustic guitarist.
May 4 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmKevin Doyle’s Roscommon Soles
A Sunday matinee performance of sole music, including traditional Irish music, step dance, and American tap dance.
May 4 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmComedy Showcase
Host: Liz Moniz. Headliner: Matt Barry. John Harrington, Mike Dupont, Michael Luppino, Andrew Pujalte, Mark Branson, David Beausoleil.
May 4 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSouth Kingstown String Orchestra
A night of classical music.
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmBrian Regan
Clean comedy marked by excessive facial expressions and body language. Clean comedy?! What’s that…
May 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmMatt Andersen
Just a voice and a guitar.
May 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
One of the biggest voices in rock music. Lots of dirty birds flying around everywhere.
May 8 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
The Women’s March in PVD: An Interview with Reza Clifton
I don’t attend marches or really believe in rallying. I understand the concept of solidarity and support, but I have this thing about fragmented demonstrations preaching to the choir under […]
LUNA LOBA: El Azufre [The Sulfur Moon]
For almost two years, As220’s new creative director, Shey Rivera, has been the curator of a quarterly event called “Luna Loba.” Centered around the subthemes of transformation, hunt, shamanism and […]
Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes: The Elephant in the Room
Two nights ago I was on Facebook and Meryl Streep was breaking the internet. I don’t own a television so I was unaware of what the hype was about. Someone […]
FUNDA Fest 2017: From Westerly to Woonsocket, Providence to Newport…
From Saturday January 14 until Saturday January 21, 2017, Rhode Island Black Stories (RIBS) presents the 19th annual FUNDA Fest. FUNDA means to teach and learn in Zulu and KiSwahili, and […]
Facebook and Trump
The day before the election, I was walking with my daughter on our way to dinner and she asked me if I thought she would live to see 20. My […]
In Defense of Kaepernick
In defense of Kaepernick, when I joined the army, I did not swear to uphold the national anthem. I did not swear to protect the flag. I swore an oath to uphold […]
Trinity’s “Appropriate,” Apropos
I am waking up on the second day after seeing Trinity’s Appropriate, by Brandon Jacob Jenkins, directed by Brian Mertes. After viewing, it took me about this long to […]
Walking While Black
On May 18, I went out to see a local band in Providence. I used public transportation, had a great evening with friends and left for home around 11pm. The […]
The Freedom Project Returns
While the television plagues America with an onslaught of social injustices carried throughout the nation, we here in Rhode Island seem to have been spared viral police videos, save one, […]