Dennise M. Kowalczyk – aka The Adventure Broad – writes about the wonderfully weird and creative people who make Rhode Island so special. She also produces two podcasts in collaboration with the publication: On the Rhode with The Adventure Broad and BTS with DMK – The Podcast. As an aspiring author and filmmaker, she lives a big life one small adventure at a time as a professional actor, a storyteller, a photographer, and a lifelong world traveler.
There is something wonderfully Rhode Island about filmmaker Kirk Benttinen’s approach to storytelling: start with curiosity, find the people doing interesting things, and see where the story takes you. His project, RI Docs, began as a way to reconnect with his home state after moving back to RI, following years away. It’s evolved into a […]
There is something undeniably joyful about being part of a group of people singing together. For the Narragansett Bay Chorus, that joy has been part of the Rhode Island community for more than 75 years. Founded in 1949, the chorus grew out of a barbershop harmony tradition that began in 1938 and has evolved into […]
Do you know how many filmmakers either live or make movies here in Rhode Island? I don’t, but I do know there are quite a few of them creating all kinds of films. In my work as an actor, I have crossed paths with many talented folks on set and at events. Today, I would […]
There’s something wonderful about talking to film students because you can usually pinpoint the exact moment when movies stopped being simply entertainment and started becoming something much more meaningful. For Robert Blue IV, that moment arrived courtesy of giant alien robots. As a kid, he sat down with his dad to watch Transformers. He was […]
The Rhode Island International Film Festival, also known as Flickers, took place August 4 through August 9, bringing filmmakers, actors, industry professionals, and film lovers from around the world to the Ocean State. This year’s festival received more than 7,000 submissions representing over 100 countries. Selected films screened at venues throughout Rhode Island, including the […]
Providence is known as the Creative Capital because of the many artists and cultural organizations that call this city home. The state also offers an assortment of events throughout the year that includes PVDfest, the Katxupa Cape Verdean Festival, and the National Black Storytelling Festival — just to name a few. When it comes to […]
I met Lily Spencer in an acting class taught by Eric Lutes, whom many television fans will remember from the 1990s sitcom “Caroline in the City.” Eric, who now lives in his home state of Rhode Island, hosts a small acting cohort that I joined last year. Lily has been studying with him for the […]
There are several workforce training programs related to the food industry here in Rhode Island. Beautiful Day RI is a nonprofit granola company on a mission to help refugees through business initiatives, job training, and public education. The Culinary Hub of Providence — also known as CHOP — is another one. That is a 2,000-hour, […]
I’ve attended just a few film festivals in my fledgling career as an actor, and each one has its own particular energy, but there is always a kind of electricity that runs through any of these events, especially when there is a literal red carpet involved. At the 2026 Boston International Film Festival in April, […]
As an actor, there are often specific demands about how I need to look for roles I bring to life. That has to do with the look of the character that the director has in mind. In other cases, when I do not get the part, I suspect there are other physical considerations that have […]