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February 5 - July 26
Those of us in the performing arts are finding ourselves facing a new reality. As a member of the theater community, I’m lucky enough to be able to speak with leaders of artistic organizations all over the state about how they’re coping and what their plans are for the future, and I think it’s important […]
by Simru Sonmez-Erbil As soon as the opening strains of “Footprints” rang out across The Veterans Memorial Auditorium, I knew it was going to be very hard to keep my camera still. My feet wanted to move, and keep moving. Squeeze brought their Squeeze Songbook 2020 Tour to the VETS on February 23 and blew the […]
Dancers both local and national will converge in the Creative Capital to showcase the latest in contemporary dance at the inaugural Motion State Dance Festival, held Thursday, March 5, through Saturday, March 7, 2020. Hosted by the WaterFire Arts Center, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night will feature award-winning, genre-busting artists in solo performances. Interspersed between […]
The number of vegan eateries popping up across our state has to be heartening to those eschewing animal products in their food, whose restaurant options used to be a boring salad with a side of not much. And now there’s a festival starting up in RI to celebrate a love for all things veg. I […]
From installations and exhibits to restorations and residencies, historic places love opening their doors to artists. The ACT Public Art program offered a particularly warm welcome to creatives with its “Park-ist In Residence,” which involves artists bunking at homes situated on “two of Providence’s most unique and underutilized parks,” according to the call for entries. […]
Like a lot of people, I have anxiety, but didn’t know it. A few years ago, I began practicing yoga, which became my saving grace. Yoga is more than what the modernized western world portrays it to be. It’s an ancient practice that focuses on breath and stillness. People often are hesitant to try yoga […]
Britni Sweet, founder of the 3-year-old cannabis company Love+Destroy — named for its founder’s love of weed and desire to destroy the stigma surrounding it — creates high-end, visually appealing cannabis accessories. Sweet is a designer by trade, which came in handy when she couldn’t find a cannabis product that met her needs for design […]
THU 5 Ben Shaw/ Jake Perrone/ Anthony Loffredio/ Seamus McMullan: Indie folk and singer songwriters. 8pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov THU 5 – SUN 8 Foundry Artists Show & Sale: Also the following weekend, this show fills the Pawtucket Armory with giftie goodies by over 65 artisans, many sharing an industrial heritage. In […]
WED 27 Skanksgiving: A night of punk. Sharpen your turkey legs. 7pm. FMH, 103 Dike St, PVD. fetemusic.com FRI 29 James Montgomery Band: Blues legend. 8pm. Chan’s, 267 Main St, Woonsocket. chanseggrollsandjazz.com Rizzz: Featuring a Tribute To Little Feat. Dedicated to Lowell, Richie & Paul. 8pm. The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. themetri.com SUN 30 […]
Your voice is your superpower. That is a truth I believe and practice every day in my work and as an Indigenous woman, mother, sister, friend and daughter. I bring our voices to the table in every room I step into. I work to find spaces and places to bring the Indigenous people of RI to the forefront of our […]
