Dig and Be Dug in Return
The 26th Annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading will be held on Sunday, February 7, at 1pm. This annual celebration of Langston Hughes’ brilliance as a writer and voice of […]
Events:
The Performative Self-Portrait
Explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity.
May 13 - November 12Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmAl Copley Quintet
Blues, jazz, and swing.
October 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmShadows of the ‘60s
Featuring top industry musicians and singers performing Motown hits spanning several decades. It’ll get you dancing in the street!
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn Evening with Tom Rush
Long-standing folk and blues phenomenon
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Botti
Everything from jazz to pop to rock.
October 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmKelly & the Poor Boys
A female-fronted Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty tribute band.
October 8 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmSweater Comedy
Fresh-baked cookies, sweater-themed cocktails and lo-fi stand-up from Casey Crawford, Derrick Fonseca, Vicki Porter and Mark-Anthony Lewis. 7pm at Askew For tickets visit: sweater-comedy.eventbrite.com
October 8 @ 7:00 pmFolk U
Musician/band
October 8 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmThe Sound of Music
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s final collaboration tells the true story of a governess who brought music and joy to the von Trapp household.
October 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAmy Helm
Singer-songwriter.
October 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTake it to the Bridge
Funk, soul, and rock & roll.
October 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Sound of Music
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s final collaboration tells the true story of a governess who brought music and joy to the von Trapp household.
October 14 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmHey Nineteen
Tribute to Steely Dan.
October 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Sound of Music
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s final collaboration tells the true story of a governess who brought music and joy to the von Trapp household.
October 15 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmJustus
High energy dance.
October 15 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmThe Eagles Experience
Eagles tribute.
October 17 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmThe Addams Family
The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things
October 20 - October 29Vampire Circus
Part circus, theater, comedy, and cabaret.
October 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGoldilocks and the Three Bears
Ballet.
October 21 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Lights, Camera …
In February 2020, the Providence Children’s Film Festival shorts program was held in the basement of The Athanaeum. Kids crawled over each other like puppies and draped over adults — […]
Project PVD Love
Frog & Toad, the gift shop stuffed with perfect little somethings, has become a beacon of hope during the pandemic — a place always willing to collaborate, fundraise and bring […]
In the Flow: A visit to Wandering Goose Acupuncture
A handful of acupuncture needles rattled in Marco Leclerc’s palm, sending my anxiety skyrocketing. I practiced some deep breathing and tried to focus on his calming voice. Leclerc is the […]
23rd Annual Funda Fest
Funda is a Zulu word that means “to learn.” And every January, the Rhode Island Black Storytellers bring a whole lot of learning and fun to their community through Funda […]
Getaway Car: Alex Potter captures ER nurses in their quiet moments
Alex Potter almost dropped out of nursing school. “It was Iraq and Afghanistan prime time,” she said about her time in school. “I was following these photographers who were in […]
Mural Mural on the Wall
A new mural appeared this fall at 319 Broadway in PVD, on the building that houses the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Union. The artist behind the mural is Joyce Kutty, an […]
On the Cover: Jon-Michael Baribault
This issue’s cover artist, Jon-Michael Baribault, is trained as an architectural engineer. “It’s given me a way to think about my process from a technical aspect,” he says. “My education […]
Intergenerational Creativity
Aisha Jandosova hopes for years full of life rather than a life full of years, but recognizes that a lot of elderly people don’t get that experience. “When you become […]
Enough Talk: Art therapy provides an alternate means of self expression
Athena Kobin is a licensed mental health counselor and art therapist who uses art in her practice to help older teens and adults express themselves in a different way than […]