Grab your glue gun and find your best selfie angle — it’s Comic Con season again! This year’s event takes place from November 2 – 4 at the RI Convention Center and once again promises wall-to-wall celebs, cosplayers, artists, merch and opportunities to be with your people. The names of celebrities to appear are still being […]
On October 2, Revival Brewery will host a Big Brothers Big Sisters event for prospective big brothers called Buds and Suds. “We have 92 boys waiting for a mentor,” said Taylor Millspaugh, development and community relations associate. Everyone who attends the 21+ event will get a tour of the brewery, receive free food and a tasting, drink discounted full […]
THU 6 Tomaquag’s 60th Anniversary Cultural Celebration: The RI Native American Museum celebrates its anniversary with indigenous music, dance, food and entertainment. 390 Summit Rd, Exeter. tomaquagmuseum.org SAT 8 Level Exchange Launch: Sun of Sound and Funk Underground help LX launch to their next level, unveiling their recording facility that will enhance their ongoing efforts […]
WED 29 PechaKucha: This grown-up, speed-trial version of show and tell gives each presenter precisely 20 slides, up for 20 seconds each, to tell their story. 7:20pm. This month (#112) the theme is “Foreign” and the location is the Guild, 461 Main St, Pawtucket. fb.com/events/2183097271729933 Jamie Craighead Trio/ The King’s Buskateers/ Malyssa BellaRosa: Folk. 9pm. […]
Keri King, Foo Fest artist-in-residence, designed this year’s promotional poster and much of the art you’ll see at Foo. She took a break from painting a space roadster to talk to me about this year’s theme and her excitement over being involved with Foo this year. Motif: What inspired the poster design? Keri King: We were talking […]
Ricky Rainbow Beard is a bit naive. He loves playful moments and he’s not afraid to be awkward and vulnerable at the same time. He’s interested in patience over perfection, and helping people explore and express emotions is what he’s all about. This character, created by local artist and performer Ricky Katowicz, ladies and gentlemen, […]
Okee dokee folks… The summer is coming to close (thank goodness, I can’t take much more of it) and some of Rhode Island’s best festivals, produced by Rhode Islanders, are coming up! I am a proud Rhode Islander and unlike the gov, I tend to like it when things are done in Rhode Island by […]
America Too is an annual event held by Trinity Rep. Inspired by their involvement in the Every 28 Hours Plays in 2015 — a response to the events in Ferguson, Missouri — America Too seeks to catalyze community conversation about community issues. Prior events have featured plays on DACA and issues of race and policing. This year, […]