WED 30 Illana Glazer: One of the stars from Comedy Central’s hit sketch show “Broad City.” 7:30pm, Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, PVD. columbustheatre.com THU 31 Mike Birbiglia: The New Ones: The national comedian takes over Trinity Reb for four evenings at 7pm, bringing his NPR-friendly storytelling humor about American lives. 201 Washington St, PVD. trinityrep.com […]
THU 24 Cocktails and Conversations: Conversations about the intersections of gender, race and media literacy. 5:30pm, AS220, 115 Empire St, PVD. as220.org FRI 25 Pride Idol: Singing competition proceeds benefiting Rhode Island Pride. 8:30pm, Mirabar, 15 Elbow St, PVD. mirabar.com SAT 26 – TUE 28 Gaspee Days Arts and Craft Festival: Over 40 vendors in […]
SAT 19 Gloria Steinem: A conversation with one of the most noted feminists of the late 20th century. 8pm, Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford. zeiterion.org Fresh Catch Release Party: Gansett’s releasing a new beer, this one’s got a lobster on the can. 5pm, Captain Seaweed’s Family Pub, 162 Ives St, PVD. narragansettbeer.com Tight […]
The use of antidepressants (ADs) in this country rose more than 400% between 1990 and 2008, then increased by another 65% between 1999 and 2014. Why? Many argue that today’s skyrocketing numbers are due to previous undertreatment of depression, while others blame profiteering by the pharmaceutical industry. Another camp sees it as a generalized symptom of […]
Weed, pot, grass, ganja – while the popular herbal intoxicant goes by many names, the two most often used are cannabis and marijuana. Both are technically correct and often used interchangeably, but is one preferable to the other? Which is the more accurate and informed term? The use of the word “cannabis” has become […]
Planning on spending some time with Mom on Sunday? If not, you’d better! Check out these events sure to please the woman who helped you become the only slightly damaged person you are today. Easy Entertaining Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet: Treat yo momma right. 9am, Easy Entertaining Inc, 166 Valley St, Building 10, PVD. easyentertainingri.com Mom’s […]
Creative people from all walks of life use videos, images, music, newspapers, websites and social media — and these copyrighted materials are an important part of our cultural heritage. Teachers and students use these materials, too. Those involved in media education make extensive use of copyrighted content, using images, videos and music in both analyzing […]
Urged by Sanders supporters angry at Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for supporting Hillary Clinton at the convention, Lincoln Chafee has decided to give it a go by challenging Whitehouse in the Democratic primary to be held in September. The Providence Journal quoted him as saying, “I will see what kind of response I get.” While his […]
I conducted an e-mail interview with comedian Brian Regan who will be appearing at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 10. I watched a few of his specials and made a couple of lame references from them in the questions. I put an asterisk next to the questions that use this reference. This just […]
FRI 4 Live Bait: The long running true-life story open forum returns, with this month’s theme of geek! May the Fourth be with you, always. 7pm, AS220, 115 Empire St, PVD. as220.org It’s About Time for a One Year Beer: To celebrate RI’s independence Day (we declared ahead of the other colonies, back in the […]