For once, Carly Simon, we’re right! And it has nothing to do with our vanity! Though we can’t deny we have a healthy dose of it. How much do you know about these songs that are most definitely about RI? This iconic performer sings she was “Fully Matured by the Time she was Ten” in My […]
We are counting the days until the Washington County Fair returns to Richmond! We loved the virtual programming last year — we could almost smell the goats — but it just wasn’t the same. This year, we can’t wait for the carnival rides, live bands, games and demonstrations that show agriculture is alive and well […]
Salutations, louts and bully-boys! H.L. Popinjay here with another edition of The Cabinet, the column which, much like the chocolate cabinets of my wayward Rhode Island youth, is bound to give you a stomachache. Politicking is a nasty business these days, as evidenced by the recent public spat between The Mayor and The Governor over […]
Do you recognize that hand on our cover? No? Let’s play a little game. Gen Xers over here, Zoomers over there. Now, Xers — picture that hand chopping wildly at the air, dressed in an oversized suit, the epitome of cool. Zoomers — picture that hand on TikTok, chopping wildly at the air, the epitome […]
On July 24, from 3pm until midnight, Providence Art Revolt will take over Revival Brewing in PVD. The idea for Art Revolt came from the three co-hosts of the local podcast Providence Leftist Radio. It’s a political podcast that never hosts politicians. Rather it hosts local mutual aid organizations in hopes of helping them connect […]
Imagine Finding yourself Being pulled underwater. The current taking you out Into the deep. You Try your best To paddle your feet to the surface. Gasping Gagging Eyes bulging for oxygen. And the weight of your ankles Never have the strength To shake off the anchors Holding you down. The chain of subjection. The more […]
Tate Won Chen was introduced to art through calligraphic Chinese painting. “In the practice of Chinese ink painting,” she explains, “there are right and wrong ways to do things. There are materials to prepare. There are ways to hold your brush and posture. There are ways to think about open fields balanced by tighter weights […]
Roller disco is coming to Providence! Thursday and Friday nights, the rink at the Bank Newport City Center will be transformed into a massive outdoor Roller Disco. PVDLive is curating Thursday nights and Conscious Club curates the DJs and live performers Friday night, while the mood is set by a spinning disco ball. The Trinity […]
I’m Brian Leosz, the owner of Butterbang, a one-man croissant bakery in Providence. As a small food business owner, I understand the risk of taking a food concept from the home kitchen to a commercial kitchen. I wish it were a less risky endeavor in our state. However, food businesses of all sizes in Rhode […]
On May 6, 7 and 8, Island Moving Company (IMC) will hold a hybrid in-person and livestreamed performance called Return to Live at the WaterFire Arts Center. The performance will feature world premieres from guest choreographer Colin Connor, former artistic director of the José Limón Dance Company, and Danielle Genest, IMC’s associate artistic director. The […]