WED 21 – SAT 24 STYLEWEEK 2018: The biannual business of fashion convention returns. 5:30pm. 1 Sabin St, PVD. riconventioncenter.com FRI 23 Tigers Jaw: PA punk rockers. 7pm. The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. themetri.com Darwin at Sea: This performance combines classical string music with the works and writings of Charles Darwin to recall to […]
WED 14 Sinful Valentine’s: Sin Bakery has a special event pairing high-lactose, irresistible desserts with wine and other romantic beverages. 6:30 – 11:30pm. Sin Bakery, 1413 Westminster St, PVD. eatwicked.com FRI 16 Romantic Rachmaninoff: Classical Rach. 6:30pm, The Vets. One Avenue of the Arts, PVD. thevetsri.com THRU SAT 17 Too Much Of A Good Thing: […]
Richard Rosol wants to eliminate the phrase “tattoo regret” from our lexicon. “Tattoos can be more like a piece of jewelry that you don’t like anymore. You don’t regret buying it, you just don’t want to wear it.” Rosol is the owner and medical director of TattooMedics Skin Solutions, a PVD-based office that safely and comfortably […]
We asked our music writers (and a few others) how they like to get down when they get down. Here’s what they told us: Matthew Curtis: “Get You (feat. Kali Uchis)” – Daniel Caesar “All The Way Down” – Kelela “Special Affair” – The Internet “Wait a Minute!” – Willow “All the Stars (with SZA)” […]
FRI 26 Patti Smith: Legendary artist reads from her latest work of art, “Devotion.” 8pm. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, Mass. zeiterion.org SAT 27 – SUN 28 Letter from Birmingham City Jail: A reading of Dr. Martin Luther King’s remarkable letter, his open response to the criticism of southern religious leaders who […]
Motif was saddened to hear that Bucket Brewery is, well, going to kick the bucket. In a statement made yesterday, Bucket said that it will close its Carver Street brewing facility and tap room in mid-March. The statement reads, in part: We at Bucket want to thank our customers, staff, family, friends and vendors for […]
THRU SAT 20 FUNDA Fest: For complete coverage of this year’s events, go to http://www.motifri.com/funda-fest-2018 SAT 20 Freakfest 9: Rap, rock. Featuring Twiztid and Green Jelly accompanied by suspension, circus, sideshow acts and more freaky stuff! Doors Noon. Fete Music Hall, 103 Dike St, PVD. fetemusic.com Nobody’s Boyscout & How’s About Charlie Double CD Release […]
MON, WED, FRI, SAT Ice Bumper Cars: What’s more exciting than bumper cars? How about bumper cars on ice? Slide and bump around the Ice Rink in brightly colored, round cars. Mon / Fri, 10am-6pm; Wed / Sat, 10pm-midnight. Providence City Center, 2 Kennedy Plaza, PVD. theprovidencerink.com/bumper-cars WED 10 Glow Volleyball & After Party (Adult Co-ed Social Sports): Show your skills […]
Most Rhode Islanders are familiar with the large, gray stone building surrounded by a barbed wire fence that sits atop Pontiac Avenue at the former Howard complex in Cranston, now recognized as the Pastore Government Center. It is a part of the state prison system known as the Adult Correctional Facility [ACI]. Within its walls […]
There’s been as much drama around the Affordable Care Act(ACA) this year as there was the year it was created. There’s some irony in that, as the divided public opinion when it launched has tipped the needle toward a general approval of Obamacare (from 42% of Americans in early 2016, to 55% this year, […]