Instead of feeling guilty while you stuff garbage bag after garbage bag full of shiny, non-recyclable wrapping paper on Christmas morning, do things differently this year. There are plenty of ways to wrap gifts that are good for the planet and just as beautiful under the tree as the shiny wrapping paper lining store shelves this […]
Do you have a nickname? No, but I’ve always kind of wanted one. My mom always corrected people when they tried. She would say, “It’s not Chris … or Tina … just Christina!” What do you never leave home without? I never leave home without Chapstick! What’s your biggest pet peeve? I absolutely hate when […]
THRU DEC 2 The Flu Season, Burbage Theatre Company, Aurora, 276 Westminster St, PVD. Make sure to get your flu shot before seeing this play written before the audience’s eyes about two hospital patients falling in love. burbagetheatre.org Runs Nov 4 – Dec 2 THRU DEC 31 A Christmas Carol, Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St, […]
Do you have a nickname? I have a few nicknames. I’m called Little Em, Goo, Goobles, Emmygoo, Nenny, Nen, and my grandfather called me Hellbones. What do you never leave home without? The feeling that I’ve forgotten something. What’s your favorite book? Jacob have I Loved, by Katherine Patterson. I’ve read it once a year […]
There’s a new menace in Providence, but rather than the capitol hill variety of menace Rhode Islanders are used to, this is the comic book kind. Luckily, the Rhode Warrior, our little state’s greatest and latest defender, is making her debut at the 5th RI Comic Con. Rhode Warrior’s co-creator, Ian Chase Nichols said, “We are […]
Fusionworks Dance Company is living up to their slogan “Different is Good” for their coming fall concert. The Northeast Choreographers Festival will be presented at the McVinney Auditorium in Providence on Saturday, November 5 at 8pm. Throughout its notable 28-year history on the Rhode Island arts scene, Fusionworks has always presented both the works of guest choreographers […]
What do you never leave home without? My sketch pad. I recently learned how to sew, so I’m always sketching out outfits or planning ideas. What was your favorite childhood Halloween costume? My favorite was being the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Do you like to be scared on Halloween? I do! Spooky […]
If you’ve ever been to a street parade in Rhode Island you’ve probably seen some crazy things – maybe a few roaming ginormous creatures. RI’s best-known, most distinctive creatures are a part of Big NAZO, an internationally touring performance group of visual artists, puppet performers and masked musicians who unite to create bizarre and hilarious […]
THRU NOV 6 Appropriate, Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St, PVD. A comic-drama homage to the American theater canon. It would be highly appropriate to see this. trinityrep.com See review at motifri.com/appropriate2016 FRI 21 Halloween Party: Featuring School of Rock Seekonk in a preview of fall performance shows. 5pm, Fete Ballroom, 103 Dike St, PVD. fetemusic.com THRU […]
What do you never leave home without? Ray bans (at least one of three very special pairs) What’s your favorite book? House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski What’s your favorite movie? Pan’s Labyrinth What’s your favorite thing to do in RI in the fall? Backyard bonfires and hiking in Arcadia! What’s your favorite local beer? Revival […]