The Summit Music Festival Returns to Lippitt Park
On Saturday, August 23, from 1 – 6pm, the Summit Music Festival will turn Lippitt Park, that haven for toddlers, farmers marketers, and frisbee throwers, into a huge neighborhood party. […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Strange Happenings at the 48 Hour Film Project
Motif recently sat down with the audience choice award winners from Providence’s 48 Hour Film Project and asked them one question: What was the strangest thing that happened during competition […]
Cosmic Capsule: The Candidates – In Zodiacal Order
Gina Raimondo Gina Raimondo is a Taurus with Saturn conjunct her Sun. The range of motion for the Moon puts it in Aquarius at a 90 degree angle to her […]
Providence Roller Derby’s Hot Summer on the Flat Track
Rhode Island’s Hottest Contact Sport The air is warmer and the kids are off from school: What is there to do? Take in a few bouts of the hard-hitting, fast-skating […]
Bicycle Repair Stands Unveiled Around Providence
Convenient Pit Stops for your Commute Imagine you’re biking to work or just out for fun, enjoying the sun on your arms and the wind through your hair. Maybe you’re […]
Rally for Peace — Ending Violence in Providence Communities
Avi David is a member of the Extraordinary Rendition Band and a music teacher at Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts (TAPA), a school for 7th through 10th graders located […]
PRD’s Travel Teams Are Lacing Up for Competition
By Crimson Al-Khemia Beautiful and brutal, they are the Providence Roller Derby’s all-star teams: The Rhode Island Riveters, The Killah Bees and The Rocky Point Rollers! On May 31, roller […]
Pin-up of the month: Tracy Mclaughlin
Do you have a nickname? Trace What’s your profession? I’m a makeup artist. What’s your favorite movie? The Big Lebowski What’s your favorite quote? “A li’l paint makes you the […]
Faith and Forgiveness Highlight A Bright New Boise
The themes of faith and forgiveness intertwine in the darkly comic A Bright New Boise, which opened in previews on February 28, March 1, and March 2 and runs until […]
The Past, Present and Future of Beer and Breweries
Inspired by the classic Dickens tale, our beer reporters set off on separate journeys through time to learn about their favorite beverage. Read about Pete’s trip through time and space […]