Leaf Guide
Autumn is my favorite time of year. The cool weather, colorful leaves, and fewer bugs make it a great time to be outdoors, and as few places in the world […]
Events:
The John Allmark Jazz Quintet
Jazz.
November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPaul Virzi
Headliner who hosts two weekly podcasts, “Anything Better,” co-hosted by Bill Burr, and “The Virzi Effect”, both on All Things Comedy network.
November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmGimme Gimme Disco
A DJ-based dance party playing ABBA hits, plus disco from the ’70s & ’80s like The Bee Gees, Donna Summer, & Cher. Disco attire encouraged. In our world, that’s always
November 22 @ 9:00 pm - November 23 @ 2:00 amA Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back! The humbug’s wrenching, covetous, and cares more for money than all else. When the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the ghost
November 23 - December 29Yanni
Acoustic.
November 23 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmMichael Brennan
Singer-songwriter based out of MA.
November 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmBlushing Brides
Rolling Stones tribute.
November 23 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmBumpin Uglies/ Tunnel Vision/ Joey Harkum (Solo)
Lyrics Over Everything tour. Punk with some reggae and ska.
November 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmEilen Jewell
Singer-songwriter from Boise, Idaho.
November 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTrombone Shorty/ Orleans Avenue/ New Breed Brass Band
Jazz.
November 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Peacheaters
Digging deeply into the pits of the 40+ year catalog of Allman Brothers Band music.
November 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmLe Vent du Nord
Quebec’s progressive francophone folk music.
November 24 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmHeavy Rescue
Everyone’s favorite cover band.
November 24 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmPearly Baker
Grateful Dead Tribute.
November 26 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pmViolin River
Acoustic sounds of the Grateful Dead. Isn’t there already too much violins in our society?
November 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Schemers
Annual Thanksgiving show.
November 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMystic Dead
Music of the Grateful Dead.
November 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOrnament
Trans-Siberian Orchestra tribute.
November 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJames Montgomery Blues Band
A unique journey from Detroit to the Delta by this originally-RI musician. Hear the stories while he captivates you with his masterful harp.
November 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmEverybody Wants Some
Van Halen tribute.
November 30 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Health Innovation Policy for the People: Undercutting profit motive for better outcomes
For at least the last 25 years, Rhode Island has relied on the medical-industrial complex to serve as an economic engine. The quest for patentable, scalable cures for the diseases […]
Letter to the Editor: Forest Losses
Global forest losses are one of the big drivers of climate change. RI needs to step up and stop deforestation as part of our climate policy. And if solar is […]
Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 and the Environment
These days it is hard to avoid thinking about the COVID-19 outbreak. I am mostly working on climate issues, and I am sure there are conspiracy theories about how they […]
What’s Up, Earth?
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Letter to the Editor: Authoritarian Column
To the Editor, On April 7 Theodore Gatchell’s column really showed his true colors: Authoritarian. His disparagements of the workers at Microsoft who do not wish to build weapons demonstrates […]
Letter to the Editor: RI Economy
To the Editor, The headline in the April 7 Providence Journal was “RI economy cools off in first quarter.” It then quoted all the usual suspects as to why and […]
Letter to the Editor: Trump Tax Cuts
To the Editor, On Sunday, March 24, The Boston Globe published an op-ed by Paul Krugman titled “Holy Voodoo Batman” in which he notes that the Trump tax cut boom […]
Stop Digging: To get out of this hole, we have to stop building fossil fuel facilities
Climate change because of deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels is the existential crisis of our times. The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has gone from 280 parts per […]
Cut the Scrap!: The 2019 Compost Conference highlights the triumphs and hopes of the industry
I have been composting since 1981, when I first started cleaning sheep barns for a cut of the manure. I fed sheep manure compost to my garden every year for […]