Comedy & Cuisine Collide in Providence – March 27 – 30 Gastronomy and guffaws are unleashed when comedy and cuisine collide in Providence March 27-30 — with not one, but two, simultaneous and complementary inaugural festivals. Lil Rhody Laugh Riot and Providence Culinary Collective bring food, drink and fun to the Capital City. The event […]
Just when The Providence Performing Arts Center was grappling with final arrangements for its 2024-25 season – kicking off with back-to-back premiers of two national stage tours (A Beautiful Noise, Shucked) – President and CEO J.L. “Lynn” Singleton received an interesting email from Trinity Repertory and its executive director, Kate Liberman. A grand stage inspired […]
COVER ARTIST Jinghong Chen’s favorite season is autumn, conjuring up fond memories of jewel-toned foliage, apples and pumpkins, colonial brick homes, and cozy nights by a fireplace hearth. “Autumn in RI just makes me think of red. It is so warm, homey, nostalgic, and connects me to my roots,” she enthuses. The vibrant color is […]
A woman walks in with her sketchbooks, fabric samples, photos, a few iconic costumes, and reams of official forms. “What most people don’t know about costume designing is the amount of organizational paperwork required for the entire production,” opines Amanda Downing Carney, Costume Director since 2015 for Trinity Repertory Company in downtown Providence. “Measurement sheets, […]
The people who deliver Motif are innovative artists, writers, gifted actors and musicians in their own right. Ever wonder, Who are these couriers of arts and culture? We can’t profile the full dozen drivers in this space. In addition to these profiles, we want to thank Dave Messere, James Brien, Wayne Stolcz, Lola Blu, Jon […]
Stray Love is RI native Stacey Caputi Liakos’ compelling and candid memoir in which she recounts her decade-long relationship with Ray-Ray, a charismatic bad-boy and drug hustler, and wrestles with her realization that life – and the pull of the heart – is not always within her control. In a conversational tone akin to swapping […]
With 384 miles of shoreline, buoys are plentiful in the Ocean State. Buoys are anchored floats strategically perched above shoals or near hazard-prone coastline to help steer sailors. First bobbing to the surface in the thirteenth century as moored rafts or tethered barrels and casks near the Iberian Peninsula, buoys expanded to aid in seafaring […]
The Future is NOW! proclaims the marquee at Providence Performing Arts Center’s (PPAC) grand entrance where a retrofitted DMC DeLorean is parked in celebration of the 2024-2025 Broadway season reveal. Following a performance by Frozen’s Katie Mariko Murray, PPAC President and CEO J.L. “Lynn” Singleton along with Joseph W. Walsh, Esq, Chairman, PPAC Board of […]
It was mid-October, not exactly a beach day, when Jim Turenne suited up for a marine rescue mission. Not a bathing suit, but a bee suit. “Rescue on the Rocks, Jamestown-style,” announced Turenne, chief beekeeper for Conanicut Island Land Trust and Jamestown bee chaser. Turenne was called to the East Ferry shore to investigate a […]