Hell Will Keep You Warm: What to read this winter
Ah yes, the sun has finally retired. The slight anxiety of longer days can finally be put to rest. The air is cold, all your windows are shut, and you […]
Events:
A 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 29A Christmas Carol
With a cast of five amazing actors playing all of the parts, this is the wonderful holiday story and tradition that you love with CTC flair. Full of fun, energy,
December 5 - December 22The Smithereens with guest vocalist John Cowsill
Rock for the cows. Smash the pasture to bits. Star-studded Americana.
December 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRambudikon’s Haunted Christmas
Make sure to bring your ghostly self; nothing else. Metal and punk.
December 13 @ 6:30 pm - 11:30 pmNefesh Mountain
A New York-based progressive bluegrass band that bridges elements of American folk and Appalachian bluegrass with Celtic folk and Jewish melodies.
December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmNRBQ
This stands for New Rhythm and Blues Quartet, a band that’s been called a national treasure.
December 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSoul Shot
Reggae music for the soul.
December 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSoul Power Dance Party
100% soul mod disco. Disco inferno baby. DJ’s TY Jesso & John O’Leary.
December 13 @ 10:00 pm - December 14 @ 2:00 amKeith Hughes & Ron Porta
R&B, rock, pop, blues, jazz music.
December 14 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmThe Nutcracker
This holiday tradition features stars from New York City Ballet and a stage transformed into a New London winter seaport in the 1850s.
December 14 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pmMichael Brennan
Singer, songwriter, and actor based out of Massachusetts.
December 14 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmEileen Ivers
Eileen’s Irish and American roots shine throughout this mix of traditional, story-filled, age-old Wren Day songs, poems, and of course, foot stomping and hollerin’ roots music.
December 14 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmJohnny and the East Coast Rockers
Swingin’ rhythm and blues, rocking the coast.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmElectric Dugans/ Battlemode/ Ghosts in the Snow/ Thousand Years Between
Heavy post-rock.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmTab Benoit/ Jesse Dayton
A Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has built a career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBilly Gilman
Famed country star is home for the holidays.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMatt Borrello Band
New England area guitarist and singer-songwriter.
December 14 @ 9:30 pm - December 15 @ 12:00 amThe Nutcracker
This holiday tradition features stars from New York City Ballet and a stage transformed into a New London winter seaport in the 1850s.
December 15 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pmHandel’s Messiah
Christine Noel, conductor | Eleonore Cockerham, soprano | Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano | Thomas Cooley, tenor | Douglas Williams, baritone | Providence Singers, Christine Noel, artistic director.
December 15 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmHoliday Pops
Yaniv Dinur, conductor and emcee, hosts appearances by the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra and the Showstoppers.
December 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Twilight of Democracy: How the democrats lost, and what that means
On November 5, throughout neighborhoods, apartment complexes, car radios, bars and restaurants, the nation’s eyes and ears were focused on two things: their political party, and the election results. Hopeful […]
The Bend: Fête opens new entertainment hall
No one knows what exists behind every door. We may think we do, it may seem obvious, we may believe the signs; but who’s to know what’s really hiding behind […]
Harjo in Providence: A curated archive of the works of Indigenous poet Joy Harjo finds a home at Brown University
EvErybody has a heartache — This silence in the noise of the terminal is a mountain of bison skulls. Nobody knows, nobody sees — Unless the indigenous are dancing powwow all decked […]
Ogie’s Saved: PVD’s recent fire spree leaves the beloved bar unscathed
If you are a denizen of Providence, it is unlikely that you haven’t heard about the recent uptake in fires afflicting our city. The cause of these fires is unknown, […]
Selling Creative Capital: Providence’s beloved artist haven, Atlantic Mills, faces uncertain future
There is a silence that accompanies a setting sun – as though the day is using all its power to transform into night. A concentration that bleeds orange into the […]
Cultivating Quality: Hank’s Herbs’ mission to be the best
It is a sunny Saturday. The air is electric with the promise of summer. Only a few white clouds patrol the sky. A sunglass-donning DJ bobs his head to the […]
A night to remember: Motif covers the most recent 2024 presidential debate
The pantheon of American politics gathered at its proverbial colosseum, ABC studios, on September 10. The night was young, the stakes were high, and Donald Trump was visibly suffering to […]
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night: Goodbye, old friend
We here at Motif have some sad news to report: The eight-legged arachnid who stood (crawled) careful guard over the patrons of Warwick Library has finally curled into her final […]
Should People Use AI When They Write?: No
The power of imagining depends upon something distinct from me. – Rene Descartes There is nothing more magic and beautiful than lines forming across paper. It’s all there is. It’s […]