Long-time professional musician, guitarist, and songwriter with a profound love for guitar derivative music and song. Front man for The Silks.
January 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThis ensemble of seasoned musicians is dedicated to recreating the Foo Fighters experience.
January 24 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmLa Salle Academy Jazz Ensemble under the direction of music director Brian James Brouillard.
January 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmDirector & conductor Toshiyuki Shimada takes you through “Masterpieces of Three Centuries:” Mozart, Beethoven, & Shaw.
January 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmA five-piece David Bowie tribute band from CT.
January 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmAward-winning blues/rockabilly/R&B/surf/American roots rock ‘n roll.
January 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSynthesis of Moroccan traditional music and electronic, dubbed-out funk. Probably not suitable for elves.
January 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
It is difficult to summarize or even explain what Thom Pain (based on nothing) is about: a one-man monologue with surreal references to everything from Shakespeare (repeatedly) to the Song of Songs. Much of […]
Since 2008, federal law has required “parity” for most health insurance coverage of mental illness (including substance abuse) on the same terms as physical illness, and many states including Rhode […]
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[See also, “News Analysis: RI to Legalize Recreational Cannabis,” Jan 16, 2019] The more I talk to people on both sides of RI Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposal to legalize recreational cannabis, […]
Four public high school girls and an intelligent, caring teacher study and rehearse Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. This may seem nothing very unusual, but that play is a classic story […]
[See also “Opinion: Governor’s Proposal to Legalize Recreational Cannabis – A Self-Inflicted Wound”, Jan 16, 2019] Gov. Gina Raimondo will soon formally propose to legalize recreational use of cannabis, citing pressure from […]
Newport Playhouse deploys an obviously talented cast in their production of A Doublewide, Texas, Christmas who struggle valiantly to elevate a script from the writing team billing themselves as “Jones, Hope, Wooten” […]
The most significant change affecting the ordinary person in the last few decades has been the volume and immediacy of information. Almost every one of us voluntarily carries a smart […]
The 1946 Frank Capra film It’s a Wonderful Life has become such a beloved classic that nearly everyone has seen it at least once and knows the story, so I’m […]
Although Rhode Island General Laws (§ 5-23-2) allow licenses for businesses to operate on most holidays, “No license shall be issued on December 25 of any year or on Thanksgiving Day” […]