Book Review: Buddhaland Brooklyn
Soon, it will be winter. You’ll look out over brown fields and at empty branches, and though you understand that life remains, this knowledge cannot ameliorate the scene’s barrenness. A […]
an exhibit by noted RI painter Anthony D. Tomaselli. Closing Reception Thu, Sep 4, 4:30 – 7pm.
June 1 - September 5The ultimate British farce by Michael Frayn, this 1980s-set thespian outing follows the making of a play amidst a confused late-night rehearsal, a backstage backstabbing, and a performance where everything
June 20 - July 26Opening Reception: Sat, June 21, 6 – 8pm.
June 21 - July 26Reception: Sunday, June 22, 2 – 4pm.
June 22 - July 17Earth Elements. Reception: Sun, June 22, 2 – 4pm.
June 22 - July 17A traditional farce, this is the story of George, who quit betting on the ponies a year ago after squandering his wife’s inheritance, nearly costing him their marriage. To make
June 25 - August 7If life were only as simple as pie… Composed by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles (“Love Song,” “Brave”), this musical adaptation of the film by Adrienne Shelly follows Jenna, a
June 25 - July 19by Anthony D. Tomaselli.
June 25 - September 5In Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood, two sets of parents, meet to discuss an incident in the park, where their sons escalated a conflict to violence.
July 10 - July 20Passions run high as leading lady Lilli and her ex-husband battle onstage, and off, in a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes high
July 11 - August 3With sharp dialogue, over-the-top antics, and a magical courtroom that transports the audience all over the kingdom, this wacky comedy keeps the audience guessing until the very end. A joyful
July 11 - July 13Opening Night: Sat. July 12, 6pm.
July 12 - July 27A fisherman finds himself in a web of crime after accepting a job from a bootlegger in Prohibition-era NYC. Based on a true story.
July 13Soon, it will be winter. You’ll look out over brown fields and at empty branches, and though you understand that life remains, this knowledge cannot ameliorate the scene’s barrenness. A […]
“Tell me a story.” Put on the spot like that, one’s mind tends to go blank. Based on the context, and the identity of the person demanding the story, you […]
Somewhere, the spirit of Douglas Adams is crying foul over Sam Leith’s new novel The Coincidence Engine. Lifting from the Hitchhiker books Adams’ infinite improbability drive is a far more […]
A female acquaintance of mine once complained about baseball that “All it is, is a bunch of guys standing around grabbing themselves and spitting for an hour, moving for maybe […]
Two books take place simultaneously within the slim confines of Stewart O’Nan’s new novel The Odds. One tells the story of a failed marriage, its two unhappy principals not filled […]
There’s an iron fist inside the velvet glove that is Amy Franklin-Willis’ new novel, The Lost Saints of Tennessee, a story that, though it strays into sentimentality now and again, […]
Boredom, identical in effect, is the offspring of a million causes. I can happily watch the moon rise over the beach, changing colors as it climbs higher into the sky, […]
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, because I despise the inevitable disappointment I feel when I break them slightly more than I enjoy the wicked thrill of violating even self-imposed […]