What’s Next for RI: Your crystal ball is ringing
“We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives!” –Plan 9 from Outer Space, 1957 What […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Ken Burns brings his revolution to RI: Famed documentarian stumps for his new series on the American Revolution
Ken Burns made documentaries cool. His early work, spanning back to the ‘70s, inspired generations to engage differently with documentaries. Reenactments, slow-burn pans across historic documents and paintings, and comfortable […]
Punk Rock Hangout Recap
Punk may be one of the most commonly misunderstood genres in modern music. But if you’re a devotee, you’re used to being misunderstood – you might even thrive on it. […]
Local gift spots
The holidays are near, which means it’s time to go shopping. Here’s an assortment of local spots we visited with something uniquely RI to offer. Taking Stock As a fellow […]
ICE-proofing Our Courthouses: Open letter advocating virtual court appearances
Over 30 Rhode Island organizations, court workers, and politicians, including the Providence City Council, penned an open letter calling on Governor Daniel McKee, Chief Justice Paul Suttell, and the RI […]
THE RI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: PERFORMS THE MUSIC OF PINK FLOYD: A ROCK SYMPHONY
Sponsored Content AT THE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2025 Bridging the gulf between rock n’ roll and classical music, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra (RIPO) performs […]
Bartender Awards Winners 2025
On Monday night, September 29, Motif celebrated the denizens that keep this city liquored up! Thanks so much to R1 Indoor Karting for hosting and sponsoring us, and for musicians […]
RI ComicCon 2025 Rundown: Bigger than ever
“The biggest show in the smallest state,” is expecting a dramatic uptick this year, as Boston FanCon happened months earlier than usual. The biggest indoor event of the year will […]
Distro Driver Job Description
This is an unofficial overview of Motif distribution. The official details are explained in twodocuments, “Rules of the Job” and the “Driver Agreement.” Applicants for independent contractor delivery driver positions […]
Rest easy, Spaceman.
About a month ago, Ace Frehley took the stage at the newly renovated Uptown Theatre in Providence. We didn’t know it at the time, but this would end up being […]