SWAP meet
Poetry reading and spoken word series hosted by Jaybird Walker. This Spoken Word and Poetry (SWAP!) series takes place on the first and third Wednesday every month. All are welcome […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
2022 Tattoo Awards
Sponsored By Thank you – over 600 of you voted! Voting is now closed. Save the date — April 12 — to celebrate with us. Click here for details. The […]
Roots Report Podcast
Join Roots Report founder and writer John Fuzek as he talks music with musicians from far and wide with a Rhode Island connection. Wherever you get your podcasts, or here […]
Look Who’s Laughing
Motif’s newest podcast is a series of one-on-one interviews with comedians doing funny stuff around Rhode Island. Different Motif contributors host different episodes. You can hear the results wherever you […]
Super Trooper: Culinary adventures on Valley St
This business profile ran as part of Motif’s Black History Month issue, centering the experiences of Black business owners. Troop in PVD is part bar, part music venue, part gallery, […]
Health, Consolidated
Lifespan and Care New England, the two biggest healthcare networks in RI, have signed an agreement stating their intent to merge. They’ve submitted a letter of intent and application to […]
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Remembering Ethan Maytum: A larger-than-life RI arts patron
For those who knew him, it was not unusual to use Maytum as a synonym for Mayhem. A small collection of friends whose lives were touched by Ethan Maytum gathered […]
PVD Drum Troupe Rests: Popular COVID musical event has gone dormant
For much of the pandemic, on Thursday evenings you could encounter a whimsical gathering called the Providence Drum Troupe improvising a rhythm section upon the new pedestrian bridge in Providence. […]
Candyman actor Tony Todd talks Providence
Tony Todd is the face and voice behind one of the most iconic characters in horror films: Candyman. He’s also appeared in hundreds of other roles across TV, films, video […]