Student Debt: Pop Goes the Bubble?
The idea that our children can have a better life for themselves goes hand-in-hand with the values of hard work and improved education. And few states value education as highly as […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
CannaScore: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Cannabis?
Motif’s team took to the emails, the phones and even tracked down those candidates and office holders we could find in person to try to find out where they stand […]
The Slow Boil of Last Days of Summer
William Fichtner is a prolific character actor with a long and prominent body of work. If you don’t recognize the name, you definitely would recognize his distinctive face — stretched […]
2016 Motif Theater Awards Recap
The 2016 Motif Theater Awards may have been the best yet. The grand ballroom at Fete was filled to capacity — fortunately, theater people get along in close quarters — […]
Lupo’s Not Closing
Rumors have suddenly been swirling around the internet about the sale or closure of Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel. Today Motif spoke with the man himself, legendary music promoter Rich Lupo, and […]
RI Cape Verdean History Comes to the Big Screen
The Italian heritage of Federal Hill or the Irish background of Smith Hill are well known to anyone versed in Providence mythology. A less widely known cultural enclave of yore […]
2016 Motif Theater Awards
You can now vote on the 2016 Motif Theater Awards. Thank you for participating and supporting our theater community. More details on the awards show itself will come to this […]
Food Truck Awards VIP Tickets
General admission is free at 5pm at the parking lot across from 286 Main St, Pawtucket. Visit our Facebook Page for up to the minute updates! VIP with Early Entry […]
I Parked In Providence. Can You?
“If you have any change, I’ll give you a tip,” said the homeless man in downtown Providence, as I emerged from my freshly parked car. “What’s that?” I asked. “Well […]
PVDFest Updates
I remember going to PVDFest way back in the day when it was still called the Providence International Arts Festival, in 2015. The festival was a marvel of positive energy, […]