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 and doe-eyed — as that of the obsessive detective in Prison Break, or perhaps the leader of the free world (by default, since everyone else […]
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 — and the enthusiasm — at a high pitch for the full three and a half hours — was inspiring and contagious. With drinks, culinary delights from […]
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 learned that these tales are unfounded. Lupo’s / The Roxy is not closing, and the iconic venue is not being sold. In fact, the club […]
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 is the Cape Verdean community that thrived for decades in Fox Point, built largely on the ship building industry that prospered in the nearby port […]
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 space soon. For now, please vote and pass this link on to your friends! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SWF29KL NOMINEES: OVERALL Improv / Audience Participation Bring Your Own Improv, […]
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 at 4pm – $25: Get access to the trucks at 4 instead of 5pm and meet the chefs from some of the nominated trucks, also […]
“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 — even though the sign says 9, they won’t give you a parking ticket after 6,” he offered, clearly hoping to catch me before I […]
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, and its entertainment vibe was almost ADD, with theater skits and choreographed dance breaking out in the middle of the street, sanctioned skateboarding and blading […]
Andrew Freedman, Director of the Governor’s Office of Marijuana Coordination in Colorado, visited Rhode Island recently to confer with local legislators, the governor’s staff and, at one point, the press. He shared his thoughts on the implementation of cannabis legalization and answered some questions: Mike Ryan: What are the main impacts RI should anticipate if it […]
You know what a breathalyzer is. Every adult has some idea of how one works and what safe alcohol levels are. But do you know what a safe level of cannabis in your system is? Do you know how it’s measured? And what’s the equivalent of a breathalyzer for cannabis? The answer, right now, is […]