Visit this post to see the 2023 entries! When: Thursday, November 9, 6 – 9pm (Gallery Show) Where: WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, PVD Why: Exchange the submitted work of visual artists and poets as generative prompts to make work inspired by one another. How: The Pics and Poets Project randomly matches 2D artists […]
On Saturday, October 28, Motif will make its first foray into cannabis events, partnering with Mother Earth Wellness Dispensary and The MET for the first in a series. From 6 – 8:30pm we will have at least 10 vendors, no cover, a smoking section, low-key scavenger hunt, food, drink and live performances, including DJ Matt […]
Motif is doing its first ever astrology-centered event this year, on November 15 (a date chosen by the stars and verified by our astrologer as a great day to network). At R1 Indoor Karting, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln. Doors at 5:56pm, running until 10pm We will have astrological readings, tarot readings and vendors, a talk […]
Save the date and warm up for Halloween with our TimeMission-sponsored cosplay event! Date: Thursday, Oct 12 Time: 6 – 11pm Location: R1 Entertainment Center, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln Cosplay is for everyone, and there will definitely be something for everyone at this showcase! Show off your costume or cosplay in our Stage Strut (open […]
On a warm summer night, Nick Paciorek’s Pitcher-Goff House gallery provides a unique and inspiring environment in which to appreciate art from around our region. If you haven’t visited this unusual space yet, there’s still time before the weather cools. The Pitcher-Goff house is an odd and twisty marvel of a bygone era, once the […]
Did you know there is a state program in RI to rebate people who purchase e-bikes? “We are definitely hearing from more people who have questions about the rebates,” says Tyler Justin of Mission Electric Bikes on the east side of PVD, one of the earliest pioneers in bringing e-bikes to Rhode Island several years […]
Voting for the 2023 Drink Awards is now open at motifri.com/foodawards. The celebration of the winners of both the drink awards and the food truck awards will take place on Aug 14, a Monday holiday, at R1 Indoor Karting, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln. Beer Amber/ Red/ Brown Neapolitan Brown by Crooked CurrentBattle Scar by LineSiderAngry […]
Hollywood seems like a distant and peculiar land to most of us in RI. It entertains us from a distance, but we don’t usually think of it as directly affecting us. Right now, however, there are both a writers’ strike and an actors’ strike taking place that impact the part of Rhode Island that engages […]
The Black Ships have been a staple festival in Newport for as long as most can remember. This year, they’re celebrating both a proper return from COVID and their 40th anniversary by changing things up a bit. The traditional recreated, historically accurate black ships will still be landing in Newport, but the shadows of their […]
Organization Description:Motif is a free alt-paper dedicated to the arts and entertainment in Rhode Island and surrounding areas, and to bringing readers alternative local news about subjects of all kinds. Motif was founded in 2004 to help bring to light some of the amazing music, art, and culture happening around Rhode Island that escapes coverage […]