In September, Academy Players are bringing a RI premiere with “Imaginary,” a new musical by Timothy Knapman, that tells about the power of imagination and explores the wonder of childhood. Academy will dance their way through November with Mama Mia, sure to be a crowd pleaser. And don’t forget to visit Academy’s second annual vendor fair […]
I hadn’t heard of Danse Salmagundi (pronounced “dans sal-ma-gun-di”) until I was thrown into a performance in front of a group of people I’d never met or seen before. At its performance, housed in the Chifferobe Atelier in the Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket, I found a packed room full of smiling people in bellydance […]
TEDx Providence is returning this fall, and there are some fantastic speakers lined up, ready to tell audiences about what is and open audience’s minds to what could be. The Providence Speaking Society has supported Providence’s annual TEDx event, their biggest event of the year, for eight years. I got the chance to speak with […]
WED 28 Steve DelMonico / Dan Blakeslee / Mountainess / Bill Bartholomew: A unique indie pop music project from Emily Goldstein that’s heavy on the piano and easy on the senses. 8pm. The Parlour, 1119 N Main St, PVD. theparlourri.com THU 29 Dreadphile Presents: RE-ANIMATOR (1985):What if Lovecraft, but funny and not racist? 8pm. Columbus […]
THU 22 Math the Band / Spud Cannon / The Benji’s: Electronic rock group. 7pm. News Café, 43 Broad St, Pawtucket. fb.com/newscafe.ri FRI 23 The Silks: Rock. 9pm. The Knickerbocker Music Center, 35 Railroad Ave, Westerly. knickmusic.com Chapo Trap House Plays Call Of Cthulhu Live: Podcast hosts play Call of Cthulhu, the tabletop roleplaying game […]
It Won’t Be Ignored She sat at the desk, tapping her keyboard, liking the click of the keys but not typing anything of worth. With a sigh she peered out her window at (her prison?) Providence, her home. The buildings rose up, thrusting their cement edifices into the gray skies. Rain fell onto the city, […]
Michele Aucoin was always kind, generally sarcastic and reliably wise. She served as a mentor or booster for many in the arts community – both designers and fine artists – and her loss is acutely felt in those communities. Aucoin, 57, was a RI College grad and a graphic designer at many firms in PVD, […]
Our runners-up in the fiction contest are: “It Won’t Be Ignored” by J L. Metcalf, “The Ever-Ending World” by Kent J. Starrett “The God Spot” by Shad Fagerland “Ghoul of Providence” by Mike Slater Honorable Mention: “Bring the Children Home, Lord Cthulhu” by Andrew Stewart
