THU 4 REVIVAL FEST V: 19 local bands, and even more local booze and food in the fifth iteration of an independence day music banger. 2pm. Dusk, 301 Harris Ave. PVD. duskprovidence.com WHEM Living Radio Show:The Horse-Eyed Men/ Downhill Strugglers/ The Vox Hunters: Rock music performed on an olde tyme radio show. 7pm. Columbus Theater, 270 […]
WED 26 PVD PechaKucha: Japanese for “chit-chat,” a show-and-tell for adults: usually eight presentations, each 20 slides x 20 seconds. Each night has a theme, but presenters can be funny or serious, interpreting the theme as they see fit. Witness Mel Rainsberger go for the record number of consecutive presentations! This month’s theme is Outside […]
THU 20 Warwick Food Truck Night: Third Thursday of each month at rotating locations around Warwick. 5pm. Rocky Point, Warwick. foodtrucksin.com THU 20 – FRI 21 CraveRI presented by the CVS Health Charity Classic: Benefiting charity, this massive food fest includes more than 80 vendors, its own beer garden and tie-ins with the CVS Health […]
Kristen Adamo was named the new president of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) in April, but she’s been making strides in PVD long time before that. A native Rhode Islander, Kristen went to Bayview highschool in Riverside, but left the state to double major in journalism and political science at Ohio Wesleyan […]
I’m a stepparent. It’s still a freaky to hear that, and I’ve been with my now-husband and his daughter since she was around 18 months old. She’s 6 now, and I just dropped her off at her last day of kindergarten. Being a stepparent means a lot of things, such as laughs, good times, struggles […]
Dust off that Mr. Beer kit — the homebrewers are coming! PVD, home to one of the best beer scenes in the country, is officially cool enough to host the 41st annual Homebrew Con, presented by the American Homebrewers Association, set to take place at the Rhode Island Convention Center. This three-day (Jun 27 – […]
Ah, Providence in the summer. The silhouette of the Superman building against the skyline, the cedar smoke from WaterFire dancing through the city, and the gondoliers gracefully rowing their boats across the Providence river, singing and guiding their passengers down its waterways. Cue record scratch. Wait, what? Yeah, you don’t expect that last one — […]
THU 13 Sweet Little Variety Show: Special Pride show with Heather Rose In Clover, TropiGals, Randy Andy, Kristen Minsky, comic Rich Hite, Virginia Dare, and host Eva Destruction. Queer-positive comedy and music night, with unique skits each month. 8pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov FRI 14 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: RKO Army Celebrates […]
WED 5 WHEM: The Horse-Eyed Men/ The Down Hill Strugglers/ The Vox Hunters: A Living Radio Show and musical performance in the old tyme spirit. 8pm. Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, PVD. columbustheatre.com THU 6 – SUN 9 PVDFEST 2019: Live music, dance, food and visual art installations transform the city for a four-day, multi-arts take-over […]
If you live in RI, chances are a winery is not too far away, and the summer is the perfect time to explore them. Consider splitting your exploration into two day trips. Spend one day along the eastern part of the state, following the Coastal Trail route, then check out the Inland Trail in the […]