After having a delicious pre-theater meal at Cafe Cazzata (try the Chicken Bocchino, it’s to die for) with my life partner, Troy, we decided to jet over to historic Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to see Lenny Schwartz’s newest screwball farce, #MeThree: A Guide To New Beginnings. Now, Troy, being German, typically prefers more highbrow theater like […]
WED 24 Strapped for Danger II Fundraiser: Support your local sequel at this fundraiser for local filmmaker Richard Griffin’s naughty raunchfest. Includes raffles and a partial staged reading. 7pm. The Dark Lady, 19 Snow St, PVD. Search FB. THU 25 Providence Movement Festival: Dance and choreography. 8pm. AS220, 115 Empire St, PVD. as220.org FRI 26 […]
THU 18 Double-O-Larry’s: The Larry’s Lounge Variety Show brings you the best in RI spy tradecraft with its 007 themed music, comedy and more. Come early; this tends to sell out. 8pm. The Parlour, 1119 N Main St, PVD. theparlourri.com FRI 19 The Silks: Local favorite roots rockers. 9pm. The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. […]
You’ve made a bowl out of an apple, and maybe you’ve made a carrot pipe. Now it’s time to stop playing around and make some paraphernalia that will stand the test of time. Step 1: Search for a wood shop that will let you make a wooden bong. Step 2: Get turned down by several wood shops […]
THU 11 Sweet Little Variety Show: A monthly feminist, anti-racist, queer-positive and body-positive cabaret. Now at Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. sweetlittlevarietyshow.com SAT 13 Tight Crew’s Sonic Mania: EDM night with a hedgehog twist. 6pm. FMH, 103 Dike St, PVD. fetemusic.com A Night at the Opera: If you were hoping for a Marx brothers movie […]
THU 4 Sasquatch/ Jamie Craighead Duo/ Matt York: Alt rock and the return of the Sasquatch. 8pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov FRI 5 – SUN 14 Art & Design Film Festival: Films about the impact of the arts on you and me and society. In Providence the first week, in Newport the following […]
WED 27 Tre Maison Dasan: A story of three boys growing up. 6:30pm. Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St, Newport. newportfilm.com THU 28 Loudon Wainwright III: Singer songwriter. 8pm. Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich. greenwichodeum.com FRI 29 Churchburn/ Hazen/ Hellbent: Death, thrash and doom. If you dunno what kind of sub genres these are, […]
The Whale Guitar is the brainchild of Jen Long, designed by local artist William Schaff and created by Rachel XXX. Long said of the guitar, “Our mission is to advocate for ocean health and whale protection far inland, beyond the site of the ocean, through the fans of the guitarists who play the Whale Guitar. If people […]
THU 21 PVD Green Drinks: The Whale Guitar Project gets played at social impact retailer Impact Everything, 297 Thayer St, PVD. impacteverything.org FRI 22 – SUN 24 NECANN: 2019 New England Cannabis Convention, Boston edition (it comes to PVD much later in the year). 900 Boylston St, Boston, Mass. necann.com SAT 23 The Z-Boys/ Muddy […]
THU 14 LittleBoyBigHeadOnBike/ FINE./ Ava Callery: Indie rock. 9pm. AS220, 115 Empire St, PVD. as220.org Writers Night: 2019 RISCA Fellowship Exhibition. Hear readings from RI State Council for the Arts’ literary fellows, including Motif contributors Christopher Johnson and Kevin Broccoli. Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Rd, Warwick. warwickcfa.org FRI 15 Nghtswm/ Safari: Synthpop. […]