Dragging Away Wild Mushrooms: A hunt for fungi.
Searching for anything can be exciting and become a passion, like combing the beach for treasure. My friend invited me to go on a mushroom foray with a group of […]
Events:
Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color
July 12 - December 31Liz Collins
Motherlode.
July 19, 2025 - January 1, 2026ERIC-PAUL RIEGE
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September 3 - December 7A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026Revelations! Education: Behind The Curtain – In Words and Images
Reception: Sept 17, 4:30 – 7pm.
September 15 - December 11The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026Festive Fine Arts & Artisans Holiday Marketplace
November 1 - December 23DENNY MOERS / BC CRANE / JONATHAN SHARLIN
Reception: Thursday, November 20, 5 – 8 pm.
November 20 - December 10
Primary Care Physicians
RI is in a state of emergency when it comes to primary care. Our state scores high on the national average for health insurance – only 2.2% of the people […]
Merry No Crisis This Year, Please: Examining boundaries and mental health over the holidays
The year is 1938. The city of Providence is swept under the waves in the flood of the Great New England Hurricane. Houses are destroyed, cars and people lost in […]
Choosing the Most Helpful Self-Help Book: It’s a work in progress, of course
Self-help books are a popular genre for a reason — if you have something in your life that you want to improve, you can grab a book that will help […]
The Fitness Scaries: Avoiding the Dark Side of Wellness
January is a month that breeds an air of “betterness:”: better health, better fitness, better habits, and therefore a better life. Wellness trends skyrocket this time of year, shown by […]
Off the Beaten Path: A guide to meditative trail running
It’s no surprise that runners flock to RI for fast, flat courses and expansive ocean views. Our little state boasts some popular races that many use to qualify for major […]
From the Cyclist’s Corner: Lessons on gearing up for the new year
I wake up to the sound of my alarm. It’s still dark outside; everything in me wants to go to bed after being up until 11pm riding my bike the […]
Elder Fitness: Celebrating what our bodies can do
When I work out at the South County YMCA in the afternoon, there are often high school athletes doing after-school training routines. One impressive thing they do is standing leaps […]
Soup for the Sick (Or the Hungry): A Guide to some of RI’s best soups
While the winter solstice may be behind us, the coldest days are yet to come. And with the frigid air comes a different kind of cold: stuffy nose, sore throat, […]
RI’S First Safe Injection Site: Risk Reduction in PVD
In 2021 and 2022, RI recorded 435 and 434 overdose fatalities respectively. 2023 saw a partial decrease of 7.3% to 404. This statistic can be misleading, insinuating that the futile […]