Watching ‘Matty Christian’
Follow Matty Christian as he learns to “navigate the world” I wasn’t expecting to like this film. The people involved I knew to be competent, consummate, creative professionals. But I […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
FringePVD Brings Work on the Fringe Into the Fold
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society was founded in 1958 to accommodate the influx of artists and performers who tended to appear around the edges of the traditional Edinburgh Festival, unannounced […]
Opera Providence – Opera Done Right
Let’s face it. Opera is a tough sell in America. To really appreciate it requires focus, which is severely lacking in a world of constant verbal and electronic chatter. Some […]
Featuring The Creatures That Dwell Within The Minds Of Creatives
Fantastical creatures come alive Five months ago the staff at The Avenue Concept, home to the Avenue Gallery, wondered about the fictional creatures that come alive in the imagination and […]
48 Hours of Filmmaking Madness
48 Hour Film Festival Comes to Providence For months you’ve been getting your team ready, and then you get the assignment: a genre, a prop, a line of dialogue and […]
Mike Birbiglia Thanks God for Jokes
Mike Birbiglia hits the stage at the 2014 Newport Comedy Series with his show “Thank God for Jokes” on July 17. Mike took a few minutes to speak with me […]
Lunar Notes: Your July Horoscope
July Lunar Notes Aries: What started off as all fun, games and romance evolves into serious conversation with your nearest and dearest. It gets really serious, digging into deep psychological […]
IMBIBE: The City of Compton
Clean, Simple, and Delicious Perhaps one day this July you’ll find yourself rollin’ down Broadway on the West Side in search of something green. Perhaps green’s on your mind because […]
Opened/Closed
Newest food and drink options in RI and goodbye to an old favorite My progression of emotion upon hearing of the opening of Fed Hill’s The $3 Bar (fairly self […]
Books on the Square Supports Community and Local Talent Alike
Books on the Square welcomes home local author Hester Kaplan by Melanie Rainone Books on the Square has been a Providence staple for over 20 years. Located on Wayland Square, […]