Dear Nick, The champagne buzz has barely worn off from New Year’s Eve and here we are, flying into February. The second page on the calendar can be the coldest, via both vortices of the polar variety and days, namely, Valentine’s. This St. Valentine has been wreaking havoc for men and women for as long […]
Find a piece of French culture right here in Providence during the French Film Festival. Kicking off its 19th year, the French Film Festival in Providence will run 19 films at the Cable Car Cinema on South Main Street over several days from February 20 to March 2. It’s an eclectic assortment of selections designed […]
Discover the future filmmaker in your children while attending one of the many wonderful independent films at the Providence Children’s Film Festival. With school vacation fast approaching, the demand to go the movies will surely be forthcoming. This demand can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, your kids sit quietly for […]
Live music becomes a gateway to love It’s easy to become consumed with finding the right partner. Our primal urges combined with ego fulfillment turn love into something to be obtained, rather than something that is all around us. As a conscious being, will you ever truly be happy fulfilling these animal instincts? Joy does […]
When Susie Prince, a typical San Diego Comic-Con science fiction nerd, learns she was invited to be on Nick Iandolo’s Dedham TV show, she gets a bit too excited. Prince runs onto the set practically dive tackling Iandolo. “Okay, okay, okay, Susie, take it easy; calm down! Phil! Get this girl off me!” Iandolo shouted […]
Astrological profiles of RI’s prominent “I channel the stuff. That’s how it feels,” says Mark Taber, one of Rhode Island’s Golden Nuggets. His musical talent is legendary and his quirky fabrications, created from discarded items, are in a class by themselves. He is creative, innovative, avant-garde and anything but run-of-the-mill. Mark is a Capricorn. Yes, […]
Artist Aimee is bending the norm with elastic, colorful surrealism I get around a bit and with a lifetime of exhibitions under my belt, I like to catch non-gallery shows almost anywhere. It helps keep me sane and it’s often the place with the freshest stuff — regardless of style or origin. It gives folks […]
Okay, I’m an old crusty beatnik. You’d have to drag me into a Starbucks (here come the lawsuits) kicking and screaming. And yet, a place like Julians on Broadway in Providence, well, I can’t wait to return to. I’ll explain. For me, Starbucks is little more than a Burger King or McD’s that sells overpriced […]
RI skaters deliver a raw look into the local scene with Portfolio On the evening of December 21st at the Casino Theatre in Newport, skateboard enthusiasts, gathered for the premier of Portfolio; filmed by Greg Mallozzi and edited by Reilly Graham, featuring a number of individual local skaters– some who identify with the 401 Krew and […]
Mazzenga creeps readers out with twisted townies, eerie sea creatures, aliens and more in his short story collection, Mad Tales HP Lovecraft has had more of an impact on Rhode Island writers than I realized. It seems like every book or synopsis I read is Lovecraft-esque, tales of macabre with a touch of eccentricity to […]