A film about folks over 70 discussing aging may conjure images of trying to escape your grandparents at the holidays, when they warm up to tell that story about “Back in my day..” for the one-hundredth time. But documentarian Michelle LeBrun, whose documentary Optics of Aging premiered recently at the Providence Public Library, has managed […]
Fall is for fuzzy sweaters, warm socks, and boots. It is the time of year for football and comfort food. The nights are cooler for a better night’s sleep. The summer sky leaves us with a lighter hue of blue, and the leaves on the trees turn into a beautiful spectrum of orange. It gets […]
It is a sunny Saturday. The air is electric with the promise of summer. Only a few white clouds patrol the sky. A sunglass-donning DJ bobs his head to the speakers that are blasting bass music, just one of the many small booths that litter the parking lot of the Solar Cannabis Co. Joseph Ritchotte, […]
Hace año y medio tuve la oportunidad de entrevistar a Francis Parra Guerra, la Directora Ejecutiva y Artística del Teatro ECAS. Días antes de que se abrieran las puertas de lo que se convertiría en el primer hogar propio y permanente de la compañía teatral hispanohablante, camine con Francis hablando sobre la trayectoria y la […]
Comic books were Pablo Youngs’ first introduction to art. Youngs and his brothers grew up reading superhero comics. He was particularly fascinated when he learned that different artists designed each character and story. Youngs found himself seeking out the artists as much as the fictional characters when selecting his books. Once he began drawing, he […]
Great art often imitates life. It forces us to peel back the layers of our society and finally experience the raw emotions left out of the history books. When done well, art holds a mirror to all the beauty and ugliness that naturally escapes our traditional perspectives. It begs us to question realities that we […]
On August 1, I sat at the bar in a sold-out Blue Room (Cranston live music venue) and noticed the comfort, joy, and heartache Chris Capaldi’s music can bring to a space. This was the record release show for Capaldi’s 4-song EP Smaller Fires. It was apparent that each song was crafted with story and […]
We here at Motif have some sad news to report: The eight-legged arachnid who stood (crawled) careful guard over the patrons of Warwick Library has finally curled into her final resting place. Beezus passed away peacefully at the ripe age of 20 in her spacious cage. She enjoyed metaphorical romps in the park with her […]
When kids leave home, it is a significant transition not only for the ones who are going – but also for the ones left behind. Since I have seen several kids and grandkids head off to college or begin other adventures, I wanted to explore what It is like when someone who has been part […]
Bobby Forand: I never had a career path in mind. I guess I’ve never been all that organized. I didn’t plan ahead, even though I always told myself I should. This led to me haphazardly half-assing my way through whatever happened while hoping things would work out well enough or go away. I don’t suggest […]