Looking for a laidback, outdoor summer event? The Motif Magazine Film Screening series is a monthly event where chosen local short films are shown. It takes place on the ramp outside of Revival Brewery in Providence, with food and drink available inside. At each screening there is a different theme, from horror to sci-fi to […]
Amidst the sea of black and yellow, you can feel a passion and an intensity surrounding the group. The sense of purpose is strong. If you get close, and you see some faces, you may say, “Hey, didn’t I see you in that Strangler film?” or, “Weren’t you in the horror series on Amazon?” Yup, […]
RIDOT Director Alviti Takes Helm of RIPTA Board PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Department of Transportation director Peter Alviti took the helm of the state transit system’s governing board last week, asking for detailed information from staff and suggesting ways the agency could be run more like his own. Alviti began the meeting by telling the […]
Eight-year-old Cecilia is poised to become (we’re pretty sure) the youngest food truck operator in RI with the grand opening of Cecilia’s Snacks at the 2023 Motif Food Truck Awards. Assisted by her parents Jay Palmari and Karen Maguire, she offers pre-packaged snacks and cold drinks from a cart she and her father selected on […]
A new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is increasing in prevalence with initial US detection primarily in the New England area. Labeled EG.5, it was discovered outside the US on Feb 17 and is a minor mutation from the XBB.1.9.2 subvariant. The entire lineage, including XBB.1.9.2, EG.5, and a further subvariant EG.5.1, […]
Aries: You rock the social scene, connecting with those who share your interests. A love affair comes under review along with your usual favorite pastimes. Some activities and people seem to have lost their initial attraction. Give it some thought before you ditch the people, activities, and events that fill your life. Change is good […]
“There are all these journeys of learning and being open to trying something even if someone tells you it’s not possible.” – Jen Long The whale guitar is becoming an important artifact in the RI music and art scene. Jen Long turned her love of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick into an iconic piece of playable art […]
Hollywood seems like a distant and peculiar land to most of us in RI. It entertains us from a distance, but we don’t usually think of it as directly affecting us. Right now, however, there are both a writers’ strike and an actors’ strike taking place that impact the part of Rhode Island that engages […]
The most delicious school project ever conceived in the Ocean State is coming to a school near you this fall. Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)’s Menu for Success Student Food Truck Initiative, originally announced in December 2022 with a roughly $1.6 million investment from the School Building Authority Capital Fund, has empowered 13 school […]
With 48 hours of jam-packed production time, from casting to editing, small groups of filmmakers came together early this summer to build 7-minute stories. The rules were simple: include a character (either Edward or Elizabeth Vanterbus, Marine Life Scientist), a prop (a cone) and a line (“Read the sign. What does it say?”) but each […]