WED 27 Skanksgiving: A night of punk. Sharpen your turkey legs. 7pm. FMH, 103 Dike St, PVD. fetemusic.com FRI 29 James Montgomery Band: Blues legend. 8pm. Chan’s, 267 Main St, Woonsocket. chanseggrollsandjazz.com Rizzz: Featuring a Tribute To Little Feat. Dedicated to Lowell, Richie & Paul. 8pm. The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. themetri.com SUN 30 […]
“This would have been her big Thanksgiving, because she was always saying how, you know, when she was gone, if we all could do the holidays and not ‘eff’ it up, then that would mean she did right by us. She would not have said ‘eff’ it up, by the way, but she would have […]
WED 20 PechaKucha: “When Pigs Fly” is the theme for this month’s episode of the Japanese-inspired speed round for slide presentations. THU 21 Stranger Stories: The curated live reading series presents locally written true tales to the theme of “Hosting.” Readers this issue include Motif contributors Kevin Broccoli and Jenny Currier. FRI 22 123 Astronaut/ […]
In light of Thanksgiving’s imminent arrival, I, The Sarcastic Sauvage of the Kiowa and Apache peoples, will be Custering the Newspaper Cowboy, and taking over this edition of Alt-Facts. Get ready for some Indigenous truths, direct from Indian Country. Wiyot Tribe Wins “Indian Island” (could settlers think of a lazier name?) lies on the California […]
Your voice is your superpower. That is a truth I believe and practice every day in my work and as an Indigenous woman, mother, sister, friend and daughter. I bring our voices to the table in every room I step into. I work to find spaces and places to bring the Indigenous people of RI to the forefront of our […]
The beloved traditions surrounding Thanksgiving are one of the reasons why Americans hold on to the myth of this most iconic American holiday, despite the inaccuracies. The first Thanksgiving as an official holiday was in 1637 when Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared a day of thanksgiving to celebrate the massacre of […]
Dawn Spears is a talented artist who helps other artists in her community find their footing through her work with Northeast Indigenous Arts Alliance and NEFA. She described our cover art as “an intersection of a few of my different styles” and said she uses her art as “a way to share stories with my […]
Me Tarzan A local athlete you might not have heard of (outside his community) is Ellison Brown, born on the Narragansett Reservation in 1914. A mind-boggling distance runner, Brown was known publicly as “Tarzan,” although members of the tribe called him “Deerfoot.” Tarzan won the 1936 and 1939 Boston Marathons, and was on the historic […]
A recent forum I attended got me thinking about the critical relationship between local media, collectors and preservationists in developing a broad and authentic understanding of a locale’s history. The discussion, part of Trinity Repertory Company’s Context and Conversation series, featured an array of prominent panelists and attendees in journalism, arts and politics and was intended […]
This time of year doesn’t just mean insufferable family gatherings and awkward workplace gift swaps. November 1 marked the start of the open enrollment period in Rhode Island. Li’l Rhody’s uninsured population is in the single digits. Head on over to healthsourceri.com/open-enrollment-2019 to check out plan options and get quote. Remember you have until DecEMBER […]