Providence Comics Consortium was founded in 2010 as a way to get children to embrace the art of making comics. Popping up at community libraries all over Providence, they have published numerous comics created by children and adults. They take pride on hosting classes for all skill levels, which suits their simple yet passionate mission: […]
THRU SUN 12 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival: Six days of international films presented, created and produced by Flickers, an organization in its 36th year of business. 7pm. Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St, PVD. film-festival.org FRI 10 – SUN 12 Cumberlandfest 2018: The long-running summer fair returns! Check the website for a full […]
With a great deal of media and political attention surrounding the temporarily cooled Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals UNAP strike, a recent episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast that featured former Rhode Island Attorney General Arlene Violet reignited my attention on another ongoing healthcare workers’ rights issue in Rhode Island: allegations that Bishop Tobin and […]
Rhode Island has become known internationally for its Folk Fest, Jazz Fest, Rhythm and Roots and Classical Music Fest – that’s a lot of music for a little state. The Rhode Island Blues Fest is a new entry that hopes to shine a similar spotlight on the blues. Blues music seems to be rising in […]
In the midst of the Rhode Island Hospital (and Hasbro Children’s Hospital) strike, I received a message from a friend named Keith, a CT technologist at Rhode Island Hospital. The message read, “Hey dude, this is going to sound weird. Is there any chance you could check out/review a restaurant that is being ridiculously awesome […]
There has been a bright spot for the union nurses and technologists who were part of the strike at Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals. It sits right behind Women and Infants Hospital; that bright spot is Amore Espresso Gelato Bar. I received a message from unionized CT Technologist Keith, and he urged me to cover […]