Years in the making, this madcap indie comedy, directed by Sean Michael Beyer, was shot in RI during the pandemic. They chose RI because of the diverse locations close to each other, and the state ended up standing in for nations around the world, including Italy (Venice, of course), Germany, France, England and Frankenstein’s castle. […]
On March 20 at Fête Music Hall, we once again celebrated local with one of Motif’s favorite annual gatherings: The RI Music Awards. Although we’re the smallest state, RI has a never-ending supply of fantastic music spanning all genres. We seem to be post-COVID, at least as far as live music coming back is concerned, […]
And the winners are … See our event recap and profiles of these winners now! Joey Moreira-Typography, Favorite Skull & Overall Winner Rachel WS-Overall Cover Amie Connors-Line Work/Black Work Tara D’Agostino-Overall Black and Grey Corey Creamer-Black and Grey w/Color, Judges Pick Traditional Gabriel De Jesus-Geometric Alyssa Cavallo-Traditional Jay Blackburn-Character, Anime Rodney St. Onge-Animal Kristen Lanctot-Cover […]
After 12 years representing RI’s first district in the US House of Representatives, David Cicilline will step down effective Jun 1, 2023, according to a statement released by his office late this morning. He will become president and CEO of the RI Foundation, a major philanthropic organization, replacing Neil Steinberg who announced his retirement several […]
The military has shot down four objects in US and Canadian airspace within the last few days, and this has led to reactions ranging from rational concern to irrational panic. I’m not saying it was aliens, but… At a Department of Defense press conference on Feb 12 Helene Cooper of The New York Times asked, […]
Spoken words have power – to spread ideas, create new thoughts, spin up ideas, or even just amuse or entertain. They are the OG medium of communication, artistic expression and journalism. To recognize the practitioners of art forms such as spoken word, storytelling and stand-up comedy, Motif embarked on a new kind of awards show […]
Dangerously extreme cold weather is predicted Fri, Feb 3, through Sat, Feb 4, that will combine ambient temperatures dropping to -6F with sustained winds of 25MPH and gusts of 45MPH to produce wind chills below -20F. (See motifri.com/wx-2023-02-02 for forecast details.) State and local governments are taking emergency actions to keep the public safe and, […]
At Providence, a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for Fri 10am – Sat 10am with ambient temperature down to -6F and wind chill as low as -30F due to sustained wind of 25MPH with gusts to 45MPH. The worst of the severe cold will be Fri 6pm – Sat 12pm when wind chill consistently […]
February 2023
At Providence, snow beginning Wed 3pm – 5pm will change to rain 5 – 8pm, but less than 1 inch is expected before being washed away by heavy rain with temperatures rising to 50F before ending Thu 6 – 8am. Wind gusts to 40MPH are likely for several hours during the peak of the storm. […]