Alt-Health: Granny’s Home Remedies
In modern day America, if we have a problem we usually go see a doctor or visit the drugstore. But in olden days, people had to take care of themselves. […]
Events:
Sly Fox
Directed by Jeanne Smith: Based on Ben Jonson’s Volpone, this sly farce was reset to 19th-Century San Francisco, and chronicles the misadventures of Foxwell Sly and his manservant as four
June 1 - June 22Four Dimensions
diverse perspectives by Albert Baez, Caterine Milinaire, Marilyn O’Donnell, Michael O’Donnell, Claudia Rowland
June 1 - June 29A Walk Through With The Weavers Artist Talk
June 1 - June 25Linda Megathlin Featured Exhibit
June 1 - July 13Julio D. Samayoa
June 1 - June 28The Way We See: A Visual and Emotional Conversation
an exhibit by noted RI painter Anthony D. Tomaselli. Closing Reception Thu, Sep 4, 4:30 – 7pm.
June 1 - September 5Jonathan Buonaccorsi Izzard of Lunar Queer Art | The Illuminated Chamber
June 7 - June 30Chloë Bohórquez | Retrospective
June 7 - June 30Eric Telfort | The New World Federation
June 7 - June 30Gabriel Richardson | Toward the Unknown
June 7 - June 30Being Seen
June 11 - July 12Answering Our Ancestors
June 11 - July 1298th Members Annual Exhibition
June 14 - July 12Noises Off
The ultimate British farce by Michael Frayn, this 1980s-set thespian outing follows the making of a play amidst a confused late-night rehearsal, a backstage backstabbing, and a performance where everything
June 20 - July 26Professor Roots
Academically prodigious, PVD-based reggae band.
June 20 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmDraw the Line
Aerosmith tribute. You don’t wanna miss a thing.
June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmRed Bridge Band
Esteemed local R&B / pop cover band reemerges.
June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmChanges In Latitudes
Jimmy Buffett tribute. Need a cheeseburger and a margarita for this one.
June 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmNeal Vitullo and the Vipers
Award-winning, long-standing blues, rockabilly, R&B, surf, roots, rock & roll.
June 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDueling Pianos
Interactive sing-along shows where two piano players sit across from each other and trade songs. Keys are their weapons.
June 20 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Alt-Health: The Core
For years, the primary aim of health care reform has been to make insurance affordable for everyone. The assumption was that a lack of access to medical care is behind […]
Alt-Health: Spring Cleansing?
Type the word “cleanse” into any search engine and splat! a glitzy array of advertisements will gush out of cyberspace with the force of an exploding soda bottle. A cleanse […]
Alt-Health: The Faces We Are Shown
I remember a class discussion in fifth grade. The teacher at our suburban middle school was talking about “poor people” and the challenges they faced. A kid from an affluent […]
Alt-Health: Dosage for Dummies
We are at a tricky crossroads in drug history. Along with opening the door to promising medical treatments, marijuana is poised to become the next legal recreational drug in Rhode Island. […]
Alt-Health: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
It is a mystery, an unsolved crime: The US demands more cash for medical care than any other country in the world, yet we rank a dismal 39 in overall […]
Alt-Health: Avoid the Flu When You Fly
A reader recently told me of his upcoming plans to fly to the other side of the planet for a visit. His sister moved to Japan for work and generously […]
Alt-Health: Move!
Walk into the average home or office. See if you can spot the biggest health hazard in the room. Is it the fluorescent lights? Emissions from display monitors?? The mites, […]
Alt-Health: Find Your Tribe
Poets, artists and musicians have known it for hundreds of years, but now medical research confirms it: Loneliness and isolation are hazardous to your health. Dr. Harlan Krumholz, director of […]
Alt-Health: Whacked
Watching the American health system operate is like watching a game of Whack-A-Mole: a symptom pops up, a doctor smacks it down. Another one pops up and whack! It goes down. […]