All the Bright Places Review: Jennifer Niven’s first YA novel leaves an indelible mark
All the Bright Places is a book that was bound to break my heart from the first sentence. If you can relate to the touchy subjects being discussed in this […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Comfort and Displacement: The Art of Richard Neal
Recent abstract paintings and wall-hanging sculptures by Richard Neal. Organized by independent guest curator, Don Wilkinson. Opening reception, Thursday, December 8, 6 – 8pm.
November 17, 2022 - February 26, 2023Lemuel Eldred: Whale Ships at Wharves, Painter’s Prints of a Bygone Era
Eldred’s prints faithfully capture the the retired vessels’ quiet majesty resting at their final destination, in the city in which they originated, the city that for a time lit the
December 1, 2022 - February 19, 2023Social Fabric: Textiles and Contemporary Issues
Featured artists include: Jim Arendt, Elizabeth Duffy, Brooke Erin Goldstein, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Letitia Huckaby, Tamara Kostianovsky, Dinh Q. Lê, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Veronica Mays, Alison Saar, Emma Welty, Nafis M. White,
December 3, 2022 @ 8:00 am - June 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm“Yarn/Rope/String.”
Fiber art exhibition.
December 8, 2022 - March 12, 2023Paintings by Gregory Ricci
December 9, 2022 - April 13, 2023Backyard Birds and Blooms: The Sequel
A continuation of last year’s wonderfully received exhibition by Vania Noverça.
December 27, 2022 - February 4, 2023WCFA Annual Members Show
Opening reception: Thursday, Jan 19, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
January 14 - February 18Graphic Design
Selected works from graduating students studying at Konkuk University in South Korea.
January 19 - February 3The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and featuring songs from the Disney animated feature, plus some new songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz about the conflict between inner and
January 19 - January 29We’re Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee
A blend of storytelling, stand-up, music, and theater, melding into a sweet and dark song cycle. We may be miserable, but at least we’re not alone.
January 19 - February 12Susan Lichtman, Catherine Kehoe
Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan 19, 5 – 7pm
January 19 - February 8Proclivities
A fast-paced look at our proclivities in life and the people we affect along the way in a living-room dramedy featuring a character named Bing.
January 20 - January 29All’s Well that Ends Well
This Shakespearean Comedy is the debut venture for a new local troupe. Search EventBright for tix and times.
January 20 - January 29Fakes And Forgeries
January 21 - February 26Right Before Your Eyes
By Susan Shaw. Opening Reception: Jan 22, 2 – 4pm.
January 22 - February 10Suggestions
By Charlotte Breed Handy and Richard Kattman. Opening Reception: Jan 22, 2 – 4pm.
January 22 - February 10Not Your Average Comfort Zone
By Bee Givan, Kelley MacDonald, and Merle Poulton. Opening Reception: Jan 22, 2 – 4pm.
January 22 - February 10Superimposed
January 25 - June 4The Oldest Profession
As Ronald Reagan enters the White House, five aging practitioners of the oldest profession are faced with a diminishing clientele, increased competition for their niche market, and aching joints. With
January 26 - February 19
Don’t Cancel Your Summer Reading and Listening: Books that deserve some acclaim
Tempted to zone out on the beach and scroll through InstaFaceTwitTok? Step away from the phone and visit a different world… The biggest danger of relaxing at the beach with […]
Some Latent Linguistic Irreverence: Alta L. Price on language learning while printmaking
As an undergraduate arriving at Rhode Island School of Design in 1997, Alta L. Price was dead-set on studying German at “the school across the street” — Brown University. Growing […]
At Home in the In-Between: Julia Sanches on migration and movement
In 2017, a podcast from Letras Libras, a literary magazine published in Mexico and Spain, aired the essay “Aves Migratorias” contemplating the journeys of Bill Lishman. In his homemade aircraft, […]
The Power Wielded by Writers: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman on the fight for freedom of expression
After boarding a bus in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad for a day trip to the ancient archeological site of Taxila with the nonprofit International Center for Journalists in 2013, I […]
Sleighing Christmas Stereotypes: Dear Santa Book Review
Dear Santa compiles five stories that are told through poetic letter writing between Santa and various characters that took the time to initiate a written correspondence with him. All of […]
Concrete and Cardinals
Scott Turner’s brief articles in The Providence Journal always provided welcome glimpses of natural landscapes. Beauty in the Street – Nature Tales from the Neighborhood collects many of these, as well […]
Where the Benny’s Used To Be: A Rhode Island Pictorial History Series
Rhode Island Memories is a three volume coffee table book published by The Providence Journal that serves as a pictorial history of this state. With photos beginning in the late […]
Friars’ Blast in The Past: A review of “Homegrown” by Paul Lonardo
Paul Lonardo’s book “Homegrown” sheds light on the Providence Friars’ 1972-73 men’s basketball season, possibly the most magical season in Rhode Island sports history. “Homegrown” serves as an introduction to […]
WALKING ALONE: an interview with artist Stephen Gervais
Before Netflix, illustrator Stephen Gervais gave a fresh look to Shirley Jackson’s furiously frightful novel The Haunting of Hill House. Stephen has captured in graphite the walls that continued to […]
