Pride returns to PVD this June 15 and it promises to be more energetic than ever! The theme of this year’s celebration of the LGBTQ community is Live Your Truth. “The Live Your Truth theme for 2019 reflects what’s at the heart of Pride: an opportunity to be exactly who you are, out in the […]
Looking for an authentic New England experience this summer? The warm months are powwow season in Indian Country, and with open-to-the-public Indigenous events happening across the southern part of the region, there’s never been a better time to get in touch with the cultures of the country’s Native people. But finding the right event can […]
The first annual Juneteenth RI celebration will take place on Sunday, June 23, 12 – 6pm, at the Temple to Music in Roger Williams Park, PVD. Musical performers announced include gospel artist Gerald E. Perkins, jazz saxophonist Mike Rollins, singer Chops Turner, and hip-hop artist Ed O.G. Vendors will be available. As the Confederacy collapsed, […]
NOTE – the timeframe to enter this contest has expired! Good luck to the roughly 50 authors who made the time and effort to submit stories. >> Motif is excited — and a little filled with creeping dread — to be working in collaboration with NecronomiCon Providence on a new Extend the Mythos contest for writing and […]
AS220 broke our hearts when they announced that there will be no Foo Fest this summer. But like a guilty lover, they dangled irresistible Foo-like programming in front of us that will be happening all summer long. It’s like a deconstructed Foo Fest, and we and our Foo-ish hearts will definitely be there. Their programming […]
THU 23 Nokturnal: Providence’s venerable goth night hosts a farewell party for resident DJ Azrael before he departs on a six-month hike in the woods. 9pm. Dusk, 301 Harris Ave, PVD. duskprovidence.com Waterfire: Basin lighting. Sunset @ 8:07pm. Waterplace Park, PVD. waterfire.org FRI 24 The Room Live: Reputedly the worst so-bad-it’s-good movie ever made, starring […]
PVDFest takes over Downcity once again June 6 – 9 with music, art, food and fun. Featured performers include aerialists eVenti Verticali and tap dance sensations the Syncopated Ladies, among others. Also check out a camera obscura dome created by local art house Pneuhaus, a pretzel eating contest (see page 12) and the installation of […]
On April 23, Motif hosted its first annual tattoo awards event at Alchemy, and it left an indelible memory on the minds of those who attended (especially those who attended the event with a fresh “Hi, Neighbor!” tattoo inked by Richmond Tattoo and sponsored by Narragansett). With a gallery of tattoo art, music by DJ […]
Nika Zhara Lomazzo is preparing to kick off her comedy tour again this spring, and she is bringing her attitude for a very good reason: her upcoming show Nothing But An Attitude will be a fundraiser event for Rhode Island Pride. Known as Nika Z to local comedy-goers, this sharp-witted PVD native has been delighting […]
WED 27 Tre Maison Dasan: A story of three boys growing up. 6:30pm. Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St, Newport. newportfilm.com THU 28 Loudon Wainwright III: Singer songwriter. 8pm. Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich. greenwichodeum.com FRI 29 Churchburn/ Hazen/ Hellbent: Death, thrash and doom. If you dunno what kind of sub genres these are, […]