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, […]
The Sunrise Movement is a national organization made up of young people between the ages of 18 and 35 fighting to stop climate change and create new jobs in the process. I recently spoke with a member of RI’s local chapter, Lauren Maunus, about the organization and its goals. “We are trying to both change the […]
THU 21 PVD Green Drinks: The Whale Guitar Project gets played at social impact retailer Impact Everything, 297 Thayer St, PVD. impacteverything.org FRI 22 – SUN 24 NECANN: 2019 New England Cannabis Convention, Boston edition (it comes to PVD much later in the year). 900 Boylston St, Boston, Mass. necann.com SAT 23 The Z-Boys/ Muddy […]
Tim O’Keefe is an internationally acclaimed producer, composer, performer and DJ, whose work has been featured in films such as the James-Franco directed As I Lay Dying and The Sound of Fury. He also is known for his band Daddy and many other recording and performance outlets. During the month of March, O’Keefe will set […]
Saint Patrick’s Day is a load of bollocks. The holiday as we know it is as traditionally Irish as pizza bites are traditionally Italian, and was brought to life not in Ireland, but right here in the United States. It could be a bunch of craic, but when you’ve got Scottish bagpipes belting-out Danny Boy […]
The 44th annual Rhode Island PrideFest is less than four months away and Providence has already begun preparing for another unforgettable LGBTQ+ celebration this summer. New England’s largest PrideFest and only Illuminated Night Parade has received international recognition over recent years, and people are beginning to travel from distances to be a part of PVD’s epic […]
Rhody After Dark Our roving photographer hit these PVD parties that are GOAT with a goat. Play a little game of Where’s Waldo and see if you can find anyone you know. It’s Rhode Island, so there’s bound to be someone hiding in plain sight. Thanks to party makers Small Victories and Deph Starr!