THU 13 SBA/ John Faraone/ Gentle Temple: Folk rock. 8pm. The Parlour, 1119 North Main St, PVD. theparlourri.com FRI 14 – SAT 15 Sons of Liberty Holiday Bazaar: Get donner and blitzen while you shop. 5pm. Sons of Liberty, 1425 Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown. solspirits.com SAT 15 Arc Iris: Indie rock. 7:30pm. Pump House, 1464 […]
THU 6 Cocktail and Truffle Making Class: Newport Vineyards Executive Chef Andy Teixeira teaches guests how to create cocktails and truffles! 6pm. Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Rd, Middletown. newportvinyards.com Unladylike 2020: Presentation of a trans-media spanning series about early 20th century women changing the world. 5:30pm. Southside Cultural Center, 393 Broad St, PVD. unladylike2020.com […]
Get ready to laugh even harder this holiday season, local comedy fans! One of Providence’s wittiest comedy duos, Chuck Staton and Brad Rohrer, will be spreading even more holiday cheer this year with their second Christmas comedy show, Chuck and Brad’s EVEN BETTER Best Christmas Show. Chuck and Brad dedicate themselves whole-heartedly to the Providence comedy […]
Prince may be dead, but his purple-tinged soul lives on in a tribute band that brings the ’80s to life. Known as the Purple Xperience, this breathless act was formed in 2011 by fellow son of Minnesota, Marshall Charloff and former Prince band member, Matt “Doctor” Fink. As close as a doppelganger to Prince Rogers […]
WED 28 Lady Project Winter Marketplace: Locally made goods and services from members of the PVD Lady Project, all in one place at one time. Arcade Providence, 65 Weybosset St, PVD. arcadeprovidence.com PechaKucha: The alt-Ted talk is back this month with a relativity theme. 8:20pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. pechakucha.org/cities/providence THU 29 Kingsmen/ Breathing […]
Wintertime is special. In the face of bleak weather and wracking cold, humanity still finds a way to infuse joy and warmth into a season when everything in nature has slowed or died. And since it is a near universal sense of celebration found in a multitude of forms across myriad cultures, the winter also […]
Wait a second … you’re not going to buy another tie for Dear Old Dad this Christmas, are you? Of course not! Only a hand-painted silk tie woven on locally produced looms is good enough to grace your father’s precious neck! So get thee to a craft fair and give your loved ones (or those […]
Providence Books through Bars is a 15-year-old organization that provides reading material to inmates throughout the country. It is a small operation in the South Side that helps to fuel big dreams. I recently spoke with Tara Emsley, president of Providence Books through Bars, about the organization. Emily Olson: How does Books through Bars work? […]
Ever thought about writing The Great American Novel? Well, what are you waiting for? November is National Novel Writing Month! Often shortened to NaNoWriMo, this is an annual, Internet-based creative project in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript during the month of November. NaNoWriMo’s focus is on the length of a work rather […]
A lot of us are staring at increasingly terrifying headlines scrolling across our screens and hoping for a hero to sweep in and rescue us. But why not be the hero you so desperately need? Instead of hiding under your covers in fear, watch how quickly that fear dissipates when your focus turns to others. […]