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. […]
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THU 8 AHA! New Bedford: The monthly arts and culture fest returns with an early holiday theme of things made in NB. 5:30pm. Downtown New Bedford. Check ahanewbedford.org for schedule information. FRI 9 Liberty and Libations: Whiskey tasting to support a troop. Proceeds go to Operation Stand Down RI. 5pm. Sons of Liberty, 1425 Kingstown […]
On November 10, Lenny Clarke and Christine Hurley will be returning to the Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich. Lenny Clarke is a storied comedian from Boston who’s been performing comedy all over the country for over 30 years. He’s appeared in more than 50 television and film projects, including Ted 2, Here Comes the Boom and […]
Let your Halloween costume pull a double this year – RI Comic Con is earlier in the season than usual. Held November 2 through 4, the weekend event is expected to bring in 80,000 to 90,000 sci-fi, fantasy, action, comic, wrestling, gaming, music and – let’s just say “pop culture” fans to downtown Providence. With […]
Askew is hosting a new monthly literary event called Wordsmiths & Storytellers. It will take place on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30pm, and four featured published authors will read from their work at each event. “Rhode Island has a fantastic array of writers,” event coordinator and author R. Forand said. “This […]
Eager to get your spook on? Now’s your chance to check out HeARTspot’s Art of Darkness, back for its second year. “Most of the artists in this exhibit are locals,” said gallery owner Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon of the 42 pieces in the exhibition. “Some pieces are creepy and others are whimsical and funny.” The show […]
Native America occupies a shady area in the mainstream national consciousness, but the indigenous people of the Americas have neither vanished nor must be seen as an intangible unknown forced to linger on the fringes of society. Rhode Island-based documentary filmmaker and founder of Providence Pictures, Gary Glassman, has long been interested in the wealth […]