In October, the popular TED Talk will get its own Rhode Island flavor when TEDxProvidence takes place for the seventh time. Slated for October 13, the event is expected to draw more than 1,000 people. Although the Ted Conference provides general guidance, TEDx events are organized locally and independently managed, meant to provide a similar […]
That tick-tock of the clock you hear is the countdown to the annual Jewelry City Steampunk Festival, which takes place on October 27. Staged in several locations around the Attleboro Public Library, the festival is a non-profit steampunk-themed showcase of arts, entertainment and education for all ages. When the day arrives, downtown Attleboro — once known […]
PRONK!, Rhode Island’s annual celebration of freestyle brass and drum music, will be returning to Providence with a cacophonous and joyful oomph on October 8. Describing itself as a “heartfelt antidote to mainstream culture,” PRONK! operates with a delightful disregard for social and music convention; radical acceptance is the essence of the occasion, and freedom […]
On October 2, Revival Brewery will host a Big Brothers Big Sisters event for prospective big brothers called Buds and Suds. “We have 92 boys waiting for a mentor,” said Taylor Millspaugh, development and community relations associate. Everyone who attends the 21+ event will get a tour of the brewery, receive free food and a tasting, drink discounted full […]
Tomaquag Museum, the cultural and historic museum of the Narragansett tribe, will celebrate its 60th anniversary at Trinity Rep in Providence on September 6. Aimed at native and non-native groups alike, the celebration has been designed to bring visibility to Rhode Island’s indigenous community, and will celebrate the past, present and future through a dynamic, […]
“Okay, you’re at the grocery store and a zombie apocalypse is on the way, but you can only speak in questions and scene!” This is the type of direction audiences may witness improvisors play out on September 13 – 15, when 40 local and national improv comedy acts hit the stage at AS220 for the 15th annual Providence […]
THU 6 Tomaquag’s 60th Anniversary Cultural Celebration: The RI Native American Museum celebrates its anniversary with indigenous music, dance, food and entertainment. 390 Summit Rd, Exeter. tomaquagmuseum.org SAT 8 Level Exchange Launch: Sun of Sound and Funk Underground help LX launch to their next level, unveiling their recording facility that will enhance their ongoing efforts […]
WED 29 PechaKucha: This grown-up, speed-trial version of show and tell gives each presenter precisely 20 slides, up for 20 seconds each, to tell their story. 7:20pm. This month (#112) the theme is “Foreign” and the location is the Guild, 461 Main St, Pawtucket. fb.com/events/2183097271729933 Jamie Craighead Trio/ The King’s Buskateers/ Malyssa BellaRosa: Folk. 9pm. […]
If you’re longing for the days of big hair and shoulder pads, A-ha’s “Take On Me” and Wham’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” then head to NEON RetroFest (neonri.com), a celebration of 1980s culture, August 24 – 26 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Providence-Warwick. In the immortal words of the Huey Lewis and the News, “So take me […]
WED 22 The Flaming Lips: Alternative rock/ psychedelic rock/ post-punk. 9pm. The Strand, 79 Washington St, PVD. thestrandri.com FRI 24 – SUN 26 NEON RetroFest 2018: For those who think fondly of that ‘80s retro aesthetic. Times vary all days. Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich Ave, Warwick. neonri.com FRI 24 Bob Otis Benefit: Metal and hard […]