The Steel Yard, located in the industrial valley of Providence, allows aspiring artists or anyone who wants to learn something new to take classes in many different art and technical programs as a way of fulfilling its goal: to create a community where individuals can practice arts with others. I had the pleasure of sitting […]
FRI 19 Jaws Drive-In: There’s no better way to enjoy a movie about a shark terrorizing a beach than watching it at the beach. 9pm, 316 Atlantic Ave, Misquamicut. misquamicut.org SAT 20 Give Me 5: A film festival showcasing the work of Rhode Island teenage filmmakers. All films are five minutes or less. Support your […]
WED 26 – SUN 30 SENE: The RI-based Southeast New England Film, Music and Art fest takes place around RI each night, with highlights including the Friday Night Columbus Theatre premiere of local auteur Richard Griffin’s take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, shot locally. senefest.com – see full story FRI 28 An Intimate Evening with […]
The Southeast New England (SENE) Film, Music and Arts Festival showcases amazing films across all genres, live music, art exhibits and much more. Continuing to expand in its ninth year, the festival will run April 25-29, bringing exciting opportunities for Rhode Islanders to experience vibrant new ventures in film, music and arts. The action is […]
Editor’s note: Record Store/Vinyl Appreciation Day is April 22, 2017. For participating stores in RI: http://www.recordstoreday.com/Stores?state=RI – there is also more info below this article. There was a point in time when listening to your favorite album was an actual experience rather than just an accompaniment for your car ride or wallpaper behind a study session […]
It’s a day that’s a music junkie’s paradise. Each year, local record stores become hives for special releases and sometimes in-store performances, and this celebration of everything that is good in the music industry is held all over the world. Record Store Day (RSD) is happening once again on April 22: In Rhode Island, the […]
RI doesn’t really have much in the way of significant 420 events (hint-hint, pre-legalization party planners…) Here’s some stuff we know about (or that sound promising). 420 Party with Horizon Wireless & Rezin Headz: Presented by 13 Folds Magazine. Music, and most likely the largest collection of advocacy-minded legalization supporters. 8pm, Alchemy, 71 Richmond St, […]
Get Gored For Good is an annual spring charity fundraiser for Amos House held this year on the morning of Sunday, April 30, and modeled on the famed Running of the Bulls. Teams of runners compete for weeks to raise donations, culminating in a day of just-for-fun racing around the streets of Providence on a […]
Round the roller track the Riveters roll to roust and rejuvenate their record with a Rhodey Robin against their relentlessly renowned rivalry and other revved up renegades! On Saturday, April 22, and Sunday, April 23, at Thayer Arena in Warwick, Providence Roller Derby will be hosting the Rhodey Robin, a round-robin style tournament featuring the […]