Providence ¡CityArts! is serving as community partner with Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies for their production of In the Heights. The show will be presented March 2 – 12 at Stuart Theatre on the main campus. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights tells the story of a vibrant Cuban, Dominican and Puerto […]
FRI 3 Live Bait: Tattoo: Got a story about your ink? This interactive event fishes participants’ names out of a bowl and asks them to improvise their true story in six minutes or less. 10pm, AS220, 95 Empire St, PVD. as220.org SAT 4 Women’s Wrestling Revolution: This women’s wrestling extravaganza includes 14 wrestlers over seven […]
In late 2007, about six months into Local 121’s existence, Bryan Minto had a seemingly outlandish idea to boost the new restaurant’s late-night sales: Take the fine-dining establishment located in a historic building, throw in some DJs and subwoofers, and turn the space out. Nearly 10 years later, as Minto revisited his successful experiment on […]
Here’s What’s Happening in Rhode Island on St. Patrick’s Day
On February 25 & 26, the Rhode Island Convention Center will be taken to a whole new dimension. Celebrities from horror and paranormal films, psychic mediums, talented artists and absolute weirdos will be present. There’s also bound to be a bunch of cosplay taking place with countless captivating costumes. It’s Terror Con, a two-day event […]
WED 22 PechaKucha: The theme is “two wheels.” The interpretation – up to an assemblage of presenters. 7:20. Recycle-a-bike, 12 Library Ct, PVD. fb.com/pechakuchapvd THU 23 – SAT 25 12th Annual Illuminated Garden in Ballard Park: Trees and flowers lit up like Christmas, with thousands of lights spread over 3 acres. Buckle on your snowboots […]
Displaying his own collection of spider, skull and deep sea creature tattoos, musician and promoter Justin Marcotte gears up for his next big event: The Providence Tattoo & Music Fest 3! “This event is a big game changer for me,” said Marcotte. “I got the idea from when my band Joint Damage played the Rock […]
On February 25, The Naked Magicians come to The Vets in Providence, bringing with them the only R-rated magic show in the world, which is a sexy combination of comedy, mind blowing magic and of course, some nudity. I was lucky enough to have a one-on-one with the charismatic duo Christopher Wayne and Mike Tyler […]
Are you thinking of getting your first tattoo? Maybe you are new in town and would like to find the right artist to add to your extensive body of work. You may already have a few tattoos of varying quality, and just want to tidy them up and pull them together into a cohesive piece […]
On January 29, if you were to arrive late at Luna Loba: El Azufre [The Sulfur Moon] at AS220 Black Box Theater, you would have walked into a packed house, standing room only, to a completely silent moment on stage. In other venues, walking into that environment would cause a stir. But Shey Rivera, artistic director at […]