Simple Questions Phillipe and Jorge may not have old-school, Brylcreemed, part-it-on-the-side Ivy League haircuts, and are not as scrubbed-up and bright and shiny as Hillary’s political advisors, but we can probably give her better input on how to run a campaign than her control freak know-it-alls. How about starting out each day by asking the […]
Tiverton’s Van Vessem Gallery and Providence’s POP: Emporium of Pop Culture are excited to announce an exhibition of Bobby Grossman’s photography, Low Fidelity. The exhibit, which opens with a reception on October 7 6pm, is a joint venture between Van Vessem Gallery and POP. The photographs will be hosted at POP’s gallery space at 219 West Park St in Providence. The exhibit […]
Thru Oct 15 Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief, Burbage Theatre Company, Aurora, 276 Westminster St, PVD. The story of Othello’s martyred wife, a woman in a world that fails to acknowledge how limitless women can be. Also, how limitless handkerchiefs can be. burbagetheatre.org Sept 28 ecoRI News Zero-Trash Birthday Bash: Everything at this fun, ultra-green […]
Education comes in many different forms and not every student learns best in a classroom setting, according to Steven Heath, executive director of FabNewport, a private non-profit organization that seeks to bring the “maker culture” to youth. “We are born to learn. If you put a 2-year-old on the floor you don’t have to teach […]
Thru Sunday, October 9 Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St, PVD. You read it in high school, now see the blood-soaked Old English poem in a raucous rock ‘n’ roll retelling. Watch as Beowulf defends the great hall of Heorot alongside a panel of academics who will over-analyze his every […]
Thru Saturday, October 15 Narrows Art Gallery, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, Mass. narrowscenter.org. “Newport Folk Festival Moments: Photographs by McCaffrey and Mojo” Thursday, September 8 The VETS Open House: For the first time, the VETS will be opening their doors for an open house. Tour the beautiful theater, take advantage of discounted tickets to select […]
Apple Picking Appleland Orchard: 135 Smith Ave, Smithfield Barden Family Orchard: 56 Elmdale Rd, North Scituate Bascombe Farm: 5 Old West Wrentham Rd, Cumberland Dame Farm: 91B Brown Ave, Johnston, RI Fraser Orchard: 135 Carrs Trail, Coventry, RI Harmony Farms: 359 Saw Mill Rd, North Scituate Hill Orchards: 86 Winsor Ave, Johnston, RI Indian Rock […]
PRONK! street festival, which takes place on October 10 at Burnside Park, is a Providence favorite for those who love brass band music, community events and an old-fashioned good time. But the tradition that founded the original Honk in Somerville, Providence’s PRONK! and street celebrations in other cities is not just a raucous party; it’s […]
From November 11 through 13 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, the city is going to be taken into a new dimension. There’s going to be people dressing in costume, artistic dynamos, structural monstrosities and even a few celebrities. The atmosphere is going to be electric and eyes will be amazed at the […]
I will officially go on record saying that this has been the worst summer for surf in over 20 years. Local surfers are beyond frustrated, watching day after day for anything over ankle high to appear. Surf shops are unable to sell surfboards and wetsuits because there are no customers inspired to buy them. Even […]