THRU OCT 23 Billy Elliot, Ocean State Theatre Company, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick. A young boy discovers his extraordinary gift for ballet in this Tony Award winning smash hit musical making its RI professional debut. oceanstatetheatre.org Thru Oct 23 See review at motifri.com/billyelliot2016 THU 13 Ruthie Foster: For those who Foster a love of blues […]
The first time I ever saw Keith Zarriello, he walked onto a darkened stage with an antique oil lamp and belted out an a capella stunner about owning the stage and how he was going to die when he is 30. I was instantly captivated, and over the next year dove into the gold mine […]
So, you may have heard of this thing called Beervana, the Nirvana for beer nerds. But such beer lovers — and food lovers and socialites and human beings alike — need more than just one day to experience the finest craft beers at the bars/restaurants/liquor stores that serve them. Thus, a solution: Providence Craft Beer […]
THRU OCT 16 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Attleboro Community Theatre, Ezekiel Bates Masonic Lodge, 71 North Main St, Attleboro, Mass. A heart wrenching play about a mental institution that’s sure to shock. attleborocommunitytheatre.com See review at motifri.com/oneflew2016 FRI 7 The Motet: A funk, afrobeat and jazz-influenced group. 8pm, Fete Ballroom, 103 Dike St, […]
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 […]