Before the Internet, before television, before radio, before airplanes, before automobiles, before electrification, people realized that the world was changing in fundamental ways and that the pace of change was accelerating. Looking forward excited people and inspired optimism. As the world industrialized, great nations turned their great cities into showplaces that, for a few months, […]
Just like Robb Stark of Winterfell in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, who calls the loyal banners to rally to war against the evil Lannisters who beheaded Winterfell’s Lord Eddard Stark and usurped the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms from its rightful heir, Stannis Baratheon, so too does the 48 Hour Film Project — […]
Writing about something like the One-Hour Theater Challenge, CTCs’ current offering, is a bit like trying to nail a bag of jelly to the wall – there’s no way to keep it contained or centered. In one sense, it’s a new play festival, with short works written primarily by CTC company members and associates. In […]
The Blackstone Valley Amateur Radio Club (BVARC), whose government-issued club “callsign” is W1DDD, on the weekend of Sat, Jun 27 and Sun, Jun 28 will set up a radio transmitting and receiving demonstration station using tents and trailers on the grounds of the Scituate Senior Center, 1315 Chopmist Hill Rd, Scituate, the former location of […]
Athletic Dad FRI 19 Narragansett Bay Half Marathon and 5k: A beautiful run along the bike path with views of Narragansett Bay. 7am – noon, Starts at Pierce Memorial Stadium, East Providence. nbhalf.com SAT 20 22nd Annual Buzzards Bay Swim: Celebrate clean water with more than 300 individuals, families and teams, ages 12 – 83! […]
Pride Festival on South Water Street – Saturday Daytime RI Pride will host a daytime festival on South Water St all day long on Sat, Jun 20 that is free and open to the public. Festival goers will be treated to a variety of informational and fun booths and displays. Food trucks, food vendors, organizational […]
Save The Bay’s fourth annual Taste of The Bay drew more than 300 supporters to the organization’s bayside location to sample the local flavors of Narragansett Bay on Thurs, Jun 11. More than 30 vendors served up delicious bite-sized dishes featuring locally grown or produced oysters, scallops, fish, vegetables, breads, meat, desserts, beer, wine and […]
The Providence Gay Men’s Chorus have delivered a relentlessly upbeat show with their new spring concert. The theme is “Get Happy,” and the song selections are guaranteed to get you in a happy mood. Under the direction of Kim Kuda, the chorus hit nothing but high notes in their 20-song set. The concerts will continue through Jun 7 […]
Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers is a play about family and kindness. I have never seen a production of this play that emulated that theme from the moment you stepped in the door — from the set construction, which was a family affair, to the lovely family created onstage — until I saw Rhode Island […]
Epic Theatre Company’s production of Orlando, based on the novel by Virginia Woolf, questions our view of the sexes with stunning efficiency. Written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Kira Hawkridge, Orlando is a parody of a biography. The book was inspired by Woolf’s admiration for the author and aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, to whom it is dedicated. […]