2023 Food & Drink Awards August 14
RI Food Truck & Drink Awards 2023 If you didn’t attend this year’s Motif Food Truck & Drink Awards you sadly missed out on a great event. This was my […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Drink Awards Nominees
Voting for the 2023 Drink Awards is now open at motifri.com/foodawards. The celebration of the winners of both the drink awards and the food truck awards will take place on […]
Black Ships Sail Again: Long-sailing festival navigates to RI
The Black Ships have been a staple festival in Newport for as long as most can remember. This year, they’re celebrating both a proper return from COVID and their 40th […]
Roots Report: July 2023
Okee dokee folks… Well, it’s officially summer – my least favorite season of the year. It is my annual obligation to say that. People always find it hard to believe. […]
Amateur “Ham” Radio Field Day 2023: Nine RI sites invite public visitors including kids
Nine sites in RI will be open to visitors for the annual amateur “ham” radio Field Day this weekend, Jun 24-25, 2023. Details about each of these sites and contact […]
Falling for PVD Fest
You may have noticed something major missing from our coverage of festivals and fairs over the summer. This issue is full of info, but no mention of PVDFest. What happened? […]
Motif Monthly Mixology Madness
This Month’s Challenge! This month we’re partnering up with Narragansett Brewery! Bartenders will be challenged to create a unique cocktail using Narragansett Del’s Watermelon Shandy. This event runs from 7:30-10pm […]
The Great Gaspee: Gaspee Days Celebrates RI’s Colonial History
While it’s always a happening spot, Pawtuxet Village blasts to full volume during Gaspee Days, a month-long celebration of the burning of the HSM Gaspee; an aggressive act by the […]
Juneteenth: A Time of Reflection and Celebration
It was directly under the summer’s sun that I found myself submerged within a euphoric ripple of elation. Standing at the base of the Temple to Music’s steps, a gathering […]
More Summer 2023 RI Festivals
As much as we’d love to, we can’t write about everything happening in RI this summer. There’s soooooo much. Here are some of the fests that are amazing and worth […]