Locale Profiles: Viva Mexico
Providence has no shortage of Mexican restaurants. In this economy, they are gaining popularity for providing affordable cuisine in a festive restaurant setting. Viva Mexico ups the ante by making […]
Events:
A Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back! The humbug’s wrenching, covetous, and cares more for money than all else. When the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the ghost
November 23 - December 29A Christmas Carol
With a cast of five amazing actors playing all of the parts, this is the wonderful holiday story and tradition that you love with CTC flair. Full of fun, energy,
December 5 - December 22The Smithereens with guest vocalist John Cowsill
Rock for the cows. Smash the pasture to bits. Star-studded Americana.
December 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRambudikon’s Haunted Christmas
Make sure to bring your ghostly self; nothing else. Metal and punk.
December 13 @ 6:30 pm - 11:30 pmNefesh Mountain
A New York-based progressive bluegrass band that bridges elements of American folk and Appalachian bluegrass with Celtic folk and Jewish melodies.
December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmNRBQ
This stands for New Rhythm and Blues Quartet, a band that’s been called a national treasure.
December 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSoul Shot
Reggae music for the soul.
December 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSoul Power Dance Party
100% soul mod disco. Disco inferno baby. DJ’s TY Jesso & John O’Leary.
December 13 @ 10:00 pm - December 14 @ 2:00 amKeith Hughes & Ron Porta
R&B, rock, pop, blues, jazz music.
December 14 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmThe Nutcracker
This holiday tradition features stars from New York City Ballet and a stage transformed into a New London winter seaport in the 1850s.
December 14 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pmMichael Brennan
Singer, songwriter, and actor based out of Massachusetts.
December 14 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmEileen Ivers
Eileen’s Irish and American roots shine throughout this mix of traditional, story-filled, age-old Wren Day songs, poems, and of course, foot stomping and hollerin’ roots music.
December 14 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmJohnny and the East Coast Rockers
Swingin’ rhythm and blues, rocking the coast.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmElectric Dugans/ Battlemode/ Ghosts in the Snow/ Thousand Years Between
Heavy post-rock.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmTab Benoit/ Jesse Dayton
A Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has built a career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBilly Gilman
Famed country star is home for the holidays.
December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMatt Borrello Band
New England area guitarist and singer-songwriter.
December 14 @ 9:30 pm - December 15 @ 12:00 amThe Nutcracker
This holiday tradition features stars from New York City Ballet and a stage transformed into a New London winter seaport in the 1850s.
December 15 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pmHandel’s Messiah
Christine Noel, conductor | Eleonore Cockerham, soprano | Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano | Thomas Cooley, tenor | Douglas Williams, baritone | Providence Singers, Christine Noel, artistic director.
December 15 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmHoliday Pops
Yaniv Dinur, conductor and emcee, hosts appearances by the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra and the Showstoppers.
December 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
The Elephant in the Room – Tea Rocks!
My husband and I are coffee drinkers. I do enjoy a cup of tea each night before bed, but never, ever would it occur to me to order tea at […]
The Cranston Dirty Dive Crawl
Cranston and its inhabitants are given a pretty bad rap by its neighboring towns, stereotyped as a pack of uncultured townies who take the Rhode Island accent to all new […]
Dash Around Town: Julians on Broadway
Okay, I’m an old crusty beatnik. You’d have to drag me into a Starbucks (here come the lawsuits) kicking and screaming. And yet, a place like Julians on Broadway in […]
Locale Profiles: Santa’s Elves
Local farmers pose for Santa’s Elves to help feed the hungry in RI When you think of your average calendar girl or guy, the first image to come to mind […]
Locale Profiles: The Fertile Underground
Part communal garden, part co-op, part grocery store, part cafe, and entirely local. The Fertile Underground Natural Cooperative is two years strong into its quest to change the way Providence […]
Open and Closed: January
Open Not Your Average Joe’s Kitchen and Bar is leaving Warwick Mall-goers saying, “When did that get there?” after popping up on Bald Hill Road. Expect chain fare with an […]
I’m Sorry I Farted, But I’ve Gone Vegan
“Vegan Before Six” for those who can’t quite break up with meat My husband is a true carnivore. When we began dating, we joked that sex and bacon were tied […]
Locale Profile: State Fare
By Erica Deis In a fickle industry that fluctuates in time with a customer base always looking for the latest trend, Kirby Dorius is a firebrand that is drawing […]
Opened and Closed
Opened It feels like every week we list a new taco joint. Is Mexican food replacing Chinese as Americans’ favorite foreign treat? Decide for yourself at Tacos Don Nacho in […]