IMBIBE: Mixing It Up This Summer
I’ve often heard from industry experts and boozy laymen alike that summer = beer drinking. This is the summer to throw off our aluminum chains and bottle caps and free ourselves […]
Events:
Tom White Trio
Jazz music.
February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSugar Ray And The Bluetones
Award-winning rockin’ traditional blues band.
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGreg Abate Quartet
A high-energy jazz quartet, although the music is melodic and meaningful with a mixture of original songs and jazz standards.
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMichael Brennan
A singer and songwriter out of MA.
February 22 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Director & conductor Toshiyuki Shimada, leads “A Call for Peace.”
February 22 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmBilly Joel
The singer/songwriter/composer/piano man is the sixth best-selling recording artist and the fourth best-selling solo artist ever, with over 160 million records sold worldwide.
February 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDonna Byrne with the Marshall Wood Trio
Donna was one of Tony Bennett’s favorite singers. Features Marshall Wood on bass, Tim Ray on piano, and Les Harris Jr. on drums.
February 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmAn Evening with Tom Rush
A journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become with the living, songwriting legend.
February 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe John Allmark Jazz Orchestra
This event showcases some of the best talent and expertise in the field. Immerse yourself in a world of cutting-edge Jazz.
February 24 @ 8:00 pm - February 25 @ 12:00 amDivas of Drag
A double dose of glitz and glamour, sass, and class with RI drag stars Haley Star and LaDiva Jonz.
February 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmGimme Gimme Disco
A DJ-based dance party playing ABBA hits, plus plenty of other disco hits from the ’70s & ’80s like The Bee Gees, Donna Summer, & Cher (Disco attire encouraged).
February 27 @ 8:00 pm - February 28 @ 1:00 am
A Tour Through RI Vineyards
A trend with RI vineyards, and our farms in general, is how hard they work to keep extra chemicals off of their crops. Each vineyard approaches the problem differently, but […]
Got Beer? Hot Fun and Cold Beer
Summer and suds are a perfect match. Here’s a jam-packed guide to where to make the most of both of ’em. First, the fests. Each of the summer months has […]
GISBF Wrap-Up
The Great International Spring Beer Festival this year was, as I wrote about previously, very different from years past. Sometimes change is a good thing. Despite the uncooperative weather, there […]
Got Beer? Hitting the Lottery
Anyone who’s been into craft beer for more than 10 minutes has heard of the likes of Pliny the Elder, Heady Topper and our own local hit IPA, the Captain’s Daughter. […]
Got Beer? Get Ready For …
There are quite a few “beer holidays” that provide an excellent excuse to enjoy a craft brew or three (in case any day that ends in “y” isn’t excuse enough to […]
Got Beer? The GIBF Is on the Move
Since its inception 22 years ago, the Great International Beer Festival has been staple of the craft beer scene in Rhode Island. Before I even began writing for Motif, I […]
What’s on Tap at Tilted Barn
A common problem among RI brewers is that they can never seem to brew enough beer to satisfy the crowds flooding their tasting rooms every week. One member of the Rhode Island […]
Got Beer? Talking Beer with RI’s Brewing Brain Trust
Do you want to get to know the people who make your beer ’round here? We sent queries to local pros — and they answered them! Meet our panel of […]
Hop to It!
Rhode Island is seeing a boom in microbreweries like never before, and not far behind is another growing trend as the state produces more local and artisan ingredients. This year […]