Not So Great Gatsby: The Show Must Go On
Dear Nick, Spring is taking its grand ol’ time in arriving fashionably late to Lil Rhody. It’s more like “Winter 2: Electric Boogaloo” than any kind of fairer, milder, out-like-a-lamb […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Social Fabric: Textiles and Contemporary Issues
Featured artists include: Jim Arendt, Elizabeth Duffy, Brooke Erin Goldstein, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Letitia Huckaby, Tamara Kostianovsky, Dinh Q. Lê, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Veronica Mays, Alison Saar, Emma Welty, Nafis M. White,
December 3, 2022 @ 8:00 am - June 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pmNancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not bend an inch
February 17 - August 4Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmMy Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
From the king of swing to the Rat Pack, Ol’ Blue Eyes charmed his way into the hearts of millions. Celebrate the pivotal moments of Sinatra’s remarkable five-decade career with
May 24 - June 11Off With Their Heads
Award-winning playwright and poet Darcie Dennigan (Dolores Goes to Poetry City; RESCUE! Or, The Fish; The Pleiades) and director Josh Short re-team for a brand new musical about the rape
May 25 - June 8Eveline Luppi
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 4 from 2 – 4pm.
May 30 - June 16Spreading It Around
Angela Drayton, a wealthy widow living in an upscale retirement community, is tired of handing out money to her unappreciative children. So she starts the “S.I.N. (Spending It Now) Foundation,”
May 31 - June 28Michael Rapaport
Actor and comedian known for pugnacious roles.
June 8 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmRISA Songwriters in the Round
Enjoy great original music as part of the audience and help select the theme for the next month’s songwriters. Light food and drinks.
June 8 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMichael Rapaport
Actor and comedian known for pugnacious roles.
June 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmTake it to the Bridge
Award-winning seven-piece band delivers an energetic twist on current & classic rock, pop, R&B, and Motown.
June 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBilly Veader & No Agenda Band
A variety of upbeat rock, blues & country.
June 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMax Creek
The classic rock band that was formed by Dave Reed, John Rider and Bob Gosselin in 1971.
June 9 @ 9:00 pm - June 10 @ 12:00 amDraw the Line
Aerosmith tribute.
June 9 @ 9:00 pm - 11:30 pmMichael Rapaport
Actor and comedian known for pugnacious roles.
June 9 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmFunky Submarine
Funky, groovy, jazzy interpretations of Beatles songs.
June 10 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmMichael Rapaport
Actor and comedian known for pugnacious roles.
June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmHey Nineteen
Tribute to Steely Dan.
June 10 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Naticks
A high-energy indie band that has played together for over ten years. Original pop-rock and a variety of high-energy, classic and modern covers.
June 10 @ 9:00 pm - June 11 @ 12:30 am
Not So Great Gatsby: Getting Creative
“This is how it works You’re young until you’re not You love until you don’t You try until you can’t You laugh until you cry You cry until you laugh […]
Not So Great Gatsby: All You Bad Folks
“All you black folks, you must go All you Mexicans, you must go And all you poor folks, you must go Muslims and gays, boy, we hate your ways So […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Welcome to the Terrordome
Dear Nick, It’s been a tough few months for me since the election. To pretend otherwise would be dishonest. I don’t know what to say, how to express what is […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Gats Rides a Made Pony
Dear Nick, To paraphrase Rakim: It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t left you without a strong piece to read through; think of how many weak columns you slept through, […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Seeking Happiness in 2015, However it Appears
Dear Nick, I cannot believe that we’ve made our way round the sun yet another time. As the weather blusters into town turning our breath steamy white, I’ve taken to […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Why I’m Leaving Facebook
Dear Nick, I’m often conflicted when this time of year rolls around. I have so many things to be thankful for, yet I find myself pining for the latest car or […]
Not So Great Gatsby: The Diminutive Demon of Dorrance Street
Dear Nick, Imagine this: a pudgy, tiny, toupee-sporting man hatches a cocaine- and alcohol-fueled plot to recover his divorce settlement money (as much as $500,000) by kidnapping his ex-wife’s friend […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Driving Mr. Gatsby
Dear Nick: Driving on the short but uniquely Rhode Islandish stretch of I95 that serves as a spine for the state, I saw a guy transporting a long metal ladder. […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Allegedly Aloe Verifiably Vera
When I was a kid, we didn’t have no insurance. We didn’t have a damn thing. You had to be damn near dead to see the doctor. You had to […]