LUNAR NOTES: September 2023 Forecast
Aries:As the swirl and whirl of the summer season winds down, your social life continues at full bore. Amidst all of this frivolity you manage to focus on how much […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023The Performative Self-Portrait
Explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity.
May 13 - November 12Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmRhode Island Art Educators Exhibit, September 1-30
Join us for our annual RI Art Educator’s Showcase, an exhibition featuring artwork from those individuals who teach art to others. Art teachers have the unique gift of
September 1 - September 30Otis Read & Jimmy Corwin
Acoustic folk with blues and country roots, joined by Chris Books on pedal steel guitar.
September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmVic DiBitetto
Comedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGypsy
Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac tribute.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmConfounded Bridge
Led Zeppelin tribute
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Leigh Band
Guitarist, singer, and composer.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDudemanbro
Alt-rock, reggae fusion
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmWard Hayden & The Outliers
Double record release party performing originals and tributes to Hank Williams.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSilent Disco
2 DJ’s – 1 Pair of Headphones.
September 30Vic DiBitetto
Comedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPat Travers Band
Rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer.
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmForeigners Journey
Foreigner & Journey tribute
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmUnderEstimated Prophet
Grateful Dead tribute and OG rock.
October 1 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmAl Copley Quintet
Blues, jazz, and swing.
October 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmShadows of the ‘60s
Featuring top industry musicians and singers performing Motown hits spanning several decades. It’ll get you dancing in the street!
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn Evening with Tom Rush
Long-standing folk and blues phenomenon
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Botti
Everything from jazz to pop to rock.
October 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Fall in the Stars
Although autumn officially begins on September 23, 2023, we begin to feel the shift in the energies weeks before as both Venus and Mercury end their retrograde periods. Traditional astrologers […]
It’s National Farmers Market Week: August 6 – 12, 2023
Now in its 24th year, National Farmers Market Week (August 6 – 12, 2023) is an annual celebration highlighting the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system. […]
A vow to the binding union of a pint of beer: Exploring RI’s OG beer
Let’s face it, communication is important in any type of relationship. Are women better communicators than men? I can’t answer this. I have been guilty of holding things in. If […]
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 […]
Lunar Notes: August 9 to 30, 2023
Aries: Filled with confidence, you radiate that confidence in all that you do. Even if you don’t feel quite so confident. You have a deep appreciation for the finer things […]
Motif Film Screenings
Looking for a laidback, outdoor summer event? The Motif Magazine Film Screening series is a monthly event where chosen local short films are shown. It takes place on the ramp […]
SUMMER OF STRIKES: An actor’s view on striking issues
Amidst the sea of black and yellow, you can feel a passion and an intensity surrounding the group. The sense of purpose is strong. If you get close, and you […]
ecoRI News Roundup: New RIPTA director, no offshore wind, safe fishing?
RIDOT Director Alviti Takes Helm of RIPTA Board PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Department of Transportation director Peter Alviti took the helm of the state transit system’s governing board last week, […]
An Eight-Year-Old for a Boss: A food cart as a family business
Eight-year-old Cecilia is poised to become (we’re pretty sure) the youngest food truck operator in RI with the grand opening of Cecilia’s Snacks at the 2023 Motif Food Truck Awards. […]
