Folk and roots.
January 1, 1970 @ 12:00 am - August 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pmThis exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Consider how and why drawings were created, paying special attention to the materials
March 12 - September 4Photos of local architecture
April 23 - July 24This exhibition showcases some of these recent acquisitions including works by Durr Freedley, Lindsay Morris, Andy Warhol, and Nafis M. White.
May 14 - September 18This three-person exhibition of paintings, works on paper and sculpture focuses on geometric compositional strategies
May 21 - July 19The Museum’s collection of quilts made in the 1880s-1890s by the Palmer family women.
May 28 - September 11Featured IFA Artist Mercedes Nuñez. Guest Artists Laura Travis & Michael Ezzell. Opening Reception: June 4, 5 – 8pm.
June 2 - July 10The theme of the art exhibit is inspired by the town’s unique celebration of American Independence Day.
June 6 - July 13Diaspora describes the migration of cultural identities that challenged the ideas of an established world.
June 16 - July 16Showcasing 100 original pieces of art by over 40 artists from around the world in various mediums, styles, sizes and prices.
June 18 - August 19Creative visualizations from Massachusetts to Malawi – drawings by Kristen Palana. Opening Reception: June 18, 1 – 3pm.
June 18 - July 30Affordable Art.
June 18 - July 31Mary Dondero. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Theresa Girard. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as one of the more explosive movie musicals of all time bursts onto the live stage. Alas, without Bacon, but with plenty of dance moves as a conservative town tries to prevent its teens from dancing.
June 22 - July 26Opening Reception: July 2
June 22 - July 24All the music news that doesn’t fit in other categories
Mostly known for his work with Montreal indie rockers Wolf Parade, Dan Boeckner is both versatile and enigmatic. With the supergroup Divine Fits, Boeckner joined forces with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel and Sam Brown, who’s the drummer for the Columbus, Ohio, garage punk act New Bomb Turks, to do a project that was heart-on-the-sleeve rock […]
Usually Sunday is a down period during the weekend. You wouldn’t normally spend the evening enjoying a sold-out show, but this past Sunday at the Columbus Theatre was an exception. Precursors to this decade’s indie folk renaissance, The Mountain Goats took hold of the main theater as part of their tour with solo artist William Tyler. It […]
“I think that creating space to pursue art and entrepreneurship is the most important thing you can do.” Sitting across from me is Brandon Lane, owner of Better Off, a local business situated on the West Side of Providence. It’s a chilly Monday night at 168 Broadway, and as the sky dims the city comes […]
Joe Satriani is bringing his prodigious guitar shredding to Providence this Thursday, March 31, where he will play at The Vets Auditorium at 7:30pm. Since picking up the guitar at 14, Satriani has sold more than 10 million albums, been nominated for 15 Grammys, gone on tour as Mick Jagger’s lead guitarist and been […]
Austin, Texas, rock ‘n’ roll act White Denim have been doing something for the past few years that’s a bit of a rarity. When this band was just starting out, they had this crazy blues punk sound that was raw as a t-bone steak. Recently the band has gotten a tad more polished and adopted […]
There was a heartbreaking start to 2016 with the deaths of legends Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead and David Bowie. The old guard is fading away bit by bit, but punk icon Iggy Pop rises with authority with his new release Post Pop Depression that’s due out on March 18. The album has an all-star cast […]
Ever since the mid ‘90s, Brooklyn hard rock act The Giraffes have been ripping music a new one with loud riffs, seismic drumming and sheer intensity. On March 19th they’ll be taking over Firehouse 13 with Attleboro punk legends Neutral Nation, rockers Red Mantis and post-apocalyptic phenoms Blackletter. Ahead of what should be a purely […]
There’s a certain mellow coolness to Thao Nguyen’s music. It has a habit of taking over your senses and giving you numerous sensations. She’s the frontwoman and guitarist for the San Francisco groovy indie-folk act Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, a band that has been making waves in the independent music community since […]
Welcome to the second installment of Don’t Quit Your Day Job where I try to figure out how local musicians and struggling artists pay their rent. Let me tell you a tale: Sometime around 2001 I was at a local show standing somewhere in the middle of the crowd enjoying a band I had never […]
When you hear the words Black Friday, horrific images might float around in your head. Crazed parents trying to find that new hot toy for their spoiled kids, people camped outside of Walmart for hours before the doors open and retail workers praying for their sanity while they deal with droves of customers until their shift […]
