Actress and singer.
November 28 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmMix of stand-up, song, and skits.
November 28 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmPop/punk band.
November 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe captivating sound of nine unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music.
November 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmReggae night featuring DJ Pauly Danger of Upsetta Sound and guest bands weekly. Free before 10pm, $5 after. 21+.
November 29 @ 9:00 pm - November 30 @ 1:00 amAn event every week that begins at 9:00 pm on Monday, repeating indefinitely
Spice up your Mondays with live Americana played by an ever-changing roster of musicians.
November 29 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 9:00 pm on Monday, repeating indefinitely
Test your humor mettle with a rotating weekly guest host. Followed by karaoke.
November 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until November 30, 2021
After a 2 year break, RI’s wildest variety show returns to the MET for their annual holiday outing! Great music, comedy, variety and more.
December 23 @ 8:00 pmFrank Gasbarro—a well-known but elusive figure in the Providence art world—delights with his eccentric personal style in this BankRI Galleries exhibit.
September 2 - December 1“Recent Paintings by Frank Gasbarro.”
November 10 - December 1“All Types,” guest curator, Carol FitzSimonds.
November 10 - December 19Virtual gallery
November 10 - December 1Virtual gallery
November 10 - December 1Virtual gallery
November 10 - December 1Public art installation.
November 10 - December 1Dorner Prize 2021.
November 10 - December 31A new, plucky Christmas comedy in which an endearingly enthusiastic office worker learns the true meaning of Christmas, one office hijink at a time.
November 17 - December 31RI’s wonderful holiday tradition, set in a mansion and performed in a mansion!.
November 24 - December 3Back by popular demand, this adaptation of the Frank Capra classic brings you back to that olden time of world war and radio serials. Jimmy Stewart impression not included.
November 26 - December 24Get your flea on!
November 28 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Sunday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Includes a family-friendly arcade and snack bar.
November 28 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Sunday seems to be flea day.
November 28 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Sunday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Odie Teken & Guests in the Lounge.
November 28 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Sunday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Okee dokee folks…Last week I was fortunate to attend the 2021 edition of Farm Aid. For those of you who don’t know about Farm Aid it’s a fundraising and awareness raising concert/organization dedicated to helping family farmers and promoting good food. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson in 1985 and was inspired by an […]
Okee dokee folks… It’s pumpkin spice season. Not that I am a fan but I am at least glad that the summer is over. I saw a meme that read “pumpkin spice vaccines available”. If it was real maybe more folks would get it. Here I am eager to get vaccine #3 and there are […]
It’s the Eve of All Hallows Eve, and the fires of Devil’s Night will be roaring bright at club Dusk for the first ever BURLESQUE N’ ROLL! This two-stage indoor/outdoor carn-evil event will feature bloodcurdling bands and burlesque dancers. Getting mummified up for the night could “payoff” for a few lucky winners of the […]
As one of Mike’s closest friends for more than sixty years, I’ve felt that I should express my feelings and share it with the rest of Motif’s readers. He was an inductee to the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.Mike Renzi was among the top international jazz accompanists in the musical world. He owed his […]
Local jazz bass-guitarist Joe Potenza’s dad provided a cool variety of instruments for his family, while growing up in Providence. He tried them all, and got to favor the bass-guitar.Joe began gigging with several of Rhode Island’s excellent musicians, including legends, trumpeter John Allmark, pianist Mike Renzi and reed great Dino Govoni. They taught him […]
This summer, Miraya Shah, aka @mirayavibes, a 10 year-old rapper, had her stage debut alongside Chachi Carvalho. Diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 7, she had been writing stories and songs for a while, and when it came time to choose what she wanted to do after treatment ended, she chose a creative endeavor. […]
Burt Jagolinzer, who has attended the Newport Jazz concerts for 67 years writes: George was my friend and my association with him was very important to me, each year… I would always congratulate him, after each Newport performance.… George Wein discovered jazz, as one of his most important loves of his life. (The other love […]
Okee dokee folks… Back in July I was invited to open for the band The Fools in New Hampshire. I thought it an odd pairing but I took the gig nonetheless. I remembered the band from the early 80’s and loved their songs “Psycho Chicken”- a “Weird Al-esque” spoof of the Talking Heads’, “Psycho Killer”, […]
By Cathren Housley Stefan Couture creates a party wherever he goes. During the long COVID lockdown when venues went dark, he gathered fans and found a growing crowd of new friends at his Virtual Campfire every Saturday night in North Smithfield, RI. Now that the club and concert stages have reopened, Couture has been spreading […]
My first few years at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals were spent standing behind a cart, selling ice cold drinks to festival attendees. I’d chase the shade with my umbrella, while listening to legends and newcomers play, and daydream about what it must look like from up there on the historic stage. As I’d […]
