The Hummel Report: A Quarterly Update
Editor’s note: Jim Hummel has a quarterly update with new information on a handful of his investigations. Into The Homestretch — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is putting the finishing […]
Events:
CELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27Into The Woods
This classic musical follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would
March 21 - April 6Joanne Shaw Taylor
The bluesy singer’s spring tour features songs from her latest album, Heavy Soul.
March 28The TeleDynes
Influenced by surf rock and rockabilly while also drawing heavily from blues, country and swing to create their sound.
March 28 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmMarc Cohn
Singer/songwriter.
March 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBig Bad Voodoo Daddy
Contemporary swing revival band from Southern California.
March 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmHey Nineteen
Tribute to Steely Dan. These guys don’t mess around.
March 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Music director & conductor Toshiyuki Shimada.
March 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmJohnny Hoy and the Bluefish
Island dance party. Just what we need right now.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmWalter Trout
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAudiofields
House music.
March 29 @ 10:00 pm - March 30 @ 2:00 amChazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale
The prolific actor (The Usual Suspects, Analyze This) wrote the well known film, and this one-man play version.
March 30Peter Frampton
An English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands the Herd and Humble Pie.
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMatt Borrello Band
Folk artist from Boston. Boston goes folk?
April 4 @ 9:30 pm - April 5 @ 12:00 amNarrow River Band
A southern RI-based acoustic rock band.
April 5 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmRock Hearts
Musicians from Southern New England who love to sing and pick bluegrass, old country tunes, and seek out newer tunes from other genres to “bluegrass-ify.”
April 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Vox Hunters
Folk group that’s going hunting.
April 6 @ 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Hummel Report: New Rotary at CCRI
Anyone who has visited CCRI’s Warwick campus in the morning knows the drill: A line of cars backed up on the long road in from East Avenue, and controlled chaos […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Westerly Library
On one of the prettiest afternoons of the summer, more than a dozen children gathered under a sprawling magnolia tree for a program called Art in the Park. The setting: […]
The Hummel Report: Do We Need an Inspector General?
Figuring out a way to close an annual budget deficit has become a familiar challenge at the Rhode Island State House. This year’s $9.2 billion budget — a 30% increase […]
The Hummel Report: Mid-Year Update
Editor’s note: Jim Hummel has a mid-year update with new information on a handful of his investigations. Office with a View: Plans to build a $7.2 million state-owned ‘natural resources […]
RI Spotlight: Nowell Academy
On a Friday afternoon, at the end of the school day, Gioconda Ruiz and Krissia Barraza head out the back door, ready to start their weekend. Before heading home, though, […]
Hummel Report: Politics in Town Manager Choice
Immediately after North Kingstown’s new town council took over in early December it had an important – and pressing – decision to make: Whom to hire as town manager? Tom […]
RI Spotlight: “Go Red” for women’s heart health
It was all shades of red as far as the eye could see across the 5th floor ballroom of the Rhode Island Convention Center in February, as women – and […]
The Hummel Report: Breaking Ground at Browning Mill Pond
On an unusually warm day in February, Browning Mill Pond in Exeter proved to be a popular place for visitors from near and far. Some were hiking, others were just […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Books Are Wings
The sea of children’s books stretched across lunch tables lined up at the cafeteria of an elementary school in Central Falls. Long before the students arrived for a special morning […]
