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Epic Theatre Company AD Kevin Broccoli Accused of Sexual Impropriety: Epic to freeze all current and future performances

Epic Theatre Company founder and Motif contributor Kevin Broccoli was accused of sexual assault earlier this week, allegations found credible by an investigation conducted by Epic’s executive director Megan Ruggiero, general manager Lauren Pothier, and associate artistic director Angelique Dina. Broccoli is not stepping down from his position within the theater company, so that he […]

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Sea 3: A danger to our community

Last Thursday, a vigil was held at the intersection between Allens Ave and Terminal Road in Providence. Hosted by the People’s Port Authority, the Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty, and Renew Rhode Island, the vigil had one clear goal: to oppose the expansion of the Sea 3 oil company in the Providence Port. For more […]

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Posted on June 4, 2021June 18, 2021
Michael Bilow
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Slam on the Brakes: Food trucks at RI state parks abruptly canceled

This story has been updated; scroll to bottom of text. The sudden cancellation by RI state government of the remaining six of eight food truck events scheduled for 2021 in Colt and Goddard State Parks comes amidst a serious conflict of views as to what happened at the two events that were actually held. According […]

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Gaspee Days 2021: Parade, fireworks as usual

Gaspee Days is an annual celebration in Warwick and Cranston commemorating one of the first acts of violence by the colonists against the British government leading up to the American Revolution, when in 1772 the tax schooner HMS Gaspee was captured and burned to the waterline by Providence-based merchants and smugglers. After mostly canceling in […]

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Batty for Bill

Bill Bartholomew, Rhode Island’s podcaster of record, is set to unleash his other talent on the state on June 11 when he releases his EP Bats. This is Bartholomew’s first solo album since 2016, and the first in a series of albums he plans to release throughout the year. Bartholomew will step out of the […]

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Motif’s 2021 RI Drink Awards

UPDATE: Our Food Truck and Drink Awards ceremony has been postponed until Monday, September 13.Voting has been extended until Sunday, August 29. Our Beer & Spirits Awards are new. We asked our eats & drinks writers, and the planners of most local beer fests and the bartenders at a number of local craft-focused pubs, but […]

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Motif’s 2021 RI Food Truck Awards

UPDATE: Our Food Truck and Drink Awards ceremony has been postponed until Monday, September 13.Voting has been extended until Sunday, August 29. Our Food Truck Awards, now in its 5th year (with time off for pandemics), draws nominations from our food writers and the event planners at Food Trucks In and other food truck events […]

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Movie Theaters Are Dead. Long Live the Movie Theaters.

At the beginning of the pandemic, hundreds of articles predicted the death of the movie theater. Now it looks as if rumors of its death were greatly exaggerated. Since the dawn of television, however, pundits have been proclaiming movies dead. Let’s test your knowledge of other things predicted to kill the movie theater. Movie attendance […]

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Shake Your Groove Thing

Roller disco is coming to Providence! Thursday and Friday nights, the rink at the Bank Newport City Center will be transformed into a massive outdoor Roller Disco. PVDLive is curating Thursday nights and Conscious Club curates the DJs and live performers Friday night, while the mood is set by a spinning disco ball. The Trinity […]

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