Events:
The Great Art Heist
August 15 - September 14Arboretum Tour: Stonybrook
Explore Gothic Revival manor house on 4.8 acres filled with gorgeous collections. Plant highlights include an extensive beech collection, a host of conifers, mature oaks, and plants capable of thriving
August 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amJorma Kaukonen
Roots, blues, and rock.
August 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmNRBQ
R&B quartet.
August 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmStart Making Sense
The 7-piece Talking Heads tribute band brings much of the Heads unique live show to the stage, with front man Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne, giving you a
August 22 @ 9:00 pm - August 23 @ 12:00 amSoul Shot
One of New England’s premier reggae bands.
August 23 @ 8:00 pm - August 24 @ 11:00 pmDonavon Frankenreiter
The album, entitled Get Outta Your Mind, marks the 20 year anniversary of his self-titled debut album.
August 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmStart Making Sense
The 7-piece Talking Heads tribute band brings much of the Heads unique live show to the stage, with front man Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne, giving you a
August 23 @ 9:00 pm - August 24 @ 12:00 amFelix Brown
A fun collection of jazz, funk, blues, and rock & roll.
August 24 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmRiver of Dreams
An authentic Billy Joel tribute whose shows are a true representation of Billy’s band’s live performances.
August 24 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmDanny Klein’s Full House
J Geils music at its best with the Ace on Bass DK And the Rockin’ Full House Band.
August 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmClue
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies
August 25 @ 2:00 pm - August 29 @ 5:00 pmJustus
Classic rock, country, and current hits.
August 25 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmTake It To The Bridge
An award-winning Rhode Island wedding & event band that specializes in funk, soul and rock & roll!
August 25 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmDub Apocalypse
Instrumental dub reggae.
August 29 @ 8:00 pm - August 30 @ 11:00 pm
Saturday 3am-7pm rain then possible snow: Little accumulation
At Providence, rain Saturday with temperatures in the 40s until 4pm, with decreasing temperatures possibly causing a change to snow for a short time before ending 7pm. Flash freezing as […]
Retail Gasoline Price Increases: The crude truth
As retail gasoline prices rise above $4.00 per gallon, a lot of misinformation and even disinformation is circulating purporting to explain this. Let’s try to get to the real reasons. […]
Wednesday 10am-9pm snow: 1-3 inches accumulation
At Providence, snow is likely Wed 10am-9pm. Although the precipitation will fall as snow, in the metropolitan area temperatures several degrees above freezing are likely to reduce ground accumulation, and […]
RI COVID-19 Test Standing Order: Allows direct billing insurance at pharmacies
Under a new standing order, every person in RI with either Medicaid or private health insurance should be able to pick up COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits from any […]
Both Sides of the Great Resignation: Motif talks to both employees and business owners about the tight labor market
“The Great Resignation” is a phrase coined by Texas A+M professor Anthony Klotz in the spring of 2021 to describe the higher-than-normal quit rate in the American workforce. This has […]
SWAP meet
Poetry reading and spoken word series hosted by Jaybird Walker. This Spoken Word and Poetry (SWAP!) series takes place on the second and fourth Wednesday every month. All are welcome […]
Look Who’s Laughing
Motif’s newest podcast is a series of one-on-one interviews with comedians doing funny stuff around Rhode Island. Different Motif contributors host different episodes. You can hear the results wherever you […]
Neo-Nazi Protesters at Red Ink: Disrupt community library reading
Neo-Nazi protesters waving flags emblazoned with a swastika, “SS” runes, and a “Totenkopf” (death’s head) disrupted an event at Red Ink Community Library on Cypress Street near Billy Taylor Park […]
The Canadian Bob Dylan: A conversation with Bruce Cockburn
Okee dokee folks… Are you “Wondering Where The Lions Are”? Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I Had A Rocket Launcher”? Or maybe, just maybe, you’re puzzled as to […]