FINALLY!: Rhode Island legalizes cannabis for adult use
Pardon my excitement, but WE DID IT!! After years of coordinated advocacy efforts and many months of negotiations between stakeholders, at long last RI lawmakers managed to put a unified […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
RI “Don’t Say Gay” (or Anything Else) Bills: Dead in the water
RI has not escaped the national trend of proposed legislation that would impose restrictions on discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools or on teaching history in such […]
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE MOTIF 2022 FOOD TRUCK AWARD CEREMONY
Monday, August 15 from 6 -10pmR1 Indoor Karting, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI Yes, there will be food trucks! Our Food Truck Awards, now in its 6th year (with time off […]
2022 Music Awards are coming up! Join us!
Monday, July 18, 6 – 9pm at FMH (Doors at 6)Fete Music Hall, 103 Dike St, PVD It’s time again for Motif’s RI Music Awards. To learn more and RSVP, […]
2022 Weird Fiction Contest
In a tradition stretching back to bygone aeons — pre-pandemic — Motif is working in collaboration with NecronomiCon Providence on a weird fiction contest for writing and art. This is an […]
Pot in Every Pot: RI Legalizes Recreational Cannabis
Recreational cannabis will be legal in RI under a new bill that will be signed into law at a ceremony later today (Wed, May 25) announced by Gov. Daniel McKee […]
Not Quite Together Yet: Barker’s Putting it Together a swing and a miss
Passion and good intentions do not translate into a solid theatrical production, otherwise the current show at Barker Playhouse would automatically be a hit. The seven-person cast in “Putting it […]
2022 Bartenders Ball
We want to recognize bartenders that elevate tending to an art form. Join us in celebrating your favorite local bartenders! We are still taking nominations. Voting is now closed. But […]
Greater RI protections for wiretap warrants: No federal “good-faith” exception to exclusionary rule
The RI Supreme Court this morning (May 5) ruled unanimously, 5-0, in a consolidated case involving multiple criminal defendants (State v. Deric S. McGuire et al.) that a failure to […]
Gather Glass: Blowing Glass… and Minds
Hot. Glowing. Molten glass illuminates the glassblower’s studio as they risk high temperatures and defy the laws of physics for their art. “Glassblowing creates not just an object, but a […]