Ready for its Closeup
For those planners among you, take note! This April, the 3rd annual Rhode Island Black Film Festival will take place in various spots in PVD, with a full calendar of […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
RI Slave Trade: “Molasses to Rum to Slaves”
Phoebe Bean presented “Relics, Rebels, and Rum” at the RI Historical Society (RIHS) where she works as librarian in their Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center. Particularly striking was a small […]
An Interview with Squeeze’s Chris Difford
Okee dokee folks… Have you ever been “Tempted”?, felt like “Pulling Muscles From A Shell”?, had “Black Coffee In Bed”?, or thought that you were too “Cool For Cats”? If […]
And Now for Something Completely Different: John Cleese talks about decades of making us laugh
Okee dokee folks… Back in the early ’70s, I was part of the first very fortunate generation of Americans that discovered “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” on late night TV. It […]
Glow Up: Parkists in Residence provide space for people to rediscover their creativity
From installations and exhibits to restorations and residencies, historic places love opening their doors to artists. The ACT Public Art program offered a particularly warm welcome to creatives with its […]
Five Fun Things To Do: Jan 29 – Feb 4
WED 29 PechaKucha Vol 129: This month’s theme of the adult show and tell: reinvention. 7:20pm. Rooftop at the Providence G, 100 Dorrance St, PVD. pechakucha.com/events/providence-vol-129 FRI 31 OGP/ Hush […]
Funda Fest 22 Schedule of Events
Funda Fest returns this month. For full coverage, go to motifri.com/funda2020 The schedule of events follows. Jan 20: Providence Children’s Museum: MLK Amazing Grace, 100 South St, PVD. Free! 11:30am, […]
Is Anyone Sitting Here?: Joshua Giraldo will have a hard time losing his bid for the House District 56 seat
The surprise resignation of Representative Shelby Maldonado (Democrat-C, District 56, Central Falls) puts an important General Assembly seat into play, but the election for the open seat has just one […]
Wash it Away: A shower beer is relaxing and enhances creativity
The new year always seems to be a time of self awareness and rediscovery as many of us look for ways to improve our performance as human beings. January is […]
Baring Our Cupboards: How will proposed changes to food assistance affect Rhode Islanders?
At the tail end of last year, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released its hunger facts and figures going into 2020, which say that 11% of households (47,700) statewide […]