RI ELECTION RESULTS 2024
While there were plenty of surprises on the national front, election results in Rhode Island held little drama or surprise. To the extent there are unanticipated results, they are in […]
Events:
A Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back! The humbug’s wrenching, covetous, and cares more for money than all else. When the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the ghost
November 23 - December 29The Founders
Swinging rock music.
December 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmA Christmas Carol
With a cast of five amazing actors playing all of the parts, this is the wonderful holiday story and tradition that you love with CTC flair. Full of fun, energy,
December 5 - December 22Mark Normand
If you like Jerry Seinfield, you’ll like this guy.
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmKevin Herchen
RI country artist.
December 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMark Normand
If you like Jerry Seinfield, you’ll like this guy.
December 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmRadio Flashback
‘70s, ‘80s rock & roll radio tribute show!
December 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmDustbowl Revival
The band reimagines and recreates their favorite Laurel Canyon hits using their eight-piece band as the mini-orchestra to bring it all to life. Actually, our world might not be that
December 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmStraight No Chaser
Only the top-shelf holiday acapella, please.
December 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPlaying Dead
Close enough to the Grateful Dead.
December 6 @ 9:00 pm - December 7 @ 12:00 amRed Hot
These ladies put a new spin on Motley Cruexxx.
December 6 @ 9:00 pm - 11:30 pmAmerican Honey
Country rock dance and sweet cover band.
December 6 @ 9:00 pm - December 7 @ 12:00 amMark Normand
If you like Jerry Seinfield, you’ll like this guy.
December 6 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmMark Normand
If you like Jerry Seinfield, you’ll like this guy.
December 7 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pmMark Normand
If you like Jerry Seinfield, you’ll like this guy.
December 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmVan Morrison Tribute – Moondance
Performing Moondance, setting a jazzy, romantic mood.
December 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmIndigo Girls
We love the Indigo Girls! A classic, and closer to fine than ever!
December 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmMark Normand
If you like Jerry Seinfield, you’ll like this guy.
December 7 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmHoliday Extravaganza
Wine, beer, and festive food stations including holiday desserts, a hot cocoa bar, and holiday cookies. Plus fire pits with vineyard views. Break out your ugly holiday sweater – there
December 8 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmMichael DiMucci
A series of concerts featuring the pianist and singer.
December 8 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Defending the Electoral College
Preface (2024) Looking back on my essay after 24 years, finishing this preface the day before Election Day in 2024, I am struck both by how prescient my original thoughts […]
Creating an Understanding of the Richness and Diversity of Aging
For years, media managers have clung to the erroneous notion that advertising sales are primarily driven by millennials, holding the mistaken belief that older consumers on fixed incomes are less […]
Should People Use AI When They Write?: Yes
Writing is a deeply personal act. It’s not passive. At the same time, writing does not exist in a vacuum. Even fiction draws from shared experiences, pop culture, and literary […]
Should People Use AI When They Write?: No
The power of imagining depends upon something distinct from me. – Rene Descartes There is nothing more magic and beautiful than lines forming across paper. It’s all there is. It’s […]
Are Libraries a Dying Breed?: A conversation with Rhode Island’s oldest library, and RI’s young students
Between paper-bound streets, a young man sits at a small desk. Around him are amassed towers of books, each title like a glowing yellow window in an elusive night. The […]
Can You Separate an Artist’s Beliefs From Their Art?
Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. – Oscar Wilde We let our eyes linger on a page. We brush across the strokes of a canvas. We […]
Can You Separate an Artist’s Beliefs From Their Art?
Can artists separate their beliefs from their art? At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss this question. After all, art is subjective. Art often reflects the artist’s worldview, […]
The Cool, Cool World’s Timeless Appeal: Revisiting the infamous legacy of satirists Phillipe & Jorge
Let’s face it. It’s been a whirlwind of headlines this month. It started with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Then came the withdrawal of President Biden from the Democratic […]
Mayor Smiley’s War on the Poor: “… because of Mayor Smiley’s actions, people will die.”
It is believed by outreach workers that by the time any members of the Providence Police Department arrived at the two unhoused encampments cruelly evicted by Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, […]