Frank Gasbarro—a well-known but elusive figure in the Providence art world—delights with his eccentric personal style in this BankRI Galleries exhibit.
September 2 - December 1“Recent Paintings by Frank Gasbarro.”
November 10 - December 1“All Types,” guest curator, Carol FitzSimonds.
November 10 - December 19Virtual gallery
November 10 - December 1Virtual gallery
November 10 - December 1Virtual gallery
November 10 - December 1Public art installation.
November 10 - December 1Dorner Prize 2021.
November 10 - December 31A new, plucky Christmas comedy in which an endearingly enthusiastic office worker learns the true meaning of Christmas, one office hijink at a time.
November 17 - December 31RI’s wonderful holiday tradition, set in a mansion and performed in a mansion!.
November 24 - December 3Back by popular demand, this adaptation of the Frank Capra classic brings you back to that olden time of world war and radio serials. Jimmy Stewart impression not included.
November 26 - December 24Get your flea on!
November 28 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Sunday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Includes a family-friendly arcade and snack bar.
November 28 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Sunday seems to be flea day.
November 28 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Sunday, repeating until November 28, 2021
Odie Teken & Guests in the Lounge.
November 28 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Sunday, repeating until November 28, 2021
On November 15 at 1:21pm, Principal Brooke Macomber of Coventry High School issued a statement: “The Coventry Police are currently in the building investigating a threat that was overheard during passing time. In an abundance of caution, upon becoming aware of this threat, we placed the school in lockdown and contacted the police… The CPD […]
Today, many people believe that the United States is deeply divided, and that makes us weak and vulnerable to manipulation. Social media and the pandemic have made it easier to stay in our comfort zones of home, friends, family, churches — among folk who think and look like “us.” The metaphor of America as a […]
Welcome to The Squid’s Ink: we print Rhode Island’s dark and humorous truth Since 2020, the Rhode Island state government has been sitting on the so-called “once in a generation” $1.2 Billion Dollars of federal funds. “We’re so used to having lobbyists tell us what to do that we kind of forgot how to think […]
On Indigenous People’s Day, an alternative to the official Columbus Day holiday on October 11, 2021, a few dozen attendees at Veterans Memorial Park in Pawtucket protested the recently erected stainless steel statue of William Blackstone, who is primarily remembered because the Blackstone River and Blackstone Valley were named for him. In a speaking program […]
Earlier this month, Motif reported on a recall measure against North Kingstown school committee member Jennifer Lima. So what happened? Nothing: October 12 came and went and the committee petitioning for the recall didn’t turn in any signatures at all. The rumor around town is that they only gathered about 700 signatures, fewer than a […]
The Rhode Island arm of the national right-wing foundations — Koch, Bradley, Scaife, and others — have targeted Jennifer Lima, a school committee member in North Kingstown, with totally ridiculous accusations about critical race theory, marxism, and brainwashing impressionable minds. The Gaspee Project, a secretive conservative Rhode Island political group, is funding the gathering of […]
Dear devoted readers: As you have probably surmised by now, after 42 consecutive years of writing our column (longest in Little Rhody journalistic history), bringing you up-to-date on whose what is where, when and how, Phillipe & Jorge are invincible. Which is why we refuse to be vaccinated against the bogus coronavirus scare. We have […]
Editing a newspaper is a bit like herding cats, but with a deadline. Here at Motif, where budgets are thin, our writers and artists are valiant and deserve praise. Every month they dip their brains into the world and distill their experiences into a few hundred words. Our goal is to inform, entertain and occasionally […]
Last week hell froze over as RI Congressional Rep Jim Langevin came forward in an editorial supporting a woman’s right to choose (Providence Journal, September 9, 2021). In case you missed it, the Texas legislature has enacted legislation essentially putting bounties on women who opt to terminate a pregnancy after the first six weeks. As […]
News Analysis Will RI Governor Dan McKee stand his ground on the August 18 mandate that all RI health care workers must receive their final dose of COVID-19 vaccine by October 1 or face consequences, possibly including termination of employment? There has been considerable resistance, including a letter drafted by Rep. Arthur Corvese signed by […]
