Time to Vote
Other voting thoughts: Vote Bob Healy in the Governor race – not so he’ll win, but so he’ll get a big enough showing that others will take some of his […]
Events:
Spring Awakening
March 1 - March 22Sam Morril: The Errors Tour
Comedian.
March 6 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSuzanne Vega
A leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s. At Tom’s Diner on the corner … no, sorry, at The Greenwich Odeum.
March 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmKevin Herchen
Acoustic guitarist.
March 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Bell Bottom Blues
An Eric Clapton experience.
March 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmI Petty The Fool/ Kelly & The Poor Boys
Tom Petty & Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute.
March 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmElectric Dugans/ the Forrest room
Two dudes who get bullied by a disembodied British voice and play fast tunes
March 7 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Eagles Experience
Eagle tribute band.
March 7 @ 9:30 pm - March 8 @ 12:00 amSteve Allain/ Chris Monti/ Peter Avitable
Three solo acoustic sets
March 8 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmJUSTUS
Gospel, country and rock music
March 8 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSebastian Maniscalco
Comedian, actor, and podcast host on his “It Ain’t Right Tour.”
March 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27Into The Woods
This classic musical follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would
March 21 - April 6
Profiles in Tribulations — Alfred Dente for Governer
Rhode Island is at a crossroads. A fumbling economy that can’t seem to get itself on track, corruption everywhere, and candidates who are using their positions to try to slingshot […]
Not So Great Gatsby
The Diminutive Demon of Dorrance Street
Dear Nick, Imagine this: a pudgy, tiny, toupee-sporting man hatches a cocaine- and alcohol-fueled plot to recover his divorce settlement money (as much as $500,000) by kidnapping his ex-wife’s friend […]
Ty Davis
NewPaper Founder on the Closing of the Providence Phoenix
The closing of The Providence Phoenix last week after 36 years is “a sign of the times,” said Ty Davis, the founding publisher of The NewPaper in 1978. He continued […]
Providence Phoenix Folds Its Wings
The Phoenix Media/Communications Group (PMCG) announced today that, after 36 years, it will stop publishing the venerated alt-weekly The Providence Phoenix. This news comes a little over a year after […]
Question 5
A Creative and Cultural Economy Bond
In the upcoming election, Question 5 is an important issue for arts-aware voters to consider. The first of its kind in Rhode Island, if passed it would allocate $35 million […]
Alt-Parenting
Farewell Summer … Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the Ass
There are many realities no one mentions to parents before they have kids: sleepless nights last well past the newborn phase; the words “carefree” and “relaxing” drop from your vocabulary, […]
2014 Election
Some local artists have expressed concern that the tax-free art bill will encourage out-of-state galleries and out-of-state artists to use RI as a tax haven, something that is already happening. Is this a bad thing, and what would you do to ensure the promotion of local artists when it comes to selling art?
RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): We’re moving in the direction of having tax-free-zones for art collaboratives. That’s the long-term answer to the business community. Gina Raimondo (D): I think we can do […]
Primaries — Should We Hold Them at All?
I was asked to write about the three primaries I find most interesting. I am not the person to be writing about primaries because 20 years ago I filed a […]
It’s the Economy, Stupid!
It’s hardly any secret that the Rhode Island economy is in bad shape. In the most recent monthly data from June 2014, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 7.9 percent […]
