Opinion – Employer Involvement in Health Care
It’s an established expectation that your employer will offer health insurance. The cost, logistically, of offering it on an individual basis used to make it excessively costly for insurance […]
Events:
Into The Woods
A baker and his wife wish to have a child; Cinderella wishes to attend the King’s Festival; Jack wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife
November 1 - November 20Wine, Women & Jewelry
Browse a selection of jewelry while you sip wine and chat with your friends. Nothing goes better than those three things!
November 14 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmDavy Knowles
Whether playing acoustic, mandolin, national steel, or screaming electric guitar, this artist has an unmistakable style.
November 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMinibeast
Experimental, noise, pysch, rock.
November 15 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmCountry DnA
Country, rock, pop, and everything in between.
November 16 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmSoggy Po Boys
Spreading the good news of New Orleans music across the northeast and beyond, the seven-piece band plays concert halls and street corners, music festivals, bars, libraries … wherever the party
November 16 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmSteve Hofstetter
A Nobel Peace Prize-nominated comedian. Confused as to how these two things go together, but alright! 8pm.
November 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmKnickerbocker All Stars
9-piece blues band celebrating the music of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s.
November 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJohnny A
Celebrating the music of Jeff Beck.
November 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmFolk U
Folk music.
November 17 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmWorld Premier
It’s not a Sunday if you’re not at the Ocean Mist.
November 17 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmSweet Mercy
Country, Southern rock, and blues.
November 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmJesse Cook
Composer, producer, arranger, performer, and, more recently, filmmaker and content creator. Sounds tasty.
November 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Dave Matthews Band
A rock band that is as essential to our conception of the 1990s as neon print.
November 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe John Allmark Jazz Quintet
Jazz.
November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPaul Virzi
Headliner who hosts two weekly podcasts, “Anything Better,” co-hosted by Bill Burr, and “The Virzi Effect”, both on All Things Comedy network.
November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmGimme Gimme Disco
A DJ-based dance party playing ABBA hits, plus disco from the ’70s & ’80s like The Bee Gees, Donna Summer, & Cher. Disco attire encouraged. In our world, that’s always
November 22 @ 9:00 pm - November 23 @ 2:00 amA 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 29Yanni
Acoustic.
November 23 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmMichael Brennan
Singer-songwriter based out of MA.
November 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Was It Worth It?
” Almost one-third of returning veterans are diagnosed with PTSD, and that is taking into account only those who honestly answer screening questionnaires and exams. A culture of silence, an omertà […]
RI Political Predictions for 2014
The now famous phrase coined by the original president of swagger, William Jefferson Clinton, rings true for the political landscape of 2014 in Rhode Island more than ever: “It’s the […]
Resolve to Embrace Localism in 2014
The term localism can incite different reactions from different crowds of people. For some, it’s a die-hard mantra of deep-held political and social beliefs that calls for one’s involvement in a […]
This Year, Ebenezer Makes Some New Resolutions
Ebenezer Scrooge here. Whilst on my way to market this morn, I passed a new shop whose window was filled with those moving picture boxes called “televisions.” Each box had the letters […]
Both Sides — RI’s Holiday Tree
How do you feel about our fair state’s holiday tree? Rabidly angry? Don’t care much? Think the state should stay out of religion? Or maybe it should celebrate them all? […]
The Letter of the Law
The season to be jolly is upon us! The mall is fashioned with Christmas decorations, stores are tripling their advertising budgets, families are hanging festive lights throughout their homes, and […]
Call A Christmas Tree A Christmas Tree, A Menorah A Menorah And Move On Already!
In honor of the season of giving, I have been asked to write the progressive point of view of the second annual showdown between the Holiday Tree and the Christmas […]
A Different Way: Cannabis for Combat Vets
No American can doubt that we are well on the road to major cannabis reform nationwide, despite numerous hindrances imposed by the Federal government to keep cannabis cloaked in the […]
The Ultimate (Local) Holiday Gift Guide
The Motif writing team is a talented bunch with various interests. We’re geeks, drinkers, movie lovers, parents, newlyweds, farmers, and lovers of music, art, theater, books and film. And with […]