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
by Isaiah “Sleeping Turtle” Johnson The cloudy sky in my waking eyes is adorned with blue, gray, and white. The yellow sun blazed in full as I lay in the grass. Bodies of the Indigenous flooded the water. The Great Eagle soared the heavens as the eye of the storm opened at Manitou’s whim. I […]
He planned to fashion wind chimesfrom their chipped long bones and dried sinews.So many years spent in preparation —he imagined the night breezes of autumnproducing a wild dark dance betweenulna, femur, and radius.An elegy, a lament, a lullaby. And he did. In unlit cornersof his soundless basement. He carved,drilled, screwed, and strung.But […]
Imagine Finding yourself Being pulled underwater. The current taking you out Into the deep. You Try your best To paddle your feet to the surface. Gasping Gagging Eyes bulging for oxygen. And the weight of your ankles Never have the strength To shake off the anchors Holding you down. The chain of subjection. The more […]
(Sung) Sister, You’ve been on my mind Sister, we’re two of a kind So sister, I’m keepin’ my eyes on you I betcha think I don’t know nothin’ But singin’ the blues Oh sister, have I got news for you I’m somethin’ I hope you think That you’re somethin’ too (Spoken) You are something, more […]
I recently had the opportunity to interview two amazing educators at the Providence Academy Middle School, Andreana Thomas and Phoenyx Williams. This is the second in a two-part series of interviews that will take you on a journey through Black joy, Black culture, educational struggles and more using film, poetry, and education as the tools […]
I recently had the opportunity to interview two amazing educators at the Providence Academy Middle School, Andreana Thomas and Phoenyx Williams. This is the first part in a two-part series of interviews that will take you on a journey through black joy, black culture, educational struggles and more using film, poetry, and education as the […]
Teens, poetry and excitement seem like an unlikely combination – but therein lies the magic of Poetry Out Loud. Since 2005, the program has been engaging new generations of students to not only read, but to embrace the rich legacy of this art form by competing to recite a poem, thereby making it their own. […]
A small gift Something we say about a heartfelt present Or used to describe one that provides, guides and uplifts My mama Educates My mama Motivates As of late you have been that *constant* Keeping me rooted in faith Encouraging me to stay in the race Like a lioness stalks her prey, You chase the […]
ONLY A BLACK WOMAN Can take a week of leftover scraps and make a gourmet meal Can cuss a man out, then make love to him that night and make him feel like a king. Can wear a burgundy French roll, 3-inch heels and a split up her thigh to work and make it look […]
Everyone needs some time to think. Don’t say you don’t have enough time, you have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein and others. Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action. Our brightest future hinges on our […]
