Things to do in Providence

Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 20 – July 26

Thru July 24 Harold & Maude, 2nd Story Theatre, 28 Market St, Warren. Rebelling against the privileged life prescribed for him, 19-year-old Harold develops an inexplicably deep and intimate bond with the eccentric 79-year-old Maude, who teaches him that life is the most precious gift of all. 2ndstorytheatre.com July 20 – 24 111th Annual St. […]

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Festival51 Brings Women’s Voices to the Stage

Providence-based Festival51 is a rare, honest-to-goodness playwriting festival that opens its doors to women’s work. The festival is in its second year, and after seeing this year’s selected plays, I know it will be around for many more. Festival51 is aptly named. Although women make up 51% of the population, they only write about 17% […]

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Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 13 – July 19

Damn Yankees, Ocean State Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick. Lola wants you to take in this all-American classic musical comedy featuring baseball, actual hell and lots of heart. oceanstatetheatre.org Runs Jul 6 – 24 Woods-Gerry Gallery, 62 Prospect St, PVD. risd.edu. Summer Faculty Exhibition, Thru Jul 28 July 14 Bastille Day Celebration: The best way […]

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Take Shelter at Providence’s First Barcade: Shelter Arcade Bar

Rhode Island, 1999. The Providence Place Mall is almost complete, serving as a new beacon of light and hope for the state. Citizens are looking to the future with excitement and joy. They thought nothing could stand in their way … until a catastrophic event destroyed everything, and thrust the world into oblivion. Fast forward […]

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Baden-Powell Service Association: Traditional Scouting for Everyone

Young people interested in traditional scouting that emphasizes outdoor activities and interaction with nature had few opportunities if they felt excluded by policy from more widely known scouting organizations. The Baden-Powell Service Association (BPSA) seeks to remedy that by opening its membership without discrimination on the basis of religious views, sexual orientation or gender, aiming […]

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