The Curmudgeon strikes back! There are few literary characters whose names have become synonymous with transformation as much as Ebenezer Scrooge. Charles Dickens’ miserly protagonist’s cold heart is warmed by three spectral visitors in A Christmas Carol, a holiday staple across stage and screen. However, in Mark Brown’s The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge, now playing […]
How did we get to wearing blue overalls while attempting Taylor Swift’s dance in “The Fate of Ophelia” music video, trying to be as (‘cool?’ Is that the right word? Please suggest) as ‘cool and slay’ as youngsters who have already memorized the Tik Tok. (Ah, the good old days of Musically and Vine, all […]
Trinity Repertory Company presents its 49th annual production of A Christmas Carol, adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens, with original music by Richard Cumming. This year, the production is Co-directed by former Trinity Rep Artistic Director and Emmy Award–winner Richard Jenkins and acclaimed choreographer Sharon Jenkins. Due to ongoing renovations of the theatre, this […]
The Fox Are you quite certain that you’re safe in your bedroom? Were you not warned about the fox that’s been let loose from the zoo and prowls the hills of this city? Did you not see that he already passed your house? How did you not notice his paws resting on the window as […]
Even normal winter conditions can be life-threatening to anyone without proper hats, clothes, and footwear, but extreme conditions are life-threatening for anyone outside of heated shelter. According to the RI Department of Environmental Management, the interior of the state (that is, not along the immediate coast) each year averages five days with a minimum temperature […]
Thanksgiving is still weeks away as I write this, yet there are now five aisles where it looks like Santa and the Hebrew Hammer have vomited up every holiday decoration made. I know I’m not the only one to immediately roll my eyes when I see the aisles packed with green, red, white, and blue. […]
Okee dokee folks… People apparently totally gloss over Thanksgiving now, not that I care. I am a vegetarian and the ritual slaughter of turkeys for holidays has always bothered me. The fact that my ears are assaulted with Christmas music starting before Halloween and lasting until the year is over is truly annoying. Christmas music […]
Just walking around has been a favorite pastime of city dwellers and tourists ever since cities were invented. How many long walks it takes to see all that’s worth seeing is a good measure of how great a city is. The greatest are inexhaustible. Among smaller cities known for an attractive downtown to walk around […]
The Winter Solstice is upon us and with it the longest night and the shortest day of the year. The word solstice is from the Latin words “sol” (sun) and “sistere,” (to stand still.) Solstice refers to that moment when the sun pauses at the northern or southern points before reversing direction to create the […]
[Motif sent local figure skater Charlotte O’Gorman to talk to Warwick Mayor Frank J. Picozzi and discuss the city’s new outdoor ice rink.] By Charlotte O’Gorman Coming soon this Winter, you better stay in town and grab your ice skates, because there’s a brand new ice rink arriving right behind the Warwick City Hall in […]