Not So Great Gatsby: Allegedly Aloe Verifiably Vera
When I was a kid, we didn’t have no insurance. We didn’t have a damn thing. You had to be damn near dead to see the doctor. You had to […]
Five Favorite PVD-Area Stage Productions, 2024
We live in a time when many theaters are still in a state of recovery from the crisis of closure and contraction caused by the pandemic. Fortunately, we live in a region where national tours...
Cocktail Recipes
Rejoice! The holidays are over … or are they? Lurking right around the corner is the highly anticipated Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year is a time of celebration and the beginning of the...
Craft Beer Lover With a Six-Pack
Is it possible to maintain an abdominal six-pack after drinking craft beer on the regular? Professionally speaking as a registered dietitian my answer is, “It depends.” You have to work for your beer. This means...
Tune In & Tune Up
Tune In & Tune Up has had a productive few years. The organization is a health and awareness program that helps local musicians obtain mental health and other services and has given $25,000 to the...
Stop, Rock & Roll
Happy New Year, Motif readers! Here are five tasty local cuts to kick-off 2025 with style. Sure Thing - “Kidding Myself” Opening with banjo and gentle acoustic guitar, Sure Thing’s debut single harkens back to...
Opened & Closed
OPENED Roti Boti Restaurant: Traditional Pakistani cuisine in the lovely corner of Johnston. They also have a sister restaurant in Connecticut. You can find them at 100 George Waterman Rd, Johnston, or at their insta...
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Off the Beaten Path: A guide to meditative trail running
Rome Point, North Kingstown, RI It’s no surprise that runners flock to RI for fast, flat courses and expansive ocean views. Our little state boasts some popular races that many use to qualify for major marathons...
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Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… We are facing the recrudescence of the mango moron and a return to a dark and dumb age. It’s just unbelievable to me that we have to put up with his shit...
Elder Fitness: Celebrating what our bodies can do
When I work out at the South County YMCA in the afternoon, there are often high school athletes doing after-school training routines. One impressive thing they do is standing leaps to the tops of padded...
Bad Woman Winter: A literary examination of the intrigue behind the bad woman trope
Whether you are a “BookTok” veteran, casual enjoyer of contemporary fiction, or astute literature connoisseur, you have most likely encountered the bad woman trope at some point. Also referred to as the “messy” or “unhinged”...
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A Witch Looks At 2025: The one where we realize our dreams are boats in the storm
2025 is going to be pretty punk rock. It’s the year we claim our birthright as creators of our personal realities – we take up the torch, the pen, the mic, the ladle. It’s the...
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It Pays to Walk
It may seem that walking is merely obsolete transportation, superseded by faster, drier, effortless means. But never indulging in a good walk may be a fate more sad than never knowing the joy of a...
On the Cover: Ill-Russo-Strator
Anthony Russo is a freelance illustrator living in Little Compton. His clients include the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Esquire, Random House, LA Times, Vanity Fair and...
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Irresistible. Irreplaceable. Irregardless Biscuits.
I’ve been living in the West End of Providence for a few years now and one of my favorite things to do is to explore the neighborhood for small adventures and good eats. Fortunately, it...
3 Local Releases You Should Know About
Dudemanbro, Live From The Rhode Compiled of live performances from throughout The Ocean State, Live From The Rhode is a welcome release from South County’s favorite reggae group, Dudemanbro. Anyone who has already seen the...
GIRLS & BOYS: Love and the dark truths that lie beneath
Girls & Boys is a one-woman production by British playwright Dennis Kelly, directed by Rachel Walshe, that unleashes a tale of love, marriage, and family violence as told from the perspective of an unnamed woman....
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Stuff to Do
The Best Of Foo
January 24 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmBrian James Quintet
January 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
January 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmRebel Rebel
January 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmNeal Vitullo and the Vipers
January 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Catch Hay Fever at 2nd Story Theatre
The second show in rep for the summer at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren is Noel Coward’s Hay Fever. Set in the 1920s, the comedic romp about the eccentricities of theater […]
Soul Memorial Honors Dennis McCarthy
On Sunday, July 27, the Rhode Island musical community will come together for a special event at The Met in Pawtucket to celebrate the life of beloved musician Dennis McCarthy. The singer/songwriter passed away unexpectedly in his Providence apartment on […]
Get a Taste of the Weekend at the Burnside Park Music Series
By Melanie Rainone and Despina Durand The weekend starts early if you happen to be in the downcity area on a Thursday afternoon with the Burnside Park Music Series and […]
Jared Paul: The Underground Voice of Providence
By Melanie Rainone Jared Paul is a poetic and musical powerhouse that calls Providence home. As a nationally acclaimed spoken word poet and hip-hop artist, he draws his inspiration from […]
Dinosaur Jr. Brings the Raw, Brutal Power of Rock & Roll
The original lineup of Dinosaur Jr. came through a packed Met last Friday to pump some loud guitar music into the veins of local residents. Consisting of guitarist J.Mascis, bassist […]
Epic’s “Leaving Rhode Island” Gives Residents New Perspective
Each July Kevin Broccoli, actor, playwright, and the Artistic Director of Epic Theatre Company, creates a month-long theater event involving a large group of actors from throughout the state of […]
2nd Story Theatre Kills it with Classic Christie Murder Mystery
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None plays in repertory this summer at the 2nd Story Theatre in Warren. The synopsis sounds much like the long-running television series “Survivor.” However, […]
Noises Off: Entertaining Entropy
One of their most successful productions, Contemporary Theatre Company (CTC) in South Kingstown brings back playwright Michael Frayn’s Noises Off as a revival from their 2009 season. A favorite of […]
“Harvey” Is Good-Natured Silliness
The Community Players have dusted off the 1944 farce Harvey, playwright Mary Chase’s tale of lovable eccentric Elwood P. Dowd. Elwood, played by Rick Braun, has a special friend: a […]