The Highway Becomes a Parking Lot
As one of the primary roads in and out of the city’s East Side, Gano Street sees thousands of cars every day using a ramp at the base of the road […]
Stuff to Do
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Dash Around Town – Dias Photos at the Hairspray
This old beatnik likes hitting those little out-of-the-way areas that function as a business and a show area — gallery space that allows local art types the access to a […]
Powerful Performances Boost Lombardi
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi is the subject of an intriguing new play called Lombardi. The show opened in previews at Ocean State Theatre Company on November 6 and runs […]
Rhode Island Comic Con: Year Two!
“The biggest show in the smallest state …” just got a whole heck of a lot bigger — 10,000 more attendees bigger than last year, topping out at 25,000! I’m […]
Epic Theatre Explores The Other Place
Epic Theatre Company, in residence at The Artists’ Exchange in Cranston, RI, continues its Year of Fear with The Other Place, a new contemporary drama by Sharr White. It runs […]
Dare Me: Sci-Fi Speed Dating
Double Dare By Bachelorette #4The challenge: Sci-Fi Speed Dating. At RI Comic Con. Dressed as Slave Leia, which, as far as I’ve been told (by people outside of Comic Con), […]
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 […]
Don’t Let This Streetcar Pass You By
Sorry to break it to you, but Stanley Kowalski isn’t the main character in Streetcar Named Desire. This came as a surprise to me, too; montage tribute clips of the […]
Alt-Nation: Profile of The Silks and Events You Can’t Miss
I wanted to start this column addressing the recent passing of Lou Reed. I remember reading about The Velvet Underground as a band “that almost nobody bought their records but […]
Scene and Heard: Check Out the Hollywood East Party!
Be a part of the local film scene at the Hollywood East party on Nov 12! A ton of the local players on the New England film scene will be […]