Roller Derby Rundown: Brown University, Getting Gored, and ECDX!
2015 has started out tough for the girls, but as the weather heats up, so does action on the flat track for Providence Roller Derby! PRD’s travel team the (#79) […]
Events:
The Performative Self-Portrait
Explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity.
May 13 - November 12Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmDaphne Parker Powell
Singer-songwriter.
October 4 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmAl Copley Quintet
Blues, jazz, and swing.
October 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmShadows of the ‘60s
Featuring top industry musicians and singers performing Motown hits spanning several decades. It’ll get you dancing in the street!
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn Evening with Tom Rush
Long-standing folk and blues phenomenon
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAmerican Honey
Country/rock dance band.
October 6 @ 9:00 pm - October 7 @ 12:00 amKevin Herchen
Americana singer-songwriter.
October 7 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmChris Botti
Everything from jazz to pop to rock.
October 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBig Lux
Hip-hop violinist, storyteller, high-energy artist.
October 7 @ 9:00 pm - October 8 @ 12:00 amKelly & the Poor Boys
A female-fronted Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty tribute band.
October 8 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmSweater Comedy
Fresh-baked cookies, sweater-themed cocktails and lo-fi stand-up from Casey Crawford, Derrick Fonseca, Vicki Porter and Mark-Anthony Lewis. 7pm at Askew For tickets visit: sweater-comedy.eventbrite.com
October 8 @ 7:00 pmFolk U
Musician/band
October 8 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmGreg Silva Trio
Jazz music
October 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Sound of Music
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s final collaboration tells the true story of a governess who brought music and joy to the von Trapp household.
October 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAmy Helm
Singer-songwriter.
October 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTake it to the Bridge
Funk, soul, and rock & roll.
October 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Sound of Music
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s final collaboration tells the true story of a governess who brought music and joy to the von Trapp household.
October 14 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmHey Nineteen
Tribute to Steely Dan.
October 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Sound of Music
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s final collaboration tells the true story of a governess who brought music and joy to the von Trapp household.
October 15 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Roots Report: Take Me Out of the Ballgame
Okee dokee folks … I am going to preface my column by stating that much to my father’s disappointment, I do not like baseball at all. Last week I received […]
Photo Essay: Proposed Area for New Paw Sox Stadium in Providence
Lawyer James J. Skeffington took a walking tour Thursday of the former Route 195 land in Providence where he and other owners of the PawSox hope to build a new […]
Hunting in the Woods of RI
I am alone, it’s about 11pm, and I am drinking a gin and tonic on my couch while watching The Outdoor Network. I am pondering a strategy for tomorrow. In the […]
A Game to Define A Season: The Mob Squad Take the 2014 Trophy
Ten points! That’s all that separated the Mob from the Old Money Honeys in their Championship rubber match. In a season where the Mob dominated, the Honeys, who lost earlier […]
Downtown Goes Derby
For the first time since 2009, the wheels of Providence Roller Derby will once again be rolling on The Providence Rink at the Bank of America City Center. On August […]
Providence Roller Derby’s Hot Summer on the Flat Track
Rhode Island’s Hottest Contact Sport The air is warmer and the kids are off from school: What is there to do? Take in a few bouts of the hard-hitting, fast-skating […]
Bicycle Repair Stands Unveiled Around Providence
Convenient Pit Stops for your Commute Imagine you’re biking to work or just out for fun, enjoying the sun on your arms and the wind through your hair. Maybe you’re […]
Packing the Bowl – Super Bowl XLVIII
The sport of football becomes intertwined with the marijuana movement as Washington and Colorado’s NFL teams head to the super bowl. This year presented football fans with the very first […]
Curling — Like Chess on Ice
Editor’s note: With the Winter Olympics taking center stage for the month of February, Jim Hummel gets a primer on an emerging fan favorite: the sport of curling. A strategic […]