The Best Way to Get Around This Summer: A guide to biking in PVD
With inflation on the rise, many people are looking for ways to cut down on their gas money spending, but this doesn’t have to mean staying home all summer. There […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
FINALLY!: Rhode Island legalizes cannabis for adult use
Pardon my excitement, but WE DID IT!! After years of coordinated advocacy efforts and many months of negotiations between stakeholders, at long last RI lawmakers managed to put a unified […]
Get Ready To Celebrate!: PVDFest brings local and international talent to the Creative Capital
If you’re looking to be immersed in a wide variety of live performances in the heart of Providence, PVDFest is definitely the place for you – a rare opportunity to […]
Reel Talk: This summer in film
The film festival: a veritable treasure-trove of aspiring talent looking to gain exposure in one of the hardest industries to crack. Traditionally, festivals are designed to celebrate the voices of […]
Pride in Providence: PrideFest and Night Parade return for 2022
Rhode Island PrideFest and Illuminated Night Parade is back! On Saturday, June 18, the events are returning to the Creative Capital after a two-year pause due to the pandemic. Well-known […]
The Cultural Flavors of RI: Motif’s mini-guide to summer BIPOC festivals and events
Looking to expand your cultural horizons this summer? Little Rhody has got you covered, with a wide variety of upcoming cultural festivals that will get you to eat, dance and […]
Stepping into Art: A Review of Beyond Van Gogh
Remember when you were a kid, putting a kaleidoscope to your eye, twisting it to get the visual overload of swirling colors and patterns? Imagine if you could walk through […]
My Part-Time Life: A horse farm & a farmers market
Last year, I left my full-time job and stitched together a series of five part-time gigs that keep me mentally and physically stimulated, and far, far away from Microsoft Teams. […]
Curtains Up: A RI summer theatre guide
This summer, between beating the heat with trips to the beach and Del’s lemonades, consider adding a play or two to your summer bucket list. Among the offerings from local […]
Breaking Into the Woods: Trails for summer exploration
For Motif’s new environmental podcast, Earth, Wind and Water: We Will Be Ancestors, Sam Zimmer sat down with Mel Thibeault, founder of RI Queer Hikes to talk about hiking around […]