WaterFire, Beyond the Lighting: A conversation with Peter Mello
When I moved to PVD my aunt asked, “Have you gone to WaterFire?” I had no idea what she was talking about, and the pairing of words seemed incongruous. So […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Open and Closed: June 2022
Open Jalapeno’s Tex-Mex Grill spices up Mineral Spring Ave with quick, sharp takeout and dine-in. 1968 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence. (401) 773-3125 345: Plant City has expanded beyond its […]
June Holidays, Ranked: A sardonic take on the big days of June
Hello again, dear readers. I did not anticipate doing another one of these — but our May holidays article got some rave reviews (okay, a single rave review), and I’m […]
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 […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool Cool World: Ad Nauseum
It’s on, mofos! We have begun the battle of political TV ads you will be so sick of within a month you will be begging to see even more ambulance-chasing […]
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 […]
At Home in the In-Between: Julia Sanches on migration and movement
In 2017, a podcast from Letras Libras, a literary magazine published in Mexico and Spain, aired the essay “Aves Migratorias” contemplating the journeys of Bill Lishman. In his homemade aircraft, […]