Even normal winter conditions can be life-threatening to anyone without proper hats, clothes, and footwear, but extreme conditions are life-threatening for anyone outside of heated shelter. According to the RI Department of Environmental Management, the interior...
Okee dokee folks… People apparently totally gloss over Thanksgiving now, not that I care. I am a vegetarian and the ritual slaughter of turkeys for holidays has always bothered me. The fact that my ears...
You don’t need to be a card reader or clairvoyant to know that the world is in an uproar. When the slower moving outer planets are in play the world moves and changes. And when...
In an era of content slop, pseudo-art, and AI, Thank God For Science is a breath of fresh air — proof that there are still art-weirdos out there who value creativity over commercial appeal. To...
After paving a distorted pathway in the early ’90s with three albums on Sub Pop Records, the band Earth — bearing a name chosen in homage to Black Sabbath’s original moniker — marked their emergence...
Icons by Mina Miki LIGHT DISPLAYS Rhode Island Holiday Light Show2150 Scituate Ave, Hope 02831 Slater Park Pawtucket Winter Wonderland401 Newport Ave, Pawtucket 02861401-726-3185 Roger Williams Park Zoo - Holiday Lights Spectacular (Santa M&G)1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence 02907401-785-3510 Sparkling Lights...
Six Star General It’s good to have local indie guitar swingers Six Star General back, rocking out after a bit of a hiatus. Both of the bands at this show bring noisy, pre-grunge rock & roll....
The holidays are near, which means it’s time to go shopping. Here’s an assortment of local spots we visited with something uniquely RI to offer. Taking Stock As a fellow coffee and tea drinker, my eyes were...
Thinking back about trees and the meaning of the holidays, a warm, fuzzy feeling comes over me. I am a woodcutter's daughter, and trees have a special meaning and purpose in our lives. During the...
Over 30 Rhode Island organizations, court workers, and politicians, including the Providence City Council, penned an open letter calling on Governor Daniel McKee, Chief Justice Paul Suttell, and the RI Judiciary to immediately implement virtual...
Who spit on our cover? The cover art chose itself for this issue, says photographer and printmaker Carey Good of Providence, who created it.“I started etching on three copper plates. Soon, I discarded the biggest of...
If you didn’t stay up until midnight on the night of the TS12 album release, covered in glittery friendship bracelets from the Eras tour and a friend’s small business clinging to both wrists, slightly tipsy...
Scientific models forecasting the upcoming winter season are driven mostly by observations of such factors as Pacific Ocean temperature, since weather moves from west to east across the continental United States. It has been known...
Is it true love or a rewarding romp in the sack? You’ll go back and forth for two hours trying to decide in “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.” Photo by Cat Laine What’s undisputed...
Support SocietyJennifer JolicoeurAmato A DeLucaPaul Rochford You’re On a Lobstah ROLL TierDon RhodesSI RosenbaumDaria Phoebe BrashearJeannine PetersonAlex You’re a Weiner TierHannah ChasonSarah SummersMary Paolino You’re Not So Awful Awful TierVincent FugereMadiganSeeDubs And THANK YOU to our anonymous donors! PATREON ...
If you haven’t noticed yet, Rhode Island is bursting with endless creative energy. Providence has named itself the Creative Capital and is the home of the Rhode Island School of Design, WaterFire, and PVDFest --...
While built for quick, seamless visits, this dispensary does it without losing its sense of community. What used to be known as Agaves Mexican Grill on Jefferson Boulevard has now become a community-driven dispensary for medicinal...
Does the holiday season stress you out? Are you doing last minute shopping? No one needs a coffee mug, crappy smelling candles or a pot holder from a discount dollar store. It is not the...
Guitarists love their gadgets. A quick look at most pedalboards will show the time that they put into fine-tuning their sound to get the coveted perfect tone. As a drummer that does nothing more than...
Consuelo's Revenge. Photo by Asim Barakzai Consuelo’s Revenge – Bread & Circuses A lot has gone down in the 10 years since the last Consuelo’s Revenge album, Mercy, to say the least. The world didn’t end although...
Adam Sherman Okee dokee folks… This issue is the Motif Gift Guide. If you have read this column for any of the past twenty years, you surely know that I don’t do Christmas but I WILL...
The fall colors linger longest near the sea. When you hear, “Let’s take a hike,” you probably picture an uninhabited area. There’s nothing like a walk in the woods, the more unspoiled the better. The landscape...
Over the years we’ve all accumulated stuff, material goods (and bads) that engulf the homestead, sometimes overwhelming the dwellers. Some of us do not know how to declutter and reorganize. Things just pile up over...
It’s that time of the year to “Treat yo self” — a line from one of my favorite shows, “Parks & Recreation.” Like Tom and Donna, don’t just buy gifts for others: Reward yourself this...
Do you hate the hustle and bustle at the stores around December? Do you resort to asking Google what to get for a gift? Instead, read about local artists and look for the perfect gift...
“I’ve leveled up,” illustrator Daniel Smelansky of Providence says with a chuckle of his latest gig: creating the cover of Motif’s Gift Guide. That’s because he made a word-and-image collage about the lack of nonbinary...
At Providence, solar aurora may be visible overnight Tue into Wed and, to a lesser extent, Wed into Thu. Aurora is unusual at latitudes this far south, but it typically happens a few times every...
Michael Bilow of Motif attended the 3:30pm court hearing and is reporting based on his personal observations. At a hearing in US District Court in Providence on the afternoon of Thu, Nov 6, Judge John J....
Michael Bilow of Motif attended the 1:00pm court hearing and is reporting based on his personal observations. In a case with national significance and effect, Judge John J. McConnell Jr of the US District Court in...
RI SNAP support poster (Source: https://dhs.ri.gov/programs-and-services/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/supplemental-nutrition-hold ) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known by its old name, “food stamps,” is funded primarily by the federal government but run by state governments. The money ordinarily placed...
Who spit on our cover? The cover art chose itself for this issue, says photographer and printmaker Carey Good of Providence, who created it.“I started etching on three copper plates. Soon, I discarded the biggest of the three. The second plate had a woodsy and pondish feel to it. But with the third scratch plate, […]
At Providence, a significant nor’easter Tue is expected to bring almost entirely rain, heavy at times, with perhaps a sighting of the first snowflakes of this winter season but negligible accumulation. Early uncertainty in the forecast has resolved strongly toward an all-rain event, but minor changes to the predicted storm track, slightly northward or southward, […]
Sponsored Content Photo by MART PRODUCTION Have you ever wondered why you’re training hard but not seeing the results you want? Most people think sports nutrition is only for pros with coaches and chefs, but it’s actually for anyone who cares about their performance. So if you’ve ever hit an energy slump, struggled to recover, […]
Part of the Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series “STUNNING AND EMOTIONAL. MANY WONDERS AWAIT AUDIENCES IN THIS GORGEOUSLY IMAGINATIVE BROADWAY MUSICAL.”– The New York Times, Critic’s Pick “SPELLBINDING ENTERTAINMENT.” – Variety “★★★★ DAZZLING AND THRILLING.” – Time Out New York BOOK BY THREE-TIME TONY AWARD NOMINEE RICK ELICE MUSIC AND LYRICS BY PIGPEN THEATRE CO. BASED […]
Ken Burns made documentaries cool. His early work, spanning back to the ‘70s, inspired generations to engage differently with documentaries. Reenactments, slow-burn pans across historic documents and paintings, and comfortable talking-head interviews with experts and historians – all the techniques Burns is known for to bring history alive – are used to good effect in […]
Sponsored Content Disney Theatrical Group and the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney’s THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Friday, November 14 at 10A. Providence’s most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the PPAC stage on Wednesday, May […]
Punk may be one of the most commonly misunderstood genres in modern music. But if you’re a devotee, you’re used to being misunderstood – you might even thrive on it. Recently, at the Ramada Inn in Seekonk, the inaugural Punk Rock Marketplace event took place, accommodating hundreds of visitors and music enthusiasts. The punk movement […]
Searching for anything can be exciting and become a passion, like combing the beach for treasure. My friend invited me to go on a mushroom foray with a group of around 20 people, at Frenchtown Park in East Greenwich, and I found this group of people to be passionate about finding wild mushrooms. Three organizations […]
How did we get to wearing blue overalls while attempting Taylor Swift’s dance in “The Fate of Ophelia” music video, trying to be as (‘cool?’ Is that the right word? Please suggest) as ‘cool and slay’ as youngsters who have already memorized the Tik Tok. (Ah, the good old days of Musically and Vine, all […]
Join us for Motif’s 4th Annual Santa Stroll, led once again by the always amazing Providence Drum Troupe! This year we’ll be strolling through four stops downtown: Track 15 → Reiner’s → G Pub → Medici. Each stop along the way will feature things like holiday games, crafts, activities, caroling, tarot reading, festive bevs, and […]
Trinity Repertory Company presents its 49th annual production of A Christmas Carol, adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens, with original music by Richard Cumming. This year, the production is Co-directed by former Trinity Rep Artistic Director and Emmy Award–winner Richard Jenkins and acclaimed choreographer Sharon Jenkins. Due to ongoing renovations of the theatre, this […]
