On the Cover: Silvermoon Mars LaRose
This month’s cover art created by Silvermoon Mars LaRose communicates a wealth of cultural and artistic information. It depicts a group of eight women gathered together and leaning into one […]
This month’s cover art created by Silvermoon Mars LaRose communicates a wealth of cultural and artistic information. It depicts a group of eight women gathered together and leaning into one […]
While putting together this issue, we spoke often about gender. In celebrating Women’s History Month, it is important to acknowledge that while we live in a patriarchal society where the […]
It was the ’90s and I loved being in clubs. It was common to be among folks who had made it while I was seeing and playing shows. The Big […]
There exists a house, off Broadway, that rises from a grass courtyard like a colonial bull. It is eggshell white, and its three stories slope and curve with jagged edges […]
The morning of June 24, 2022, I was flossing my teeth at a La Quinta outside DC. I had traveled to Philly to take part in an art show and […]
Lots of new music for the month that begins like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Some is ferocious, some is mellow, but all of it is good! […]
On the desk sits a pile of paper, neatly disorganized. The blinds are open halfway to let the dusty morning light filter in. Outside, the vacant field is bright under […]
Indoor prostitution, or sex work solicited in closed spaces, was decriminalized in Rhode Island from 1980 to 2009, empowering sex workers with the ability to report crimes committed against them […]
In the wake of Rafael Trujillo’s regime, Josefina “Doña Fefa” Rosario arrived in New York City from the Dominican Republic. In 1960, she moved to Rhode Island with her husband […]
Our state is home to a unique and inspiring institution, the Tomaquag Indigenous Museum in Exeter. The museum is led by executive director Lorén M. Spears, an artist and author […]
Rhode Island women are tough: We wear T-shirts in 60-degree weather, drink iced coffee in the winter, love as deep as Providence potholes, fight as hard as Rhody Rams, act […]
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the 2024 Motif Music Awards! Held at Fête Music Hall the evening included food and (plenty of) drink, live performances from Jake Hunsinger and the Rock […]
The Future is NOW! proclaims the marquee at Providence Performing Arts Center’s (PPAC) grand entrance where a retrofitted DMC DeLorean is parked in celebration of the 2024-2025 Broadway season reveal. […]
On Dec 1, 2023, I attended the Celebration of Legalization event in Cranston hosted by Black Dragonfly Events, High Beautiful, and CRAVEInfused. The program was designed to celebrate the first […]
ARIES: Tons of conversations take place during this period. The Lunar Eclipse on March 25 falls in your house of relationships. The Sun moving into your sign, Aries, sheds a […]
Wilma Hannah Briggs, also affectionately known as “Willy” or “Briggsie,” passed away on September 4, 2023 at the age of 92. Born in East Greenwich on September 4, 1930, Briggs […]
I’m finally on the mend after a month of pneumonia. I imagine this is what a resurrection must feel like. Meanwhile, since I last wrote another legend has left us […]
Elizabeth’s Portofino Tuscan Grill is a delicious gem located in a tiny Warwick strip mall. Upon entering, the welcoming atmosphere is immediately felt — Elizabeth’s is full of friendly faces […]
Frozen: The Musical, based on the 2013 Disney film by the same name, comes to us from author and playwright Jennifer Lee, with direction from Michael Grandage, and music and […]