Five Things To Do: August 14 – 20
THU 15 Beth Barron/ Jamie Craighead Duo/ Corinne Southern: Vocals/Guitar. 9pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov Out of State Plates Literary Series: Featuring Sarah Elaine Smith, author of Malibu […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Taking it to the Streets: Day Trill closes out the summer with the party of the season
Daytrill is a PVD-rooted hip-hop/DJ festival that has been taking place twice a year since 2012. It’s run by local group Stay Silent, and one of the founding group members, […]
Art! Music! Papermaking! Pawtucket Arts Fest takes center stage
For anyone who is still reeling from Ari Aster’s new festival film Midsommar, a terrifying triptych of bacchanalia, pagan ritual and cult-enforced suicide, the term “festival” can conjure up a […]
A Walk on the Weird Side: Lovecraft is long gone, but echoes of his footsteps remain
A few years back I saw an advertisement on Craigslist that offered up an apartment in PVD that claimed to be where H.P. Lovecraft lived and worked. Fascinated, but too […]
Five Fun Things to do: August 7 – 13
THU 8 RI Foundation presents Pops at Roger Williams Park: Annual free classical concert — a full evening leading up to the 1812 Overture. Temple of Music, Roger Williams Park […]
Five Fun Things to Do: Aug 1 – 7
THU 1 WHEM Living Radio Show:The Horse-Eyed Men/ Downhill Strugglers/ The Vox Hunters: Classic radio format podcast with modern guests. 7pm. Columbus Theater, 270 Broadway, PVD. columbustheatre.com Mister Frizzle/ Plug/ […]
Dammit, Janet: If you love Rocky Horror, don’t miss RKO Con
It’s just a jump to the left, then a step to the right … into Downcity Providence. It’s time for RKO Con 2019. RKO Con is a celebration of 1975’s […]
Power to the People: Low-cost filmmaking puts creative pursuits within reach
Back in the misty days of the mid ’80s when I first started toying around with making movies, the common refrain you’d hear from people in the business was, “If […]
The Blues Is Alright: RI Blues Fest returns to Mulligan’s Island for its sophomore summer
Few events add to the lore of summertime tradition like a music festival, and the second annual RI Blues Fest is a great occasion for anyone looking to check a […]