Not So Great Gatsby: All You Bad Folks
“All you black folks, you must go All you Mexicans, you must go And all you poor folks, you must go Muslims and gays, boy, we hate your ways So […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Not So Great Gatsby: Welcome to the Terrordome
Dear Nick, It’s been a tough few months for me since the election. To pretend otherwise would be dishonest. I don’t know what to say, how to express what is […]
Motif Event Picks for December 7 – December 13
THU 8 A Creepy Christmas Carol: With Jeff Belanger and Dustin Pari. Bringing you the legends and lore that put the fear into the Yuletide season. From the monsters who […]
Motif Event Picks for December 1 – December 7
THRU DEC 18 American Buffalo, The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchange St, Pawtucket. A small-scale tragedy about coin collecting, con artistry and the American dream. gammtheatre.org THU 1 Cardboard Ox, […]
Motif Event Picks for November 23 – November 30
FRI 25 Buy Nothing Day Coat Exchange — Trade in that old coat for the good of someone who needs it. Multiple locations. SAT 26 Short Short Story Film Festival — Find […]
Thanksgiving Playlists
We asked our music writers to share with our readers a short playlist of songs they’d like to listen to as background music while stuffing themselves with stuffing on Thanksgiving day. […]
Lunar Notes
This week the Lunar Notes are written by Stella Z, temporarily filling in for Shirley Prisco. Aries: Oh, Aries, that wallet of yours is about to roll over and whimper, […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: October 26 – November 1
THU 27 A Frightmare on Dike Street: At Shelter Bar Arcade, Halloween extravaganza! Costume contest, DJs and great drinks! 7pm, 21+, Fete Ballroom, 103 Dike St, PVD. fetemusic.com FRI 28 […]
Gaelynn Lea: Defying Labels and Crossing Borders
Unanimous winner of NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk Contest,” Gaelynn Lea brings her unique style all the way from her home town of Duluth, Minnesota, to Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday, […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: October 12 – October 18
THRU OCT 23 Billy Elliot, Ocean State Theatre Company, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick. A young boy discovers his extraordinary gift for ballet in this Tony Award winning smash hit musical […]