New WaterFire Art Center Rocks
On August 16, Providence’s newest art space, the WaterFire Art Center, opened its doors to the public for the first time. Located at 475 Valley Street, the center is part […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Erin Foley’s Comedic Sorta Homecoming
I talked to stand-up comedian Erin Foley via telephone from her home in California in anticipation of her two shows in Rhode Island next week. We discussed hoops, stand-up comedy and […]
Scene and Heard: It’s Almost Time …
Way back when I joined the Hollywood East community, I happened upon a movie trailer that made a lasting impression on me. The level of filmmaking was rarely seen in […]
August Pin-Up of the Month: Tracy Martin
Tracy Martin Occupation: Production Operations Manager (@ Retail Solutions Inc – SaSS company) Favorite Book: My favorite recent book is Night Circus, but my all time favorite is Jane […]
Scene and Heard – Chad Verdi: Fly Low, Soar High
Flying under the radar is his style. The result, however, is soaring high among the stars. Literally. For Chad Verdi and his home-grown East Greenwich company, Verdi Productions / Woodhaven […]
Gospel of Lovingkindness Transforms Audiences
Standing mid-aisle, Bruh Preach (Curtis Mclaren) breaks the fourth wall and gazes on us. He raises his arms above his head and speaks: “For our present troubles are quite small […]
NecronomiCon Rising
So what happens at a NecronomiCon? The weekend of August 22-25 looks to be chock full of events related to HP Lovecraft – some more tangentially than others – with […]
Locale Profile: The White Horse Tavern | Opened and Closed
PROFILE LOCALE The White Horse Tavern, located at 26 Marlborough St in Newport, is without exaggeration, as far away from being a “new restaurant” as it gets. Founded in 1673, […]
We Are Providence: The H.P. Lovecraft Community
Obscure for all of his life and only slightly less obscure for decades after his death in 1937, horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, like one of his fictional creatures, quietly waited […]
Cthulhu’s Call Still Echoes
A century ago, a man walked the tranquil east side streets of our capitol city. He was a quiet, unassuming man. He was a man who would be vastly unappreciated […]