Monday — Tip Your Bartender
Dave, bartender at Local 121, requests your company at the bar down the street.
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Material Desires
More things for me to covet — urchins! These fabulous creatures, created by Jennifer Maestre, are on display and for sale ($125 each) at the ‘Material Desires’ show at Craftland. Curated by Rebecca Siemering — and up through Saturday, March 13th — the show also features artists Jenine Bressner, Lynne Harlow, Peter Lutz, Barbara Owen …
Staff Art Show At Blue State Coffee
Check out the staff art show now on exhibit at Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street. These are witty and beautiful works in a variety of forms — tapestry, painting, sculpture, even needlepoint. Curated (and spackled) by Genevieve Hancock — who also created little, webby, framed treasures that I covet — this collection will remain …
Recognize These People?
Then you may be a Julian’s regular. One entry in the staff art show (exhibit/sale runs one more week) has become a particular favorite of the staff itself and is the work of chef Tom Chester. He has been hiding his artistic talent under a bushel, and his flair for caricature came as a shock …
Staff Art Show — Julian’s
Not surprisingly, most of the servers at Julian’s are not professional waiters in for the long haul. But how boring would that be. While musicians are well-represented on the crew, I had no idea the bench was so deep in the visual arts. The current show is curated by artistic manager Joshua Kemp (also of …
Budget Book’s Cover Makes Case Against Governor’s Budget
The State Council on the Arts has put out this press release, gently noting the irony of housing the elimination of RISCA’s grants program in a book that’s adorned by a beautiful painting (really striking in person) that recently won the top prize at RISCA’s “Scenes of Rhode Island” show. The painting is online, over …
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3rd Annual Skate Deck Art Show — The Hive
One business that seems to have made a go of it in Hope Artiste Village is the Hive. Proprietor and tattoo artist, Kevin Bledsoe, has managed to kept things running even through those lonely pre-farmers days and the generally crappy economy. Also, the whole tattoo thing shows no signs of fading. Apparently Mr. Bledsoe does …
Bridge Out
The deck of the Wickenden Street overpass is disappearing and it feels much lighter now. (Um, is this guy using a camera or . . . looking through binoculars?) More views after the jump.
IDSA RI: Professionals’ Night At Trinity
The Industrial Designers Society of America, Rhode Island chapter is hosting the first of this year’s series of Professionals’ Nights. This month, Professionals’ Night will be held at the Trinity Brewhouse. A drawing will be done and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Trinity. I hear you asking “What better way to …
Joe Danella — Outsider Artist
Just about everyone who stops by Joe’s business asks the big question. . . how did it all happen? Joe’s mom will tell you it all started with a childhood passion, and a couple of old fruit boxes. For years Joe owned and ran a small antique shop, Joe’s Quality Junk in Johnston, Rhode Island. Every now and again, he’d …
Elementary My Dear Walrus — A Mystery Play
The Manton Avenue Project presents: “Elementary, My Dear Walrus! — A Mystery Play”, a full-length play written collaboratively by amazing MAP kids, and acted and directed by a team of talented adult theater artists. Tickets are free but reservations are encouraged. Friday, January 29th at 7pm; Saturday, January 30th at 3pm & 7pm; Sunday, January …
The End Of An Era
Demolition of the Wickenden Street overpass starts tonight at 6:30pm. RIDOT has indicated that the noisy jackhammer portion of the program will cease at a reasonable time in the evening so nearby residents can go nawny. A profile of artist Brent Bachelder, who began the now famous murals in 1997, appears in the Sunday ProJo. …