(12.4) And now for something completely different. Avant music ensemble Verdant Vibes presents “new electro/acoustic music and multimedia by composers from around the world . . . lots of grooving, epic, sublime new music, with electronics, video, improv, etc. at the Hope Artiste Village.” This will be a Nutcracker-free zone for those with seasonal allergies. …
(12.11) The opening reception for the annual Foundry Holiday Show takes place Thursday, December 1, at the Pawtucket Armory. The show and sale will then run for two consecutive weekends: December 2-4 & December 9-11. For thirty years, this popular New England holiday tradition has offered the opportunity to both view and purchase work by …
(11.5) Back indoors at the Hope Artiste Village. The market has taken over both the 999 Main Street and 1005 Main Street corridors, with food trucks in between. Farm Fresh Rhode Island reports that over 80 vendors now participate. For this 2016-2017 season, over 80 vendors will be selling their locally grown products, including vegetables, …
(8.23) How many lost souls trying to find their way home — this is Pawtucket we’re talking about — have ended up under this bridge and said “This would be a great place for a party.” We doubt the event planned for Saturday is the first gathering here, but this one is official. DOT AIR …
(6.29) Machines With Magnets — Last chance to see an amazing installation ‘Strings in the Terrible Distance’ by Catherine Mary Hood as well as a music and sound performance with the Bosch Hurdy-Gurdy & other strings by Steve Jobe and the Bosch Ensemble featuring Christopher Sadlers, Chris Monti, Rachel Rosenkrantz Riemer and Flannery Brown. ‘Strings …
A new production of Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane is running at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket now through June 2nd. In a dimly lit kitchen in a shabby cottage in a backwater village in the west of Ireland, selfish, conniving Mag and her embittered 40-year-old virginal daughter, Maureen, stew in mutual loathing. …
(4.11) And there are rumors that Big Papi might make the scene. According to the PawSox website the folks up in Boston want Ortiz to take a couple of dozen at-bats in Triple-A before returning to Fenway. Ortiz is recovering from complications from an Achilles tear. Also, shortstop Jose Iglesias has been sent back down …
That’s from Hamlet. Everything’s from Hamlet. Still plenty of time to catch the latest production at the Gamm Theatre with artistic director Tony Estrella in the title role. From Rhode Island Monthly, He is spellbinding as Hamlet, displaying what appears to be real sweat and tears as his character spirals out of control. You can …
The Wintertime Farmers Market kicks off this Saturday with the annual perfect pickle contest, and continues after that on Saturdays 10am to 1pm and Wednesdays 4pm to 7pm through May! 35 farmers + 3 fishermen + 3 cheesemakers + 3 bakers + a chocolatier + a coffee roaster + a jam maker + a nut …
What better place to release an album called “Divine Providence” than Pawtucket. Hey. Having said that, there may be no better venue for a Deer Tick show than the Met. John McCauley spoke with ProJo scribe Rick Massimo about the new music. “We wanted to do something a little louder, a little bit more fun,” …
Head over to the third annual Colonel’s Super Dooper Guitar Party in Pawtucket this Saturday. Great bands — Starline Rhythm Boys, Mark Cutler and Friends, the Sick-A-Billies, the Throttles, Electric Service, and dj Hula-Bomb — guitars and amps, food, drinks, memorabilia and more! Sponsored by Empire Guitars. Poster after the jump. $20 door, 5pm to …
Attention numerologists, if you have been waiting for just the right moment to attend your first eating drinking rocking outdoor music festival your time has come. A great bill is planned for jumping around and dancing your fool head off. Dan Deacon, Fang Island, and Math the Band pretty much always go mental. Also on …
What are CSAs anyway? This Wednesday March 2nd, at the Wintertime Farmers Market in Pawtucket, learn all you need to know about Community Supported Agriculture subscriptions in RI. While shopping for your fruits and veggies, shop around for the CSA that is right for you. Wednesday, March 2nd – 4-7pm – Wintertime Farmers Market – Hope …
Among the 18 recent applications for Compassion Center licenses, one is getting all the attention. More surprising even than the proposed location — the venerable To Kalon Club in Pawtucket which had been seeking a new owner — are the names of the license seekers. Megan Hall, who writes about health care at ‘The Pulse’ …
[Thank you commenter. The RIDOT web site confirms that Route 95 in both directions is now open.] Okay, the weather is going to help out a little here and Warwick officials are reporting that 80% of sewer service has been restored. The Governor just gave a news conference (Thursday noon) stating that maybe, just maybe, …
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New Yorkers Extra Life headline a show in Pawtucket with guitar, keyboards, percussion and violin and maybe tenor sax. I am unfamiliar with this act, but on their myspace page they cite Hildegard von Bingen and Scott Walker as influences and that’s good enough for me. Also on the bill, Providence musicians Tinsel Teeth and …