By DON FOWLER Last Saturday night was a busy one in Providence, with WaterFire attracting thousands of people Downcity, along with a Bruins hockey game, and the opening of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra's 75th season. The concert was delayed
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By DON FOWLER
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10/4/19
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To try to keep my brain molecules working, I play Wordscapes on my phone. It is shaped like a crossword puzzle and 7 letters are listed at the bottom. One has to make words to fit into the puzzle. Inevitably, there is one last word for which there are no
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By LINDA PETERSEN
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10/4/19
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By KELLY SULLIVAN Cornelius Wines grew up in South Carolina with his siblings and widowed father Andrew, who supported the family as a station hand with the railroad. As a teenager, Cornelius labored in a brickyard. He then met and married Constance
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By KELLY SULLIVAN
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10/4/19
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Theatre Review By DON FOWLER Want to laugh until it hurts? I'm not lying when I tell you that Burbage Theatre's first production in their new home is two hours and 15 minutes of hysterical mayhem that will have you leaving the theatre chuckling. David
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By DON FOWLER
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10/4/19
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The Gaspee Days Committee is working to keep its brand alive throughout the year, and its first-ever fall event on Oct. 12 is the first step to achieving that goal.
The Gaspee Fall-Out – the …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/4/19
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By DON FOWLER Chances are you have been to a wedding, testimonial, shower, show or special event at North Providence's Lancellotta's. They have two banquet halls, one holding 50-90 people and the other 100-180. We were among the 90 people who attended
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By DON FOWLER
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10/4/19
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Some bands have a sound that can't be pinned down, that defies easy classification. Providence-based Jowl is one of those acts, harnessing a cavalcade of punk, folk, funk, new wave and even a bit of hip-hop to create something purely original.
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By ROB DUGUAY
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10/3/19
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The Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus Art Gallery is now hosting its first exhibition of the fall semester, “On Earth: Paintings & Cross Over Images” by renowned artist Susan …
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9/27/19
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During the winter of 1921, Capt. Clifford Erle Smythe sat down and wrote a letter to his father, Robert. He had just completed a test flight aboard the dirigible Roma.“The Roma behaved so badly …
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By KELLY SULLIVAN
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9/27/19
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RAMBO: LAST BLOOD*(Bloody, brutal revenge film)Let’s hope it is Sylvester Stallone’s last blood. He may be too old to do Rocky, but he still thinks he can play a senior citizen than …
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By JOYCE & DON FOWLER
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9/27/19
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AD ASTRA* * ½ (Don)* * * ½ (Joyce)(Psychological sci-fi)Joyce and I disagreed on this one. She liked the psychological aspects of the sci-fi thriller. I didn’t think it was that …
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By JOYCE & DON FOWLER
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9/27/19
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DOWNTON ABBEY* * *(British soap opera)Fans of the popular TV series will probably enjoy seeing their favorite British characters on the big screen. If you are like us and have not followed the antics …
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By JOYCE & DON FOWLER
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9/27/19
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