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It was a few weeks after Thanksgiving in 1968. Joe McNamara was a Pilgrim High senior who had just completed what he felt was a good season as a member of the Pilgrim High football team. He was about …
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2/7/24
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The God of Carnage is a dark comedy written by Yasmina Reza, a renowned French playwright, and novelist. Originally titled “Le Dieu du Carnage,” it was first performed in 2006 and quickly …
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Theatre Review by IDA ZECCO
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1/31/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
AMERICAN FICTION * * * ½ (Comedy with a Message)
Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk Ellison, a college English professor and novelist with high standards who …
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1/31/24
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Take a classic Tony Award-winning play (1965), provide it with tight, tense direction (Steve Kidd) create a realistic, functional set (Jessica Hill Kidd) and find four of the best actors to fill …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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1/31/24
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Certain bands can transform an atmosphere within an establishment from dull and boring to vibrant and fun in an instant. Right when the first song is played, the music takes over the audience and …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/31/24
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Twenty-six-year-old Albert Titchner was a devotee of the Methodist Tabernacle church in Olneyville and was in charge of its smaller branch, the Merino Mission. The mission counted about 26 members …
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1/31/24
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When I was growing up in the 60’s, things were a lot different than they are now. Not only was the culture much different, but my mom was also different. She did not believe in taking …
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1/31/24
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Earlier this month, Governor Dan McKee stood at the head of the State House chambers to give an optimistic address to all of Rhode Island and, while it was his speech, he was not the only one who …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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1/31/24
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The Rhode Island Historical Society will commemorate Black History Month with a full slate of programs in February highlighting the achievements and impact of Black Rhode Islanders, as well as the …
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1/25/24
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Back in 2013 during an archaeology project I was volunteering on, we were finding musket balls from the first day of the American Revolution. I remember during a break talking to archaeologist Doug …
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1/24/24
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The East Greenwich Art Club will meet for a presentation by Robert Horton: Starscapes and Constellations—“Easy” Astrophotography, on Tuesday, February 6th, at 7:00-9:00pm, at United …
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1/24/24
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The Banjo Bob All-Stars Dixieland Band will bring New Orleans Jazz to the Warwick Public Library on Sunday, January 28, at 2 p.m.
Also known as Dixieland and Traditional Jazz, New Orleans Jazz …
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1/24/24
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Cranston-based artist Lee Ann Scotto Adams will be one of a select number of featured artists included in the Providence Art Club’s Third Annual Community Invitational Exhibition, opening …
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1/24/24
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Alice O’Riley arrived at Arthur Gardner’s roadhouse on the morning of Dec. 26, 1892. The 40-year-old woman had previously worked at the Pontiac Avenue establishment, cooking the meals …
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1/24/24
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There’s an abundance of punk rock bands in the music scene around Providence and Rhode Island as a whole. Some of them unleash an aggressive hardcore essence, while others incorporate an upbeat …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/24/24
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While slowly recovering from the RSV illness, the lyrics of an old Willie Nelson song, “on the road again,” echoed in my mind. Unlike his desire to hit the road for musical pursuits with …
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1/24/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
I.S.S. * * * (Space Thriller)
There are six astronauts aboard the International Space Station—three Americans and three Russians.
They live and work in harmony, …
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1/24/24
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Isaac (Zach Gibb) comes home from Afghanistan after three years to find his dysfunctional family in absolute chaos.
His sister, Max (Will Malloy) is now as transsexual.
His abusive father, …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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1/24/24
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For three weeks out of the year, Rhode Islanders are afforded the opportunity to celebrate an art so fundamental to the human experience that one might forget it’s an art at all: storytelling.
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By Kevin Fitzpatrick
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1/24/24
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No Rhode Island Restaurant is more crowded in the summer than George’s of Galilee.
Six dining rooms on two floors, a Tiki bar, a take-out window, and a huge outside dining area that leads …
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Restaurant Review by DON FOWLER
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1/17/24
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