Roger Williams University, Rhode Island College and Providence College hold commencement exercises this weekend, the start of several weekends honoring…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Time To Clean Up Statehouse Grant System
Another week of turmoil in Rhode Island over government grants to non-profit groups.
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Rising Tide: Despite Financial Woes, Is Providence Resurging?
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza held the first in a series of community meetings Monday to discuss the city’s fiscal challenges. Elorza is trying to build…
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Last Weekend To Catch Shakespeare’s First Folio In Providence
Time is almost up to see William Shakespeare’s First Folio on display at Brown University this month. As Rhode Island Public Radio’s John Bender…
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Brown Series Focuses On Air We Breathe
This week, Brown University is examining environmental issues related air with a series of events that mix art and science.
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RI Artscape: Support and Defend, Art Relevant To The Veteran
This month’s Artscape features a look at a new exhibit called Support and Defend: Art Relevant to the Veteran Experience.
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Theater Review: With ‘Winter’s Tale’ The Gamm Takes Shakespeare’s Challenge Head On
Pawtucket’s Gamm Theatre is closing its season with one of William Shakespeare’s most difficult to do plays.
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At Trinity Rep, A Foolish And Frenetic ‘Arnie Louis And Bob’
“Arnie Louis and Bob” checks out three old timers, brothers ranging from their late-60s to mid-70s. All three could be called wanderers, guys who spend…
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Newport Jazz Festival Names Bassist Christian McBride As Artistic Director
After more than 60 years at the helm, Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein has named his successor. The festival this week named Grammy-winning bas…
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Dead Animals: Taxidermy in Art
Have you given any thought lately to your relationship with animals? Statistics reveal a contradictory interaction between humans and other species….
