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Mayor Elorza Announces 2016 PVD Fest Lineup
Mayor Jorge Elorza announced the lineup for this year’s PVD Fest, renamed from last year’s Providence International Arts Festival, Monday.
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Review: ‘Anything Goes’ Schemes And Dreams Aboard An Oceanliner At Ocean State Theatre
“Anything Goes” is a classic Broadway musical that first appeared in 1934. Now the Ocean State Theatre Company is doing a re-done version from 1987….
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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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After Gaffes, Lawmakers Back Main Thrust of RI’s New Tourism Push
House Finance Committee members expressed backing Wednesday for the intention of the state’s new effort to boost tourism, despite the much-publicized…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Gov. Raimondo Needs To Heed Her Own Advice
Controversy over the new tourism slogan “cooler and warmer” put Rhode Island in the national spotlight last week. On Friday, Gov. Gina Raimondo…
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With Expanded Event, Elorza Looks To Cement Legacy Of PVD Arts Festival
The Providence Arts Festival will be back in June with a new name, and high hopes from city officials. The summer can be quiet in downtown Providence,…
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Il Cinema Ritrovato: Classic Films Rediscovered And Restored Screen In RI
Starting Tuesday, Brown University hosts a unique four-night film festival put on by the Italian Studies Department, in conjunction with the Cineteca,…
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Review: ‘Skull In Connemara’ Offers Black Comedy At The Gamm
Pawtucket’s Gamm Theatre is currently doing the Irish play “A Skull in Connemara.” It’s a work infrequently done, certainly not as often as playwright…
