Why Rhode Island Latino Arts fought the Trump administration in court
The Providence-based nonprofit and three other arts organizations won a lawsuit, with the help of the local ACLU, against the Trump administration’s campaign targeting ‘gender ideology.’
What’s on in October at the Community Libraries of Providence
The libraries offer a slew of free programming every week for kids and adults at their nine locations around the city. We highlight a few of these events in this monthly segment – from a haunted house to a book club highlighting African American authors.
What to do this weekend: Ghosts, goats and psychedelic map projections
Plus: Umberto Crenca and the Gillen Street Ensemble bring their basement jam sessions to the Wilbury Theatre Group’s stage.
Rhode Island Latino Arts wins legal victory over Trump administration
A National Endowment for the Arts policy on ‘gender ideology’ violates the Constitution, the court said.
Fear of nuclear war plus Reagan-era optimism? It’s ‘Cold War Choir Practice’ at Trinity Rep
Trinity Rep’s production is the world-premiere of the play written by Brown playwriting MFA graduate Ro Reddick and directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy.
Savoring summer’s last days the New England way, with a clambake
Hot rocks, seaweed, and clams are the core elements of this ancient style of cookout, which a Quaker meeting in Dartmouth, Mass. has held annually since the 1880s.
Through music and art, The Lemonade Stand festival will celebrate Providence as a creative capital this weekend
After last year’s debut festival, which drew over 250 people, the organizers are hoping to attract more attendees this summer.
Why Curt Columbus plans to step away from Providence’s Trinity Rep
The theater company’s artistic director will have been at the helm for 20 years.
Judge Frank Caprio, ‘Caught in Providence’ star, dies at 88
Known for his sense of empathy in the courtroom, Caprio served for 38 years in the Providence Municipal Court.
Curt Columbus, artistic director of Trinity Rep, to step down next fall after 20 years
Columbus has served as the Providence theater company’s artistic director since 2006.
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