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ARTIFACTS & AWARDS: Julianne Jennings sits surrounded by artifacts she has collected over years along with the numerous awards and city citation she has received for her work on the Native American culture.
On March 8, Eastern Connecticut State University anthropology professor Julianne Jennings of Warwick was one of just nine women to receive the Extraordinary Woman Award in Providence. The award, wh...
DUPLICITY (Joyce) (Don) (Spy vs. spy) Remember the old Mad magazine comic, “Spy vs. Spy?” Duplicity carries it to extremes with a bunch of spies versus a bunch of spies. The trouble I...
The Rhode Island Stage Ensemble (RISE) will be presenting their production of West Side Story at the Columbus Theatre the weekend of March 27 and the following weekend at the theatre’s 270 Broadway...
New DVDS Have you noticed the increased advertising on television for newly released DVDs? And have you noticed that the films are moving quicker from theatre releases to DVD? Latest offerings in...
When Russ Martin was beginning his career as a sound engineer people were still listening with wonderment to the sound of trains as they screamed across their living room through the miracle of ste...
We mentioned recently that the movie business seemed to be taking a hit in Rhode Island, as many moviegoers tell us that they prefer to watch movies in the comfort of their own living room by renti...
America’s premier figure skating production, Smucker’s Stars on Ice, expands its boundaries as it returns for the 23rd season. The all-new production “On the Edge” promises to keep fans on the edge...
The Rhode Island-based World Folk Fusion group, The Gnomes, have been gaining quite a reputation and following lately. They gave a free concert at the Warwick Public Library last week, and all the ...
Children are often asked what they want to be when they grow up. Responses reflect a special interest they have developed or a positive influence in their lives. Through environmental education, Au...
Children are often asked what they want to be when they grow up. Responses reflect a special interest they have developed or a positive influence in their lives. Through environmental education, Au...
We look forward to visiting Festival Ballet’s Black Box Theatre at least once a year to see their presentation of “Up Close On Hope,” as close a look as you can get of talented dancers performing a...
I’ve always admired the work done at Providence’s Perishable Theatre. I’ve often found that work to be cutting edge and often obscure. Meg Miroshnik, a member of the Brown University Graduate Pla...
The dogs in our state need your help so we’re calling all dog lovers. A bill is being introduced by Senator John J. Tassoni Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Smithfield) that would prohibit people...
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