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Spring is officially here. It’s the season of budding trees, daffodils, and the sense that summer will really arrive.
It’s also the season when many people get the urge to …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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If Shakespeare were alive today, he would urge you to take a ride to Warwick’s Gamm Theatre and watch his classic tragedy performed the way he wrote it: psychological, physical, tense, tight …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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4/9/25
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April is National Poetry Month, and locally a journal is currently seeking submissions for its first issue. Prudence Dispatch is a family affair—George Shuster is an editor, and his wife …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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4/3/25
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The smell of BBQ fills the air as you enter Wilbury’s theatre space at the Waterfire Center.
Scenic Designer Shanel LaShay Smith has created an urban back yard decorated for a family …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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4/3/25
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Open mic nights are a lot more than just people signing up on a list and going on stage to perform. It’s an opportunity for a scene to be conceived or cultivated alongside like-minded …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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4/3/25
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March is Women’s History Month, and Rhode Island has no shortage of notable women to celebrate, from colonist and preacher Anne Hutchinson to the present day. One fascinating and …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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3/27/25
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The Lil Rhody Laugh Riot is going to bring a ton of laughs at various venues across Providence this weekend (March 27-30). Some of the top stand-up comics on the planet, including Matt Rife, Leslie …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/27/25
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The Players at Barker Playhouse, Providence, is currently presenting Into the Woods through April 6. This thought-provoking musical with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim, and book by James Lupine …
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By IDA ZECCO
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3/27/25
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Local comedian Doreen Collins has some celebrating to do. This month marks the tenth anniversary of The Ladies Room, her annual night of standup and drag.
The March 28 event, which features …
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3/20/25
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(Oscar Winner)
Did you know that over the years 17 actresses have won Oscars for playing prostitutes!
Along comes a virtually unknown young actress named Mikey …
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3/20/25
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ECAS (Educational Center of Arts and Sciences), is currently presenting Yo Soy Minerva running through March 16. Written by Mu-Kien Sang Ben and adapted by Francis Parra, Director and Artistic …
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By IDA ZECCO
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3/12/25
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The tiny melody of a violin, climbing sharp peaks and descending again to lose its echo, filled the halls of the New York Public Health Department’s hospital. Thirty-five-year-old Italian …
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3/12/25
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The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) announced that ticket sales are live for its inaugural Providence Culinary Collective, happening March 27-30, 2025 in locations …
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3/5/25
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Many Christians are now in the season of Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday (yesterday) and Easter. During these 40 days, Christians typically observe Jesus’ fasting in the desert before …
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3/5/25
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The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra presents Rhapsody in Blue with conductor Aram Demirjian and pianist Jeffrey Biegel for two performances at The VETS, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence: …
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3/5/25
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Dinosaurs are back! Sightings of these prehistoric giants have been reported in the wetlands at Roger Williams Park Zoo. Have these ancient creatures taken up residence once more, or have they been …
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3/5/25
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A whopping 92 percent of library patrons leave libraries feeling calm and peaceful, according to a new study organized by New York Public Library along with the Humanities and Human Flourishing …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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3/5/25
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Johnson and Wales University professor Michael Sabitoni was recently awarded a ribbon as part of an induction ceremony given by the Rhode Island Bailliage de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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2/27/25
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The art of sampling to create other kinds of music has been going on since the ‘70s when disc jockeys in New York City were creating their own beats and rhythms. Eventually this approach became …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/26/25
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After more than a year of planning by residents, alongside the Village Common of Rhode Island, Warwick’s Village for older adults is becoming a reality.
There will be an opportunity to …
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2/19/25
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