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beervana raises the bar — again! _by lou Papineau | p 10
wHicH way will tHe dice roll?
Election Day brings a referendum on Newport Grand — and the city’s future _by Philip eil | p 8
is cultural connectors tH J t in Bright ideas @ AS220 + the Athenaeum | p 7 us
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‘Making/Unmaking’ @ GRIN | p 16
RISD MuSeuM What Nerve!
Installation view of Forcefield’s Third Annual Roggabogga, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2002. Copyright Hisham Bharoocha. Photo by Hisham Bharoocha.
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8 whiCh way will ThE diCE ROll?_ B y p hilip Eil
Election Day brings a referendum on Newport Grand — and the city’s future.
10 BOTTlEs & Cans & jusT Clap yOuR hands
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Achieve brew bliss at BEERvana. Plus, a Q&A with Ron Lindenbusch of Lagunitas Brewing Company.
15 hOmEgROwn pROduCT _ B y ChRis COn Ti
Back on the grind: new discs from sExCOffEE and ThE swEET RElEasE.
16 aRT _ By gRE g COOk
Primary structures: ChaRliE smiTh’s “Making/Unmaking” at GRIN; and “audiBlE spaCEs” at Brown
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“Short Takes” on ThE judgE and 20,000 days On EaRTh.
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phillipE & jORgE’s COOl, COOl wORld
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The Daily Show Writers Standup Tour gets “political-ish” at the Columbus | PRONK! brings the big brass to the Providence River | Mike Watt and il sogno del marinaio at Fête
Tap dancing in Newport | Hail and farewell
jEn sOREnsEn This jusT in
26 mOOnsigns
Get creative at the Mini Maker Faire | The Athenaeum welcomes the Contemporaries
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Phillipe + Jorge’s Cool, Cool World
by the sea, by the sea tap dancing in newport; washington follies; an impaler in south county So far, the best performance
of election season has been f the ongoing tap dancing act in
Newport by P&J’s talented pal and former mayor of Our Little Towne, Joseph “Boy Joe” Paolino. Boy Joe is part of a troika of wealthy developers who want to buy the Newport Grand gambling mecca and its tasteful huge sign greeting visitors with the enormous, unmissable promise of “SLOTS.” But there’s a catch, natch. For the deal to be consummated, local and statewide voters must approve expansion of the slots parlor to a full-blown casino with table games to complement the one-armed (now one-fingered) bandits, so Boy Joe and his partners can turn what is now a pretty grim place to take your skin for a crawl into a glamorous betting parlor replete with stage shows to be called the Newport Entertainment Center. Paolino and Co. have promised a $40 million renovation, should the deal go down. Anti-casino campaigners with Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling have been out in force, as they did with an earlier ballot referendum on table games in 2012 that was defeated in Newport, even as the rest of the state (read: Twin River) was allowed to move ahead and employ even more ways to separate the public from its cash. Now Boy Joe is marching under a “Jobs for Newport” PAC banner that’s touting increased employment opportunities for job seekers, as well as lotsabucks in new revenue for the City by the Sea. No one even vaguely familiar with Little Rhody politics could miss, or even applaud, the best of Boy Joe’s recent dance moves, when with a little 11th-hour wordsmithing in the end of the last General Assembly session, the legislative referendum on the casino issue was subtly changed so the issue would only appear on the statewide ballot, not as separate questions on both state and local ballots, as it had been in the past. So, what’s the problem? Well, from his political experience, it seems Paolino doesn’t underestimate the ignorance and apathy of voters. It’s apparently his bet that the same folks who have relied on the wisdom of deep-thinking candidates when pulling the master lever to get back home in time for Dance Moms will simply disregard a statewide bond question, whereas if they were shown it will have a direct impact on them by being a Newport issue, they may actually take time to study it and possibly vote down those nasty ruffians who run a palace dedicated to
swindling the great unwashed with tricky and rigged games. (P&J don’t suggest that any betting at Newport Grand is or will be fixed. But if you don’t realize how the house always seems to come out ahead, you’re even dumber than we thought.) The Boy Joe Trio has been sashaying around every challenge thrown their way, with altered and ever-changing dance moves and sidesteps to meet new demands or fears from voters. It’s too complicated to fully explain the gyrations being gone through (check out Phoenix news editor Phil Eil’s in-depth feature story on page 8 for further details), but thus far the whole affair has been a combined Arthur-Murray-MeetsBreak-Dancing supershow that shouldn’t be missed. And a-one, and a-two. Chacha-cha, Boy Joe.
Hail and farewell
(A belated) RIP to Polly Bergen. While she was famous for many
jen sorensen
entertainment achievements, none eclipsed her star turn as Gregory Peck’s besieged wife in the original cinematic Cape Fear. Even Robert De Niro in the remake couldn’t touch Robert Mitchum’s sinister portrayal of a stalking, frightening, really bad guy in a movie that ranks among the most chilling and suspenseful ever made. . . . Good riddance to US Attorney General Eric Holder. Despite taking on race issues about as head-on as it gets today (beyond the feckless Clintonesque “conversations”), Holder did plenty of things wrong, including the “Fast and Furious” gun deal with Mexican gangs that backfired, and implementing various policies (spying on the Associated Press, aggressively prosecuting leakers) to hinder a free press. And on his laughable watch at the Department of Justice (honk!), no elite stockbroker, investment banker, or hedge fund manager of consequence responsible for the US financial collapse was prosecuted
or sent to jail. You have a multimillion dollar job awaiting you on Wall Street, Eric. Enjoy your specially-engineered spoils. . . . Adios Julia Pierson, former Secret Service head ramrod, after her agency was revealed to be about as good at presidential security as a drugged and toothless guard dog. The Secret Service lied about the White House invasion, as well as a 2011 shooting incident that left bullet holes in the White House and shattered a window while Sasha Obama was in residence. Pierson and her minions might as well have prevaricated, since they would only be following DC form. Because if the president, the NSA, the Pentagon, and even CIA head James Clapper didn’t mind telling boldface whoppers to Congress with no blowback, why not? Jeez, if you ever told the truth in Washington no one would ever trust you again. . . . And to back up that Washington fantasy world, in a wonderful Orwellian scenario, Veep Joe
Biden recently had to apologize to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey for suggesting they’ve been supplying money and arms to the evolving ISIS movement to bring down Syrian President Bashar alAssad. Biden was forced to grovel to these potentates, despite the fact that even the Wall Street Journal said the man speaketh the truth. When we will stop embracing these pampered sons of the desert who treat women like barnyard animals?
Pre-Halloween THeaTer THrills
If you’re a supporter of local theater, there’s a new play at the Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingstown that you won’t want to miss. The Impaler’s Progress is by Mark Carter, a very funny guy who has been around the RI theater scene for years, primarily as an actor. It’s produced by the Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater and directed by the theater’s founder, Bob Colonna. We can’t imagine exactly what Mark has cooked up here, though we know it’s something about “Vlad Dracula” in the afterlife. But it’s sure to be a wild evening. The show runs through October 19. Tickets are available brown papertickets.com/event/850697.
Goodbye, Mad doG
Another one of Providence’s great characters passed away Sunday evening, October 5 at Rhode Island Hospital. Danny “Mad Dog” Campbell was for many years the “host” at Leo’s, the legendary bar at 99 Chestnut Street in Providence’s Jewelry District. He was a master at finding and fixing used objects and he could be seen at yard sales, auctions, and flea markets throughout New England, picking through other people’s discarded objects, taking them home, and making them useful again. Danny was immortalized in the novel Make It Nice by Nathaniel Reade (another former Leo’s habitue), published by Henry Charles Press in 2011. It takes place in and around a thinly veiled Leo’s just before Halloween 1984. Its central character, “Maddog,” is Danny. Most of the characters in Nat’s novel are fictionalized versions of Providence characters of that time, but Danny is the focal point of the story and the glue that holds everything together. Dan was a funny, generous person and a great raconteur. He will be greatly missed by all who had the good fortune to know him. Both Phillipe & Jorge were once employees of Leo’s and we are deeply saddened by Dan’s passing. ^
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PATRICK K. SULLIVAN, MD, FACS is internationally known for his artistry, surgical skill and has been named by US News & World Report as being in the top 1% of plastic surgeons in America (Castle Connolly). Board Certified in Plastic Surgery, Dr. Sullivan serves as Section Chief of Cosmetic Surgery on the faculty of Brown University School of Medicine. Dr. Sullivan & his team are dedicated to providing each patient with five star patient centered care in their private, fully accredited surgical suite. His approach to facial rejuvenation, eyelid surgery, lower face and neck lifting, fat injections, breast augmentation and body contouring has led him to be recognized as a leader in his field. His work has been featured in magazines, newspapers & peer reviewed medical journals. Frequently invited to present at national & international plastic surgery meetings and known for his ability to achieve naturally beautiful results, Dr. Sullivan has also been recognized as a top plastic surgeon in RI and has been voted on by his peers as “The Best in American Medicine” and “America’s Top Doctors.” Visit: www.drsullivan.com
YOUR PARTNER IN RECOVERY SINCE 1971 For more than 40 years, CODAC BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, a private, non-profit organization, has provided outpatient substance abuse treatment, education and prevention services. CODAC also serves a small, but growing number of individuals living with other behavioral health disorders. CODAC is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation or Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and is Rhode Island’s largest outpatient addiction treatment 5 Convenient Locations provider. CODAC provides outpatient treatment services to individuals (adults (401)942-1450 & adolescents) and families living with problems associated with substance abuse, and other behavioral disorders such as problem gambling, anger management, etc.. Services are also available for tobacco cessation and problem gambling. Call CODAC to schedule an initial assessment with one of their experienced professionals. In addition to individual counseling, services also include group, intensive outpatient & family counseling for substance abuse and behavioral health problems. Programs include non-opioid treatment, outpatient detoxification, Medication Assisted Treatment (methadone & buprenorphine), and a variety of school & communitybased prevention & education. Treatment services are confidential. CODAC accepts most insurances, Medicaid & RIteCare. Five locations: Cranston (401)461-5056, Providence (401)942-1450, Newport (401)846-4150, E. Providence (401)434-4999 & Wakefield (401)789-0934. Visit: www.codacinc.org
THERAPEUTIC ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE SARA RYAN, DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE at ACUPUNCTURE RI explains that the science of acupuncture is the ancient Chinese practice of treating specific acupuncture points with sterile, micro-thin needles to relieve the discomforts associated with painful disorders or acute or chronic illnesses for therapeutic purposes. The ancient Chinese physicians knew that the “opening” of these peripheral points enabled the flow of vital energy (or chi) along energy pathways, thus alleviating pain associated with most acute & chronic diseases. Problems effectively treated by Dr. Ryan include infertility, pain & stress management, neck & back disorders, headaches, bursitis, gynecological complaints, TMJ disorders, sports injuries, asthma, ear, eyes, nose, throat or 102 Gano St gastro-intestinal disorders, sinusitis, arthritis and muscle pain. Providence Dr. Ryan has 15 years of experience and is a Rhode Island native. Through her (401)261-6247 training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, she provides acupuncture, cupping, electro-stimulation (as necessary), Chinese herbs and their combinations to treat her patients. Eclectic in her approach, Sara works in conjunction with area psychotherapists, chiropractors, medical doctors and healthcare providers to enhance her clients’ health. Visit: www.acupunctureri.com
24-HOUR VETERINARY CARE OCEAN STATE VETERINARY SPECIALISTS (OSVS) is a privately owned state-of-the-art facility providing 24-hour emergency care and specialty services for companion animals. The hospital is staffed by experienced emergency clinicians and specialists in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Critical care, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Neurology, Exotic Animal Medicine, Clinical Pathology & Cardiology. OSVS is fully equipped with the latest advances in veterinary technology including endoscopy, ultrasound, transfusion medicine, 1480 S County Trail CT scans & MRI. East Greenwich OSVS considers its staff to be an extension of your family veterinary practice (401)886-6787 and part of your pet’s health care team. Emergency services are provided by experienced clinicians when referring veterinarians are not available. Referring veterinarians send patients with involved medical or surgical diseases to OSVS for consultation, advanced diagnostics and treatment by board-certified specialists. The combination of specialists, highly-trained staff doctors & technicians, and a state-of-the-art facility provide the finest medical care available. OSVS also has a sister hospital in Swansea, MA. Bay State Veterinary Emergency Services (BSVES) is a 24-hr emergency hospital with some specialty services and is located at the intersection of Rts 6 and 136. (508)379-1233. Visit: www.osvs.net
BROADWAY OB-GYN provides a continuum of services for women of all ages, from puberty through childbearing, menopause and beyond. Board Certified in OB/GYN, Drs. Constance M. Brennan, Fred A. Brosco, Laina E. Crowthers, Michele Gange, Frank A. Pensa, Donald Ramos, Beata DiZoglio, Joseph DiZoglio and their experienced Certified Nurse Practitioners offer a comfortable, relaxed and pleasant environment, and strongly emphasize patient education. The practice is comprehensive in its scope and is complete with non-stress tests for prenatal patients, fetal heart monitoring, bone density testing & DEXA scans, high-risk obstetrics, robotically assisted and minimally invasive surgery, infertility evaluations & work-ups and vaccinations including Providence, E Greenwich the HPV vaccine by Gardasil™. As an added service for their patients, a host Johnston & Woonsocket of cosmetic procedures are available on-site as well, including Botox and (401)272-1550 Restylane fillers. The practice covers the full spectrum of adult & adolescent gynecology, obstetrics, infertility counseling, daVinci robotic gynecologic surgery, menopause management, tubal ligation, colposcopy and contraception including Depo-Provera. Most insurance plans, HMOs, Medicare & Medicaid are accepted. Visit: www.broadwayobgynri.com
CENTER FOR HOPE & RECOVERY DISCOVERY HOUSE is a leading provider of substance abuse treatment consisting of 18 clinics in four states. Rhode Island locations include Providence & Woonsocket. They provide comprehensive, quality care services to people affected by drug addiction. Discovery House is an outpatient substance abuse program, specializing in opiate addiction and recovery of other substance abuse addictions through the use of buprenorphine, methadone, and counseling. Discovery House has been successfully treating people in recovery 66 Pavillion Ave since 1987. Discovery House is a vital, safe and non-judgmental place to be for Providence people in self identified recovery. (401)461-9110 The caring and knowledgeable Discovery House staff is your partner to helping you achieve productive, drug-free lives. They offer a wide range of support, rehabilitation & case management services that are tailored to meet individual needs. Discovery House also offers family, group counseling around recovery. In addition, patients may receive HIV testing, Hep C testing, nutritional, housing & job placement counseling. Woonsocket location: 1625 Diamond Hill Rd, (401)762-1511. Visit: www.discoveryhouse.com
STRONG. SKILLED. SUCCESSFUL. One of the fastest-growing law firms in Providence, FONTAINE BELL, LLP is known for its legal expertise and commitment to client care. Dedicated to forming long-term relationships with their clients, Partners Michael P. Fontaine and Brandon S. Bell as well as their associates have more than 40 years of combined practice experience. Michael & Brandon have a national reputation for trial excellence. They advise clients on a broad range of legal matters including catastrophic injury, criminal, state & federal white collar crime, 1 Davol Square, Penthouse divorce & family law and worker’s compensation. Providence Fontaine Bell provides exceptional, responsive and cost-effective services to (401)274-8800 their clients. The firm always keeps its clients’ interests at the forefront, providing important services. Fontaine Bell’s clients gain control of conflicts by working with experienced litigators who share their extensive knowledge. They know just how critical it is to help you process complex information, so they provide you with clear communication, dynamic support and zealous advocacy. The partners & associates are members of charitable, professional and business associations, helping to make a positive difference in people’s lives throughout New England. Visit: www.fontainebell.com
WE BRING THE CARING HOME At first, choosing the appropriate home care agency might seem overwhelming. CAPITOL HOME CARE NETWORK, INC. has the professionals who can turn an overwhelming situation into a healing environment. Mary Barry, RN, ICCM – Executive Director and her professional staff employ a comprehensive approach, encompassing all areas of treatment from pediatrics to geriatrics. They also partner with other organizations throughout the state to protect the safety & well-being of their patients. They are a one-of-a-kind service provider, providing state-wide coverage. Capitol Home Care’s 24-hour, 7-day-per-week quality home care includes skilled medical nursing (RNs & LPNs), CNAs, home health aides, medication management, physical, occupational and speech therapists, licensed medical 400 Reservoir Ave social workers, cardiac rehabilitation, pediatric home care, wound care #1K, Providence management, and geriatric case management. Medicare, Medicaid and all (401)941-0002 forms of private insurance and private payments are accepted. Capitol Home Care is a Medicare Certified visiting nurse organization that is licensed by the State of RI and accredited by CHAP. Visit: www.capitol-homecare.com
MINIMALLY INVASIVE VEIN TREATMENT THE RHODE ISLAND VASCULAR INSTITUTE (RIVI) is comprised of the regions’ most experienced group of minimally invasive physicians who share a sincere interest in educating their patients on individual options for vein therapy & treatments. The staff of six Board Certified Interventional Radiologists employ a variety of therapeutic modalities to improve not only the appearance of varicose & spider veins, but also the health of your legs. Typically varicose veins are treated with laser vein treatments, microphlebectomy, sclerotherapy 690 Eddy Street (injection of a sclerosing agent into the vein), or a combination of techniques. Providence The Institute advocates prevention of venous problems through the use of (401)421-1924 support or compression hosiery. The benefit of vein treatment at RIVI is their comprehensive approach beginning with an initial consultation and including careful follow-up. The Institute’s procedures produce minimal pain, very low risk and prompt results in most cases. Visit: www.rivascularinstitute.com
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HAIR CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Creative and trendy hairstyling is available to men and women at RENAISSANCE OF HAIR & NAILS. With as many shops as there are in the area, why choose these designers? The answer is simple. The staff has years of training and experience and will discuss with you a hairstyle to best suit your needs. They can style your hair according to your desires or can suggest to you, based on professional know-how and keen awareness of current fashion trends, a style that compliments both you and your active lifestyle. For more than 45 years, they have specialized in all phases of hair care, 2 County Rd including stying, conditioning, texturizing, highlights, lowlights, coloring and Barrington precision cutting. They carry top-of-the-line professional beauty products. In (401)245-7609 addition, they provide facial waxing. Owner Paul Silva and his team of stylists realize that a satisfied customer is one that will continue to come back. They believe that you owe it to yourself to look your best, so they go the extra distance to give you the most appealing style possible.
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“I say, ‘I built a 3D printer’ and [people] think, ‘Oh my God, you’re some kind of Einstein.’ No! I’m just a guy with a garage and some plywood.”
This Just In
_will ware
Festivals, Etc.
The Literary Scene
the athenaeum aims for Beer, balloons, and bucketand-bicycle-chain 3D printers the under-50 crowd
On Saturday, October 11 at the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire in downtown Providence, Jeff Del Papa will show off his coin flipper. It sounds like an uncharacteristically humble creation for Del Papa, who’s been a contestant on the reality TV show Junkyard Wars, and who says, “I can actually make claim to being a professional ‘siege engineer’; I’ve been paid more than once to build someone a catapult.” Brian Jepson, one of the Faire’s co-producers, was surprised at the modesty of Jeff’s submission. “I’m
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MaKiNG iT A 3D printer at AS220 Labs. used to Jeff making very big things,” he says. “And I’m thinking, ‘Well, that seems very small.’ [Then] I saw that the coins were the size of manhole covers.” The Maker Faire describes itself as “a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.” “Maker” is a broad term, encompassing “everything from traditional crafting techniques all they way up to robotics, 3D printers, and even putting balloons in low earth orbit,” Jepson says. Among other Makers’ work, the Faire will feature Geodesic domes, beer brewing, custom pinball machines, and go karts. Hasbro will exhibit some of its newest products outside its building, including a 3D scanner that allows people to have their faces printed on Marvel superhero figurines. Another group, Kite and Rocket Research, plans to livestream footage from a camera tied to a bundle of airborne helium balloons. Del Papa’s “coins” — essentially just huge slabs of metal — measure eighteen inches in diameter and weigh around fifteen pounds. He built the piece for another TV show, Going Deep with David Rees, a children’s science program that explores simple concepts in close detail. Discussing Del Papa’s work, Jepson says, “If anything typifies the ambition and spirit of the Maker movement, it’s something that insane.” In past decades, a lot of these folks might have been called “hobbyists.” Many, like Del Papa, are tinkerers by nature afflicted by what he calls “creative compulsion disorder.” But where the work of many of these inventors
might have once been confined to the garage, the proliferation of open source software and cheap, accessible technology is allowing them to build and collaborate on an unprecedented scale. Websites like GitHub, a social codesharing network, make it incredibly easy for like-minded coders to join forces. Arduino, the open source technology platform, abstracts programming to the point where it’s intelligible — and more importantly, usable — to those without any background in computer science. On Saturday, Will Ware, an electrical engineer, mathematician, and software engineer, will showcase a 3D printer made using an orange Home Depot bucket and a bicycle chain, among other things. “I wanted to make this something that people could easily replicate,” he explains. Ware says people shouldn’t be intimated by this sort of technology. “I say, ‘I built a 3D printer,’ and [people] think, ‘Oh my God, you’re some kind of Einstein,’ ” he says. “No! I’m just a guy with a garage and some plywood.” Using GitHub, he’s posted code and instructions for building and operating the printer, and blogs about his progress at willware.blogspot.com. Brian Jepson says the Maker movement is a lot about reclaiming and repurposing existing technology. “If there’s a technological revolution happening, and if you’re not in control of it — then you’re just a customer,” he says. But the Maker movement also places a priority on education. Locals can get training and find lots of Maker-level equipment at AS220’s Labs, the mission of which is partly, “to provide democratic access to the tools of technology, through open hardware and software.” Shawn Wallace, the industries director at AS220 partnering with Jepson to run the Faire, will be demo-ing some of the Lab’s equipment, including a laser cutter, a milling machine for putting together circuit boards, and something called a vacuum former, which creates masks in plastic using a vacuum. Spend enough time talking with these folks, and you get the sense that, for all its focus on new technology, the Maker movement is as much about the sharing of ideas as it is about the ideas themselves. Ware notes that there’s much more crossover between technological disciplines than there was when he was younger, when kids were interested in, say, ham radio or woodworking, with no desire to overlap. Now, he says, Makers are much more likely to try their hand at something with which they’re not familiar. And as a result, their ranks seem to be growing — there were more than 100 Maker Faires worldwide, last year. The RI Mini Maker Faire will be take place Saturday, October 11 from 11 am-6 pm at the Hasbro Building (1 Hasbro Place), Adrian Hall Way (between Fountain and Washington streets, behind Trinity Rep), and AS220 (115 Empire Street) in downtown Providence. Tickets are $7 for adults ($9 on the day of the Faire), $3 for youth 15 and under, and $16.68 for a family pass. More info at makerfaireri.com.
_Zach Green
Like suspects in a vintage crime novel, sixteen men and women arrived at the Providence Athenaeum on October 10. They convened in a creaky upstairs room filled with art books and busts of famous writers. Mostly strangers to one another, members of the collective sat on folding chairs, introducing themselves while eating apricot pastries and sipping white Bordeaux. Collectively they call themselves the Contemporaries, and this was the first meeting of their new reading group. For spatial reasons — the Art Room overlooking the library’s main floor isn’t all that big — the reading group was limited to 20, and by the time the meeting began 19 of those 20 slots were already claimed. The reading group is led by Holly Gaboriault, an artist and designer who also serves on the Athenaeum’s board. And as the group members introduced themselves, Gaboriault recounted her one previous book club experience, where the organizer selected titles based on the book covers and handmade chocolates were discussed with great fervor while the assigned reading was mostly ignored. Selection for the Contemporaries reading group is a lot more democratic. Members came prepared with three books they wanted to be considered. Titles, mainly contemporary fiction and memoir, were written on slips of paper, dropped in a paper bag, and selected randomly by Gaboriault. First up: a Bill Bryson memoir. Most of the group was familiar with the author’s name although few had actually read any of his work before. A good choice for a book club. The reading group is just one faction of the Contemporaries, the Athenaeum’s new initiative for young Rhode Islanders (“young” is a relative term, since the group is open to anyone under the age of 50). “This group is being launched in the hopes of broadening the Athenaeum base of support amongst its younger constituents in addition to serving as a cultural connector among other younger members of the Providence community and Rhode Island’s rich cultural scene,” read an email from the library last month. The group also promises social events and tours of local businesses and arts organizations, most
of which are still being planned. Emily Kugler was one of the first people to sign up for the Contemporaries. The 35-year-old relocated to Providence five years ago but due to work-related travel she has only considered herself a full-time resident for about two years. Kugler became an Athenaeum member last year and promptly started volunteering at the library’s popular Friday night salons, which routinely draw more than 100 guests. (The series is on hiatus for the fall, but the most recent season included talks on topics including Arctic exploration, the history of paper dolls, and a surprisingly popular multi-part series on the first giraffe to set foot in Paris in 1827.) The Contemporaries will officially debut on Thursday, October 16, with a public reception from 6 to 8 pm at the Dean Hotel. The hotel and the library are bound spiritually: the Athenaeum is known for its embrace of all things related to Marcel Proust, including a packed reading group in which members read the wordy novelist’s seven-volume In Search of Lost Time over the course of three years. The hotel, still less than a year old, has the book’s first sentence painted on the side of its building: “For a long time, I went to bed early.” At the October 16 event, Contemporaries will receive a private tour of the hotel, and they hope to lure curious like-minded young adults who will already be downtown on a Thursday evening. The Athenaeum is one of fewer than two dozen membership libraries still active in the United States, though unlike sister libraries in Boston and Newport, the programs here are free and open to the public. Members pay for checkout privileges, to support the 176-year-old building, and for the benefit of reciprocal memberships to the RISD Library and AS220. “Libraries in other cities have done similar programs for young people,” says Christina Bevilacqua, the Athenaeum’s director of programs and public engagement, “and they’re aimed specifically at the young corporate set of bankers and lawyers who will become the library’s major donors in 20 or 30 years.” But Providence can’t do that in the same way that New York or Boston can, she says. “What we have here instead is an incredibly vital creative class, who are either from here originally or who came for school and decided to stay. There are cities where you could start a group like this and [only] six people would come, but Providence is a very iconoclastic city.” Joining the Contemporaries is free, and members need not belong to the Athenaeum to take part. For more info, go to: providence athenaeum.org/contemporaries/ thecontemporaries.html. a CUlTUral CONNeCTOr The Athenaeum.
_Matthew Lawrence
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which way will the dice roll? election day brings a referendum on newport grand — and the city by the sea’s future _by ph il ip e il In a perfect world, we’d bring you in-depth stories on each of the seven referendum questions appearing statewide on the November 4 ballot: the ones pertaining to expanded table gaming at Newport Grand (Question One); amending the state constitution to make referendums necessary in order for gambling establishments to change locations within their cities and towns (Two); the yes/no vote on whether RI should hold its first Constitutional Convention since 1986 (Three); the approvals of a $125 million bond for a new engineering building on URI’s Kingston campus (Four), $35 million in bonds to benefit assorted arts organizations and historic preservation efforts (Five), another $35 million in bonds for mass-transit infrastructure improvements across the state (Six), and $53 million in bonds for various “Clean Water, Open Space, and Healthy Communities” initiatives, including $15 million for renovations at the Roger Williams Park Zoo (Seven). But this ain’t a perfect world. And we don’t have the time, space, or resources for that kind of multi-tiered presentation. If you’re hungry for a pre-Election Day homework assignment, we suggest downloading a copy of the Secretary of State’s 30-page Rhode Island Voter Information Handbook 2014 at sos.ri.gov/documents/ elections/VoterHandbook_2014.pdf. But, having said all that, we are going to dive into that question about bringing poker tables, roulette wheels, and fleshand-blood blackjack dealers to the big metal shack with the bright red “SLOTS” sign visible from the Pell Bridge. “Wait, a second,” you might say. “Didn’t voters in Newport already reject an expansion of table gaming at Newport Grand in 2012?” Yes, they did. But, thanks to a convoluted, slightly sketchy process involving votes by both the General Assembly and Newport City Council in recent months, Rhode Island voters will be faced with the following question on Election Day: “Shall an act be approved which would authorize the facility known as ‘Newport Grand’ in the city of Newport to add state-operated casino gaming, such as table games, to the types of gambling it offers only and exclusively at the facility located at 150 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport?” The vote has to win approval in both the city of Newport and the state, as a whole, in order to take effect. So, before you mark “APPROVE” or “REJECT” on your ballot, here’s a bit of context on an issue that, according to some Newporters, places the very soul their beloved city on the line.
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Jai alai debuted in Newport in 1976 — the same year that brought the game to Hartford and Bridgeport, CT. (Longtime Phoenix contributor Tim Lehnert has an excellent piece on jai alai’s colorful Newport history at quahog.org called “Where Have All the Frontons Gone?”) But the sport became less and less of a draw over time, and video gambling took over more and more floor space inside the building. In 2003, jai alai operations closed permanently and “Newport Grand Jai Alai” became, simply, “Newport Grand.” Nowadays, the facility, which even table-gaming proponents admit is “tired”
“A VERY EUROPEAN FEELING” an artist’s rendering of the renovated newport grand. and “not very attractive,” has 1097 videogaming terminals, including video blackjack machines with televised dealers and virtual roulette that “offers the excitement of table games with the speed and ease of automated betting,” according to the website. A recently commissioned report by URI business professor Edward Mazze says that the operation has sustained a $35 million drop in gross revenue from video terminals since 2005, resulting in a 25 percent drop in staffing. (Since nearly 60 percent of video-gambling revenue goes to the state, the payoff from Newport Grand has also dropped steeply. Fiscal Year 2014’s $26.5 million contribution was just slightly over half of the $50.4 million the facility contributed in FY 2005.) Table game proponents say that without a “Yes” vote on the November ballot, Newport Grand will go out of business within five years, taking more than 175 jobs — and millions in state revenue — with it.
THE PLAYERS
Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling, the committee campaigning to defeat Question 1, is proud of the fact that it’s been around a lot longer than its pro-table game opponent, Jobs for Newport. In a recent Facebook graphic, CCACG pointed to the fact that it was founded 37 years ago, as opposed to JFN’s “4 Months” of operation. The group’s website includes a timeline of various actions from those 37 years — working in opposition to a referendum supporting simulcast racing in 1991, working to defeat a proposed casino for Goat Island in 1980 — dating to 1977, when the group was organized “to fight a casino proposal that was eventually rejected by the City Council 5-2.” CCACG has also touted the lopsided number of campaign contributors on either side of this year’s issue (“130+” for CCACG; one for JFN) as a sign of the group’s populist appeal. But the situation isn’t quite that simple. Among those 130 contributors is famously wealthy Campbell’s Soup heiress Dorrance Hamilton, who recently sold Wildacre, her 14-room Ocean Avenue mansion in Newport, for $14 million. On September 2, Hamilton penned CCACG a check for
$10,000 from a mailing address outside Philadelphia. On the other side, Jobs for Newport is understandably — and often persuasively — leading with a blue-collar PR blitz highlighting Newport Grand employees who have worked happily at the facility for years, if not decades. “I’ve been working at Newport Grand since the day it opened 38 years ago,” says Mike Wood, pictured with his family in the “Our Stories” section of jobsfornewport. com. “This job helped us buy our home and put our sons through college.” But JFN isn’t exactly a humble-origins operation either. The money behind the campaign — and there is a lot of it — comes from the three mega-businessmen who have partnered to pitch voters their vision of a bright, shiny, multi-purpose “entertainment center” at Newport Grand, complete with a spa, restaurants, indoor and outdoor performance arenas, a skating rink, and a maritime museum. Joseph Paolino Jr. — former Providence mayor, former director of the RI Department of Economic Development, former US ambassador to Malta, big-time Democratic fundraiser, and prolific Rhode Island real estate developer — is the bestknown in Rhode Island of the three. Earlier this year, he made headlines for dropping $60 million to purchase 20-story building at 100 Westminster Street in downtown Providence, along with two smaller properties nearby. Paolino told us that he has homes in Providence and Newport. “Right now, I’ve been living in Newport,” he said. “If I have dinner in Providence and don’t want to drive after dinner, I stay in Providence.” Second in the trio is Paul Roiff, a Boston real estate mogul perhaps best known in RI as the guy the who bought Newport’s famous/infamous former von Bulow mansion, Clarendon Court, for $13.1 million in 2012. Rounding out the trio is Peter de Savary, a British-born, multimillionaire Newport transplant who has worked on real estate developments around the world (including Portsmouth’s Carnegie Abbey golf course) and who introduces himself on his personal website as an “international entrepreneur, yachtsman, and philanthropist.” He
is often photographed on yachts, smoking cigars, or smoking cigars while on yachts.
THE ARGUMENTS
So, how is each side making its case? It’s tough to find more stripped-down (albeit spin-heavy) points than the ones that appear on each side’s campaign literature. This list, entitled “4 REASONS TO REJECT QUESTIONS 1 & 2” comes from a flier handed out at the CCACG’s September 6 campaign kickoff at the Newport Elks lodge:
1. SAVE YOUR LOCAL JOBS! when casinos open – local business close. winter months are tough enough without the casino sucking business right off the newport bridge! 2. A LOUSY DEAL FOR NEWPORT. all this effort and money spent to get table games for some developers and newport will not get one penny from table games — eVer!! 3. CASINOS ARE GOING BANKRUPT EVERYWHERE! what kind of business person would invest in a dying industry? 4. THE STATE WILL CONTROL GAMBLING IN NEWPORT. if Question #1 is approved, the state will be able to do anything they want with gambling in our city. anything . . . anywhere. Meanwhile, this comes from a Jobs for Newport flier:
THIS NOVEMBER VOTE YES ON QUESTIONS 1 & 2 — SAVE 175 JOBS, CREATE OVER 200 NEW JOBS Voting yes on Questions 1 & 2 will save the 175 jobs currently at newport grand, while creating a minimum of 200 new jobs. the hiring process for these new jobs will provide preferential treatment for newport residents. — ENSURE THAT NEWPORT GRAND MUST REMAIN ONLY AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION Voting yes on Questions 1 & 2 will guarantee that newport grand remain at its current location at 150 admiral Kalbfus road. the proposed $40 million investment will create a boutique entertainment facility in the city’s north end. — GUARANTEES NEWPORT $9 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX RELIEF OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS Voting yes on Questions 1 & 2 will triple property tax relief for newport, providing the city with $9 million over the first 6 years, and at least $1 million per year thereafter. this increase in revenue would go a long way in reducing the city’s tax burden for years to come.
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Verbal gymnastics are one of the most entertaining parts of election season, and this campaign hasn’t disappointed. Pro-table game Newport Grand investors are adamant that the renovated facility will be a Monte Carlo-esque, “Europeanstyle” facility. When talking to them, those words “Monte Carlo” and “Europe” come up again and again. “It’s not your typical large casino you see in America,” de Savary told us. “It’s not a Mohegan Sun, it’s not a Twin River or anything of that sort. It’s a very European feeling — something more along the lines of what you would find in Monte Carlo and other such places.” Later, he added, “We’re talking about a European-style, chic, boutique, quality facility that attracts people that appreciate that sort of thing.” “Have you ever traveled to Europe? Ever been to Monte Carlo?” Paolino asked us, in a separate interview. “We’re not going to have a Dunkin’ Donuts in our place. This is going to be a little bit more of an upscale facility than what people are used to seeing in America.” This line of relentless Euro-messaging has yielded some amusing contradictions. In his September 29 interview with the Phoenix, de Savary told us, “We won’t have your typical American shows and concerts. We will have much more European artists, European-style shows.” In an interview with Newport Mercury days earlier, though, Paolino said, “We’re going to have an entertainment area to bring in shows like Billy Joel or Jimmy Buffett or Tony Bennett or Taylor Swift.” Hmmm.
THE REPORTS
The Newport table games info war has involved tweets, op-eds, letters to the editor, window-signs, stickers, and fliers. But perhaps the biggest info-artillery has come from dueling scholarly reports. On the “yes” side is the 18-page, Jobs for Newport-commissioned report, Economic Impact Study of the Newport Entertainment Center, by URI professor of business administration Edward Mazze, that begins with the sentence, “The investment of $40 million in Newport Grand will have a positive economic impact on Rhode Island and the City of Newport.” Dr. Mazze repeats and elaborates on this theme for the rest of the paper, dividing the virtues of table game expansion into two broad categories: short-term benefits from a construction project that will “create $50 million in economic activity in Rhode Island . . . support 414 fulltime equivalent jobs with $19.9 million in wages and salaries and $2.2 million in taxes”; and long-term benefits from table games that will allow the facility to better compete with its regional competitors, retain its existing jobs, and create more than 300 additional jobs. On the other side of the issue, there is the Council on Casino’s 55-page Why Casinos Matter: Thirty-One Evidence-Based Propositions from the Health and Social Sciences report from 2013, copies of which were handed out at the CCACG kickoff. This report, produced by a coast-to-coast consortium of academics from schools including UCal Berkeley, NYU, Dartmouth, UPenn, Baylor, and Brown specifically cites the lack of non-gaming-industry-funded scholarly research on gambling in US. (Mazze’s report, of course, falls into that category.) From there, it presses on with 31 “propositions” (“7. Modern slot machines are engineered to make players lose track of time and money”; “10. Problem gambling is more widespread than many casino
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NO! some of the citizens concerned about casino gambling. industry leaders claim”) that, together, paint an alarming picture of the speed with which casino gambling is spreading across the country, and the cumulative effects this may have. Though the report was published a year before Mazze’s, many of the Council’s propositions read like direct rebuttals to the professor’s points. The report argues, for example, that casinos tend to hurt property values in host communities; muscle out local business that can’t compete with perks like free parking, free food, and free booze; and take aim a local residents through loyalty rewards and “free” play programs, then send that local money elsewhere, as “investor profits are extracted from the local market area, contributing to the long-term flow out of the community.” Proposition 15 from the report reads, “The benefits of casinos are short-term and easy to measure while many of their costs are longer-term and harder to measure. “Impact studies measure short-term economic benefits of a prospective casino but they typically fail to measure longerterm social costs . . . Casinos in Atlantic City began as an economic renewal project, but after nearly four decades, the city is still in need of economic renewal. Despite repeated bailouts by the state and a recent $30 million state-funded marketing campaign, Atlantic City remains an economically troubled place.”
Both reports are worth reading, and can be found at jobsfornewport.com/images/ uploads/NewportEntertainmentCenter. pdf and americanvalues.org/catalog/pdfs/ why-casinos-matter.pdf.
THE “INNOVATION HUB”
Followers of the ongoing saga of the vacated I-195 land in Providence might be interested to learn that a strikingly similar project is on the horizon in Newport. There, the wheels of government are slowly turning on a long-discussed project to reroute the tangle of roads that make up on- and off-ramps on the Aquidneck Island side of the Pell Bridge and, in doing so, free up some 40 acres of publicly-owned, developable land. Newport politicians and planners are eyeing this area as the future home of an “Innovation Hub” described on the city’s Engage Newport site as “a scientific and technological center that focuses on oceanographic research, defense/cyber applications, environmental technology, alternative energy, emerging digital industries and community resilience.” Since some of the proposed Hub parcels of land directly abut Newport Grand and its parking lot, the Hub has played a key role in the debate over table game expansion. Despite countless undecided or unknowable factors about the Hub — most notably, when the land in question will be freed up and whether any significant
developers or companies will want to invest, when it does — anti-table gamers are still presenting Question 1 as an either/or decision. “It’s almost time for voters to choose,” City Councilman Michael Farley recently wrote in a Facebook post. “Do you want to expand a slot parlor to create 100 fourmonth casino jobs, which will cannibalize our 4 month tourism season, while staying empty for eight months per year? Or do you want to create 1200 year-round, technology jobs which will support 1200 middle class families? Let’s support the iHub.” Republican State Senate candidate Mike Smith — currently vying for Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed’s District 13 (Newport, Jamestown) state senate position — is taking a similar tack. He recently called the Innovation Hub “clearly the better choice, longterm, having vision, establishing real, sustainable ways to bring individuals and families TO us, rather than drive them away . . . I urge you to help us show them we are on board with making the right choices for our ourselves and generations to come.” Not surprisingly, Newport Grand investors call this a false choice. “When they say things like that, they lie,” Paolino says, pointing to the investing partners’ pledge to match the City of Newport’s contributions of up to $1 million to the Innovation Hub project. His partner Peter de Savary calls the idea that a casino might scare off hightech neighbors “bloody nonsense.”
TWO FINAL VOICES
NEWPORT GRAND WORKERS’ UNION (UAW LOCAL 7770) PRESIDENT CATHY RAYNER: Look at what happened at Twin River. Before the vote two years ago, they had approximately 900 workers. To date, the last count that I got, they have 1700 workers. I think that’s huge. And that’s because of their table games. [With a “Yes” vote on Question One] we could not only secure the jobs that we have. We could hire more people. And give them a living wage, which is hard to find in Newport, and good benefits. The silly thing about this is we already have table games at Newport Grand. You walk up to the table and a virtual person greets you, talks to you, deals cards to you. Next to it is a roulette table — computerized. At this blackjack table, my dream is to see a real person standing there — not a virtual person — a real person standing there earning a real paycheck and real health benefits. NEWPORT CITY COUNCILMAN JUSTIN MCLAUGHLIN: Gambling is a predatory thing. It’s based on the weaknesses of people. There are a lot of people who gamble just for the thrill of it and fun of it. But there are a lot of people who gamble for whom it’s a problem. And I find it abhorrent that the state relies on something like this to raise money. And I don’t think it’s the nature of this city to want to do that. This city was based on, if you will, some pretty lofty principles: religious freedom, religious tolerance. It has a rich history. The question should be, “Is this something the state should be advocating?” Because in Rhode Island . . . when the state gets [around] 58 percent of the net gambling revenue, they’re a partner. They’re not just an investor or a casual [observer]; “Oh, let’s see what happens over there.” And I’m just saying that, in an ideal world, we wouldn’t be doing that . . . I think there are better things we can do to raise money. ^
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Bottles and Cans and Just Clap Your hands achieve brew bliss! beervana raises the bar — again _b y Lou P aP ineau There’s no such thing as a bad beer fest. But there are very few great beer fests. As you should know by now, Beervana is a great beer fest. As we state in this space every year, it’s an overwhelming array, a bevy of ultra-rare/exclusive/ unique/simply excellent liquid gold poured by pros — owners, brewmasters, distributors — who pride themselves on raising the bar for better beer. (In contrast: at a recent fest, we asked the names of the beers from a small brewery that were on tap; the server had no idea, described one as a “malt liquor,” and proceeded to hand over a few ounces of pure foam.) And you get to sample some of the world’s finest brews, compare notes with fellow enthusiasts, and have a helluva great time. Let’s run the stats: the sixth annual Beervana, which raises its own bar every year (cheers to beer wranglers Nikki’s Liquors co-owner Mike Iannazzi, Julian’s general manager Brian Oakley, and RI Distributing craft beer manager Sean Robinson), is at Rhodes-Onthe-Pawtuxet (60 Rhodes Pl, Cranston) on Friday, October 17 from 6:3010 pm. The fest will host 60 breweries, who will bring 185 beers. With two-ounce pours, let’s say you can try about 15-20 percent of the offerings (with that designated driver/Uber ride lined up), so you need a game plan. (And with so many choices, maybe the fest can expand to a Friday and Saturday session. Please?) Potential highlights? Ummm, there are many. Here are some: SOUTHeRN TIeR has concocted the QUAHOG SPeCIAl Ale, a cream ale made with a new Aussie hop, Vic Secret, which is exclusive to Beervana and Providence Craft Beer Week events; NORTH COAST will export PUCk, a “petite saison” which has only been available in CA; OSkAR BlUeS will pour deATH By COCONUT and FOUR ROSeS BOURBON BARRel-AGed GUBNA; lONG TRAIl will bring its 25TH ANNIveRSARy Ale, a blend of bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Porter and rye whiskey barrel-aged Culmination Dark Chocolate Porter; SIeRRA NevAdA will present its 12 BeeR CAmP collabs, which means NINkASI, NeW GlARUS, CIGAR CITy, Bell’S, and RUSSIAN RIveR will be making their RI debuts; dOGFISH, the fest’s main sponsor, will unearth some 2011 FORT, a raspberry juice-
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coffee beans, on nitro, plus its core beers; and TRINITy BReWHOUSe will mix it up with BelGIAN STRAWBeRRy, WONkA’S CHOCOlATe PORTeR, and a Double BARRel IPA (on cask). And hey, look who we haven’t mentioned (with highlights parenthetically cited): AllAGASH, BROOklyN, GAleS, kIUCHI, BRASSeRIe vAPeUR,CISCO, BROUWeRIJ ST. BeRNARdUS, HeAvy SeAS, BROUWeRIJ veRHAeGHe, SAmUel SmITH, BRASSeRIe deS ROCS, FIReSTONe WAlkeR (Agrestic Single Barrel #16, a wild red ale), FOUNdeRS (KBS in the haus, and a 2012’14 vertical tasting of Old Curmudgeon), GOOSe ISlANd (BCBS, plus Barleywine and Coffee variants), lAGUNITAS (see sidebar), ORvAl, AyINGeR, lINdemANS, BRASSeRIe dU BOCQ, OeC (the eccentric crew from Oxford, CT), OmmeGANG (bringing the Game of Thrones vertical tasting), OTTeR CReek (Double Dose IPA, the collab with Lawson’s Finest Liquids, and Special Pilot Brew, which brewmaster Mike Gerhart says is “a Russian Imperial Stout that will be caskaged on some fun shit that is still TBD”), SAm AdAmS (the big-bucks Utopias), CANTIllON, mIkkelleR, kONRAd, SlUmBReW, SPeNCeR, STONe (Bang Bang, a red ale aged in bourbon barrels; Arbalest, a Belgian ale aged in bourbon barrels; Xocoveza Mocha Stout; and 18th Anniversary IPA), TWO ROAdS, UINTA, and many more that didn’t survive the word count cut. We’ve provided quite a few details here, but the complete
list, with comprehensive and enticing descriptions, is at providence.thephoenix.com. And by the way, this great beer fest is a great bargain: advance tix are $50, $60 at the door (hint: tix sold out before the doors opened last year), the same rate for fests with less stellar samples. Some perspective: last week we saw a beer list that offered one ounce of Utopias for $20. Get in line for Utopias and do the math re: what a bargain — and special event — Beervana is. But the better beer fun isn’t only on October 17. It’s PROvIdeNCe BeeR Week, taking place all over our tiny state from the 12th-18th, with theme nights and meet-the-brewer sessions and tap takeovers and dinners and more. Check providencecraftbeerweek.com and your fave twitter feeds for the where-to-go and what-to-do.
FAST FACTS: A few tidbits that floated from
the Great American Beer Festival in Denver last weekend . . . In the fest’s first year, 1982, there were 700 attendees; this year there were 700 breweries sharing their wares . . . The average craft beer lover is a 39-year-old male with an above-average income and education . . . Every day brings another 1.5 breweries, and the rate isn’t slowing down . . . Seventy-five percent of folks in the US live within 10 miles of a brewery . . . There were 268 medals awarded; judged sampled more than 5500 entries from 1309 breweries (all 50 states plus DC) in 90 categories, encompassing 145 styles. ^
We call it “beer”
a Q&a wiTh ROn lindEnBusCh Of laguniTas BREwing COmpanY beervana’s motto is “Craft beer enlightenment.” in addition to the satori provided by the delectable samples in the main room, there are seminars (featuring samples of the beers being discussed — you won’t go thirsty) with Dave engbers, a co-founder of Founders brewing Co., and ron Lindenbusch. ron grew up in st. Louis, moved to California in 1984 and had his head turned around by craft brews, working his way through various arms of the industry before joining Lagunitas brewing Company two decades ago as the head of marketing and distribution. We sent him a few questions, and he kindly answered them. Grab a quart of sucks or a Little sumpin’ extra and read along. THIS IS THe SIXTH yeAR FOR BeeRvANA. WHAT dO yOU THINk ARe THe mOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGeS IN THe BeTTeR BeeR WORld SINCe THe FeST deBUTed? there have obviously been many changes. the most significant change in our mind being the burst of interest in better beers from distributors around the country. access to market is now possible for small brewers in markets where it wasn’t before. this allowed for the next obvious change, that being the proliferation of so many new breweries in the us. it’s a good time to be a beer drinker! SPeAkING OF BeTTeR BeeR, THeRe’S BeeN SOme TAlk IN BeeR FORUmS ReCeNTly Re: NOT USING THe TeRm “CRAFT BeeR.” WHAT PHRASe dO yOU USe TO deFINe yOUR BeeR WORld? We like the term: “beer.” We’re all just “brewers.” the definition of “craft” is being blurred, but at the end of the day, it is the consumer who decides what they will drink driven by product attributes. Whether they care who makes the beer or not, beer drinkers are moving in the better beer (and higher-priced) direction — some from smaller, independent brewers like us . . . some from smaller brewers with biG partners
. . . some from large brewers a la blue Moon and shock top . . . some from importers such as Crown and heineken and Diageo. WHAT WIll yOU Be TAlkING ABOUT AT BeeRvANA? ingredients — malt, hops, and yeast and what it is about them that makes you like certain styles and not like others so much . . . . dO yOU HAve ANy BASIC AdvICe FOR A FeST PlAN FOR FIRST-TImeRS? Pace yourself if you want to discover new beers — start with small samples so you can try a lot of beers without it sneaking up on you. take notes so you can remember what you liked when you get to the store or bar. if you’re not that serious about it all but just want to come to a cool party, rock on! We kNOW IT’S lIke PICkING A FAvORITe CHIld, BUT WHAT’S yOUR FAvORITe lAGUNITAS BReW? our iPa has been my favorite beer since we made it in 1995. i’ll bounce around our other core beers in our tap room, and i love drinking the seasonals and one-offs that our brewers come up with, but i always end up back at our iPa. deSCRIBe WHAT QUAlITy mAkeS lAGUNITAS A SPeCIAl BeeR mAkeR. When it comes to making the highest-quality beer we can make, as well as the business end of our supplier partners and our distributors and retailers, we take it very seriously. When the business is done, we like to party our asses off. i call us the Mullet brewery — all business up front and party in the back! ANy lAGUNITAS NeWS? our new Chicago brewery has been running full-tilt for a few months now, and all of the beer we distribute east of the rockies is coming from Lagunitas Chicago. and we just got a fancy new coffee machine for the marketing office.
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feditors’ picks whole lotta pronk!in’ going on saturDaY 11 political-ish fun
They work behind the scenes all week, grinding out inspired riffs on the day’s hot topics — and then “wind down” by hitting the road on the weekend. Hey, the writers and producers of The Daily Show need some time in the spotlight too. They’ll present “An Evening of Political-ish Comedy” when the Daily
Show Writers stanDup tour comes to the Columbus
First Stop ITALY!
October 23, 2014 $60 per person, Reservations required 401.272.5852 Passport to Wine Dinner Series November 20 January 22 February 18 March 19 April 23 Each stop along this wine tour of Europe will earn you a stamp on your “passport”. www.marriottprovidence.com for more information or call 401.272.5852
Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence. If you’re a speed reader (or a freeze framer), maybe you’ve seen their names on the screen: Adam Lowitt, Matt Koff, Jena Friedman, and Travon Free have active standup careers when they’re not sitting down at laptops, feverishly spawning Jon Stewart’s nightly blast of funny. The quartet will wax topical and lend a peek at “the writing process, production of a field piece, how short Jon Stewart really isn’t, and more.” They’ll put up with a post-performance Q&A session too. Showtime is 9:30 pm | $20 advance, $25 day of show | columbustheatre.com
prost!
The international oktoberfest (this is the 22nd edition) rolls out the barrel at the Newport Yachting Center, boasting two biergartens, savory wursts, and a whole lotta oom-pah. An array of establishments specializing in German delicacies (including a place called Schnitzels & Giggles) will serve the taste treats. And don’t forget the Samuel Adams Stein Hoisting Competition today at 4:15 pm (those glass behemoths are heavy). The fest runs today ($20 advance, $25 gate, $12 under 12) from 12 to 8 pm and on Sunday ($17 advance, $20 gate, free under 12) from 12 to 6 pm |
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monDaY 13 brass, beats + feet
pronk! — aka the Providence HONK! Fest — is the rousing annual alignment of brass, rhythm, and reed ensembles from around the country. It begins at India Point Park at 2 pm. From there it’s a long and winding stroll down Wickenden Street to South Water for a party from 6 to 9:30 pm at a few stages along the Providence River that lets each participating band make their mark. Ensembles come from far and wide; you will be swept up, up, and away by the Artesian Rumble Arkestra (from Olympia, WA), Le Muses Tanguent (Paris), the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society (Somerville, MA), New Creations Brass Band (N’awlins), the Rude Mechanical Orchestra (Brooklyn), PaKaVa It’ (Moscow), Providence’s triple threats — the What Cheer? Brigade, the Extraordinary Rendition Band, and the Kickin’ Brass Band — and five other powerhouses making the sidewalks sing. Bring your kazoo, and hail the tuba players — trudging around with that load of brass can really wear you out. Need more? Hit providencehonkfest.org
tuesDaY 14 peDro hero
mike Watt’s CV is kinda astounding, from the beloved punk-rock trio the Minutemen to fIREHOSE to working with the reconstituted Stooges, intriguing one-off and on-and-off projects, and a solo career featuring collab-
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ThURSdaY (the 9th) with DJs mikeY lams and nick f bishop congregating for “Devotion,” the new monthly retro series. a nice variety on tap for fRidaY (the 10th): folk singer anais mitchell visits the Columbus Theatre (401.621.9660); dusk will rawk hard courtesy of lorD mantis, toDaY is the DaY, sin of angels, and morne (401.714.0444); and get to fête (401.383.1112) early for local rhyme phenom Zumo kollie opening for and kevin Devine and forest fires. On SaTURdaY (the 11th), firehouse 13 (401.270.1801) heats up with agent orange, the evil streaks, helD hostage, and more. Or, if newport-bound for the annex Comics art expo, head to Jimmy’s Saloon for the afterparty featuring excellent hometown crew skinnY millionaires
TUESdaY | mike watt with il sogno del marinaio @ Fête orations with Henry Rollins, J Mascis, Eddie Vedder, Nels Cline, Sonic Youthers, albums tracing the role that the Navy has played in his life, and inspired by Dante’s The Divine Comedy. His latest band is il sogno del marinaio (from the Italian for “the sailor’s dream”), with Italian guitarist Stefano Pilia and drummer Andrea Belfi. “They’re 21 years younger than me, but in some ways way more advanced than me,” Watt told Pop Matters. “They graduated from the university in art and music. They’re kind of more from the avant-garde. These guys ain’t just players, they’re also composers. A lot of ways, I’m the student in this band.” The music is airy, jazz-tinged, agile. “Both of the guys kind of write cin-
ematic — their music is kind of like mind movies,” Watt said. “Even when they use words, they put the words on after. They come from a different place than me. I try to make little movies to, but they really do it.” The band is on a 53 dates-in-53 days tour. “If you know my history, this ain’t unusual. I do big tours all the time. It’s a tradition I come from, from Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppet days. Before that, it goes back to vaudeville. I asked them, ‘You want to do 53 gigs in 53 days?’ And they said, ‘No problem.’ It wasn’t like I forced this thing on them.” Tonight’s stop is at Fete, 103 Dike St, Providence. Mansfield Hornets open at 8 pm | $15 | 401.383.1112 | fetemusic.com
with Doris Duke and heaDless nixon ($5, 401.846.5121). The Scurvy dog (401.270.7980) is the only place to be SUndaY (the 12th) for another all-day mega-fest in the parking lot, with all-star heavy-rock quartet extinction machine headlining along with the sleaZies, thee fabulous itchies, hope anchor, and tons more. The show kicks off around 2 pm; 21+ and free all day! Then stumble over to dusk for kill matilDa, pink eYe, the JoY kills, and nervous virgins, all for just $5 at the door. ahead to TUESdaY (the 14th) it’s Work/Death with father murphY (venice, italy) and sunk heaven at machines With magnets (401.475.2655). On WEdnESdaY (the 15th), the Bluegrass Throedown series continues at nick-a-nee’s (401.861.7290) with flatt rabbit (21+, free). and next ThURSdaY (the 16th), the parlour delivers an all-Rhody lineup with von Donovan, gill moss, seven hats paraDe, and the cosmic factorY headlining; $5 at the door, dial 401.383.5858 for details.
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with new extended play platters worth checking out. SexCoffee (definition: “The act that ensues after inviting someone into your home for coffee when the true intention is intercourse”), fronted by lead singer Ruth Charbonneau and bassist Sharlene DeNardo, return with a new five-song EP titled Nothing Personal. The band has been in business since 2003 and has undergone some personnel changes since taking Breakthrough Act honors in our 2009 Best Music Poll (which included a memorable exchange with special-guest presenter Vinny Paz). The ’09 EP The Morning After was a decidedly heavier dosage of SexCoffee than the 2007 full-length debut The Drink You Paid For (aside from louder TOTAL BADASSES Sexcoffee. cuts “Last Night” and “August”). The leadoff single “Damascus” and “Love Lust” had noticeably more punch, and CharAll three SexCoffee releases are available at cdbaby. bonneau had the vocal chops and snarl to match. Guitarcom and iTunes; visit sexcoffeeband.com for info on ist Robert Dumont replaced Rick Gallego in 2012, and the more upcoming shows. addition of ex-Kanerko drummer Nick Iddon speaks volumes (literally) across Nothing Personal. Dude is a buck-fifty The sexual innuendo rages on with the Sweet Resoaking wet but hits the kit like a heavyweight. lease, as the Attleboro-area quintet have specialized “SexCoffee and Kanerko shared a bill during our final in spastic, thrashing punk (bordering on batshit-crazy) run in 2012, and I thought Ruth and Sharlene were total since 2012. They offer this evocative self-description: badasses,” Iddon told me earlier this week. He would lat“As if the Rolling Stones toked with Cage the Elephant er join Kris Hansen’s Viking Jesus crew, but still needed after Kings of Leon drank the Kinks under the table.” an outlet to unleash the beast. There’s no beating around the bush (ahem) on the new “I needed to find a good harder-edged rock act to get my EP We’re Coming, with titles like “Bottles and Models” and ‘smash the hell out of a kit’ energy that I can’t fully release “Drugs and Sex.” Bassist James Luciano, drummer Corey with Viking Jesus, and I have definitely found it with SexChabot, and guitarists Mike Marchand and John Clifford Coffee” he said. “I am honored they let me in their band.” whip up a sweet fury on “So Bad,” and I imagine the big Iddon and DeNardo previously worked together as part shouts on the hook to “We Fuck You” must get the crowd of Malyssa BellaRosa’s backing band the Liberators, and lathered up. Such was the case recently when Midday the pair are locked in from the opening track, “Heart On Records included the Sweet Release on a five-band record a Shelf,” alongside Dumont’s ringing chords. “Ready or release bill (which also included SexCoffee) to a packed Not” is an ’HJY-ready track, and Charbonneau’s boomroom at Fête. ing vocals lead the way on “Lying To Yourself.” Iddon “One of the most compelling things about the Sweet sets the rumbling pace on the crushing finale “What it Release is their live performance, to the point I swear Takes.” SexCoffee recorded the EP with revered producer/ their stage show is performance art meant to challenge guitarist George Dussault (also of Viking Jesus), who also societal norms,” said Midday Records co-founder Davey worked with local rock greats Sweet Love, the Can’t Nots, Moore, who also referenced “a young Mick Jagger and and many others. Iggy Pop” when saluting Sheridan. “I even see some GG Allin antics in there — without all the defecation,” Moore noted. “There is no in between with these guys — you’ll either love them or hate them,” Moore continued, “and whether you feel uncomfortable or are absolutely mesmerized, I guarantee you won’t take your eyes off them. They command the entire rooms’ attention.” SexCoffee and the Sweet Release will share a bill at Dusk on November 1. ^
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Thurs. 10/9:
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10/17: Sonny Landreth 10/19: (noon) Narrows Blues Brunch with Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish 10/21: THE TUBES 10/23: The Albert Cummings Band 10/24: Steve Forbert & His Band
show “Making/Unmaking” f at GRIN (60 Valley St, Providence,
through October 11), we’re in classic 1960s minimalist “primary structures” territory — tinkering around with the basic building blocks of construction, in this case, plywood and the 2x4 board. But while that work a half-century ago was often gray and dour with its air of importance, Smith’s approach appears driven by curiosity and play. Strips is a sheet of plywood, sawed to become a kind of wooden fringe, with a 2x4 woven through it. A yellow diamond is painted on the plywood and the shape coheres and breaks apart visually as you move around it. Patch(ed)(ing) is two sheets of plywood cut with lines, like a kind of fringe, and then stood up and woven together. Smith hollows out 2x4s with many consecutive drill holes until they can bend. One titled Making/Unmaking Green snakes along the floor, bending over a solid 2x4 and then curving up a support column. Another, Making/Unmaking Blue, lays flaccid over a doorframe. Smith seems to wonder what happens if one plays with plywood as if it were paper? Or what happens if one takes a 2x4, its strong rigidity its very reason for being, and makes it wiggly? The results are smart and surprising and can make ya smile. The simplified compositional
structures of 1960s minimalf ist music are the inspiration for the
immersive sound art installations in “Audible Spaces” at Brown University’s Bell Gallery (64 College St, Providence) and Cohen Gallery (154 Angell St, through October 12). Coincidence Engine One: Universal People’s Republic Time by Emmanuel A KIND OF FRINGE Smith’s Madan and Thomas McIntosh, who Patch(ed)(ing). work together as a collective under the name [The User], displays hundreds of identical little white ticking alarm clocks arranged in a sort of amphitheater. The sheer quantity of it is impressive and sort of dazzling, like a representation of infinity. It sounds like chattering insects or clacking typewriters in a hive of cubicles. If you step into the display, the noise of this mechanical symphony can also feel overwhelming. When I visited, some of the clocks had begun to go slightly out of phase, but they mainly DRONEY perich’s Microtonal Wall. were aligned to the same
time. But all those clocks somehow made me feel like I was under observation. It got me thinking of the relentless, repetitious regimen of time, with all those indifferent clock faces whipping us along. Tristan Perich’s Microtonal Wall: 1,500 divisions of four octaves from C3 to C7 is a 25-foot-wide grid of 1500 little black speakers, filling the room with a droney racket, a bit like what you might hear on a subway platform. If you walk along it, you find that their sounds vary, with low notes at the left and higher notes at the right. Pace from one end to the other and the sounds seem to crescendo a little like the whoosh of a rocket. Zarouhie Abdalian’s In Unison fills the Bell’s main gallery with 10 glass vases lined up in two neat rows on 10 white pedestals. Each vase is filled with varying levels of water. As you circulate through the room, a piercing electronic buzz — like a ringing in your ears — gets louder or quieter. It seemed to come from above, but the evident presence of the vases kept making me wonder if the sound was somehow coming up from the pedestals. Upon inquiring, I learned that the sound was coming from eight directional speakers mounted along the ceiling. Each one emits the same frequency of sound, but the sounds you hear change as the sounds from each speaker bounce off the walls or overlap with the other speakers. I pictured the ripples of waves interacting in a bathtub. Like Perich’s piece, I recognize an artist tinkering with some possibly fascinating scientific property of sound — but it felt more like a sturdy science museum demo than something wondrous. “Until quite recently, sound art has been historically marginalized in relation to the visual arts,” curator Alexis Lowry Murray writes in an exhibition brochure. Walking through this exhibition, I wonder why sound art seems to lean toward mechanical or electronic. Why can’t sound art include something like New Orleans Airlift’s recent shantytown of stairs that chimed when you walked up them and musical shacks that you could play? With all the possibilities for sound and music, why do art world sound and videos always seem to end up with the cold, steady, endless electronic pulses of drones? ^
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See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | 6 pm | Songwriters In the Round | 9:30 pm | Brother Moon + El Bonitos + Speak Easy AURORA | Providence | Devotion: ’80s + ’90s + post-millennium tension with DJs Nick Bishop + Mikey Lams BOONDOCKS BAR & GRILL | Fall River, MA | Mixtape CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Batteries Not Included CLUB EGO | Providence | Star Search Thursday [talent contest/drag show/dance party] THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | 7 pm | Sweet Little Variety Show | 10 pm | Brooks Milgate 1150 OAK BAR & GRILL | Cranston | Royal Bliss + Bobaflex + Blameshift THE FATT SQUIRREL | Providence | One Drop Thursday with DJ Paul Michael GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Open mic hosted by Bob Lavalley IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | Betsy Listenfelt KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | 8 pm | Open Mike with host band Green Tea LOCAL 121 | Providence | DJ Nook MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | 7 pm | Lori Silvia MEDIATOR STAGE | Providence | 7 pm | Open mic hosted by Don Tassone THE MET | Pawtucket | 8:30 pm | J Prozac + the Parkwoods + Glenn Robinson Band + the Really Heavy NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | Friends of Dennis 133 CLUB | East Providence | Mac Odom Band PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Tally-Jo
PERRY MILL TAVERN & MUSIC HALL | Newport | Throwback Thursday with DJ Double G
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| 9:30 pm | Karaoke with DJ Bobby Devine POWERS PUB | Cranston | Mike & Mark RI RA | Providence | Wicked Cool Karaoke hosted by Ronnie THE SALON | Providence | DJ Handsome J THE SPOT UNDERGROUND | Providence | Descemer Bueno & Friends THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | Providence | Richard Fraioli & Vinny Vibe
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See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | Atlantic Thrills + Lazy + Neutrinos BOONDOCKS BAR & GRILL | Fall River, MA | World Premiere BOUNDARY BREWHOUSE | Pawtucket | Chase BOVI’S | East Providence | Mr. Whodoo CADY’S TAVERN | Chepachet | Radio Badlands CHAN’S | Woonsocket | 8 pm | Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Sweet Tooth & the Sugarbabies CLUB EGO | Providence | Twerk Friday with DK Rukiz CLUB ROXX | North Kingstown | The Senders THE CONTINENTAL | Smithfield | 8:30 pm | Mitchell Kaltsunas CUSTOM HOUSE COFFEE | Middletown | 5 pm | Open mic with John Hillmann & Graham Gibbs DUSK | Providence | Today Is the Day + Lord Mantis + Sin of Angels + Morne THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | 6 pm | Viana Newton | 9 pm | Tom Chace 1150 OAK BAR & GRILL | Cranston | Kelen Heller
7 pm | Evacuate the Earth + Dead L.A + Dionysus Park Ranger + VulGarrity + the Sweet Release + Soul Kitchen Collective + Brian Cook + host Kyle Johnson FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 8:30 pm | Kevin Devine + Forest Fires + Zumo Kollie FINN’S HARBORSIDE | East Greenwich | 5:30 pm | Alger Mitchell GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich | Mark Greenwood & Friends HANK’S DOWN SOUTH | Narragansett | 8 pm | Roger Walsh INDIGO PIZZA | Coventry | 8 pm | Bill Gannon IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | The Islanders KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | 8 pm | Eight to the Bar THE LAST RESORT | Smithfield | Batteries Not Included
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Josh Schurman | 2 pm | Open mic JIMMY’S SALOON | Newport | Art Expo After-Party with Doris Duke + Skinny Millionaires + Headless Nixon KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | 8 pm | Adam Ezra Group + Atlas Gray THE LAST RESORT | Smithfield | The Rock
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Continued from p 17 OAK HILL TAVERN | North Kingstown | Rash Cat
OCEAN MIST | Matunuck | Morblus OLIVES | Providence | Felix Brown ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | 3-7 pm
| Stu Sinclair | 10 pm | The Wild Ones 133 CLUB | East Providence | The Professors O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | Warwick | Tom Lanigan PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Fourth Street POWERS PUB | Cranston | Emily & Mark RALPH’S DINER | Worcester, MA | Line 131 + Weird and Pissed Off + Dot Rats + Words of Truth + Slitstitch + the Excementals
RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & BISTRO | North Providence | 7 pm |
Stone Toad + Cherokee + Tallboys + the Deaf Cats + Monkey Knife Fight THE SALON | Providence | Upstairs | DJ Mr. Morris & Friends | Downstairs | The Sweatshop: Dirty Little Underground Dance Party SIMON’S 677 | Providence | Grind Mode Generals + Flawless THE SPOT UNDERGROUND | Providence | AbbaINVASION + Jeremiah Hazed + Relative Souls + the Royal Din 39 WEST | Cranston | Steve Anthony & Persuasion TIPSY SEAGULL DOCKSIDE PUB | Fall River, MA | 7 pm | Lola & the Pall Bearers VANILLA BEAN CAFE | Pomfret, CT | 8 pm | Chelsea Berry & Matt Cusson THE WHARF PUB | Newport | 8:30 pm | Brian Scott THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | Providence | DJ Kalkutta + DJ Soulo
SUNDAY 12
See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses.
Nathaniel Norton-Freeman + Sara Azriel + Dan Dodd BOUNDARY BREWHOUSE | Pawtucket | 7 pm | Open blues jam with Wolfie & the Jam Daddies CADY’S TAVERN | Chepachet | 3 pm | Open mic blues jam with the Rick Harrington Band CLUB EGO | Providence | X Room Sunday [all-male revue with guest gay porn stars] DUSK | Providence | Kill Matilda + Pink Eye + the Joy Kills + Nervous Virgins THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | 5:30 pm | Danny Arico | 8:30 pm | Sunday Sing-Along/Karaoke GEORGE’S OF GALILEE | Narragansett | 2 pm | Second Avenue GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Steve Chrisitan HANK’S DOWN SOUTH | Narragansett | 4 pm | Dynamite Shack JAVA MADNESS | Wakefield | 11 am | Tom Burgess THE LAST RESORT | Smithfield | The Senders
LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER | Lincoln | 2 pm | Detroit Breakdown
MANCHESTER 65 | West Warwick |
4:20 pm | Violin River [Grateful Dead tribute] THE MET | Pawtucket | 7 pm | Gaelic Storm + Pendragon MURPHY’S LAW | Pawtucket | 9 pm | Sunday Night Blues Jam NARRAGANSETT CAFE | Jamestown | 4 pm | Professor Harp OCEAN MIST | Matunuck | 3:30 pm | Heavy Rescue | 9 pm | Steve Smith & the Nakeds ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | 3 pm | Rusty 133 CLUB | East Providence | 7:30 pm | Brother to Brother O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | Warwick | 4:30 pm | Norman Bernard PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | 8 pm | Mike Rogoff PICASSO’S PIZZA & PUB | Warwick | Karaoke with DJ Bobby Devine TIPSY SEAGULL DOCKSIDE PUB | Fall River, MA | 3-7 pm | Scarlett | 7-11 pm | Wild Nites
MONDAY 13
See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | Autocatalytica + Awaken the Tide + Along Came the Flood + Rhode Kill BOVI’S | East Providence | John Allmark’s Jazz Orchestra THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | 8 pm | Piano jam open mic with host Travis Colby GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich | 7 pm | Hotel Jam Night NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The House Combo THE PARLOUR | Providence | Reggae Night with Upsetta International + the Natural Element Band PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Songwriters’ open mic TIPSY SEAGULL DOCKSIDE PUB | Fall River, MA | 3 pm | Wild Nites
TUESDAY 14
See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | Twin Foxes + Bike Thief + BenDays + the Attending FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 8:30 pm | il sogno del marinaio [featuring Mike Watt] FIREHOUSE 13 | Providence | Hobbs Angel of Death + Solstice + Headrot + Bog of the Infidel GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich | 8:30 pm | Open mic LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL | Providence | 9 pm | Method Man + Redman + B-Real of Cypress Hill + Berner + Mick Jenkins + hosted by Shiest Bubz MACHINES WITH MAGNETS | Pawtucket | Work/Death + Father Murphy + Schleifer/Ruin MURPHY’S LAW | Pawtucket | 7 pm | Groove E Tuesday with Joe Potenza, Ben Ricci, and Gene Rosati ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | Stu Sinclair from Never In Vegas THE PARLOUR | Providence | 7:30 pm | Open mic night THE SALON | Providence | 8:30 pm | Kimi’s Movie Night THE WHARF PUB | Newport | 8 pm | Open Mic Night
WEDNESDAY 15
See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | Gymshorts + Whore Paint + Downtown Boys + Hard Nips CLUB EGO | Providence | Alter Ego [fetish/fantasy night] DUSK | Providence | This Is a Movement + the Down and Outs + Jared Hart + T. Gunn FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 8:30 pm | Poor Man’s Whiskey + Cactus Attack GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Karaoke with DJ Deelish INDIGO PIZZA | Coventry | 6 pm | James Gadoury KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | 7:30 pm | The Cartells THE MET | Pawtucket | 8:30 pm | Loveday + Esmeree Sky + Avi Jacob MURPHY’S LAW | Pawtucket | 7 pm | Jim Tootell NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The Bluegrass Throedown with Flatt Rabbit NOREY’S | Newport | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers 133 CLUB | East Providence | Karaoke with Big Bill O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | Warwick | 8:30 pm | Chris Richards THE PARLOUR | Providence | The Funky Autocrats PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | 8 pm | Matthew Everett & Greg Motta POWERS PUB | Cranston | Jay Ferguson from Chicago Robbery RI RA | Providence | Acoustic Music Nite THE SALON | Providence | 10 pm | Free Up Wednesday with DJ Moy
THURSDAY 16
See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. BOONDOCKS BAR & GRILL | Fall River, MA | Mixtape CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Crunchy Monkey CLUB EGO | Providence | Star Search Thursday [talent contest/drag show/dance party] THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | 7:30 pm | Speakeasy Burlesque Show | 9:30 pm | Brooks Milgate
CLUB DIRECTORY THE ARENA BAR & GRILL | 401.369.7100 | 641 Atwood ve, Cranston | thearenari.com AS220 | 401.831.9327 | 115 Empire St, Providence AURORA | 401.272.5722 | 276 Westminster St, Providence | aurora providence.com BLU ON THE WATER | 401.885.3700 | 20 Water St, East Greenwich | blueonthewater.com BOONDOCKS BAR & GRILL | 508.673.2200 | 46 Water St, Fall River, MA | myboondocks.com BOUNDARY BREWHOUSE | 401.725.4260 | 67 Garrity St, Pawtucket | facebook. com/Boundarybrewhouse BOVI’S | 401.434.9670 | 278 Taunton Ave, East Providence CADY’S TAVERN | 401.568.4102 | 2168 Putnam Pike, Chepachet | cadystavern.com CAFE ZOG | 401.421.2213 | 239 Wickenden St, Providence | cafezog.com CHAN’S | 401.765.1900 | 267 Main St, Woonsocket | chanseggrollsand jazz.com CHIEFTAIN PUB | 508.643.9031 | 23 Washington St, Plainville, MA | chieftainpub.com CITY SIDE | 401.235.9026 | 74 South Main St, Woonsocket | citysideri.com CLUB EGO | 73 Richmond St, Providence | EGOPVD.com CLUB ROXX | 401.8884.4450 | 6125 Post Rd, North Kingstown | kbowl. com THE CONTINENTAL | 401.233.1800 | 332 Farnum Pike, Smithfield | smithfieldcontinental.com DAN’S PLACE | 401.392.3092 | 880 Victory Hwy, West Greenwich | danspizzaplace.com DIVE BAR | 401.272.2000 | 201 Westminster St, Providence DUSK | 401.714.0444 | 301 Harris Ave, Providence | duskprovidence.com 88 LOUNGE | 401.437.8830 | 55 Union St, Providence | 88pianolounge.com
THE FATT SQUIRREL | 150 Chestnut St, Providence | 401.808.6898 FÊTE | 401.383.1112 | 103 Dike St, Providence | fetemusic.com FINN’S HARBORSIDE | 401.884.6363 | 38 Water St, East Greenwich | finnsharborside.com GAME 7 SPORTS BAR & GRILL | 508.643.2700 | 60 Man Mar Dr, Plainville, MA | game7sportsbar andgrill.com GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | 401.315.5556 | 105 White Rock Rd, Westerly GREENWICH HOTEL | 401.884.4200 | 162 Main St, East Greenwich | facebook.com/greenwichhotel HANK’S DOWN SOUTH | 401.792.9200 | 33 State St, Narragansett | facebook.com/HanksDownSouthRI INDIGO PIZZA | 401.615.9600 | 599 Tiogue Ave, Coventry | indigopizza.com IRON WORKS TAVERN | 401.739.5111 | 697 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | theironworkstavern.com JAVA MADNESS | 401.788.0088 | 134 Salt Pond Rd, Wakefield | javamadness.com THE KNICKERBOCKER | 401.315.5070 | 35 Railroad Ave, Westerly | theknickerbockercafe.com THE LAST RESORT | 401.349.3500 | 325 Farnum Pike, Smithfield | thelastresortri.com L’ATTITUDE | 401.780.8700 | 2190 Broad St, Cranston | lattituderi. com LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER | 877.82.RIVER | 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln | twinriver.com LOCAL 121 | 401.274.2121 | 121 Washington St, Providence | local121.com LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL | 401.331.5876 | 79 Washington St, Providence | lupos.com MACHINES WITH MAGNETS | 401.261.4938 | 400 Main St, Pawtucket | machineswithmagnets.com
MANCHESTER 65 | 65 Manchester St, West Warwick | manchester 65.com MARINER GRILL | 401.284.3282 | 142 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett | marinergrille.com THE MEDIATOR | 401.461.3683 | 50 Rounds Ave, Providence THE MET | 401.729.1005 | 1005 Main St, Pawtucket | themetri.com MURPHY’S LAW | 401.724.5522 | 2 George St, Pawtucket | murphys lawri.com NARRAGANSETT CAFE | 401.423.2150 | 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown | narragansettcafe.com/ NEWPORT BLUES CAFE | 401.841.5510 | 286 Thames St | newportblues.com NEWPORT GRAND | 401.849.5000 | 150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd, Newport | newportgrand.com NEWS CAFE | 401.728.6475 | 43 Broad St, Pawtucket NICK-A-NEE’S | 401.861.7290 | 75 South St, Providence NOREY’S | 401.847.4971 | 156 Broadway, Newport | noreys.com OAK HILL TAVERN | 401.294.3282 | 565 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown | oakhilltavern.com OCEAN MIST | 401.782.3740 | 895 Matunuck Beach Rd, Matunuck | oceanmist.net OLIVES | 401.751.1200 | 108 North Main St, Providence | olivesrocks.com 133 CLUB | 401.438.1330 | 29 Warren Ave, East Providence ONE PELHAM EAST | 401.847.9460 | 270 Thames St, Newport | thepelham.com O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | 401.228.7444 | 23 Peck Ln, Warwick | orourkesbarandgrill.com THE PARLOUR | 401.383.5858 | 1119 North Main St, Providence | facebook.com/ParlourRI PERKS & CORKS | 401.596.1260 | 48 High St, Westerly | perksand corks.com
PERRY MILL TAVERN & MUSIC HALL | 401.846.0907 | 337 Thames St, Newport | perrymilltavern. com PICASSO’S PIZZA AND PUB | 401.739.5030 | 2323 Warwick Ave, Warwick | picassosrocks.com POWERS PUB | 401.714.0655 | 27 Aborn St, Cranston | powerspub. com RALPH’S DINER | 508.753.9543 | 148 Grove St, Worcester, MA | myspace.com/ralphsdiner RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & BISTRO | 401.232.1331 | 2026 Smith St, North Providence | RIBBB.com RI RA | 401.272.1953 | 50 Exchange Terrace, Providence | rira.com THE SALON | 401.865.6330 | 57 Eddy St, Providence | thesalonpvd.com SIMON’S 677 | 401.270.6144 | 677 Valley St, Providence | facebook. com/simons677 THE SPOT UNDERGROUND | 401.383.7133 | 101 Richmond St, Providence | thespotprovidence. com STEVIE D’S BAR & GRILL | 401.658.2591 | 80 Manville Hill Rd, Cumberland | stevie-ds.com TAVERN ON BROADWAY | 401.619.5675 | 16 Broadway, Newport | tavern onbroadway.com 39 WEST | 401.944.7770 | 39 Phenix Ave, Cranston | 39westri.com UNCLE RONNIE’S RED TAVERN | 401.568.6243 | 2692 Victory Hwy, Burrillville | uncleronniesred tavern.com VANILLA BEAN CAFE | 860.928.1562 | Rts 44, 169 and 97, Pomfret, CT | thevanillabeancafe.com THE WHARF PUB | 401.619.5672 | 37 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport | thewharfpubnewport.com WHISKEY REPUBLIC | 401.588.5158 | 515 South Water St, Providence | TheWhiskeyRepublic.com
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1150 OAK BAR & GRILL | Cranston |
Dizzy Reed + Johnny Kelly THE FATT SQUIRREL | Providence | One Drop Thursday with DJ Paul Michael GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Open mic hosted by Bob Lavalley IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | Betsy Listenfelt KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | 8 pm | Open Mike with host band the Double D’s Band LOCAL 121 | Providence | DJ Nook MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | 7 pm | Alger Mitchell MEDIATOR STAGE | Providence | 7 pm | Open mic hosted by Don Tassone THE MET | Pawtucket | Puss N Boots, featuring Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson & Catherine Popper + Van Hayride 95 EMPIRE BLACK BOX | Providence | Zomes + Corso + Matt Underwood + Locators 133 CLUB | East Providence | Mac Odom Band PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Whitesmoke
PERRY MILL TAVERN & MUSIC HALL | Newport | Throwback
Thursday with DJ Double G PICASSO’S PIZZA & PUB | Warwick | 9:30 pm | Karaoke with DJ Bobby Devine POWERS PUB | Cranston | Mike & Mark RI RA | Providence | Wicked Cool Karaoke hosted by Ronnie THE SALON | Providence | DJ Handsome J SIMON’S 677 | Providence | 6 pm | Sparks the Rescue + We Built the Moon + Halfway Home + the Parkwoods + more THE SPOT UNDERGROUND | Providence | Jimkata + Chicken Ghost House Tribe THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | Providence | Vinny Vibe
COMEDY
dence | $20 advance, $25 day of show | columbustheatre.com PAUL D’ANGELO + Joseph Anthony | 8 pm | The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich | $20 | 401.885.4000 | theodeum.org NICK DIPAOLO | See listing for Thurs KURT METZGER | See listing for Fri THE BIT PLAYERS | See listing for Fri
SUNDAY 12
ROB BARTLETT | 7 pm | Ocean
State Theatre Company, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | $42 [$57 includes post-show meet and greet] | 401.921.6800 | oceanstatetheatre.org COMEDY SHOWCASE | 8 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $10 LAST COMIX STANDING: FINALS | 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $10 + $20 advance
WEDNESDAY 15
BEST OF LAST COMIX STANDING with Doug Key, Matt Barry, James Dorsey, Rob Greene, Ryan Brauth, and Tom Stewart | 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $10$20 advance
THURSDAY 16
THE JOKES ON YOU COMEDY TOUR with Bob Nelson + Artie Fletcher + Rain Pryor | 8 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $25 THE COMEDY FACTORY with Dick Doherty, Ralphie Joyal, John Perrotta, Eddie Galvin, and more | Lemongrass, 1138 Post Rd, Warwick | $35 [buffet @ 6 pm, show @ 7:15] | 401.461.7896 | comedyfactoryri.com
PRE-GAME COMIX AND FOOTBALL
with Geri Wulle, Pat Oates, and Ryan Brauth | 7:30 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $10$20 advance PROVIDENCE IMPROV GUILD | See listing for Thurs
CONCERTS
THURSDAY 9
POPULAR
Connection, 39 Warren Ave, East Providence | $25 | 401.438.8383 | ricomedyconnection.com
THURSDAY 9
ARIES SPEARS | 8 pm | Comedy
PROVIDENCE IMPROV GUILD
presents “Redrum: Oath,” an improvised, interactive Halloween series | Thurs-Fri 8 pm | Providence Improv Guild, 393 Broad St, Providence | $5 | improvpig.com NICK DIPAOLO | Thurs-Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 + 10:30 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | $20-$50 advance | 860.312.6649 | foxwoods.com
FRIDAY 10
KURT METZGER | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 +
10:15 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 HARDCORE COMEDY SHOW hosted by Brian Beaudoin | 10:30 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 THE BIT PLAYERS | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 + 10 pm | Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Pl, Newport | $15, $10 Sat @ 10 pm [BYOB] | 401.849.3473 | bitplayers.net BRING YOUR OWN IMPROV | 7 [family-friendly show] + 9 pm | Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd | $5 | 401.737.0010 | bringyourown improv.com FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with improvised song, dance, and skits | Everett, 9 Duncan Ave, Providence | $5 | 401.831.9479 | everettri.org MICETO IMPROV | 9:30 pm | Contemporary Theater, 327 Main St, Wakefield | $7 | 401.218.0282 | contemporarytheatercompany.com WHOOPI GOLDBERG | 9 pm | The Grand Theater at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | $45-$75 | 866.646.0050 | foxwoods. com PROVIDENCE IMPROV GUILD | See listing for Thurs NICK DIPAOLO | See listing for Thurs
SATURDAY 11
THE DAILY SHOW WRITERS STANDUP TOUR | 9:30 pm | Colum-
bus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Provi-
AN ALL-STAR EVENING OF LATIN POP with the Brown University Jazz Band, Descemer Bueno, Kelvis Ochoa, and Leslie Cartaya | 7 pm | Brown University’s Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St, Providence | Free, but tickets are required [eventbrite.com/e/all-starnight-of-latin-pop-with-descemerbueno-and-the-brown-jazz-bandtickets-9071478035?aff=SRCH] | brown.edu/academics/latinamerican-caribbean-studies/clacsfall-2014-events
GREG ABATE QUARTET + EXPANSIONS: THE DAVE LIEBMAN GROUP | 8 pm | Narrows Center For
the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $27 advance, $30 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrowscenter.org
JULIAN LAGE & CHRIS ELDRIDGE | 7:30 pm | Garde Arts Center, 325 State St, New London, CT | $43 | 860.444.7373 | gardearts.org
FRIDAY 10
ANAIS MITCHELL | 9 pm | Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence | $13 advance, $15 day of show | columbustheatre.com A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENCE with
Joyce Katzberg & Jimmy Warren, Tom Perrotti & Mike Fischman, Sally Rogers, and Valerie Tutson | Sandywoods Center For the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton | Suggested donation $10 | 401.241.7349 | sandywoodsmusic.com THE CELTIC TENORS | 8 pm | Park Theatre, 848 Park Ave, Cranston | $25 + $35 | 401.467.7275 | parktheatre ri.com RUSTED ROOT | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $48 advance, $53 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrows center.org
SATURDAY 11
ANNALIVIA | 8 pm | Common Fence
Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony
Road, Portsmouth | $18 advance, $21 door | 401.683.5085 | commonfence music.org
DAVID SURETTE & SUSIE BURKE | Sandywoods Center For the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton | $TBA | 401.241.7349 | sandywoodsmusic. com
CONCERTS presents the Dover Quartet performing works by Haydn, Ullmann, and Saariaho | Wed-Wed + Wed 7:30 pm | Sapinsley Hall at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $25-$40, $5 students | 401.863.2416 | ricmc.org
Crew Scapes October 16 – November 14
JULIAN LAGE & CHRIS ELDRIDGE | 8
pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $22 advance, $25 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrowscenter.org
“ROCKIN’ OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE” with Matt Borrello,
Chuck Williams, Elliot Ricci, Bob Fitzgerald, Mark Greenbaum, Tom Farley, and Marylou Ferrante | 8 pm | Church Street Coffeehouse, 25 Church St, Warren | Minimum donation $15 [all proceeds will go to benefit those who suffer from the effects of domestic violence] | 401.245.8474 | churchstreetcoffeehouse.net TANNAHILL WEAVERS | 8 pm | Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St, Cumberland | $15 advance, $18 day of show | 401.725.9272 | riverfolk. org
SUNDAY 12
BLANCA ALTABLE AND CHUCHI2 |
4 pm | Lily Pads, 27 North Rd, Peace Dale | $10 | musicatlilypads.org ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK | 7:30 pm | Park Theatre, 848 Park Ave, Cranston | $55-$75 | 401.467.7275 | parktheatreri.com
MONDAY 13
THE 2014 PRONK! FESTIVAL with
bands performing at India Point Park [3 pm] + a parade down Wickenden St [5 pm] + performances at the amphitheatre next to the Hot Club + the bridge/Hurricane Barrier under the highway + inside the Hot Club [6-9:30 pm] | Band includes the Artesian Rumble Arkestra + Chaotic Noise Marching Corps + the Dirty Water Brass Band + Environmental Encroachment + Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band + the Extraordinary Rendition Band + the Kickin Brass Band + Les Muses Tanguent + Minor Mishap + the New Creations Brass Band + PaKaVa It’ + Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society + the What Cheer? Brigade + the Rude Mechanical Orchestra | India Point Park, India St, Providence | Free | providence honkfest.org
THURSDAY 16
ACOUSTICANA + Chasing Blue +
Jesse Burdick & the New Republic | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $18 advance, $20 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrowscenter.org JAKE SHIMABUKURO | 8 pm | Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA | $29$45 | 508.994.2900 | zeiterion.org
CLASSICAL FRIDAY 10
THE BROWN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA will perform works by
Dvorak, Phillips, Burgess, and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” | 8 pm | Sayles Hall at Brown University, Waterman and George sts, Providence | $10, $3 seniors | 401.863.3234 | brown.edu/music/events
THE RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE will perform
“Orchestral Traditions” | 8 pm | The Auditorium in Roberts Hall at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $10 | 401.456.9883 | ric.edu/mtd
SUNDAY 12
THE NEW YORK CLASSICAL QUARTET | 3:30 pm | First Unitarian
Church, 1 Benevolent St, Providence | $23, $8 students | 401.274.5073 | museumconcerts.org
TUESDAY 14
THE RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 8 pm |
The Auditorium in Roberts Hall at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $10 | 401.456.8144 | ric.edu
WEDNESDAY 15
RHODE ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC
DANCE
featuring artist Nick Paciorek
ARTIST RECEPTION
October 16, 5-9 pm
PERFORMANCE
during Gallery Night Providence
FRIDAY 10
150 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor Providence | 401 641 5182 TUE, WED, THU, FRI 11am-2pm or by appointment
ISLAND MOVING CO. | 7:30 pm | Sapinsley Hall at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $15 | 401.456.8144 | islandmovingco.org
PARTICIPATORY
ArtProvidence.com
FRIDAY 10
REHOBOTH CONTRA DANCE with caller Dugan Murphy and music by Julie Metcalf and Owen Marshall | 8 pm | Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth, MA | $9, $8 students | 508.252.6375 | contradance links.com/rehoboth.html
SATURDAY 11
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE with dance leader Tom Amesse and music by Dawn Chung and Cindy Ladd | 7:30 pm | South Kingstown Land Trust Barn, 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, Kingston | $10 | 401.539.3009 | kingstonenglishcountrydance.org
EVENTS THROUGH NOV 2
JACK-O-LANTERN SPECTACULAR |
The theme is “Jack-O-Lanterns A to Z,” with more than 5000 illuminated pumpkins arrayed in alphabetical order, with highlights from history and popular culture | Nightly 6-11 pm [till midnight on Sat] through Nov 2 | Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence | Mon-Thurs, $12, $10 seniors, $9 ages 3-12, free under 3; Fri-Sun, $16, $14 seniors, $13 ages 3-12, free under | 401.785.3510 | rwpzoo.org
THURSDAY 9
GHOULISH GALA TO BENEFIT GALLERY NIGHT PROVIDENCE | 7 pm |
Fete, 103 Dike St, Providence | $20 | 401.383.1112 | fetemusic.com NEWPORT GALLERY NIGHT | 5-9 pm | 76 Bellevue Ave | Free | 401.848.0550 | newportgalleries.org
FRIDAY 10
FEAR AT FORT ADAMS | The event features the Tunnels of Terror, Haunted Officers Quarters, Apocalypse Airsoft, and a carnival midway | 6-10 pm | Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue, Newport | $15 | 401.841.0707 | fear.fortadams.org THE HAUNTED TUNNEL | 6:30-9 pm | Slater Memorial Park, Newport Ave & Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket | $8 | 401.728.0500 x 251 | facebook.com/ hauntedtunnelri
SATURDAY 11
INTERNATIONAL OKTOBERFEST with two biergartens + music + food + more | Oct 11 12-8 pm [$20 advance, $25 day of show, $12 under 12] + Oct 12 12-6 pm [$17 advance, $20 day of show, free under 12] | Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | 401.846.1600 | newport waterfrontevents.com
36TH ANNUAL WOONSOCKET AUTUMNFEST with entertain-
ment, kidfest, arts and crafts, an international food court, a midway, fireworks [Oct 12 9 pm], a Columbus Day Parade [9:30 am], a consumer showcase, a beer garden, and more | Oct 11 + 12 10 am-10 pm + Oct 13 10 am-6 pm | World War II Memorial State Park, Social St, Woonsocket | Free | 401.762.6400 | autumnfest.org
48TH SCITUATE ARTS FESTIVAL
with 300 artists and craftspeople + antiques dealers + entertainment + food + more | 10 am-5 pm | Village
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UPCOMING SHOWS Fri. Oct. 10 • 8p $10 -
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Atlas Gray opening. Roots/Rock. “Not since Springsteen & Bono have I seen a lead singer with his talent and charisma.” -- Jack Casey, WERSradio, Boston .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Fri. Oct. 17 • 8p • $10 Shiny Lapel Trio
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Sat. Oct. 18 • 8p $10
Christine Ohlman Longtime vocalist of SNL Band
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Fri. Oct. 24 • 8p $10 - Delta Generators
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LET’S DANCE WEDNESDAYS! $10
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Listings Continued from p 19 Green, Route 116, North Scituate | Free | scituateartfestival.org PROVIDENCE ROLLER DERBY | First bout @ 6 pm, championship bout @ 8 pm | Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St, Providence | $10 advance, $15 door [VIP $30 advance, $35 door]; ages 5-12, $5 advance, $8 door; free under 5 | providence rollerderby.com WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE | A full lighting begins at 6:12 pm | Downtown Providence | Free | waterfire providence.org FEAR AT FORT ADAMS | See listing for Fri THE HAUNTED TUNNEL | See listing for Fri
SUNDAY 12
3RD ANNUAL BATTLESHIP BREWFEST with regional and national
beers and food from area eateries | 12:30-4:30 pm | Battleship Cove, 5 Water St, Fall River, MA | $35 advance, $40 gate [includes 20 beer samplings, 5-oz. souvenir mug, and food samples] | 508.678.1100 x 101 | battleshipcove.org INTERNATIONAL OKTOBERFEST | See listing for Sat
SUNDAY 12-MONDAY 13 36TH ANNUAL WOONSOCKET AUTUMNFEST | See listing for Sat 48TH SCITUATE ARTS FESTIVAL | See listing for Sat
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LIT EVENTS THURSDAY 9
ROBERT A. GEAKE will read from, discuss, and sign his new book, Colonial New England Curiosities: Remarkable Occurrences, Miracles & Madness | 5:30 pm | Brown Bookstore, 244
MacMillan Hall, Room 117, 167 Thayer St, Providence | Free | brown. edu/academics/medical/about-us/ events/22nd-sheridan-lecture
THURSDAY 16
“SAMUEL POMEROY COLT: SHADOWED BY THE GUN,” a talk by
historian Claire Benson | 7 pm | Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Bristol | $5 | 401.253.0390 | lindenplace.org
DR. SYLVESTER “SKIP” SVIOKL will read from, discuss, and sign his book, From Harvard to Hell . . . and Back: A Doctor’s Journey Through Addiction to Recovery | 5:30 pm | Brown Bookstore, 244 Thayer St, Providence | Free | 401.863.3168 | brown.edu/campuslife/support/bookstore/events
THURSDAY 16
BELINDA RATHBONE will discuss and sign her new book, The Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, an Embattled Museum In an Era of Change, and a Daughter’s Search for the Truth | 7 pm | Books On the Square, 471 Angell St, Providence | 401.331.9097 | booksq. com FRANK GRZYB AND RUSSELL DESIMONE will discuss and sign
their book, Remarkable Women of Rhode Island | 6:30 pm | Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St | Free | 401.455.8000 | provlib.org LUCY CORIN will read from her fiction | 2:30 pm | Brown University McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St, Providence | Free | 401.863.3260 | brown.edu/cw PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM featuring Hanif Abdurraqib | 8 pm | AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence | $4 [$2 under 20] | 401.831.9327 | as220.org
TALKS
Kenneth T. Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch | 5:30 pm | Brown University’s Metcalf Research Laboratory, 190 Thayer St, Providence | Free | news.brown. edu/events
film about local gardens, farmers markets, and other fresh produce projects in San Diego’s diverse urban neighborhoods | 7 pm | 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence | $3 suggested donation | as220.org
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TUESDAY 14
Dracula [1931] | Oct 16: House of Dark Shadows [1970] | 6 pm | Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St | Free | 401.455.8000 | provlib.org
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TRAER SCOTT will discuss and sign her new photo collection, Nocturne: Creatures of the Night | 2 pm | Books On the Square, 471 Angell St, Providence | 401.331.9097 | booksq.com
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THURSDAY 9 + 16
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“MAKING SENSE OF TODAY’S TUMULTUOUS WORLD,” a talk by
“WHAT IF PARKS COULD DREAM?,” a talk by Jamie Maslyn
Larson, principal of West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture | Part of the Landscape Architecture Lecture Series | 7 pm | Weaver Auditorium in the Coastal Institute Building at the University of Rhode Island, Greenhouse Rd, Kingston | Free | 401.874.2983 | web.uri.edu/ lar/news-events
FRIDAY 10
“THE MARKET BASKET EMPLOYEE CUSTOMER REVOLT: LESSONS FOR FUTURE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN THE US,” a panel discus-
sion with Thomas Kochan, professor of industrial relations, work and employment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Zeynep Ton, professor of management at MIT; and Peter Gourevitch, senior fellow at the Watson Institute | 3:30 pm | Brown University’s Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St, Providence | Free | watson.brown.edu/events/2014/ market-basket-employee-customerrevolt-lessons-future-corporategovernance-and-employee
TUESDAY 14
“CYBERSECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE” | A talk by
Bobbie Stempfley, deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the US Department of Homeland Security | Part of URI’s Fall 2014 Honors Colloquium, “Cybersecurity & Privacy” | 7:30 pm | Edwards Auditorium, University of Rhode Island, Upper College Road, Kingston | Free | 401.874.2381 | uri.edu/hc
WEDNESDAY 15
“THE ACCIDENTAL POETRY OF MEDICINE” | A talk by Rivka Galche,
M.D., a fiction writer and essayist | 5:30 pm | Brown University’s
ART GALLERIES ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE GALLERY OF WESTERLY | 401.596.2221 | 7
Canal St | westerlyarts.com | Tues-
Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through Nov 2: “All Members’ Show,” work by artist members and associate members ARTPROV GALLERY | 401.641.5182 | 150 Chestnut St, Providence | art providence.com | Through Oct 10: “Earthen Elements,” abstract paintings by Vibha Nanda | Oct 16-Nov 14: “Crew Scapes,” oil paintings of rowers on the Charles River in Boston by Nick Paciorek AS220 | 401.831.9327 | 115 Empire St, Providence | as220.org | Wed-Fri 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through Oct 25: “I, Barfly,” by new paintings by Nate Shaw | “Urban Voyeur,” new photographs by Vivian Madrid | New work by Margaret Worthen AS220 PROJECT SPACE | 401.831.9327 | 93 Mathewson St, Providence | as220. org | Wed-Fri 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through Oct 25: “truth of the matter,” new work by Lisa perez | “Please Simplify,” new work by Margie Butler BANKRI GALLERY | 401.456.5015 x 1330 | 137 Pitman St, Providence | bankri.com | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through ov 5: paintings on copper by Catherine Curtis — 1140 Ten Rod Rd, North Kingstown | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through Jan 7: “Ice Abstractions,” photographs by Aaron Usher
BANNISTER GALLERY AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE | 401.456.9765 |
600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | ric.edu/bannister | Tues-Fri 12-8 pm
| Through Oct 24: “Embodied: The Figure In Paint,” works by Susanna Coffey, Bob Collins, Ann Gale, Catherine Kehoe, Francoise McAree, and Patrice Sullivan
BROWN UNIVERSITY’S WATSON INSTITUTE | 111 Thayer St, Providence
| Through Oct 31: photographs of Rio de Janeiro by Cesar Barreto
CHAZAN GALLERY AT WHEELER
| 401.421.9230 | 228 Angell St, Providence | chazangallery.org | Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm; Sun 2-4 pm | Oct 16-Nov 5: works by Michelle Benoit, Susan Doyle, and Joan Wyand COASTAL LIVING GALLERY | 83 Brown St, Wickford | coastalliving gallery.com | Through Oct 31: “Pour & Scratch,” paitnings by Elizabeth Kirby Sullivan and Carolina Arensten
COURTHOUSE CENTER FOR THE ARTS | 401.782.1018 | 3481 Kingstown
Rd, West Kingston | courthousearts. org | Through Oct 9: “The 2014 Fall Art Exhibit,” with new work by Eileen Lee Singer, Donna Caster, and A.J. Greenwood
DAVID WINTON BELL GALLERY |
401 863.2932 | List Art Center, Brown University, 64 College St, Providence | brown.edu/Facilities/ David_Winton_Bell_Gallery | Mon-Fri 11
am- 4 pm; Sat + Sun 1-4 pm | Through Oct 12: “Audible Spaces,” sound installations by Zarouhie Abdalian and [The User] and at the Cohen Gallery at the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts [154 Angell St] by Tristan Perich DEBLOIS GALLERY | 401.847.9977 | 134 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown | debloisgallery.com | Tues-Sun 12-5 pm | Through Oct 26: “Coordinates,” oil on linen landscapes by Peter Dickison | “Fantasy Figures,” ceramic sculptures by Nina Hope Pfanstiehl | “The Personality of Cuba,” photography by Pao
DEDEE SHATTUCK GALLERY |
508.636.4177 | 1 Partners Ln, Westport, MA | dedeeshattuckgallery. com |
Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm | Through Nov 9: digital art and furniture design by Jean-Pierre Hébert and Gail Fredell GALLERY 4 | 401.816.0999 | 3848 Main Rd, Tiverton | gallery4tiverton. com | Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 11 am-5 pm | Oct 10-Nov 9: “Bella Terra: Beautiful Earth: Italy,” photographs by Serena Parente Charlebois GRIN | 60 Valley St #3, Providence | grinprovidence.com | Sat 12-5 pm | Through Oct 11: “Making/Unmaking,” new work by Charlie Smith HERA GALLERY | 401.789.1488 | 10 High St, Wakefield | heragallery. org | Wed-Fri 1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm | Through Oct 11: “New Visions,” works by Iris Donnelly, Connie Greene, Elizabeth Lind, Jill McLaughlin, Mara Trachtenberg, and M.J. Yeager
IMAGO FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | 401.245.0173 | 36 Market St, Warren | imagofoundation4art.org
| Thurs 4-8 pm, Fri + Sat 12-8 pm | Through Oct 12: works by Lisa Legato, the Globalheart Project, and Christiane Corbat, plus a woodfired kiln event featuring Rose Esson-Dawson, Seth Rainville, Hollis Engley, Kimberly Sheerin Medeiros, Ron Mello, Elizabeth Mayhew, Linda Megathlin, Anne Marie Rossi, Lenny Rumpler, Michael Scriven, and Howard Windham, plus student artists Melissa Cruz, Jennifer Norton, Sarah Springer, and Jessica Tranvo JAMESTOWN ARTS CENTER | 401.560.0979 | 18 Valley St | jamestown artcenter.org | Wed-Sat 10 am-2 pm | Through Oct 17: “Second Home,” works by Alice O’Neill, Colgate Searle, and Dan O’Neill
NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS GALLERY | 508.324.1926 | 16
Anawan St, Fall River, MA | narrows center.org | Wed-Sat 12-5 pm | Through
Oct 25: “Third Annual Poster Exhibition,” with works by Ghost-Town, Doe Eyed, Land Land, LeDouxville, and Little Friends of Printmaking PROVIDENCE ART CLUB | 401.331.1114 | 11 Thomas St | providence artclub.org | Mon-Fri 12-4 pm; SatSun 2-4 pm | Through Oct 17: works by William Heydt, Timothy Philbrick, and Johanna McKenzie | “Calendar Days,” works by Nancy Hart PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 401.455.8000 | 150 Empire St | provlib. org | Mon + Thurs 12-8 pm; Tues + Wed 10 am-6 pm; Fri + Sat 9 am5:30 pm | Through Oct 30: “Protecting Providence: Three Centuries of Policing In Rhode Island’s Capital”
RHODE ISLAND WATERCOLOR SOCIETY GALLERY | 401.726.1876 | Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket | rhodeisland watercolorsociety.wildapricot.org |
Tues-Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | Through Oct 23: “RIWS Member Group Show,” works by Jerry Aissis, Denise Cornwall, Allen Halle, Donna Kenny-Kirwan, and Ben Macomber
SOL KOFFLER GRADUATE STUDENT GALLERY | 169 Weybosset St, Providence | risd.edu/About/ Galleries_Exhibitions/Sol_Koffler |
Sun-Fri 12-5 pm | Through Oct 19: “Painting Graduate Student Exhibition”
SOUTH COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION | 401.783.2195 | 2587 Kingstown Rd, Kingston | southcountyart.org | WedSun 10 am-6 pm; Fri 10 am-8 pm | Through Oct 11: “The Great Art Heist,” a member-donated artwork fundraiser | Oct 16-Nov 15: “Members and Staff Invitational”
STUDIO Z/GALLERY Z BUTCHER BLOCK MILL | 401.454.8844 | 25
Eagle St, Providence | galleryzprov.com | Through Oct 11: “Photographic Odyssesys & Escapades,” by Larry Sykes
URI PROVIDENCE CAMPUS GALLERY | 401.277.5206 | 80 Washington
St | uri.edu/prov | Mon-Thurs 9 am-9 pm; Fri + Sat 9 am-4 pm | Through Oct 31: “Solamente Tamara: Colorful Soul,” a mixed media exhibit by Tamara Diaz
WICKFORD ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY | 401.294.6840 | 36 Beach
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Through Oct 19: “Objects For Work, Objects For Play, and Objects To Cherish,” with fine art jewelry by Kelly Jean Conroy, interdisciplinary works by Candis Dixon, pencils by Dalton Ghetti, paintings by Dan Golden, miniature sugar carvings by Judith G. Klausner, photography by Dan McManus, and drawings by David Shapleigh
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION | 401.851.8949
| 492 Bellevue Ave, Newport | americanillustration.org | Sat + Sun 11 am-5
pm [guided tours Fri 3 pm] | Through Oct 30: “Paul Szep: Famous Fames” an exhibit of caricatures NEWPORT ART MUSEUM | 401.848.8200 | 76 Bellevue Ave | newportartmuseum.org | Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Admission $10 adults; $8 seniors; $6 students and military personnel with ID; free for children 5 and under | Through Jan 4: “Palate to Plate: Prints & Recipes From Members of the Boston Printmakers” | Through Jan 11: “Solemnities,” works by Claudia Flynn RISD MUSEUM | 401.454.6500 | 224 Benefit St, Providence | risdmuseum. org | Tues-Sun 10 am-5 pm [Thurs until 9 pm] | Admission $12; $10 seniors; $5 college students, $3 ages 5-18; free every Sun 10 am-1 pm | Through Nov 16: “UuDam Tran Nguyen: Waltz of the Machine Equestrians,” a video installation | Through Jan 4: “What Nerve! Alternative Figures in American Art, 1960 to the Present,” which “proposes an alternate history of figurative painting, sculpture, and vernacular image-making from 1960 to the present that has been largely overlooked and undervalued. At the heart of ‘What Nerve!’ are four mini-exhibitions based on crucial shows, spaces, and groups in Chicago (the Hairy Who), San Francisco (Funk), Ann Arbor (Destroy All Monsters), and Providence (Forcefield) — places outside the artistic focal point of New York” | Through Feb 22: “Circus,” with 40 circus-themed paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and posters from 1850-1960 WARWICK MUSEUM OF ART | 401.737.0010 | 3259 Post Rd | warwick museum.org | Tues + Wed + Fri 12-4 pm, Thurs 4-8 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm | Through Oct 25: “28th Annual RI Open,” a juried exhibit
THEATER BROWN/TRINITY REP MFA PROGRAMS | 401.351.4242 | trinityrep.
com/about_us/venues/pell_chafee_ center.php | At the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St, Providence | Oct 16-19: Cymbeline, by
William Shakespeare | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm + Sun 2 pm | $10, $5 students + seniors EPIC THEATRE COMPANY | At Theatre 82, 82 Rolfe St, Cranston | Oct 10-25: Stop Kiss, by Diana Son | This week: Fri-Sat 8 pm + Sun 2 pm | $15, $12 students + seniors [$10 previews Oct 10-12] GARDE ARTS CENTER | 860.444.7373 | gardearts.org | 325 State St, New London, CT | Oct 11 8 pm: Jekyll & Hyde | $50 + $60
College’s Jackson Arts Center, 777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA | Oct 16-19:
Les Misérables | Oct 16 + 17 7:30 pm + Oct 18 1 + 7:30 pm + Oct 19 2 pm | $25, $20 students + seniors, $10 under 13 95 EMPIRE BLACK BOX | 95 Empire St, Providence | Oct 11 9:30 pm: Sunny Nestler presents 1-D Simulator + Amalia Wilson presents Poster In Two Acts + Suicide Magnets | New work by performance artists from Vancouver and Philadelphia | In the former, “participants will be asked to get into a lo-fi sensory-deprivation chamber, which Sunny creates using props such as 1-D goggles, juice boxes and ear plugs. From there we will all go on a quiet adventure, using Sunny’s field guide to art’s mystical kingdoms” | Wilson’s piece “is about whether or not everything you do is the last thing you do. it is a dance but not a dance in a private world of compulsion. it is an effort to be a thing that doesn’t know it is being watched. it is both bothered by and obsessed with sound” | The sound will be provided by Suicide Magnets, described as “totally dark // danceable. like garbled songbirds crossbred with robots and orchids” | $5
OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY
| 401.921.6800 | oceanstatetheatre.org | 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | Through
Oct 19: My Fair Lady by Lerner & Loewe, adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion | This week: Oct 9 + 10 + 15 7:30 pm + Oct 11 2 + 7:30 pm + Oct 12 2 pm | $39-$54 THE PLAYERS | 401.273.0590 |
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| granitetheatre.com | 1 Granite St, Westerly | Oct 10-Nov 16: South Pacific, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II | This week: Oct 10 + 11 + 16 8 pm + Oct 12 5 pm | $25, $22 seniors, $15 under 13
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playersri.org | At the Barker Playhouse, 400 Benefit St, Providence |
Oct 10-19: Guys and Dolls, with book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling and music and lyrics by Frank Loesser | Fri + Sat 8 pm + Sun 2 pm
PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 401.421.ARTS | ppacri.org
| 220 Weybosset St | Oct 10-18: Cinderella | Oct 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 17 7:30 pm + Oct 11 + 18 2 pm + Oct 15 7 pm | $53-$80
THE RHODE ISLAND SHAKESPEARE THEATRE | 401.782.1018
| courthousecenterstage.org | At
the Couthouse Center For the Arts, 3481 Kingstown Rd, West Kingston |
Through Oct 19: The Impaler’s Progress, by Mark Carter | Thurs-Sun 8 pm | $18
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ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY THEATRE | 401.254.3666 | departments. rwu.edu/theatre | Performing Arts Center, 1 Old Ferry Rd, Bristol | Oct
10-18: She Stoops To Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith | Fri + Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm | $10, $5 students + seniors 2ND STORY THEATRE | 401.247.4200 | 2ndstorytheatre.com | 28 Market St, Warren | Through Nov 2: Enron, by Lucy Prebble | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm + Sun 2:30 pm | $30, $21 under 21 STADIUM THEATRE | 401.762.4545 | stadiumtheatre.com | 28 Monument Sq, Woonsocket | Through Oct 10 6:30 pm: Awesome ’80s Prom: An Interactive Dinner Show | $36 — Oct 11 7:30 pm: Opera Providence presents The Pirates of Penzance | $21$36
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND THEATRE | At J Studio, 105 Upper
College Rd, Kingston | Through Oct 19: Seminar, by Theresa Rebeck | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm + Sun 3 pm | $20,$15 seniors, $12 students
THE WILBURY THEATRE GROUP | 401.400.7100 | thewilburygroup.org | 393 Broad St, Providence | Through
Oct 12: This Beautiful City, by Steven Cosson and Jim Lewis, with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman | “A new documentary-style play that details the explosion of America’s evangelical Christian movement” | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm + Sun 2 pm
ZEITERION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 508.994.2900 | zeiterion.
org | 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA | Oct 9 8 pm: Jekyll & Hyde | $39-$59
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St, North Kingstown | wickfordart.org | Tues-Sat 11 am-3 pm; Sun 12-3 pm | Through Oct 26: “Abstract/Avant Garde” WOODS-GERRY HOUSE | 401.454.6141 | 62 Prospect St, Providence | risd.edu/About/Galleries_ Exhibitions/Woods_Gerry | Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 2-5 pm | Oct 10-26: “RISD Photography Departmental Exhibition” YELLOW PERIL GALLERY | 401.861.1535 | 60 Valley St #5, Providence | yellowperilmedia.com/gallery | Wed-Fri 3-8 pm; other days by appointment | Through Nov 16: “Mile High, Red Hot,” a mixed media dual exhibition by Garcia Sinclair and Nafis White
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Unless otherwise noted, these listings are for Thurs Oct 9 through Thurs Oct 16. Times can and do change without notice, so please call the theater before heading out.
film AVON CINEMA
260 Thayer St, Providence | 401.421.3315
TWO FACES OF JANUARY | Starts Fri: 2:15, 6:20 LOVE IS STRANGE | Thurs: 2:15, 4:15, 6:20, 8:20 | Fri-Thurs: 4:15, 8:20
CABLE CAR CINEMA
204 South Main St, Providence | 401.272.3970
The Best in Independent Cinema Providence Phoenix Best Cinema in Rhode Island 2014 Yankee Magazineʼs Best Cinema in New England 2014
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DOLPHIN TALE 2 | Thurs: 1:20, 3:55, 6:50, 9:10 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | Thurs: 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 9:30 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | Thurs: 1:15, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Starts Fri: 12:55, 2:50, 4:45, 6:50, 8:50 DRACULA UNTOLD | Starts Fri: 1:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:20 THE JUDGE | Starts Fri: 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 ANNABELLE | 1:45, 4:25, 7:20, 9:40 GONE GIRL | 12:45, 3:40, 6:35, 9:30 THE BOXTROLLS | Thurs: 12:40, 2:45, 4:50, 7, 9:10 | Fri-Wed: 1:25, 4:10, 7*, 9:10* [*no shows 10.16] THE EQUALIZER | 1, 4, 6:45*, 9:35* [*no shows 10.16] THE MAZE RUNNER | Thurs: 1:30, 4, 7:10, 9:40 | Fri-Wed: 1:30, 4:15, 7:05*, 9:25* [*no shows 10.16] THE BEST OF ME | Thurs [10.16]: 8 THE BOOK OF LIFE | Thurs [10.16]: 7 FURY | Thurs [10.16]: 7
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NO GOOD DEED | Thurs: 1:25, 4, 7:25, 9:40 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | Thurs: 1:15, 3:50, 7:15, 9:35 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Starts Fri: 12:50, 2:45, 4:40, 7, 9 DRACULA UNTOLD | Starts Fri: 12:35, 2:35, 4:35, 7:20, 9:30 THE JUDGE | Starts Fri: 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 ANNABELLE | 1:20, 3:50, 7:30, 9:40 GONE GIRL | 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25 THE BOXTROLLS | Thurs: 12:30, 2:35, 4:35, 7, 9:10 | Fri-Thurs: 1, 3:20, 7, 9:10 THE EQUALIZER | 1:15, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30 THE MAZE RUNNER | 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:30 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | Thurs: 1, 3:30, 7, 9:25 | Fri-Thurs: 3:45, 9:25 DOLPHIN TALE 2 | 1:10, 6:45 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 9:25
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THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY | Starts Fri: 4:15* [*Sun only 3:15] MY OLD LADY | Thurs: 4:45, 7 | Fri: 7 | Sat: 2, 7 | Sun: 6 | Mon-Thurs: 7 THUNDERCLOUD | Sun: 8:30
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LET’S BE COPS | Thurs: 12:10, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 10 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | Thurs: 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 DRACULA UNTOLD | Starts Fri: 1, 3:15, 5:35, 7:50, 10:10 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:25 JACK TO A KING: THE SWANSEA STORY | Starts Fri: 1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:20 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Thurs: 7, 9 | Fri-Thurs: 11:50, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:15 DRACULA UNTOLD: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE | Thurs: 8, 10:15 | Fri-Thurs: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:40 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:55 THE JUDGE | Thurs: 10 | Fri-Thurs: 12:35, 3:55, 6:25, 7:10, 10;15 KILL THE MESSENGER | Thurs: 10:10 | Fri-Thurs: 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 | Fri-Sat late show: 12 ANNABELLE | 11:55, 12:25, 2:20, 2:55, 4:50, 5:20, 7:25, 7:55, 10, 10:35 | FriSat late show: 12:30 BANG BANG | 11:35, 3:05, 6:25, 9:45 GONE GIRL | 12, 12:30, 3:10, 3:45, 6:30, 7, 9:55, 10:20 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:50
GOVINDUDU ANDARIVADELE | 12:05, Thurs: 3:25, 6:45, 10:10 | Fri-Thurs: 11:40, 9:30 THE BOXTROLLS 3D | 11:45, 9:156* [*no show 10.9] THE BOXTROLLS | 2:10, 4:35, 6:55 THE EQUALIZER | Thurs: 12:40, 1:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9:35 | Fri-Thurs: 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 7:05, 7:35, 10 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:40 THE MAZE RUNNER | 1:20, 4:25, 7:40, 10:30* [*10.9 only 10:15] | Fri-Sat late show: 12 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | 11:30, 6:40 NO GOOD DEED | Thurs: 12:55, 3, 5:5, 7:15, 9:20 | Fri-Thurs: 1:55, 4, 9:05
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THE JUDGE | Starts Fri: 12:45, 4, 7:05 | Fri-Sat late show: 10:15 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Thurs: 7 | Fri-Thurs: 12:15, 2:45, 5:05, 7:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:35 DRACULA UNTOLD | Thurs: 8 | FriThurs: 12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:50 ANNABELLE | 12:25, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35 | Fri-Sat late show: 10 GONE GIRL | 12:10, 12:40, 3:20, 3:50, 6:30, 7 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:40, 10:10 THE BOXTROLLS | 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20* [*no show 10.9] | Fri-Sat late show: 10:05 THE EQUALIZER | 12:35, 3:45, 6:45 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:45 THE MAZE RUNNER | 12:30, 3:55, 6:55 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:55 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | 4:05, 6:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:30 DOLPHIN TALE 2 | 12:55
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THE SKELETON TWINS | Thurs: 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | Thurs: 1:25, 4:35 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Thurs: 7, 9 | Fri-Thurs: 12:05, 2:20, 4:30, 6:45, 9 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:15 DRACULA UNTOLD | Thurs: 8, 10:15 | Fri-Thurs: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:20 THE JUDGE | Thurs: 10 | Fri-Thurs: 12:10, 3:20, 6:25, 9:40 KILL THE MESSENGER | Thurs: 10:10 | Fri-Thurs: 1:30, 4:05, 7:10, 10 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:30 LEFT BEHIND | 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:35 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:10 ANNABELLE | 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:15 GONE GIRL | 12, 12:30, 3:15, 3:45, 6:30, 7:05, 9:45, 10:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:30 THE BOXTROLLS | 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 THE EQUALIZER | Thurs: 3:30, 4, 7:05, 10 | Fri-Thurs: 12:35, 3:30, 6:35, 9:30 MY OLD LADY | 1:35, 4:15, 7:25, 9:55 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:25 THE MAZE RUNNER | 1:15, 4:05, 6:40, 9:15 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | 12:25, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:20 DOLPHIN TALE 2 | 12:55, 3:55 THE DROP | Thurs: 1:40, 4:30, 7:20 | Fri-Thurs: 6:55, 9:20 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:50
SHOWCASE CINEMAS WARWICK MALL 400 Bald Hill Rd | 800.315.4000
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Thurs: 7, 9 | Fri-Thurs: 12:15, 12:45, 2:30, 3, 4:45, 5:15, 7, 7:30, 9:15, 9:45 DRACULA UNTOLD | Thurs: 8, 10:15 | Fri-Thurs: 1, 3:10, 5:35, 8, 10:20 THE JUDGE | Thurs: 10 | Fri-Thurs: 12:50, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 ANNABELLE | 12:30, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:35
GONE GIRL | 12:10, 12:40, 3:30, 4, 6:45, 7:15, 10, 10:30 THE BOXTROLLS | Thurs: 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 | Fri-Thurs: 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 THE EQUALIZER | 12:55, 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 THE MAZE RUNNER | Thurs: 1:20, 1:50, 4:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10:25 | Fri-Thurs: 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:55 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | 12, 2:35, 5, 7:45, 10:10 DOLPHIN TALE 2 | Thurs: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30 | Fri-Thurs: 1:15, 7:05 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | Thurs: 3:55, 6:35, 9:20 | Fri-Thurs: 3:45, 9:35
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640 South Washington St, North Attleboro, MA | 800.315.4000
NO GOOD DEED | Thurs: 12:55, 3:10, 5:20, 7:35 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES | Thurs: 1:50, 4:50 THE JUDGE | Starts Fri: 12:35, 3:45, 7 | Fri-Sat late show: 10:05 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Thurs: 7 | Fri-Thurs: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:30 DRACULA UNTOLD | Thurs: 8 | FriThurs: 12:45, 3:05, 5:20, 7:45 | Fri-Sat late show: 10 ANNABELLE |1:45, 4:45, 7:30 | Fri-Sat late show: 10:15 GONE GIRL | 12:25, 3:40, 6:55 | Fri-Sat late show: 10:10 THE BOXTROLLS | Thurs: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 | Fri-Thurs: 12:40, 3, 5:15, 7:40 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:55 THE EQUALIZER | 12:35, 3:30, 6:30 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:25 THE MAZE RUNNER | 1:15, 4:25, 7:05 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:40 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | 1:35, 4:30, 7:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 10:20 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | Thurs: 1:35, 4:35, 7:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:20 DOLPHIN TALE 2 | 1:10, 4:15, 6:45* [*no show 10.9] THE GIVER | Thurs: 7:25 | Fri-Thurs: 12:55, 5:35 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | 3:55 | Fri-Sat late show: 8:55
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THE DROP | Thurs: 1, 4:20, 7, 10:20 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | Thurs: 4:10, 10:05 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | Thurs: 7, 9:15 | Fri-Sun: 12:50, 1:20, 4:20, 4:45, 7:25, 9:45 | Mon-Thurs: 12:50, 4:20, 7:25, 9:45 DRACULA UNTOLD | Thurs: 8, 10:30 | Fri-Thurs: 12:45, 1:15, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10, 10 | Mon-Thurs: 12:45, 4:10, 7:10, 10 THE JUDGE | Thurs: 10 | Fri-Thurs: 12:30, 3:45, 4:15, 7, 7:30, 10:15, 10:45 | Mon-Thurs: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15 ANNABELLE | Thurs: 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10 | Fri-Thurs: 1:05, 4:35, 7:45, 10:20 GONE GIRL | 12:35, 4, 7:20, 10:40 LEFT BEHIND | Thurs: 4:35, 7:30, 10:35 | Fri-Thurs: 1:25, 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 DOLPHIN TALE 2 | Thurs: 12:50, 4:15, 7:15 | Fri-Sun: 7:15, 10:10 | Mon-Thurs: 1:15, 4:40, 7:15, 10:10 THE BOXTROLLS | Thurs: 1:30, 7:55 | Fri-Thurs: 1, 4:30, 7*, 9:40* [*no shows 10.16] THE EQUALIZER | 12:40, 4:05, 7:05*, 10:05* [*no shows 10.16] THE MAZE RUNNER | 12:55, 4:25, 7:40*, 10:30* [*no shows 10.16] THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | ThursSun: 7:35, 10:25 | Mon-Thurs: 1:20, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 NO GOOD DEED | Thurs-Sun: 1:30 | Mon-Thurs: 1:30, 4:15, 7:30, 10 THE BEST OF ME | Thurs [10.16]: 8 THE BOOK OF LIFE 3D | Thurs [10.16]: 7, 9:30 THE BOOK OF LIFE | Thurs [10.16]: 7:30, 10 FURY | Thurs [10.16]: 7, 10
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XXXW LOVE iS STRANGE | 2014 | One of the most heartrending films ever made, Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) centers on a long-married couple who lose their home and are forced to split up, each rooming unhappily with one of their children. That story was rooted in the economic realities of the Depression, whereas this unofficial remake by writer-director Ira Sachs (Forty Shades of Blue, Keep the Lights On) springs from the shifting social landscape of same-sex unions: the elderly sweethearts this time around are gay New Yorkers (Alfred Molina and John Lithgow) who consecrate their many years together by tying the knot but, after the marriage gets one of them fired from his job at a Catholic school, must vacate their rent-controlled apartment. Preserved from the original, and beautifully
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Moon signs The week of the waning moon means that simplifying, or making do with less, is the theme for many. However, with Mars in Sagittarius making a helpful angle to Jupiter in Leo, the month of October is superb for travel, sales, justice, and working with children. All the fire signs (Aries, Sagittarius, and Leo) will be “hot to trot” (which could bring joy to some, and misery to those who are subordinate!). For more astrological commentary, visit me at Facebook at “Sally Cragin Astrology.” And remember that Mercury is retrograde until October 25. Be skeptical about “facts.”
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Waning moon in taurus. buy, buy, buy, get, get, get. taurus moons prompt our acquisitive impulses, so if you feel that “red-red-robin-goes-shop-shop-shoppingalong” impulse, you are so in tune with the moon. pisces, aries, taurus, Gemini, cancer, capricorn, Sagittarius, virgo, and Libra may need to “add” to a collection, while Scorpio, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and aquarius could be tempted to spend money (or time) on things they can’t afford. 19
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Waning moon in Gemini, moon void-ofcourse in taurus until 11:51 am. today and tomorrow are excellent for brief social encounters and widespread communication of ideas (or gossip—you choose). Gemini moons bring out the “chatty cathies,” so be prepared. Gemini, cancer, Leo, Libra, aquarius, capricorn, Scorpio: be open to options (or seem to be). virgo, Sagittarius, aries, taurus, and pisces: are you in an argumentative mood? You’re in tune with the moon! 21
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Last quarter moon in cancer, moon void-of-course 7:27 pm until 6:29 am thursday. cook’s delight! try a new recipe. it’s also a turning point for events and projects that began around September 15. a chance to repair errors that occurred around October 8. Some folks are thin-skinned (cancer, capricorn, aries), and probably need some quiet time. taurus, Gemini, cancer, Leo, virgo, Scorpio, pisces, aquarius, and Sagittarius: improve your house, and making it more comfortable (for you! not guests...). 25
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Waning moon in Gemini, moon void-ofcourse 1:58 pm until 7:30 pm when it moves into cancer. columbus day. a dithery day (vOc moons in air signs such as Gemini can bring havoc to clear communication). if you’re out and about all day, “cocooning” could bring joy in the evening. aries, taurus, Gemini, cancer, Leo, Libra, aquarius, capricorn, and Scorpio: embrace getting sidetracked. virgo, Sagittarius, Scorpio, capricorn, and pisces may know what they think, but do others really need to know? 23
baking, working with clay, massage, and cooking in general. capricorn, aries, aquarius, Sagittarius, and Libra: be careful about taking offense over trifles. taurus, Gemini, cancer, Leo, virgo, Scorpio, and pisces: if you’re “low energy,” give yourself a break. the “sensitive types” in your life may want to talk...and talk...
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Moon KeyS this horoscope traces the passage of the moon, not the sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s influence as it moves through the signs of the zodiac. | 14 15 16 When the moon is in your sun sign, you are beginning a new 28-day emotional cycle, and you can expect increased insight and emotionality. When the moon 30 moves into31the sun32sign opposite yours (see below), expect to have difficulties dealing with the opposite sex, family, or authority figures; social or romantic activities will not be at their best. | When the moon is in aries, it opposes Libra, and vice versa. Other oppositions are taurus/Scorpio, Gemini/Sagittarius, cancer/capricorn, Leo/aquarius, and virgo/pisces. the moon stays in each sign approximately two and a half days. | as the moon moves between signs, it will sometimes become “void of course,” making no major angles to planets. consider this a null time and try to avoid making or implementing decisions if you can. but it’s great for brainstorming. | for Symboline dai’s sun-sign horoscopes and advice column, 15 16 visit our Web site at thephoenix.com. Symboline Dai can be reached at sally@moonsigns.net. 31
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