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Contents October 2013

This Month 17 Trinity Rep Celebrates 50 Years A look through Providence’s venerable theatre

21 International Opportunities The Roosevelt School opens more than its doors

24 Get Spooky Our annual Halloween tale of mystery and suspense

27 A Festival of Books The Lincoln School celebrates children’s book authors

28 The Backbone of Stories One author lays out the foundation to storytelling

Photography: Mike Braca

Every Month 4 Letters/Editorial 6 Other Side 9 Community News 37 Movies Capsule reviews of the latest cinematic openings

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Artistic Director Curt Columbus at Trinity Rep

39 On the Menu

46 Education

40 Dining Guide

49 Calendar

42 Art

54 East of Elmgrove

A JWU baker comes out with a tasty book

An interview with the new principal of Nathan Bishop

Your resource for eating out

All the info on October happenings

A Brown artist’s activism shines through her work

48 Finance

Liquidity in bonds

A personal baseball road trip

On the Cover:

Trinity Rep's Curt Columbus.

Photographed by Mike Braca.

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Editorial

Publishing Director Jeanette St. Pierre Managing Editor Barry Fain City Editor Steve Triedman

The Lovecraft Lovefest “I am disillusioned enough to know that no man’s opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to make him really know what he’s talking about.” - H.P. Lovecraft In his lifetime, his following was limited.

Since his passing, Lovecraft has become revered as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century, often compared to Edgar Allan Poe. And, as with any good cult, a following (which includes Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates) has been created.

In August, the NecronomiCon Conference came to town to celebrate H.P. Lovecraft’s legacy and to follow his admonition to gather information by experiencing first hand the streets and buildings that formed such an important part of his writing. It was a terrific event.

The opening convocation address

was held in a packed First Baptist Church. Eerie organ music added the appropriate milieu to the proceedings.

Attendees from all over the country were in town to pay homage to the Providence born and bred author. Yet while the occasional cult gathering has taken place in the city in the past… always involving a pilgrimage to his “I Am Providence” tombstone in Swan Point Cemetery… his local admirers here often complained he has received very little love in his hometown.

This changed dramatically with the convention. Organizing groups put together a wonderful multi-day celebration of Lovecraft’s writings and the artwork that it spawned. None other than Barnaby Evans took on a leadership role and created a special WaterFire that was highlighted by phantasmagoric creatures that fit perfectly with the nocturnal water pageantry and represented creatures from the

Executive Editor Julie Tremaine

author’s Cthulhu stories.

The City’s arts department joined in too and created plaques and events that finally give the author some of the local recognition he deserves. (By the way, the house where he grew up, though now privately owned, has been moved to Prospect Street at Meeting if you’re curious to see it.)

More important though, Providence’s arts, educational and tourist leaders came together and put on one hell of a show for our visitors.

It excited the attendees. It certainly provided both a creative and economic stimulus to the city. And best of all, it has the makings of a replicable event for Lovecraftians in the future.

Kudos to all concerned for creating a wonderful week’s worth of events and demonstrating what can happen when our city, tourism and the arts communities get together and are allowed to do their thing.

Associate Editor Grace Lentini Editorial Assistant Dale Rappaneau Special Projects Manager John Taraborelli Digital Manager Samantha Pezza Art Director Karli Hendrickson Assistant Art Director Meghan H. Follett Advertising Design Director Layheang Meas Graphic Designer Veatsna Sok Account Managers Louann DiMuccio-Darwich, Ann Gallagher, Nicole Greenspun, Kristine Mangan, Dan Schwartz, Elizabeth Riel, Kimberly Tingle Classified Advertising Sue Howarth Contributing Writers Bob Cipriano, Michael Clark, Mary K. Connor, Jill Davidson, Mike Fink, Don Fowler, David Goldstein, Betsey Purinton, Elizabeth Rau, Dan Schwartz, Erin Swanson

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Don’t Forget About Us To the Editor: I wanted to check in with East Side Monthly to make sure they know that we here at the Wilbury Group have settled into our new performance space on the West Side (the old Trinity Theater) and we have this great New England premiere of Lisa D’Amour’s Obie Award winning, Pulitzer nominated, play DETROIT coming up. Lisa also happens to be the Playwright at Large up at Brown.

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We noticed we were left out of the fall theatre preview for some reason, in any case we’d love to see some of this info about the show and our new location get out to your readers.

Josh Short The Wilbury Group Editor’s Note: We strive to put forth the most comprehensive information to our readers. Unfortunately in our Fall Arts Preview [September 2013] we left out

The Wilbury Group and its fantastic fall theatrical lineup. Catch DETROIT, running September 19-October 5 at 393 Broad Street. 400-7100, www.TheWilburyGroup.org.

CorrECTioN In our Fall Arts Preview [September 2013] we cited that the Providence Historical Society hosts the Mile of History: Benefit Street Historical Walk. It should have been the Rhode Island Historical Society.

Contributing Illustrators Alison Blackwell, Ashley MacLure, Maret Paetznick Calendar announcements and news releases should be submitted by the 1st of the preceding month. We reserve the right to omit and edit items. Letters to the editor are welcome. We will not print unsigned letters without exceptional circumstances. East Side Monthly is not responsible for typographical errors. Corrections will be run at discretion of editor.

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October Chills Crisper weather means spookiness is in the air

Lippitt Mansion Plans a The True Spirits of the Vampire Spooktacular Season

Steel Yard Pours it on

One of the newer fall traditions in Providence is the annual Halloween Iron Pour at the always-entertaining Steel Yard in Olneyville (27 Sims Avenue). In conjunction with the Iron Guild, the event will be held on Saturday, October 26 and will also feature live entertainment, music and food.

Check www.thesteelyard.org for more details and specifics about this most photo-worthy event. And it rains, it pours… but not until the 27th.

Clad in Reaches Out

Clad in, the haute clothing and accessories boutique in Wayland Square, will be offering a rather different evening as they go theatrical and sponsor Tziporah Salamon performing her one-woman show entitled The Fabric of My Life: A Sartorial Autobiography at RISD Auditorium on October 3 from 7-9pm. A well-known stylist, performance artist and fashion icon frequently featured in the NY Times, Salamon takes pride in what has been described as “elevating dressing to an art form.” There is a suggested optional donation of $25 that will go to charity. Visit www.cladin.com for more details.

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As the leaves begin to turn and the chilly October winds swirl along our East Side streets, the timing is ideal for the return of the East Side Ghost Tours, those masters of the macabre, who regale visitors with stories about the strange happenings that once took place in Providence.

These guided walking tours begin at 60 Congdon Street, near Prospect Terrace, nightly throughout the month at 7pm.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 on the day of. Contact www.providenceghosttour.com to make a reservation or to learn more about the program. Thanks to some of our politicians, Providence can be a scary place anytime. But come October… well, the ghost tours will explain that it could be worse.

And Speaking of Spirits...

Included in this issue is our annual original Halloween story written by ESM contributor James Anderson.

Jim is a longtime creative writing and English professor at Johnson & Wales, both here in Providence and now at their Miami facility. The author of several horror books, Jim’s latest, Those Who Favor Fire, has just been released by Borgo Press and includes a dozen short stories, many of them Providence-oriented. Several in fact have previously appeared in our paper.

Hope you enjoy.

Celebrating Green with Greg

Mt. Hope resident and community activist Greg Gerritt is turning 60 this month and what better way to celebrate than with a party to raise money and awareness for his lifelong passion. Scheduled for October 12, Greg is sponsoring a conference on all matters ecological… the environment, the economy and everything in between… under the umbrella of

Come to the Lippitt House for their annual Spooktacular on October 25

“Creating Prosperity for the 99% in RI,” which will be followed by a dinner. The cost of the conference is $40; the dinner is $40. To do both, the tariff is reduced to $60. All monies raised will go to support the Environmental Justice League of RI and Groundworks Providence. Can’t think of a nicer way to say thanks to one of our state’s ecological champions.

Contact him at gerritt@mindspring.com to reserve or for details. Green on, Greg!

International House Turns 50

International House of RI on Stimson Avenue is hosting a birthday party as well this month. The popular home away from home for international students and visitors will be turning a robust 50 this year and is pulling out all the stops for a gala outdoor party from 12:30-3:30pm on October 6 on the Bay in Barrington. This special “Provencal Luncheon by the Bay” will be catered

by Russell Morin Caterers with music by the Perry Rossi Band. Tickets are $40 for adults or $10 for children under 12 (kids under five are free). Call 421-7181 for di-

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Date of Final Thayer Presentation to be Changed

After months of internal discussions, in addition to several public neighborhood meetings, the consulting group that has been hired by the City’s Department of Planning to analyze the Thayer Street district had been set to make their final recommendations at the end of September. This has now been changed to the end of October. As we go to press, neither the date nor the location has been finalized. The best plan is to either call Emily Kish at the Planning Department at 680-8523 or check their website at www.providenceri.com/planning/thayerstreet-planning-study for the specifics when available. This will probably be the last chance for residents to speak out on the consultant’s recommendations that will potentially change usage patterns, traffic flow, parking, late night closings and the like. It’s an important meeting so if you don’t show up, don’t complain later.

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The historic Governor Henry Lippitt Mansion at the corner Hope and Angell Streets will hold its fourth annual Vampire Spooktacular this month.

Everyone is invited to dress up in costumes and enjoy food, drink and special Halloween Vampire performances that kids of all ages can, uh, sink their teeth into. The event will be held on October 25 from 8-11pm. The Lippitt Mansion seems like the perfect haunt for this kind of event, so enjoy. For specifics, go to www.preserveri.org.

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Fox Point

by John Rousseau Fox Point Neighborhood Association Phone Number: 270-7121 Website: www.fpna.net Email: fpna@cox.net Mailing Address: P.O. Box 603177, Providence, RI 02906 Events This Month: FPNA will host Mayor Angel Taveras at its October Board Meeting, 7pm, Tuesday, October 15 in the Community Room at the Vartan Gregorian Bath House Library, 455 Wickenden Street.

FPNA will hold its Bi-Annual Membership Meeting, at 7pm, Thursday, October 24 in the Sheldon Street Church, 41 Sheldon Street.

Pronk Fest is coming to IPP on October 14- that’s fun providencehonkfest.org FPNA Hosts Two Meetings this Month Mayor Angel Taveras and Councilman Seth Yurdin have agreed to attend FPNA’s October 15 Board Meeting to explain their support for the recent property tax increase that most observers say unfairly targets East Side property owners.

According to ABC News, Providence, already had the third highest tax rate in the country before this summer’s tax increase, more than much larger cities like New York, New York and San Francisco, California. Providence’s Nominal Rate (per $100) is $3.59 Assessment Level with a 100% Effective Rate (per $100), or $3.59. That compares with New York’s effective rate of $0.77.

Under the $662-million tax-andspending plan, the tax rate on owner-occupied residential property has increased to $19.25 per $1,000 of assessed value, while the rate on nonowner-occupied residential property is at $33.75 per $1,000.

According to Councilman Sam Zurier, one of the four councilmen to oppose the budget (Kevin Jackson, Davian Sanchez, Carmen Castillo and Sabina Matos), the impact of the tax increase on the East side has been “especially harsh.”

East Side residents will pay 36% of the $7.2 million in increased residential taxes

even though they own only 18% of all residential property by value, Zurrier said.

Meeting Focuses on Shoreline FPNA’s fall membership meeting, tentatively set for Thursday, October 24 at the Sheldon Street Church, will focus on plans to join the East Transit Street Boat Launch to Gano Park and the emerging greenway along the Seekonk Shoreline.

Heading up FPNA’s invited guests include Councilman Seth Yurdin, State Rep. Chris Blazejewski, State Sen. Gayle Golden, Providence Department of Parks Supervisor Bob McMahon and Rhode Island Deparatment of Transportation Supervising Civil Engineer Lambri Zerva. Other invited guests and topics include Jamie Sammons, public relations director for the Narragansett Bay Commission, progress report of rainwater drain-off system; Doug Still, City Forester on possible landscaping improvements on adjacent Gano Street; David Riley, Power Lines & Shooters’ Updates and Lieutenant John Ryan on recent crime and noise complaints in the neighborhood.

“We hope to hear that our governmental and elected officials are looking at the big picture here on the eastern border of Fox Point,” says Schnepel.

“There are a number of developing destinations, including the Washington Bridge Bikeway, the boat launch, proposed Blackstone Bike Path along the river, upcoming roadway construction and parking lots at the Gano-India Intersection,” she added. “We hope these elements are coordinated so that they all best function together for maximum outcome.”

French School Founder Resigns The French American School of Rhode Island has announced that Director Dominique Velociter has tended her resignation, starting this year. Ms. Velociter founded the school 20 years ago in Fox Point with a handful of pupils in a rented church basement. Under her leadership, both the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the French Ministry of Education accredit the school, which now serves 11 grades and almost 200 students.

The board said it would celebrate her contributions by establishing the new tradition of Founder’s Day in her honor.

It also has retained Stephen DiCicco, president and Dexter Morse, associate of Educational Directions Inc., a professional Head of School search firm that will conduct an international search.

Blackstone Parks

by Jane Peterson Blackstone Parks Phone Number: 270-3014 Website: www.blackstoneparksconservancy.org Mailing Address: P.O. Box 603141, Providence, RI 02906 More than ever, this has been a year to build on old foundations and start anew. Our fifth successful concert series again drew hundreds of people to the Trolley Shelter to enjoy some familiar groups and some new ones.

Classical High, for example, fielded two groups of performers, one classical, one jazz – and drew a good number of teenagers along with the loyal core of older folks. Four other groups followed, and we’ll consider adding another next year if we can get the funding.

Also on the Boulevard, the Parks Department completed a sparkling new roof on the small shelter with cedar shingles and copper flashing. Thanks to Superintendent Robert McMahon. Blackstone Parks Conservancy (BPC) volunteers Don Cordner and Gale Aronson brought the structure’s crumbling condition to the City’s attention.

Groundwork Providence continued to maintain the Boulevard by weeding, mulching, trimming and establishing new tree beds thanks to member dues, grants and gifts. The cost of these services and watering the younger trees whenever there is less than one inch of rainfall in two weeks is between $10,000 and $12,000.

Blackstone Park Conservation District The new BPCD Invasives Control (IC) Subcommittee of volunteers trained in a special URI program began tackling alien species and mapping the location of various invaders in the BPCD overlooking the Seekonk River. In late summer, they established a beachhead against the deceptively lovely purple loosestrife at edge of York Pond using a borrowed rubber boat. This was also the first year of concentrated assault on the pernicious Japanese knotweed in the northern section, sometimes helped by young volunteers from Citizens Bank.

Three seasons of focused intervention by two particularly determined volunteers in a smaller patch in the center section have had encouraging results.

Discovering what plants thrived at the time of the parks’ inception in the mid-to-late 19th century is part of learning about the history of the parks. Everything we can find about the parks is important to appreciating these treasures in our care. We had the benefit of Hemma Hamburg’s diligent research in recent months and are sorry to lose her as she begins college. Now researcher Sarah Gleason has found people proficient in mapping techniques to help figure out how to show the different stages of growth in Blackstone Park.

It was Sarah who led us to Connie Worthington, who remembered that neighbor Nick Clapp, a filmmaker, had made a movie in 1950 that might have footage of the park, and sure enough, it did. If you search your attic, might you, too, find some mention of the parks?

Events (All events assemble in field opposite the boathouse.)

September 21, River Ride on the Seekonk, 10:30am, at the Narragansett Boat Club on River Road.

September 22, “Building Fairy Houses,” 10:30am October 19, Family Event, Treasure Hunt, 10:30am Volunteer Opportunities Join us in the woods by the kiosk on Parkside and East Orchard, Saturday October 5 (rain date Sunday October 6) for our fall Trail Day with Appalachian Mountain Club 9–12am.

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Summit

by Kerry Kohring Summit Neighborhood Association Phone Number: 489-7078 Website: www.SummitNeighbors.org Email: sna@sna.providence.ri.us Mailing Address: SNA, PO Box 41092, Providence, RI 02940 SNA’s Fourth Annual Music Festival Bright sunshine, mobs of dancing people, faerie and bee costumes, hula hoops, bubbles, graffiti art, rows of vendors, lines at food trucks, the mayor, a half-century anniversary party, and, oh yeah, six straight hours of great music, marked this year’s Summit Music Festival in Lippitt Park as the October 2013 East Side Monthly

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The Extraordinary Rendition Band officially kicked off the day with a procession from the Hope Street Farmer’s Market to the festival’s main stage. Local band Roz Raskin and the Rice Cakes then treated the crowd with their keyboard-led, hip-shaking alt-rock. Fifteenyear-old Emeline Easton of Providence followed and, with just an acoustic guitar, captivated the crowd.

Nationally known, Brooklyn-based, Marco Benevento soon got people back on their feet with his melding of samples, real-time loops and ragtimesounding upright piano. The Sugar Honey Iced Tea gave their bluegrassstyled harmonies and instrumentation.

The headlining act, The Stooges Brass Band, from New Orleans, set people dancing to traditional “Big Easy” brass music infused with humor and rock and hip-hop infected grooves.

Meanwhile, Trinity Brewhouse ran a beer garden and there were craft tables for the little ones, as well as a body-painting artist. The Avenue Concept, a non-profit fostering art opportunities, set up a public art wall that was so popular with kids and parents alike that the paint ran out.

Finally, The Sandwich Hut had a 50th anniversary party, at which Mayor Angel Taveras made a surprise presentation of an official commemorative citation.

Update on Water, Sewer Construction The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) has completed work on Hope Street. There will be some minor items such as replacing a tree at 914 Hope in October, but the lion’s share of the work is done.

North Main Street (NMS) reconstruction (new concrete base, paving and sidewalks) was scheduled to have already begun. Just like on Hope Street, that means that sections of NMS will have jersey barriers for a couple of weeks (done in stages) with traffic down to one lane in the barrier areas.

Paving was scheduled to be completed by the end of September. NBC has also petitioned the City and the Department of Transportation to make Smithfield Avenue a two-way street, at the request of the SNA and the NMS Merchants. The Physical Alteration Permit has been approved by DOT, and now the request is with the City.

The final two projects in the Summit area are north and south of Miriam Hospital, respectively. Just like on Hope and the side streets, this

means new water lines, gas lines and storm drains. The work from Fifth to Greaton began earlier this year. New pipes have been installed in Greaton, Tenth and Fifth, with work currently in Sixth and Ninth. Next up are Seventh and Eighth from NMS to Highland, then construction will likely stop for the winter.

Hope Street Merchants Embrace Recycling Recycling by businesses is taking hold in Providence and the Hope Street Merchants Association is leading the way. Although city residents have been separating their trash and reusable material for quite some time for pickup by designated trucks, businesses have had to make their own arrangements.

Now, however, that is changing.

The merchants along Hope Street approached the City’s Office of Sustainability – created by Mayor Angel Taveras and run by Director of Sustainability Sheila Dormody – to formulate a system of participation in the recycling program. In a pilot project, the same type of trucks that collect residential recycling sweep along Hope Street on Monday mornings to rescue what would have gone into business trashcans.

It’s part of the contract with Waste Management Inc., said Dormody, to provide pickup service “without further cost to the city.” The businesses are already on residential routes, so they started using “The Big Green Can for Business,” she said, adding that 200 city merchants can be serviced before the contract could be renegotiated.

Some of the merchants who aren’t open on Sundays “partner with their neighbors” to get the big plastic cans out to the street, said Asher Schofield, the owner of gift shop Frog & Toad as well as the president of the business association. He said that the effort has been “99% successful for a pilot program,” but that they’re “still getting some of the kinks out.”

Residents Invited to Directors Meetings The board convenes at 7pm on the third Monday of every month in the cafeteria of Summit Commons, 99 Hillside Ave. The meetings are open and neighborhood residents are encouraged to attend. Minutes of all board meetings are posted on the SNA website under “Meetings and Agendas.”

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by Wendy Nilsson Friends of Brown Street Park Phone Number: 454-8712 Website: www.friendsofbrownstreetpark.org Email: wendy@friendsofbrownstreetpark.org Mailing Address: 30 Pratt Street, Providence, RI 02906 7th Annual “Fiends” of Brown Street Park Halloween event Thursday, October 31 from 4-5:30pm. Parade starts at 5pm. We need Fiends to help plan this event. Please email Wendy wnilsson@cox.net if you want to help make this year’s event more Spooktacular than ever.

Please contact wendy@friendsofbrownstreetpark.org to find out how you can donate or get involved in Brown Street Park or visit www.friendsofbrownstreetpark.org Check the website for cancellations and updates for classes and events. To find out what other parks in Providence are doing, check out www.Providenceparks.org.

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Our October 23 meeting may invite a number of special speakers from public office, public utilities like National Grid and volunteer groups such as the friends of local parks. A much bigger such meeting will be the Fox Point general meeting the next day (Thursday 24 October at Sheldon Street Church; see the Fox Point column on this page.)

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College Hill Neighborhood Association Phone Number: 633-5230 Website: www.collegehillna.com Email: chna@collegehillna.com Mailing Address: CHNA, P.O. Box 2442, Providence, RI 02906 Consider Investing in Wheel Locks We have had reports of entire sets of tires being stolen from cars during the night on the East Side. Apparently there are specific types of cars being targeted.

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Thayer Street Planning Study Update The second Thayer Street Planning Study public meeting has been rescheduled for the end of October. Please visit the CHNA website at www.collegehillna. com for details and take note of the special updates in the CHNA enews.

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A Golden Anniversary

Trinity Rep is still shining after 50 years

By Molly Lederer

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you probably have a Trinity story. A fond memory. A favorite show. A personal experience that remains relevant even years later. After five full decades of powerful performances and transformative productions, Trinity Repertory Company has touched us all. And for those of us who grew up under this regional theater’s spell, it’s impossible to imagine the city without it.

Like so many Providence natives, I find examples of Trinity’s influence right in my immediate family. My mother Marjorie Lederer, who resides in the Wayland Square area, still remembers the 1977-1978 season, when Richard Jenkins starred in Ethan Frome under the direction of Adrian Hall. So she’s particularly excited about Jenkins’ return to the theater later this season to co-direct and choreograph Oliver! with his wife Sharon (February 20–March 30). And my brother, Dr. Benjamin Lederer of Cole Ave., recalls, “I’ve enjoyed many Trinity performances over the years, but my fondest memories are from childhood, when my entire elementary school grade made our annual pilgrimage to see A Christmas Carol.

The single most memorable moment was when the Ghost of Christmas Present lifted the hem of his robe and

two of my classmates popped out!”

Summit resident Luba Zaydes laughingly found her “15 seconds of fame” during one of Trinity’s interactive takes on Shakespeare a few years back. An actor approached her seat during the play, and the spotlight followed him. As the whole audience turned to look in their direction, she recalls that she and her husband simply froze. It happened to be press night, and the “two confused patrons” ended up well documented in the next day’s newspaper review.

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rinity’s talented resident acting company, the last of its kind in the country, includes many an East Side resident. The same actors you see onstage, you may bump into on the street or at the store. This proximity is part of what makes it easy to feel so personally connected to Trinity. Stephen Berenson, Brian McEleney and Fred Sullivan, Jr. have long called Fox Point home. Barbara Meek abides near Gano. And two of the newest members, Rebecca Gibel and Charlie Thurston, moved to Benefit Street this past August. Others involved with Trinity whom you might see around the neighborhood are retired actor Barbara Orson and Board members emeriti Elizabeth

Chace and Geoffrey Davis.

The former Chair of the Board of Trustees and a current Board member at Trinity Rep, Judge John “Jack” McConnell, is also a proud East Sider.

He cites one of his favorite Trinity memories as the ’94 production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, featuring a nightclub set and starring Rose Weaver: “In doing one of her singing numbers, she came and sat in my lap and sang to me — truly audience participation, which is Trinity at its best.”

Another highlight for McConnell came while chairing the search committee to find the theater’s then-new Artistic Director. He notes, “I was astonished by the national (and international) interest in the position. So many talented, accomplished people from all over the world wanted to be our artistic director — we, of course, hired the best in Curt Columbus.”

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his December marks Curt Columbus’ eighth year as Artistic Director at Trinity Rep, the place newly honored as the State Theater of Rhode Island. Rather than feeling too retrospective, either about his anniversary or Trinity’s 50th, Columbus considers this season an opportunity to build upon the theater’s

proven strengths. One of these, and a particular passion of Columbus’, is education. Accordingly, Trinity is expanding its offerings of “Project Discovery” matinees for local schools, studio classes for young actors, internships for college students, and graduate programs (in conjunction with Brown University) for MFA candidates. And Trinity has newly added “Lifelong Learning” courses for adults, as well as classes for children with learning disabilities and special needs. Through continued growth in this area, Columbus hopes “to open our arms even wider in terms of the audience that we serve.”

Columbus also hopes to build upon the strength of the resident acting company. He notes that the actors are doing more than ever before — Janice Duclos will direct later this season, and others will follow suit. Stephen Thorne, fresh from the success of his 2011 play about Edgar Allan Poe, continues to flex his writing muscles with a new work, Veronica Meadows, premiering in Trinity’s Dowling Theater this spring (April 3–May 4). “And,” Columbus adds, “I love that we’re adding three new company members. I think that’s a great gift both to our audience and to ourselves.” Mia Ellis, Rebecca October 2013 East Side Monthly

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The original home of Trinity Rep was Providence’s Trinity United Methodist Church, located in Trinity Square

Gibel, and Charlie Thurston, all graduates of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program, enthusiastically join the 13 existing company members as the first permanent newcomers in years.

In selecting shows for Trinity’s 50th anniversary season, Columbus again drew inspiration from the theater’s known talents — like staging innovative literary adaptations. Columbus reveals, “It seemed important to kick the season off with a big, giant, American classic — because that’s what we are. A big, giant, American classic.” Enter John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (September 5–October 6). Bearing in mind how Trinity has distinguished itself over the years both with Chekhov dramas and with madcap comedies, Christopher Durang’s clever combination of the two, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, seemed a fitting follow-up (November 21–December 22).

“We’re not just looking for world premieres, and we’re not just looking for classic texts,” Columbus explains of the choice of Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel (January 30–March 2). Trinity, he points out, also wants to give contemporary works like this thoughtful play a “second hearing.” Meanwhile, with crowds annually selling out Trinity’s A Christmas Carol, the company clearly knows a thing or two about Charles Dickens.

Oliver! affords the group a chance to stage a Dickensian story in a new way, and add music to boot. Finally, in closing the season, Columbus

Hughie at Trinity Rep with Brian Dennehy and Joe Grifasi, 2004

looks forward to A Lie of the Mind

by American master playwright Sam Shepard, whose works Trinity has explored to great effect in past years (May 29–June 29).

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hile keeping an eye on the future, Columbus admits that some of his favorite Trinity stories are from the theater’s colorful past. Founder and former artistic director Adrian Hall, he notes with a tone of respect and a healthy dose of humor, was responsible for many tales inappropriate for print. But one of Hall’s creeds, maintained to this day on the Trinity stage, is to

demand truthfulness in storytelling.

The attitude, Columbus explains, is “don’t play the idea of the thing; play the real thing.” A lack of artifice, a sense of immediacy, an intimate connection with the audience — these are all part of the appeal of Trinity productions.

Columbus attributes another significant part of the Trinity appeal to resident set designer Eugene Lee. “The man is in his 70s and he works like he’s 17,” Columbus notes, going so far as to say that, without Lee, “the Trinity aesthetic wouldn’t exist.” The highly energetic Lee, who lives on Angell Street, came to Trinity about 46 years ago. A

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lighting designer friend recommended the job, suggesting that, since both Lee and Adrian Hall were “kinda strange,” they might get along. “The next thing you know — I don’t know, 46 years,” Lee trails off, laughing.

Lee’s award-winning career includes 39 years as the production designer of Saturday Night Live, a position he still maintains. He was the scenic designer for Broadway’s Wicked. He’s currently working on a new Tonight Show set for Jimmy Fallon. In the midst of this, among other projects, he finds time to work on Trinity’s upcoming productions of Oliver!, A Christmas Carol and A Lie of the Mind. He recalls a highlight of his Trinity years being The Visit (1986-1987 season), a show that he and Adrian Hall decided to stage in a deserted train station — long before the term “site-specific theater” was bandied about. He’s even penned a book about his experiences called The Adventures of Eugene Lee, set for publication next year.

“I love regional theaters; I’ve worked in all the major ones. I like doing a few shows with Trinity each year. If I can cause a little trouble downtown, I like that,” Lee explains.

And he has no plans to move from the East Side. “I think I’m here for the duration — whatever that means.”

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Trinity Rep acting company today, under the artistic direction of Curt Columbus

Brian McEleney and Stephen Berenson in King Lear, co-produced by Trinity Rep and The Dallas Theater Center (DTC), as part of both theaters’ 2012-2013 seasons

o begin celebrating its 50th anniversary, Trinity Rep hosted a massive block party and open house this summer, welcoming arts organizations and the public alike. Artistic director Columbus hopes to facilitate more opportunities for intersection with the Downcity arts district in the coming years, and for the theater in general to be more “integrated into the cultural, civic, emotional life of the community that we make our work in.” He’d love more chances to open up the Trinity buildings to the street and to invite more people to “join the conversation.” He notes, “’Cause we always find that, once we get them in the door, they come back.”

From the first time I entered the door, Trinity has represented a place of wonder and glamour to me. As a child, any friend cast in A Christmas Carol swiftly became the living end.

Attending Sylvia and Into the Woods shone as highlights of my senior year at Classical High. Working at the Avon Cinema as a teen, I was rendered starstruck whenever Trinity actor Barbara Meek came to see a film. And, while my family bears no relation, I remain indebted to Trinity’s Lederer Theater Center for making it so much easier for locals to spell my last name. In short, I can’t wait to see what the next 50 years of Trinity Rep will bring.

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uestions about what might become of Fox Point’s historic and stately Tockwotton Home, vacant since early January when its elderly residents moved to a new facility across the river in East Providence, were answered on July 19 when the building was sold to Roosevelt International Academy (RIA) for $2 million. Tockwotton Home has been much more than just a physical presence in the community since its construction in 1864. While the 48,500-square-foot brick building dominates the landscape as seen from India Point Park, it feels securely tucked into the neighborhood when approached from its main entrance on East Street, across from the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School.

As East Side Monthly reported in May, Benjamin Ben Tré, a founder and managing partner of RIA, met informally with area residents in April to explain his proposed use of the building as a boarding school, of sorts, for international high school students. In August, as promised, Tockwotton Home re-opened its doors, this time to a much younger generation of residents.

Ben Tré and his business partner, Jonas Norr, founded RIA, a for-profit LLC, in 2010, with the big picture mission of promoting better understanding between the next generation of global leaders in the United States and other countries likely to be economic and political powers in the 21st century, and to do so through education.

Ben Tré and Norr have worked together in business for ten years, in the capacity of what Norr describes as “classic entrepreneurs,” specifically focused on investing in “impact or socially responsible” businesses, such as green real estate development, renewable energy and clean biotech. They intend to replicate the RIA model in other U.S. cities and are currently exploring property options in Cleveland, where Norr grew up.

Ben Tré is from Providence. (His name may be familiar to many East Siders. His father is Howard Ben Tré, internationally recognized for his unique cast glass sculptures, including pieces at Wheeler, RISD, Brown and downtown.)

At the time of reporting, about 25 students had arrived in Providence and

Academic Administrators Mr. Cichon and Mr. Mandell (center) with students

were deep into a month-long intensive program to prepare them for their first year in an American high school. By the time of publication, Ben Tré expects that approximately 70 students will be living at Tockwotton, while attending one of eight partner schools in the Providence area. Tockwotton can accommodate as many as 118 students, but Ben Tré is not pushing for that number just yet. “It feels good with 70. Going too quickly can be detrimental to the program,” he says.

This year, RIA will have students enrolled at Wheeler School, Providence Country Day, Moses Brown, Lincoln School, St. Raphael Academy, Bishop Hendricken, Bay View Academy and Bristol-Warren’s Mt. Hope High. A small number of students (20) will actually be returning for a second year, as RIA had operated a pilot program last year, housing students in rented space.

Last year, 70% of RIA’s students made the honor roll at their partner schools, according to Norr, despite their language disadvantage. A key to that success is the summer prep program, which includes cultural orientation activities and field trips as well as a

rigorous academic program tailored to the specific expectations of each partner school’s curriculum. Academics include classes in English language skills, history, math and science and world religions. The latter is necessary because this country’s strong Judeo-Christian cultural basis is not one RIA students are naturally familiar with, especially those coming from China. Most of this year’s students are Chinese, but Ben Tré emphasizes that RIA is expanding recruitment efforts to other countries in Asia as well as Latin America, the Middle East and West Africa.

It is expected that as the program matures, RIA students will attend the same high school for four years, fully participating in all aspects of high school life. Right now, partner schools are accommodating students as their class enrollments allow, but once a student is placed at a school he or she is there as any other student would be. There is one exception to this approach. This year, some students will be attending Mt. Hope High, a regional high school in Bristol, for just one year in a more traditionally structured senior-year-study-abroad

program. The one-year limitation is necessitated by US visa regulations that currently apply to public but not private high schools. It should be noted that all RIA students pay tuition directly to the partner schools, including Mt. Hope.

Matching students to a partner school is, according to Ben Tré, a complex process that includes a common application, which the partner schools review, and a minimum of two interviews, with RIA and with the partner school, as well as standardized testing, including for English proficiency. He explains, “Through that process of getting to know the students, we recommend what we think are the best matches.”

Recruiting students is done in much the same way as any boarding school approaches the task, says Ben Tré. RIA has partnerships overseas with various educational organizations that already promote opportunities for study abroad. RIA has a physical office in Beijing and relationships with particular schools in China.

A student may also apply directly online.

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help them gain admittance to a college in the United States. “These students and their families always have this goal in mind, no matter how far-reaching it may be, of going to Harvard or MIT or Stanford, or another American university,” explains Norr. “The chances are so much higher if they are able to attend a high school here.”

Of course, RIA students share a strong interest in experiencing American culture and engaging with Americans, but there is another commonality, says Ben Tré: they are all very brave.

“It is not a small thing to come over here, at age 13 or 14, with the expectation that you are going to be here not only through high school but probably through college as well.”

Based on feedback from David Flanagan, Assistant Principal at Bishop Hendricken, the benefit of the high school exchange goes both ways. Hendricken has had a “homestay” program for international students in place for six years, and last year began enrolling RIA students. “For us, a different population of students offers the benefits of a crosscultural experience to our students as well.” Flanagan believes strongly in the importance of the program. “Long term, we recognize that in any field of endeavor, we will be working with the Chinese, in particular. For our students it is a great first look, a chance to work elbow to elbow,” with students from a different culture. It is, he says, easier for the American students to accommodate than it is for the international students to acclimate, but in the end the divide is not that great. “You know what? Kids are kids, still, around the world.”

Moses Brown has one RIA student this year, a junior, but Director of Admissions Hugh Madden Jr. hopes the relationship continues and expands. RIA’s residential component enables Moses Brown to once again have the diversity of international students, as the school no longer has its own boarding program. Lincoln School last year enrolled four RIA students and is continuing participation this year. RIA students added much to the Lincoln community, says Hilary Fagan, Director of Admissions.

She credits RIA’s extensive program of academic support with ensuring the students’ success at Lincoln.

Indeed, RIA will even send tutors into partner schools during free-study periods if a student needs that extra help.

Much of the overall responsibility for this level of support, academic and otherwise, falls to two RIA administrators in particular, both of whom have extensive backgrounds in education.

Robert Vincze, Director of Academics and Program Development, has been an educator for 39 years. Most recently he was both a teacher and administrator at the Dalian American International School in Dalian, China. He has been instrumental in developing its in-house curriculum. He has gotten to know the students individually and he calls them “a wonderful bunch of students.” It is his job to know the curriculum at each of the partner schools and to design RIA’s tutoring and academic programs accordingly.

Westley Ivankovich joined the RIA staff this past June, as Director of Residential Life and Operations. New to Rhode Island, Ivankovich spent 19 years in Tuscany, Italy, where he was Academic Dean of the International School of Florence. His roots are in Michigan and he has strong ties to its internationally acclaimed Interlochen Arts Academy for high school students. He hopes to use his background in music and musical programming to foster partnerships between RIA and the greater Providence community.

Ivankovich is very impressed with RIA. “It is an incredible team here. The academic and residential programs are vast and varied.” Ivankovich believes these programs will produce success for RIA’s students and help accomplish what Ben Tré and Norr are setting out to do: put RIA on the map, both locally and internationally.

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I write this with trembling hands because every living creature on the planet is trying to kill me. Go ahead. Call me paranoid. Call me crazy. Call me a lunatic. I don’t care — I’ve been called worse. But when everything from the fish and the mammals to the arachnids are trying to get you and kill you, being called names doesn’t really mean anything anymore. Besides, paranoid isn’t really paranoid when it’s real.

You’re skeptical. I know, I know. And, after all, I am here in the psychiatric unit, so what kind of credibility does that give me? About as much as Justin Bieber auditioning for the opera Figueroa I suppose. But, honestly, I don’t care if you believe me or not. It really doesn’t matter what you believe so long as you honor my request. I’ve got to have it. I don’t want to beg but I’ve got to have it. Even if you do think I’m completely nuts, I’m just begging that you do this one thing for me.

Anyway, you wanted to know what happened and I don’t want to talk about it. I really don’t. I think this whole idea of picking into old wounds and reliving traumatic experiences is just bullshit. In fact, I think it’s just something you sadistic shrinks like to do so you can get your jollies. But you’ve put me in a spot and I’m not going to get what I want unless I tell you a story, spin you a yarn about why I’ve gone crackers, even though I really haven’t because the paranoia isn’t really paranoia because my story is true, even though you won’t believe it, so I have no choice but to rip open the scab and let the wound bleed again. I can’t tell you though. I can’t look you in the eyes — I can’t look anyone in the eyes because you are living and so you must also be one of the creatures out to get me. So I’ll write it all down, slip it through the food slot, and hope for the best. Thanks for giving me the paper, by the way, and trusting me with the red crayon. I promise not to do anything stupid with it.

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doesn’t mean I have to live with that monkey on my back forever. Let’s face it, with a name like Full Moon is it any wonder that I wound up here in a room with foam walls and no windows? Anyway, now people just call me Sophie, or sometimes Kristie, depending on where I am and who I’m with. I think I told them to call me Sophie when they checked me in, so let’s just stick with that. What’s in a name, anyway?

You want to know when it all began, I suppose. I’d tell you, but I’m not really sure. It might have been with the fish tank. The algae eaters killed everything in the tank, the guppies, the angel fish, even the red-tailed shark. Then they grew to the size of small alligators and kept looking at me day and night whenever I walked past or sat on the sofa and tried to watch TV or even when I went into the bedroom because by the end I swear they could see through walls. One of them stuck me on my wrist with the

barb on his fin when I was trying to clean the tank and the thing bled so bad that I passed out and my roommate came home and found me on the floor and called 9-1-1. That was the first time I was in the hospital, I think, and my roommate moved out. That was tough because I was in love with her, but she’d told me she was straight and couldn’t love me and was probably going to move out anyway. The wound got all infected and they wouldn’t let me go home for three weeks or so, and once Cassie left I couldn’t afford the rent and had to move in with my uncle on Prospect Street.

I didn’t see the pattern until the toad poisoned Uncle Claude, though. The bug-eyed amphibian was trying to get me when he peed in the lemonade, but Claude was just unlucky enough to take the first glass from the pitcher. He went into spasms immediately and I thought he was having a seizure or something until I saw that toad watching us from

behind the bird bath. I’d like to tell you I felt sorry for Uncle Claude as I watched him choke on his own tongue, but I didn’t really. The old bastard was a creep, you know. He didn’t miss a chance to brush against me in the hallway, or try to look up my dress. And he was getting bolder each day. Before long he’d be climbing into my bed at night, the perv. It’s just as well that the toad got him, but I was lucky. He was after me. When he saw me watching him behind the bird bath he even jumped out at me and I ran like hell.

I left Uncle Claude’s place and I never went back. That’s when I started calling myself Sophie I think. I was Kristen before that. I figured that using a different name would confuse them and the toad wouldn’t be able to get me.

It didn’t work, though. I was homeless now — I couldn’t go back and face that toad — so I wandered downtown and slept in boxes and alleys and I dived in dumpsters and begged from the tourists on Westminster Street.

The rats were after me and I had to be on my toes every minute. I’d found an aluminum baseball bat in one of the dumpsters and I slept with it. I bashed in a few rats’ heads during that time.

I got pretty good with that bat if I do say so myself. But the hell of it is that I was so worried about the rats that I didn’t see the yellow calico cat until he’d scratched me, opening up my other wrist. There was nobody there to call 9-1-1 that time, so I just passed out in the alley and woke up two days later with an ugly gash that never really healed. You can still see the scar running from my wrist to my elbow. I think I managed to choke the cat to death after he scratched me, and that’s probably why I survived. I guess the rats were too afraid of even a dead cat to finish me off. I thought I might have gotten rabies but if I did there was nothing I could do about it, so I just nursed myself and the fever passed. It wasn’t rabies after all. Just an infection that healed itself.

I knew I had to get out of the city and off the streets, so I cleaned myself up and started to hang out on the

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south side where I could pick up desperate men who would pay me for a good time in the back of the car. One of them took me home to his place on Benefit Street and I lived there with him for a couple of weeks until one day he didn’t come home and so I had the place to myself. I think a dog got him, or maybe a bat. It’s hard to say, but let me warn you that being around me makes you a target for all the things that are trying to get me, and everything is trying to get me.

The guy’s house was nice — I can’t remember his name. Maybe it was Dan. No, Darryl. Or David. It began with a “D,” that’s all I know. But the place was infested with living things and they started coming for me right away. He had a mynah bird that swore like a London prostitute, and I was terrified that the monster would get out of his cage and come at me. It died eventually because I didn’t feed it. And then roaches started coming in, and it was all I could do to keep them stomped before they could crawl on me and go up my nose and into my lungs to smother me. And the flies came in so I had to lock myself in the bathroom and stay there all day and night except to sprint out to the refrigerator in the kitchen and back with a towel wrapped around my head and face and ears — they were trying to fly into my ears and eat my brain — so I could grab something to eat, but then the food all went bad so I had to live off the roaches that crawled under the door. I killed them before they could get me and I bit their heads off and ate them and they didn’t taste as bad as I thought because, hey, when you’re that hungry anything tastes good, even dead mynah bird and flies and roaches and those silverfish things that came up through the drain in the bathtub, and once you make a paste of them they all taste the same and that way they couldn’t get me.

I could have lived there forever, I think, or at least until the taxes came due and didn’t get paid, and I guess then someone would have come by and put me out on the street or arrested me, but that might have taken years the way the legal system worked. The electric was turned off, but I had a big window by day and candles for nighttime, and they never did turn the water off. David or Don or Doug or whoever he was must have paid it a year in advance, and all I really needed was food and water and a toilet, and when I got bored I’d run out to the den and grab a book or two.

It was the spiders that did me in.

They came in through the window, first a fat female hairy thing that I couldn’t

catch and wouldn’t have eaten even if I could because you have to draw the line in the sand somewhere and spiders are just too creepy and gross and hairy and mean even for me, and then that fat mother spider must have laid eggs and then the little bastards were running everywhere, on the walls and the floor and the ceiling and in the sink and the bathtub and climbing the shower curtain and….

That’s when I started screaming.

I don’t remember how I got here, but I must have told someone to call me Sophie because that’s what they called me, and somehow you figured out my whole name, Full Moon and all, and I’d sure like to know how you did that because I think it might have been the mynah bird that told you, or maybe one of the spiders, except spiders can’t talk, but they are telepathic and could have put the name in your mind so you’d know it and then you could have checked it out in the birth records or something, putting two and two together to figure out who the hell I am because I know I didn’t tell you my whole name, at least not the Full Moon part. So I’m here in the foam room with no windows and the soft floor and no sharp edges and my food comes in through a slot in the wall, soft and mushy just the way I like it so I don’t need a knife or fork or anything to eat it, just a plastic tube of stuff that tastes like chicken or beets or carrots and I squeeze it into my mouth like an astronaut and, who knows, maybe I am an astronaut and on my way to Mars or something with a robot feeding device that mushes up the food and shrink wraps it into little packets that it puts through the food slot so I can eat them and stay alive and the only thing you gave me to write with was this goddamned red crayon and a yellow legal pad so I feel like I’m in kindergarten….

I don’t know. It hurts my brain to think.

So, there you go. I’ve told you the story, all of it, and it’s all true to the best of my memory, though I don’t remember everything, so maybe now you’ll leave me alone and stop asking me stupid questions that make no sense to me and that I can’t answer. I like it here.

I’m glad you left the walls white so if a spider does get in I’ll be able to see it and squash it before it lays eggs and makes a million little monsters, every one of them out to get me.

Still, I feel kind of naked in here, even with the orange jump suit you gave me. I miss the baseball bat. I’m a little worried about the rats. They know I’m

here. But I probably am being paranoid if I’m worried about rats. The way these walls and ceiling and floor are made, I don’t see how they could get in. Now, the rats aren’t a problem. And I could take care of a spider now. I just keep my eyes open and only sleep for an hour or so at a time. Thanks for not turning off the lights. I hate it when it gets dark and I have to scream and yell and freak out until they come back on again. So thanks for that. The light really helps.

But now that I’ve told you the story, come clean about how every living thing on the planet is trying to get me and kill me — especially the spiders — I’ve got to ask for that favor again. I don’t ask for much. All I’ve ever asked was that you not turn the lights off, and you’ve done that for me, so maybe you’re not one of them and maybe you’re not trying to get me, though I wish for the love of God that I knew why everything is trying to get me and kill me, especially the spiders, because I haven’t done anything to anyone so it just doesn’t make any sense but I’m not paranoid because everything is trying to kill me….

No, I have the rats and the bugs under control and nothing can really get in. But every living thing on the plant has made it its mission to get me and kill me. And I read somewhere that the human body is filled with living things, mostly bacteria, I guess. And now that the spiders and the bugs can’t get me, my own bacteria are turning against me. They’re starting to eat me, Doc, from the inside out. It’ll take them awhile, because they’re really, really small. But I can feel them already, and so that’s why I’m begging you for something, anything to kill them. You must have a pill somewhere, an antibiotic, maybe, or a sulfa drug — I heard that sulfa drugs might work. Anything. There has to be something. Because the bacteria have gotten me, and they’re beginning to eat, working their way from the inside out.

I told you the story, and now I need your help. Give me something to kill them and kill them now, before it’s too late. I figure that at this rate, I’ve got a week. Maybe two. After that, God knows what I’ll become.

James Arthur Anderson is Professor of English at Johnson & Wales University’s North Miami Campus. A regular contributor to the East Side Monthly he is the author of The Altar, Out of the Shadows, The Illustrated Ray Bradbury, and The Monastery/ Those Who Favor Fire, all published

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Starting at 9am, children will mingle with peers and engage in book-making activities that will express their creative sides. But best of all, story time in small groups will be led by some of the world’s most famous authors.

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An author lays out the building blocks of a good story Jenn Salcido Like all things and people that contain multitudes, the uninitiated may not easily understand how Stuart Horwitz, a practicing Buddhist with a deep and abiding faith in the mysteries of the universe, has made a living out of designing systems of order. But seen from up close, where one can suss out all the angles and the intersections, it all starts to make sense.

I first encountered Horwitz in a class he taught at the now defunct continuing ed department at Brown. As a writer locked in a Sisyphean struggle with a nonsensical novel-in-progress, I was intrigued by his course, “The Book Architecture Method” (BAM, for short.)

The description promised that Horwitz, a principal of a developmental editing and writing firm, had developed a method for revision, for getting unstuck. I found myself drawn in from the very first day.

BAM combines concrete action steps with exploratory exercises, all relying on some basic building blocks – Horwitz speaks about “series,” “scenes” and “iterations” instead of the vague and allencompassing “plot.” He asks writers to map out their books from memory, and then go back and pore over that map for clues about where, and how, their ideas might need strengthening. He teaches writers to identify the importance of change, of forward motion, of planting and breadcrumbs for the readers to help build suspense and engagement.

Essentially, the most important thing a writer should know about BAM is that it is very different than a formula. It shares absolutely no DNA with those gimmicky,

prescriptive things peddled in the “how to” genre. On the contrary, it’s a method.

Horwitz’s method offers a scaffolding that allows his students – both in class and as readers of his new book Blueprint Your Bestseller, now available from Penguin/Perigee – to grow in their own way.

And this is where I made the mistake when I sat down in class thinking that structure and creativity were contradictory concepts. They’re not.

It turns out that like the struggling scribes he now helps, Horwitz himself started out working on an angsty autobiographical novel. He said he realized that as he progressed with the novel and his studies he had a knack for structure. “It was eerily photographic,” he says, noting that he could recall from memory different patterns and benchmarks (later named the series, scenes, iterations, etc.) across many mediums.

It was after recognizing these encoded elements that were common to successful storytelling that Horwitz really got to work applying and refining the method. A course he taught at Grub Street in Boston offered him the chance to organize his research and experience. Eventually, he devoted himself to the firm and its method fulltime. Now, with his own book launched, Horwitz has embarked on a two-yearlong North American tour.

Blueprint Your Bestseller is available online and at independent stores nationwide. More information about Horwitz, the firm, and the book can be found at www.bookarchitecture.com.

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Round the Corner was founded in 1999 by 32 friends who wanted a local pub where they could gather and socialize… and not have to pay an arm-and-a-leg for a drink. Tiger, one of the owners, says, “Everybody knows everyone from over the years. We all went to school together and grew up together.” Before Round the Corner, the business was called First Thirty; before that, Corner Cafe (when it was located next door); and before that it was Bovi’s Tavern – with a history stretching back nearly 70 years. Older patrons who remember all the eras sit next to college students looking for a bar with understated character – some college students refer to it as their secret “hide-a-away” from mainstream bars.

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Grandmaster, Blue Jasmine, Elysium Tough times, good movies Movies that have a

central vision rather than a central joke or agenda, and provide a visual sub-text to the action played out on screen, make for stimulating theatrical sit-downs. They are reminders that, sometimes, it’s a complex art form up there on that screen, with the action’s elapsed time offering a moving canvas that makes the ultimate invention a tricky thing to pull off, and so much the better when it happens.

With fall looming and late-year award potential riding on artistic challenges, it’s good to see some contenders coming in early, forging a path.

The Grandmaster, the true-life story of a Kung Fu master, brilliantly directed

by Wong Kar-wai, is filled with many well-choreographed fights. But the film isn’t really about the master or the fights.

It also isn’t about the Japanese invasion of China that tragically disrupts both his life and the elaborate plans to unite the northern and southern schools of Kung Fu. It’s about the visual poetry that life can reveal through love and yearning, loyalty and betrayal, traditional values and firsthand opportunities, disciplined lives and twists of fate.

Ip Man (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), the acknowledged master of the Southern school, is 40-years-old when the movie opens in 1936 China. The retiring Grand Master from the northern school visits to reconcile the schools through martial arts exhibitions, and also to find someone to take his place.

The exhibitions, while choreographed sumptuously with hints of irony and amusement, also suggest the mortal struggles that threaten China from within and without.

The fights contrast with the sad, striking and mostly silent close-ups of Ip Man with his family. So too do the frequent images of Ip Man stoically sitting while fighting goes on all around him. Amid the action is a picture of disciplined isolation, a man both in the world and apart from it.

Of all his adversaries, Ip Man’s toughest and most complex is the Northern Grand Master’s daughter, Gong Er (Ziyi Zhang), whose gender prevents her from succeeding her father, but whose mastery of martial arts is nothing short of sensational. The mutual respect and attraction both fighters feel for each

other is expressed in their first fight, the beauty of which includes a momentary physical, sensual representation of yin and yang.

The story deepens and spreads into China’s struggle with Japanese occupation and the beginnings of the Communist revolution. Ip Man is forced to move to Hong Kong, his splendid isolation challenged by the forced separation from his wife and family. His longing for another exhibition with Gong Er (and it’s a deep longing, not a wish for another good fight) is also curtailed by events. The stories of Ip Man and Gong Er, linked by tradition and desire, separate as each plays out the hand dealt by fate and history. When they inevitably come together again, those outside forces have changed one forever, and left the other alone to bridge the opposing worlds.

Blue Jasmine is Woody Allen back to filming a polished screenplay and directing polished performers in well-rehearsed scenes, aspects missing from too many of his later works. Early on, his star, Cate Blanchett, stands alone on a San Francisco sidewalk, undoubtedly in need of some kindness from strangers. When she asks, “Where am I, exactly?” the mildly amusing line is a hint: we’re going deeper than the psychological insight derived from urbane one-liners with this film. A tale of greed and justice, told through the story of a socialite hitting the skids, Blue Jasmine evolves into a tragedy beyond one person’s hard times.

Blanchett’s Jasmine, the spiritual daughter of A Streetcar Named Desire’s Blanche DuBois, reveals different perspectives of her character depending on just how much light there is in the room, just like Blanche. Different perspectives on Jasmine also depend on whether she’s lying to her sister, current husband, ex-husband, current lover or herself.

There are no real villains in this story, although the charming, soulless Alec Baldwin as her current husband comes closest. Andrew Dice Clay as the ex and Bobby Cannavale as her lover are scary guys, with Stanley Kowalski tendencies, but they, like Baldwin, could never manage to do the damage that Blanchett has done to herself. Beyond all of them is the “easy money” that

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propelled her life upward, the loss of which has sent her spiraling down.

Allen keeps things moving through flashbacks of Jasmine’s life before arriving at sister Sally Hawkins’ humble digs. He builds tension with questions about when and how much Jasmine knew about her husband’s business dealings, and films an incredible climax between Blanchett and Baldwin.

Through it all is Blanchett’s astonishing performance, maintaining a firm hold on her character’s humanity even when Allen himself seems intent on sending her to perdition with his and our blessings. Tragic, comic, and multilayered, Blue Jasmine is quite a feat.

Elysium, the summer’s last big science fiction extravaganza in a summer that featured much better-than-average scifi extravaganzas, is a deserving holdover as autumn leaves begin to fall. An advisory action thriller from director Neill Blomkamp, whose District 9 was Oscarnominated a few years ago, this one is about how the 99% have way too little and the remaining 1% have far too much.

Of course, the great thing about science fiction is how it can take the present and draw it out to a logical future, making what is a general consensus now into the stuff of revolution then.

And so the 1% live in what now would be a particularly sleek, gated community in southern California, but in 2154 is a wheel-shaped home in space called Elysium. Blomkamp makes the Earth’s surface, where people struggle to get by at menial jobs for crummy pay when they can get any work at all, look a lot

like his futuristic South Africa in District 9, a place of devastation where poverty and disease run rampant.

Who better to play Max, the Everyman who will lead the way to freedom, than Matt Damon, that most likeable of stars, who can project decency and boyishness alongside righteousness, and make it all credible.

When he gets a jolt of lethal radiation in the factory where he works, making the robots who police the planet (even robots enjoy a superior lifestyle to the general human population), he faces a death sentence that pushes him to rebellion. Joining up with an old pal (Diego Luna) from his younger, wilder days, forming an alliance with black market smuggler Wagner Moura, and making a last-ditch effort to connect with Alice Braga, his longlost love, he sets out to get what he needs from the key entitlement on Elysium: a visit to a home-wellness machine that eliminates disease almost immediately.

Blomkamp proves again that he can build up tension and deliver well-paced action (not to mention blow up things with aplomb) while never losing focus on his characters. He takes the time to make the security-laden paradise of Elysium and its people stark, cold and banal, and subject to the same greedy impulses from which they were born, and from which they will die.

As tough as it is to say goodbye to summer, it’s the harsh reality of winter movies that entertains, teaches and holds the promise of spring.

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One JWU professor takes bread to another level “I challenge you, next time you’re driving around, keep an eye out for discarded wood,” says Richard Miscovich, running a bread knife through a fresh loaf of pain de mie. “You’ll be surprised by how much is just laying around.”

A Johnson & Wales Associate Professor specializing in bread baking, Miscovich’s interest in Providence’s discarded wood stems from his passion for wood-fired ovens. More specifically, it comes from his ability to produce exquisite wood-fired foods, ranging from crab cakes and levains to infused oils and rendered animal fats. Even the baked beans he uses to top the pain de mie – “An English breakfast food,” he calls the combination - was prepared using a woodfired oven.

Now, to help others follow in his footsteps, Miscovich published a book, From the Wood-Fired Oven, calling it a “comprehensive guide” for owning and operating a wood-fire oven, in that it “covers the oven, cooking and baking.” Seeing as how the book features seven appendices, dozens of full-color photos, three thick sections detailing every aspect of a wood-fired oven and countless baking/cooking recipes, one can easily understand why the project took four years to complete. Miscovich poured his wood-fired heart and soul into the book.

But that doesn’t mean an at-home baker would be unable to learn from it, too. While much of the book “talks about how wood-fired ovens work and talks about combustion and heat transfer, I’m primarily a bread baker,” says Miscovich, “so there’s a middle section that’s a bread baking primer, which also applies to people baking at home. The focus is the wood-fired niche, but I wrote [the book] so any home-baking enthusiast could use that solid information.”

Staying true to its wood-fired focus, the book helps to tackle one of the core problems Miscovich currently sees within the wood-fired world: “People are still primarily using them for pizza and bread.” Both of these foods require high temperatures,

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meaning a live fire must be, as Miscovich puts it, “super cranking hot,” and too often the residual heat produced by that fire is left to waste. To combat this issue, the book’s recipes are organized to follow the descending heat windows. So after a pizza or loaf of bread is done cooking, one only needs to refer to the book to see which dishes are appropriate as the temperature drops.

As for Miscovich’s initial concern for downed wood around Providence, he sees wood-fired ovens as a way to take the sustainable food movement one step further, by allowing for sustainable fuel sources. “The book teaches people how to cure wood, season wood, build fires and burn them in your oven so as to get as much possible energy out of the wood. It’s all about how to maximize each firing, to get the most out of your oven as you possibly can.”

From the Wood-Fired Oven is published through Chelsea Green and will be available for purchase after October 15 on Amazon or at Stock on Hope Street.

Autumn BrIngs new ChIlls With the warm weather of summer now fading into October’s sweater weather, the East Side sees the appearance of two new ice cream shops. Over on Thayer, in the corner store once occupied by Symposium Books, is the East Side’s

New author and JWU baking professor Richard Miscovich

relocated Ben & Jerry’s (224 Thayer).

At the time of writing, the store expects to open on October 1, though hints at a possible later opening on October 15.

A few streets away, on Wickenden, street Berry Frozen Yogurt joins the growing number of ice cream/gelato shops now stationed on the small street.

Located next to Amy’s Cafe and across from Coffee Exchange, this little shop is sure to see a ton of foot traffic directed its way, even with the winter nip nestling comfortably into the air.

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Natural light peers through the windows of her studio. Massive canvases lie propped against the walls, tempting visitors to sneak a peek at the mysterious paintings on the other side. Stacks of sketch books brimming with museumworthy renderings compete with Audubon magazines for floor space. Brilliant acrylic paints abound, along with an array of Pepperidge Farm Pirouette tins.

Bostrom, an avid birder, credits her childhood days in the country for subconsciously cultivating her passion for nature. Growing up outside of Poughkeepsie, New York, Leslie spent summers at a family home in the Adirondacks, wandering for miles, allowing the intoxicating crisp air and soulful symphony of flute- like notes sung from summer birds penetrate her soul.

The List Art Building at Brown is where Bostrom dons the black hat of an undertaker. A birder, as you might expect, is “totally into birds” and as such she takes it upon herself to handle the final arrangements for the birds that don’t make it past the mammoth glass windows of the List Art Building. She’s humble about her side gig, stating that she briefly takes note of the species before giving the bird a memorial. Besides,

it’s not the pomp and circumstance that matters. The gesture itself speaks volumes about her wholehearted respect for Mother Earth and all her creatures.

Bostrom’s upcoming show, Monster Flowers, is a series of oil and acrylic paintings on large scale canvases. The series artistically bridges the gap between humanity and the environment, inviting us to connect the dots of the complex relationship between them.

Monster Flowers is as alive, energetic and playful as it is somber and serious. One painting, Yellow Glove, shows a chestnutcolored bird with a creamy white speckled breast perched beside a stump. The stump, a decaying remnant of an axed tree, appears alive through jolting strokes of electric blue and snow white. In fact, Bostrom’s entire painting seems to radiate life through vibrant shades of dandelion yellow and India green – except for the discarded yellow glove. This misfit element stands out from the canvas serving as a poignant reminder that the human hand is everywhere.

Her art is palpable, authentic and beautiful, and that’s exactly what she wants people to see. “I don’t want to upset people. I want people to love my art. My first work is to make art, to make these paintings. My activism shines through my art.”

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At the same time, the alternative markets (commodities, REITS and a variety of hedge-fund strategies) have, in general, either declined this year or provided lackluster returns. Overseas options are also a mixed picture as Europe holds uncertain promise and emerging markets continue to struggle. And cash, well, if you need growth, it is not your answer.

That has left many investors shuffling their bond holdings in the hopes of sidestepping the worst effects of rising interest rates.

There are still a lot of investors in bonds. Since the 2008 financial crisis, over $1.2 trillion has flowed into fixed income funds or ETFs, 70% of all inflows. Fixed income funds now hold $3.3 trillion in assets. (Data provided by Morningstar Direct through 7/31/13.)

But fund flows are changing. The weekly average of fixed income inflows in 2013 has dropped to $469 million from $5.8 billion in 2012.

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While investors are focused on interest rate risk, there is a lesser known bond risk known as liquidity risk. This risk occurs when there are too many sellers and not enough buyers of bonds. Purchasers can demand more for their money – lower prices and higher

yields. That results in existing bond funds dropping in value as money managers are forced to sell to redeem shares. We got a taste of this risk in May and June, leaving bond holders decidedly unhappy.

The most popular bond fund index – Barclays US Agg Bond TR – is down 3.63% on the year through August 22, 2013, as interest rates have added over 1% to the ten-year Treasury note.

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Head of the Class Meet Kimberly Luca, Nathan Bishop’s new principal If you’re feeling a

blast of positive energy emanating from Sessions Street, it’s probably coming from Kimberly Luca’s office. “I wouldn’t change working in Providence,” she shares. “If I were offered twice the money to work in another district, I would refuse. I love working as an educator in this city, and feel so lucky to be at this school.”

Luca is the new principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, our neighborhood’s only public middle school.

She’s the second principal of Bishop since the city reopened the school in 2009 with comprehensive renovations and revamped academic and student support programs. Luca started her career as a substitute physical science teacher at, as it happened, Bishop.

Luca settled into her teaching career in her chosen subject, social studies, nearby at Hope High School.

At Hope for 14 years, Luca adored her work with students and her fellow educators, for whom she served as representative to the Providence Teachers’ Union. She was also frustrated by constant change at Hope, noting, “We were always stuck in the planning stage with no chance to implement,” and saw an opportunity to create more stability as a principal.

Luca joined the Providence Public Schools’ Aspiring Principals Program, which trains district teachers for administrative positions. Upon completing the program in 2006, Luca was offered a position in the Providence Public Schools’ central office as a curriculum supervisor; her role shifted over time and was most recently the district’s Supervisor of Social Sciences, Library Media Services and Civic Engagement. Though she knew that she wanted to be a principal, Luca appreciated her time as a district administrator, which allowed her get to know all of the district’s schools.

When Bishop found itself in need of a new principal this summer - the previous principal, Michael Lazzareschi, is now principal of Central High School Luca believed that her time had come.

The committee of Bishop teachers and parents tasked with selecting the school’s next principal thought so too, and recommended Luca to

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Superintendent Susan Lusi as their first choice. The Providence School board approved her appointment on August 13, and with two quick weeks to open school, Luca was off to the races. We talked during this ramp-up time and I asked her about her hopes and expectations for her first year at the school.

She stressed that she had faith in the work that the school was already doing, and did not intend to disrupt current programs and structures. “I want us to pull together and continue to collaborate as a faculty to make sure that all students are receiving a rigorous education at a safe and caring school.

That’s what this school has been able to achieve, and we need to continue that commitment,” she says.

We talked the morning after a reception hosted by the Nathan Bishop Parent-Teacher Organization to welcome Luca that was attended by hundreds of teachers, family members, students, and district staff members.

Thrilled by the community’s enthusiasm, Luca was ready to roll, noting, “I have a lot of energy, and I know I am going to need it!” Middle school students need a school that can “lead them down the right path,” she says.

“It’s my moral and ethical job to give them the best education and to help them treat each other well.”

With the faculty, Luca believes that her high school background will be an asset in the work of building an

academic community. “Middle school teachers don’t want to work in isolation.

The teachers here care about kids as if they were their own. I’ve been able to see that now, before the kids even arrive, as I meet teachers coming in to get ready for the school year. I’ve never worked with staff and faculty as passionate as this group, and I think they’re ready for really powerful collaboration.”

Luca added that she invites community members to reach out to help maintain Bishop as a great school serving a diverse range of students.

Bishop already enjoys strong neighborhood support and under Luca’s leadership, is likely to continue to build connections with the East Side.

Luca and the Bishop faculty will need to deal with challenges along the way, of course. Facing a population bulge of sixth graders in particular, the city’s middle schools need to find ways to absorb an expanding population in reduced circumstances as a result of recent school closures. As I write this, it’s the third day of the school year, too soon to determine what may be in store. Nevertheless, I’m confident that we have the leadership and other elements in place to produce amazing results. So welcome back, Ms. Luca, to the East Side! We’re thrilled you’re here.

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October music | performance | social happenings | galleries | learn | sports

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Brown vs. URI. October 5 at Brown. www.brownbears.com

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Buddy Guy. October 4 at the Park Theatre. www. parktheatreri.com

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The Grapes of Wrath.

Through October 1-6 at Trinity Rep. www.trinityrep.com

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Columbus Day Festival. October 12-14 on Atwells Avenue. www.federalhillprov.com

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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular.

October 3-31 at Roger Williams Park Zoo. www.rwpzoo.org

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Brown football action returns as the Bears take on the URI Rams October 5

MUSIC arena & club | classical ARENA & CLUB AS220 October 5: Abstinence, Neptune, Controlled Bleeding, Raab Codec and Vomit Arsonist. 115 Empire Street, Providence.

831-9327, www.as220.org.

CHAN’S FINE ORIENTAL DINING October 4: Bucky Lewis. October 5: The Dan Lawson Band. October 11: The Matt Stubbs Band featuring organ wizard Ken Clark. October 12: Coco Montoya. October 18: Christine Ohlman. October 19: Ursula George.

October 24: Matt Schofield. October 25: Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood with special guest James Montgomery.

October 26: The Duke Robillard Band.

October 30: Open Mic Blues Jam with Lil’ Cousin. 267 Main Street, Woonsocket. 765-1900, www.chanseggrollsandjazz.com.

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COLUMBUS THEATRE October 4: Bill Callahan with Lonnie Holley. October 5: Ben Sollee. October 11: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. October 27: San Fermin. October 31: Spirit Family Reunion with Hurray for the Riff Raff and The Deslondes. 270 Broadway, Providence.

621-9660, www.columbustheatre.com.

and DJ Soappy. October 10: They Might Be Giants. October 11: 94 HJY Presents Five Finger Death Punch. October 15: Soja.

October 16: Wolfgang Gartner & Tommy Trash. October 18: Coheed & Cambria.

October 21: Cold War Kids. October 25: Big Gigantic. 79 Washington Street, Providence. 331-5876, www.lupos.com.

FETE MUSIC October 3: The Last Bison. October 4: Rubblebucket. October 5: Baths. October 11: Kodaline. October 22: Tech N9ne: The Something Else Tour. October 26: Fright Night. October 26: Ashrae Fax. 103 Dike Street, Providence. 383-1112, www.fetemusic.com.

THE MET October 1: 95.5 presents Biffy Clyro with Morning Parade. October 2: Wham Bam Bowie Band! October 6: Rizzz. October 11: Watsky & Wax. October 12: The Neighbourhood. October 22: Aaron Carter.

October 23: Senses Fail. October 25: The Werks. October 27: The Black Dahlia Murder. 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket.

331-1005, www.themetri.com.

FOXWOODS October 20: John Legend. October 23: Louis Prima Jr.. October 25: The Wanted.

350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket, CT. 800-200-2882, www.foxwoods.com.

LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL October 4: Conspirator with Viral Sound

MOHEGAN SUN October 9: Rockstar Energy Presents A Day to Remember House Party Tour with special guests Pierce the Veil, All Time Low and The Wonder Years. October 19: Selena Gomez. October 25: Bon

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The Artist’s Lab: Build a Scary Carcass. October 31 at The RISD Museum of Art in Providence. www.risdmuseum.org

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Creepy, Crawly Family Fun Weekend. October 26-27 at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Providence. www.providenceri. com/museum

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Jovi. October 26: Freestyle & Old School Extravaganza. 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT. 888-226-7711, www. mohegansun.com.

PARK THEATRE October 4: Buddy Guy. 848 Park Avenue, Cranston. 467-7275, www.parktheatreri.com.

ROOTS CULTURAL CENTER Tuesdays: Jazz Jam. Fridays: Ladies Night. Sundays: Sweet P and the Who Dat Band. 276 Westminster Street, Providence.

272-7422, www.rootsprovidence.com.

THE SPOT UNDERGROUND Mondays: 990WBOB’s Mondays on Blast. Tuesdays: Creation Tuesday.

Wednesdays: Free Funk Wednesday. 101 Richmond Street, Providence. 383-7133, www.thespotprovidence.com.

TWIN RIVER October 4: Mercy Bullets. October 5: Who’s Next at the Lighthouse Bar. October 6: Here Again Band. October 11: Boyz II Men. October 12: Michael Amante. October 12: Lotus Land. October 13: Vinyl Grooves. October 18: World Premier Band. October 19: M-80. October 20: Reminisce. October 25: Steve Anthony & Persuasion. October 26: D5 & After Effect. October 27: Bobby Justin. 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln. 723-3200, www. twinriver.com.

VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM October 12: Richard Nader’s Doo-Wop & Rock and Roll All Stars.

1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence. 2211467, www.vmari.com.

CLASSICAL/JAZZ BILTMORE Thursdays: Live jazz on the terrace. 11 Dorrance Street, Providence. 421-0700, www.providencebiltmore.com.

PARK THEATRE October 5: 75th Anniversary Tribute to Benny Goodman’s 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert. October 12: Take 6. October 18: A Tribute to Dave Brubeck.

October 27: Eva Ayllon. 848 Park Avenue, Cranston. 467-7275, www.parktheatreri.com.

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Fridays: Bring Your Own Improv. 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston. 490-9475, www. artists-exchange.org.

COMEDY CONNECTION October 3: Ralphie May. October 4: Martin Montana. October 4: Hardcore Comedy. October 5: Kyle Ploof. October 17: Doug Stanhope. October 18 & 19: Tom Wilson. October 25 & 26: Rich Vos. Sundays: Comedy Showcase. 39 Warren Avenue, East Providence. 438-8383, www. ricomedyconnection.com.

EVERETT Every Friday: Friday Night Live. 9 Duncan Avenue, Providence. 831-9479, www.everettri.org.

FOXWOODS October 2: Last Comix Standing. October 3-5: Gary Gulman. October 5: Mike Epps. October 10-12: Tom Segura.

October 12: Nasty Show. October 1719: Brian Posehn. October 19: Carlos Mencia. October 19: The Nasty Show.

October 26: Brian Regan. 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket, CT. 800-200-2882, www.foxwoods.com.

DANCE FESTIVAL BALLET October 3: Together We Dance. 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence. 353-1129, www.festivalballet.com.

MOHEGAN SUN October 18: So You Think You Can Dance. 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT. 888-226-7711, www.mohegansun.com.

TWIN RIVER October 11: Boogie Nights. 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln. 723-3200, www. twinriver.com.

THEATRE ARTISTS EXCHANGE October 4: Menace of the Morgue. October 6: Doctor Menace’s Family Variety Hour of Zombies. The Black Box Theatre, 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston.

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CLAD IN October 3: Tziporah Salamon presents the one-woman show The Fabric of My Life. RISD Auditorium, 7 Canal Walk, Providence. www.cladin.com.

THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS October 12-28: Legally Blonde. Jenks Auditorium, Division Street, Pawtucket. 726-6860, www.thecommunityplayers.org.

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DUNKIN’ DONUTS CENTER October 19: Life in Color: Rebirth Tour.

1 LaSalle Square, Providence. 331-6700, www.dunkindonutscenter.com.

GAMM THEATRE October 1-13: A Number and Far Away.

172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket. 7234266, www.gammtheatre.org.

FOR FOODIES BOTTLES Fridays: Beer Tasting. Saturdays: Wine Tasting. 141 Pitman Street, Providence.

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OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY October 2-27: Les Miserables. 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. 9216800, www.oceanstatetheatre.org.

FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND Wednesdays and Saturdays: Farmers’ Market. Lippitt Park, 1059 Hope Street, Providence. www.farmfreshri.org.

PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER October 1-6: Once. October 22-27: Ghost: The Musical. 220 Weybosset Street, Providence. 421-2787, www. ppacri.org.

OTHER AUDUBON SOCIETY October 3: Composting 101. 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield. 949-5454, www. asri.org.

TRINITY REP October 1-6: The Grapes of Wrath. 201 Washington Street, Providence. 3514242, www.trinityrep.com.

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2ND STORY THEATRE October 3-6: Lobby Hero. October 3-27: Dancing at Lughnasa. 28 Market Street, Warren. 247-4200, www.2ndstorytheatre.com.

SOCIAL HAPPENINGS expos | fundraisers | seasonal FESTIVALS COLUMBUS DAY FESTIVAL October 12-14: Enjoy food, drink, live music, vendor tables and a parade.

Full schedule available online. Atwells Avenue, Providence. www.federalhillprov.com.

GOVERNOR HENRY LIPPITT HOUSE October 25: The 4th Annual Vampire Spooktacular featuring spooktacular performances, music, dance, drinks and food. Come in costume! 199 Hope Street, Providence. www.preserveri.org.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE October 6: 50th Anniversary Gala with a catered provencal luncheon on the Bay in Barrington with music. Call 421-7181 to reserve.

PROVIDENCE CYCLO-CROSS FESTIVAL October 4-6: Gran Fondo New England with bike race featuring three planned distances of 50k, 100k and 100 miles as well as clinics, expo, swap meet, builders’ ball and kids

THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY & PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENCE First Friday of Every Month: Open Mic Spoken Word Poetry. 265 Oxford Street, Providence. 785-2320, www. nonviolenceinstitute.org.

PAWTUCKET ARMORY October 12: Conference on Ecological Healing, Ecological Economics, Economic Justice: Creating Prosperity for the 99% in Rhode Island to be followed by a dinner and dance party.

All proceeds benefit the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island and Groundwork Providence. Donation of $40 for conference, $40 for dinner/ party or $60 for both. Email Greg Gerritt at gerritt@mindspring.com for info.

GALLERIES CHAZAN GALLERY October 1-9: Leslie Bostrom. October 17-31: Hope/Angell: Wheeler Alumni Exhibition. 228 Angell Street, Providence.

421-9230. www.chazangallery.org.

DAVID WINTON BELL GALLERY October 19-31: Vincent Valdez. 64 College Street, Providence. 863-2932, www. brown.edu/campus-life/arts/bell-gallery.

GALLERY NIGHT PROVIDENCE October 17: Ride the art bus to 25 of the city’s best art spots. One Regency Plaza, Providence. 490-2042, www.gallerynight.info.

GALLERY Z October 1-12: Bob Dilworth, Ian Mohon and Julian Penrose: Two Painters and an Assemblage Artist. 259 Atwells Avenue,

Providence. 454-8844. www.galleryzprov.com.

PEREGRINE GALLERY Oct 1-31: Connect the Dots. 150 Waterman Street, Providence. 654-4618, www.peregrinegallery.com.

RISD MUSEUM OF ART October 3: The Artist’s Lab: 1+1=3 Romantic Logic. October 17: The Artist’s Lab: Stupid Pointless Shame. October 26: The Artist’s Lab: Let’s Just Make That! October 31: The Artist’s Lab: Build a Scary Carcass workshop. 224 Benefit Street, Providence. 454-6500, www.risdmuseum.org.

kIDS + FAMILy BROWN UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE Every Saturday: Children’s Story Time.

244 Thayer Street, Providence. 8633168, bookstore.brown.edu.

GOVERNOR HENRY LIPPITT HOUSE October 25: The 4th Annual Vampire Spooktacular featuring spooktacular performances, music, dance, drinks and food. Come in costume!

199 Hope Street, Providence. www. preserveri.org.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND PLANETARIUM October 26-27: Creepy, Crawly Family Fun Weekend. 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. 785-9457. www. providenceri.com/museum.

ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO October 3-31: Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. October 26-27: Spooky Zoo. 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence.

785-3510, www.rwpzoo.org.

LEARN discussion | instruction | tour AS220 October 5: Computer Basics. 115 Empire Street, Providence. 831-9327, www. as220.org.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE October 4: Movie Night. Mondays: Children’s Play Group. Wednesdays: Social Get-Togethers. Thursdays: Potluck Lunches. Fridays: Knitting Group. 8 Stimson Avenue, Providence. 421-7181, www.internationalhouseofri.org.

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HAMILTON HOUSE Through-October 23: Beginner Bridge Lessons with Walter Morgan.

Learn the game over the course of five weeks. Reserve your space. 276 Angell Street, Providence. 831-1800, www.historichamilton.com.

LADD OBSERVATORY Tuesdays: Telescope Observing Night. 210 Doyle Avenue, Providence. 863-2323, www.brown.edu/ Departments/Physics/Ladd/.

LIPPITT HOUSE Fridays: Guided tours. 199 Hope Street, Providence. 453-0688, lippitthouse.org.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND PLANETARIUM October 12: MNH Fall Bird Walk.

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PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM Fridays: Drop in from 5-7pm for the free weekly Salon Series. 251 Benefit Street, Providence. 421-6970, www. providenceathenaeum.org.

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY October 7: History Hijinks. October 10: Global Lens Film Series 2013: Life Kills Me. October 15: Guided Architectural Tour. October 24: Global Lens Film Series 2013: Southwest.

150 Empire Street, Providence. www. provlib.org.

RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY October 5 & 12: RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit. October 22: Shang Bailey. Tuesdays-Saturdays: Benefit Street: A Mile of History. 110 Benevolent Street, Providence. 331-8575, www.rihs.org.

ROCHAMBEAU LIBRARY Mondays: Knitting Circle. Mondays: A Spanish Tea. Rochambeau Library, 708 Hope Street, Providence. 2723780, www.provcomlib.org.

SARAH DOYLE WOMEN’S CENTER Mondays: Girls Night Out. Snacks and informal discussions for self-

identified queer women. 26 Benevolent Street, Providence. events. brown.edu.

THE STEEL YARD October 26: Halloween Iron Pour. 27 Sims Avenue, Providence. 273-7101, www.thesteelyard.org.

SPORTS BROWN FOOTBALL October 5: Brown vs. URI. October 19: Brown vs. Princeton. 400 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence. 863-2211www. brownbears.com

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PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS WOMEN’S HOCKEY October 12-13: Vs. Mercyhurst. October 18-19: Vs. Syracuse. October 26: Vs. Northeastern. Schneider Arena, Huxley Avenue, Providence. 865-4672, www.friars.com.

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by Elizabeth Rau | illustration by Maret Paetznick

Play Ball A road trip for the love of America’s pastime I went to a lot of ballparks over the summer. We took a trip to the Midwest to visit family and decided to squeeze in as many games in the Bigs as we could along the way. Our seats were pretty good, especially the ones at Camden Yards in Baltimore, where the Sox played the Orioles. It was a thrill to see David Ortiz hit a homer.

I stood up and yelped in a very undignified way. It was boiling hot, so I turned the sleeves of my black T-shirt into a tank top. A lot of other people did the same thing; it’s dress-down day every day in a ballpark.

Baseball came to me late in life. I played softball in middle school and then there was a big gap until I went to a Red Sox game at Fenway when I was in my 30s. My companions were three friends, all guys familiar with the sport. They knew what a walk-off home run was; I did not. I was bored and couldn’t wait for the game to end. The only thing I remember is that one of the guys was a vegetarian who called his body a temple. He was eating a bag of greasy chips. I thought, “Why is a vegetarian eating a bag of greasy chips?’’

Fast forward many years and I am married with two boys who know the difference between a change-up and a knuckle ball and can even throw the pitches with some authority. In no time, baseball gear has become as common in our house as Legos and toy fire trucks. Little league, fall ball and AAU dominate our evenings and weekends.

Our one television is tuned to MLB games and the chatter of sportscasters 24/7. I am learning something about the game; I am learning to love it.

My husband arranged our trip. He reserved the airline tickets, booked the hotel rooms and, with my older son, Peder, bought the baseball tickets. This is something they like to do together. You can see what a ballpark looks like online now, so it’s easy to pick out seats. It always takes the two of them a long time to decide, sometimes days. The fatherson bonding is at its peak. I don’t get involved, although I do get updates at the dinner table: “Dad wants left 54

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field. I want first base.’’ Two stubborn males haggling over baseball seats.

Music to my ears.

America is filled with major league baseball parks – 30, to be exact. I’ve only been to a few. “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?’’ a poet once asked. My response: Hit every ballpark before the Hound of

snorkeling is great at Kahaluu Beach Park in Hawaii, but I’d rather marvel over the walls of ivy at Wrigley Field and swallow whole a Vienna Dog smothered in mustard and onions.

We visited three ballparks: Camden Yards, which, as I mentioned, is in Baltimore, home for a while to Providence’s beloved Edgar Allan

Heaven knocks. I’m sure the pale pink sands of La Digue Island in the Indian Ocean are stunning, but I’d like to see a moon ball sail over the bleachers at AT&T Park in San Francisco and land in the Pacific with a quiet Olympic splash. I’m sure the

Poe; U.S. Cellular Field in the great city of Chicago, where I am living in my next life; and Busch Stadium in my hometown of St. Louis, which I left decades ago for the East Coast to work as a scribe. Each game was memorable in its own way. I cheered

like a schoolgirl at a high school basketball game and ate a lot of junk food. The cement floor beneath my seat was littered with peanut shells and empty cups of Coke. No one uses a trash can at the ballpark.

It was unseasonably cool at Busch Stadium. Most summer evenings in the Gateway City are sweltering. Not that night. The breeze off the Mississippi kept everyone in a good mood.

My husband and sons found three seats together, and I managed to find one a few rows up. They watched the game; I roamed the ballpark, in awe of the majestic arch looming overhead in the twilight. Everyone was wearing a red T-shirt to honor the Cardinals, who, not surprisingly, clobbered the Phillies. It was a blowout or, as my son used to say when he was a toddler, a “blowup.’’

Our best seats were at Camden Yards in the Sox vs. Orioles game.

First base was within spitting distance. I got to see one of those acrobatic double plays by the unflappable and dogged Dustin Pedroia.

The night before, Ortiz had smashed a phone in the dugout with his bat, so everyone booed when he walked to the plate at this game. Success is the best revenge. It was Big Papi’s 20th homer of the season.

By far my best experience was at Cellular Field. The White Sox were playing the Braves. Peder scored the game, a task that requires focus and patience. He made a lot of squiggly marks on a score sheet he bought for a buck at a kiosk. Our seats were on a deck behind centerfield. We sat on stools at a table. We’d sip our lemonades and I’d say, “Where do you think he’ll hit it?’’ and Peder would say, “Left field.’’ I’d say, “Good catch,’’ and Peder would say, “Hmm.’’ It was a balmy summer evening, thanks to Lake Michigan, a glistening blue that seemed to go on forever. One hour passed, then two. I was hoping we’d go to the 10th, but we didn’t. I never wanted the night to end.

Elizabeth Rau can be reached at erau1@verizon.net.

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