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readers’ picks

One thing’s for sure: our readers know Rhode Island. We asked you for your favorite haunts, and you delivered, revealing some best-kept (and hidden-inplain-sight) secrets. Here are your picks of the city’s Best — along with a few gems we Phoenix editors just couldn’t keep to ourselves. Enjoy! And, on page 30, we praise a pair of Local Heroes.

Hosted by Idol Star and RI's very own Erika Van Pelt & Van Pelt Entertainment!

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Such great heights: sara azriel soars on her stunning new EP.

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In the city: neal walsh and scott laphaM at 186 Carpenter.

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Something about Nothing: Shakespeare’s much ado at URI.

in every iSSue 4 phillipe & Jorge’s cool, cool world

Wedding bells? | Speech of the week | Juke joint | Rare Chili sighting | Hall of Fame countdown

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In Boston, Chris Faraone reports

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from Heartbreak Hell | The guru of advanced hindsight

32 8 daYs a week Found vs. Found, Momix, Techn9ne, 6 Bourdain & Ripert, and more

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“Short Takes” on The Company You Keep, Pain & Gain, Upstream Color, and Oblivion

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phillipe + Jorge’s cool, cool World

Wedding bells?

Another step towArd equAlity; Big @#!%-ing pApi; musicAl musings On Tuesday, the Other Paper reported

that “five Senate Republicans have f endorsed same-sex marriage,” continuing

that, “In a statement Tuesday morning, the senators said, ‘We recognize that there is a national consensus building on this generational issue, and we are glad that support for the freedom to marry is growing within the Republican Party.’ ” Signing the statement were Senators Dennis Algiere, David Bates, Dawson Hodgson, Nicholas Kettle, and Chris Ottiano.

There is little mystery where your superior correspondents stand on marriage equality. We are for it, as we have been for full equality and rights for Vo Dilanduhs of all sexual orientations for the entire 33 years of this column.

P&J are delighted that the Senate Judiciary Committee voted later on Tuesday to pass the bill and push it on to the Senate floor. Now the bill faces a vote (after our deadline) that appears to be a sure-shot in a traditionally greased-to-go legislature that knee-jerks its vote in favor of any bill that isn’t remanded to custody under the “held for further study” nomenclature of the corrupt committee system.

P&J happened to be in the State House a few hours before the judiciary committee’s vote. Answering nature’s call in one of the elegantly appointed marble stalls, we saw written on the pristine wall, in black marker, “No gay marriage” and “We hate homos.” But the topper was, “Send them back to Faglandia,” which was so absurd P&J could only think of Groucho Marx’s call of “Hail, Freedonia!” in the classic comedy, Duck Soup.

Let’s hope that the Senate judiciary vote — and eventual full Senate confirmation — puts an end to that type of thinking. And perhaps it’s time the custodial crew of Halitosis Hall got on the job and removed such dated and ignorant obscenities.

Speech of the Week

Since many of Phillipe and Jorge’s dear readers aren’t exactly sports buffs, it’s worth repeating the brief but earthily elegant oratory David “Big Papi” Ortiz gave at Fenway Park before the BoSox’ first post-marathon bombing home game on April 20.

Standing in the middle of the field during pre-game ceremonies to honor the dead, wounded, and first responders, Big Papi — perhaps the most beloved Red Sox player in the past decade — pointed out that the players were wearing special uniforms with “Boston” across their chest instead of the traditional “Red Sox.” Speaking from the heart instead of a script, Ortiz said, “This is our fucking city!

And nobody’s going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong.”

The crowd reaction was huge and loud, with political correctness properly put on the back burner for a rousing moment.

Big Papi’s colorful remarks aired live on NESN with no bleeping of the offensive word and when media nerds started their usual nitpicking about how this might be received by the suits at the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC did the right thing for a change. Chairman

Julius Genachowski — who happens to be a native of Brookline, MA and a Harvard grad — declared the incident unworthy of hysteria by tweeting on the FCC’s Twitter account, “David Ortiz spoke from the heart at today’s Red Sox game. I stand with Big Papi and the people of Boston.”

In a time of insanity, at least a couple folks brought a sane response to the situation. Kudos to Big Papi and Big Julius.

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Juke Joint

Additional kudos to Phoenix contributor Victor Paul Alvarez for his story last week about the legendary jukebox at P&J’s favorite watering hole in our Little Towne: NickA-Nee’s on South Street, a home away from home for Phoenix reporters and staff.

One long-ago incident involving the jukebox stands out in P&J’s mind. Fresh from seeing the Meters at the Howlin’

Wolf nightclub in New Orleans at a friend’s wedding, we breezed into NickA-Nee’s and confronted a wet-behind-theears bartender to ask if the place had any Meters songs on the box. As the newbie hemmed and hawed, saying, “I’m not really sure,” out of the jukebox magically came the loud sounds of “Cissy Strut,” the band’s first big hit.

“You do,” P&J informed our young friend as we smiled and settled down for a few hours of cold Rolling Rocks and hot music.

RaRe chili Sighting

There will be a rare performance by the Chili Brothers (Tony Medeiros, Greg Takemoto, Bruce Mattson, Dan Hann, and Joe Potenza) at 7 pm on April 27 at the Roots Cultural Center in downtown Providence.

The Chilis were musical compatriots of the Band’s late Rick Danko and you can expect to hear a lot of Danko & Co.’s music by guys who really know how to play it. You really don’t want to miss this show.

hall of fame countdoWn

Last call for tickets to the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame’s second annual induction ceremony and concert. It’s all taking place this Sunday, April 28 at the Met on Main Street in Pawtucket. This year’s event has expanded to “all day and all of the night,” to quote the Kinks.

The afternoon show (2-4 pm) will include the inductions of Eddie Zack & the Hayloft Jamboree, Bobby Hackett, Jimmie Crane, George M. Cohan, and Sissieretta Jones, with a performance by members of the Hayloft Jamboree and musical tributes to the other inductees.

From 4:30 to 5:30, there will be a plaqueunveiling reception in the hall honoring the 2013 inductees. This is your chance to see how the Hall of Fame is expanding and to hear about rapid developments in the Tune In & Tune Up basic health care initiative for Rhode Island musicians.

Doors for the evening program will open at 6 pm, with a show starting at 8 pm that will include a tribute to beloved local activist Richard Walton and inductions of writer Bill Flanagan, Paul Geremia, Steve Smith & the Nakeds, and the Cowsills, who will all perform.

Last year’s show sold out and tickets have been moving even more quickly this year. So get ’em now ($20) at Round Again Records, In Your Ear, Lupo’s Box Office, Empire Guitars, F.Y.E. and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Office. Tickets will go for $25 at the door but, by that point, there may not be any left.

Richie havenS, Rip

Speaking of Vo Dilun’s musical heritage, the great Richie Havens — who passed away on Monday — performed numerous times in the Biggest Little at the Newport Folk Festival, the original Lupo’s in Providence, and a show at the former Stepping Stone Ranch in Escoheag that Jorge (Rudy Cheeks) emceed and remembers well.

Havens was a sweet and generous man who shared his music with the world and made this planet a brighter place. ^

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This Just In

“As much as I try acting normal, I’m an emotional basket case.”

_Chris faraone

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In Boston, Chris Faraone reports from Heartbreak Hell

Chris Faraone was a block and a half from the finish line of the Boston Marathon, en route to a bar called Forum on Boylston Street, when the bombs went off.

The day’s shift from carnival to chaos is preserved impeccably on his Twitter feed.

“I’d make fun of all the people going to watch the marahon [sic] in running gear, but I totally did go to see Magic Mike in my G-string,” he wrote at one point. Soon after, he was sending dispatches from a war zone: “Some relatively calm, others crying for blocks near Boston marathon finish line where loud noises were just heard,” “Observer who was right near Boston Marathon finish line during explosions tells me he smelled gun powder,” “FYI to my friends and fam and readers: I’m okay, and for the next few hours will be writing and processing today’s pandemonium.”

That last tweet could serve as an epigraph for the e-book Faraone, a former Boston Phoenix staff writer who covered everything from Occupy protests to the LA rap collective Odd Future at the bygone paper, will release Friday, April 26 called Heartbreak Hell: Searching for Sanity in Boston Through a Week of Tragedy & Terror.

Faraone didn’t just spend the hours following the attack writing and processing; he has never really stopped. He was interviewing people at the vigil in Boston Common the day after the bombings. Then he was speaking to a gaggle of nurses in town for a medical convention. Then, on Friday — the day Boston literally and figuratively froze with fear — he reported from what seemed to be the only open bar in

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the entire city: Biddy Early’s, in the Financial District.

“I hate to be that guy . . . who never stops talking about how he was never late to work in 20 years at the World Trade Center, but got a flat tire on 9/11,” he writes via email about the “dumb luck” that prevented him from reaching Forum ten minutes earlier. “But in this case I guess I am.”

The restaurant has posted a note on their website that reads, in part, “Forum will be closed until further notice, as we are now a crime scene.”

My conversation with Faraone has been edited and condensed.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF BOSTON EXPERIENCED THE DAY OF THE BOMBINGS AND THE DAY OF THE “CHASE” MOST ACUTELY. WHAT WERE THOSE DAYS IN BETWEEN LIKE? There’s a lot of color

from those days in Heartbreak Hell. Even before the lockdown, all of downtown was ghostly, with more military vehicles and cop cars then regular autos. It was a police state, plain and simple, with noise where there wasn’t usually noise, and silence where people are typically frolicking. There were

the anomalous weirdos who I guess were just getting on with their lives — playing whiffle ball, enjoying lunch on Boston Common — but for the most part heads were shook. Even though we didn’t have a suspect yet, I think there was a feeling that a villain was on the loose, among us.

YOU DESCRIBE SOME OF THE MORE TACTLESS TV REPORTERS IN THIS BOOK. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WAY THE STORY HAS BEEN COVERED SO FAR? WHERE THERE MOMENTS WHEN YOU FELT UNCOMFORTABLE BEING A REPORTER? I always feel

uncomfortable being a reporter when people are suffering. My best friend recently died, and if someone walked up to me at his funeral and asked me a question for People magazine, I’d probably kick him or her right in the crotch.

As for the TV reporters — yes, I get all over them, always. There are a lot of well-meaning and talented ones, but there are also tons whose primary obligation is to report bullshit ripped directly from the dailies, or even TMZ. As much shit as I’ve given them, though, it was nice to see some of the local characters get to cover something real for a

change. Some of them even did a damn good job. Maybe in the future they’ll ask their producers to continue doing serious news when this is over, though I highly doubt it.

HOW DO YOU THINK THESE EVENTS WILL CHANGE THE CITY? This is a smart city, with

smart people, so a lot of the bullshit that we saw at the national level — as far as big losses of civil liberties via the Patriot Act and other unconstitutional atrocities — will be toned down. With that said, we’re all fucked in some way or another. There’s no way there won’t be a gigantic money grab by the military industrial complex — they specialize in post-traumatic manipulation.

YOU WRITE THAT “LIKE SEEMINGLY EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND HERE, I’M SEARCHING FOR A BIT OF CLOSURE, HOWEVER SUPERFICIAL, HOWEVER TEMPORARY.” IS CLOSURE POSSIBLE? No. There

is no closure for this. Not for me at least. As much as I try acting normal, I’m an emotional basket case. I had a bit too much to drink a few nights ago, and wound up a crying mess, screaming at the top of my lungs and punching the floor. This book will close out the immediate thoughts, feelings, and observations that I initially had — and I think that’s important, especially later on, in the long term — but it also only begins a new chapter that might be even scarier than the last.

For details about buying Heartbreak Hell, go to wtpbooks.net. The book will also be available for free online shortly after its release, Faraone says.

Q&A

The guru of advanced hindsighT The name of the lab that rock star behavioral economist Dan Ariely founded at Duke University sounds like a joke: The Center for Advanced Hindsight. But it isn’t. It’s a real-life place where Ariely and a crew of researchers study pain, overeating, cheating, dating, decision making, and the relationship between eye contact and trust. According to the center’s website, they’re also working on developing programs and iPhone apps “to save the world.”

Ariely — author of the bestseller Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions — brought his trademark curiosity and world-saving passion to Providence on April 20 in a lecture titled “Who Put the Monkey in the Driver’s Seat?” for RISD’s “Shared Voices” Presidential Speaker Series. True to form, the man’s ideas ranged from an alarm clock that donates money to the user’s least favorite charity if they continue to snooze, and the observation that, if you wear an ugly shirt from another culture, political correctness will prevent people from ridiculing it.

The Phoenix caught up with him before the talk. The interview has been edited and condensed.

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WITHOUT KNOWING ME, CAN YOU TELL ME IF I’M MAKING BAD LIFE DECISIONS? You are. I can tell you what they’re likely to be.

Most likely you haven’t thought carefully about retirement.

My guess is that, if you’re like a lot of Americans, you’re not taking good enough care of your health — thinking long term in terms of getting habits for healthy eating. If I think about other general categories, my guess is you’ve texted and drove in the recent past and you probably had unprotected sex at some point. As a journalist, you probably procrastinate and

you wait [until] the couple of hours before the deadline to really focus. My guess is you don’t go to sleep on time.

[LAUGHING] WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING THESE THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU? I don’t think that people are bad, I

just think that our human nature is incompatible with the environment we design for ourselves. Knowing that you text and drive for example, doesn’t make me think worse of you.

It just makes me think, “OK, how [did] we create this system that is so terrible? What would we do better?”

LAST NIGHT — FRIDAY, APRIL 19 — YOUR TALK IN BOSTON WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE MANHUNT FOR ONE OF THE MARATHON BOMBERS. IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE RECENT EVENTS THAT RELATES TO YOUR RESEARCH? The question of

course is, “Why is terrorism so successful?” The way we understand these events is that [one of] the two biggest contributors to the irrational fear . . . is the intentionality on the other side. There is somebody who is intending to kill you, unlike [with] car accidents or other things. The other thing is that there is no room for perception of control. So when you drive, you feel you are in control. The truth is, somebody drunk could just swerve and hit you and you have no control, but we have this feeling of being in control.

The other thing which is kind of interesting is thinking about the police force. I think the force of anticipated regret is so powerful that the police basically did not want to get to a situation in which somebody later on would say, “You should have done x.”

In order to prevent that, they shut down the whole city.

_Philip Eil

WorKinG To saVe The WorLD Ariely.

_Philip Eil

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2013 THE BEST

EdiTors’ picks: a fEw of our favoriTE Things

food & drink

his is our 16th edition of all things Best. In the first outing, we noted that “within every neighborhood there are hundreds of Bests: vibrant centers that rival any for their bustle, commerce, and visual riot; tiny shops that have persevered for decades. Paying tribute to them is no small endeavor.” It is our honor to continue that tradition on these pages. First the editors offer a few recommenda­ tions; on page 10, we turn it over to the real experts — you, dear readers. We tallied your votes for your favorite people, places, and things in 135 categories. Now get out there and enjoy the very Best.

Every year we give props to some of our lo­ cal favorite I­talian bakeries (shoutouts to Buono’s, Crugnale, Calise, et al.), and this time we’re spotlighting the delectable piz­ za strips from DiVozzi’s and Borrelli’s insanely addictive pizza rolls. DiVozzi’s opened a third location in the heart of Little Portugal (aka West Warwick) last summer and business is booming thanks to crusty loaves of Sicilian bread, tempt­ ing sweets, and killer pizza strips (three for just $3.29). The Borelli’s in Providence remains a longtime favorite with locals, with racks full of addictive mini­eclairs and cannoli. But their pizza rolls (no, not at all like the frozen Totino’s variety) are just too perfect — and just 75 cents each!

Pick up a dozen and try the spinach and olive, eggplant, or the carnivorous “God­ father,” an Italian grinder packed into a small baked roll. Fantastic!

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Arie Bates at Borelli’s Bakery

BEsT TwisTs on pizza

DiVozzi italian Bakery, 27 Pike st, West Warwick | 401.826.2253 | divozzibakery.com Borrelli’s Bakery, 805 Charles st, Providence | 401.861.7955

BEsT LoBsTuh cLuB

Dining at the CroW’s Nest is worth the wait — trust us. This Warwick landmark has been doing it right since the 1960s, filled with blue­haired beauties rubbing elbows with salty skippers and locals in­the­know. Hang in the lounge for su­ per­friendly service and the best lobster salad in the state, hands down. But wait, it gets better — the Crow’s Nest Lobster Club sandwich is a jaw­dropper, and al­ ways priced right (around $16 regardless of season). The lobstuh salad preparation is simple and easy on the mayo, served with a heaping pile of fries or slaw. Lobster and bacon, people – ’nuff said.

288 Arnolds Neck rd, Warwick | 401.732.6575 | crowsnestri.com

BEsT rEgaL EaTs in rumford

Rumford residents Nick Rabar and wife Tracy have a hit on their hands with AVeNue N AmeriCAN KitCheN, located in the re­ vamped Rumford Center (former home to the famous baking powder). Nick is a familiar name around these parts, the renowned chef/entrepreneur/author and host of his own show on Cox, Nick Rabar Continued on p 10

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Chef 2 Go. Bring some friends to Avenue N, for there are far too many apps to tempt the palate, like plump fried oysters, lamb sliders, and the Rabars’ gastropub spin on a childhood classic — hand­battered corn dogs with mac & cheese. Stellar entrees in­ clude swordfish with whole wheat spaetzle and a fork­tender, molasses­brined bone­ in pork chop. As for Sunday brunch, we’re talking the best steak and eggs around, and Avenue N’s signature burger (topped with an optional fried egg) is untouchable.

Full bar (including Allagash on tap) with signature cocktails, too.

20 Newman Ave, rumford | 401.270.2836 | avenuenrestaurant.com

BEsT chickEn soup — fuggEdaBouTiT!

1500 oaklawn Ave, Cranston | 401.463.5303 | macerarestaurant.com

BEsT (and BoLdEsT) dining advEnTurE

north is a dining adventure, to say the least, with a focus on an insanely eclectic array of dishes. Prepare for an interna­ tional culinary jaunt courtesy of chefs John Chester, Tim Shulga, and James Mark (who has worked in renowned kitchens Momofuku and Nick’s On Broadway).

Wedge your way into the six­person bar area and snack on sea bream and savory country ham rolls with Korean mayo, or bring some friends and knock down one of their “north Feasts,” including a fried chicken platter (with feet) or spicy rock crabs. And try the fried chicken and waffle sandwich or “Korean Hangover Stew” dur­ ing Sunday brunch.

3 luongo memorial sq, Providence | 401.421.1100 | foodbynorth.com

BEsT cornEd BEEf hash omELET

West Warwick gets no love from us RIers in general, and that’s why we are giv­ ing ClyDe’s huNgry horse a shout here.

While many WW folks wait in line for a ta­ ble at AJ’s every weekend, some of us would rather drop in to Clyde’s (formerly Papa’s Place) and crush their king­sized corned beef hash omelet, made from scratch, of course. Add a homemade slab of grilled cornbread on the side. Plenty of parking in back. Clyde’s is open daily at 7 am.

943 main st, West Warwick | 401.615.7176

p h otos by R I C hAR D M c C Af f Re y

There are many reasons to become a regu­ lar at mACerA’s itAliAN restAurANt, like lunchtime grinders served on Buono’s crusty bread, consistently perfect cala­ mari, chicken Marsala to die for, and so much more. But they’re best­known for their soup and sauce — “always ready to go!!” as their website proclaims. The chick­ en escarole soup keeps the small take­out counter jam­packed. Pick it up hot or cold by the gallon (bring your own container and save $1). Macera’s is tucked behind a small strip plaza in Cranston —in Vo Di­ lunese, “It’s right next to Mustang Sally’s and across from the Bob’s Store plaza.”

robert A. Babigian at Wharf Clothing & Wares

Wharf’s acclaimed line of button­ups and oxford shirts. Keep an eye out on Wharf’s website for special deals, which recently included a 20­percent­off in­store coupon.

212 Westminster st, Providence | 401.272.1231 | shopwharf.com

BEsT onE-sTop cigar-and-BomBEr shop

The West Warwick lovefest continues here, dishing praise to one of the better liquor states in the state, JoyAl’s liquors. While Joyal’s certainly lacks the mega­warehouse appeal of nearby Haxton’s on Bald Hill Road, the 12,000 square­foot sales floor is stocked with plenty of spirits, wines, and brews. But head to the last aisle and peruse the quality selection of bombers at unbeat­ able prices (we loaded up on Blue Hills’ Wa­ termelon Wheat 22­ouncers at just $4). Plus Mr. J’s Havana Shop inside Joyal’s boasts the largest selection of cigars in southern New England and more than 50 varieties of pipe tobacco. One­stop sipping and puffing!

shopping

90 West Warwick Ave, West Warwick | 401.822.0536 | joyalsliquors.com

BEsT downciTy sTyLE rEfinEry for dudEs

BEsT rEason To visiT wu-sockET

Come on, dude— you’re looking like a wrinkled, sun­starved schlub right now, but RI native Rob Babigian, owner of WhArf ClothiNg & WAres, will help re­ fine and redefine your style. The personal­ ized service and sharp layout cater to the dignified preppy. Granted, prices are a bit steeper than the mundane mall stuff from Eddie Bauer or J. Crew, but this is the only place around to score high­end wares from Gant, Raleigh Denim, Randolph Engineer­ ing, and many more. And don’t forget

A world­renowned, underground cloth­ ing label based in Woonsocket? Believe it. little BAstArD ClothiNg Co. has made plenty of waves since introducing the in­ famous “Kid With Gun” logo tees a few years back and continues to catch flak from parents and school principals (it’s just a T­shirt, people). For our Nike­obsessed friends, look up the “galaxy” and brand­ new “Cement Print” line of shirts. Pats fans will surely fiend for the “Patriotic Bas­ tards” hoody, and limited sizes remain for the Wu­Tang Clan­inspired “Woonsocket”

set; women’s gear is available, too. Break north and check out the boutique HQ or shop online.

land handles the music side of the biz and is well­regarded for his hospitality. Salud, Pat and Ricky!

ciTy LifE

BEsT LivE divE

108 main st, Woonsocket | 401.356.1333 | littlebastardco.com

BEsT pLacE To graB your BaLLs in puBLic

The sport of bocce (some say “bah­chee,” though some Italians may call it “bawtch”) ain’t just for old goombahs down at the VFW. Lob a Duckpin­sized ball closest to the small white pill or “pallino” and let the good times roll. We want in on the ProViDeNCe DoWNCity BoCCe leAgue, but un­ fortunately the 2013 registration is already filled to capacity. The PDBL expanded from 12 teams to 16 this year; the squads include Pass the Bocce To the Left Hand Side, De­ boccery, Mission Imbocceball, Boccelism, and the Rolling Stones. Four games are held weekly, and libations are available next door at Tazza. Hit the PDBL site to get on the waiting list!

providencebocce.com

arTs & EnTErTainmEnT BEsT rEason To LEavE your couch on a wEdnEsday

Raise a glass for DusK owners Pat Butler and Ricky Sunderland, who consistently book great low­dough shows just about every night of the week. That includes the Dusk Metal Night series, held just about every Wednesday. A recent show was a major score for the intimate Harris Avenue bar/lounge, with megastar locals Howl and Tinsel Teeth (and only $5!). Sunder­

301 harris Ave, Providence | 401.714.0444 | duskprovidence.com

It’s been a busy 12 months for family man/big man bassist/bar proprietor Aaron Jaehnig — he welcomed a baby daughter (congrats!), continues to perform with ac­ claimed local rock quartet Northern Lands, and is the man in charge of the PArlour (formerly the Penalty Box) on North Main Street. Jaehnig was a Living Room legend and has friends lining up to rock his Par­ lour. A recent triple­dip featured Keith Mc­ Curdy, Jay Berndt, and Barn Burning. The corner tap still boasts a wide array of craft beers, too. Great spot, great people.

1119 North main st, Providence | 401.383.5858 | facebook.com/Parlourri

BEsT pLacE To LoL aLL summEr Long

If there was a Jefferson Award given to comedy wranglers, Joe Rocco (yes, the sports guy from Channel 10 back in the day) would be a shoo­in. He’s the man responsible for the wildly successful NeWPort summer ComeDy series. From Bill Maher (making his Rhody debut on July 28) to Lisa Lampanelli (returning August 2) to Nick Offerman with Megan Mullally (August 30), Rocco hauls in big-time funny people. Prepare for gorgeous views of the harbor and uproarious laffs under the big white tent. Bill Burr kicks off the season on July 14. All shows on sale now!

Newport yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | 800.745.3000 | newportcomedy.com

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EntErtAinmEnt dancing, viewing, laughing, listening Best Art GAllery: As220 + As220 Project sPAce

(Sidebar Bistro, AS220’s monthly “Is This Jazz?” series), but Roots has become a favorite meeting place for jazz listeners and players. The Mango Trio (Jhony Keys on, yes, keyboards, bassist Mibbett Threats, and drummer Zeffro Gianetti) helm the Strictly Jazz Jam every Tuesday (8-11 pm, $4, musicians free with sign up), and the very best players and vocalists in the state hit the stage and let it fly. It’s a genuine happening. And things get jazzy on Sunday too (see Best Weekly Jam).

115 Empire St + 93 Mathewson St, Providence | 401.831.9327 | as220.org/galleries | AS220

has long offered lively exhibits at its Empire Street mothership. But something changed after the opening of its Project Space gallery on Mathewson Street in 2007. Everything remains unjuried and uncensored, the shows continue to be a mix of emerging and established local artists, but it’s as if everyone quietly agreed to up their game. What had been a hodgepodge became one of the top art showcases in town.

Best kArAoke sPot: 133 cluB

29 Warren Ave, East Providence | 401.438.1330 | 133club.webs.com | Hey, even

Best comediAn: rAy HArrinGton rayharringtoncomedy.com | On his Twitter

bio, Ray describes himself as “a comedian [and] closet-nerd.” He excels at speed-oflight improv and irreverence, and is a bit of an optimist: his new album is titled The Worst Is Over. Phoenix readers clearly believe that The Best is yet to come for Harrington.

Best comedy cluB: comedy connection

39 Warren Ave, East Providence | 401.438.8383 | ricomedyconnection.com | Comedy Connection is our Comedy Central. The East Providence institution is the perennial Best winner, and with good reason — they attract national headliners (Bill Bellamy, Sommore) and always showcase the best local laffmeisters. The weekly Friday and Sunday showcases are an ideal way to kick off and wrap up your the weekend. What’s so funny? Head to East Providence to find out.

Best comedy niGHt: Providence imProv Guild

393 Broad St, Providence | improvpig.com | Improv is built on spontaneity, but the not-quite-one-year-old Providence Improv Guild definitely has a plan. They set out to provide a hub for the improv community, providing a venue, a curriculum (yep, you can oxymoronically learn to be spontaneous), and a fertile environment for creative expression. There are shows most Fridays ($5) and workshops on Saturdays. We encourage you to P.I.G. out ASAP.

Best cover BAnd: run For covers

run4covers.com | Want to hear Justin Bieber and Danzig in the same set? Or how about a neck-snapping segue from Linkin Park’s “One Step Closer” to Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”? Run For Covers revel in making those unlikely leaps. The quintet pride themselves on not playing the same-old sameold, and fans appreciate the effort. Run For Covers turn every club into a love shack.

Best cover cluB: corinne’s

1593 Newport Ave, Pawtucket | 401.542.0038 | corinnesbanquets.com | Everybody’s work-

ing for the weekend, right? And on a Friday or Saturday night, when a cover band kicks

Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

into Loverboy’s awesome anthem, fists get pumped, the chorus gets shouted, and a week’s worth of day job stress is in the rear-view mirror. Mullett rocks the hell out of Loverboy when they hit Corrine’s, the large and friendly space in Pawtucket. The club is a regular stop for the area’s fave hitchanneling outfits — Witzend, the Senders, Smokin’ Toads, and 2013 Best Cover Band Run For Covers. Phoenix readers say Corinne’s has them covered (oof, sorry).

have the “Super Party Rockin Muthafuckin ROCKSTAR DJ” on the decks. Dirty DEK is that self-proclaimed ROCKSTAR, and every Friday night he gets the job done for his fervent following. When DEK is working the decks and the dancers lock into the groove, everyone in the room is a ROCKSTAR.

Best dAnce cluB/niGHt: cAsuAl sAturdAy @ Fête

the Fall River treasure grabs this honor, the Narrows is much more than a folk venue, but fans of every musical genre think it’s The Best. It’s low-key and high-quality, cozy and all-encompassing —and it’s BYOB. It hosts beloved roots acts (Los Lobos), new kids (Eilen Jewell, the Vespers), weirdos (Los Straitjackets, Aaron Freeman, aka Gene Ween), blues kings (Robert Cray, Ronnie Earl), prog rockers (Carl Palmer), genre-jumpers (Peter Case), soul survivors (Bettye LaVette), genuine bow-down legends (Dr. John, Ian Hunter) — and folkies (Tom Rush; buy now for his 9.13 show).

OK, folks — see you at the Narrows.

103 Dike St, Providence | 401.383.1112 | fetemusic.com | Dust off those gold chains

when PVD’s Born Casual is in the building, banging out that crazy-crunk trap rap. Dude can get a room lathered up in no time; his Casual Saturdays at Fête are already the stuff of legend (and you may actually see a proportionate amount of chicks to dudes — a PVD anomaly), and no cover all night! The same applies to his biweekly gig at the Salon (second Friday of the month).

Stream a handful of mixtapes like Pizza and Pills at soundcloud.com/borncasual.

Best Folk venue: nArroWs center For tHe Arts

16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | 508.324.1926 | narrowscenter.org | As we always note when

Best dAnce comPAny: stAte BAllet oF rHode islAnd

Best HiP-HoP venue: tHe met

den has guided the classical ballet company through passionate and compelling performances since 1960, highlighted by creative takes on Giselle, Coppelia, and other timeless works. The crux of SBRI’s mission statement: “to serve as a place where talented dancers can share their passion.”

Audiences — and our readers — are clearly passionate about their efforts.

handily and leads the way as arguably RI’s best overall concert venue. The club’s size and locale provides the perfect tour stop for many of the national indie/underground rap acts en route to Boston or New York venues, and hosts plenty of local rhymers.

Wu-Tang legend Ghostface Killah stops by on May 11.

401.334.2560 | stateballet.com | Herci Mars-

Best dj niGHt: dj dirty dek @ tHe WHiskey rePuBlic

515 South Water St, Providence | 401.588.5158 | thewhiskeyrepublic.com | If

you want to win Best DJ Night, you need to

1005 Main St, Pawtucket | 401.729.1005 | themetri.com | The Met took this category

Best jAzz venue/niGHt: strictly jAzz jAm WitH tHe mAnGo trio @ roots

276 Westminster St, Providence | 401.272.7422 | rootscafeprovidence.com | Downcity has a few spots to hear jazz

Harry Potter likes to cut loose on karaoke night. “I love karaoke,” Daniel Radcliffe has said. “I am one of those people who says, ‘No, no, I can’t, I couldn’t possibly, no, I won’t . . . all right, give me the mic!

And then I’m elbowing other people out of the way to get to the stage.” We don’t think Big Bill has welcomed the wizard and true star to the East Providence tavern, but we do know that Phoenix readers say it’s The Best place to strut their stuff every Wednesday night. Just like Harry.

Best movie tHeAter: Avon cinemA 260 Thayer St, Providence | 401.421.3315 | avoncinema.com | The Avon has been show-

ing world-class cinema for 75 years. For most of its existence, it has been an “art house,” specializing in foreign and independent films. From Last Tango In Paris to Midnight In Paris, from Marty to Barbara, it has seared thousands of indelible cinematic images into our collective consciousness. The elegant single-screen experience is a rare and wonderful thing in 2013. Phoenix readers recognize the Avon as The Best.

Best museum: tHe risd museum

224 Benefit St, Providence | 401.454.6500 | risdmuseum.org | We made a not-so-bold

prediction last year: “Let’s go out on a limb and bestow the 2013 Best Museum to RISD right now.” They’ve won every year, so we may have to kick ’em out of contention in ’14 and let another distinguished hall get some love (nah, we can’t do that). Make the trip to College Hill to take in the current “Lists” exhibit from the Smithsonian archives and seek inner peace in the presence of the 12th-century wooden Dainichi Nyorai Buddha.

Best oPen mic: tHe nutty scotsmAn

812 Putnam Pike, Glocester | 401.710.7778 | facebook.com/thenuttyscotsman | The Nutty

Scotsman certainly embraces the word “open.” They garnered The Best accolade for their weekly open mic night hosted by the five-piece “dubgrass noise-funk” outfit Rat Ruckus (which kicks off around 8:30; the guest list fills up fast), but they also open their stage every Wednesday and Saturday Continued on p 14

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for karaoke with Sergio and on Thursdays it’s “country-oke” with Timmy. Head to the wilds of Glocester and join the fun. At the Nutty Scotsman, the door is always open.

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Best PlAce to BoWl: nortH BoWl lAnes

71 Washington St, North Attleboro, MA | 508.695.BOWL | northbowllanes.com | Bowl-

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103 DIKE STREET • PROVIDENCE, RI • (401) 383-1112

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ing is at the heart of the experience at North Bowl — there are 40 lanes, all with lounge seating, a variety of leagues, and a pro shop (including a Ball of the Week special). But you cannot live on 10 pins alone. There’s an arcade with 31 games (with prizes); pub food and brick oven pizza; beer, wine, cocktails, and margaritas; and Cosmic Bowling (Thursday-Saturday nights), with DJs and videos on giant screens and an out-of-thisworld light show. The slogan here is “Eat. Drink. Bowl.” Words to live by.

Best PlAce to PlAy Pool: rHode islAnd BilliArds BAr & Bistro

2022 Smith St, North Providence | 401.232.1330 | capitolbilliards.com | They don’t mess

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around in North Providence. It’s best to know a little something about the game when you walk into Rhode Island Billiards.

Make that games — there are a handful of ways to go when you’re confronted by 16 beautiful fields of green. There’s no lack of folks who like to rack ’em and run ’em, and this popular spot is the consensus spot — that’s how it has dominated the category for five years in a row. And there’s much more than pool: 108 beers, bands on weekends, a full menu with all you can eat pizza and pasta deals . . . . It’s The Best of almost everything!

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with JEFFREY LEWIS & THE RAIN, BEACH DAY SAT 5/23

41 CENTRAL ST. Providence RI • (401) 270-1801

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with JAMES DEWEES, THE TOWER & THE FOOL

DEAD CONFEDERATE with ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR

79 Washington St, Providence | 401.331.5876 | lupos.com | Rich Lupo’s place has been the

haus of rock (and R&B and soul and punk and legends and local heroes and everything in between) since 1975 — their legacy spans five decades and three locations.

Didja know that James Brown, Radiohead, Green Day, Foo Fighters, and Tony Bennett played there? In December, the club will mark 10 years on Washington St. A look at upcoming shows — Bassnectar, MGMT, the Darkness, Juicy J, Queensrÿche, Silversun Pickups — proves that the offerings are as diverse as ever.

Best tHeAter comPAny: trinity reP

201 Washington St, Providence | 401.351.4242 | trinityrep.com | Like a favorite professor,

Lounge THU 4/25

Best rock venue: luPo’s HeArtBreAk Hotel

SAT 5/18

PLOW UNITED HOPE ANCHOR

with ATLANTIC THRILLS, THE LEGENDARY ROCKIN’ PROPHETS, BILLY BOUCHARD

FRI 6/14

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a great theater company should challenge us. It should feed our intellect and it should always fill the basic human need for laughter. It should approach the masterpieces with the same progressive, creative nerve it takes to tackle the avant-garde. Trinity Rep not only bridges the gap between classic and contemporary, it blurs the two. Shakespeare junkies and fans of Wilde and Wilder get their fix, as do those seeking the annual pleasures of A Christmas Carol. Trinity Rep dependably proves: the play’s the thing.

dodged the wrecking ball but gathered dust in the ’80s; it was revived in the mid-’90s, and its grandeur was restored through meticulous restorations and renovations. PPAC prides itself on hosting Broadway touring shows, plus concerts, comedians, and culture vultures (Anthony Bourdain, David Sedaris). Yeah, it’s a classy joint.

Best triviA niGHt: trinity BreWHouse

186 Fountain St, Providence | 401.453.BEER | trinitybrewhouse.com | Everyone’s a know-

it-all these days, with the answer to everything a coupla clicks away on the phone glued to their hand (which actually makes a lot of people a know-nothing-at-all-since-Ican-Google-it these days). Which makes the pure brainpower on display at trivia nights more impressive than ever. The session held at Trinity Brewhouse on Tuesdays at 8 provides the answer to the query, “What Trivia Night do Phoenix readers consider The Best?” Get there early, the seats fill up fast.

Best tWitter Feed: in doWncity

twitter.com/indowncitypvd | Their Twitter declaration is loud and proud: “Official guide of Downcity Providence. Everything you want to do, taste, see, and buy in Providence, RI.” From parking tips to shopping advice to nightlife nudges to shoutouts for all things PVD, you need to follow these folks.

Best visuAl Artist: kristen minsky

facebook.com/kristen.minsky | This category was open to interpretation, a catchall for artists in various mediums. The winner, Kristen Minsky, describes herself as a “flapper, tapper, and gal about town.” She’s the founder and creative director of the dance troupe, the TropiGals (“the dames of which dreams are made,” she notes), half of dancing duo the Minsky Sisters, and the leader of the Chifferobe extravaganzas. In performance, the artistry on display is a visual delight. Let her entertain you!

Best Weekly jAm: Blues/jAzz jAm WitH sWeet P. & tHe WHo dAt BAnd @ roots 276 Westminster St, Providence | 401.272.7422 | rootscafeprovidence.com |

There’s something wonderfully democratic about the jam sessions that crop up in bars. Bring your ax and you’ll get a chance to shine. The gathering at the Roots Cultural Center most Sundays from 7-11 pm is helmed by Paul Alexander Williams, better known as Sweet P. The guitarist/singer has been working the clubs since the grand ol’ age of 19, so he’s a great anchor for the pros in the Who Dat ensemble and the skilled amateurs who share their talents; the occasional special guest juices things up every now and then. Admission is $5, free for jammers.

Best tHeAter venue: Providence PerForminG Arts center 220 Weybosset St, Providence | 401.421.ARTS | ppacri.org | PPAC opened in 1928 as the

Loew’s Movie Palace, and was one of the downtown showcases for film (with the RKO Albee, Majestic, and the Strand) through the late ’60s (before suburban multiplexes changed the cinematic landscape). In the ’70s it was called the Palace, and hosted a slew of landmark concerts (a few names: Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, the Kinks, Steely Dan, Van Morrison) and substance-enhanced midnight movies. It

DJ Dirty DEK

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City Life People, places, causes, media Best Beach: east Matunuck state Beach

too often secretive and cynical. The capital city is still in trouble. But it looks like we have the right man for the job.” A year later, those words ring even truer.

area got a big boost in its profile last year, when it unveiled a new pavilion, with food stands, bathrooms, changing stalls, and more ($4.5 million of your tax dollars at work). And it’s green: a wind turbine and solar heaters provide the power. Avoid the throngs that flock to Scarborough and Narragansett and head to this little gem. Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

Best Radio PeRsonality: Buddy cianci

950 Succotash Rd, South Kingstown | 401.789.8585 | riparks.com/Locations/ LocationEastMatunuck.html | This 144-acre

Best Bike Route: east Bay Bike Path

riparks.com/Locations/LocationEastBay.html | The East Bay Bike Path tops this category

for the 16th year. Here’s some trivia to share the next time you’re enjoying its awardwinning splendor: It spans 14.5 miles. It was greenlit in 1983 and built from 1987 to 1992 on the former rail bed of the Providence, Warren, and Bristol Railroad. It’s a link in the East Coast Greenway, which aspires to be a 3000-mile motorized-free ribbon from Maine to Florida. And more than 1 million people walk, run, skate, and bike on it every year. Yep, it’s The Best.

Best Blog: 990WBoB.coM

990WBOB.com | 990WBOB.com takes the

title again (and in dominant fashion).

From pop culture to politics, the all-encompassing site is fully immersed in the local community, bolstered by a team of ace writers and on-air personalities. And WBOB is an invaluable resource for local musicians, with host/music journalist extraordinaire Rob Duguay proudly plugging Rhody’s vibrant music scene. His Album of the Week blog always makes for a good read, and the site hosts the popular “Mondays On Blast” music series at the Spot.

Best local cause: MaRRiage equality Rhode island 118 North Main St, Providence | 401.941.2727 | marriageequalityri.org | Last month, the

cover of Time magazine declared “Gay Marriage Already Won,” citing that 83 percent of voters felt that same-sex marriage would be legal by 2022, according to exit polls in the 2012 election. But MERI’s goal — “to win access to marriage for ALL Rhode Island couples, regardless of sexual orientation or identity” — has yet to be won. Hit the website to get info on volunteering, donations, and how to urge state senators to get the cause “already won” in the Ocean State.

Best local non-PRofit gRouP: faRM fResh Rhode island

1005 Main St #1220, Pawtucket | 401.312.4250 | farmfresh.org | The politically correct

award show phrase these days is “And the [whatever] goes to . . . .” In the Best NonProfit Group category, all of the nominees — Providence Community Health Center, PVD Lady Project, Rhode Island for Community Justice, Youth Pride Inc. — are The Best. But Farm Fresh Rhode Island got the

Mayor Angel Taveras

most votes, so this blurb’s for them. Their core objectives are shared by all righteous non-profits: “build healthier communities” and “strengthen community-based businesses.” Their specific concerns: “Preserve Rhode Island farmland and our agricultural and culinary knowledge”; “increase access to fresher, tastier food”; “Improve impact of food production and distribution on our environment.” They’re doing their Best to make a difference.

Best oPen sPace: colt state PaRk Hope Street, Bristol | 401.253.7482 | riparks. com/Locations/LocationEastBay.html | Colt

State Park is another consistent Best bet in this category; here are some fun facts about the beloved spot: In 1905 (give or take a year), Samuel P. Colt bought three farms and established the opulent space, which encompasses 464 acres on Poppasquash Neck. The marble gates at the entrance were inspired by the Petit Trianon, a chateau at the Palace of Versailles in France. The state bought the land in 1965, and the park was dedicated on August 21, 1968 by Gov. John Chafee. It boasts 10 playing fields, six picnic groves, a 55-foot observation tower, four miles of trails, and the ultra-popular wedding site, the Chapel-by-the-Sea. Go!

Best Place to PeoPle-Watch: WateRfiRe

waterfire.org | When those pyres are lit, the grand stroll along the Downcity river becomes an engaging saunter. Couples arm-inarm, a gaggle social circles, babies enjoying a stroller session — there are plenty of encounters to absorb and, even if you don’t speak to those you’re passing, the voyeuristic side of humanity is sated. Factor in some glorious weather — June can be particularly sublime — and the attraction becomes irresistible.

Best Place to Run: Blackstone BoulevaRd

blackstoneparkconservancy.org/the-parks/ blackstone-boulevard-park | Sure, you can

jog in a circle around a track or hit the sidewalks for an extended jaunt, but isn’t it nice to have a long stretch of road like the Boulevard to get your sweat on? The times we’ve chosen this tony East Side path, the runners populating it have been unusually friendly — hey, what’s not to like about such surroundings? The stretch between Hope St and Butler Ave is a little oasis, easier on your feet than cement and flecked with all sorts of flowers during the summer. Tie up those laces and get going.

Best Politician: angel taveRas providenceri.com/mayor | A day in the life: on the Friday that Providence Mayor Angel Taveras graciously and generously made time to head to the Olneyville New York System for our cover shoot, he finalized a pension agreement with police, firefighters, and retirees that averted a legal challenge that could have bankrupted the city and danced the merengue at Community College of Rhode Island’s Cultural Awareness Day. He also checked off dozens of other items on the day’s agenda. In last year’s item honoring Taveras as Best Politician, we noted that he “has been transparent and hopeful in a political culture that’s

Cor e y gr ay h or s e

630WPRO.com | “Personality” is the key word

here. Buddy embodies personality. He rolls with the subject matter: he can be breezy and engaging, but he gets worked up with a topic hits home, and most days a topic or three will push more than a few buttons. And he’s a deep source of knowledge and perspective for all things Vo Dilun. No wonder he’s a perennial winner in this category.

Best Radio station: WBRu

WBRU.com | WBRU (95.5 FM) may someday

be the last alt-rock radio station standing in the Northeast (godspeed, WFNX). We love the “Retro Lunch” and “Home BRU’d” (weeknights at 9). “Exposure” (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 pm) is the only place on the commercial dial to hear indie acts like Screaming Females and Titus Andronicus. The Summer Concert Series is always is a blast. And don’t forget “The 360 Black Experience in Sound” every Sunday — shoutout to Midnight Madness!

Best tv PeRsonality: fRank coletta

turnto10.com/story/20916727/frank-coletta | Since 1981, Frank has brought a personal

touch to local news both big and small. Most careers don’t find a person staying in one place for three-plus decades, but the WJAR news anchor’s dedication to the 401 has paid off — he has basically come to define Channel 10. There’s something reassuring about the light touch that he brings to the screen. Tune into NBC 10 News Sunrise and News At Noon; you’ll be in The Best hands.

Best tv station: WJaR

turnto10.com | WJAR is The Best, and it was The First: it hit the airwaves in 1949 (on Channel 11; it moved to 10 in 1953) and will turn 64 on July 10. Its newscasts have dominated the ratings for most of its existence — viewer loyalty bred by reliability and trust.

Its current (and long-running) news team includes Frank Coletta (see Best TV Personality), Patrice Wood, Mario Hilario, and Jim Taricani; its distinguished alums include Christiane Amanpour, Matt Lauer, and Meredith Vieira (and let’s not forget Jay Kroll and Bunny North); and a few new faces are carrying on the tradition. There’s more competition than ever these days, on screens large and small, but people keep turning to 10.

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taste, sip, and savor Best Appie Hour: VAnity restAurAnt And Lounge

566 South Main St, Providence | 401.649.4667 | vanityri.com | This ’20s-style supper club

has a growing fan base. The apps are theme-related: Italian eggrolls, silent flick (popcorn and peanuts dusted with Romano and herbs), “sticks and sauce” (chicken tender sticks with honey Dijon); clams Casanova (zuppa style with bread). Pair these with classic drinks (Hemingway or Bees Knees) or original cocktails (Flapper or Pretty Boy Floyd), and you have yourself a happy hour indeed!

Best BAgeLs: oLgA’s Cup & sAuCer

103 Point, Providence | 401.831.6666 | olgascupandsaucer.blogspot.com | Olga’s only has two kinds of bagels — plain sourdough and multiseed; no other multi-hyphenated variations are necessary. Try them toasted with cream cheese or grilled and served with homemade gravlax (fresh salmon soaked overnight in a salt-sugar-herbs cure). Or have ’em with eggs and cheddar for a breakfast sandwich.

Best BAkery: seVen stArs BAkery

Illuminati, with tall swagged windows topped with stained glass crests of European banking families. They take pride in serving “couture cocktails,” so presumably any spills on evening gowns will look perfectly at home. Beware the smoky Scorpion Mescal in El Coche — it packs a sting.

Martini contains “way too much Hammer + Sickle vodka.” The Hot and Dirty Martini has jalapeño juice as well as olive juice.

Sex On the Mezzanine? “An orgy of juices,” plus booze. To stop the sloshing, bar food is half-price from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

Best BAr, diVe: e & o tAp

125 Washington St, Providence | 401.272.6950 | facebook.com/TheStableProvidence | This

289 Knight St, Providence | 401.454.4827 | eandotap.com | E & O Tap encapsulates the

Dive Bar experience: dirty glasses, flat soda, and stiff drinks. But Mike Kelly has some damn good taste in beer (including BBC and Abita) and keeps the joint jumping nightly. Call next on the tabletop soccer while beardos cheer for the Sox on the big screen. John McCauley has been known to premiere a new tune here (E & O Tap is pretty much Deer Tick HQ), and the “E & O Raps” events are always fun. A bonus: the Poco Loco Taco truck is parked onsite every Wednesday and Friday. “Get Some.”

Best BAr, FAnCy: CirCe restAurAnt & BAr

50 Weybosset St, Providence | 401.4378991 | circerestaurantbar.com | No bar in town has

820 Hope St + 342 Broadway, Providence + 20 more fun naming their drinks (thanks for Newman Ave, East Providence | 401.521.2200 the smiles, Kyle). The I Hope I Get Fired | sevenstarsbakery.com | After a successful 10

years, debate still rages among Seven Stars customers, especially the coffee drinkers: “Buttery croissant? Crunchy scone? Can’tstop-eating-it cinnamon bun?” But also: “Which loaf will make me a hero at home?

The stuffed-with-Kalamata olives bread?

The European-tasting seedless rye? The sourdough baguette?” Any of the baker’s dozen of breads will do the trick.

Best BAr: tHe AVery

18 Luongo Memorial Sq, Providence | 401.751.5920 | averyprovidence.com | Snazzy

West Side watering hole the Avery once again takes the Best Bar crown. Pull up a comfy barstool and enjoy a properly prepared, old-time classic (try the Ginger Sidecar) courtesy of owner John Richard.

It’s low-key and chic without the attitude, with a nice brew selection (eight taps and more than 40 bottles) and an even better whiskey selection (more than 70!). Open daily until midnight.

Best BAr, Beer seLeCtion: JuLiAn’s growth of craft beer bars in the state, this category is more competitive than ever. But Julian’s has 2013 bragging rights — and a lot to brag about. As we type, the draft list includes Thornbridge Raven (a black IPA), Shmaltz Funky Jewbelation (a complex strong ale), and a pair of local standouts (Foolproof’s Revery, a Russian imperial stout, and Bucket’s Park Loop Porter).

There’s also an array of alluring bottles (and a few cans), big and small. Many bars have more taps, but Julian’s has The Best.

Best BAr, CoCktAiLs: tHe dorrAnCe 60 Dorrance St, Providence | 401.521.6000 | thedorrance.com | The decor makes you feel like you’re knocking one back with the

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318 Broadway, Providence | 401.861.1770 | juliansprovidence.com | With the steady

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Best BAr, gAy: tHe stABLe

colorful bar is gay in both senses, thanks to the abundance of rainbow decorations.

The Stable is touted in gaycities.com as having a “cool, relaxing metropolitan-style setting.” It boasts attentive, knowledgeable bartenders, inexpensive cocktails, a cowboy theme — who could ask for more?

Best BAr, HoteL: Aspire At HoteL proVidenCe

311 Westminster St, Providence | 401.521.3333 | aspirerestaurant.com | How convenient.

Imbibe a bit too much and, if you can splurge, a comfy bed upstairs makes more sense than driving home. The sleek bar is open from 4 pm to midnight, seven days a week, adjacent to a light-flooded dining area fancied up with crystal chandeliers. And the bar menu is half-priced on weekdays from 5 to 7 pm. Room service, anyone?

Best BAr, sports: tHe WHiskey repuBLiC

515 South Water St, Providence | 401.588.5158 | thewhiskeyrepublic.com | You don’t have

to wait till St. Paddy’s Day to enjoy this lively sports bar at the Fox Point Marina.

With more than 20 HDTVs, you won’t miss a game; NFL Sundays are an exceptionally good time. And it’s the perfect place to do a taste test between Jameson 18-year Limited Reserve and Redbreast 12-year Irish whiskeys.

Best BArBeCue: Wes’ riB House

38 Dike St, Providence | 401.421.9090 | wesribhouse.com | The best reason to go to

Olneyville is for their ribs and chili, and you won’t likely leave any chopped BBQ sandwich on your plate, either. You can indulge in pork chops or even roast lamb, and they brag that their BBQ potato chips are “what french fries wanna be when they grow up.”

Best BreWery: reViVAL BreWing revivalbrewing.com | This was one of the

tightest Best battles of 2013. All of the nominees — Foolproof, Grey Sail, Narragansett, Newport Storm, and Revival — had banner years (which have been well-

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documented in these pages), but Revival was deemed The Best (as they were year).

Their Saison Farmhouse Ale and Double Black IPA have become reliable pleasures on taps all over the state; the availability of the latter and Octoberfest in bottles redefined local beervana. On the horizon: Zeppelin Unfiltered Hefeweizen Ale.

Best BreWpuB: trinity BreWHouse

| 186 Fountain St, Providence | 401.453.2337 | trinitybrewhouse.com | Best brew fare,

check (here’s the list we consulted closest to deadline): Kölsch, Larkin’s Irish Stout, Rhode Island IPA, Tommy’s Red, Russian Imperial Stout, Hefeweizen, Redrum Imperial Red, and Belgian Saison. Best pub fare, check: chili, nachos, wings, double loaded ravioli; 12” rustic pizzas; burgers; pulled pork; jerk chicken; and hearty entrees (lobster mac ’n’ cheese, grilled sausage platter, BBQ salmon teriyaki). That clearly adds up to the Best of both worlds.

Best BrunCH: JuLiAn’s

318 Broadway, Providence | 401.861.1770 | Nothing this good should be confined

to Sundays. So, by popular demand, the brunch menu here is available weekdays from 9 am to 4:30 pm. That their pancakes ($6) are served with real maple syrup should say it all, but the cinnamon-orange vegan French toast and seven varieties of eggs Benedict, available in half portions, will undoubtedly speak to you as well.

Best BuFFALo Wings: Wings oVer proVidenCe

725 Hope St, Providence | 401.272.9464 | wingsover.com | They invite you to “let your

inner caveman out” and go Neanderthal.

Since pterodactyls are no longer around and were probably pretty tough anyway, this popular place invites you to tear into a chicken. Or tear off a rib. Started in 1998 on the UMass Amherst campus, there are more than 30 locations today, as far west as Madison, Wisconsin.

Best Burger: Luxe Burger BAr 5 Memorial Blvd, Providence | 401.621.5893 | luxeburgerbar.com | Rub your hands in anticipation and build your own burger in nine steps, from meat (or ahi tuna) through toppings to pimped-up fries.

Combinations too daring, or crazed, for general consumption are possible. Kobe beef with a fried egg and pulled pork, under BBQ sauce, over salsa, on a sesame seed bun, with cheddar Tater Tots on the side, anyone?

Best Burrito: CiLAntro MexiCAn griLL

127 Weybosset St, Providence | 401.421.8226 + 1759 Post Rd, Warwick | 401.732.7884 + 430 Newport Ave, Rumford + 712 Centre of New England Blvd, Coventry | 401.823.8800 + 166 Connell Hwy, Newport | 401.841.0300 + 1658 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence | 401.353.8225 | cilantromex.com | This chub-

by mamacita is built on a 12-inch tortilla (whole wheat, tomato-basil, or spinach).

Then it’s packed with fillings such as pork carnitas or grilled adobo chicken, cilantro and lime rice, sweet corn mango salsa, hot puréed jalapeños, or cool guacamole. And at the Providence, Coventry, and Rumford locations, you can wash it down with beer or a margarita. Viva Cilantro!

Best CHoWder & Best CLAM sHACk: iggy’s dougHBoys & CHoWder House

889 Oaklawn Beach Ave, Warwick | 401.737.9459 + 1157 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett | 401.783.5608 | iggysdoughboys.com | One of the traditions that summer visitors catch onto sooner or later is to visit Iggy’s, order a steaming bowl of chowdah, break off a piece

of clam cake, and dunk. Afterward, having some fresh fried doughboys, rolled in sugar, provides the carb boost to get back in line and order some more of everything to go.

Best CoFFee sHop: CoFFee exCHAnge 207 Wickenden St, Providence, 401.273.1198 | sustainablecoffee.com | Serious caffein-

aters know that bags of coffee can’t hang around on shelves for weeks without losing flavor. Coffee Exchange roasts daily, in small batches, so you can get beans or grinds at their freshest — organic and fair trade, if you prefer. Two nonprofits were founded here, Coffee Kids and the Coffee Trust, to help coffee-farming families build sustainable communities.

It’s Always Summer at Iggy’s!

A Rhode Island Tradition Since 1989

Best CupCAkes: sin

200 Allens Ave, Providence | 401.369.8427 | eatwicked.com | Yes, yes, sugar and carbo-

hydrates need to be taken in moderation (like good advice). But these devilishly tempting cupcakes induce visions of ending up unconscious on the couch, grinning wickedly with crumbs on your face. Rich in cream and butter and, on occasion, dark chocolate. Go ahead. But restrain yourself.

Eat them just one at a time.

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Best desserts: tHe duCk & Bunny

312 Wickenden St, Providence | 401.270.3300 | theduckandbunny.com | Among the two

dozen flavors of house-made gourmet cupcakes (mini and maxi), favorites include carrot, red velvet, mocha, date nut spice, and chocolate cheesecake (there are also vegan and gluten-free options). For special occasions, go for the six- or nine-inch cakes or sheet cakes, with fabulous fillings (think Nutella or tiramisu). These are almost outshone by the pies (fruit, custards, creams, or nuts) and cheesecakes.

Best diner/greAsy spoon: tHe Modern diner

364 East Ave, Pawtucket | 401.726.8390 | Greasy? Greasy?! We’ll have you know that this glistening 1941 Sterling Streamer has the distinction of being the first diner to be put in the National Register of Historic Places, in 1978. Popularity led to it being expanded out back, but the original chrome diner stands proudly in front. There’s nothing at all greasy about the lobster Benedict or French toast with bourbon sauce — and spoons are polished to a shine.

Best Food truCk: poCo LoCo tACos 2005 Broad St, Cranston | 401.461.2640 | pocolocotacos.com | The bold yellow van

will pop your eyes open in the morning, and so will “The Napalm” taco or burrito, with not just jalapeños but a sauce that will melt your fillings. (If even the thought brings tears, you can get their sweet chili and honey BBQ on other items.) Vegehead? How about potato and “soyrizo” instead of meat? And don’t forget, you can head to their year-old location on Broad St if you don’t want to chase the truck.

Best Frozen yogurt: tHree sisters 1074 Hope St, Providence | 401.273.7230 | threesistersri.com | No need to give up the yumminess here when you forego the

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influenced, New England grown,” as in attentive technique and local sources.

The menu includes escargot à la bourguignonne and grilled Vermont quail, but an unpretentiousness extends to their inhouse Wurst Kitchen and a “dogs truck” that spreads the glory of kitchen-made sausages all around town.

Best restAurAnt, indiAn: indiA 1060 Hope St, Providence | 401.421.2600 | indiarestaurant.com | Would you have

thought of preparing a grilled cantaloupe salad at home, or lamb chops spiced with coriander, cumin, nutmeg, and lemon?

And then there are the tastes and treats you wouldn’t even try to recreate, such as papri chaat (Indian-style nachos) and aloo tikki (a pan-seared potato patty topped with every condiment in the kitchen).

Visit Bombay on the East Side.

Best restAurAnt, irisH puB: FAt BeLLy’s irisH puB

125 Canal St, Providence | 401.351.3434 + 760A Tiogue Ave, Coventry | 401.822.2221 + 241 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.884.3434 + 333 Main St, Wakefield | 401.284.4540 + 632 Metacom Ave, Warren | 401.289.0887 + 254 Old Forge Rd, Warwick | 401.884.2112 + 255 Lambert Lind Hwy, Warwick | 401.681.4905 | fatbellyspub.com | This Irish pub has spread like the middle-aged paunch of its namesake. The owner, Scott Parker, is also its executive chef, so there’s concern for more than the brews (four Irish imports on tap). Sip that Harp Shandy with truffle-Parmesan fries or choose from the burger and panini menus.

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extra butterfat and order frozen yogurt instead of ice cream. Try the fruit swirls, or the yogurt parfait, tempting through the tall cup. The chocolate is the rich, dark variety. Or get the peanut butter and chocolate. Self-serve and go crazy with toppings.

Best HookAH Lounge: proVidenCe ByBLos

235 Meeting St, Providence | 401.453.9727 | providencebyblos.com | Providence Byblos

was the first hookah bar around these parts, and the locals (and college kiddies) love it. The Middle Eastern art of toking the hookah provides a nice, mellow buzz to the dome. There are other attractions: two full-service bars on two floors, and every Thursday is ladies’ night, with specialty martinis. And who says happy hour is just for sipping? Try the Provy Byblos “Happy Hookah Hour” (3-6 pm; it’s 18-plus to hookah). Get your puff on and “hook” it up!

Best iCe CreAM: BriCkLey’s iCe CreAM

322 Main St, Wakefield | 401.782.8864 + 921 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett | 401.789.1784 | brickleys.com | The spring opening date

of the seasonal shops flashes around town fast. Folks line up for this homemade, small-batch treat, with its fresh fruit flavors — banana, bing cherry, ginger, lemon, or strawberry. The younger crowd goes for cookie dough, cake batter, peanut butter cup, or Heath Bar. And some fans choose a frozen yogurt, sugar-free, or sherbet flavor.

Best JonnyCAkes: Jigger’s HiLL And HArBour diner 145 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.884.6060 | hillandharbourdiner.com | Jigger’s jonny-

cakes have been a tradition since the diner opened in the ’90s; despite ownership shifts through the years, the cakes have remained a customer fave. Though these are made with Kenyon’s corn meal (instead of the EG grown-and-ground flint corn of the past), they are very tasty. Large as a saucer,

crispy outside and dense inside, these jonnycakes rock.

Best LAte nigHt eAts: HAVen BrotHers

72 Spruce St, Providence | 401.861.7777 | This diner on wheels has history, with Anne P. Haven starting it as a horse-drawn lunch wagon in 1878. That was only six years after the first diner in the country opened in Providence; the Haven family owned it until 1953. It plugs in next to City Hall after 4:30 pm. Meet you there at 2 am for a chilicheese dog.

Best LoBster roLL: CHAMpLin’s seAFood

256 Great Island Rd, Narragansett | 401.783.3152 | champlins.com | This is a Galilee market landmark, with a restaurant that serves the definitive lobster roll — bun grilled for crunch, plenty of juicy chunks (most places in Rhode Island that mushed up lobster like tuna salad have been shamed out of business), and not too much mayo. Since lobsters are carnivores, you’ll find them in line for these, too.

Best orgAniC produCe: FArM FresH FArMers MArket

1005 Main St #1220, Pawtucket | 401.312.4250 | farmfresh.org | Year-round organic pro-

duce is a dream come true for many chefs and home cooks. From the winter markets’ supply of onions, potatoes, squash, greenhouse greens, and cabbage-family members, the variety expands to summery treats, such as green beans, cukes, tomatoes, corn, eggplant, peppers, melons, berries, currants, peaches, apples, and pears (the tree fruits are usually IPM, not certified organic). Eat hearty! And check the website for seasonal updates on Farm Fresh stands.

Best pizzA: BoB & tiMMy’s

32 Spruce St, Providence | 401.453.2221 + 621 Pound Hill Rd, North Smithfield | 401.768.3490 | bobandtimmys.com | They

must be irked that Al Forno gets the nation-

al attention for bringing wood-grilled pizza to America, but the best response is perfection: thin crust, loads of fresh ingredients spread to the edges, tomato sauce versions nicely tangy. Exceptional. And cheap: $9 or $10 for a 14-incher, before add-ons.

Best prepAred Food-to-go: dAVe’s MArketpLACe

Nine locations, from Cumberland to Wickford | 401.831.3400 | davesmarketplace.com | They’re “Locally Owned and Operated

Since 1969,” a tribute to good word-ofmouth. At the beginning, they were just a little roadside produce stand called Dave’s Fruitland. They know what customers want, offering plenty of items that are local, kosher, gluten-free, organic, or housemade — and delicious.

Best restAurAnt, CHinese: pHoenix drAgon

256 Broadway, Providence | 401.831.7555 | phoenixdragon-restaurant.com | They’re not a

generic pan-Asian restaurant but specialize in Northern and Southern Chinese dishes and Japanese cuisine. As well as their Phoenix Dragon Duck, they are especially proud of their General Tso’s Chicken, ubiquitous but here with white meat only, crisp, and with a perfectly balanced sauce.

Best restAurAnt, eAst BAy: persiMMon

31 State St, Bristol, 401.254.7474 | persimmonbristol.com | Champe Speidel is

a master chef, religiously flavor-oriented, but an artist with presentations too. He’s so into finding the best ingredients and cuts of meat for fine dining that he opened Persimmon Provisions and a butcherie in Barrington, for cooks who care. At the restaurant, try the appetizer that starts with slow-roasted delicata squash and dry-cured duck breast, and taste for yourself.

Best restAurAnt, FrenCH: CHez pAsCAL

960 Hope St, Providence, 401.421.4422 | chez-pascal.com | Their motto is “French-

Best restAurAnt, itALiAn: sienA

5600 Post Rd, East Greenwich | 401.885.8850 + 238 Atwells Ave, Providence | 401.521.3311 | sienari.com | They call it “Tuscan Soul

Food,” and a lot of thought as well as heart goes into the dishes. Even the sides — oops, contorni — are well considered: cavoletti di Bruxelles is more than a fancy name for Brussels sprouts; they are caramelized. And you can get your semi-boneless pan-seared chicken breasts baked in terra-cotta, if you choose. Mangia, mangia!

Best restAurAnt, JApAnese: HAruki eAst

172 Wayland Ave, Providence | 401.223.0332 | harukisushi.com | Complemented by Haruki

Express on Waterman St and the original Haruki in Cranston, this place has gained appreciation for more than fresh sushi and a mean sashimi. The softshell crab is deepfried with ginger sauce, the fried calamari comes with a spicy cucumber sauce, and check out the tuna shiitake: the grilled mushroom caps are stuffed with tuna tartar.

Best restAurAnt, koreAn: sun And Moon

95 Warren Ave, East Providence | 401.435.0214 | sunandmoonkorean.com | Korean home-cooking, made-to-order by Mother Lee. The menu has gotten more sophisticated, so kimchi, the spicy and garlicky marinated cabbage, is no longer available as a separate appetizer, just accenting other offerings. But how could dishes with such cool names as Jap Chae Dup-Bob and BulGoGi not satisfy? And no, Don Gatsu is not an Italian addition.

Best restAurAnt, MexiCAn: don Jose tequiLAs

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Best restAurAnt, MiddLe eAstern: eAst side poCkets 278 Thayer St, Providence | 401.453.1100 | eastsidepocket.com | Family-owned and

operated, ESP has been serving falafel and hummus, tabouleh and dolmas for 15 years. But their namesakes are their claim to fame — pita bread filled with such goodies as grilled beef or exotically seasoned ground beef, or even a buffalo chicken version. For something different, try their open-face spinach and feta mini-pizza.

Best restAurAnt, neW: gAVin’s puB

520 South Water St, Providence | 401.383.3833 | gavinsprovidence.com | A very welcome ad-

dition on the Providence waterfront. Walk in and you might think you’ve time-traveled to a WWII-era sailors bar, with pinup girl hairdos, ’40s and ’50s outfits on the waitresses, and period decor. Everything on the menu is made from scratch and not just tossed into a microwave. The naan bread pizzas are a great place to start.

Best restAurAnt, neWport: sALVAtion CAFé

140 Broadway, Newport | 401.847.2620 | salvationcafe.com | Never mind all those

hoity-toity restaurants swarming with tourists in the summer — Phoenix readers enjoy the unpretentiousness of this landmark Broadway bistro. Where else among the appetizers can you get a chicken-liverstrawberry-habañero-jelly sandwich, or salmon belly and ginger dumplings in white miso broth? Dessert? Their vanilla peach cobbler is to vie for.

Best restAurAnt, nortHern ri: trAttoriA roMAnA BAr & griLL 3 Wake Robin Rd, Lincoln | 401.333.6700 | trattoria-romana.com | Born near Rome,

chef Luciano Canova trained at the Culinary Institute of Italy and refined his skills around Europe. Then he chose Rhode Island as the place that would appreciate the trattoria he always wanted to open.

Try the bocconcini della nona al Vin Santo (stuffed chicken breast over Parmesan risotto). Vinnie’s grandmother assures us it’s delizioso. (And there’s a Trattoria Romana South in Wakefield, to save our southern readers the trip to Lincoln.)

Best restAurAnt, on tHe WAter: WAterMAn griLLe

4 Richmond Sq, Providence | 401.521.9229 | watermangrille.com | A lovely water view is

a good start, but a restaurant also has to impress us with their menu. The Seekonk River accomplishes its tranquil role here, but then the kitchen takes over. Executive chef Kevin DiLibero’s signature dishes include a slow-braised lamb shank in its rosemary-infused juices and a “Duck Duo” of both breast and confit.

Best restAurAnt, roMAntiC: xo CAFé

125 North Main St, Providence | 401.273.9090 | xocafe.com | In 1997, this restaurant

helped lead the foodie renaissance in town, earning the accolade of “hippest restaurant in Providence” in Chef Magazine.

Today executive chef Martin Lyons carries on Jules Ramos’s emphasis on sourcing its produce from regional farms. The 1799 John Updike House enfolds romantic diners in historic comfort.

Best restAurAnt, seAFood: MAtunuCk oyster BAr

629 Succotash Rd, South Kingstown | 401.783.4202 | rhodyoysters.com | Oysters

don’t get much fresher than the ones farmed by Perry Raso in Potter Pond and served in his restaurant on said pond. You can have them on the half shell; fried up in a po’ boy sandwich; dressed-up in Rockefeller, with Pernod, spinach, and bacon; in a delectably creamy soup; or in the jubilant jambalaya. Lobsters and scallops, swordfish and cod, are also primo.

Best restAurAnt, soutH County: MeWs tAVern

456 Main St, Wakefield | 401.783.9370 | mewstavern.com | A popular hangout for

generations of URI students, they keep scores of beers on tap — 69, at last count — and a long row of single malt scotches.

Food? The calzones and pizzas have a good rep, as does their humongous Everest Burger. Get there early — the place tends to get packed.

Best restAurAnt, spLurge: grACie’s

194 Washington St, Providence | 401.272.7811 | graciesprovidence.com | There’s a good reason that Gracie’s was the only restaurant in town to be rated with four diamonds

by AAA a few years ago. Since it opened on Federal Hill in 1998 (and subsequently moving to the theater district), their reputation has grown. Chef Matthew Varga’s Bomster sea scallops with maple-braised pork belly is a surf and turf like no other.

Best restAurAnt, susHi/sAsHiMi: tokyo

388 Wickenden St, Providence | 401.331.5330 | spainri.com | How considerate of them to

be BYOB so you can pour from a bottle of sake instead of having to buy it thimbleful by thimbleful. The sashimi appetizer array is a steal at $6.95; you won’t readily find their Geso Karaage (fried cuttlefish tentacles) elsewhere; and the chopped-yellowtail Fire Hamachi is a treat.

Best restAurAnt, tApAs /spAnisH: FLAn y AJo 225a Westminster St, Providence | 401.432.6656 | flanyajo.com | How many

other places offer razor clams? How often do you come across anchovies not in a can but rather arrayed next to olive oil crackers

made on the premises? Here you feast on your choice of small pinchos and tapas, and converse with friends over wine or sherry (it’s BYOB) as the little dishes pile up.

Best restAurAnt, tHAi + VietnAMese: ApsArA

716 Public St, Providence | 401.785.1490 | Despite being tucked away in an obscure corner of town, Apsara draws plenty of appreciators. Their pad Thai is an enormous portion and as good as any you’ll find this side of Bangkok. The Thai-style chicken with lemongrass is another standout. The nime chow is definitive. That’s the Cambodian term for Vietnamese nem cuon, those delectable spring rolls no one can resist. Authentic stuff here.

Best restAurAnt, VegAn/ VegetAriAn: gArden griLLe

727 East Ave, Pawtucket | 401.726.2826 | gardengrillecafe.com | It’s one thing for

restaurants to toss a few vegetable dishes onto their menu to satisfy diners accompanying the more numerous carnivores they’re after. But here, vege-heads rule.

Unprejudiced meat-eaters will be tempted by the chipotle seitan and even the pastrami-spiced (wait for it) tofu. And who could resist the mushroom pizza, which includes smoked onion, Gorgonzola, and arugula?

Best restAurAnt, West BAy: eLeVen Forty nine

1149 Division St, East Greenwich | 401.884.1149 | elevenfortynine.com | Until a few years ago,

restaurants bounced through this prominent location like a roulette ball. It took master chef Jules Ramos, who launched XO Café and Mill’s Tavern, to make it stick. Who would have the nerve to offer shrimp and grits, or BBQ pork tacos at an upscale place? Someone who knows how to make them work.

Best sAndWiCHes/WrAps: geoFF’s superLAtiVe sAndWiCHes

163 Benefit St, Providence | 401.751.2248 | facebook.com/GeoffsSuperlativeSandwiches | Go for the sandwiches, stay for the pickles.

Or go for the pickles and stay for the staff’s giddy repartee. There are many reasons to indulge yourself at College Hill’s hippest

lunch spot. We used to be addicted to the Mike Schwartz (pastrami and tuna, yes!), but there are plenty of other items to drool over, each named for local celebs both ancient and modern. A friend can’t say no to the Antoinette Downing, a salmon ditty named after the famed LaProv preservationist. Informality rules, by the way — and yes, those pickles are free.

Best steAkHouse: MiLL’s tAVern

101 North Main St, Providence | 401.272.3331 | millstavernrestaurant.com | For seven years

straight, it was the only Rhode Island restaurant to receive four of five stars from the Forbes (formally Mobil) Travel Guide.

You’re allowed to spend a fortune, but there’s a $29.95 prix fixe menu Sunday through Friday. From grilled pineapple risotta to roasted duck breast to a mandarin orange semifreddo with olive oil sponge cake, for one possible combination.

Best Wiener Joint: oLneyViLLe neW york systeM

20 Plainfield St, Providence | 401.621.9500 + 1012 Reservoir Ave, Cranston | 401.275.6031 + 1744 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence | 401.383.4155 | olneyvillenewyorksystem.com | Anthony Stevens and son Nicholas settled in Brooklyn after emigrating from Greece, thus the NY part. They opened a little restaurant here in 1946, near the present Providence location, and their wieners started catching on. Topped with meat sauce, mustard, chopped onion, and celery salt, in a steamed bun. Accept no hot dog impostor.

Best Wine List: LoCAL 121

121 Washington, Providence | 401.274.2121 | local121.com | “Fresh and Local” is their

slogan as well as their reason for being — and for being so popular. The wine offerings are well-chosen and very affordable; there are three dozen whites (including varieties from Sakonnet and Newport vineyards) and more than 40 reds, plus two roses and nine champagnes. On the floors above them at the former Dreyfus Hotel are AS220 living and work spaces for artists, which perhaps by osmosis contribute to their artful dishes. Their house-made black pepper cavatelli and confit chicken with nasturtium pesto sure is a beauty.

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Shopping top-shelf goods and services Best AlternAtive smoke shop: ethnic concepts

(1990, $25). And their exhaustive categories span every letter of the alphabet ’cept K, Q, X, Y, and Z (though we’re sure there are tomes that feature Kites, Quetzalcoatl, Xerography, Yarn, and Zoology); our fave is “Books About Books.”

353 Wickenden St + 112 Spruce St Providence | 401.454.PIPE | ethnicconceptsnorth.com | The Ethnic Concepts empire is approaching Lifetime Achievement status as the smoke shop of choice. EC caters to smokers/tokers with fair prices and a wide selection of glass water pipes (with mammoth blown-glass pieces upwards of $400), designer blown-glass works of art, hookahs, one-hitters, and vaporizers. But just because grass is pretty much legal in RI now (welcome, dispensaries!) doesn’t give you the right to walk in and start spouting off about bongs and bowls. Know the code, dude.

Best cD/recorD store: olympic recorDs

580 Wickenden St, Providence | 401.301.9266 | olympicvinyl.tumblr.com | From Kendrick

Lamar to My Bloody Valentine to Miles Davis, Olympic Records has you covered with a super selection of new and used vinyl (and discs) tucked away in Fox Point.

Let your fingers do the walking and sort through endless bins of wax (we recently scored some choice Built to Spill and Hum platters), including a wealth of local artists like Lolita Black, Doomsday Student, and Deleted Arrows. Spin the black circle!

Viva la vinyl!

Best Art supplies store: utrecht Art supplies

200 Wickenden St, Providence | 401.331.3780 | utrechtart.com | New York City, 1949.

Brothers Norman and Harold Gulamerian have trouble finding quality artists’ linen and begin importing from Europe. Before long, Utrecht Linens, Inc. expands to a fullscale art supplier. In 2013, RISD students and other creative types flock to the local outpost to snag canvases, brushes, paint, and a fine smattering of smocks. Voila!

Best clothing store, men’s + Best shore store, men’s: whArf clothing & wAres

212 Westminster St, Providence | 401.272.1231 | shopwharf.com | Wharf proudly proclaims:

“We sell apparel, accessories and items made with attention to detail and quality that are of value to is and that we hope you enjoy as much as we do.” They have you covered with style and sophistication: Oxford button-down shirts, blazers, distinctive denims, footwear by Timberland, Alden, and PRO-Keds, and awesome accessories. Need a tiger stripe camo pocket square?

Of course you do. You gotta look sharp.

Best Bike shop: DAsh Bicycle shop 267 Broadway, Providence | 401.453.3274 | dashbicycle.com | Do you just want the

cables lubed, or does the housing and drive train need to be fully cleaned as well?

Whichever, the nifty two-wheeler shop on Federal Hill does it all, repair-wise. They’ll also put your fanny on a whole new frame if need be: from Linus (an RI exclusive) to Kona to Pake, they rep a handful of cool companies. Providence is small — there’s no reason to drive around to do your errands.

Stay green, get pedaling, and find out why the Dash dudes just walked away with this year’s award for the third year in a row.

Best clothing store, women’s: Queen of heArts

220 Westminster St, Providence | 401.421.1471 | queenofheartsprovidence.com | The funky but chic boutique offers “covetable jewelry, amazingly adorable dresses, and uniquely perfect gifts,” many by local artists and designers. Another big draw: the distinctive creations by owner Karen Beebe’s fashion line, Lucille. Queen of Hearts often adorns their Facebook posts with a logo that declares “What We Love.”

Since Queen of Hearts has garnered Best honors for the third consecutive year, it’s clear that readers love them too.

Best comic Books store: the time cApsule

537 Pontiac Ave, Cranston | 401.781.5017 + 1732 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA | 508.336.4790 | thetimecapsule.com | It’s

easy to lose a few hours while taking in all of the flashback fun at the Time Capsule.

The Cranston home base spawned a second store a few years back (in Seekonk), spilling over with ol-skool comics and modern-day graphic novels, plus plenty of Star Wars collectibles, vintage gaming systems (a mint condition Intellivision, anyone?), and a healthy selection of low-priced vinyl (hit the $1 bin). They’ll buy your stuff, too; check the website for their Top 10 wanted list. And if you’ve never been there, pencil in May 4 for a visit: the Time Capsule will be participating in Free Comic Book Day, natch.

Best consignment/thrift/ vintAge store: kArmA couture

591 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.398.0576 | shopkarma.com | The slogan over the en-

trance sums it up: “What Goes Around, Comes Around.” And what comes around at Karma Couture tends to go fast. Which is no surprise when you can get $138 Lacoste leather sandals for $39, or a gorgeous $920 Balenciaga navy wrap dress for $238. The authenticity of the items is guaranteed, and most of them are one-of-a-kind.

Browse online or in person; Karma’s offerings will surely keep you coming around.

Best DAy spA: innisfree BoDy works

18 Post Rd, Warwick | 401.461.3788 | innisfreebodyworks.com | Innisfree proves

the “location, location, location” adage.

The wellness center is in a 1760 customhouse in Pawtuxet Village; they say their setting is “a special place to regain health, beauty, and serenity.” Innisfree offers body treatments, facials, massage therapy, organic hair removal, holistic health coaching, makeup services, and more, plus workshops on a wide range of intriguing topics (“The Seductive Power of Chocolate”; “The Body Electric”). Go. Relax.

Best Doggie DAycAre: the BArking lot

697 Allens Ave, Providence | 401.781.2275 | thebarkinglotri.com | We spend a lot of time

outside the Barking Lot (that’s a long red light at the intersection of Ernest St and Allens Ave), and the dogs — and owners — we see coming and going at both ends of the workday look very happy. The testimonials on their Facebook page reinforce that observation. In addition to day care (with off-leash play) and boarding (for dogs and cats), there are training programs (puppy socialization, obedience), and grooming.

The furry ones frolic while you work with peace of mind — it’s a win-win.

Best fAciAl + Best mAnicure/ peDicure: the w sAlon

Best Book store, new: symposium Books

713 Westminster St, Providence | 401.521.8439 | thewsalon.biz | The W is a full-service salon

240 Westminster St, Providence | 401.273.7900 + 224 Thayer St, Providence | 401.421.0393 + 247 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.886.1600 | facebook.com/pages/Symposium-Books/ 160615037289876 | Symposium boasts an

and spa (hair, massage, waxing, much more). But let’s run down the options in the categories that they Bested: there are seven facials (Cleaning Extraction, Customized, Express, LA Stone Therapy, Men’s, Teen, and Ultimate Experience) and a few nails variations (basic, spa, French tips, and an anti-aging manicure). The W will help you look your Best from head (they have a dozen stylists on their Hair Team) to toes.

eclectic, stimulating, and well-curated selection. They’re big on art books, philosophy, and serious fiction. They’re big on fun, too, with loads of graphic novels and magnetic poetry sets in Spanish and French and Hebrew. And the sale tables are genuine treasure troves. Feed your mind!

Best green items: fertile unDergrounD

Best Book store, useD: cellAr stories

1577 Westminster St, Providence | 401.365.4384 | fertileunderground.com | Fertile Under-

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111 Mathewson St, Providence | 401.521.2665 | cellarstories.com | They’ve been at it for

more than 30 years, so they obviously know what they’re doing. The Downcity staple has a ridiculous breadth of titles, from (as featured on the website as we type) The Tin Woodman of Oz, by L. Frank Baum (1918, $30) to Something About Cats and Other Pieces, by H.P. Lovecraft (1949, $325) to Historic Highway Bridges of Rhode Island, by Matthew J. Gill, Jr. and Edward D. DiPrete

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Herbs, fruits and vegetables from Schartner Farms, and much more. FU also serves breakfast, lunch, and sandwiches at their café, maintains a community garden, and hopes to have the Furtile Turtle slow food truck on the road soon. Green is good!

Best gym/heAlth cluB: methoD fitness

19 South Angell St, Providence + 755 Westminster St, Providence | 401.274.6384 | methodfit.com | Yes, it’s time. Time to tone

comes to such creativity. From soil to light fixtures, tents and tarps to water filtration systems, they supply advanced gardeners and newbies with all the right stuff.

Here’s your chance to pluck a gardenia from your own living room.

Best Jewelry store: Alex & Ani

201 Wayland Ave, Providence | 401.919.5467 + 2000 Chapel View Blvd, Cranston | 401.633.1490 + 1 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport | 401.849.3002 + 232 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.398.1023 | alexandani.com | In last year’s

up, get in shape, sweat, sweat, sweat.

Method Fitness will get it done, with an expert staff of trainers and, if you’re game, a high-energy Fitness Boot Camp strength and conditioning class that promises to burn off the fat twice as fast as running. And Method takes pride in offering something different than the chains — a small, salon-style feel and no sales pressure tactics.

entry celebrating A&A’s Best Jewelry Store win, we noted that they had stores in MA, CT, NY, FL, and MD; add CA, NH, NJ, CO, DE, ME, and VT to that list (28 in all); they also have 96 “shop within a shop” locations. Oh, and they bought Belcourt Castle in Newport. It’s Alex and Ani’s world, we’re just buying bangles and rings and necklaces and earrings in it . . . .

Best hAircut, men’s + Best hAircut, men’s: ky michAels sAlon

Best liQuor store, Beer selection: nikki’s liQuors

the best advertising. So let’s cite some of the words on Facebook raving about the Ky Michaels Salon Experience: “I can’t give any compliment that would do this place justice. Ky knows just what to do to make me head out the door looking and feeling my best.” “Ky rocks. He knows what you need when you need a change. Great at looking at your hair with a fresh eye and colors like no other. He is officially the man.” Word!

but here we go: Nikki’s is the king of the hill, acing every requirement on the Best Beer Selection checklist. They always get the seasonal and small batches releases first (Founders’ KBS, Stone’s Enjoy By, Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout); they have more than 1000 mix-a-six (10% off) bottles; and they boast great Beer of the Month/Deal of the Week specials.

When they move to their new location on Broadway, The Best will only get better.

442 Wickenden St, Providence | 401.228.3808 | kymichaelssalon.com | Word of mouth is

33 Smithfield Rd, Providence | 401.861.9006 | facebook.com/nikkis.craftbeerfinewinespirits | We’re preaching to the converted here,

Best home Decor store + Best nerD store: frog & toAD

Best liQuor store, overAll selection: Bottles

beauteous knick-knacks have their place in the world. The character of a room can be built on a handful of small objects. Or large objects — this beloved East Side emporium has a spectrum of cool furniture as well. But it’s also treasured for its quirkier fare, including some items that revel in their cheekiness. Jewelry and trinkets by local artisans, framed prints, greeting cards, RI-centric T-shirts (the newish Joy Division-inspired “Rhode Island: Unknown Pleasures” model is genius) — anything goes at F&T.

takes the honors in our first-ever Liquor Store, Overall Selection category. Bottles is certainly one of the more elegant liquor stores, with exposed brick, wood shelves, a mezzanine — and a fine selection of books to enhance your appreciation of their offerings. They host tasting events (beer on Friday, wine on Saturday) and off-site seminars (explore “Vodka: A Global History” at the Waterman Grille on May 9) — and they deliver (free to greater Providence). Cheers!

795 Hope St, Providence | 401.831.3434 | frogandtoadstore.com | Artsy oddities and

Best hyDroponics store: rhoDe islAnD hyDroponics

85 Front St, Woonsocket | 401.356.1899 | ri-hydroponics.com | Getting your garden

to grow inside your home is complex business. Among other things, you need to know about climate control and seed starting. The payoff is major, of course.

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Best liQuor store, wine selection: cAmpus fine wines

127 Brook St, Providence | 401.621.9650 | campusfinewines.com | Campus Fine Wines

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with a particular focus on the former, citing their “commitment to producers who make wine with respect for the land, the grape, and those who drink.” Phoenix readers raise their classes to CFW.

Best mAssAge: mAssAge envy spA

1000 Chapel View Blvd, Cranston | 401.275.4900 + 1000 Division St, East Greenwich | 401.336.2900 | massageenvy.com | There are many good reasons for enjoying a massage — aches from physical labor, pain from athletic injuries and, oh yeah, stress from the economic anxiety that surrounds us all. We have one pal who gets worked on because of his road rage.

The muscle therapy provided at Massage Envy alleviates those stress points; from reflexology to hot stones, there are many variations One thing’s certain: when the session is over, you breathe a lot easier.

Best musicAl instruments store: wAkefielD music 58 Main St, Wakefield | 401.783.5390 | wakefieldmusic.com | Wakefield Music is a

full-service shop: whether you’re strumming or picking or bowing or bashing or blowing or tickling, they have the instrument you need. Sheet music and fake books? Check. Reeds, tuners, drum heads, mutes, batons? Of course. Lessons, workshops, clinics? More than 20 pros are ready to help you express yourself. And there’s a jaw-dropping selection of rare and consigned pieces (acoustic guitar-seekers, prepare to drool). No wonder Phoenix readers sing its praises.

Best pet store: Dogs in hArmony 1417 Atwood Ave, Johnston | 401.934.3647 | dogsinharmonyri.com | Their website says

they’re a “bakery that has gone to the dogs,” but Dogs In Harmony offers much more than organic treats (from Ginger’s Snappy Treats to “sugar-sensitive” Healthy Howlers for diabetic dogs). There’s a charming line of local products — collars and leashes, blankets, bandannas, washable pee pads, pet-themed gifts — and dog, cat, and bunny foods. And Dogs In Harmony has a dedicated four-legged and twolegged fan base — a write-in campaign secured their Best status. Woof!

Best pilAtes clAss/stuDio: proviDence pilAtes center

5 Lincoln Ave, Providence | 401.480.0193 | providencepilatescenter.com | Sit in a chair

all day? This just in: your bod is screaming for more flexibility. The PPC has been growing its biz since 2001; it’s filled with wunda chairs, ladder barrels, and other devices that help you loosen every muscle you have, from the inside out. Grab your mat and head over to get your non-impact regimen going the right way.

Best plAce to get pierceD: rockstAr BoDy piercing

267 Thayer St, Providence | 401.272.0345 | rockstarpiercing.com | Rockstar’s logo in-

cludes their mission statement: “Expertly Trained • State Licensed • Scrupulously Hygienic • Absurdly Personable.” Jef Saunders, one of Rockstar’s rockstars, is serious about his profession. His blog, “Confessions of a Piercing Nerd,” addresses “body piercing, rationally.” You’ll learn a lot. Rockstar has worked its magic on thousands of grateful customers since 2002. Modify thyself!

Best sAlon: luniAcglAmour

37 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.886.GLAM | luniacglamour.com | LuniacGlamour is an

ambitious, lively, and funky shop. It’s a full-service salon: hair, skin, waxing, nails, spray tanning, bridal styling, little girl and tween and girlfriend parties. It’s a showcase for Rhode Island designers — jewelry, clothing, bags, accessories. And their attitude is exemplified by their note about the fare from Thriller Party, by RISD grad Rue Sakayama: “She doesn’t have time for boring clothes. Neither do you.”

Best shoe store, women’s: moDern love

222 Westminster St, Providence | 401.421.1471 | queenofheartsprovidence.com | For the

third straight year, Karen Beebe gets two Best huzzahs — for her women’s clothing store, Queen of Hearts, and the next-door shoe store, Modern Love. Karen must be a big David Bowie fan, since Modern Love shares a name with one of Bowie’s biggest hits and the store’s shared logo shouts out his “Oh! You Pretty Things!“ Recent arrivals include kicks by Dolce Vita and Nicole (a platform made with cord and flecks of fluorescence). Go get your pretty on!

Best tAttoo pArlor: DrAgon lily

3380 East Main Rd, Portsmouth | 401.261.6725 | dragonlilytattoo.com | If you want it on

your body, Dragon Lily can put it there.

Glance at their galleries and you’ll marvel at the range of their artistic expression.

Lily, Doug, and Christina are skilled and soulful, and their customers are loyal. And if you need an unwanted tattoo covered up or fixed, they can do that too. Your body is a canvas, and the folks at Dragon Lily are ready to make it a masterpiece.

Best yogA stuDio: oceAn stAte BikrAm yogA

560 Mineral Spring Ave #104, Pawtucket | 401.743.5405 | oceanstatebikramyoga.com | Bikram yoga aims to warm and stretch

your muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and increase the flow of blood through your entire body, helping to restore your vital systems. OSBY’s motto is direct and inspiring: “90 minutes, just for you. Feel better. Be Better.”

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local heroes In this 16th annual edition of the Providence Phoenix’s Best issue, we highlight people and organizations who are doing exceptionally good work — local heroes who often labor behind the scenes to change their communities for the better.

Whatever neighborhoods we live in, we are all in their debt.

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Tara Moniz

A lifeline After deAth

“As a joke which nobody thinks is funny, I say I have the job that’s a conversation killer,” Tara Moniz says. “Nobody wants to talk about homicide.”

In a state where victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other social disasters can find specially trained counselors, Moniz — Director of Victims Services at Providence’s Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence — is the only advocate devoted specifically to murder, she says.

When Rhode Islanders read about a murder-suicide in Warwick; when they hear about a strangling or a stabbing in Woonsocket or Pawtucket or Providence, Moniz is likely reporting for duty at the hospital or the family’s home.

Murders don’t just happen to the victim, she says. They happen “to their mother, to their father, to their children, brothers, sisters, and the community.”

A murder also leaves logistical questions that, thankfully, few people will ever have to answer. Will the medical examiner pass the body along to a funeral home or does the family need to pick it up? Who will make sudden funeral arrangements? Will anyone clean the bloodstained rug where the crime took place? It’s Moniz’s job to help answer these questions.

“I’m perfectly comfortable walking into a house where a mother is laying on the floor crying and knowing that I can go to her . . . get on the floor with her and hug her and then sort of be able to say, ‘We need to do this now,’ ” she says.

A murder leaves logistical questions that few people will ever have to answer.

It’s Moniz’s job to help answer these questions.

We’ll let other newspapers focus on the fact that Moniz lives in a town called Hope Valley (which, we must admit, is pretty poetic for a woman of her unflappable charm).

We at the Phoenix will instead boast that we helped connect Moniz with her current job.

While working as a case manager at South Shore Mental Health Center in Charlestown in 2003, she spotted the Phoenix’s “The Peacemakers” feature profiling the fledgling nonviolence institute’s peace-promoting work on Providence’s grittiest streets. Moniz ripped the article out of the paper, went home to her mother, and said that this was where she wanted to work. A few years later, when funding for her counseling position dried up and she answered a listing for a homicide victims advocate, she got her chance.

Nowadays, four years later, Moniz has a stack of testimonials describing her skills. Her work is “critical to the emotional balance of victims and surviving family members who struggle to cope after a tragic loss,” a note from the state attorney general’s office reads. “I am [grateful] that God appointed you to help so many,” adds a handwritten note from a bereaved family.

What impresses us most, though, is that, like a tango dancer or jazz musi-

cian, Moniz is a master of improvisation.

Murder and its effects are unpredictable by nature, so Moniz is constantly straying from the services printed in the nonviolence institute’s “Victims Support Services” brochure. One day she might chauffeur a bereaved mother to the cemetery for a visit to her child’s headstone; another, she may browse the Internet for jewelry designed to carry a loved one’s ashes. Once when a family couldn’t bear to look at autopsy photos during a murder trial in Providence, Moniz stayed in the courtroom to bear witness on their behalf. None of these “clients,” as the nonviolence institute calls them, are charged a cent.

In fact, on every third Wednesday of the month, they — and anyone else struggling with the violent loss of a loved one — are invited to a meeting room at the ISPN’s South Providence headquarters for one of Moniz’s victims support sessions.

Votive candles and a half-empty box of tissues sit on the table (“I could buy stock in Kleenex,” Moniz jokes). Framed photographs line the walls with names and birth/death dates underneath them.

She isn’t so much a discussion leader as a listener during these sessions, Moniz says. Some attendees have been told by friends to “get over it” or “move on.” But, as Moniz says, “Why would you ‘get over’ someone? . . . You don’t want to ‘get over’ people. They’re important to you.

“We’re not going to tell you, ‘Oh, I’ve already heard that,’ ” she continues.

Sitting in that victims support room, she points to a photograph sitting on a nearby bookshelf of a brightly smiling woman.

That woman’s mother told Moniz again and again about the frozen lasagna they shared for their last meal together.

“She needed to tell me that a hundred times and that’s OK,” Moniz says. “Every time I look at her now I think. ‘OK, she had lasagna with her mom. Her last meal was lasagna with her mom.’ ”

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Walker MeTTling Art in Action

DEDICATED Moniz in the victims support room.

Their names are Gumball Dude, Couch Robot, Monster Glitter Arms, Ninja Pigs, and Casanova Frankenstein. They come from Marsh Mallow Land, Gotham, the Atlantic Ocean, the jungle, Mars, Hell, and Snakeville. Their powers include teleportation, mind control, turning humans into gold, spraying venom into enemies’ eyes, and “supergnawing.”

These are just a few of the characters created by young Rhode Islanders under the tutelage of Walker Mettling, founder of the Providence Comics Consortium.

You may have stumbled into a PCC gathering if you’ve walked into a Providence Community Library branch on a weekday afternoon and seen an energetic man gesticulating excitedly before a group of

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eight- to-12-year-olds armed with pencils and workbooks. This is the formula PCC has followed since its founding (with the help of a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts grant) in October 2010. Kids enroll in the PCC — free of charge — for a month of twice-weekly after-school workshops.

During the sessions they learn about comics-making by filling out character sheets (“Name,” “Height,” “Weight,” “Homebase,” “Powers/Abilities,” “Weaknesses,” etc.), playing sketching games with names like “Face Factory,” and brainstorming with visiting artists.

The kids eventually develop characters — Fred the Penguin or Lonely Shoe, for example — and build a comic story around them.

Once the workshops are finished, Mettling compiles, prints, binds, and publishes students’ work in books that are distributed to the students and filed on the shelves of Providence Community Library branches.

“It isn’t that often that kids are actually making art and putting it out into the world — like, way out into the world,” Mettling explains, sitting in the living room of his apartment on Providence’s West Side. A second-hand color copier the size of a washing machine whirs on the other side of the room, spitting out copies of his latest PCC collection.

But PCC isn’t just a way for kids to practice what he describes as a kind of mental yoga; it’s also a collaboration with real-life comics artists. PCC participants at, say, the Olneyville or Rochambeau branches of the Providence Community Library will frequently create characters that Mettling — a printmaker and comics artist with indie comics pals across the country — then places in the hands of professional artists as “assignments.”

Take the recent PCC project funded by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, for example. RIDOT was interested in educating citizens about new laws that require fastened seat belts at all times in vehicles, so Mettling pitched a series of comics called Providence Car Crash Consortium to help spread the word. Local

kids created characters like Anti Carcrash Dog and Bony the Head that were handed off via email to professional artists in Portland, Oregon and New York City.

The results are like no PSA you’ve ever seen. One strip features an anthropomorphic roll of “CAUTION” tape named Tapey who, after riders start wearing seat belts more frequently, finds himself filing for unemployment and sobbing in his bed at night. Others follow characters like Headless Hula Dancer (“Their was a reckless driver/she loved her dashboard hula girl/ and in a crash/they BOTH lost their heads”) or offer an Aesop-esque moral: “WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT OR YOU MIGHT LOSE YOUR SOUL TO THE ...GHOST CAR.” For other projects, PCC has connected kids with Providence musicians. Search “Providence Comics Consortium Zaplight” on YouTube to hear local singer/songwriter Amil Byleckie singing the words from a student’s character sheet — “Zap light was born in a cloud as a baby / He grab[b]ed a lightning stone and the lightning stone turned him into a lightning bolt” — over psychedelic, electronic background music.

“In a way it’s sort of like a weird public art piece,” Mettling says, describing the way PCC connects kids, parents, artists, libraries, and the general public.

Next month, the project will grow even bigger.

Last fall, a RISCA grant allowed Mettling and his project partner Julia Gualtieri to set off on bikes for a series of one-day workshops at libraries in northwest Rhode Island. This May, they plan to hit 15 public libraries in 30 days, from Narragansett to North Providence.

So if you’re driving on the state’s back roads during the next few weeks, look out for a biking duo with a baby-caddie hitched to one of the bikes filled with workbooks, pens, and pencils. And, for your soul’s sake, remember to wear your seat belt.

Learn more about the Providence Comics Consortium on Facebook and at comicsconsortium.blogspot.com and providencecomicsconsortium.tumblr.com.

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Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett (writers for Letterman and The Onion, respectively) have been obsessively collecting “strange, outrageous, and profoundly stupid” videos for more than 20 years, and have been sharing (and cracking wise about) their funny finds in the Found Footage Festival since 2004.

Davy and Peter Rothbart are obsessed with finding love letters, lists, birthday cards, and whatever, and share their treasures in Found magazine (and at foundmagazine. com). Now they’ve joined forces for a four-city “founD vs. founD” mini-tour, and will share their favorite finds at the Cable Car Cinema, 204 South Main St, Providence, at 7:30 pm | $12; a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Brookline Resilience Youth Team, a Boston Marathon runner’s charity | 401.272.3970 | foundfootagefest.com

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“There’s one thing that he loves and that is flattery/ One week he’s in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes/ ’Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion.” The curators of “Artist/rebel/

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the new exhibit at the RISD Museum, 20 North Main St, Providence, likely played that Kinks song a time or three while they were assembling the frippery and finery. They note that the show “features myriad manifestations of the dandy’s style and persona, from the discreet sophistication and consummate elegance of Beau Brummell to the romantics and revolutionaries of today.” “A/R/D” runs through August 18 | $12, $10 seniors, $5 students, $3 ages 5-18 | 401.454.6500 | risdmuseum.org

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Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, the artistic directors of coMplexions conteMporArY bAllet, have a lofty goal: “reinventing dance.” The “about” page on their website states that “dance should be about removing boundaries, not reinforcing them . . . Complexions creat[es] an open, continually evolving form of dance that reflects the movement of our world — and all its constituent cultures — as an interrelated whole.” CCB will perform at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium in Roberts Hall at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $35, $30 seniors, $15 students and under 13 | 401.456.8144 | ric.edu/pfa

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folk and rock and “sideshow elements in a tongue-incheek way,” says vocalist/guitarist Robert Kolar (and there’s a lot too look at on stage). We caught them on Craig Ferguson a coupla weeks ago — they’re really big fun. Jeffrey Lewis & the Rain and Beach Day will share the bill at Fête, 103 Dike St, Providence, at 9 pm | $10 advance, $12 day of show | 401.383.1112 | fetemusic.com

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Winehouse) and got proSpeaking of talented duction help from Marc local ladies, singer/ Friedman (Natalie Mersongwriter/promoter Jess chant) and Davy Nathan Powers would be the one (Toni Braxton). On the to thank for persuading local front, Tyler James Azriel to move here. Last Kelly (the Silks) handled year, Azriel had a longINSPIRED BY PROVIDENCE azniel. guitar duties on the term house-sitting gig for EP’s final track, “Little a friend’s mother nearby Wilted One,” and Boo City’s Andrew “Moon” Bain (who and stopped by Fête to check out the Chanteuse Mardi just worked on the new Snoop Lion album) co-wrote and Gras Ball. played guitar on the first single, “We’re Alive,” penned “I was on the lookout for a place to plant my roots, after Azriel set up shop here in Providence. The five-song and fell in love with the venue and the Fête community,” EP was three years in the making.

Azriel recalled. “I met Jess and [Fête co-owner] Don King “Sara has a very particular vision for her music,” that night, and soon enough Jess was inviting me to parnoted Bain, who will perform a solo acoustic set at the EP ticipate in Chanteuse and introducing me to other musirelease show. “She is meticulous, extremely passionate cians. She went out of her way to welcome me and create and hard-working, and I was really impressed by how inopportunities for me, and relentlessly encouraged me to volved she was with every aspect of the process. move to Providence,” Azriel continued. “I like to call Jess “She has a classic sound and her music is very nostalthe ‘ambassadress’ of Providence.” gic, in a good way,” he said. “And her voice is huge.”

Azriel was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan The left coast inspired the EP’s most stunning numwith music in her bloodline; there are a number of ber, “Gloria.” The imagery clearly reflects Azriel’s mind professional singers on her mom’s side, and her father state at the time. “ ‘Gloria’ is a song about my inner pursued his musical career on both coasts as a guitarist world and the emotional journey that is life — soaring, and composer. She graduated from the Berklee College soaring, and then falling. Picking up and soaring, then of Music in 2001 and performed regularly in the Boston inevitably falling again,” she said. area. A few years later she moved to Los Angeles, where The aforementioned shot of locally sourced inspirashe developed a major case of writer’s block. tion has Azriel already thinking about her next quest, “I felt like an alien out there and that feeling shut me responding with a “definitely” when I inquired about a down,” Azriel said. “Writing became more and more difpotential full-length follow-up. ficult, and eventually became painful.

“I have written more in this last year than probably “It was a dark time for me,” Azriel acknowledged, dethe last 10 years combined,” she said, “and I honestly spite having success as a voice and piano instructor (Ryan can’t wait to get started on the next record.

Gosling took lessons from her). “I met some wonderful “I’ll also be looking for people to help me take this EP, people in the process, but it just wasn’t a good fit for as well as the next record, to a bigger audience.” me.”

Count me in. ^ Her adopted city has revived her songwriting. “Providence is such a creatively fertile place, and I am incredibly inspired by the musicians and artists in this city,” SARA AZRIEL + THE SILKS + HERRICK BAIN | Friday, April 26 said Azriel. “I love the feeling of community here. I @ 8 pm | Fête Lounge, 103 Dike St, Providence | $8, $12 w/ CD | also feel very happy and at home here, and those things 401.383.1112 | saraazriel.com Add another incred-

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“I’m looking at this as a kind of 10-year project,” Lapham says. “I’m looking to establish relationships with people when I can. I’m looking for certain architectural anchor photos to see how the neighborhood changes for bad and for good.”

He adds, “It’s not just a documentation of poverty, even though that’s there.

It’s not a documentation of gentrification, even though that’s there. It’s hopefully a documentation of the gray areas and a lot of cultures living close to one another.”

The images — a mix of digital and 4x5-inch film photos — often prompt questions. Why is that woman leaning against the post at the gas station at night? Turns out that she was just passing by. “That was simply me parking my camera on a corner near my house one night and asking people if they wanted their portrait taken,” Lapham says.

There’s a feeling of searching as Lapham varies his approach from photo to photo. “None of these photos are candid,” he says of his portraits. “They’re all sessions where there’s a conversation back and forth.” In the architectural photos, he sometimes uses a tilt-shift effect so that spots appear in crisp focus while the rest of the scene is blurry. It’s a way to draw your eye to the ragged old tree trunk in the foreground and a Queen Anne-style house with a turret in the background.

That house appears in a couple photos. Lapham describes it as “a behemoth that’s always trying to keep up with decay. It’s kind of a hint of the wealth of the neighborhood historically, but the challenge of a neighborhood that doesn’t have that kind of wealth now.” ^

subject. A decade ago, the city became a galvanizing topic as artists fought to protect the old mills that served as their homes and studios from demolition — with mixed success. But lately, the community’s industrial architecture itself has attracted artists’ attention.

The city is ultimately the subject of paintings by Neal Walsh and photographs by Scott Lapham, two longtime pillars of the AS220 universe, at 186 Carpenter (186 Carpenter St, Providence, through May 10).

The abstract paintings of Walsh’s faint murmurs series might not at first glance seem to be about the urban landscape.

But most of the paintings are built from recycled scraps of other paintings. And the cracked and peeling and repaired paint, the blue stains, the textures that recall wood paneling or clapboards are inspired by architecture.

“They’ve got rough edges. They’re beaten up. They’ve been put through the ringer. Some have sat outside for a while.

Or been stepped on or stepped over,” says Walsh, who is AS220’s gallery director (and also a friend). “I’m interested in urban spaces, rust and wear, natural processes and organic processes. But the counterpoint would be memory, too.

Stuff that triggers memories, triggers another train of feelings and emotions.”

The standout paintings at first appear to simply be white-on-white abstractions. The limited color alerts you to heighten your senses to detect their subtleties — the scuffs and scratches, the way the paint is layered like the walls of a much trafficked old hallway in which so much paint has been built up over the years that the doors no longer close quite right. And then a fog of gold or pink begins to seep through the cool gray whites and seems to glow.

In Scott Lapham’s Walking Distance series, AS220’s youth photo program coordinator works to build personal connections with the people and places within a walk of his West End home.

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facebook.com/1150Oak ELEVEN FORTY NINE | 401.884.1149 | 1149 Division St, Warwick + 1149 BAR & GRILL | 508.336.1149 | 965 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA | eleven fortynine restaurant.com FÊTE | 401.383.1112 | 103 Dike St, Providence | fetemusic.com FIREHOUSE 13 | 401.270.1801 | 41 Central St, Providence | fh13.com GAME 7 SPORTS BAR & GRILL | 508.643.2700 | 60 Man Mar Dr, Plainville, MA | game7sportsbar andgrill.com GEORGE’S OF GALILEE | 401.783.2306 | 250 Sand Hill Cove Rd, Narragansett | georgesofgalilee.com GILLARY’S | 401.253.2012 | 198 Thames St, Bristol | gillarys.com GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | 401.315.5556 | 105 White Rock Rd, Westerly GREENWICH HOTEL | 401.884.4200 | 162 Main St, East Greenwich | myspace.com/greenwichhotel HALF WAY TREE | 401.419.6358 | 44 Hospital St, Providence | facebook.com/halfwaytreeri INDIGO PIZZA | 401.615.9600 | 599 Tiogue Ave, Coventry IRON WORKS TAVERN | 401.739.5111 | 697 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | theironworkstavern.com JAVA MADNESS | 401.788.0088 | 134 Salt Pond Rd, Wakefield | javamadness.com JR’S BOURBON STREET ROCK HOUSE | 401.463.3080 | 1500 Oaklawn Ave, Cranston | mardigrasmulti club.com THE KNICKERBOCKER | 401.315.5070 | 35 Railroad Ave, Westerly | theknickerbockercafe.com LADDER 133 | 401.272.RIBS | 133 Douglas Ave, Providence | ladder133.com LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER | 877.82.RIVER | 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln | twinriver.com LOCAL 121 | 401.274.2121 | 121 Washington St, Providence | local121.com THE LOCALS | 401.231.2231 | 11 Waterman Ave, North Providence LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL | 401.331.5876 | 79 Washington St, Providence | lupos.com MACHINES WITH MAGNETS | 401.261.4938 | 400 Main St, Pawtucket | machineswithmagnets. com THE MALTED BARLEY | 401.315.2184 |

42 High St, Westerly | themalted barleyri.com MARINER GRILL | 401.284.3282 | 142 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett | marinergrille.com McNEIL’S TAVERN | 401.725.4444 | 888 Charles St, North Providence THE MEDIATOR | 401.461.3683 | 50 Rounds Ave, Providence MERRILL LOUNGE | 401.434.9742 | 535 North Broadway, East Providence THE MET | 401.729.1005 | 1005 Main St, Pawtucket | themetri.com MOZZARELLA’S | 401.305.3112 | 1021 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence | mozzarellas grill.com MULHEARN’S | 401.48.9292 | 507 North Broadway, East Providence MURPHY’S LAW | 401.724.5522 | 2 George St, Pawtucket | murphys lawri.com NARRAGANSETT CAFE | 401.423.2150 | 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown | narragansettcafe.com/ NEWPORT BLUES CAFE | 401.841.5510 | 286 Thames St | newportblues.com NEWPORT GRAND | 401.849.5000 | 150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd, Newport | newportgrand.com NEWS CAFE | 401.728.6475 | 43 Broad St, Pawtucket NICK-A-NEE’S | 401.861.7290 | 75 South St, Providence NOREY’S | 401.847.4971 | 156 Broadway, Newport | noreys.com THE NUTTY SCOTSMAN | 401.710.7778 | 812 Putnam Pike, Glocester | facebook.com/TheNuttyScotsman OAK HILL TAVERN | 401.294.3282 | 565 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown | oakhilltavern.com OCEAN MIST | 401.782.3740 | 895 Matunuck Beach Rd, Matunuck | oceanmist.net OLIVES | 401.751.1200 | 108 North Main St, Providence | olivesrocks.com 133 CLUB | 401.438.1330 | 29 Warren Ave, East Providence ONE PELHAM EAST | 401.847.9460 | 270 Thames St, Newport | thepelham.com O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | 401.228.7444 | 23 Peck Ln, Warwick | orourkesbarandgrill.com THE PARLOUR | 401.383.5858 | 1119 North Main St, Providence | facebook.com/ParlourRI PATRICK’S PUB | 401.751.1553 | 381 Smith St, Providence | patrickspubri.com

PEARL LOUNGE | 401.331.3000 | 393 Charles St, Providence | pearl restaurant ri.com PERKS & CORKS | 401.596.1260 | 48 High St, Westerly | perksand corks.com PERRY’S BAR & GRILLE | 401.284.1544 | 104 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett | perrysbarandgrille.com POWERS PUB | 401.714.0655 | 27 Aborn St, Cranston | powerspub. com RALPH’S DINER | 508.753.9543 | 148 Grove St, Worcester, MA | myspace.com/ralphsdiner RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & BISTRO | 401.232.1331 | 2026 Smith St, North Providence | RIBBB.com RI RA | 401.272.1953 | 50 Exchange Terrace, Providence | rira.com THE ROCK JUNCTION | 401.385.3036 | 731 Centre of New England Blvd, West Greenwich | therock junctionri.com THE ROI | 401.272.2161 | 150 Chestnut St, Providence | theroiprov.com THE ROOTS | 276 Westminster St, Providence | 401.272.7422 | rootscafeprovidence.com THE SALON | 401.865.6330 | 57 Eddy St, Providence | thesalonpvd.com SIDEBAR BISTRO | 401.421.7200 | 127 Dorrance St, Providence | sidebar-bistro.com THE SKYLINE LOUNGE AT LANG’S BOWLARAMA | 401.944.0500 | 225 Niantic Ave, Cranston | langs bowlarama.com THE SPOT | 401.383.7133 | 101 Richmond St, Providence | thespotprovidence.com STELLA BLUES | 401.289.0349 | 50 Miller St, Warren | stellabluesri. com 39 WEST | 401.944.7770 | 39 Phenix Ave, Cranston | 39westri.com TINKER’S NEST | 401.245.8875 | 322 Metacom Ave, Warren VANILLA BEAN CAFE | 860.928.1562 | Rts 44, 169 and 97, Pomfret, CT | thevanillabeancafe.com VANITY | 401.649.4667 | 566 South Main St, Providence | vanityri. com VINTAGE RESTAURANT | 401.765.1234 | 2 South Main St, Woonsocket | vintageri.com WHISKEY REPUBLIC | 401.588.5158 | 515 South Water St, Providence | TheWhiskeyRepublic.com

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Every Tuesday Trivia Night 8pm!

Continued from p 42 MIKE DONOVAN | 8 pm | Comix at

Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | $15-$25 advance | 860.312.6649 | foxwoods.com

FRIDAY 26

BIG JAY OAKERSON + SCOTT HIGGINS | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 + 10:15 pm

| Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 HARDCORE COMEDY SHOW | 10:30 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 STAGE TIME FRIDAY with three comedians | 8 pm | Catch A Rising Star at Twin River, Lincoln | $22

COMIC HYPNOTIST FRANK SANTOS JR. | 10:15 pm | Catch A Rising

Star at Twin River, Lincoln | $22

PAUL HOOPER + JUSTY DODGE | 8

+ 10 pm | Comedy Zone at Showcase Warwick, 1200 Quaker Ln | $10 | 401.885.1621 | showcasecinemas. com THE BIT PLAYERS | Fri-Sat 8 pm | Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Pl, Newport | $15 | 401.849.3473 | firehousetheater.org BRING YOUR OWN IMPROV | Apr 26 10 pm at Theatre 82, 82 Rolfe St, Cranston [$7] + Apr 28 at the Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd [$7, $3 under 15 + seniors] | bring yourownimprov.com FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with improvised song + dance + skits + more | 8 pm | Everett, 9 Duncan Ave, Providence | $5 | 401.831.9479 | everettri.org

UNCOMMON THEATRE’S IMPROVSOUP | 7:30 pm | Burrell School,

16 Morse St, Foxborough, MA | $5, $3 students | 508.543.1605 | improv soup.org CHRIS D’ELIA | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 + 10:30 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $25-$50 advance DUELING COMIX PIANOS | 10:30 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $15-$25 advance

SATURDAY 27

MEATBALL COMEDY STOP | 9 pm |

Carousel Grille, 859 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick | 401.921.3430 | thecarouselgrille.com BILL ENGVALL | 8 pm | MGM Grand at Foxwoods, 39 Norwich Westerly Rd, Ledyard, CT | $35-$60 | 866.646.0050 | mgmatfoxwoods. com/ IMPROV JONES | See listing for Thurs THE BIT PLAYERS | See listing for Fri CHRIS D’ELIA | See listing for Fri

BIG JAY OAKERSON + SCOTT HIGGINS | See listing for Fri PAUL HOOPER + JUSTY DODGE | See listing for Fri

SUNDAY 28

COMEDY SHOWCASE | 8 pm | Come-

dy Connection, East Providence | $10

NEW ENGLAND ALL-STAR COMIX

with Johnny Pizzi, Mike McCarthy, and Doug Key | 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $15-$25 advance

MONDAY 29

THE COMEDY FACTORY | 8 pm |

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TUESDAY 30

COMEDY OPEN MIC HOSTED BY JAMES CREELMAN | 8:30 pm | The Salon, 57 Eddy St, Providence | 401.865.6330 | thesalonpvd.com

WEDNESDAY 1

CLINT COLEY | 8 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $5

KOUTROBIS COMIX CORNUCOPIA

woods, Mashantucket, CT | $20-$40 advance LOL THURSDAY | See listing for Thurs IMPROV JONES | See listing for Thurs

CONCERTS POPULAR THURSDAY 25

FRANCISCO PAIS | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $20 advance, $23 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrows center.org THE C100 BIG BAND performing classic swing music | 7:30 pm | Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston | $10, $5 students | 401.874.2431 | uri.edu/music JAY UNGER & MOLLY MASON | 7:30 pm | Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA | $25 | 508.994.2900 | zeiterion.org LOST IN THE TREES + THE TODDLERS + VIO/MIRE | 9 pm | Colum-

bus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence | $13 | columbustheatre.com

FRIDAY 26

AARON FREEMAN [GENE WEEN] | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, Fall River, MA | $25 advance, $28 day of show “BROADWAY AT THE BLACKSTONE!” | A performance by A to

Z Theatrical Productions featuring classic and contemporary musical theater songs | 8 pm | Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St, Cumberland | $35 | 401.725.9272 | riverfolk.org

BROWN UNIVERSITY JAZZ BAND SENIORS CONCERT | 8 pm | Grant Recital Hall- Brown University, 1 Young Orchard Ave, Providence | Free | 401.863.3234 | brown.edu/ music

EX REVERIE + LOLITA BLACK + MALYSSA & THE LIBERATORS |

Machines with Magnets, 400 Main St, Pawtucket | 401.475.2655 | machineswithmagnets.com GARY FISH & FRIENDS | 7:30 pm | Sandywoods Center For the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton | $10 | 401.241.7349 | sandywoodsmusic. com

“THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK: BACK TO BROADWAY,” featur-

ing the Al Deston Singers and His Trio | Fri-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm | Trinity Church, Queen Anne Sq, Newport | $15, $12 seniors + military | 401.324.9492

TODD BAPTISTA’S AMERICAN BANDSTAND with Gary “U.S.”

Bonds + Danny & the Juniors + Dicky Doo & the Don’ts featuring Gerry Granahan + Johnny Tillotson | 7:30 pm | Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA | $45 + $49 | 508.994.2900 | zeiterion.org T.S. MONK QUARTET | 8 pm | Garde Arts Center, 325 State St, New London, CT | $43 | 860.444.7373 | gardearts.org

SATURDAY 27

ALLYSEN CALLERY + KIM LAMOTHE + CHRIS MOON | 8 pm

| Church Street Coffeehouse, 25 Church St, Warren | $12 | 401.245.8474 | churchstreet coffeehouse.com DEBO BAND | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, Fall River, MA | $15 advance, $17 day of show

MUSIC OF ENGLAND AND NEW ENGLAND WITH BRIAN PETERS AND JEFF DAVIS | 8 pm |

Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St, Cumberland | $13 advance, $15 day of show | 401.725.9272 | riverfolk.org

RAMMING SPEED + THRILLHOUSE + CRUCIDIX + THROENHUNTER |

with Mike Koutrobis, Jenny Zigrino, Mike Prior, and Paul Keenan | 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $10-$20 advance

Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket

THURSDAY 2

THE BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS | 7:30 pm | St. Michael’s

BILL BELLAMY | 8 pm | Comedy

Connection, East Providence | $29

SUSIE BURKE & DAVID SURETTE

$20, $15 seniors, $10 students | 401.253.7194 | ccsatsm.org

“THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK: BACK TO BROADWAY,” | See listing

College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $10 | 401.456.8144 | ric. edu/mtd

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SUNDAY 28

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GENERATIONS BARBERSHOP QUARTET | 2 pm | Linden Place, 500

FRIDAY 26

Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket

Hope St, Bristol | $15 | 401.253.0390 | lindenplace.org KENDRICK LAMAR | 8 pm | Ryan Center, 1 Lincoln Almond Plaza, Kingston | $43.85 | 401.788.3200 | ticketmaster.com SOUTH COUNTY WAVE JAMMERS | An open jam with Dan Moretti and other local musicians | 2 pm | The Towers, 35 Ocean Rd, Narragansett | $10 | 401.782.2597 | thetowersri.com

“THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK: BACK TO BROADWAY,” | See listing

for Fri

MONDAY 29

THE URI PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | 5 pm | Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston | Free | 401.874.2431 | uri.edu/music

WEDNESDAY 1

GHANIAN DRUMMING AND DANCING CONCERT led by Martin Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng and dancer Kwabena Boateng | 8 pm | Grant Recital Hall- Brown University, 1 Young Orchard Ave, Providence | Free | 401.863.3234 | brown.edu/music

WONDERS OF THE WURLITZER CONCERT with Peter Krasinski | Noon

[bring a bag lunch; complimentary beverages will be provided] | Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St | Free | 401.421.ARTS | ppacri.org

THURSDAY 2

PETER CASE + Ryan Fitzsimmons |

8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, Fall River, MA | $20 advance, $23 day of show

TALLAHASSEE + SMITH & WEEDEN + COYOTE KOLB | 9 pm |

Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence | columbustheatre.com

CLASSICAL SATURDAY 27

BROWN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA presents “Flights of Fancy,” with works by Mahoney, Elgar, and Beethoven | Sat-Sun sat 8 ; sun 2 pm | Brown University’s Sayles Hall, Waterman and George sts, Providence | $10 | 401.863.3234 | brown. edu/music

THE URI CONCERT CHOIR & UNIVERSITY CHORUS performing mu-

sic of Eastern Europe from the early 20th century to today and a spring program, respectively | 8 pm | Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston | $10, $5 students | 401.874.2431 | uri.edu/music

SUNDAY 28

THE RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA performing works by Mozart, Romberg, and Strauss | 3 pm | The Carter Center for Music Education & Performance, 667 Waterman Ave, East Providence | $15, $5 students + seniors | 401.248.7070 | riphil.org

THE URI SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE performing works by Per-

sichetti, Bennett, Ewazen, Mackey, and Reineke | 3 pm | Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston | $10, $5 students | 401.874.2431 | uri.edu/music URI STUDENT COMPOSERS present a concert of new works-in-progress | 7 pm | Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston | Free | 401.874.2431 | uri.edu/music

BROWN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA

| 7 pm | Sandywoods Center For the Arts, Tiverton | $12 advance, $15 door

| See listing for Sat

Church, 399 Hope St, Bristol |

| Sapinsley Hall at Rhode Island

MONDAY 29

THE RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 8 pm

PAULA HUNTER: AWAY FROM HOME, with guest artists from

Jump! Dance Company | Fri-Sat 7:30 pm | Church of the Redeemer, 655 Hope St, Providence | $10 | 401.529.4391 | paulahunter performances.com

RI DANCE ALLIANCE MODERN MOVEMENT FESTIVAL 2013 featur-

ing modern dance technique classes with Daniel McCusker; a concert featuring work by McCusker, Heidi Henderson, Melody Ruffin Ward, and Kathryn McNamara; and a breakfast chat with the artists about their work and where it fits in with contemporary culture | 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence | ridancealliance.org

SATURDAY 27

MOMIX presents “Botanica,” a journey through the four seasons | 7:30 pm | Park Theatre, 848 Park Ave, Cranston | $35-$55 | 401.467.7275 | parktheatreri.com

PAULA HUNTER: AWAY FROM HOME | See listing for Fri RI DANCE ALLIANCE MODERN MOVEMENT FESTIVAL 2013 | See

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SUNDAY 28

RI DANCE ALLIANCE MODERN MOVEMENT FESTIVAL 2013 | See

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TUESDAY 30

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET | 7:30 pm | The Auditorium

in Roberts Hall at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $35, $30 seniors, $15 students | 401.456.8144 | ric.edu/pfa

THURSDAY 2

BROWN UNIVERSITY’S FESTIVAL OF DANCE | 8 pm | Stuart Theatre, 77

Waterman St, Providence | $15 + $12 seniors + $7 students | 401.863.3283 | brown.edu/academics/theatre-artsperformance-studies/performances

PARTICIPATORY FRIDAY 26

REHOBOTH CONTRA DANCE with caller Sue Rosen and music by Julie Metcalf, Mark Koyama, and Pete Johannsen | 8 pm | Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth, MA | $8 | 508.252.5718 | contradance links.com/rehoboth.html

SATURDAY 27

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE with

dance leader Linda Nelson and music by Dawn Chung and Bill Ouimette | 7:30 pm | South Kingstown Land Trust Barn, 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, Kingston | $10 | 401.539.3009 | kingstonenglishcountrydance.org

EVENTS THURSDAY 25SUNDAY 28

5TH ANNUAL SENE FILM, MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL | Apr 25 at the

Warwick Museum of Art, SENE Limelight Party & Artists’ Reception, with the exhibit “Exploring Digital Arts,” the First Annual SENE Limelight Awards, previews of festival films, hors d’oeuvres by Atomic Catering, and complimentary Narragansett Beer, wine, and dessert [7-10 pm, $20, includes a free ticket to any festival film screening] | Apr 26 at the Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence, the documentary Fambul Tok [2 pm]; international shorts [3:45 pm]; Rhode Island documentaries [5:30 pm]; Comedy Shorts I [6:45 pm]; the feature Everything Went Down

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Continued from p 44 [8:30 pm] | Apr 27 at the Columbus Theatre in the Main Auditorium, HS Student Filmmakers [11 am] + Bishop Hendricken student films [11:30 am, $5 for both programs]; animated shorts [1:30 pm]; the feature SAL [3 pm]; film awards [5 pm; free]; Short Films II [5:45 pm]; Comedy Shorts II [7:30 pm]; in the Upstairs Theatre, College Filmmakers [noon]; Short Films I [1:30 pm]; Short Films II [3:15 pm]; LGBT short films [5:45 pm]; the feature 15 North | Apr 28 at the Cable Car Cinema, 204 South Main St, Providence, the documentary The Joy of Sox: Weird Science and the Power of Intention [noon]; the feature Rising Star; Short Films IV [3 pm]; the feature Human Nature [5 pm] | Apr 28 at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House, the closing night party [$10, 7 pm] | Screenings admission $10 [$8 students + seniors]; all-access SENE pass $40 [$30 starting Apr 26] | senefest.com

FRIDAY 26

FOUND VS. FOUND featuring Joe

Pickett and Nick Prueher from the Found Footage Festival and Peter and Davy Rothbart of Found Magazine sharing their favorite found videos and notes | 7:30 pm | Cable Car Cinema, 204 South Main St, Providence | $12 | 401.272.3970 | foundfootage fest.com

SATURDAY 27

11TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S FRIEND 5K WALK AND RUN | Registration @

8;30 am [$25] | Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence | cfsri.org/events-walk.html

THE 2ND ANNUAL NEWPORT CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL with un-

A SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY BACKSTREET ATLAS | “The

film documents the people and spaces between the two Northeast metropolises as Zach and Adam blast through Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut in the summer of 2012. One part skate tour, one part ethnography, one part summer vacation, Backstreet Atlas aims to motivate its viewership by showing the skate trip of two dudes wanting to keep life interesting” | 8 pm | 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence | Call for ticket info | 401.831.9327 | as220.org

TUESDAY 30

ARKHAM FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS DEATH FORCE | A “locally-

produced action extravaganza!” | 7:30 pm | 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence | Call for ticket info | 401.831.9327 | as220.org THE SPRING MOVIE SERIES | concludes with Robot & Frank | 7 pm | Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Ln | Free | 401.739.5440 | warwick library.org

READINGS THURSDAY 25

JODI DAYNARD will read from,

discuss and sign her novel, The Midwife’s Revolt | 5:30 pm | Brown Bookstore, 244 Thayer St, Providence | 401.863.3168 | bookstore.brown.edu MAURICE SCULLY will read from his poetry | 2:30 pm | Brown University McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St, Providence | Free | 401.863.3260 | brown.edu/cw

FRIDAY 26

THE PHILBRICK POETRY PROJECT

limited sampling from more than 30 breweries, plus a home brewing demonstration, music + food | 12-3 pm + 4-7 pm | Great Friends Meeting House, 21 Farewell St, Newport | $45 | newportcraftbeerfestival.com

presents a reading by David O’Connell, author of this year’s winning manuscript, A Better Way to Fall, and Dennis Barone, the poet who judged the competition | 7 pm | Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St | Free | 401.421.6970 | providence athenaeum.org

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tisans selling repurposed clothing, handbags, jewelry, accessories, paper arts, fine arts, bath and body products, and more | 10 am-4 pm | Hope Artiste Village, 999 Main St, Pawtucket | $1 [kids free] | rhodycraft 100.blogspot.com

poetry collection, Gravesend | 5:30 pm | Brown Bookstore, 244 Thayer St, Providence | Free | 401.863.3168 | bookstore.brown.edu GOT POETRY LIVE! | 6 pm | Blue State Coffee, 300 Thayer St, Providence | $3 | 401.383.8393 | gotpoetry. com/News/topic=23.html

CRAFTOPIA with more than 65 ar-

THURSDAY 2

GOOD VS. EVIL: AN EVENING WITH ANTHONY BOURDAIN & ERIC RIPERT | “An evening of sto-

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WEDNESDAY 1

THE WORD ON WEDNESDAYS presents “The Poetry of 10,” with Marion Carey, Len Cabral, and featured guest Douglas Bishop celebrating International Workers’ Day | 7 pm | The Roots, 276 Westminster St, Providence | $5 | 401.272.7422 | roots providence.com

THURSDAY 2

PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM FINALS | 8 pm | AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence | $5 | 401.831.9327 | as220.org

THURSDAY 25

A SCREENING OF VENUS AND SERENA, a documentary by Mi-

chelle Major about the Williams Sisters | Cocktails + light food [6 pm], screening with post-film Q&A with Major [7 pm] | Casino Theater, 9 Freebody St, Newport | $20 | newportfilm.com

SATURDAY 27 + SUNDAY 28

THE POWER OF MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL | Apr 27 1 pm, Calle 54,

a performance film that explores Latin jazz; 3 pm, Moro no Brasil, featuring many of Brazil’s most honored artists | Apr 28 1:15 pm, Latcho Drom, a world music film; 3:15 pm, Fados, about Portuguese fado music | [Screenings on May 4 + May 5; details next week + online now] | Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd | Free [seating is limited; call for reservations] | 401.683.9457 | audibleearth.org

TALKS THURSDAY 25

“CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF HUMAN BONDAGE” | A teach-in about

human trafficking and migrant labor,and their intimate linkages with slavery, with Mariela Martinez from the Student Labor Alliance, Oscar Otzoy from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and Claudia Sáenz, a student and member of the Farmworker Alliance | 6:30 pm | Brown University MacMillan Hall, 167 Thayer St, Providence | Free | 401.863.5085 | brown.edu/ initiatives/ slavery-and-justice/ student-advisory-committee-teachschedule-spring-2013

“DRAGON RISING: THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA’S ASCENDANCY FOR INDIA’S SECURITY” | A talk

by Ashley Tellis, the author of

India’s Emerging Nuclear Posture and coauthor of Interpreting China’s Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future | 5 pm | Brown University’s Pembroke Hall, 172 Meeting St, Providence | Free | brown.edu/initiatives/india

“GENETIC ENGINEERING: DO THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE COSTS?” | A talk by Nigel Cameron, president of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, and Gregory Stock, author of Redesigning Humans: Our Inevitable Genetic Future | 4 pm | Brown University’s Salomon DeCiccio Family Auditorium, Waterman and George sts, Providence | Free

“URBAN LANDSCAPE INFRASTRUCTURE AND COASTAL RESILIENCY” | A talk by Elizabeth Mos-

sop, director of Spackman Mossop and Michaels in New Orleans | 7 pm | Weaver Auditorium in the Coastal Institute Building at the University of Rhode Island, Greenhouse Rd, Kingston | Free | 401.874.2983

FRIDAY 26

“FORENSIC OF EXPLOSIONS” |

A talk by Maurice Marshall, from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense | The conclusion of the Forensic Science Partnership Seminar Series | 3:30 pm | Pastore Hall at the University of Rhode Island, 51 Lower College Rd, Kingston | Free | chm. uri.edu/forensics/seminars.php

“HAS INDIAN DEMOCRACY UNDERMINED INDIAN SECURITY? |

A talk by Ashley Tellis, senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 2:30 pm | Brown University’s Pembroke Hall, 172 Meeting St, Providence | Free | 401.863.5059 | brown.edu/initiatives/india

MONDAY 29

“ ‘THE FIRST THING WE DO, LET’S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS’: LIBERALISM AND REVOLUTION IN MODERN EGYPT” | A talk by Amr Shalakany, visiting professor of Islamic studie | 4 pm | Brown University’s Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St, Providence | Free | 401.863.2809 | watsoninstitute.org/events_detail. cfm?id=2075

TUESDAY 30

A DJANGO UNCHAINED PANEL DISCUSSION with Matthew Pratt

Guterl, professor of Africana studies; Greg Tate, associate professor of Africana Studies; Corey D.B. Walker, chair of the Department of Africana Studies; and Terri Francis, associate professor of film and African American studies at Yale University | 6 pm | Brown University’s Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center, 75 Waterman St, Providence | Free | 401.863.5085 | brown.edu/ initiatives/ slavery-and-justice/quentintarantinos-django-unchained

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“OBAMACARE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR RHODE ISLAND” | A panel dis-

cussion with Ed Quinlan, president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island; Chris Koller, the health insurance commissioner of Rhode Island; Megan Hall, the outreach and education lead at RI Health Benefits Exchange; and moderator Marc Joel Levitt | 5:30 pm | The Roots, 276 Westminster St, Providence | Free | 401.272.7422 | as220.org

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by Jori Ketten BANKRI GALLERY | 401.456.5015 x 1330 | 1 Turks Head Pl, Providence | bankri.com | Mon-Wed 8:30 am3 pm; Thurs-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm | Through May 1: “Moments In Color,” photographs by Stephen Spencer | May 2-June 5: “Collected Fragments,” collages by John deMelim— 137 Pitman St, Providence | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through May 1: “Collected Fragments,” collages by John deMelim | May 2-June 5: “Journey,” paintings by Manette Jungels— 1140 Ten Rod Rd, North Kingstown | MonFri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through July 3: “Animal Fantasy,” paintings by Abbot Low

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Rd, Warwick | Through Apr 30: “On and Through and In Between,” new work by Deborah Baronas and Graham Heffernan HERA GALLERY | 401.789.1488 | 10 High St, Wakefield | heragallery. org | Wed-Fri 1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm | Through May 4: “The Garden,” photographs by Alexandra Broches | “Repeat Repeat,” a conceptual installation by Michael Yefko IMAGO GALLERY | 401.245.0173 | 36 Market St, Warren | imago foundation4art.org | Thurs 4-8 pm, Fri + Sat 12-8 pm | Through May 25: works by Lenny Rumpler, John Boland, and David Gonville, plus IFA member artists Eileen Collins, Mary Dondero, Rose Esson-Dawson, Lisa Legato, Pascale Lord, Eileen Mayhew, and Linda Megathlin JAMESTOWN ARTS CENTER | 401.560.0979 | 18 Valley St | jamestownartcenter.org | Wed-Sat 10 am-2 pm | April 26-June 7: “The Ceramic Spectrum: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics” with works

by Chris Archer, Charlie Barmonde, Hayne Bayless, Kate Blacklock, Holly Curcio, Rose Esson Dawson, Tyler Gulden, Chris Gustin, Elizabeth Kendall, Jay Lacouture, Jim Lawton, Chloe Marr-Fuller, Maureen Mills, Hilal Minda, Steve Murphy, Allison Newsome, Matt Nolen, Seth Rainville, and Zach Shaw

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8 am-4 pm + by appointment | Through Apr 26: “Everyday,” with works by Jessica Brilli, Brenda Cirioni, and Scott Francoeur MAD DOG GALLERY | 401.722.7800 | 65 Blackstone Ave, Pawtucket | maddogartiststudios.com | Mon-Wed + Fri-Sat 12-4 pm; Thurs 12-8:30 pm | April 26-May 17: glass sculpture by Adam Waimon and works on paper and panel by Deborah Weiss 186 CARPENTER | 186 Carpenter St, Providence | 186carpenter.tumblr.com | Through May 10: “Walking Distance,” new photographs by Scott Lapham | “faint murmurs,” new paintings by Neal T. Walsh | Hours by appointment [carpenter186@gmail.com, nealtwalsh@gmail.com]

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| Through May 19: “Members’ NonJuried Show” PROVIDENCE ART CLUB | 401.331.1114 | 11 Thomas St | providenceartclub.org | Mon-Fri 12-4 pm; Sat-Sun 2-4 pm | Through Apr 26: “Keys To the Cure,” multi-media artworks by Kelly Milukas

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In Home: Keeping Warm In Early Newport” NEWPORT ART MUSEUM | 401.848.8200 | 76 Bellevue Ave | newportartmuseum.org | Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Admission $10 adults; $8 seniors; $6 students + military with ID; free under 6 | Through May 5: “Legacies In Paint: The Mentor Project,” with work from a four-month mentoring project with mid- to late-career Rhode Island painters [Paula Martiesian, David Barnes, Michele Provost, John Riedel, and Ida Schmulowitz] and younger painters [Buck Hastings, Mollie Hosmer-Dillard, Li Jun Lai, Erika Sabel, and Dan Talbot] | Through May 12: “Faculty Focus,” with works by Charlene Carpenzano and Dan McManus of the NAM art school | Through May 12: “Shelf Life,”paintings by Gerry Perrino | Through May 19: “Newport Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition” RISD MUSEUM | 401.454.6500 | 224 Benefit St, Providence | risdmuseum.org | Tues-Sun 10 am-5 pm [Thurs until 9 pm] | Admission $12; $10 seniors; $5 college students, $3 ages 5-18; free every Sun 10 am–1 pm | Apr 28-Aug 18: “Artist/Rebel/ Dandy: Men of Fashion,” an exhibit drawn from the RISD collection and loans from other national and international organizations and private individuals that celebrates the dandy, tracing the variety of ways in which this personality has blazed through two centuries and investigating where he resides today | Through May 19: “Grisgorious Places: Edward Lear’s Travels” | Through June 9: “RISD Business: Sassy Signs and Sculptures by Alejandro Diaz” | Through June 16: “Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists’ Enumerations from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art” | Through June 30: “Double-and-Add,” works by Angela Bulloch, Anthony McCall, and Haroon Mirza | Through July 14: “The Festive City,” an exhibit of rarely seen prints and books that provide a glimpse into the festivals of early modern Europe

THEATER BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE | 508.678.2811 x 2631 | bris-

tol.mass.edu/gallery | Jackson Arts Center, 777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA | Apr 26-27 7 pm: Momo, by Michael Endes, a “story about the precious nature of time, the importance of imagination, and the power of love” | $10, $6 students + seniors

BROWN UNIVERSITY’S GRANOFF CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS | 154 Angell St, Providence | Apr 26-27 7:30

pm: Overture to a Thursday Morning, a one-woman show by Kali Quinn combining music, physical play, and imagery, depicting characters ranging from age five to 91 | Suggested donation $15 CONTEMPORARY THEATER | 401.218.0282 | thecontemporary theater.com | 327 Main St, Wakefield | Apr 26-May 18: God’s Ear, by Jenny Schwartz | This week: Apr 26 + 27 7 pm | $20 [$15 Thurs + Sun] EPIC THEATRE CO. | At Hope Artiste Village, 999 Main St, Pawtucket | Through May 4: Betrayal, by Harold Pinter | Thurs 7 pm; Fri-Sat 8 pm] | $15, $12 students GAMM THEATRE | 401.723.4266 | gammtheatre.org | 172 Exchange St, Pawtucket | May 2-June 2: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, by Martin McDonagh | This week: May 28 pm | $45 + $36 [previews May 2-5 $26] GARDE ARTS CENTER | 860.444.7373 | gardearts.org | 325 State St, New London, CT | April 28: | 3 + 7:30 pm | $60 | May 2 7:30 pm: Traces | $53 GRANITE THEATRE | 401.596.2341 | granitetheatre.com | 1 Granite St, Westerly | Through May 5: The Boys Next Door, by Tom Griffin | This week: Apr 25-27 8 pm; Apr 28 2 pm; May 2 8 pm | $20, $17 seniors, $12 under 13 NEWPORT ART MUSEUM | 401.848.8200 | newportartmuseum. org | 76 Bellevue Ave, Newport | April 25 + 27 5:30 pm: The Marley Bridges Theatre Company presents A Diamond In the Rough, part of “Murder At the Museum,” an interactive theater experience | $25, $13 youth

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May 19: The King and I, by Rodgers & Hammerstein | This week: Apr 25 + 27 2 + 7:30 pm + Apr 26 + May 1 7:30 pm + Apr 28 2 pm | $39-$54

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY THEATRE | departments.rwu.edu/theatre

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Avenue Q, by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty | Apr 24 + 26 + 27 7:30 pm | $10, $5 students + seniors 2ND STORY THEATRE | 401.247.4200 | 2ndstorytheatre.com | 28 Market St, Warren | Apr 26-May 26: The Rose Tattoo, by Tennessee Williams | Apr 26 + 27 + May 2 8 pm; Apr 28 3 pm | $25, $20 under 21 [previews Apr 26-28 $20] URI THEATRE | 401.874.5921 | uri. edu/theatre | Robert E. Will Theater

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Nothing, by William Shakespeare | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 3 pm | $20, $15 seniors, $12 students ZEITERION THEATRE | 508.994.2900 | zeiterion.org | 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA | April 27 8 pm: Rose, a one-woman play starring Olympia Dukakis | $45-$52

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G.I. JOE: RETALIATION | 1:45, 4:25, 6:55, 9:35 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:05 THE CROODS | 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:35 OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | Thurs: 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35 | Fri-Thurs: 12:10, 3:25, 6:15, 9 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:45 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | 12:20, 3:20, 6:20

THE CROODS 3D | Thurs: 1:30, 4 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 3D | Thurs: 6:35, 9:30 TYLER PERRY’S TEMPTATION | Thurs: 3:30, 6:45, 9:40 PAIN & GAIN | Starts Fri: 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30 | Fri-Sat late show: 12 OBLIVION | Thurs: 12:30, 1, 3:45, 4:15, 7, 7:30, 9:50, 10:20 | Fri-Thurs: 12:45, 1:15, 3:45, 4:15, 6:50, 7:20, 9:45, 10:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:50 42 | 12:30, 3:50, 6:56, 10:10 SCARY MOVIE 5 | 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 7:40, 9:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:15 EVIL DEAD | Thurs: 4:45, 7:25, 10 | FriThurs: 9:25 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:30 JURASSIC PARK 3D |Thurs: 4:05, 7:15, 10:15 | Fri-Thurs: 1:20, 4:20, 7:25, 10:20 G.I. JOE: RETALIATION | 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 THE CROODS | 11:30, 2, 4:25, 6:55, 9:20 OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | 12:40, 3:40, 6:35 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | 12:50, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05

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THE CROODS 3D | Thurs: 4, 9:25 G.I. JOE: RETALIATION | Thurs: 7:30 THE BIG WEDDING | Starts Fri: 1:30, 3:40, 7:15, 9:20 PAIN & GAIN | Starts Fri: 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 OBLIVION | 12:30, 1:20, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:45, 9:30 42 | 1:15, 4, 7, 9:40 SCARY MOVIE 5 | 1:40, 4:15, 7:40, 9:40 EVIL DEAD | 4:10, 9:50 JURASSIC PARK 3D | 12:45, 6:50 G.I. JOE: RETALIATION 3D | 9:50 THE CROODS | Thurs: 1, 6:50 | FriThurs: 1, 3:20, 6:50* [*no show May 2] OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | 12:40, 3:45, 7:10, 9:45 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 3D | 12:50, 3:50* [*no show Apr 25], 6:40 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | 9:15

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