Folk and roots.
January 1, 1970 @ 12:00 am - August 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pmThis exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Consider how and why drawings were created, paying special attention to the materials
March 12 - September 4Photos of local architecture
April 23 - July 24This exhibition showcases some of these recent acquisitions including works by Durr Freedley, Lindsay Morris, Andy Warhol, and Nafis M. White.
May 14 - September 18This three-person exhibition of paintings, works on paper and sculpture focuses on geometric compositional strategies
May 21 - July 19The Museum’s collection of quilts made in the 1880s-1890s by the Palmer family women.
May 28 - September 11Featured IFA Artist Mercedes Nuñez. Guest Artists Laura Travis & Michael Ezzell. Opening Reception: June 4, 5 – 8pm.
June 2 - July 10The theme of the art exhibit is inspired by the town’s unique celebration of American Independence Day.
June 6 - July 13Diaspora describes the migration of cultural identities that challenged the ideas of an established world.
June 16 - July 16Showcasing 100 original pieces of art by over 40 artists from around the world in various mediums, styles, sizes and prices.
June 18 - August 19Creative visualizations from Massachusetts to Malawi – drawings by Kristen Palana. Opening Reception: June 18, 1 – 3pm.
June 18 - July 30Affordable Art.
June 18 - July 31Mary Dondero. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Theresa Girard. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as one of the more explosive movie musicals of all time bursts onto the live stage. Alas, without Bacon, but with plenty of dance moves as a conservative town tries to prevent its teens from dancing.
June 22 - July 26Opening Reception: July 2
June 22 - July 24As the noted philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” That applies to the recent announcement by former New England Patriots star and still beloved local hero Rob Gronkowski (check the number of his replica jerseys still in vogue at Gillette Stadium) that he would be retiring from football…again. The guy […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. Race to the Top One doesn’t believe that former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is scheming and calculating enough to bring his racism suit against the National Football League for ignoring racial equality in hiring head […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. One Hand Clapping Maybe it was the Red Sox playing in fits and starts all season long, never more so than in the American League playoffs. Or the Patriots going into the tank at season’s end, after […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. War and Piste The Winter Olympics in China are set to start February 4, and the sporting aspects of this global event will likely be overshadowed by all the ancillary issues (read: fuck-ups). Yes, we all want […]
“Alright, so basically, curling is shuffleboard on ice,” Dave Rosler says. “If you’ve ever done a lunge, you’ll be great at curling. Also, if you’ve never done a lunge, you’ll be great at curling.” Rosler is the President of the Ocean State Curling Club, and he’s giving his introductory talk at the club’s monthly “Learn […]
The newest celeb to join the Coronavirus Denier/Abuser Hall of Fame is star quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers. (Aw shucks, lost to Vikings Sunday? So sad.) He’s a surefire future member of a different Hall of Fame, that of the National Football League. But the NFL doesn’t base their selections on intelligence. […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. The French-born educator, philosopher and author Jacques Barzun once wrote of what was known as our country’s National Pastime: Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball… No more. Major League […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor without being sports fanatics. It is perhaps premature to start bitching about the treat we will have in the travesty that is the NFL Super Bowl’s annual halftime entertainment, but hey, let’s get out in front of the crowd. In case […]
Cliff Vanover has long been interested in the natural world. For decades, he has enjoyed hiking in and near Rhode Island, especially where he can observe evidence of glacial geology. As the proprietor of Great Swamp Press, based in southern RI, he writes and publishes maps and guides for walking and biking that are regarded […]
This column is for non-sports fans who would like some enlightenment and hopefully humor beyond being sports fanatics. Anybody want to buy 160,000 condoms, cheap? If so, contact the International Olympics Committee in Tokyo, where they plan to hand out that stockpile of rubbers to the 11,000 athletes who will be competing in these audience-free […]
