Local metal talent meets at KarmaKon 2013
Metal music is a genre that is very rarely associated with the political world. According to essayist Gary Sinclair, political disapproval towards metal music and similar genres is universal. For the...
View ArticleProvidence Poetry Slam team goes to the Nationals
Slam poetry, when artists share spoken word with an audience of judges in competition with their peers, is popular all over the country and Providence is one of the most well-known names in the...
View ArticleWooly Fair this weekend
The Wooly Fair has been a local institution since 2005 and – now bigger and better – will be held at the Steel Yard in Providence, RI, August 16 – 18. The pop-up, participatory arts carnival is a...
View ArticleSaturdays at the Pawtuxet Farmers’ Market
Farmers Markets are becoming a more integral part of communities all over Rhode Island, especially at the Pawtuxet Village Market in Cranston, Rhode Island. Every Saturday morning from 9:00-12:00...
View ArticleElection gloves and Matunuck sinking: local art at RISD Museum
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum is showcasing Ocean State talent in an exhibit called “Locally Made.” According to the museum’s website, the exhibit...
View ArticleRhythm and Roots returns to Ninigret Park
For the 16th year in a row, the Rhythm and Roots Festival will return to Ninigret Park for Labor Day Weekend. According to the festival’s website festival goers have the opportunity to enjoy “Cajun,...
View ArticleWhat do teachers think: Jen Saarinen of Warren
Jen Saarinen Jen Saarinen was thrust into a changing, tumultuous profession when she started teaching ten years ago. “When I graduated from college, No Child Left Behind was just getting underway,” she...
View ArticleWhat do teachers think: Susan Weigand
Susan Weigand Susan Weigand, 2nd grade teacher at Hugh Cole Elementary School in Bristol-Warren, punctuates nearly every sentence with “I could go-on about my students all day.” Her dedication to her...
View ArticleWhat teachers think: Tara Walsh
Tara Walsh Administrators have a unique vantage point to observe policy changes, and how they impact students and teachers alike. Tara Walsh, the dean of students at North Kingstown High School, has...
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