Come February, one can hardly enter a drug store without experiencing a visual assault of walls lined with mass-produced cards, chocolates and pinks of every shade — ubiquitous evidence of the commercialism with which Valentine’s Day has come to be associated. But the Valentine — and romance itself ...
The “midnight meeting,” an a cappella tradition often thought to be shrouded in mystery and intrigue, will be held Thursday to determine which auditioners have earned a spot in one of Brown’s 11 a cappella groups. With every a cappella group member in attendance, this week’s meeting, the culmination ...
Next month, visitors to the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design will be able to glean a unique insight into the world of art with specialized tours led by a new group of student tour guides. Each year, the museum invites college students from Providence to join its Gallery Lecturers ...
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice kicked off its spring event series — “Ships of Bondage, Freedom and the Knowledges of the Enslaved” — Wednesday with a screening of the documentary “Traces of the Trade.” In addition to a film screening every Wednesday in February, the center ...
With all the hype that surrounds a show like “Equus” by Peter Shaffer, it takes great execution for a production to live up to expectations. Premiering Saturday night in the Downspace, Production Workshop’s newest show manages to do so, thanks to a talented ensemble cast directed by the skilled ...
With a knack for colorful, street art-inspired designs, Danny Sobor ’15 incorporates Brown-specific cultural references in prints that can be found across campus. Sobor said he came to Brown with a developed interest in screen printing and stenciling — he designed and sold T-shirts in his hometown ...
When searching for the newest trends, one may not have to look much farther than the designs of students right on campus. A year after their designs were showcased at the StyleWeek NorthEast SEED show, Austin Snyder ’13 and Brown-RISD Dual Degree student Caitrin Watson ’13 have continued their ...
The evolution of a play from simple words on a page to full staging, costumes, lighting and set is a lengthy process for playwrights. The month-long, fourth annual “Writing is Live” festival, which began Jan. 31, allows students in the MFA Playwriting program and undergraduate playwrights to showcase ...
Juice cleanses, vegetarianism, veganism. Atkins, Dukan, Paleo. Fad diets — trendy eating patterns that often involve cutting out specific food groups — have come and gone over the years. Though not always strictly designed for weight loss, most are a part of efforts to attain superior health through ...
A hush fell over a crowd of Providence fashionistas Tuesday night as a bug-headed creature strode across an empty runway and took a seat in the front row. She was a fashionista in her own right, wearing a sparkling red and gold number and carrying a handbag, square and plastic, imprinted with a photograph ...
Theater aficionados and newcomers alike will have plenty to see and talk about this semester as students, faculty members and visiting artists stage an ambitious spring lineup with performances of a vast thematic range. From Neoclassical tragedy to contemporary devised work, the next few months in drama ...
Though most students know him for his long golden hair and post at the entrance to the Sciences Library, few are familiar with Steve Gervais’ second career, which showcases his more creative and artistic side. “I like to call my two pieces ‘Strange Bedfellows,’” said Gervais, who in addition ...
“City Plaza People,” an exhibit currently featured at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, brings the hustle and bustle of downtown Providence to the Main Green. The sight of buses rolling to a stop and people milling about greets visitors, thanks to a projector running footage taken ...
After four years as visual arts concentrators, Cecilia Salama ’12 and Jill Silverberg ’11 are no newcomers to exhibiting their artwork at Brown. This winter they collaborated on a mixed media installation, “ssided,” at the List Arts Center. “Though the approach may be sculptural, in my eyes ...
There is no escaping your conscience, Detective Porfiry warns Raskolnikov, a man about to be charged with the robbery and murder of an old pawnbroker. Trapped in his own mind, Raskolnikov suffers the greatest penalty for his crimes — the guilt that stems from committing a seemingly senseless crime ...
Emerging fashion designers will flaunt their new pieces in runway shows, showcases and a competition at StyleWeek Northeast, which started Monday at the Biltmore Hotel downtown. Rosanna Ortiz Sinel, president and founder of StyleWeek, started the event in 2009 with hopes of “connecting buyers and ...
Men in bright kilts milling about, a tower of fridges packed with beer and ice cream, a glass jar filled with hand-written wishes and an open-invitation potluck. These are just some of the pieces one might encounter at “Full,” the fifth annual Brown-RISD Dual Degree Exhibition, currently on display ...
The Ivy Film Festival is kicking off the new semester with an advanced screening of the film “Warm Bodies” followed by a question-and-answer session with director Jonathan Levine ’00 Sunday. Levine’s film is a romantic comedy with a twist — the drop-dead gorgeous protagonist is replaced with ...
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a youth orchestra uniting young Israeli and Arab musicians in a spirit of open dialogue and international cooperation, has returned to campus for the first time since 2006. Led by acclaimed conductor, pianist and activist Daniel Barenboim, the musicians will be on campus ...
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