As finals loom and winter break approaches, sweet treats and warm drinks become all the more welcome. Whether you’re seeking a coffee shop perfect for studying or a sweet treat getaway, Providence cafes offer countless opportunities to indulge. Many of these restaurants are already student favorites, ...
Metcalf Auditorium played host Saturday night to the “Beary Keys,” the pithily named annual holiday performance put on by the Bear Necessities and the Higher Keys. As the “Beary” half of the Beary Keys, the Bear Necessities described themselves as “Brown’s only all-male, all-suspendered ...
Brown’s Out of Bounds sketch comedy team hosted its “A Night at Sea” performance Saturday night in front of a boisterous crowd at MacMillan Hall. If the group’s performance was any indication of life on the high seas, sign me up for the next vessel leaving Providence harbor. Of course, the sketches ...
This Friday, the Brown Wind Symphony and Oxford University Wind Orchestra will team up for a joint concert in Sayles Hall. The Brown Percussion Ensemble will open the concert with a performance conducted by Kevin Plouffe, teacher of percussion in the applied music program. A portion of the concert will ...
“Twelve: The 17th Annual Advanced Projects Juried Exhibition” will take place Dec. 7 at the Rhode Island School of Design’s Illustrations Studies Building Gallery. The exhibition, which is hosted by RISD’s illustration department, will feature an eclectic array of artwork created by 12 students ...
On Friday night, the Poler Bears performed the “Nightmare Before Christmas,” their third annual holiday-themed show at The Dark Lady nightclub in downtown Providence. The show was highly successful, drawing large crowds to watch members of the Ivy League’s first pole dancing club perform numbers ...
Photojournalist and educator Mary Beth Meehan has made a life out of telling other peoples’ narratives. Enticed early-on by photography, Meehan has worked to use the medium to bind communities together and to empower marginalized voices. “I fell in love with photographs way before I ever realized ...
Despite a recent and abrupt change in leadership, the Brown University Orchestra sounded cohesive and melodic while rehearsing in Sayles Hall Monday evening for their upcoming concert. Entitled “The Russian Connection,” the concert will feature three pieces reflecting both stable and volatile eras ...
Students, faculty and community members were treated to a conversation Nov. 14 between artists Melvin Edwards and Tony Ramos to mark the opening of Edwards’ exhibition, “Festivals, Funerals and New Life,” at the List Art Center’s David Winton Bell Gallery. Edwards is a renowned contemporary ...
The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life brought artist and activist Amir Sulaiman to campus Monday night for the annual K. Brooke Anderson Lecture. Sulaiman, a Harvard Fellow who has performed around the world alongside artists including Kanye West and Stevie Wonder, shared “True + Living,” ...
When Emerson Wells ’18 picked a turtle off the street one Fourth of July weekend several summers ago, he knew little of the turtle’s true potential. It was not until his family entered him into the town’s local turtle race that it became clear that this turtle was exceptional. This story and six ...
In Ann Weiner’s creations, personal experiences become shared battles, stories are told in a way words cannot match and generations of women see a part of themselves in the fine details. On Thursday, at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts’ Cohen Gallery showcased these creations with the opening ...
Offering a novel and colorful ambiance to bubble tea seekers, Vivi Bubble Tea opened mid-November on Thayer Street beneath Ben & Jerry’s. One of the newest additions to Thayer’s culinary scene, Vivi Bubble Tea provides an alternative to Kung Fu Tea and other bubble tea-offering establishments ...
Brown University Gilbert and Sullivan, a student-led theater group, produced a jazzy, intimate take on the acclaimed Broadway musical “Pippin” that left audiences wide-eyed at the cast’s ability to remain animated throughout the show’s whirlwind of campy choral chaos. The musical, directed by ...
Deceptive simplicity defines most Agatha Christie novels. At first glance, each of her works has the appearance of a classic “whodunit,” all based on a seemingly standard premise: A victim is found murdered; a list of suspects presents itself; a detective is handed the job of solving the case. Yet, ...
Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson loves her mother. But she doesn’t like her mother. The daughter and mother duo, played superbly by Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, respectively, are constantly at each other’s throats, always bickering and nagging and pushing their relationship toward a fatal ...
At 91 years old, pianist Randy Weston remains a dynamic and distinguished figure in the world of jazz music. Weston will visit the University this Saturday for a concert with the World Music Ensemble. Weston will be joined by Kwaku Obeng, teaching associate in music and the director of the World Music ...
Upon entering the List Art Center lobby, it is impossible to miss the panoramic series of powerful black and white framed photographs on the walls. Expressive poses and dramatic lighting capture different phases of a woman’s life, all centered around a kitchen table. The appropriately titled “Kitchen ...
From the corridor floors to the restroom walls, all the world’s a gallery in the new Engineering Research Center. The new building features “The Garden in the Brain,” a site-specific, mixed-media collection created by renowned artist Spencer Finch. The collection is comprised of nine pieces, ...
For Samuel R. Delany — award-winning science-fiction writer and essayist on sexuality, society and literature — our humanity does not come from talking about sexual activity. Somehow, he elaborates, our humanity is embodied by the silence that enshrouds sexuality. As part of a visit organized by ...
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