By the time students start trickling onto campus after winter break, Mama Kim's — the Korean barbecue truck that usually sets up shop near Thayer Street and serves hearty, savory portions of beef bulgogi and homemade kimchi — will have expanded to a second truck and a sit-down restaurant. One truck ...
Superb wine, a trendy atmosphere and perfect portions come together for an excellent gastronomic experience at Tazza Cafe in downtown Providence. The restaurant — coffeehouse by day and restaurant and bar by night — is centrally located near the popular Trinity Repertory Company and ...
From a top shelf behind the display cases, the faces of several painted teacups wink down on Pastiche, a casually elegant dessert shop tucked behind the inviting, if touristy, Italian plaza on Federal Hill. The cups are a quirky indicator of what is to come — a delicious blend of whimsy and tradition ...
Sayles Hall was transformed last night into a hub of holiday cheer for the University's 95th annual Service of Lessons and Carols. A traditional Christmas celebration that rose to prominence in the early 20th century at King's College of Cambridge University, Lessons and Carols began at Brown in 1917 ...
Black tuxedo. Evening gown. Polished shoes. A set protocol for when you can and cannot applaud. If you have ever been intimidated by the classical music scene, with its staid professionalism and grand history, you are not alone.
Kid Chocolate shook the foundation Friday night with high-energy pretty-boy punk and sunny surf pop, making the band the star of the latest installation of the Brown Concert Agency Speakeasy Sessions.
This is not another article about how the Twilight series corrupts young girls. What else, you ask, might a gender and sexuality studies concentrator have to say in reaction to Breaking Dawn's release at the Providence Place Mall?
Correction appended.
Sayles Hall will ring with the voices of the Brown Chorus tonight as singers perform the Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" — the Hallelujah Chorus.
What does it mean to be truly touched? In our desensitized society — where we are constantly bombarded with Twitter updates, YouTube videos and overly revealing photographs — do we ever actually feel? "Dead City," Sheila Callaghan's modern riff on James Joyce's "Ulysses," explores this theme ...
Ha Jin's rule for writing is straightforward: Make the story "interesting." Applying that rule is more complicated.
The ghosts of Trinity Repertory Company pack a light-hearted punch in the troupe's 35th annual production of "A Christmas Carol." The production is well-rounded and funny, despite a few musical shortcomings.
A glass bottle spins in slow motion toward the wall and shatters into pieces. Then, defying physics, the bottle spins backward and reforms itself, becoming whole once again. Jonathan Schipper's piece, "Measuring Angst," displayed in the "Nostalgia Machines" exhibition at the David Winton Bell Gallery, ...
Though at first glance the five dancers dressed in jeans and fleeces in front of the Providence Arcade last weekend appeared to be random street performers, they were actually debuting "An Arcade Project," a modern dance concert choreographed and directed by Elise Nuding '11. The performances took place ...
The idea behind the Rhode Island School of Design Museum's latest exhibit, "Chicken Little and the Culture of Fear," began with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The artist, Nancy Chunn, was living in New York City at the time and, like the rest of the country, was struck by the event. She was also ...
Adam Asher '15, the organizer of "Us Against Them," this weekend's Civil War-themed punk music production, does not seem like your typical punk rocker. Soft-spoken, cheerful and friendly, he embodies the dichotomy his production tried to demonstrate. But behind the microphone, all semblances of timidness ...
Long ago, in the era after the deaths of giants Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac, the hip-hop world was looking for a new master of ceremonies to step into the void and take over as king. Jay-Z wanted to be that emcee. His diss track of New York-area rivals "Takeover" was designed to be just that, and included ...
It seems counterintuitive that a sound artist would seek out one of the quietest places on earth for inspiration. But that is just what Ed Osborn, assistant professor of visual art, did this fall when he ventured to the high Arctic.
As students who tried to purchase tickets may know, the annual Fall Dance Concert sold out — and with good reason. The production did not fall short of expectations, showcasing a diverse and talented group of choreographers and dancers. The highlight of the show, which was sponsored by the Department ...
I remember around this date four years ago, college touring seemed like one big contest over which school had the most a cappella groups. As my parents wondered what the word meant — "Aca-what?" — each tour guide would boast the number like a preschool teacher showing children the toys in ...
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