Industry professionals discuss film production, development, writing at URI

University of Rhode Island instructor, Ashton Avila, hosted a virtual event titled “Industry Professional Zoom Panel: The Writers Room” on Sunday. The panel was for Avila’s FLM 220: Topics in Intermediate Film Production: TV Producing & Development course but was also open to the URI community. Four guest speakers from the film industry spoke on…

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Hitting the right note: URI celebrates 20th annual piano extravaganza

Pictured: URI music students performing their pieces at the 20th annual Piano Extravaganza. PHOTO CREDIT: Kelly Mackay | Contributing Reporter The University of Rhode Island Music department welcomed community members to the Fine Arts Center this past weekend for their annual Piano Extravaganza.  This annual, all weekend event combines student performances with community piano players….

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Women’s track take home first outdoor win, men dominate the javelin at Bryant

Four top finishes over the weekend saw URI boast nationally-leading javelin scores. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode track and field teams crowded the podium, set records, and topped leaderboards this past weekend in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Both URI track and field teams competed in the annual Bryant Black and Gold Invitational over the…

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