The University of Rhode Island will kick off its Guitar and Mandolin Festival on Sunday in Charlestown, Rhode Island, bridging genres and styles from around the globe in an all-day festival. The almost week-long, ninth edition of the festival will feature performances on six different days, technique workshops and masterclasses, as well as “after-hours with…
Rhode Island rock band Appala’s Eclipse has played live across the Ocean State, as well as New England, for over two years, and their chemistry acts as a representation of their success. The group most recently performed live at Rhode Island College in Providence on Sept. 6, where they played at WXINSTOCK 2024, an annual…
The semester is in full swing again, which is perfect because I start to get really bored during the last few weeks of the summer after my summer camp job ends. Thankfully coming back to campus means I get to fill my time doing all the stuff I love. I figured for my first article…
The University of Rhode Island theatre department took audiences down Skid Row, performing “Little Shop of Horrors” last Thursday, and will continue to do so through Sunday. The show, directed by Paula Mcglasson and Jimmy Calitri, marks the fourth and final show from URI theatre’s 2023-2024 season. The musical production is based on the 1960…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy is home to a minor in cannabis studies which prepares students to work in the growing cannabis industry. The program offers four cannabis-specific classes along with two free elective courses, according to the program director, Stephanie Forschner-Dancause. Forschner-Dancause is a professor of biomedical pharmaceutical sciences and works…
The largest annual professional wrestling event in the world took place this weekend in Philadelphia, as the World Wrestling Entertainment produced WrestleMania 40, giving fans a cinematic experience as “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes defeated “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. Reigns had held the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship for…
A24 has been on a roll since the start of the decade, with more critical and box office successes than I’m willing to get into. 2024 is looking to continue that success with Rose Glass’ second-ever feature film. Glass was underground, but known mostly for the critical success of her debut feature, “Saint Maud” (2019)….
The Fine Arts Center at the University of Rhode Island presented the Víquez/Wadley Trio on Thursday, March 28, which performed a number of musical pieces designed for clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba and percussion. The 89th event of the 2023/2024 URI Music Department season, which had free admission, was a faculty recital. The trio was composed…
Spring is upon us. Despite Mother Nature only giving New England a taste of warm weather over spring break, the spring season means we will soon get that subtle transition from in-car heating to rolling the windows down. In preparation for that, I have taken it upon myself to provide the University of Rhode Island…
Six people are presumed dead in Baltimore, Maryland, after a cargo ship crashed into the structural support of the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River on Tuesday. The ship hit the bridge at 1:28 a.m., according to an article from The New York Times. CCTV footage of the…