Arts & Culture
Guitar Festival Returns with International Artists This April
Last year, the URI guitar festival community recital included the RIMEA Allstate Junior and Senior ensembles and the URI Guitar ensembles. Photo by Adam Levin. The University of Rhode Island and Pump House Music Works will host the fourth annual URI Guitar Festival on April 5 to 7, bringing artists from across the globe to…
Coping With Stress Through Jewelry Making
Christina Cammuso works on her senior seminar art show jewelry collect. Photo courtesy of Christina Cammuso. Christina Cammuso creates a jewelry collection for her Senior Seminar Art Show Senior Christina Cammuso will be displaying a collection of jewelry pieces entitled “Shards” at the Senior Seminar Art show this May, centered around the aesthetic of broken…
Coming Close to Playing Their Final Notes
Tyler Tashdjian performs during his clarinet recital, totalling four sets in all. Photo by Anna Meassick. Music majors performed in their senior recitals last weekend This past weekend six senior music students held their final recitals to showcase the various skills they have developed throughout their studies. Two of them were Remy Besson’s percussion recital…
Professional Artist Speaks About the Power of Data and Art
Laurie Frick is a data artist who gave a talk about how data can be better understood through art. Photo by Chris Crosby. Data Artist Laurie Frick attended the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday, March 20 to lecture about the use of data and how it can be expressed through art. The presentation, which…
What Podcasts Should You Listen to Next?
If you have ever listened to a podcast you will know that it feels like hanging out with a bunch of friends. Granted, these friends can’t hear you and probably don’t even know you exist. But nonetheless, listening can be just the right pick me up if all your real life friends are busy. Here…
Jordan Peele’s “Us” Expresses Dark Side of the Human Mind
Welcome to the 21st century, where ghosts are hunted and celebrated, and the human mind is the scariest thing you have ever seen. In this age of demand for psychological thrillers, Jordan Peele keeps his audience satisfied with bone-chilling horror movies one after another. “Us” is yet another horror masterpiece following his psychological thriller film…
It’s Time to ‘Pick Up the Slack’
Sara Livecchi (left) speaks with Chris Parisella (right) during her radio show “Sweet Sounds of Sara.” Photo by Joseph Lachance. Sara LiVecchi creates her own podcast for her honors project After hosting her own radio show this past year, senior Harrington School student and Resident Academic Advisor Sara LiVecchi is launching a new podcast series…
Taking a Slight Break From the West Coast Life
Professor Ashton Avila returned to teach for the film department, after gaining first-hand experience in the film industry. Photo courtesy of Ashton Avila. URI Alumna Ashton Avila Returns to Ocean State to Teach Three Film Media Classes After returning to the Los Angeles area post graduation, University of Rhode Island alumna Ashton Avila decided to…
‘Bachelorette’ Season 15 to be Filmed in Newport
The Cliff Walk in Newport is one of several locations where the Bachelorette will film. Photo by Anna Meassick. With the beginning of season 15 of the “Bachelorette,” comes much more drama and excitement, but for those in the Rhode Island area, even more is in the near future. Newport will soon become the backdrop…