Last October, I did a series of articles documenting some of my best experiences with the URI Paranormal Society. While that series ended with what still is one of my best experiences with the group, since then, other weird and unexplainable things have happened to me on investigations. Disclaimer: These stories have happened to me…
Throughout the month of October, the Main Gallery of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Rhode Island has been featuring “Locater,” an exhibit which showcases the impressive work of Max Van Pelt, a prolific local painter, sculptor and installation artist. Van Pelt, originally from Boulder, Colorado, studied studio art and architecture at Dartmouth…
By: Jordan Miller and Rob Clark On Monday, Oct. 2, a couple of Israeli films were presented by the University of Rhode Island Hillel Center. Following an introductory speech from Amy Olson, the executive director of Hillel, the floor was handed to Tamar Kay, who introduced herself as the writer and director of the first…
Future Islands, unquestionably, put on one of the most upbeat and fun live shows of any other band touring at the moment. On Oct. 9, 2017, their current tour brought them to the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA, a venue that is old, beautiful and rich in musical history. Lead by frontman Samuel T. Herring…
By: Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile On Oct. 13, 2017, the musical forces of Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile joined together for their collaborative album release “Lotta Sea Lice.” The album was first ushered in by the lead single “Over Everything,” which also was the first song written for the album. On their website, Vile writes…
The University of Rhode Island campus was abuzz this past week when on Friday, Oct. 20, the school celebrated the National Day on Writing for the first time in its history. Hosted by Write Across URI in coordination with the URI Department of Writing and Rhetoric, First-Year Writing and the URI Writing…
The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department opened their first theatre production of the year, Eurydice, last Thursday, Oct. 12. The story of Eurydice is as follows: On the happiest day of her life, Eurydice has a tragic accident which rips her from reality, sending her into a sort of Underworld, leaving behind her lover,…
On Thursday October 12, 2017, the University of Rhode Island’s music department continued its convocation series with its sixth event of the semester. Generally, the convocations consist of faculty, students or special guests with discussions. This time however, there was show-case of URI’s instrumental students playing individual pieces for an audience of their peers. The…
“Haunt me in the dark as if to touch what you cannot feel,” these words softly glow through the dark of gallery room A100 in the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center. The words were taken directly from a poem written by the displayed artist Nick McKnight, which he later sculpted into a beautiful…
University of Rhode Island- The Theater Department’s fall production of Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” is beautiful and breathtaking as it deals with themes of “love, loss, and lots of letters.” At least this is how Ardemis Kassabian, who stars in the play as Eurydice, describes the show. I sat there as the lights dimmed and the…