Have you ever been interested in working in television or film? Perhaps you’d like to work with the University of Rhode Island’s TV Network or Film Collaborative. These two student groups work on various film projects throughout the semester. The TV Network utilizes the television studio located in Chafee Hall, Room 217. The television studio…
I’m sorry, did we all forget the last ten years of Shyamalan? From “The Village” (2004) to “After Earth” (2013), his career has been reduced to the punchline that the critics saw it as. Sure, he showed promise with “The Sixth Sense” (1999), and had two films that lived up to that hype a little,…
Twenty University of Rhode Island undergraduate theatre students and one alumna left Tuesday afternoon for five days to attend the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), at Western Connecticut State University. While at the festival they will participate in workshops and competitions for acting, directing and stage production scholarships. KCACTF is a national…
The University of Rhode Island Musician’s Guild hosted the “Worst X-Mas Ever” in the Memorial Union Friday night, featuring four acts and many ugly Christmas sweaters. Atrium 1 of the Union was clad with lighting effects, festive decorations, and concert-goers excited to hear the acts. Opening up the show was Mail Culture, a URI-based act….
Platinum Entertainment Group, NU WORLD & Devin Price Presents will be bringing hip-hop artist Lil Uzi Vert to the Ryan Center on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Vert is an American rapper and songwriter, who was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to Billboard, Vert broke out of Philadelphia with “a relaxed style that…
Providence electronic musician and multimedia artist Bevin Kelley, aka Blevin Blectum, is showcasing her work in the Fine Arts Center’s main gallery weekdays from noon to 4 p.m. through Dec. 16, 2016. The showcase will feature a live performance on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. A main exhibit “This is Not a Horse” is…
One University of Rhode Island alumnus has spent the last few years traveling the world entertaining people with his music, and now plans on creating a program to help other artists achieve stardom. James Grande, acoustic rock singer and songwriter, graduated from the university in 2008 with a major in communication studies. After getting his…
After all the turkey is cleared from the table and the tryptophan has kicked in, it seems like the holiday music just suddenly appears. In stores, television commercials, the dining halls: there seems to be no escape. For some people that’s a bad thing, but for me, the more the merrier. I have always loved…
Ether(bound) Magazine, The University of Rhode Island’s literary magazine, will be hosting their first launch party for their winter and fall issue on Dec. 12. According to Ether(bound)’s President, Angela Nelson, the club’s goal this semester was to further their mission by establishing a recurring event in which artists from all genres can share their…
It is finally that time of year again when the lights are put back up, everything smells wonderful, it’s appropriate for it to snow and Christmas music can finally be played in public — because you know that can’t happen before Thanksgiving. This time of year has always been my favorite. While I love the…