May is just around the corner, and it is Older Americans month!
As you flip the page on your calendar, think about this year’s national theme for month, “Flip the Script on …
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4/14/25
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With the Rhode Island House of Representatives deliberating the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and key legislation affecting older adults, Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island (SACRI) announced its …
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by HERB WEISS
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4/14/25
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Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along , original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and book by George Furth is currently being presented by the Community Players of Pawtucket through April …
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By IDA ZECCO
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4/9/25
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Neck surgery in 2005 put Amy Ottilige’s life on hold. She was “bored,” until she noticed a monarch butterfly fluttering outside her window. The simple observation changed her life. …
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RI News senior reporter
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4/9/25
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For years, Marie Limoges believed her daughter’s garage “would make a terrific tiny house.”
About a year ago, she and her daughter, Michele Grimes, started to make this dream a …
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By JOY FOX, Beacon Media Publisher
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4/9/25
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines cleaning as “to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter.” Let’s be honest, everyone’s definition of “clean” is a …
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4/9/25
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I came to know Epimediums rather recently in the 25 years that I’ve been gardening. The two kinds I have in my garden are shade-loving and evergreen, and any carefree plant that can bring joy …
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By JOYCE FLEISCHER
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4/9/25
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If decluttering is part of your spring-cleaning regime, you should end up with lots of items – clothes, books, shoes, linens, and more – that need a new home after they leave yours.
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BARBARA POLICHETTI Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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Spring is officially here. It’s the season of budding trees, daffodils, and the sense that summer will really arrive.
It’s also the season when many people get the urge to …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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If Shakespeare were alive today, he would urge you to take a ride to Warwick’s Gamm Theatre and watch his classic tragedy performed the way he wrote it: psychological, physical, tense, tight …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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4/9/25
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April is National Poetry Month, and locally a journal is currently seeking submissions for its first issue. Prudence Dispatch is a family affair—George Shuster is an editor, and his wife …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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4/3/25
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The smell of BBQ fills the air as you enter Wilbury’s theatre space at the Waterfire Center.
Scenic Designer Shanel LaShay Smith has created an urban back yard decorated for a family …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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4/3/25
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Open mic nights are a lot more than just people signing up on a list and going on stage to perform. It’s an opportunity for a scene to be conceived or cultivated alongside like-minded …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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4/3/25
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March is Women’s History Month, and Rhode Island has no shortage of notable women to celebrate, from colonist and preacher Anne Hutchinson to the present day. One fascinating and …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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3/27/25
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The Lil Rhody Laugh Riot is going to bring a ton of laughs at various venues across Providence this weekend (March 27-30). Some of the top stand-up comics on the planet, including Matt Rife, Leslie …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/27/25
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The Players at Barker Playhouse, Providence, is currently presenting Into the Woods through April 6. This thought-provoking musical with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim, and book by James Lupine …
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By IDA ZECCO
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3/27/25
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Local comedian Doreen Collins has some celebrating to do. This month marks the tenth anniversary of The Ladies Room, her annual night of standup and drag.
The March 28 event, which features …
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3/20/25
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ANORA
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(Oscar Winner)
Did you know that over the years 17 actresses have won Oscars for playing prostitutes!
Along comes a virtually unknown young actress named Mikey …
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3/20/25
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ECAS (Educational Center of Arts and Sciences), is currently presenting Yo Soy Minerva running through March 16. Written by Mu-Kien Sang Ben and adapted by Francis Parra, Director and Artistic …
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By IDA ZECCO
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3/12/25
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The tiny melody of a violin, climbing sharp peaks and descending again to lose its echo, filled the halls of the New York Public Health Department’s hospital. Thirty-five-year-old Italian …
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3/12/25
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