Category Archives: Arts
HUMOR: Frank O’Donnell’s Broken News 5/20
By Frank O’Donnell, WPRO Comedy Contributor There was one winning ticket sold in this weekend’s Powerball jackpot. $590 million goes to someone in Zephyr Hills, Florida, who now has enough...
May 20, 2013
EVENTS: What’s Happening This Weekend? 5/17-19
The Rustic Drive in in Smithfield. Image from Flickr.com By Kim Kalunian, WPRO Arts and Entertainment DRIVE IN: The Rustic Drive-In is open again for the season, and before it gets too hot and humid, ...
May 17, 2013
SPOTLIGHT: The Hummel Report – Much More Than Music
Can music transform kids – and the neighborhoods they live in? It’s a question the founder of a non-profit organization called Community Music Works first asked more than a decade ago.&nbs...
May 16, 2013
EVENTS: What’s Happening This Weekend? 5/10-12
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO Arts and Entertainment TAKE MOM TO THE BALLET: Festival Ballet has three performances of Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” this weekend – Friday at 8 p.m. a...
May 10, 2013
EVENTS: What’s Happening This Weekend? 5/3-5
You, too, could have as much fun as this dog this weekend. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO Arts and Entertainment GIVE BACK: Help support The One Fund this weekend while getting your wheels ready for summ...
May 03, 2013
THEATER: Young director tackles classic Arthur Miller play
By Frank O’Donnell, WPRO Arts and Entertainment Contributor David Kane was invited to explore the Rhode Island Stage Ensemble’s Young Director’s Series. After RISE’s board hear...
May 03, 2013
EVENTS: WaterFire releases full season schedule
WaterFire lights up summer nights in Providence. Photo from Flickr.com. WPRO Newsroom The Sequester, the series of automatic federal spending cuts, had WaterFire organizers worried that their annual s...
May 03, 2013
EVENTS: Best places to party on Cinco de Mayo
By Alana Richelle, WPRO Contributor Cinco de Mayo has been the day to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride since the 1860’s. Today, Cinco de Mayo — which literally translates to ̶...
May 01, 2013
HUMOR: Frank O’Donnell’s Broken News 4/29
By Frank O’Donnell, WPRO Comedy Contributor The Rhode Island State Senate last week voted to legalize same-sex marriages. In related news, the statue on top of the State House is being renamed t...
Apr 29, 2013
NEWS: Taylor Swift buys Watch Hill mansion for $17M
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO Arts and Entertainment Last week WPRO reported that Taylor Swift was looking at a sprawling 11,000 square foot mansion in the Watch Hill section of Westerly, Rhode Island. Now, a...
Apr 29, 2013
