Andy Cutler
Post-Script to TEDx PVD
Several hundred people (including professionals, academics and students) gathered at the Rhode Island School of Design’s Metcalfe Auditorium and witnessed the first-ever TEDx Providence event in the Ocean State on April 15. But at the end of the day, what does it really mean? One day after the historic event, I asked myself that very [...]
Haven Brothers: Legacy of the American Diner Movie
If you live in Providence, there are certain landmarks you learn about almost immediately. The Superman Building located in the heart of Kennedy Plaza, the statue of Roger Williams overlooking the city from College Hill, and of course, Haven Brothers situated each day next to City Hall. When the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities [...]
Tedx Conference Comes to Providence on April 15
TedxProvidence co-founders, Tino Chow (left) and Peter Haas (right). Tedx is coming to Providence on April 15. I recently met with one of its co-founders, Peter Haas, to discuss the upcoming event. What is TEDX? TEDx is an independently organized TED style event operated under a license from TED. According to TED: “TEDx was created [...]
Farmers’ Market Comes to the Jewelry District
Rhode Island is home to one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors in the U.S. Its diversity of farmers’ markets throughout the state, urban education programs on farming and nutrition as well as food delivery programs for restaurants makes this the place to be when it comes to growing it…and consuming it locally! Once considered [...]
First Providence Maker Monday Tonight
AS220 Labs and KippKits are hosting Providence’s first Maker Monday Meet-Up on April 2 from 7pm-10pm. Led by Brown Professor, Kipp Bradford, this is a family-friendly event which helps to turn on the maker switch that lives inside most of us! Here’s more: “Get Made Monthly!” Drinks and demos meet-up for Rhode Island Makers who design and build for fun [...]
Two Great Events Tonight: Pecha Kucha, Concentric
Out of 502 cities around the world that host Pecha Kucha Nights bringing together creatives from all walks of life. Providence Pecha Kucha Night holds the global record for having 36 straight events (one each month) over the past three years–unprecedented! This also highlights the fact that Providence (and Rhode Island) are home to innovative, [...]
Outpost of Design, Culture: A Talk with Manya Kay
In a day and age when newspapers and magazines are going out of business at a record pace, Providence is home to a new magazine created by Manya Kay called Outpost Journal. You don’t have to look very far on the Internet to find web sites to the death of both newspapers and magazines; sites, [...]
MyRI: A Journey to Expose Creative, Cool People in the Ocean State
As RIFuture.org was preparing to re-launch, I was approached to write for this politically oriented blog. Understandably, I was a bit hesitant. What I care about seems less to do with politics and more about creativity despite one’s own political environment. When mulling this decision over, I considered a column that was less about marking [...]
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