Tag: 2nd Story Theatre

RIFuture is a fine institution that has made important contributions to the Rhode Island news culture as the ProJo has shrunk in both scope and talent while the news channels have become more corporatized.  It is our hope that this new feature – the ‘Tuesday to Tuesday Arts and Entertainment Calendar’ will bring a lighter side to the fare.  As we move into the dog days of summer, I’m open to tips and press releases regarding the events you or someone you know may be holding in the next few weeks.  Feel free to e-mail data to me at andrew.james.stewart.rhode.island@gmail.com.

MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

• 7/14
  The Tuesday Night Film Series Presents GUITAR #1711 & LIZBETH: A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE at The Arctic Playhouse, 7-10 pm, $10.00/$7.00 seniors/$5.00 children under 12
  This one was a tough pick because both Josh Gravel, who is running the Arkham Film Society screening at AS220, and Ric Rebelo, whose film LIZBETH is showing here, were major forces in my life when I volunteered for them at the RI Horror Film Fest a decade ago. However, despite my love of trash cinema, I have to give Ric the benefit of the doubt, he’s a Communications Professor at Bristol Community College who knows his stuff and has a great grasp of all things horrific in the Ocean State. Furthermore, I can’t deny that watching how a guitar is made fascinates me to no end.
• 7/15
  Intro to the 35mm Camera at AS220 Media Arts, 7-9 pm, $45
  I’m a very retro kind of person, I like phonographs better than MP3s and prefer my films on reel-to-reel projection. Furthermore, I think humanity has genuinely lost something in transitioning from the old chemical process over to digital photography. So this is right up my alley and probably will prove to be the skill to have when the dust settles and people realize trying to get the best digital camera is futile.
• 7/16
  Movies on the Block: JAWS at Grants Block, Dusk circa 8 pm, Free
  It’s one of the greatest films of the 1970s, the picture that singlehandedly created the summer blockbuster, and was the launching pad for all things Spielberg. The acting remains strong, the music by John Williams is fantastic, and even after four decades, the terror still is gripping despite the fact the shark looked fake the day it was released. Who can resist?
• 7/17
  “Die, Mommie, Die” by Charles Busch at 2nd Story Theatre, Select Thurs, Fri., Sat., Sun. 7:30PM, $10-$25
  This is the preview night performance of a biting satire. Featuring a drag queen as the protagonist, this send-up of 1950’s and 60’s domineering matriarch films, like MOMMIE DEAREST, has already been made into a film and promises to be hilarious.
• 7/18
  9th Annual Greatness of Gospel: Shakespeare in the Spirit at Mixed Magic Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20
  Gospel music, a multi-ethnic theatre company, and the Bard? This is too good not to miss.  This performance proves claims that the Bard is unable to be rescued from the imperialist tradition that spawned him is for naught.
• 7/19
  NEAC presents: Shryne/Jon&Sara/Mattera/Mars Lazzarus at Fatt Squirrel, 8 pm, $8 (21+)
  I’ve only heard two of these performers before, Shryne and Mars Lazarus. But it’s on that basis I am making the recommendation. Shryne is a multi-piece band that has some real talent in terms of instrumental arrangement, while Mars is simply a fantastic guitarist.
• 7/20
  No Time to Waste at Providence Children’s Museum, Four 20-minute shows at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person
  Kids-friendly fare is pretty hard to come by, and fare that imparts an important message about our oh-so-fragile ecology is simply an endangered species. This is a 20 minute show about recycling and how kids can become active participants in the effort. This is something we all need to become experts in, our lives in fact depend on it. So even if you are child-free, check this out and update your skill sets.
• 7/21
  HOME/RUN: A Play at Matthewson Street Church Black Box, 8 pm, $5-10
  It would be a conflict of interest if I did not mention I know one of the writers here from my film festival days. But I honestly do think that this sort of interactive theatre is important, it helps generate a dialogue about our society and how it operates. And with Providence in the midst of all sorts of lunatic plots to gentrify the neighborhoods while bailing out billionaires so they can build baseball stadiums, we need these sorts of dialogues that democratize our understanding of home more than ever.

7/14
Get Out! Solar Printing at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

WaterFire Providence, 8:20 pm, Free

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

The Wishing, Tiny Diamond, Speak Easy, Michael Graham and the Lewd Waters at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

The Tuesday Night Film Series Presents GUITAR #1711 & LIZBETH: A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE at The Arctic Playhouse, 7-10 pm, $10.00/$7.00 seniors/$5.00 children under 12
GUITAR #1711 is a short documentary about the construction of guitars directed by Guy Benoit while Ricardo Rebelo’s LIZBETH: A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE tells the true story of the Ocean State’s own Lizzie Borden. Directors will be on hand for Q & A afterwards.

Arkham Film Society: DEVIL STORY at AS220 Black Box, Doors 8:30 pm, Show at 9, $5
A z-grade picture described as “one of the craziest most non-sensical bad movies ever made”. Directed and written by Bernard Launois, the film has a 3.8 out of 10 rating on IMDB and includes a deformed killer, a phantasmic horse, and a mummy who somehow has become confined to a boat inside a mountain.

7/15
Blithewold Summer Concert Series: Music at Sunset at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 5 pm, Member $7/Non-Member $10

Jenkins Construction presents A Concert by The Rusty Cheetahs at Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, 7-8:30 pm, Free (Patrons are asked to used Hazard Road entrance, rain date is 7/16.)

Wheels at Work: Fire Truck at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am-Noon, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intro to the 35mm Camera at AS220 Media Arts, 7-9 pm, $45

Kyoshi, Sea Urchin and Geo Trio at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/16
Art Connection-RI Summer Exhibit Reception & Artist’s Talk at URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery, 5-8 pm, Free

FREE MOVIE SCREENING! GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK at Warwick Public Library, 7 pm, Free

Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15-7:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Free Speech Thursdays Presents: Providence Poetry Slam at AS220 Main Stage, 8-11:30 pm, $6

Mayor Daley, Mother Tongue, Dust Cloud, and Dungeon Broads at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $5

Movies on the Block: JAWS at Grants Block, Dusk circa 8 pm, Free

7/17
Family Fun Friday: Keith Munslow at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am-1 pm, Included with admission

“Die, Mommie, Die” by Charles Busch at 2nd Story Theatre, Select Thurs, Fri., Sat., Sun. 7:30PM, $10-$25

Kick-off for Rhode Island’s 10th 48 Hour Film Project Competition at AS220 Main Stage, 4-7:30 pm, Free

Lulz! Comedy Open Mic at Psychic Readings, 9-11:30 pm, Free

Top 5 Fiend presents The Viennagram, The New Highway Hymnal, Black Oil Incinerator at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $7

7/18
9th Annual Greatness of Gospel: Shakespeare in the Spirit at Mixed Magic Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20

Basic Survival Course at Providence Zen Center, 8 am-1 pm, $235

Bubble Blowout at Providence Children’s Museum, 11 am-2 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Introduction to the Laser Cutter at AS220 Labs, 10 am-1 pm, $80

Introduction to the CNC Router at AS220 Labs, 2-6 pm, $100

Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4-7 pm, No cover

STEVEN CERIO book release/film screening/poster signing at AS220 Black Box, 7-10 pm, free

QUILT + special guests at Psychic Readings, 10 pm-1 am, $10

7/19
9th Annual Greatness of Gospel: Shakespeare in the Spirit at Mixed Magic Theatre, 3 pm and 7:30 pm, $20

Basic Survival Course at Providence Zen Center, 8 am-1 pm, $235

Bubble Blowout at Providence Children’s Museum, 11 am-2 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

FINAL DAY! Ghost Hit Wall by Hao Ni at Yellow Peril Gallery, 3-8 pm, Free Admission
An eclectic series of video, mixed media installations, sculptures, and drawings.

ALEX AND ANI Sunday Jazz Series at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, 1-4 pm, $10 per car

Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9-10 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30-11:30 am, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Drop-off for Rhode Island’s 10th 48 Hour Film Project Competition at AS220 Main Stage, Noon-8 pm, Turn in by 7:30 to be eligible for prizes and awards.

Intermediate Ballet Class at 95 Empire Studio, Noon-1:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

NEAC presents: Shryne/Jon&Sara/Mattera/Mars Lazzarus at Fatt Squirrel, 8 pm, $8 (21+)

7/20
The Newport Music Festival at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, To purchase tickets, call Newport Festival Box Office at 401-849-0700

No Time to Waste at Providence Children’s Museum, Four 20-minute shows at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Darklands, Burglary Years, Hemingway and Holy Hands at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/21
Get Out! Sundials at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

The Newport Music Festival at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, To purchase tickets, call Newport Festival Box Office at 401-849-0700

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

FringePVD: THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET: A BUSKER’S DIGITAL ROCK & ROLL STORY by Andrew Potter at AS220’s Blackbox, 7-1:15 pm, $5-$10

Kid Fame, Jaz Marley, Adrenaline the Rapper, and Project Five Star at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

Slouch + Noway + Disipline + The Daffy and Daisy Chain at Psychic Readings, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

HOME/RUN: A Play at Matthewson Street Church Black Box, 8 pm, $5-10