34 Things to Do, Hear and Watch in May
View a majestic full-moon ritual, take a hike with friendly goats, create a fairy garden and more fun happenings this month. (And no, they re not all on Zoom huzzah!)
April 30, 2021
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Juried Hybrid Show
Why: It’s been a transformative year, to say the least, and the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative’s latest show features work that depicts transformation in its varied forms. See how local artists in a range of mediums take on the illuminating qualities of change, as selected by guest juror Francoise McAree. Artwork will be available for purchase and ranges in size, in both 2D and 3D.
The Rhode Island Black Film Festival is Back This Month
The fourth event amplifies voices and visions of people of color in the film industry.
April 15, 2021
Photograph courtesy of RIBFF.
The fourth Rhode Island Black Film Festival is back to amplify the voices and visions of people of color in the film industry. It also aims to inspire local college and high school students of color to consider careers in film. Ann-Allison Clanton, founder of RIBFF and owner of Ann Clanton Communications, brings together eighteen feature, short and documentary films for the virtual event from April 22 to 25. A $35 ticket includes a T-shirt and grants virtual access to all films throughout the four-day event, including the 2020 RIBFF Film of the Year Balloon Man, which will be virtually screened live with an online discussion with award-winning director Chantal Potter. The festival will launch on Thursday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m. with a virtual discussion with Rose Weaver and leading Black actors
Rose Weaver Launches BlackArtists/RI, A Directory of Black Creatives in the Ocean State
It features more than 140 local artists working in a variety of fields.
February 15, 2021
roseweaver.com (Photography by Danielle Wooten)
She has an MFA from Brown, three honorary doctorates and a covetable list of acting credentials. But actor and singer Rose Weaver has spent a long career fighting for each dime.
“As an artist, I’ve had to use every ounce of my ability, because I couldn’t just do one thing,” says Weaver, who now works as a creative consultant. She recalls a quote from her friend Ricardo Pitts-Wiley of Mixed Magic Theatre in Pawtucket: “We always had to know how to stretch 50 cents to make it a dollar.”