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6 the new abolitionists _wen stephenson For the second time in American history, a generation has to choose between an entrenched system of industrial profit — and saving millions of human lives.
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in every iSSue 46 phillipe & Jorge’s cool, cool world Ronzo gets the boot | Public enemy #1 | Who’s right, who’s wrong? | 6 Seekonk rocks 4 the city _by derf 7 5 this Just in In the woods with the Rhode Island 10 Men’s Gathering | WPRO cans Ron St. Pierre
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phillipe + Jorge’s cool, cool World Ronzo gets the boot WPRO AxES ST. PIERRE; LAPIERRE mISSES THE mARk; WHO WANTS TO BE POPE?
News broke late Thursday that talk Schwarzkopf handed in his NRA card at one daughters’ school security that was so lu- rant, which P&J would like to highlight in f radio station WPRO had laid off Ron point, calling LaPierre’s baby, “inflexible dicrously wrong-headed, mean-spirited, case you are a member of NRA and think St. Pierre, a Rhode Island Radio Hall of and almost radical.” Ah, you hadn’t seen and offensive as to be laughable — if the you are being well represented by your Famer who was serving as producer and de nuthin’ yet, Stormin’ Norman. subject weren’t so serious. tough-talking, but barking mad Veep. facto co-host of Buddy Cianci’s show. The Newtown abomination prompted Fifi published a typical rant on The Daily When one considers the length, LaPierre to demand more guns in schools Caller recently — a piece ThinkProgress’ Zack • “The border today remains porous not only to breadth, and depth of Ron’s service to — cut to shot of first-grader shouldering Beauchamp and Ian Millhiser rightly called people seeking jobs in the U.S., but to criminals WPRO, this is earthshaking news. Sources a shotgun, looking like an abducted child a “bizarre, paranoid screed.” The authors whose jobs are murder, rape and kidnapping.” Get tell us the decision is not going over well soldier in Africa. And it prompted the pulled some of the most offensive and pre- your application here, right Fifi? at the House that Salty Built. We hear nu- NRA to run a TV ad focused on Obama’s posterous lines from LaPierre’s frothing • “After Hurricane Sandy, we saw the hellish merous sponsors are angry. world that the gun prohibitionists see as their The firing was bad enough. But the utopia. Looters ran wild in south Brooklyn. There timing was particularly insulting. St. was no food, water or electricity.” Well, that sure sounds like utopia. Just don’t shoot a unicorn. Pierre brought us a friendly and knowl- thE city _By DERF edgeable radio voice during the recent bliz- • “Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Riots. Terrorists. Gangs. zard, staying at a motel near the station Lone criminals. These are perils we are sure to face and walking down Route 114 to work so he — not just maybe. It’s not paranoid to buy a gun. could keep Rhode Islanders aware of what It’s survival. It’s responsible behavior, and it’s time was happening statewide with outages, we encourage law-abiding Americans to do just roads, and the like. that.” Especially if you’re white. And please, help Your superior correspondents spoke with out by shooting at hurricanes and tornadoes. Ron in the aftermath of the firing and here • And for the capper, the Orwellian, “We [the is the statement he sent along: “While it’s NRA] are the largest civil rights organization in difficult to be let go after 22 years of being the world.” The NRA is neither civil nor right. part of WPRO, I understand it’s a business. I get that but we ask listeners every day to Now would someone please wipe the allow us into their homes and make us part froth off LaPierre’s chin, put a cold com- of their family, their daily activities. When press on his forehead, give him a Xanax, we suddenly disappear without any expla- and put him to bed for few days – or at nation, that’s just not fair to the listener. least until the next putsch? They deserve an explanation as to why we’re not there any longer. If you’re going Who’s right, Who’s Wrong? to make these changes, have the courage Pope Benny Andajets’s sudden abdication of your convictions to tell the people who means the short-notice selection of the butter your bread WHY. Don’t hide behind next pontiff should be a doozy. NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT.” In the coming weeks, there will be more On Tuesday, Buddy went on the air for petty gossip, recrimination, backstab- the first time since WPRO dropped Ron bing, and insincere compliments among and offered a partial explanation: man- the cardinals than in an entire season of agement, he was told, had fired St. Pierre Housewives of Beverly Hills. (And just as many for budgetary reasons. But still, no direct faaaab-ulous outfits!) comment, no full explanation from the Whomever they choose, P&J are most head honchos. interested in the transition. Is Pope Benny Buddy assured listeners that manage- really ready to give up the “cloak of infal- ment had not consulted with him or warned libility?” It’d be a disaster if we had two him in advance of the firing. He spoke of grown men in mitres, silk robes, and Dor- his affection and respect for Ron. Is anyone othy’s red shoes duking it out every time a surprised by Buddy’s loyalty? We think not. tough question comes up and the flock is A perfect example of why these two people looking for an answer, pronto. matter in Rhode Island and why WPRO has Perhaps Benny will just wait in reserve made a serious error in judgment. in case the next pontiff goes off the rails and absolves all the pedos and shirtlifters. Public EnEmy #1 Yes, he’d be the perfect man to guide the P&J’s nominee for most dangerous man in church back to the good old-fashioned val- America: National Rifle Association execu- ues of hypocrisy and concealment. What- tive vice president Wayne “Fifi” LaPierre. ever the relationship between old Pope and This guy is one white hood and burning cross new, they will certainly have to work out a short of Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragonhood. time-share deal at Castel Gandolfo. One shouldn’t be surprised at his out- bursts in the wake of President Obama’s sEEkonk rocks! Sandy Hook-inspired calls for stricter gun Dr. Oldie’s right-hand man Jeffrey reminds controls. As far back as 1995, Fifi’s organi- your superior correspondents that there is zation called federal agents “jack-booted an important gathering of “old school” mu- thugs” in a fundraising letter. sic fans this weekend. The Original South- “Not too long ago, it was unthinkable ern New England Rock ’n’ Roll Collectors for federal agents wearing Nazi bucket Convention takes place at DiParma Italian helmets and black storm trooper uniforms Table at the Clarion Inn, 940 Fall River Ave, to attack law-abiding citizens,” the letter Seekonk, MA (Exit 1 off Rt. 195), on February read. “Not today.” 24 from 10 am to 3 pm. Buy, sell, and trade This totally bizarre and outlandish claim all kinds of vinyl LPs and 45s, CDs, and other led to none other than President Bush (the memorabilia. Admission is $2; plenty of elder one — not the moron) resigning his free parking. For further info, contact Jeff NRA membership in protest. (No more at [email protected]. ^ cocktail parties with Charlton Heston for you, H.W.) Even revered General Norman Send a fez and Pulitzer-grade tips to [email protected]. providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | February 22, 2013 5
“I’m walking down the stairs thinking, ‘That’s one of the best shows I’ve ever done,’ and I turn the corner and they just pulled me in and fired me.” this Just in _Ron st. pieRRe
beat the drum off air WPRO dROPs In the woods with the Rhode st. PieRRe fBuddy Cianci was on Island Men’s Gathering a plane to Florida for In the 1950s, President Dwight Eisenhower occasion- If inclusivity and acceptance are two of the pillars a five-day vacation. So Ron fally traveled to the backwoods of Rhode Island to hunt of RIMG masculinity, then truth is most certainly a third. St. Pierre, his longtime and fish on the sprawling property of oil tycoon W. Alton While some of the RIMG workshops are a bit touchy- talk radio sidekick, had Jones. On a recent Saturday, though, there is a very dif- feely for my taste — I passed on “Safe Touch, Trust, and the microphone to him- ferent kind of men’s retreat underway in those same West Nudity” which was, literally, a workshop on touching self. Greenwich woods. and feeling — I was invigorated by the raw, electric hon- It was a lively show. Instead of rifles and fishing poles, the men who fill esty of discussions like “Isolating” and “What Did My Dad For the first hour or so, the main lodge of the Environmental Education Center (or Mom) Give Me?” the talk was of legislation at URI’s W. Alton Jones Campus wield dream catchers, Bypassing introductions, men simply went around the that would require pit bull paper airplanes, and pasta they’re learning to make from table, describing loneliness, addiction, grief, fear, and, owners to muzzle their scratch. Others sit in classrooms for roundtable discus- yes, the joys of flatulating freely in an all-male workplace. dogs. And at the end of the sions titled “Men at Midlife,” and “Separating/Carrying Some talked about the swirl of emotions — lust, shame Valentine’s Day show, St. On.” In the evening, they gather in front of a crackling — they feel browsing Internet porn at home while their Pierre asked women listen- fireplace for a talent show that includes an acoustic rendi- children are asleep upstairs. Others reminisced, through ers if they really meant it tion of “This Land Is Your Land” and a dramatic reading tears, about angry and abusive fathers they simultane- when they told their boyfriends and husbands to skip of a newspaper article about the 10-foot snow penis con- ously loved and hadn’t quite forgiven. “I can remember the Hallmark holiday. structed in South Kingston after this month’s blizzard. the smell of his hands,” one man said, his voice cracking. “The phones went crazy,” St. Pierre recalls. “They were so clean.” It was good talk radio, he says — a mix of serious When RIMG men talk about and light that had listeners engaged and a little emo- weightlifting, they’re often talk- tional. “I’m walking down the stairs thinking, ‘That ing about hefting emotional bar- was one of the best shows I’ve ever done,’ ” he says, bells. “Here you can kind of let your “and I turn the corner and they just pulled me in and guard down a little bit,” says John, a fired me.” 50-year-old divorcee from Connecticut So ended a Rhode Island Radio Hall of Famer’s sec- who prefers not to give his last name. ond stint — 22 years total — with WPRO, the state’s “Everybody’s got a conversation go- leading talk radio station. ing on in their head . . . some people A week later, there’s no official explanation. Craig don’t ever get a safe place where they Schwalb, the station’s program director, declined to can actually say some of their darkest comment when reached by the Phoenix. But on Tues- fears.” The ones who don’t deal with day Cianci, in his first on-air appearance since the those issues become violent or suicid- firing, said management told him it was a cost-cut- al or substance abusers, he says. But ting move. not him. He estimates that he has It would not be the first time corporate parent Cu- attended over 40 men’s gatherings mulus has moved to trim the budget since it bought between Rhode Island and Maine over WPRO and the rest of Citadel Broadcasting’s suite the last 20 years. of Providence stations. In the fall of 2011, it laid off But for all of the hugs and soul- seven staffers at the stations. And it has cut pay for scraping introspection, one burly, some at WPRO. bearded man with a gut peeking out Cianci said, on the air, that he had no advance tAKe it oUtsiDe On the ice at the W. Alton Jones campus. from under his tie-dyed T-shirt insists notice of the St. Pierre sacking. When he landed in that I report how much fun he has at Florida at about 7 pm that evening, he said, he picked the RIMG. And indeed, I notice plenty up a voicemail from management telling him to call Before the s’mores and drum circles that round out the of men who, while others scurry between workshops, the station. It was on the subsequent call that he got evening, the men lock arms and join together to sing, remain content to snooze by the fire or piece together a the news. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” And I’m right there with jigsaw puzzle or flip through a book. (One volume in the Cianci said he feels “very badly” about the move them, singing “Someday I’ll wish upon a star . . . .” RIMG library is the anthology Wingspan: Inside the Men’s Move- “because Ron and I have been friends for an awful long I enrolled in the 21st Annual Rhode Island Men’s Gath- ment, featuring articles like, “What Oedipus, Narcissus, time.” And their relationship does go back decades. ering with a simple goal: to learn what it means to be a and Superman Can Teach Us” and “Hung Like A Hamster: St. Pierre covered the former Providence mayor as man. But defining masculinity, I learn, isn’t necessar- The Heavy Weight of a Small Penis.”) a cub reporter. He hired Cianci as WHJJ’s afternoon ily the goal of the RIMG; in fact, the event is more about By the end of the day, I even spot a glimmer of masculin- drive host in 1984. And when Cianci went to federal establishing what masculinity isn’t or doesn’t have to be. ity that perhaps isn’t so far removed from the mainstream. prison for running a criminal enterprise out of City Drinking, competition, and watching sports tend to be After a hearty lunch of steak and chicken fajitas, a cadre Hall, St. Pierre visited him 10 times. His presence the common denominators for men in mainstream cul- of men set out into the woods for a hike with the W. Alton at WPRO played no small role in Cianci’s decision to ture, RIMG organizer Arthur Snow tells me during lunch. Jones Environmental Education Center’s manager, John take a job at the station in 2007. “Here, we don’t do any of that.” Jacques. With snow crunching under foot, we ramble over But when the station pulled St. Pierre out of the The other men at our table nod. streams and hills as Jacques calls out the names of animal morning drive slot and paired him with Cianci, it was Tom Terceira, a 59-year-old graphic designer from Crans- tracks and tree species. Occasionally, he stops to read from a demotion of sorts. And it wasn’t clear, over the next ton, says he comes here to help broaden the definition of man- a pamphlet of Robert Frost poems he has brought along. At five-and-a-half years, that the role represented the hood. “It means you can be straight, you can be gay, you can another point, he stops us again, but with no poem to read. highest and best use of the radio veteran’s talents. be bisexual, you can wear women’s clothes . . . it all is OK.” It’s snowing lightly and, this time, he simply wants us to Perhaps we’ll hear from him again, though. A Later in the day, Michael Mathieu, a 28-year-old professional listen to the whisper of snowflakes falling softly on our non-compete clause in his contract requires him to sit musician (one of the youngest men in attendance; most are shoulders and the surfaces of the surrounding forest. It is a pat for awhile before talking to WPRO’s competitors. between 45 and 65), offers a similar take. “No matter your age, solemn, peaceful moment that lasts well over a minute . . . But St. Pierre says he’d like to get back into radio or race, creed, sexual orientation, walk of life, career status,” he until one of the men quips that it would be the perfect time television. says, “we always say in the opening circle it’s a ‘judgment-free to rip a fart. “I’m pretty passionate about this,” he says. space’ and a space to sort of be safe and be yourself.” _Philip Eil _David Scharfenberg 6 February 22, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence.thephoenix.com
climate activists are arrested protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, the project that would tap the second-largest carbon deposit on Earth.
November 4, 2012. It’s the Sunday before Election Day, a week after Hurricane San- dy’s hellish landfall, and Congressman Ed Markey stands before a capacity crowd inside the Town Hall of Arlington, Massa- chusetts. Hundreds of constituents have gathered on 48 hours notice for what the congressman has billed as an “emergency meeting” on climate change. Flanked by Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Mindy Lub- ber, president of the sustainable-business network Ceres, Markey displays satellite photos of Boston illustrating that huge sections of the city — like the entire Back Bay — would be underwater if Sandy had hit the Hub instead of New York and New Jersey. But Markey isn’t there just to talk about disaster response or building sea walls in Boston Harbor. He’s there to demonstrate his seriousness on confront- ing climate change, an issue that had until that week gone all but unmentioned in the election campaign and in the mainstream political media. “As the Minutemen responded, so must we,” Markey tells his audience, calling for an unspecified “bold plan” from Washington to cut greenhouse emis- sions and prevent future “devastation.” Global warming, if unaddressed, could lead to “events so horrific,” he says, that they could “dwarf” other catastrophes in human history. In his final remarks, Markey intones, with what sounds like real passion: “The American Revolution, it started here. The abolitionist movement, it start- ed here. The women’s movement, it start- ed here. The anti-Vietnam movement, it started here. . . . The Freedom Riders, going South in the ’60s, they left on buses from here . . . [Global warming] is our generational challenge. The preceding generations accepted their challenges.”
was at Arlington Town Hall that Sun- I day in November, and I had to wonder: if Markey was as serious as he sounded about climate change, what kind of “bold” action would match the necessity of the moment and his rhetoric invoking the grand radical tradition in American history? Certainly nothing that he or any other politician in Washington, including (especially) President Obama, has ever proposed comes anywhere close. Even the doomed 2009 “cap-and-trade” bill that Markey co-authored — the strongest, indeed the only, comprehensive national climate legislation ever to pass either chamber of Congress — aimed merely to cut emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 (the same amount, as it happens, want to say a word for radicalism land near Canyonlands National Park That day at his sentencing, standing that Obama meekly pledged at the failed — for the role of the radical in build- — bids he had no way of paying. He had before the federal judge, DeChristopher UN climate talks in Copenhagen that ing a movement to confront climate acted spontaneously, on his conscience, concludes a long, eloquent statement that year). Compare that with what the sci- change, the most urgent crisis hu- engaged in nonviolent resistance to the spreads across the Internet and galvanizes entific consensus, as represented by the I man beings have ever faced. But I heedless new extraction of fossil fuels a growing climate-justice movement: UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate need to start with two scenes, and two that are catastrophically heating the “This is not going away. At this point Change, says is required if we’re to have speakers, who embody the imperatives, planet and threatening innumerable of unimaginable threats on the horizon, a chance of stabilizing the climate: at and the limitations, of the moment in innocent lives. this is what hope looks like. In these least 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by which we find ourselves. Weeks before his sentencing, DeChris- times of a morally bankrupt government 2020. (Using the IPCC’s 1990 baseline, the It’s July 26, 2011, and inside a federal topher told Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell: “I’m that has sold out its principles, this is Obama-Waxman-Markey target would courtroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, a a climate-justice activist . . . . We want what patriotism looks like. With count- be a 4 percent reduction by 2020.) Those 30-year-old climate activist named Tim a radically different world. We want a less lives on the line, this is what love emissions targets are based on the IPCC’s DeChristopher is sentenced to two years healthy, just world.” But first, he said, looks like, and it will only grow. The most recent assessment, published in in prison and a $10,000 fine for dis- “we need to get the fossil fuel industry choice you are making today is what side 2007, and its new report — due to be pub- rupting a Bureau of Land Management out of the way. First we’ve got to over- are you on.” lished later this year and next — is expect- auction of oil and gas leases back in throw the corporate power that is running A month after DeChristopher speaks ed to paint a far darker picture. Global December 2008. Registered as Bidder our government.” He understands what those words, the largest civil-disobedi- emissions are setting new records, cur- #70, he managed to win bids worth $1.8 that requires. “It will involve confronta- ence action in a generation begins in rently rising roughly 3 percent per year. million for some 22,000 acres of public tion and it will involve sacrifice.” front of the White House, where 1253 Around the time that Markey 6 February 22, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence.thephoenix.com providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | February 22, 2013 7
climate activists are arrested protesting spoke in Arlington, the International Lincoln,” James Hansen, NASA’s top cli- Lloyd Garrison, or even more,” 350. What resonates, then, is not so much the Keystone XL pipeline, the project Energy Agency, the World Bank, and matologist and a leading advocate (who org founder Bill McKibben told me in a the analogy to slavery itself, or any literal that would tap the second-largest carbon PricewaterhouseCoopers were releasing was among those arrested at the White 2012 interview, in which he agreed that comparison to abolitionist actions, but deposit on Earth. reports that would surely have been called House protesting KeystoneXL), told The the climate-justice movement, with its the role of the abolitionist movement, as a “alarmist” if issued by climate advocates. Guardian in December 2009 in the run- emphasis on human rights, has more in movement, in American and human his- November 4, 2012. It’s the Sunday before (As it happened, the reports were barely up to Copenhagen. “On those kind of common with 19th-century abolitionism tory — and the necessity now of a move- Election Day, a week after Hurricane San- mentioned by major news outlets.) The issues you cannot compromise. You can’t than with much of today’s environmen- ment that is every ounce its morally and dy’s hellish landfall, and Congressman generally conservative IEA affirmed that say let’s reduce slavery, let’s find a com- talism. But McKibben notes that, unlike politically transformative equivalent. Ed Markey stands before a capacity crowd at least two-thirds of proven fossil-fuel promise and reduce it 50% or reduce it the issue of slavery, the climate crisis has The parallels are irresistible: there’s inside the Town Hall of Arlington, Massa- reserves must stay in the ground between 40%.” Climate-movement elder states- a catastrophic time limit attached. “If we the sheer magnitude of what’s at stake, chusetts. Hundreds of constituents have now and 2050 in order to have a shot at man Gus Speth, advisor to two presidents, don’t solve it very quickly, we won’t solve in human and moral and, yes, economic gathered on 48 hours notice for what the keeping the global average temperature writes in 2012’s America the Possible that a it.” (Of course, as McKibben tells audienc- terms — millions of lives and trillions of congressman has billed as an “emergency from rising more than 2 degrees C (3.6 transformative progressive movement es, there’s nothing radical about simply dollars. There’s the explicit emphasis on meeting” on climate change. Flanked by F), the internationally agreed-upon “red addressing the climate crisis “must cap- wanting a livable planet for our children human rights and social justice, including Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union line.” (In its 2011 report, the IEA concluded ture the spirit of Frederick Douglass,” the and grandchildren. The real radicals, he economic and racial justice — considering of Concerned Scientists, and Mindy Lub- that unless a massive global shift to clean- escaped slave who became the greatest says, run fossil-fuel companies.) that the majority of those suffering the ber, president of the sustainable-business energy infrastructure begins in earnest of abolitionist leaders, and quotes the There are significant caveats to the worst impacts of climate change globally network Ceres, Markey displays satellite within five years — make that four now famous 1857 speech in which Douglass comparison, of course, as there are to are impoverished people of color. There’s photos of Boston illustrating that huge — we’ll be “locked in” to catastrophic said, “If there is no struggle there is no any historical analogy. Here are three the fiercely principled opposition to pow- sections of the city — like the entire Back warming.) The World Bank warned that progress.” Just last month, Bob Massie big ones. First, I don’t mean to draw any erful and entrenched reactionary forces Bay — would be underwater if Sandy had we’re on track for 4 degrees C (7.2 F) this of Cambridge-based New Economics one-to-one equivalence between the con- — whether the “Slave Power” of the ante- hit the Hub instead of New York and New century — which it says is quite likely Institute, speaking at a teach-in on fos- sumption of fossil fuels to power our daily bellum South or the filthy-rich fossil-fuel Jersey. beyond adaptation, and “must be avoid- sil-fuel divestment at the Tufts Fletcher lives and put food on our tables (whether lobby of today. There are even the spiritual But Markey isn’t there just to talk ed.” The analysts at PwC, in a report titled School, compared the climate movement we’re rich or poor) and the enslavement, underpinnings of both movements, the about disaster response or building sea “Too Late for Two Degrees?,” concluded to the anti-slavery struggle and suggested systematic torture, and mass murder of progressive religious inspiration of many walls in Boston Harbor. He’s there to that we’ve “passed a critical threshold,” that addressing climate change would countless human beings on the basis of activists and leaders — abolitionism grew demonstrate his seriousness on confront- and that we should prepare for 4 degrees, require a political and cultural “paradigm race. Second, it should go without saying out of Quakerism and early evangelical- ing climate change, an issue that had or even 6 degrees (10.8 F), this century, shift” of a similar order. that fossil fuels and their effects on the ism, while today’s climate-justice move- until that week gone all but unmentioned unless the carbon-intensity of the global Much of what appeals to these climate atmosphere cannot simply be abolished ment has deep support among progressive in the election campaign and in the economy can be reduced by an unprec- leaders, no doubt, is the bracing moral at the stroke of a pen. There will be no faith communities (as did, let’s not forget, mainstream political media. edented 5 percent per year for the next 40 clarity and uncompromising urgency of Emancipation Proclamation or Act of the civil rights and antiwar movements of “As the Minutemen responded, so years. the abolitionist cause. In 1831, introduc- Parliament freeing us from fossil fuels; the ‘60s). must we,” Markey tells his audience, To put that conclusion in perspective: ing the first issue of The Liberator in Boston, no constitutional amendment abolishing I’ve argued elsewhere that Henry David calling for an unspecified “bold plan” one of the world’s leading climate scien- leading American abolitionist William climate change. Thoreau holds more relevance to the cli- from Washington to cut greenhouse emis- tists, Kevin Anderson at the UK’s Tyndall Lloyd Garrison answered his moderate crit- Finally, the climate movement advo- mate movement for his stout abolition- sions and prevent future “devastation.” Centre, has said that 4 degrees C would be ics: “I do not wish to think, or to speak, cates and engages in strictly nonviolent ism — not only in his essays and speeches Global warming, if unaddressed, could “incompatible with an organized global or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a protest and resistance. When it comes to but his actions, sheltering escaped slaves lead to “events so horrific,” he says, that community.” The U.S. government’s draft man whose house is on fire to give a mod- direct action, its models are Gandhi and on the Underground Railroad — than they could “dwarf” other catastrophes National Climate Assessment, released in erate alarm . . . tell the mother to gradu- Martin Luther King — not John Brown. for any sort of proto-environmentalism in human history. In his final remarks, January, suggests that we’re on track for 9- ally extricate her babe from the fire into That’s not to say that violence was unjus- he may represent. When he spent that Markey intones, with what sounds like to 15-degree Fahrenheit warming over most which it has fallen; — but urge me not to tified, ultimately, in the struggle to end night in Concord jail, it was in protest of real passion: of the United States within this century. use moderation in a cause like the pres- slavery — or that it would never be justi- an expansionist war that he knew had “The American Revolution, it started Unless, that is, we drastically change ent. I am in earnest — I will not equivo- fied to save millions of lives from the everything to do with slavery. “Action here. The abolitionist movement, it start- course. cate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat threat of climate change. But the climate from principle — the perception and the ed here. The women’s movement, it start- It seems fairly obvious that the reason a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD.” movement is a resolutely nonviolent performance of right — changes things ed here. The anti-Vietnam movement, we don’t hear politicians, or the “serious” “We need the urgency of a William movement. and relations,” he wrote in “Resistance it started here. . . . The Freedom Riders, people in our media, talking (at least in to Civil Government” (otherwise known going South in the ’60s, they left on buses public) about this situation — the true as “Civil Disobedience”), “it is essentially from here . . . [Global warming] is our gravity of it — is that to grapple with this revolutionary.” generational challenge. The preceding in any real way, to propose anything that If slavery was the great human, moral generations accepted their challenges.” would actually begin to address it with crisis of the 19th century, then global the necessary urgency at the national warming is the great human, moral crisis was at Arlington Town Hall that Sun- and global level, would simply sound too of our own time. And the movement to I day in November, and I had to wonder: extreme, if not outright crazy. Leave fos- confront it has every reason to be as reso- if Markey was as serious as he sounded sil fuels in the ground? You must be jok- lute and as radical, in its own way, as the about climate change, what kind of ing. Why, that would mean canceling the movement that ended slavery. “bold” action would match the necessity Keystone pipeline! It would mean putting I believe that the previous statement of the moment and his rhetoric invoking Alberta’s tar sands, the second largest pool is true. In fact I’ve committed the rest of the grand radical tradition in American of carbon on the planet, off limits! Who “If there is no struggle my life to it. And yet I also know that any there is no progress.” history? are you kidding? Be serious! (Nevermind proposition so large is never so simple. — Frederick Douglass Certainly nothing that he or any other that a group of 18 top climate scientists I know that history, and the nature of politician in Washington, including signed a letter to Obama last month urg- radicalism, are a bit more complicated. (especially) President Obama, has ever ing him to reject the pipeline to dem- Climate justice may well be the greatest proposed comes anywhere close. Even the onstrate the “seriousness of his climate human-rights struggle of our time, but doomed 2009 “cap-and-trade” bill that convictions.”) actions, however pure the motive, have Markey co-authored — the strongest, This is the reality — or the surreality — consequences, and we need to be honest indeed the only, comprehensive national of the historical moment in which we find about the consequences of radicalism, climate legislation ever to pass either ourselves. At this late hour in the climate then and now — even as we’re honest chamber of Congress — aimed merely to crisis, with the clock ticking down on civi- about the consequences of not being radi- cut emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels lization, to be serious about climate change cal enough. by 2020 (the same amount, as it happens, — based, mind you, on what science and want to say a word for radicalism land near Canyonlands National Park That day at his sentencing, standing that Obama meekly pledged at the failed not ideology prescribes — is to be radical. ast spring, as it happens, a fresh de- — for the role of the radical in build- — bids he had no way of paying. He had before the federal judge, DeChristopher UN climate talks in Copenhagen that L bate cropped up over the meaning and ing a movement to confront climate acted spontaneously, on his conscience, concludes a long, eloquent statement that year). Compare that with what the sci- n drawing historical comparisons be- legacy of the American abolitionist move- change, the most urgent crisis hu- engaged in nonviolent resistance to the spreads across the Internet and galvanizes entific consensus, as represented by the I tween the climate movement and radical ment, thanks to a brilliant and provocative I man beings have ever faced. But I heedless new extraction of fossil fuels a growing climate-justice movement: UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate struggles for justice and human rights, essay called “The Abolitionist Imagina- need to start with two scenes, and two that are catastrophically heating the “This is not going away. At this point Change, says is required if we’re to have Markey is echoing the sentiments of the tion” by Columbia’s Andrew Delbanco, one speakers, who embody the imperatives, planet and threatening innumerable of unimaginable threats on the horizon, a chance of stabilizing the climate: at climate movement itself. And for a good of the top American Studies scholars in the and the limitations, of the moment in innocent lives. this is what hope looks like. In these least 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by many climate activists and movement country. (The essay originated as an Alexis which we find ourselves. Weeks before his sentencing, DeChris- times of a morally bankrupt government 2020. (Using the IPCC’s 1990 baseline, the leaders, it seems that the most fitting de Tocqueville Lecture on American Politics It’s July 26, 2011, and inside a federal topher told Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell: “I’m that has sold out its principles, this is Obama-Waxman-Markey target would comparison — the one that resonates most and was published as a book by Harvard courtroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, a a climate-justice activist . . . . We want what patriotism looks like. With count- be a 4 percent reduction by 2020.) Those deeply — is to abolitionism: the stunning- University Press along with essay-length 30-year-old climate activist named Tim a radically different world. We want a less lives on the line, this is what love emissions targets are based on the IPCC’s ly radical and successful movement, led by responses by John Stauffer, Manisha DeChristopher is sentenced to two years healthy, just world.” But first, he said, looks like, and it will only grow. The most recent assessment, published in a small yet fervent minority first in Britain Sinha, Darryl Pinckney, and Wilfred Mc- in prison and a $10,000 fine for dis- “we need to get the fossil fuel industry choice you are making today is what side 2007, and its new report — due to be pub- and then the United States, to abolish Clay. I’m only going to comment here on rupting a Bureau of Land Management out of the way. First we’ve got to over- are you on.” lished later this year and next — is expect- the legal institution of human slavery on Delbanco’s essay.) auction of oil and gas leases back in throw the corporate power that is running A month after DeChristopher speaks ed to paint a far darker picture. Global which a large part of the global economy Delbanco is interested in American December 2008. Registered as Bidder our government.” He understands what those words, the largest civil-disobedi- emissions are setting new records, cur- was based. abolitionism not simply as a specific #70, he managed to win bids worth $1.8 that requires. “It will involve confronta- ence action in a generation begins in rently rising roughly 3 percent per year. The climate crisis “is analogous to movement at a specific time and place in million for some 22,000 acres of public tion and it will involve sacrifice.” front of the White House, where 1253 Around the time that Markey the issue of slavery faced by Abraham Continued on p 8 8 February 22, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence.thephoenix.com
Continued from p 7 So when I read DeChristopher in Red history, but as he puts it, “an instance Pepper, my first reaction was, “No. What of a recurrent American phenomenon: are you doing? You can’t say that stuff. a determined minority sets out in the This sort of talk, if it goes too far, has face of long odds to rid the world of what consequences. People are listening to you it regards as a patent and entrenched now. If the movement radicalizes, we’ll evil.” The abolitionists, Delbanco notes, alienate people, we’ll be marginalized, “belonged self-consciously to the tradition we’ll never get anything from Congress of imprecatory prophets; they were the — we’ll sacrifice genuine, if incremen- thundering Isaiahs and Jeremiahs of their tal, progress for the sake of some kind time, calling to account this fallen world of moral, or ideological, purity. And we and exploiting the fear of apocalypse if don’t have time for that. We have to take they should fail.” whatever progress we can get.” Viewed in this light, Delbanco goes I was still trying to fit my ideas of what on to ask whether abolitionism should be needed to be done inside the suffocatingly the model or inspiration for present-day cramped quarters of the politically “possi- justice and liberation struggles (although, ble” at that moment. I had yet to fully face interestingly enough, the climate move- the facts of the situation in front of us. I ment goes unmentioned). He reminds wasn’t as far along as DeChristopher. us that, far from being admired as the But that fall, the news from the cli- morally fearless heroes we remember mate front was unrelentingly grim: them as today, they were derided and global emissions set new records, extreme reviled by their contemporaries. The weather and melting ice caps showed word “abolitionism” was most often accelerating climate impacts, the IEA told used as “a slander meant to convey what us we’re on track to blow past the 2-degree many Americans considered its essential limit on our way to 6 degrees, Oxfam qualities: unreason, impatience, impla- reported that climate change is already cability.” Stephen Douglas compared his threatening global food security . . . and arch-rival Lincoln in 1858 to “the little it went on. Meanwhile, a presidential abolitionist orators in the church and campaign got going under the influence school basements.” In 1860, Lincoln — no of the fossil-fuel funded Tea Party, push- abolitionist, but an antislavery moderate ing Republicans ever further into denial who gradually came to accept abolition and obstruction. It became clear that even — distanced himself from the radical modest, incremental steps — much less movement. comprehensive, economy-wide national To be sure, Delbanco leaves no doubt measures, leading to binding global about what the abolitionists achieved. commitments — were a pipe dream in “The contribution of the abolitionists was Washington. to make thinkable what had once been By late December, I bottomed out — in unthinkable, namely, black freedom,” despair for the planet and my children’s Delbanco writes, pointing to historian Eric future. “We’re fucked,” I realized. “Now Foner’s assessment in his acclaimed 2010 what?” book The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and More or less at that moment, Tim American Slavery. “By pushing beyond DeChristopher came back into view, in a conventional ideas about race and slavery, long, astonishing interview with Terry they changed both Lincoln’s private judg- Tempest Williams in Orion, recorded the ment and public opinion, thereby vastly previous May as DeChristopher awaited enlarging what was politically possible in his sentence. I see it as an essential, pri- nineteenth-century America.” You won’t mary document of the climate-justice find a better description of what the cli- movement. mate movement might hope to achieve abolitionist response.” Most strikingly, cause — of enormous magnitude, morally What happened, quite simply, is this: — if in place of “race and slavery” you sub- Melville’s monomaniacal Ahab in Moby- and politically, even spiritually, only to DeChristopher, a convict, convicted me. stitute fossil fuels and climate. Dick was seen as “a timely personification find myself at once attracted and repelled, In that interview, DeChristopher tells But Delbanco’s major point, what his of the zealotry that was rising, in 1850- fascinated and frightened, by a voice of of the “shattering” moment in March critics seem to find most provocative, is 51, on both sides of the slavery divide.” radicalism. 2008 when he met climate scientist Terry that it’s entirely possible to give the aboli- Delbanco notes that contemporary readers Root, a lead IPCC author, at a symposium tionists their full due, yet still sympathize saw in Ahab both William Lloyd Garrison he first time I recall reading about at the University of Utah: with the “intellectual and political leaders and Southern Senator John C. Calhoun. T Tim DeChristopher, it was in the She presented all the IPCC data, and I who, although disgusted by slavery, nev- Delbanco wants us to be alert and sen- spring of 2011, around the time of his went up to her afterwards and said, “That ertheless tried to forestall the catastrophic sitive to this kind of moral complexity, trial. In the months between his convic- graph that you showed, with the possible war they feared was coming.” Indeed, as and empathetic toward those who were tion that March and his sentencing in emission scenarios in the twenty-first cen- historian David Brion Davis points out in sincerely conflicted about pushing too late July, a number of stories and inter- tury? It looked like the best case was that The New York Review of Books, the immense hard, too fast. The “sacred rage of aboli- views popped up, and I came across a carbon peaked around 2030 and started carnage of the Civil War, which schol- tionism,” he writes, “has been at work Q&A in the socialist UK magazine Red Pep- coming back down.” She said, “Yeah, ars now believe caused on the order of in many holy wars since the war against per. “We are at a time in our movement,” that’s right.” And I said, “But didn’t the 750,000 military deaths, “has long cast a slavery.” And so Delbanco would hold DeChristopher said there, “where we report that you guys just put out say that backward shadow on the American aboli- us back “from passing easy judgment need to be honest” — that it’s “too late to if we didn’t peak by 2015 and then start tionists.” (Davis adds: “Of course it should on those who withheld themselves from stop a climate crisis,” and that averting coming back down that we were pretty be stressed that without the abolitionist the crusade, not out of indifference, but unthinkable catastrophe will now require much all screwed, and we wouldn’t even movement, there would have been no pos- because of conscientious doubt.” deep, urgent, transformative changes. recognize the planet?” And she said, sibility of slave emancipation in the nine- I’d like to think that if I’d been a con- “We should not try and hide our vision “Yeah, that’s right.” And I said: “So, what teenth century, and that it was Southern temporary of Hawthorne and Melville about what we want to change, of the am I missing? It seems like you guys are proslavery expansionism that brought on — not to mention Douglass, Garrison, healthy, just world that we wish to cre- saying there’s no way we can make it.” the war.”) and Thoreau — that I would have had the ate. We are not looking for small shifts: And she said, “You’re not missing any- It’s this “shadow” that Delbanco, as courage and moral clarity to be among we want a radical overhaul of our economy thing. There are things we could have a literary scholar, is so interested in prob- the abolitionists. But the truth is, I don’t and society.” done in the ’80s, there are some things ing. Nathaniel Hawthorne and his friend know. I’ve always been squeamish enough Now, you have to understand, I’m not we could have done in the ’90s — but it’s Herman Melville — who described slavery about violence and about confrontation in exactly a lifelong lefty. I’ve never been probably too late to avoid any of the worst- as “a sin . . . no less — a blot, foul as the general — and naturally skeptical enough much of a leftist at all. I’ve never regis- case scenarios that we’re talking about.” crater-pool of hell,” but despaired that of moral purity and any sort of absolut- tered for any party. I spent two decades And she literally put her hand on my “Not one man . . . knows a prudent reme- ist claims — that it’s possible I might in the mainstream media, where I con- shoulder and said, “I’m sorry my genera- dy” — were both repelled by the abolition- have been a conscientious, anguished, sidered myself a thoughtful, centrist tion failed yours.” ists’ extremism because, it seems, they doubter. Of course, I would have had that independent. I was heavily influenced, I “Once I realized that there was no didn’t want the blood of a cataclysmic war luxury: I’m white, educated, comfort- admit, by Bill Clinton’s winning triangu- hope in any sort of normal future,” on their hands. “They sensed,” Delbanco able. Ultimately, though, the only honest lations (if not his deceptions). I’m a cli- DeChristopher tells Tempest Williams, “I tells us, “that Armageddon was coming answer, no matter how virtuous I want mate activist now, but with my house in realized that I have absolutely nothing to — and that, if abolitionists and fire-eating to believe myself, is that I simply don’t the suburbs, my two young children, and lose by fighting back.” slaveholders had their way, it would come know. Nor, if we’re honest, do any of us. my spouse with her marketing MBA large- Actually, DeChristopher does allow soon.” Both writers were “sensitive to the I do know, however, what it is to care ly supporting our family, I’m an unlikely some hope. “If you look at the worst-case crime of slavery but squeamish about the deeply and urgently about an issue — a radical, to say the least. consequences of climate change, those providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | February 22, 2013 9
pretty much mean the collapse of our political constraints, are infinitely more industrial civilization,” he tells Tempest grave. The risks of moderation are a mat- Williams. “But that doesn’t mean the end ter of life, death, and suffering for untold of everything. It means we’re going to be millions of human beings, alive today and living through the most rapid and intense yet to be born. If we can’t radically alter period of change that humanity has ever our politics — radically expand the limits faced. And that’s certainly not hopeless. It of what’s politically thinkable, as the abo- means we’re going to have to build anoth- litionists did in Lincoln’s day — then we er world in the ashes of this one. And it might as well not even talk about “climate could very easily be a better world.” action.” DeChristopher expresses here what We might as well change the channel, I had been repressing. He knows that and drift back to sleep. But remember building the sort of movement that can what we’re heading toward as you reach “fight back” — and create the conditions drowsily for the remote — a world, within in which we can build that better world this century, that is beyond adaptation, a — will require something of us beyond the climate “incompatible with an organized ordinary conduct of politics. The climate global community.” crisis, he says, justifies “the strongest possible tactics in response,” by which n January 24, Congressman Markey DeChristopher means “nonviolent resis- O joined his colleague Henry Waxman tance.” That doesn’t mean everyone has to of California and Senator Sheldon White- go to jail, he says, but “the willingness for house of Rhode Island — three of the most that is what’s necessary. That willingness vocal climate champions in the United to not hold back, to not be safe.” States Congress — in sending a letter to The willingness to not be safe. President Obama, informing him that “You can’t move the center from the they are creating a special “bicameral task center,” DeChristopher goes on to say force on climate change.” It’s a strongly near the end of that interview (referring worded letter. “We believe, as you do,” to Naomi Klein’s often-quoted statement they write, “that climate change is a that the movement’s job is to “move the profound threat to our nation, that our center”). DeChristopher adds: “If you want window for preventing irreversible harm to shift the balance — if you want to tilt is rapidly closing, and that leaders have a that scale — you have to go to the edge and moral obligation to act.” They call upon push. You have to go beyond what people Obama for “decisive presidential leader- consider to be reasonable, and push.” ship.” This does not include, at least in DeChristopher is currently serving the their letter, any mention of the Keystone remainder of his sentence at a halfway XL pipeline. But it does include “executive house in Salt Lake City. His official release action” — such as using the EPA’s author- is set for April 21. ity under the Clean Air Act to regulate ex- isting power plants — to ensure that U.S. im DeChristopher is an abolitionist. emissions are reduced “at least 17 percent T And when I think about the ways in below 2005 levels by 2020.” which his story and his words have affect- Yes, that’s the same target Obama ed me, I can only empathize with Andrew pledged at Copenhagen, and the same Delbanco’s brief for “conscientious doubt.” as the 2009 Waxman-Markey bill. Never- I know that DeChristopher can be a little mind that the window is “rapidly clos- scary. He scared the shit out of me. ing.” With fossil-fuel funded deniers con- But here’s the rub: today, in our pres- trolling the House, with the U.S. Senate ent crisis, one can easily argue that those no longer bound to 51-vote majority rule, who will have the “blood” on their hands, even the strongest advocates for climate will not only be the denialists and obstruc- action in Congress make no pretense that tionists on the right, but the moderates, what’s necessary — that what science the cautious pragmatists — the reason- demands — can be seriously discussed in able, serious, center-left types — who fail Washington. to acknowledge the true scale, urgency, President Obama’s State of the Union and gravity of the climate crisis, and so address may have included a “strong” fail to address it in any meaningful way. statement on climate, by Washington People like that (and I was one of them) standards. But it’s too much to expect will say that people like DeChristopher that the president is finally ready to lead, have no “plan,” no “workable solutions.” to level with the American people about But as any number of seasoned activists what it would actually mean to “respond will tell you, it’s not Tim DeChristopher’s to the threat of climate change” — as he or the climate movement’s job to offer said on January 21, in a speech invoking detailed policy prescriptions that fit Lincoln and the abolition of slavery — and within the confines of our current politics. “preserve our planet, commanded to our The movement’s job is to tell the truth, care by God.” however extreme — and to force those in No, the only thing that matters now is power to recognize that even the outer whether there are enough of us ready to limit of what our current politics will lead him, and the rest of our country, in allow (a modest carbon tax, for example) the direction that science — and hope, and is utterly inadequate to the crisis. Its job is patriotism, and love — tell us we must go. to force that reckoning. To confront — and “If there is no struggle there is no be prepared to sacrifice. progress,” Frederick Douglass said in 1857. Yes, radicalism still carries risks, as “Those who profess to favor freedom and it always has. But today those risks are yet deprecate agitation are men who want mainly political, in the near-term. And crops without plowing up the ground; at a moment when political possibility is they want rain without thunder and closed off, we have to ask, are we actually lightning. They want the ocean without risking anything meaningful at all? You the awful roar of its many waters. This might say I’m understating the risks of struggle may be a moral one, or it may be radicalization, that there may be other real a physical one, and it may be both moral consequences, from the personal to the and physical, but it must be a struggle. social: that friendships, marriages, fami- Power concedes nothing without a lies may be torn apart; jobs lost, careers demand. It never did and it never will.” ruined, life options foreclosed; that there Mr. President, I’m with Douglass. And will be economic hardship, that social DeChristopher. ^ unrest, even violence, could erupt (just ask anyone over 55). Yes, I understand. 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They Revival, Grey Sail, Foolproof, Bucket, have a few familiar brands (Sierra Ne- and Ravenous, plus cheese from Nar- vada, Sam Adams), but the shelves are ragansett Creamery and chocolate dominated by an array of exotic names from Garrison Confections. Head to — Stockyard Oatmeal Stout, Simpler 205 Central St on Friday, Feb 22 at 6:30 Times Pilsner, Kennebunkport, Trader pm. Tickets are $20 (cflibrary.org, José, and Mission St. The prices are 401.727.7440). ultra-cheap: some bombers are $2.29, grey SaiL’s Bring Back the six-packs run from $3-$7 (and you can Beach BLonde aLe is hitting stores get singles of everything).It only takes now. Proceeds from sales of the single a bit of Googling to find out who is supplying the chain’s batch — 29 kegs and 140 cases of 16-ounce cans (5.5%) — private label brews. The acclaimed Firestone Walker will benefit the Misquamicut Beach recovery effort (damn — makers of the terrific trio of Jacks (Union, Double, you, Hurricane Sandy!). Huzzah to Elevated Spirits (the and Wookey) and other sublime suds — are behind the distributor), Brewers Supply Group (the grain folks), Yan- Mission St. offerings (under the alias Steinhaus Brew- kee Schooner (labels), and designers (Jmack Studios and ing Co.). Highlights include Brown Ale (in those $2.29 Lindsay Arnold) for contributing to the cause. ^ Fifty years, three generations, and who knows how many meatballs.
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“You could do a comic about it,” a friend tells Gabri- COmE DRESSED uP AS yOuR f elle Bell in one of her comics. FAvORItE “People often say that to get me to do things,” she re- SuPERHERO OR vILLAIN! plies. “And you know, it works.” That notion of autobiography as fodder for comics is powerful in the slice-of-life literary tales in “Story/Line: Narrative Form in Six Graphic Novelists” at Rhode Island College’s Bannister Gallery (600 Mount Pleasant Ave, SAt Providence, through March 1). The organizers, RIC art TRanSMiSSion professor Natasha Seaman and Boston cartoonist Karl 2/23 NO COvER Stevens, select serious stories in two flavors — mundane realism and surreal adventures. Sometimes, as in the case of Bell, the artists also combine the two. These more quiet, contemplative comics contrast with the work recently on view in the exhibit “X-TRA ZEUS!” at World’s Fair at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket. That show featured the weirdo, feral, personal, punk, outsider, sci-fi shenanigans of the major comics talents active in Providence. “Story/Line” is all cartoonists from away. Bell, who resides in New York, is the most acclaimed of the bunch. And from her pages here, it’s plain why. Her warm, personable stories cover autobiography (a boy- friend, a party with friends, getting lost in the woods) FRI and flights of fancy or anxiety dreams (zombies, a baby 3/1 delivered in the mail, an ice cream truck driven by a bear). AN INTIMATE FEEL a panel by Gabrielle Bell. Drawn on graph paper ripped out of notebooks, they have the intimate feel of a diary. Her pen drawings are realist noRTH but cartooned in a way that channels the honesty and vul- about the teacher’s dreary life, as if he can read the guy’s nerability of her accounts. mind. There’s potential here, but the twist feels pat; his EaST Stevens, whose comics used to appear in the Boston cartoon realist drawings are too. Phoenix, draws his autobiographical works in hyperrealist The show’s comics are notably well-displayed on the GRoovE watercolors and intensely crosshatched pen drawings. walls and slanted tables. And the organizers include NO COvER Early on, it could seem that he relied too heavily on pho- whole stories (or at least significant excerpts), avoiding tos, making his drawings feel wooden. But his sense of the flaw of many comics shows of just excerpting a page verisimilitude has become more impressive as he has or two here and there as if only the drawings mattered. gained more mastery. The striking realism continues in The remaining artists struggle with the balance be- BlaCk SAt 3/2 his stories here — snippets of his life after he dropped out tween words and pictures. Bostonian Ellen Crenshaw’s sto- of art school and became a boarder with the family of a ries are thin, but in a soap opera-y comic about a romance & WHiTE former teacher. He draws naked ladies. He eats dinner in Boston breaking up, her drawing is rooted in careful ob- with the family. He gets drunk and high. He looks for servation of reality, though boiled down. And she’s sharply Band WiTH love — or at least sex. It’s a melancholy, dissolute world. attuned to what her brush can do — drawing flowing cal- New York’s Kevin Mutch shows prints of an anxious ligraphic lines and paying attention to the sort of marks GaRy “GUiTaR” tale of an adjunct professor teaching art students how brushes favor and leaning toward them. Twilight Zone GRaMolini to retouch photos of models. Then things go Emily Flake of New York contributes a wisecracking, NO COvER when a man next to him on a bus begins muttering stuff cynical take on pregnancy. But her comic relies too heav- ily on words. And her sort of naïve drawings, which can seem personal and endearing, here feel unaccomplished. New Yorker Bishakh Monday Som’s watercolor and pen comics portray a 8 couple of friends going out for food and drink uNLimited PooL or give us glimpses into the mundanities of a futuristic city. The imagined world looks fasci- FOR JUST $9 FROM 6PM-CLOSE • nating, but the stories (at least the parts here) oPeN 8 baLL tourNameNt at 7Pm don’t develop. “The way that comics look are extremely con- $15 eNtry & caSh PriZeS servative,” Stevens told the Los Angeles Times in 2011 when his book The Lodger, featuring stories THURSday here, was nominated for the paper’s Book Prize. Open Mic Singer “They haven’t really changed since they’ve been SOng Writer night around a hundred years or so. They’re just, by Hosted by: Dino Larson and large, really abstracted, iconic visual pan- Sign up begins at 7pm. tomimes.” Come share your talent! This show, in part, represents Stevens’s argu- ment in rejection of the expressive cartooniness COLLEGE showcased in “X-TRA ZEUS!,” the style that runs NIGHT! strong in Providence. The comics here are more Ladies pLay pooL FRee subdued and introspective in pursuit of greater FRom 8pm-cLose FREE POOL W/ naturalism, even when the stories themselves ^ $3.99 16oz sangRia COLLEGE ID! bend toward the pulpy or surreal. AN ANxIOUS TALE by Kevin mutch. $2 weLL Rum dRinks FRom 6pm-11pm Ask your bartender Read Greg Cook’s blog at gregcookland.com/journal. about drink specials! 16 February 22, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence.thephoenix.com Thurs. 2/21: Free! soul! every weDs.: Free! 8pm The Dennis mCCarThy BanD Bluegrass ThrowDown! Fri. 2/22: Free! This weDs. 2/27: oTis reaD theater saT. 2/23: Free! The gooDs every mon. Free! lizzie James & The house ComBo The greysTone rail Mind gaMes you never know whaT will happen! vote us “Best Jam night” in the Providence Phoenix Thurs. 2/28: Free! 8pm Epic’s Six DegreeS of Separation Best of ri 2013 readers Poll! gary Cummings Coming up:3/6: Big RiveR Stomp, 3/13: No SpaRe paRtS _BY Bill RodR iguEz Providence Phoenix “ Best of ri 2013 nominee “ Best dive Bar! The value of imagination, fthe nature of trust and x Nick-A-Nee’s betrayal, the responsibilities of 75 South St., Providence 861-7290 compassion, the uncertainty of innocence — these are all facets of John Guare’s gem of a play Six Degrees of Separation, which is getting a surprisingly mov- ing production by Epic Theatre Company (through February 24), directed by Matt Fraza. The inspiration for this fascinating 1990 drama was a series of incidents a few years earlier that had wealthy ELEMENTAL THEATRE PRESENTS: Upper East Side matrons BARE STAGES: NEW PLAYS IN VARIOUS STATES OF UNDRESS trembling in their Manolo A Reading Series by Elemental Theatre Blahniks. A young con man Q&A WITH THE PLAYWRIGHT FOLLOWING! from a well-to-do family bilked a few thousand dol- MONDAYS 7:30PM lars out of trusting couples by pretending to be the son of 2/25 Untitled by Katie Hughes Sidney Poitier. Such crass motivation didn’t
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Gras In RI 2013 with Crucial + DJ BOVI’S | East Providence | Neal Vitul- Great Whiskey Rebellion + Pruf + Playtime lo & the Vipers with Dave Howard Adela & Jude CLUBS FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 11 pm | BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Bristol | RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & Keeping Providence musicians Goldmine Colby James BISTRO | North Providence | Trans- FIREHOUSE 13 | Providence | 9:30 BROOKLYN COFFEE & TEA HOUSE mission marginally employed since 2012. THURSDAY 21 pm | Ceschi + Grey Street + ESH the | Providence | 8:30 pm | Rhode Island RHUMBLINE | Newport | 6:30 pm | See Club Directory for phone numbers and Monolith + Ordeal + Passage Songwriters Association Night Lois Vaughan addresses. GAME 7 SPORTS BAR & GRILL | hosted by Steve Allain THE ROCK JUNCTION | West 529 Atwells Ave • Providence, RI BILLY GOODE’S | Newport | Open mic Plainville, MA | Mike Cavanagh CADY’S TAVERN | Chepachet | Rhode Greenwich | Human Clay + www.facebook.com/nolanscornerpub BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Bristol | GILLARY’S | Bristol | Good Will + House Lansdowne + Prospect Hill Fil Pacino Them Apples CHAN’S | Woonsocket | 8 + 10 pm | THE ROI | Providence | 8 pm | Jeff CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Them GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich Popa Chubby Cashen Quartet with Jim Seabra Apples | Buddy Cavaleri & Al Keith CHIEFTAIN PUB | Plainville | Glory THE ROOTS | Providence | The Ghost- EAST BAY TAVERN | East Providence KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly Dayz Tone Discover... | DJ Midnight | Sugar CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Sweet THE SALON | Providence | Upstairs | FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 8:30 pm LADDER 133 | Providence | John Tooth & the Sugar Babies Tangled with the Union Street Katrina’s | Magic Man Erickson CLUB ROXX | North Kingstown | Collective | Downstairs | All Out Country Kitchen and Pub FIRE LOUNGE & GRILL | Warwick | LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER Zink Alloy with DJs Nick Bishop & No Go Go 502 Roosevelt Avenue • On The Central Falls/Pawtucket Line DJ Sterbyrock | Lincoln | 8:30 pm | The Nerds CORINNE’S | Pawtucket | Witzend THE SPOT | Providence | Earphunk + Open Tues-sun aT 6am! • 401-727-1090 GILLARY’S | Bristol | DJ Scotty P. LOCAL 121 | Providence | 10 pm | Ravi CUBAN REVOLUTION | Providence | Shmeeans & the Expanded Free Delivery in the Pawtucket / central Falls area GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Shavi + Thee Itchies + Party Pigs Mike Rollins & Company Consciousness Open mic hosted by Bob Lavalley THE LOCALS | North Providence | DAN’S PLACE | West Greenwich | 39 WEST | Cranston | World Premiere GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich 7 pm | Loveday [Nicole Cooney] + Empty Bottle VANITY RESTAURANT AND Try our | The Ghost Notes Daniel Chase EAST BAY TAVERN | East Providence LOUNGE | Providence | 10 pm | DJ FRi 2/22: IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | THE MALTED BARLEY | Westerly | | DJ Sleazy Lord Fresh $1 menu! 8 pm | Betsy Listenfelt David Moretti EAST PROVIDENCE YACHT CLUB | THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | East Providence | Jeri & the Jeepsters Providence | DJ JD (Yes, jusT $1!) cape 8 pm | Open mic 7:30 pm | Jason Colonies EFFIN’S LAST RESORT | Smithfield | LOCAL 121 | Providence | 10 pm | THE MET | Pawtucket | Mod Sun + What Matters? SUNDAY 24 Burgers, Damian Daviid Cisco Adler + Tayyib Ali + Choo Jack- FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 2 pm See Club Directory for phone numbers and cajun chicken, verDean THE LOCALS | North Providence | 7 son + Pat Brown + Spocka Summa | Rise of the Independents 2, a rap addresses. hoT Dog, pm | Andy Kim + Hannah Devine MULHEARN’S | East Providence | battle | 11 pm | Born Casual with AS220 | Providence | Sleeping Bag + or fries nighT! LUXURY BOX SPORTS BAR & Rock-a-Blues #PIZZABOYZ VaVaBlume + Junior Beat + Alec for only $1! GRILL | Seekonk, MA | Chris from MURPHY’S LAW | Pawtucket | 8 pm | GAME 7 SPORTS BAR & GRILL | K. Redfearn What Matters? Mark Phillips Plainville, MA | Just Us 3 CADY’S TAVERN | Chepachet | Open THE MALTED BARLEY | Westerly | NARRAGANSETT CAFE | Jamestown GILLARY’S | Bristol | Felix Brown mic blues jam hosted by the Rick FRee AmPLe PARking • DeLiCiOus, Sunday Gravy | Mr. Chubb GREENWICH HOTEL | East Green- Harrington Band There’s so much HOme COOkeD AnD AFFORDAbLe Dining MARINER GRILLE Narragansett NEWPORT BLUES CAFE wich CORINNE’S Pawtucket FRee WiFi • bReAkFAsT seRveD ALL DAY! | | | Felix Brown | 8:30 pm | Open mic | | 5 pm | NEWPORT GRAND INDIGO PIZZA Coventry we have To offer: FRee POOL FROm 2-5Pm DAiLY! 7 pm | Gil Pope | Java Jive | | Midnight Open jam with Wolf & the Daddies McNEIL’S TAVERN | North Providence NEWS CAFE | Pawtucket | Get Naked Honey GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | | The Trans Fats NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | Otis IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | Steve Chrisitan MEDIATOR STAGE | Providence | 7 pm Read Brett & Lisa JAVA MADNESS | Wakefield | 11 am | | Open mic hosted by Don Tassone THE NUTTY SCOTSMAN | Chepachet JAVA MADNESS | Wakefield | 11 am | Tuesday Night with Colleen Rogers THE MET | Pawtucket | 8 pm | Ab- | Smokehouse Judas & Mary | 2 pm | Open mic and Jeff Ceasrine sence of Despair + Solanum + Pa- OAK HILL TAVERN | North Kingstown KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | tient 0 + Shadow of a Doubt | Blue Elder 8 pm | The Spampinato Brothers 4 pm | Mystic Blues Festival kickoff MURPHY’S LAW | Pawtucket | 7 pm | OCEAN MIST | Wakefield | Turkuaz LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER party with the Chris Leigh Band and Tom Lanigan ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | | Lincoln | 8:30 pm | Wicked Peach friends NEWPORT GRAND | 8 pm | Name Take 3 LOCAL 121 | Providence | 11 pm | Mark LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER That Tune with DJ Robert Black 133 CLUB | East Providence | Stone Leaf Montalto | Lincoln | 2 pm | Robert Black [Elvis NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | Dennis PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Little THE LOCALS | North Providence | Presley tribute] McCarthy & Friends Ugly 7 pm | Heather Rose In Clover THE LOCALS | North Providence | 133 CLUB | East Providence | 8:30 pm PERRY’S BAR AND GRILLE | LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL 10 am | Patti DeRosa + Craig Son- | Mac Odom Band Narragansett | Dylan Sevey | Providence | 6:45 pm | The Dirty nenfeld THE PARLOUR | Providence | Hope POWERS PUB | Cranston | Chicago Heads + Shiny Toy Guns + Midi MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | Anchor + Glass Flowers Robbery Matilda + Oh No Fiasco 4:30 pm | Bill Gannon PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Dan PVD SOCIAL CLUB | Providence | 6 LUXURY BOX SPORTS BAR & THE MET | Pawtucket | 4 pm | Rhode Stevens pm | The Home Scene + Vagora + GRILL | Seekonk, MA | Freeze Pops Island Legends Jam with John THE ROOTS | Providence | 7:30 pm | the Attending + more THE MALTED BARLEY | Westerly | WSQ Baldaia & Friends Sweet Little Variety Show RALPH’S DINER | Worcester, MA | MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | NARRAGANSETT CAFE | Jamestown SIDEBAR BISTRO | Providence | 7 pm Following Trails + Wash Brain 7:30 pm | Ray Kenyon | 1 pm | Tim Taylor Blues Band | Gin Mill Jane Immediately + Blackbutton + Fever McNEIL’S TAVERN | North Providence 133 CLUB | East Providence | 7:30 pm | THE SPOT | Providence | Funktapuss Charm | Into the Void Brother to Brother + Pigeons Playing Ping Pong RHUMBLINE | Newport | 6:30 pm | THE MET | Pawtucket | Steve Smith O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | VINTAGE | Woonsocket | 7:30 pm | Bobby Ferreira & the Nakeds Warwick | 5:30 pm | Tom Lanigan The Mango Jazz Trio RI RA | Providence | Sugarbabies MURPHY’S LAW | Pawtucket | 6 pm | THE PARLOUR | Providence | Soulful THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | THE ROI | Providence | 8:30 pm | Steve Fredrick | 9 pm | DJ Franko Sunday with Cadillac Jack Providence | 5 pm | DJ Vinny Vibe Willie Myette Trio NARRAGANSETT CAFE | Jamestown PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Ashley THE ROOTS | Providence | 9 pm | | Deluxe Edition Jordan | 8:30 pm | Jeanne Jolly FRIDAY 22 “If I Can’t Dance I Don’t Want To NEWPORT BLUES CAFE | Sugar PVD SOCIAL CLUB | Providence | See Club Directory for phone numbers and Be Part of Your Revolution Dance NEWPORT GRAND | Triad Sunday Night Mics hosted by Lingo addresses. Party,” to benefit Sojourner House NEWS CAFE | Pawtucket | GDP with DJ Head Honcho THE APARTMENT | Providence | Jeff THE SALON | Providence | Upstairs | NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The Goods RI RA | Providence | 9:30 pm | Byrd & Dirty Finch DJ Mr Morris & Friends | Downstairs OAK HILL TAVERN | North Kingstown Karaoke contest with Big Bill You like us! You really, really like us! AS220 | Providence | Insult + | Club May with DJs Nick Hallstrom | The Choos THE ROOTS | Providence | Blues/jazz Rampant Decay + White Pages + + AUTOFAC + Haffkat OCEAN MIST | Wakefield | 3:30 pm | jam with the Who Dat Band White Load THE SPOT | Providence | 8:30 pm | The Ocean Mistics SPEAKEASY @ LOCAL 121 | THE BEACH HOUSE | Portsmouth | Viral Sound + Twiddle OLIVES | Providence | Zoom Providence | Cannibal Ramblers Thanks for nominating 8 pm | Friday Night Open Jam STELLA BLUES | Warren | Becky ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | WARD’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Warwick BOVI’S | East Providence | Kickin’ Chace Never In Vegas | 6:30 pm | Traditional Irish Session Hole 39 WEST | Cranston | Front and 133 CLUB | East Providence | with Bob Drouin us for Best Cupcakes! BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Bristol | Center Psychedelic Clown Car D&D Live VANITY RESTAURANT AND O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | MONDAY 25 CADY’S TAVERN | Chepachet | Str8 LOUNGE | Providence | 7 pm | Live Warwick | Coppola-Turner Overdrive See Club Directory for phone numbers and Vote Daily! On Sinatra by Chris Jason | 10 pm | DJ THE PARLOUR | Providence | Mark addresses. CHAN’S | Woonsocket | 8 pm | Diane Vinny Vibe + Peter Morelle on the Cutler & Men of Great Coiurage + THE APARTMENT | Providence | Blue & Jimmy “2 Suits” Capone drums Los Texacanos + Strange Country Those Alone CHIEFTAIN PUB | Plainville | TBA THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | Drifters BOVI’S | East Providence | John All- CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | The Providence | 5 pm | Brian Twohey | PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Jeff mark’s Jazz Orchestra Niteflies 9 pm | DJ Dirty Dek Byrd & Dirty Finch NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The CLUB ROXX | North Kingstown | The PERRY’S BAR AND GRILLE | House Combo Senders SATURDAY 23 Narragansett | Squelch THE PARLOUR | Providence | Reggae CORINNE’S | Pawtucket | Smokin’ See Club Directory for phone numbers and POWERS PUB | Cranston | Full Boat Night hosted by Upsetta Interna- Toads addresses. PVD SOCIAL CLUB | Providence | tional Bad Kat KupKAKES • Kupkakes with a KICK! CUBAN REVOLUTION | Providence | AS220 | Providence | 9 pm | Bent 6 pm | Inspecter 7 + Brunt of It + PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | 8:30 Los Sugar Kings Shapes + FEEDS + Wind & Ghosts + Drunk Robb & the Shots + the Usual pm | Songwriters’ open mic www.badkatkupkakes.com • [email protected] • 508.826.9900 EAST BAY TAVERN | East Providence Cockbrowser Suspects + Clambake PVD SOCIAL CLUB | Providence | | DJ Sleazy THE BEACH HOUSE | Portsmouth | RALPH’S DINER | Worcester, MA 6 pm | Mars + Irv Da Phenom + FÊTE | Providence | 10 pm | Mardi Covergirl | Angry Johnny & the Killbillies + Leaders of the Lost providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | FebruaryFebruary 22, 2013 191 9
THE SPOT | Providence | 8:30 pm | ture from Dell Pond + Empty Phrases THE SPOT | Providence | Free Funk | Open mic hosted by Don Tassone 990WBOB’s Mondays on Blast BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Bristol | All-Stars + Rapplesauce THE MET | Pawtucket | 8:30 pm | Partners in Crime Open mic night with James VANITY RESTAURANT AND Aaron Carter + Justin Levinson + TUESDAY 26 DUSK | Providence | Metal Night LOUNGE | Providence | 10 pm | DJ Patrel and Nikki Florez See Club Directory for phone numbers and EAST BAY TAVERN | East Providence Naughty NEWPORT BLUES CAFE | Felix addresses. | DJ Midnight Brown THE BEACH HOUSE | Portsmouth | FÊTE | Providence | 8:30 pm | Talib THURSDAY 28 NEWPORT GRAND | 8 pm | Name Karaoke with Jonny Angel Kweli + Cory Mo + Thr33 Piece Suit + See Club Directory for phone numbers and That Tune with DJ Robert Black FIREHOUSE 13 | Providence | 8 pm | Sun of Sound addresses. NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | 8 pm | Royal Thunder + Ancient Wisdom + FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | The BILLY GOODE’S | Newport | Open mic Gary Cummings Lolita Black + Thrillhouse Funky Autocrats BOVI’S | East Providence | Brother to 133 CLUB | East Providence | 8:30 pm GILLARY’S | Bristol | Billy Leetch FIREHOUSE 13 | Providence | 8 pm | Brother | Mac Odom Band Whether your interest lies in crime prevention systems and GREENWICH HOTEL | East Green- Koffin Kats + Cretin 3 + the Fortune BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Bristol | THE ROOTS | Providence | 8 pm | security management, or crime investigation and criminology, wich | 8:30 pm | Open mic Healers + Evil Streaks Broadbent Joanne Lurgio + Maiden of Madness LOCAL 121 | Providence | DJ Nook GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Sweet THE SALON | Providence | 8 pm | Sex we have you covered. Check out the Criminal Justice and LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL | Karaoke with DJ Deelish Tooth & the Sugar Babies Trivia Night Risk Management degrees at Johnson & Wales University. Providence | 8 pm | Indigo Girls + the KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | EAST BAY TAVERN | East Providence THE SPEAKEASY | Providence | 10 Shadowboxers 8 pm | The Superchief Trio | DJ Midnight pm | She Rides + Blood Pheasant • Classes meet one night a week, 6:00-9:30 pm THE MET Pawtucket LOCAL 121 Providence FÊTE LOUNGE Providence | | 8:30 pm | | | Blade Mon | | Vin- + TBA • Liberal transfer credit policy New Providence Big Band & DC Roots tage Trouble + Leogun + DJ Keith THE WHISKEY REPUBLIC | NEWS CAFE | Pawtucket | Pulse THE LOCALS | North Providence | 7:30 Shocklee Providence | 5 pm | DJ Vinny Vibe • Classes Start March 5 ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | Stu pm | Open mic hosted by Joe Auger FIRE LOUNGE & GRILL | Warwick | from Never In Vegas THE MET | Pawtucket | Cory Waldron DJ Sterbyrock Call 401-598-2342 or 401-598-2339 O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL GILLARY’S Bristol | & the Whaleshark + Viking Jesus + | | DJ Scotty P. www.jwu.edu/providence/ce Warwick | 7 pm | TBA the Little Compton Band GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | COMEDY THE PARLOUR | Providence | Mando- NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The Open mic hosted by Bob Lavalley lin Orange + Mighty Good Boys Bluegrass Throedown series presents GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich Adult & Continuing Education PATRICK’S PUB | Providence | 8 pm | Lizzie James & the Greystone Rail | Shawn Johnson THURSDAY 21 Irish session NOREY’S | Newport | Tumbling Bones IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | ELITE ACADEMY OF DANCE FEA- THE ROOTS | Providence | 8 pm | OLIVES | Providence | 7 pm | Strictly 8 pm | Betsy Listenfelt TURING DEREK FURTADO | 7 pm | Strictly Jazz Jam with the Mango Trio Sinatra & Friends KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly | Comedy Connection, 39 Warren Ave, THE SALON | Providence | 8:30 pm | 133 CLUB | East Providence | Karaoke 8 pm | Open mic East Providence | $20 | 401.438.8383 | Providence Kimi’s Movie Night with Big Bill LOCAL 121 | | 10 pm | ricomedyconnection.com Johnson & Wales University admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin, among other categories. THE SPOT | Providence | Creation O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL | Pauly Dangerous LOL THURSDAY hosted by Frank Tuesday hosted by Matt Martin & Warwick | 8:30 pm | Boudreau & Macy THE LOCALS | North Providence | O’Donnell | Catch A Rising Star at Psychedelic Clown Car PATRICK’S PUB | Providence | 8-11 7 pm | Lisa Couto + Ray Cooke Twin River, 100 Twin River Rd, Lin- pm | Open mic LUXURY BOX SPORTS BAR & coln | $10 | 877.82RIVER | twinriver. WEDNESDAY 27 THE ROCK JUNCTION | West GRILL | Seekonk, MA | Chris from com See Club Directory for phone numbers and Greenwich | Taproot + Lansdowne What Matters? IMPROV JONES | Thurs + Sat 10 pm | addresses. THE SALON | Providence | BSR DJ MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | 95 Empire, 95 Empire St, Providence AS220 | Providence | New Highway Night with DJs from Brown Student 7 pm | Brian Scott | $5 | improvjones.com Hymnal + We Are Oceans + the Crea- & Community Radio MEDIATOR STAGE | Providence | 7 pm Continued on p 20 CLUB DIRECTORY
THE APARTMENT | 401.228.7222 | Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA | Point Judith Rd, Narragansett | 48 High St, Westerly | perksand 373 Richmond St, Providence | eleven fortynine restaurant.com marinergrille.com corks.com theapartmentri.com FÊTE | 401.383.1112 | 103 Dike St, McNEIL’S TAVERN | 401.725.4444 | PERRY’S BAR & GRILLE | 401.284.1544 AS220 | 401.831.9327 | 115 Empire St, Providence | fetemusic.com 888 Charles St, North Providence | 104 Point Judith Rd, Narragan- Providence FIRE LOUNGE & GRILL | 401.467.8998 | THE MEDIATOR | 401.461.3683 | 50 sett | perrysbarandgrille.com THE BEACH HOUSE | 401.682.2974 | 557 Warwick Ave, Warwick | Rounds Ave, Providence POWERS PUB | 401.714.0655 | 27 Aborn 506 Park Ave, Portsmouth | facebook.com/FireLoungeAnd MERRILL LOUNGE | 401.434.9742 | 535 St, Cranston | powerspub.com beachhouseri.com Grill North Broadway, East Providence PVD SOCIAL CLUB | 71 Richmond St, BIKI’S BAR | 401.921.3377 | 2077 FIREHOUSE 13 | 401.270.1801 | THE MET | 401.729.1005 | 1005 Main Providence West Shore Rd, Warwick 41 Central St, Providence | fh13. St, Pawtucket | themetri.com RALPH’S DINER | 508.753.9543 | BILLY GOODE’S | 401.848.5013 | 23 com MOZZARELLA’S | 401.305.3112 | 1021 148 Grove St, Worcester, MA | Marlborough St, Newport GAME 7 SPORTS BAR & GRILL | Mineral Spring Ave, North Provi- myspace.com/ralphsdiner BOVI’S | 401.434.9670 | 278 Taunton 508.643.2700 | 60 Man Mar Dr, dence | mozzarellas grill.com RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & BIS- Ave, East Providence Plainville, MA | game7sportsbar MULHEARN’S | 401.48.9292 | 507 TRO | 401.232.1331 | 2026 Smith St, BRITISH BEER COMPANY | 401.253.6700 andgrill.com North Broadway, East Providence North Providence | RIBBB.com | 29 State St, Bristol | britishbeer. GEORGE’S OF GALILEE | 401.783.2306 | MURPHY’S LAW | 401.724.5522 | 2 RI RA | 401.272.1953 | 50 Exchange com/local/bristol 250 Sand Hill Cove Rd, Narragansett George St, Pawtucket | murphys Terrace, Providence | rira.com BROOKLYN COFFEE & TEA HOUSE | | georgesofgalilee.com lawri.com THE ROCK JUNCTION | 401.385.3036 | 401.575.2284 | 209 Douglas Ave, GILLARY’S | 401.253.2012 | 198 NARRAGANSETT CAFE | 401.423.2150 731 Centre of New England Providence | brooklyncoffeetea Thames St, Bristol | gillarys.com | 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown Blvd, West Greenwich | therock house.com GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | 401.315.5556 | | narragansettcafe.com/ junctionri.com CADY’S TAVERN | 401.568.4102 | 105 White Rock Rd, Westerly NEWPORT BLUES CAFE | 401.841.5510 THE ROI | 401.272.2161 | 150 Chestnut 2168 Putnam Pike, Chepachet | GREENWICH HOTEL | 401.884.4200 | 286 Thames St | newportblues. St, Providence | theroiprov.com cadystavern.com | 162 Main St, East Greenwich | com THE ROOTS | 276 Westminster CAROUSEL GRILLE | 401.921.3430 | myspace.com/greenwichhotel NEWPORT GRAND | 401.849.5000 | 150 St, Providence | 401.272.7422 | 859 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick | INDIGO PIZZA | 401.615.9600 | 599 Admiral Kalbfus Rd, Newport | rootscafeprovidence.com thecarouselgrille.com Tiogue Ave, Coventry newportgrand.com THE SALON | 401.865.6330 | 57 Eddy CHAN’S | 401.765.1900 | 267 Main St, IRON WORKS TAVERN | 401.739.5111 | NEWS CAFE | 401.728.6475 | 43 St, Providence | thesalonpvd.com Woonsocket | chanseggrollsand 697 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | Broad St, Pawtucket SIDEBAR BISTRO | 401.421.7200 | jazz.com theironworkstavern.com NICK-A-NEE’S | 401.861.7290 | 75 127 Dorrance St, Providence | CHIEFTAIN PUB | 508.643.9031 | 23 JAVA MADNESS | 401.788.0088 | South St, Providence sidebar-bistro.com Washington St [Rt 1], Plainville, MA 134 Salt Pond Rd, Wakefield | NOREY’S | 401.847.4971 | 156 Broad- THE SPOT | 401.383.7133 | 101 | chieftainpub.com javamadness.com way, Newport | noreys.com Richmond St, Providence | CITY SIDE | 401.235.9026 | 74 South JOHN’S BLACKSTONE | 93 Clemence THE NUTTY SCOTSMAN | 401.710.7778 thespotprovidence.com Main St, Woonsocket | citysideri.com St, Providence | johnsblackstone. | 812 Putnam Pike, Glocester | STELLA BLUES | 401.289.0349 | 50 CLUB ROXX | 401.884.4450 | 6125 com facebook.com/TheNuttyScotsman Miller St, Warren | stellabluesri. 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Dustin Chafin, Adam Lucidi, Chris “PICNIC” CONCERT with the Little LAND ROCK ’N’ ROLL COLLECTORS Higgins, and Jered Buck, hosted Compton Band and Smith & Weeden CONVENTION | 10 am-3 pm | DiPar- by Pat Oates | 8 pm | Comix at Fox- | 6:30 pm | The Meeting House, 3852 ma’s Italian Table at the Ramada woods, Mashantucket, CT | $10-$20 Main Rd, Tiverton | $15 [BYOB] | Inn, 940 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, Listings advance 401.624.2600 | fourcornersarts.org MA | $2 | [email protected] THE DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA IN THURSDAY 28 RESIDENCY | See listing for Fri WEDNESDAY 27 + GREG FITZSIMMONS | 8 pm | Comix THURSDAY 28 at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | CLASSICAL “HOW TO BUILD A FOREST,” a Continued from p 19 $20-$40 advance hybrid art installation and perfor- MARSHALL BRANDON | Thurs-Fri LOL THURSDAY | See listing for mance featuring an eight-hour Thank you Rhode Island 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Thurs SATURDAY 23 construction and deconstruction Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, IMPROV JONES | See listing for Thurs RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC of a fictional forest by actors Lisa for nominating us CT | $20-$40 advance | 860.312.6649 | and guest violinist Karen Gomyo D’Amour and Katie Pearl and collab- “Best Store for Used foxwoods.com present “Orchestral Fireworks!,” orator Shawn Hall | 2-10 pm | Brown Books” 2013! including works by Piazzolla, Re- University’s Granoff Center for FRIDAY 22 CONCERTS vueltas, and Debussy | 8 pm | The Creative Arts, 154 Angell St, Provi- CELLAR STORIES JAMES GOFF | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 pm + Vets, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence dence | Free | brown.edu/academics/ 10:15 pm | Comedy Connection, East | $15-$100 | 401.421.ARTS | riphil.org theatre-arts-performance-studies/ Thousands of steamy used Providence | $15 POPULAR pearldamours-how-build-forest books on the cheap! HARDCORE COMEDY SHOW | 10:30 SUNDAY 24 New books 1/2 price! pm | Comedy Connection, East CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL THURSDAY 28 Providence | $15 THURSDAY 21 CHURCH CHOIR will perform Mo- THE ANNUAL OCEAN STATE 111 Mathewson St. PVD 521-Book TBA ALLYSEN CALLERY + IAN FITZGER- CHOICE AFFAIR thePhoenix.com thePhoenix.com thePhoenix.com PHX PHX | 8 pm | Catch A Rising Star at zart’s “Requiem Mass in D minor” | A benefit for www.cellarstories.com Twin River, Lincoln | $22 ALD | 7 pm | Rhode Island Historical | 4 pm | Central Congregational Planned Parenthood of Southern COMIC HYPNOTIST FRANK SAN- Society, 110 Benevolent St, Provi- Church, 296 Angell St, Providence | New England hosted by comedian TOS JR. | 10:15 pm | Catch A Rising dence | Free [reservations suggested] Free | 401.331.1960 | centralchurch. Lizz Winstead, with cocktails and Star at Twin River, Lincoln | $22 | 401.273.8107 x 10 | rihs.org us hors d’oeuvres | 6:30 pm | Rhode PAT DIXON + JENNY ZIGRINO | Fri SHAWN MULLINS + Chuck Can- PIANIST ROSALIND CHUA AND Island Historical Society’s Aldrich 8 pm; Sat 8 pm + 10:15 pm | Comedy non | 8 pm | Narrows Center For FRIENDS, |including Il Cantori, House, 110 Benevolent St, Provi- Zone at Showcase Warwick, 1200 the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, Providence College’s choral en- dence | $70, $50 for “young profes- Quaker Ln | $10 | 401.885.1621 | MA | $20 advance, $23 day of show | semble, will perform vocal, piano, sionals” | giving.ppsne.org/osca2013 showcasecinemas.com 508.324.1926 | narrowscenter.org and string music from the Baroque “HOW TO BUILD A FOREST,” | See THE BIT PLAYERS | Fri-Sat 8 pm | period to the 20th century | 2 pm | listing for Wed tU$10eSDAYS! Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park FRIDAY 22 Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Bristol *haircuts only Pl, Newport | $15 | 401.849.3473 | ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO | 7:30 pm | Park | $20, $15 students | 401.253.0390 | firehousetheater.org Theatre, 848 Park Ave, Cranston | lindenplace.org BRING YOUR OWN IMPROV | Feb $25 + $35 | 401.467.7275 | parktheatre FILM 22 10 pm at 95 Empire St, Provi- ri.com dence + Feb 24 6 pm at the Warwick JAMES HUNTER SIX + Jesse Dee | 8 Museum of Art,3259 Post Rd | $5 | pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 DANCE THURSDAY 21-MARCH 3 bringyourownimprov.com Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $35 ad- THE 2013 FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with impro- vance, $40day of show | 508.324.1926 | Schedule + descriptions @ the vised song + dance + skits + more | | narrowscenter.org PARTICIPATORY website | Cable Car Cinema, 204 8 pm | Everett, 9 Duncan Ave, JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG South Main St, Providence | $9, $7 Providence | $5 | 401.831.9479 | REASONS + KEITH MCCURDY | students, $55/8 admissions [$20/4 everettri.org 8 pm | Jamestown Arts Center, FRIDAY 22 student admissions] | 401.272.3970 | PROVIDENCE IMPROV GUILD MU- 18 Valley St | $15 | 401.560.0979 | REHOBOTH CONTRA DANCE with | brown.edu/Project/French_Film_ SICAL with an all star line-up, plus jamestownartscenter.org caller Linda Leslie and music by Festival/home.php Barber a set from the Trinity Zoo | 8 pm | 6-DIGG-IT | 8 pm | Sandywoods Cen- French Roast | 8 pm | Goff Memorial Providence Improv Guild, 393 Broad ter For the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiver- Hall, 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth, SATURDAY 32 St, Providence | $5 | improvpiug.org ton | $10 [BYOB + food] | 401.241.7349 MA | $8 | 508.252.6375 | contradance THE COMPLETE HARRY POTTER DUELING COMIX PIANOS FILM SERIES 107½ Hope Street, pVD 401-331-2901 KooleDgeri.com | 10:30 | sandywoodsmusic.com links.com/rehoboth.html runs through Mar 2 | pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashan- THE DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA IN This week, Harry Potter and the Order of Shop RESIDENCY SATURDAY 23 the Phoenix Harry Potter and tucket, CT | $15-$25 advance featuring an ensemble [10 am] + MARSHALL BRANDON | See listing of 15 women musicians | Feb 22 noon ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE with the Half-Blood Prince [1 pm] | Warwick for Thurs at Grant Recital Hall, 1 Yountg Or- music by Dawn Chung and Bill Public Library, 600 Sandy Ln | Free | chard Ave, Providence, a panel dis- Ouimette and dancer leader Orly 401.739.5440 | warwicklibrary.org SATURDAY 23 cussion with members of DIVA and Krasner | 7:30 pm | South Kingstown COLIN & BRAD: TWO MAN GROUP, Brown University faculty members Land Trust Barn, 17 Matunuck Beach WEDNESDAY 27 with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sher- | At 8 pm at Martinos Auditorium at Rd, Kingston | $10 | 401.539.3009 | BACK TO THE GARDEN | A 2009 Now Showing wood | 8 pm | Zeiterion Theatre, the Granoff Center, 154 Angell St, a kingstonenglishcountrydance.org documentary about a group of 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA concert of student and faculty com- back-to-the-land “hippies” living | $45.50 + $47.50 | 508.994.2900 | positions performed by DIVA | Feb off-grid, insulated and isolated from zeiterion.org 23 at the Granoff Center, a concert mainstream culture. | 7:30 pm | MELVIN GEORGE II | 8 + 10 pm | with the Brown Jazz Band and DIVA EVENTS The Meeting House, 3852 Main Rd, Catch A Rising Star at Twin River, | Fri-Sat | Grant Recital Hall- Brown Tiverton | Free | 401.624.2600 | Lincoln | $22 University, 1 Young Orchard Ave, tivertonfourcorners.com TONY V. + JIMMY WALSH | 8 pm Providence | Free | brown.ed/music/ THURSDAY 21- | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 events SUNDAY 24 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $15 ad- MICHAEL DEMUCCI will present a pro- 2013 RHODE ISLAND SPRING vance, $17 day of show | 508.324.1926 gram of early Italian music | 7:30 pm FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW | Feb READINGS MOVIES | narrowscenter.org | Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Bristol | 21-23 10 am-8 pm + Feb 24 10 am-6 BATTLE OF THE BADGES a benefit $20 | 401.253.0390 | linden place.org pm | Rhode Island Convention Cen- for the National Public Safety Ath- DIRTY DEEDS [AC/DC TRIBUTE] | ter, 1 Sabin St, Providence | $19, $16 THURSDAY 21 letic League and Work Vessels For 10 pm | Newport Grand Event Cen- students + seniors, $7 ages 6-12, free ADAM BRAVER AND EDWARD J. Veterans with Joey Voices, Dave ter, 150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd | Free | under 6 | flowershow.com DELANEY will read from their fic- Russo, and Anita D. | 8 pm | Comix 401.849.5000 | newportgrand.com MONSTER JAM | Feb 22 7:30 pm + tion | 7 pm | Imago Gallery, 36 Mar- at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | Feb 23 2 + 7:30 pm + Feb 24 2 pm | ket St, Warren | Free | 401.245.0173 | MUSIC $30-$50 advance SATURDAY 23 Dunkin’ Donuts Center Center, 1 imagofoundation4art.org IMPROV JONES | See listing for Thurs THE 21ST ANNUAL CAJUN & LaSalle Sq, Providence | $20-$70 | PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM | 8 pm THE BIT PLAYERS | See listing for Fri ZYDECO MARDI GRAS BALL with ticketmaster.com | AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence | JAMES GOFF | See listing for Fri music by Steve Riley & Mamou Play- $4 | 401.831.9327 | as220.org PAT DIXON + JENNY ZIGRINO | See boys, Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic, FRIDAY 22 listing for Fri and Jeffrey Broussard & the Creole BREWS FOR BOOKS | A fundraiser FRIDAY 22 Cowboys + and Cajun-inspired for the library with beer from Reviv- MANIL SURI will read from, dis- SUNDAY 24 food by Russell Morin Caterers | al Brewing Co., Grey Sail Brewing cuss, and sign her new novel, The THEATER City of Devi COMEDY SHOWCASE | 8 pm | Come- 6 pm-midnight | Rhodes-On-the- of Rhode Island, Bucket Brewery, | 7 pm | Books On the dy Connection, East Providence | $10 Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Pl, Cranston | Ravenous Brewing Co.,and Fool- Square, 471 Angell St, Providence | GO TO GUYS with Brian Beaudoin, $35 advance, $40 door | 401.785.4333 | proof Brewing Company, cheese 401.331.9097 | booksq.com All your arts previews. Derek Furtado, and Ray Harrington | mardigrasri.com from Narragansett Creamery, and 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashan- BRITTANY HAAS AND LAUREN chocolate from Garrison Confections SUNDAY 24 tucket, CT | $15-$25 advance RIOUX + ARI & MIA | 7:30 pm | Lily | 6:30 pm | Adams Memorial Library, MICHAEL TOUGIAS will discuss Every week. BRING YOUR OWN IMPROV | See Pads, 27 North Rd, Peace Dale | $18 | 205 Central St, Central Falls | $20 | and sign his book, A Storm Too Soon: listing for Fri musicatlilypads.org 401.727.7440 or | cflibrary.org A True Story of Disaster, Survival and Only in the GREG ABATE QUARTET WITH PHIL Incredible Rescue | 2 pm | Providence WEDNESDAY 27 WOODS | 8 pm | Greenwich Odeum, SUNDAY 24 Public Library, 150 Empire St | Free | COMIX ONE-NIGHT STAND with 59 Main St, East Greenwich | $30 | THE OSCAR® EXPERIENCE: PROVI- 401.455.8000 | provlib.org Providence Phoenix. 401.885.4000 | theodeum.org DENCE | A viewing party for the 85th JOYCE KATZBERG AND JIMMY Academy Awards, one of 46 events TUESDAY 26 WARREN will present “a tribute to officially sanctioned by the Academy ELIZABETH FODASKI will read from the music, lives, and love of Johnny of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, her poetry | 2:30 pm | Brown Univer- Cash and June Carter” | 8 pm | Stone featuring a red carpet entrance sity McCormack Family Theater, 70 Soup Coffeehouse, St. Paul’s Episco- and reception with paparazzi, Pro- Brown St, Providence | 401.863.3260 | pal Church, 50 Park Pl, Pawtucket | ducer Circle Awards, hors d’oeuvres, brown.edu/cw $16 advance, $18 door | 401.921.5115 | drinks, live music, a silent auction, GOT POETRY LIVE! | 6 pm | Blue stonesoupcoffeehouse.com a sit-down dinner, gourmet des- State Coffee, 300 Thayer St, Provi- COLBY & KEILA + THE BRUSH serts, and a raffle of VIP Passes to dence | $3 | 401.383.8393 | gotpoetry. YOUR TEETH BAND + THE FISH the 2013 Rhode Island International com/News/topic=23.html AND CHIP BAND | 7 pm | Sandy- Film Festival | 6 pm | The Vets, 1 woods Center For the Arts, 43 Muse Avenue of the Arts, Providence | $85 | WEDNESDAY 27 Way, Tiverton | $10 [BYOB + food] | 401.421.ARTS | film-festival.org POETRY OF TEN | An open mic com- 401.241.7349 | sandywoodsmusic.com ORIGINAL SOUTHERN NEW ENG- petition hosted by Marlon Carey and providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | February 22, 2013 2 1 featuring Regie Gibson | 7 pm | The A REVERE PRINT UNEARTHED,” with drawings, prints, sculpture, School, Exeter West Greenwich, La Upscale Mexican Cuisine Roots, 276 Westminster St, Provi- a talk by Brown University library and painting by artist pairs, in- Salle Academy, The Lincoln School, dence | $5, $3 students | 401.272.7422 staff members Marie Malchodi, cluding Nancy Friese and Sophiya Moses Brown School, the New Ur- EXCELLENT SELECTION OF TEQUILA | rootsprovidence.com Richard Noble, and Holly Snyder | Khwaja; Daniel Heyman and Stella ban Arts Program, North Kingstown 5:30 pm | Providence Athenaeum, Ebner; Julia Jacquette and Tedd High School, Ocean Tides School, NOW SErvINg Try Our THURSDAY 28 251 Benefit St | Free | 401.421.6970 | Nash Pomaski; Dean Snyder and South Kingstown High School, and TABlESIDE TEQuIlA STEPHEN DOBYNS will read from, providenceathenaeum.org James Foster; and John Udvardy and Westerly High School guACAMOlE! FlIgHTS! discuss, and sign his new novel, “THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT Huckleberry Starnes HOPE GALLERY | 401.396.9117 | 435 Burn Palace | 7 pm | Books On the GOALS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS,” CANDITA CLAYTON STUDIO | Hope St, Bristol | hopegalleryfineart Square, 471 Angell St, Providence | | a talk by Thomas Pogge, director 401.533.8825 | 999 Main St, Unit 105, finecraft.com | Thurs-Sat 1-5 pm | 401.331.9097 | booksq.com of the Global Justice Program and Pawtucket | canditaclaytonstudio.com Through March 1: “The Color Red,” a professor of philosophy and inter- | Wed 6-9 pm + by appointment + group exhibit with jewelry, textiles, national affairs at Yale University | chance | Through Mar 6: “Through photography, blown glass, oil, pas- 5 pm | Brown University’s Watson Time,” works by Kate Blacklock tels, watercolors, and sculpture TALKS Institute, 111 Thayer St, Providence | CHAZAN GALLERY AT WHEELER | IMAGO GALLERY | 401.245.0173 | 36 Free | 401.863.2809 | watsoninstitute. 401.421.9230 | 228 Angell St, Market St, Warren | imagofoundation Providence chazangallery.org 4art.org BEST MExICAN org/events_detail.cfm?id=2033 | | | Thurs 4-8 pm, Fri + Sat 12- rESTAurANT 2011 BEST MArgArITA THURSDAY 21 “UNDERSTANDING ARCTIC Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm; Sun 2-4 pm 8 pm | Through March 3: “Open 2010 “YANKEE INGENUITY: PLACE- COMMUNITIES ON THE BRINK | Through Feb 28: “New Impossi- Community Exhibit” MAKING IN THE REGIONAL LAND- OF SELF-GOVERNANCE,” a talk by bilities,” works by Emma Hogarth, JAMESTOWN ARTS CENTER | 3 Course Meals Only $19.95 Sun-Thurs! SCAPE” | A talk by Stephen Stimson Kirk Dombrowski, associate profes- Katie Koti, Evan Mann, Agata 401.560.0979 | 18 Valley St | of Stephen Stimson Associates | sor of anthropology at the CUNY Michalowska, and Tim Winn and jamestownartcenter.org | Wed-Sat 10 In the heart of Federal Hill, 351 Atwells Ave., Providence Part of the Landscape Architecture Graduate Center and John Jay Col- Zehra Khan am-2 pm | Through March 9: “2013 (401) 454-8951 • WWW.DONJOSETEQ.COM Lecture Series | 7 pm | Weaver Au- lege CUNY | 5:30 pm | List Art Center, COLO COLO GALLERY | 508.496.4718 RISCA Fellowship Exhibition,” with ditorium in the Coastal Institute 64 College St, Providence | brown. | 25 Centre St, New Bedford, MA | works by Michelle Benoit, Nick OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK•10% DISCOUNT W/COLLEGE ID OR THIS AD, NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER PROMOTIONS OR OFFERS Building at the University of Rhode edu/Facilities/ Haffenreffer/new/ Tues + Thurs noon-5 pm; Wed + Fri Carter, Jill Colinan, Leslie Hirst, Island, Greenhouse Rd, Kingston calendar.php 3-6 pm; Sat 12-6 pm | Through March Ernest Jolicoeur, Aaron Jungels, | Free | 401.874.2983 | uri.edu/cels/ 5: “Arrival,” paintings by Cynthia Jay Lacouture, Denny Moers, lar/events.html THURSDAY 28 Guild Andrew Oesch, Frank Poor, Maria “CYBERSECURITY: ASKING THE CRAFTLAND | 401.272.4285 | 235 Scaglione, and Jesse Thompson; FRIDAY 22 RIGHT QUESTIONS” | A talk by Westminster St, Providence | video and music stations in the “ARTIST/REBEL.DANDY: MEN Susan Landau, an expert in cyber- craftland shop.com | Through March gallery will feature works by cho- OF FASHION” | The third part of security, privacy, and public policy 2: “Love Nest,” a group exhibition reographers Heidi Henderson and the series presents “Fresh Dressed | 4 pm | Brown University’s Watson of prints, paintings, sculpture, and Kathleen Gordon Smith, music Like a Million Bucks: A Cultural Institute, 111 Thayer St, Providence | drawings created for the second an- composers Glenda Luck and Brian History of Black Dandyism” | 5 pm | Free | 401.863.2809 | watsoninstitute. nual Valentine show | with works by Knoth, filmmakers Ann Fessler, Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit org/events_detail.cfm?id=1901 Jill Colinan, Jen Corace, Jim Frain, and Steven Subotnick, and New St | Free | 401.421.6970 | providence JUDAH-MICAH LAMAR, a doctoral Peter Fuller, Leif Goldberg, Corey Genres artist Aaron Jungels athenaeum.org fellow in the URI English depart- Grayhorse, Cassi Jacobs, CW Roelle, JUDITH KLEIN ART GALLERY | “EXPLOSIVE ANALYSIS” | A talk by ment, will present a reading of Erin Rosenthal, Will Schaff, Deth P. 508.965.7396 | 98 William St, New John Drugan, senior forensic chem- the antagonist in Alice Walker’s Sun, Daria Tessler, Alec Thibodeau, Bedford, MA | judithkleinart.com | ist of the Massachusetts State Police Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Hilary Treadwell, Matthew Under- Mon-Tues + Thurs-Fri 12-5 pm; Sat Crime Laboratory | Part of the Fo- Color Purple; the discussion will seek wood, and Neal Walsh 10:30 am-2:30 pm | Through Feb rensic Science Partnership Seminar to open dialogue about the ways in DORRANCE H. HAMILTON GAL- 23: “Love,” an invitational group Series | 3:30 pm | Pastore Hall at the which black men are portrayed by LERY AT SALVE REGINA UNIVER- exhibit with works on the theme University of Rhode Island, 51 Lower black women authors in literature, SITY | 401.341.2981 | Antone Aca- “language of love” College Rd, Kingston | Free | chm. and how society at large misreads demic Center, Lawrence + Leroy aves, KNIGHT CAMPUS ART GALLERY uri.edu/forensics/seminars.php black men through fragmented Newport | salve.edu/academics/ AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF lenses as damaged goods | Noon | departments/art/gallery | Tues + RHODE ISLAND | 401.825.2220 | SATURDAY 23 University of Rhode Island Multicul- Thurs 11 am-6 pm; Wed + Fri 11 am-5 400 East Ave, Warwick | ccri.edu/art/ “DANNY RUBIN UNSCRIPTED” | A tural Center, 74 Lower College Road, pm; Sat + Sun 12-4 pm | Through galleries/knight | Tues-Wed + Fri talk by Danny Rubin, the Briggs-Co- Kingston | Free | 401.874.2536 | uri. March 20: “Do What You Must Do,” 10 am-4 pm; Thurs 10 am-7 pm | peland lecturer on screenwriting at edu/mcc paintings by Sue McNally Through Feb 22: “Detritus,” works Harvard University | 2 pm | Newport GALLERY AT CITY HALL | by Kyle Hittmeier Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave | $15, 401.421.7740 | 25 Dorrance St, Prov- KRAUSE GALLERY | 401.831.7350 $6 students | 401.848.8200 | newport idence | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm | x 174 | In the Jenks Center at Moses artmuseum.org ART Through Mar 15: “Masters of the Brown School, 250 Lloyd Ave, Provi- RHODE ISLAND FISCAL SUMMIT dence mosesbrown.org | Craft: Gallery of Memory,” a pho- | | Mon-Fri Thanks for Nominating us The event aims to address how Amer- tography exhibi8t commemorating 8 am-4 pm + by appointment | EAST BAY TAVERN icans from both parties can come GALLERIES the 80th anniversary of the found- Through Mar 1: “Diverse Views,” East Providence’s for Best DJ Night! together to build a sustainable eco- ing of Local 1329 of the International works by Holly Gaboriault and Holly vote daily! nomic future. Steven Rattner, former AS220 | 401.831.9327 | 115 Empire St, Longshoremen’s Association in & Eli Minaya Hottest Night Spot! Counselor to US Treasury and chair- Providence | as220.org | Wed-Fri Providence, the first labor union in PAWTUCKET ARTS COLLABORA- man of Willett Advisors, will deliver 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appoint- New England organized predomi- TIVE GALLERY | 175 Main St | the keynote address. A panel discus- ment | Through Feb 23: “Practical nantly by Cape Verdeans pawtucketartscollaborative.org | Mon- sion will follow the address, with Tools For Shifting Reality,” new GALLERY Z | 401.454.8844 | 259 Sat 10 am to 5 pm | Through Feb 22: Every Friday: Brown University President Christina work by Ian Cozzens | “Found Ob- Atwells Ave, Providence | galleryzprov. “Past Present & Future,” works by Paxson; Robert Weygand, vice presi- ject Paintings,” new works by Lyn com | Wed-Sat 12-8 pm + by appoint- Robert W. Easton, Mimo Gordon dent for finance and administration Hayden | New photographs by Byron ment | Through March 9: “Estate Riley, Timothy McCarthy, Paul Flava Fridays at the University of Rhode Island; Hocker | New work by Indira Miller Show: Living and Non-Living Art- Hitchen, Jules, Eileen McCarney Allan Fung, the mayor of Cranston; AS220 PROJECT SPACE | 401.831.9327 ists Represented and Exhibited Muldoon, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Music by “THE ONE” J SLEAZY and Laurie White, president of the | 93 Mathewson St, Providence | as220. with Gallery Z in the Past,” works Cindy Horovitz Wilson, John Greater Chamber of Commerce | Noon org | Wed-Fri 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by Aghassi, Francesco Agresti, Fazzino, Gretchen Dow Simpson, Hosted by Jahpan / Ft. The ASAP Dancers | Brown University’s Alumnae Hall, by appointment | Through Feb 23: Hagop Aprahamian, Hrair Apra- Mary Ann Rossoni, Ewa Roselli, 194 Meeting St, Providence | Free, but “Echoes & Shadows,” new work by hamian, Virginia Arakelian, Marc Paul M. Murray, Charles Morgan, registration is required | csabrown- Stephen Brownell and Sarah Clover Awodey, Lara B., Jillian Barber, Jean Patiky, Rob Mariani, Karen Wed + Thurs Fri + Sat es2002.eventbrite.com/?rank=1# BANKRI GALLERY | 401.456.5015 Anoush Bargamian, Midge Bo- Rand Anderson, Ian Mohon, Sarah DJ MiDNiGHT DJ SLEAZY x 1330 | 1 Turks Head Pl, Providence | vino, Colette Brésilla, Erik Bright, Roche, Marjorie Ball, Reed McLar- SUNDAY 24 bankri.com | Mon-Wed 8:30 am-3 pm; Sue Butler,Yevkine De Gréef, en, Michele Mennucci, Kristin Every Fri & Sat: Go Go Dancers! “WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE LINE: Thurs-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm | Through Linda Denosky-Smart, Adrienne Street, Marc A. Jaffe, Bonnie Jaffe, A HISTORY OF GLOCESTER, March 6: “In the Land of Primrose,” Der Marderosian, Areg Eibekian, Lucy B. Stevens, Mickey Acker- EAST BAY TAVERN 305 LYON AvE EAST PrOviDENcE 401-228-7343 EPISODE 2, PART 1,” a talk by illustrations by Alyssa Holland Short Robert Elibekian, Vagharshak man, Steve Mason, David Kendrick, OPEN EvErY DAY FrOM 3PM-1AM historians Carlo and Betty Mencucci — 137 Pitman St, Providence | Mon-Fri Elibekian, Samuel Gareginyan, and Nathan Gurvitch | Feb 28-Apr | 1:30 pm | Museum of Work and 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 Melik Gazarian, Benjamin Giguere, 5: “Drawing From the Multiple,” Culture, 42 South Main St, Woon- pm | Through March 6: “Animal Fran Henry-Meehan, Harutune a print exhibit | with works by socket | Free | 401.769.9675 | rihs.org Fantasy,” paintings by Abbot Low Hovhanesian, Herbet C. Illium, Courtney Sennish, Jessica Murray, — 1140 Ten Rod Rd, North Kingstown Nonna Kazanskaya, Ivan Kazanski, Chase Taylor, Suruchi Kabra, Pippa MONDAY 25 | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 Stephen Koharian, Alex Khomski, Zornoza, Augustina Bello Decurnex, “THE AFRICAN ORIGINS OF THE pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through Apr 3: Janice Lawrence, Marty McCorkle, and Simonette Quamina AMISTAD REBELLION” | A talk “Construction Zone,” high-contrast Stephanie Marzella, Eduard Mat- PROVIDENCE ART CLUB | by Marcus Rediker, author of The photographs by David DeMelim evosian, Alan Metnick, Kevork 401.331.1114 | 11 Thomas St | Slave Ship: A Human History and The BANNISTER GALLERY AT RHODE Mourad, Sevan Naccashian, Reuben providenceartclub.org | Mon-Fri 12- Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of ISLAND COLLEGE | 401.456.9765 | Nakian, Valentina Nekrash, Karnig 4 pm; Sat-Sun 2-4 pm | Through Slavery and Freedom | 5:30 pm | Brown 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | Nalbandian, Mathias Opperdorff, Feb 22: “Inside & Out,” with works University’s Smith-Buonanno Hall, www.ric.edu/bannister | Tues-Fri Paul Orzech, Nick Paciorek, Regina by Mary Dorsey Brewster and Pa- One of RI’s largest live music venue’s 95 Cushing St, Providence | Free | 12-8 pm | Through Mar 1: “Story/ A. Partridge, Julian Penrose, Jeff mela Neal | “Oil and Water, A Fine brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and- Line: Narrative Form in Six Graphic Pullen, Ewa Romaszewicz, Piraji Mix,” with works by Sally Ann Live Entertainment Every Thursday-Sunday justice/marcus-rediker-african- Novel-ists,” works by Gabrielle Bell, Sagara, Simon Samsonian, Donalyn Martone and Marilyn Saabye | Feb origins-amistad-rebellion Ellen Crenshaw, Emily Flake, Kevin Schofield, Michael Sherman, Mark 24-Mar 15: “Color & Contrast,” works Mutch, Bishakh Som, and Karl Sposato, Helena Stockar, Kegham by Nancy Rapelye Godfray and Brian Wednesday 2/20 TUESDAY 26 Stevens Tazian, and Ben Weiss Larkin | “Of Three Minds,” works by FULL BOAT “DRUG POLICY REFORM IN THE BILL KRUL GALLERY | 401.782.1715 | GREEN SPACE GALLERY AT THE Jim Bush, Vincent J. Castaldi, and AMERICAS: A REMARKABLE 142 Boon St, Narragansett | billkrul T.F. GREEN AIRPORT | 2000 Post S. 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Providence | Feb 28-Mar 10: Phaedra, Purchase by Jean Racine | Thurs-Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm | $15, $12 seniors, $7 students Tickets BROWN UNIVERSITY/TRINITY Online! Listings REP MFA PROGRAMS | trinityrep./ com | At the Pell Chafee Performance Twenty minutes from Providence 16 Anawan Center, 87 Empire St, Providence St, Fall River MA (near Battleship Cove) | (508) 324-1926 • Doors open @ 7pm, show Feb 21-Mar 10: Rhinoceros, by Eugene starts 8pm unless otherwise noted. 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Bulloch, Anthony McCall, and TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY 401.351.4242 trinityrep.com 201 • Have a history of criminal justice involvement Haroon Mirza | Through July 14: | | | “The Festive City,” an exhibit of Washington St, Providence | Through ( jail, probation, parole etc.) rarely seen prints and books that Feb 24: Crime and Punishment, by Fy- 401-273-6397 provide a glimpse into the festivals odor Dostoyevsky, adapted by Mari- Participation is voluntary and confidential. You will be of early modern Europe lyn Campbell and Curt Columbus | compensated for your time and transportation is provided. This week: Feb 21-23 7:30 pm; Feb 24 2 + 7:30 pm | $15-$68 URI THEATRE | 401.874.5921 | uri. If you are interested or have questions please call THEATER edu/theatre | Robert E. Will Theater at the University of Rhode Island Fine (401) 444-6427 Arts Center, Upper College Rd, Kings- BROWN UNIVERSITY THEATRE | ton | Through Mar 3: Metamorphoses, This project is being funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and brown.edu/academics/theatre-arts- approved by the Miriam Hospital IRB. by Mary Zimmerman | Thurs-Sat performance-studies/phaedra | At 7:30 pm; Sun 3 pm | $20, $15 seniors, Stuart Theatre, 77 Waterman St, $12 students providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | February 22, 2013 2 3
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Thurs: 1:50, 7:20 | Fri- IDENTITY ThIEF | 1, 4, 7:10, 9:45 2:35, 4:45, 7:25* [*no show Feb 21] 2:50, 4:45, 5:15, 7:15, 7:45 | Fri-Sat late Thurs: 10:35, 7:20 SIDE EFFECTS | 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:55 BEAUTIFUL CREATURES | Thurs: 7:25, show: 9:40, 10:10 MAMA | 2:30, 5:25, 10:20 WARM BODIES | Thurs: 3:40, 9:40 10:15 | Fri-Thurs: 12:40, 4:15, 7, 9:45 SAFE hAVEN | 12:55, 3:40, 6:30 | Fri- ZERO DARK ThIRTY | 1:15, 4:25, 7:50 | Fri: 7:15 | Sat: 1:20, 7:15 | Sun: 7:15 | A GOOD DAY TO DIE hARD | Thurs: 1, Sat late show: 9:10 LES MISÉRABLES | 12:45, 4, 7:10 Mon-Tues: 1:20, 7:15 | Wed: 1:20, Thurs: 2:50, 4:40, 5:10, 7, 7:30, 9:30, 10 | Fri- IDENTITY ThIEF | 1:40, 4:35, 7:25 | Fri- SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | 10:50, 1:20, 7:15 Thurs: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10, 10:20 Sat late show: 10 1:25, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40 SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | 12:50, SAFE hAVEN | Thurs: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, SIDE EFFECTS | 1:45, 4:20, 6:55 | Fri- 3:50, 6:50, 9:35 9:15 | Fri-Thurs: 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 Sat late show: 9:25 EAST PROVIDENCE 10 ARGO | Thurs: 3:40, 6:40 | Fri-Thurs: IDENTITY ThIEF | 12:55, 4:05, 6:55 10:05 WARM BODIES | Thurs: 12:55, 3:20, 60 Newport Ave, East Providence | 12:45, 3:40 SIDE EFFECTS | 12:45, 3:55, 7:15, 10:15 5:40, 8 | Fri-Thurs: 12:40, 3:05, 5:20, 401.438.1100 ZERO DARK ThIRTY | 12:35, 3:50, 7:05 7:40 | Fri-Sat late show: 10:05 JACK REAChER | Thurs: 6:40, 9:20 JANE PICKENS ThEATER SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | 1:10, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | 1:20, 4, GANGSTER SQUAD | Starts Fri: 1:20, 49 Touro St, Newport | 401.846.5252 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 6:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 9:35 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 QUARTET | Thurs: 3:30 | Fri: 4:45, 7 LINCOLN | 12:50, 4* [*no show Feb A hAUNTED hOUSE | Starts Fri: 1:15, | Sat: 1:30, 3:45, 8:15 | Sun: 12, 2:15 | ShOWCASE CINEMAS 21], 7:10 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:45 Tues-Wed: 4:45, 7 | Thurs: 3:30 WARWICK ThE LAST STAND | Starts Fri: 1:30, ThE BIG LEBOWSKI | Fri: 9:15 1200 Quaker Ln | 401.885.1621 SWANSEA STADIUM 12 4:15, 7:15, 9:35 BIKE NEWPORT ‘BIKE ShORTS’ | Feb DARK SKIES | Starts Fri: 12:15, 2:45, 207 Swansea Mall Dr, Swansea, MA | LES MISÉRABLES | Starts Fri: 12:45, 28: 7 5:05, 7:35, 10 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:15 508.674.6700 4:30, 8 SNITCh | Starts Fri: 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:35 | ZERO DARK ThIRTY | Thurs: 4:35, 8 PARENTAL GUIDANCE | Starts Fri: PROVIDENCE PLACE Fri-Sat late show: 12:10 DARK SKIES | Starts Fri-Sun: 12:15, 12:40, 3:05, 5:15, 7:30, 9:40 CINEMAS 16 ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh 3D | 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:40 | Mon-Thurs: 1:50, MOVIE 43 | Thurs: 1:15, 3:20, 7:30, 9:45 Providence Place | 401.270.4646 9:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:30 4:30, 7:20, 9:40* [*no show Feb 28] | Fri-Thurs: 9:20 DARK SKIES | Starts Fri: 12:40, 3:10, ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh | 12:05, SNITCh | Starts Fri-Sun: 12:10, 2:30, PARKER | Thurs: 6:30, 9:15 | Fri-Thurs: 9 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:35 2:15, 4:40, 6:55 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 | Mon-Thurs: 2:10, 4:40, ThE TWILIGhT SAGA: BREAKING SNITCh | Starts Fri: 11:50, 1:50, 2:25, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES | 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55* [*no show Feb 28] DAWN — PART 2 | Thurs: 12:40, 3, 5:20, 4:35, 5:05, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15 | Fri- 7:20, 10:25 ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh 3D | 7:40, 9:55 | Fri-Thurs: 1:10, 3:30, 6:30 Sat late show: 12:20 A GOOD DAY TO DIE hARD | 12, 2:20, Thurs-Sun: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 | ThIS IS 40 | Thurs: 6:50, 9:30 | Fri- ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh 3D | 4:45, 7:15, 9:55 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:20 Mon-Thurs: 2:05, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 Thurs: 9:10 9:30 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:45 QUARTET | 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:50, 10:10 | ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh | Thurs- RISE OF ThE GUARDIANS | 12:50, 2:55, ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh | 12:45, Fri-Sat late show: 12:30 Sun: 12, 2:10, 4:20, 6:50 | Mon-Thurs: 5, 7:10 2:55, 5:15, 7:20 SAFE hAVEN | 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 | 1:35, 4, 6:50 WRECK-IT RALPh | 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7 BEAUTIFUL CREATURES | Thurs: 1:15, Fri-Sat late show: 12:25 BEAUTIFUL CREATURES | 1:20, 4:10, 4:05, 7:10, 9:55 | Fri-Thurs: 12:35, 3:45, IDENTITY ThIEF | Thurs: 7:10, 7:40, 7, 9:50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ENTERTAINMENT 6:35, 9:20| Fri-Sat late show: 12:05 9:50, 10:20 | Fri-Thurs: 1:10, 4:05, 4:35, A GOOD DAY TO DIE hARD | Thurs: 127 Dorrance St. ProviDence, ri 401-421-7200 CINEMAS A GOOD DAY TO DIE hARD | 12:30, 7:10, 7:40, 9:50 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:30 12:10, 2, 2:30, 4:20, 4:50, 7:20, 7:50, 30 Village Square Dr, South 2:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10:05 | Fri-Sat late SIDE EFFECTS | 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:30* 9:40, 10:10 | Fri-Thurs: 1:30, 2, 4:20, thurSDay - 2/21/13: Kingstown | 401.792.8008 show: 12:25 [*Feb 21 only 10:15] 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:30, 10 ONE LIFE | Thurs: 12, 7 | Fri + Sun: 12 | A GOOD DAY TO DIE hARD: ThE IMAX WARM BODIES | Thurs: 12:10, 2:30, SAFE hAVEN | Thurs: 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, Gin Mill Jane 7:30- 10:30 Mon: 2 | Wed: 7 EXPERIENCE | 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7:15, 9:35 4:35, 7:35, 10 | Fri-Thurs: 12:20, 2:30, 8, 10:35 | Fri-Thurs: 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh 3D | | Fri-Sat late show: 11:55 10:15 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:35 9:45 Thurs: 3, 9 | Fri-Thurs: 4, 9 SAFE hAVEN | 12:50, 1:20, 3:40, 4:10, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | 12:55, IDENTITY ThIEF | Thurs: 4:30, 7:30, 10 ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTh | 6:30, 7, 9:10 | Fri-Sat late show: 12 3:50, 6:35, 9:20 | Fri-Sat late show: 12 | Fri-Thurs: 1:40, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25 FriDay - 2/22/13: Thurs: 12:50, 5, 7 | Fri-Thurs: 1:20, 7 IDENTITY ThIEF | 1:25, 1:55, 4:30, 5, LINCOLN | Thurs: 12:45, 3:55, 7:05 | SIDE EFFECTS | Thurs: 1:45, 4:35, 7:15, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES | Thurs: 12:50, 7:05, 7:35, 9:40, 10:20 | Fri-Sat late Fri-Thurs: 12:45, 3:55, 6:45, 9:55 10:15 | Fri-Thurs: 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55 K VQ 7-10 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 | Fri-Thurs: 1:25, 4:05, show: 12:15 ARGO | 1:25, 4:25, 7, 9:40* [*no show WARM BODIES | Thurs: 12:05, 2:25, 6:45, 9:25 SIDE EFFECTS | Thurs: 1:40, 4:40, 7:20, Feb 21] | Fri-Sat late show: 12:20 4:45, 7:25, 9:45 | Fri-Sun: 12:20, 2:40, 5, A GOOD DAY TO DIE hARD | 1:45, 4:30, 9:50 | Fri-Thurs: 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 7:35, 10 | Mon-Thurs: 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10 7:25, 9:30 9:55| Fri-Sat late show: 12:25 ShOWCASE CINEMAS MAMA | Thurs: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, SaturDay - 2/23/13: SAFE hAVEN | 1:05, 4:20, 7, 9:35 WARM BODIES | Thurs: 4:55, 7:15, 9:35 WARWICK MALL 9:45 | Fri-Thurs: 9:10 IDENTITY ThIEF | 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 9:35 | Fri-Thurs: 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 400 Bald Hill Rd | 401.736.5454 SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | 1:25, DUKe ROBillaRD 7-10 SIDE EFFECTS | 1:10, 4:05, 6:50, 9:25 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:30 ZERO DARK ThIRTY | Thurs: 3:55, 7:20 4:05, 6:45, 9:25 24 February 22, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence.thephoenix.com
capsule reviews OUR RATING Masterpiece XXXX XX good XXX BEAUTIFUL CREATURES | cocktail napkin. Yippee ki-yay? Try Film 2013 | Throughout his adapta- yippee ki-nyet, Mother Russia. | 97m | Okay XX tion of Kami Garcia and Mar- not good X XXW MAMA 2013 garet Stohl’s YA novel, Richard | | This creepy stinks Z Lagravenese drops the names of Guillermo Del Toro-produced horror books that would have provided flick (his hallmarks are all around a more rewarding way of spending the smudgy edges) demonstrates a couple of hours than watching convincingly that step-parenting is ward, use of flashbacks, because the Argo’s golden fleece this movie. For instance, the a real bitch. Especially when a de- story isn’t so much full of surprises adolescent classics Catcher In the ranged she-demon from beyond the as it is riddled with plot holes. But Rye, On the Road, To Kill a Mockingbird, grave has laid all the groundwork. the proviso does put pressure on Oscar wOn’t let the terrOrists win and Slaughterhouse-Five, which The step-mom is Annabelle (Jessica critics to reveal as little as possible Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a small Chastain, miles away from The Help for fear of spoilers. So,in brief, Em- _BY peter ke Ough town kid yearning for romance, or Zero Dark Thirty) who couldn’t be ily (Rooney Mara), whose husband is reading. No wonder he keeps less maternal, as she swigs beer (Channing Tatum) has just returned The situation may reshuffle by the how to run a campaign. But I’ll go with dreaming about an elusive, beck- straight from the bottle and jams out from a prison term for insider trad- f Oscar broadcast on February 24, but I Spielberg, and Daniel Day-Lewis for Best oning sprite. But then he meets with her punk rock pals. Alas, moth- ing, is depressed. A shrink (Jude doubt it. After being snubbed in the Best Actor. By the way, isn’t it ironic that Lin- Lena (Kristen Stewart clone Alice erhood is thrust upon her when her Law) prescribes a new drug and, Argo Lincoln Englert), the ostracized new kid artist boyfriend’s orphaned nieces, well, it apparently has side effects. Director category, has won every coln was shot by an actor? Actually, in school, and finds the girl of long given up for dead, are discov- And then there are the ruthless les- award since. A bunch of Golden Globes, was shot by Janusz Kaminski, who might his dreams. What he doesn’t ered living alone in the woods like bians and. . . . Maybe I’ve said too the Producers Guild, the Screen Actors win for Best Cinematography. know is that Lena is a pastiche grubby changelings. Annabelle much. Side Effects looks classy, keeps Harry Potter Guild, the Directors Guild, BAFTA — the As always, the supporting categories of characters from , does her best to put up with — and your interest, and has attractive ac- Twilight, Interview with the Vampire, eventually care for — the two girls, tors. Soderbergh says that it is his winning streak should continue through are a headache. Everyone says Anne Carrie. . . . A “Caster” (i.e., she but it becomes increasingly obvious last movie. Ironically, the filmmaker Oscar night, with Argo winning Best Hathaway will get Best Supporting casts spells), she’s hiding out at that someone . . . or something . . . who started his career with sex, lies Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Les Misérables. Who am I to the manor of her creepy Uncle has gotten there first. First-time and videotape, a film boosting female Editing, perhaps Best argue? She sings, Macon (Jeremy Irons, dressed director Andrés Muschietti makes sexuality and empowerment, now like the Pope on holiday), so her the scares in Mama too obvious to be ends it with a so-so thriller that Supporting Actor. That she suffers, she dies wicked mother can’t find her and effective, but the quiet in-between resorts to the same old misogyny. more-controversial — give it to her. As convert her to evil. Ethan is an times suggest genuine horror, as the | 106m | CIA thriller, Zero Dark for Supporting Actor, unwelcome distraction — for the hapless Annabelle tries to undo some SNITCH | 2013 | Dwayne Johnson
Thirty, will have to Peter’s Picks which grumpy old fart viewer too, since Ehrenreich is seriously fucked-up pre-parenting. action vehicle in which he stars BEST PICTURE more like Jethro Clampett than | 106m | as the father of a teenage son settle for Best Original Argo do you prefer? Alan Truman Capote. LaGravanese at who is wrongly accused of drug Argo XW Screenplay. Arkin in ? Robert times spins striking images — a SAFE HAVEN | 2013 | Some- distribution. In order to spare his On the other hand, BEST DIRECTOR De Niro in Silver Linings? scene in which Ethan walks into a where along the way Nicholas Sparks son a prison bid, he goes undercover if Argo does win, it Steven Spielberg, Lincoln Tommy Lee Jones in magical time warp is particularly went from being just a bestselling to help take down the actual cul- nightmarish. But he also has a author of preachy schmaltz to a full- prits. Ric Roman Waugh directs. | would be the first time Lincoln? I’ll go with De 112m Driving Miss Daisy BEST ACTOR weakness for clichés; I guess he’s on franchise (he produces the movies | since Niro. been taking lessons from the wrong of his books). And he’s got his hooks daniel day-lewis, Lincoln XXW in 1990 that a movie Speaking of Silver books. | 124m | deep into director Lasse Hallström WARM BODIES | 2013 | My Life As a Dog The Cider House wins Best Picture BEST ACTRESS Linings, Jennifer Law- ( and The cinema of young-adult-novel DARK SKIES | 2013 | Supernatural Rules), who’s on board here for a sec- adaptations has given us some without the director Jennifer lawrence, Silver Linings rence will get Best thriller following a young fam- ond tour of duty (after Dear John). One gonzo plotlines. But can either even being nominated. Playbook Actress. She’s the ily living in the suburbs who are might overlook the low production Twilight or The Hunger Games top values, endless platitudes, and tired Warm Bodies Nonetheless, it’s the BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR manic pixie dream rocked by an escalating series of , in which a zombie ideal candidate. The girl. What about events. Scott Stewart directs; Keri clichés because Sparks does know named R (Nicholas Hoult, who robert de niro, Silver Linings Russell and Josh Hamilton star as how to jerk the tears, in a Hallmark rarely has dialogue, speaking Oscars exist to promote Jessica Chastain in | 95m Playbook Zero the parents. | kind of way. But after the mysteri- through voiceover for most of the Hollywood’s image of ? Playing a woman ous Katie (Dancing with the Stars’ Juli- film) eats the brains of dutiful XX itself. So when you who hunts down the ESCAPE FROM PLANET anne Hough) lands in coastal North young Perry (Dave Franco) and then BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS EARTH 2013 have a film in which anne hathaway, Les Misérables world’s most wanted | | On the distant Carolina (Sparks’s breadbasket), falls creates a hostage situation cum planet Baab lives a family of aliens for single-dad Alex (Josh Duhamel), romance with Julie (Teresa Palmer), Hollywood defeats fugitive might intimi- who must learn to cherish one and the details of her dicey past the girl that Perry left behind? Islamist extremists — date a group that another. They are Scorch Super- slowly (and manipulatively) come Complete with riffs on Romeo and well, if Argo loses, it means the terrorists is 75 percent white males over 62. And nova (Brendan Fraser), an arrogant to light (a cop from Boston and a Juliet and John Malkovich playing the have won. I’m not referring to the College of Car- astronaut; his brother, Gary possible murder), the groan-worthy angry dad who needs to lighten up (Rob Corddry), a nerdy technician; denouement washes Haven out into a and let his daughter date a zombie? With no Affleck, who wins Best Direc- dinals. It’s bad enough that Kathryn and Gary’s son, Kip (Jonathan sudsy sea of shameless melodrama. I think not. Sadly, though, the tor? Not Ang Lee, Michael Haneke, or Benh Bigelow succeeds in the male-dominated Morgan Heit), and wife, Kira | 115m | product doesn’t live up to the pitch. XXW Zeitlin. Steven Spielberg might draw on world of Hollywood, but when her heroine (Sarah Jessica Parker). Their story SIDE EFFECTS | 2013 | This Director Jonathan Levine (of The Wackness 50/50 Lincoln’s waning momentum and win. But does the same in the CIA, that’s pushing is a family-film cliché from a was the second film I had seen in and and who, despite galaxy not so far, far away. When one day that owed a debt to Hitch- some pleasurable CinemaScope fram- Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Rus- it. And not just for the Academy: could Playbook Zero Scorch bumbles into captivity cock and featured a presumably ing here, seems to be in full sellout sell has a chance. is a Weinstein the backlash have some misogyny be- on Earth, it’s up to Gary to finally psychotic, possibly homicidal fe- mode) panders to the teen set with ^ film. They could give Karl Rove pointers on hind it? grow a pair and step out from male. So maybe I’m overreacting a fervor that would make Stephenie behind the keyboard to rescue when I see regression in Hollywood’s Meyer blush. Warm Bodies may be his brother. Imprisoned in Area attitude toward women. That is, about zombies, but it’s more of a 51 by Agent Shanker (William they are demonizing them. Let’s Frankenstein’s monster. It steals Shatner), Gary is forced to devise start with Hitchcock. As with the “brain-dead culture” subtext an alien weapon that will grant Psycho, the studio has forbidden from George Romero, the idea of Shanker intergalactic domination. anyone from entering a screening rewriting classic romantic fiction for Directed by novice Cal Brunker, of Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects af- teen audiences from Clueless, and its Escape references an array of other ter the film begins because of best jokes from Shaun of the Dead. It’s films, such as Toy Story, Independence its “non-linear nature.” I assume more like fan fiction than a coherent Day, and The Artist (of all things), that refers to its extensive, and awk- script. | 97m | and sometimes mixes wit with its bromides. But thanks to the Wein- stein Company’s insistence on low- rent animation, this might please FShort Takes movie reviewS in brieF young kids but torment discerning | 95m parents. | XXW XX A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD | IDENTITY THIEF 2013 | Just in time for Valentine’s 108 minuteS | cinema world + entertainment + iSland + Day, this fifth iteration of the providence place 16 + ShowcaSe + SwanSea Stadium 12 Die Hard franchise (launched in 1988) has Bruce Willis’s John Melissa McCarthy didn’t get awards for Bridesmaids for pish- McClane heading to Moscow to ing in a sink, she got them for the 180-degree shift to where help his son Jack (Jai Courtney) she gives a moving tough-love speech to Kristen Wiig. Identity protect an enemy of the state Thief isn’t so daring or deep, but it too gives McCarthy a coun- from a corrupt government official. A car chase leads to a standoff terpoint to her multitude of hilarious pratfalls: eventually, in a high-rise and a midnight the tacky con-woman she plays shows her vulnerable side run to Chernobyl, where a con- to the mark played by Jason Bateman. Seth Gordon directs spiracy to trade enriched uranium this funny, though formulaic, mismatched-duo comedy in comes to light. Along the way which Bateman’s straight-laced family man must nab Mc- there are double-crosses, shootouts and the supposedly touching scene Carthy, the identity thief who has ruined his credit, and haul when Jack starts calling his father her from Florida to Denver for prosecution. Yeah, Bateman’s “dad” instead of “John.” A Good playing his basic Michael Bluth, fussy and secure in his righ- Day To Die Hard is a movie for people teousness, but he’ll freshen it with a certain gesture or inflec- who like blowin’ stuff up, evidently tion. McCarthy, with bouncing-off-the-wall energy and com- a favorite pastime of director John Moore, whose action scenes make mitment to her character’s facility for fiction, is at the start ‘sNuBBeD’ BuT vicTOriOus? affleck in Hugo. about as much sense as his script, of what will be a wonderful movie career. which was likely written on a _Betsy sherman From a brand you trust. Half off all the time.
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Moon signs _by symboline dai
The moon was but a chin of gold/A night or “the flow,” as in “going with.” yes, that course 1:33 pm until 6:02 am Wednes- two ago,/And now she turns her perfect face/ means responsibility! day. excellent for shopping and clean- Upon the world below. ing (glamorously! boutique grocerias thur. Hope Anchor / _Emily Dickinson saTurday and designer abrasives!). also super for This week’s waxing moon goes from February 23 getting clothes altered or looking at a 2/21 Glass1 2 3 Flowers 4 5 6 7 8 first 9 quarter 10 to full, 11 and12 my experience 13 14 Waxing 15 moon 16 in Leo, mercury retrogrades product with a finer grade of lens. pisces, says that this is the week you go from until march 17. an excellent weekend for Sagittarius, and Gemini: if you’re feeling first to fourth gear in what seems like working with small children or getting neurotic, you’re in tune with the moon. an instant. Everything intensifies, and 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 in touch31 with 32 your childish needs (aries, cancer, Leo, virgo, Libra, Scorpio, capri- EvEry kArAoke with Venus moving into Pisces, and Gemini, Leo, virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, corn, taurus, aquarius, and aries: don’t Mercury retrograde, romance is about capricorn, pisces). or being persuaded by Fri. 1 2 let 3others rush 4 you. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9pm to get passive-aggressive, particularly advertising (taurus, Scorpio and aquarius). for Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius, Scor- yes, mercury is retrograde, but for some WedNesday pio, and Cancer (Pisces, you’re in there folks (those born when mercury is ret- February 27 too, need we remind you?). After Sat- Mark Cutler & Men of rograde, approximately 17 percent 17of all 18 Waning 19 moon 20 in Libra. 21 Firmly 22 held deci23 - 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 urday, hold off on tune-ups, upgrades, birthdays), you’ll hit cruising altitude. sat. Great Courage, Los reboots, and other technical improve- sions wobble, and compromise is more Texacanos, Strange ments till later in March. For more, likely today than it was last week. So is 2/23 visit moonsigns.net. suNday a fleeting desire for something gorgeous County Drifters February 24 to wear. if you’re an aries, capricorn, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Waxing 16 moon in Leo, moon void of course cancer: weigh the decision, but don’t make Thursday 11:50 pm until monday, 1:52 am. if you’re it yet. if you’re a Leo, virgo, Libra, Scorpio, February 21 completely exhausted, you’re in tune with Sagittarius, aquarius, pisces, taurus, or 1 2 Ev 3 Ery 4 SOULFUL 5 6 7 SUNDAY 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Waxing 26 moon 27 in c28ancer, moon 29 void 30 of 31 this 32 moon, which is nearly full. Why not in- Gemini: give in to that rare feeling — total sun. course 9:08 pm until 5:12 pm Friday. an dulge in romantic folly (aries, Gemini, Leo, commitment! w/ Cadillac Jack evening void-of-course moon makes for virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, capricorn, pisces)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 confusion 29 if 30 you’re 31working 32 late. you did or look for a more expensive toy (taurus, say you’re working late, right? and who’s Scorpio,1 and 2 aquarius)? 3 4 5 6 moon 7 Key 8 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 EvEry REGGAE NIGHT supposed to cook? huge domestic urges this horoscope traces the passage of the moon, not the hosted by upsetta international sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s swallow up cancer, pisces, Scorpio, Leo, MoNday influence as it moves through the signs of the zodiac. | mon. & Rogue island Dub Foundation Gemini, virgo, Sagittarius, and aquarius. February 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 When 23 the moon 24 is in your 25 sun sign, 26 you are beginning 27 28 29 30 31 32 capricorn, aries, and Libra: keep those Full moon in virgo, venus moves into a new 28-day emotional cycle, and you can expect secrets — not everyone needs to know pisces. the “trapper’s moon,” and if you increased insight and emotionality. When the moon tuE. Mandolin Orange, everything. can’t hop away on those little bunny legs, moves into the sun sign opposite yours (see below), try and look like a lump of snow. camou- expect to have difficulties dealing with the opposite sex, 2/26 Mighty Good Boys Friday flage is recommended for pisces, Sagit- family, or authority figures; social or romantic activities February 22 tarius, and Gemini, who may be the target will not be at their best. | When the moon is in aries, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Waxing 14 moon 15 in c ancer, 16 void of course of others’ well-wishes (e.g., super-critical it opposes Libra, and vice versa. other oppositions are TRIVIA NIGHT 8pm until 5:12 pm when it moves into Leo. With comments or the work “pile-on”). cancer, taurus/Scorpio, Gemini/Sagittarius, cancer/capricorn, EvEry Leo/aquarius, and virgo/pisces. the moon stays in each a full moon looming on monday, you may Leo, virgo, Libra, Scorpio, capricorn, tau- w/ Trivia Master GMatt sign approximately two and a half days. | as the moon 17 18 19 w 20 E d. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 have 30 that gotta-geddit-done 31 32 anxiety. if rus, aquarius, and aries: good enough isn’t moves between signs, it will sometimes become “void things are moving smoothly — keep on. if good enough today, is it? don’t make your- of course,” making no major angles to planets. consider uPCominG you’ve hit a rough patch, definitely bail, 1 self 2 crazy with 3 the 4perfectionist 5 impulse. 6 7 this a 8 null time 9and try to 10 avoid making 11 or implementing12 13 14 15 16 particularly if you’re aries, Libra, capricorn, decisions if you can. but it’s great for brainstorming. | For 2/28 Nymphidels, Comic Book Keith, 3/2 milkbread, aquarius, taurus, or Scorpio. cancer, pi- Tuesday Symboline dai’s sun-sign horoscopes and advice column, 3/3 Barn Burning, 3/3 samantha Cain, 3/9 The Johnsons sces, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, and virgo: February 26 visit our Web site at thephoenix.com. 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