Party Line – Oscars Edition

Thursday
There’s finally an easy way to see some Oscar-nominated films that we common folk usually don’t get our hands on, and you can see them all in one place. The Cable Car Cinema is screening some films from the more indie Oscar nomination categories. Tonight, they’ll be showing films from the Short Animation category. Screening [...]

Party Line: Meta-Museum and a Drunkard’s Prayer

Friday
Downtown Providence will be turned into a museum for two days. Westminster Stories: The Museum of Westminster Street dissects life on this funky hip urban block.  Museum-like labels on buildings, statues, people, indoors and outdoors will tell visitors about what it’s like to be a part of the downtown scene, with the information collected from [...]

Party Line: It’s a gas

Friday
If you truly love Rhode Island, you’ve got to get to the RI Newspaper Guilds Follies at least once. The Follies is a roast and variety show that pokes fun of all the local politicians we love to hate. All of the state’s top politicians and newspaper writers are there, ready to poke or be [...]

Party Line: Love and Bruises edition

Thursday
Whether you have an official valentine or not, you’ve always got the city. Come down to Providence City Hall for the 2nd annual I Heart Providence event. It’s totally free with local vendors dishing out complimentary hors d’oeuvres to go along with the cash bar. Familiar musicians will perform all evening long, giving a nice [...]

Party Line: Socks-with-Sandals edition

This week is for the granola lovin hippies, because I know they like their NPR and Bob Marley.
Friday
If you’re an NPR geek, this is your chance to pretend you’re on This American Life. The Perishable Theatre’s monthly show, Live Bait is inspired by This American Life. Come listen to real people sharing their stories or [...]

Party Line: Something old, something new

Thursday
The 2nd Story Theater in Warren opens a much anticipated production of “Comic Potential,” a story about what it means to be human. The play is set in the future, where actors have been replaced by robots (“actoids”) – so the show is actors playing robots who play actors. So postmodern! The play’s writer designs [...]

Thursday
The recent earthquake(s) in Haiti has been on everyone’s minds, and it’s great to see the entire world pitching in to help. Lil’ Rhody is pitching in in its own way. Rooted Sound is a night of reggae, soca, calpyso, and R&B. The $5 cover will go towards Haiti relief, so check out some new music [...]

Party Line: Back in Session Edition

Welcome back, partiers. The holidays are over and the family is gone, so we can stop pretending like we go to bed early on weekends because we really want to wake up early and catch Wait Wait Don’t Tell me, which is what I have to do when my family is around. Hope you enjoy [...]

Party Line – Beers and BellesEdition

Thursday
New Bedford is ramping up its attempts to be a nightlife destination. Tonight, the city will put on aha! Holiday Spotlight – aha! stands for art, history & architecture in New Bedford. The big night includes many events, including an “orchestral petting zoo” (what is that? zoo animals playing string instruments?), a holiday cocktail mixology [...]

Party Line: Christmas, Sex & Coffee edition

Thursday
Trinity Rep’s production of A Christmas Carol actually started over a week ago. Your best bet is to see it now, early in the holiday season, because the tickets will probably be harder to get as it gets closer to the big day. A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ classic story about a mean old [...]