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We get schooled in the art of floral arrangement
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This Month 22 Little Rhody on the Big Screen
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Bottoms up! We're celebrating PVDs beer scene
37 City Style Get lost among Homestyle's quirky treasures 37 At Home 39 The Look 40 Get Fit 41 Beauty 43 Shop Around
Go behind the scenes with the producer putting RI in the pictures
27 Cracking All the Cold Ones
45 Feast We're fast friends with The Slow Rhode's menu 46 Review 49 In The Kitchen 50 On The Menu 53 Rhody Bites
New brews, new places to grab a pint – raise a glass to the Providence beer boom
Every Month 6 Editor’s Note 9 Online Exclusives
15 Providence Pulse Studio 539 Flowers gives us a master class in flowercraft 17 City
59 Get Out Going old school goth with Way Out 60 Calendar 63 Music 64 Art 65 Theatre
76 Taste Test Snack time gets fancy as what with macarons
On the Cover: The new downtown Malted Barley. Photography by James Jones
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Editor’s Note The Great PVD Beer Boom Once upon a time, not so long ago, we were content to drink whatever cans of mass-produced brew we could find at the package store. No more. Our high standards for excellent, locally sourced food have translated into a statewide thirst for high quality, artisan beers to pair with those menus. ‘Gansett did it first, and while there is nothing that will ever replace a cold tallboy on a hot summer day, there are heirs to that great beer throne popping up all over Rhode Island. In the last five years we’ve seen an incredible boom in the craft brew industry, with breweries like Bucket, Foolproof, Ravenous, Revival
and Long Live all popping up on menus all over the city. But why now? And why Providence? This month, we delve into the city’s beer boom. Things may never be the same.
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Floral Design 101
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Creativity in Bloom
Learning to find serenity among the flowers at Studio 539 When I was younger and deciding what I wanted to make a career of, I had three equally tempting options: I wanted to be an editor, I wanted to be a pastry chef, and I wanted to be a florist. Weird, right? I know. But when I wasn’t busy pushing myself to be creative with words, I really loved (and still do) being creative with my hands. It feels like I’m using different pathways in my brain. So while some people relax by going for a run or zoning out in front of the TV, my preferred method of relaxation is throwing dinner parties. I love immersing myself in an entire day of chopping, stirring and simmering. I listen to music. I fill my house with amazing smells. And at the end of it, I have friends over to enjoy it all. Arranging flowers has always felt like the same kind of “creative relaxation.” I love the meditative element of choosing blooms and putting them
in aesthetically pleasing combinations. When I’m feeling particularly blue, I’ll head to Whole Foods and leave with an armful of stems. The only problem is, I’m terrible at arranging flowers. Like, the worst. I don’t know which flowers to pick, and the result is always a little bit lopsided and a little bit clashing and nothing like my Martha Stewart dreams. That’s why, when I found out about the Flower College at Studio 539 Flowers, I was (probably way too) excited. The studio is known for its creative arrangements of untraditional blooms. I signed up for Michelle Lariviere’s Intro to Floral Design, a three-hour course on a rainy Sunday. Michelle greeted the full class with a smile, buckets of roses, hydrangeas and orchids, and cheesecake. I was already in heaven. A writing instructor at Salve Regina, Michelle had a clear and engaging way of teaching us. She lead us
through how to construct the base of an arrangement – who knew proportion and height mattered? Oh right. Everyone but me – and how to properly prep and maintain stems. Her creativity and encouragement clicked in my brain: all of a sudden I had created a boutonniere, a main table arrangement and two complementing smaller arrangements. And you know what? They were all gorgeous. I couldn’t believe the difference between my sorry home attempts and what I made in the class. The next time I needed some botanical therapy, I created three matching arrangements of purple tulips and spray roses that were simple, elegant and – dare I say – magazine worthy. Take that, Martha. Studio 539 offers intro, beginner and intermediate courses in floral design. 174 Wickenden Street. 454-4400, Studio539Flowers.com –Julie Tremaine
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In the Year 2000
Yesterday’s Tomorrows Today
The Providence Public Library explores the possibilities of futures that never were The
Providence Public Library is now hosting its second annual Exhibition and Program series titled Portals: The History of the Future. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and Nordstrom, the exhibit puts on display a number of historical artifacts that attempted to confront the concept of time and predict the future of our world. The series’ title, Portals, is important. According to director of marketing Tonia Mason, “It’s about going to a space to explore and learn from the past.” Ranging from predictions about the future of vehicular travel to predictions of the destruction of New York, the Providence Public Library has curated a number of magazine
articles, patents, books and other items that explore the future from the perspective of visionaries of the past. Given that Einstein’s theories of relativity were published nearly a century ago, the Providence Public Library is also using its unique collection to explore perspectives on the nature of time, where the future can be predicted and history can be destroyed. Like last year’s first Exhibition and Program series Don’t Stop the Music, Library Director Jack Martin hopes Portals will be a learning experience for all. “We seek to engage the community in a multi-faceted conversation inspired by history and our collections.” The library is also running a series of programs alongside the exhibit,
including Providence 2050, in which emerging leaders from various backgrounds and cultures attempt to predict the future of Providence, the role of innovation and social justice throughout the country and other topics. Jack hopes that Providence 2050 and other programs will “provide a broad range of interactive and creative learning opportunities.” The exhibit runs through July 28 in the Providence Journal Rhode Island Room on the first floor of the Providence Public Library, after which local artist Walker Mettling will be displaying a number of comics and illustrations inspired by the concept of time and the future. 150 Empire Street. 455-8000, Portals.ProvLib. org. –Cameron Bryce
Our apologies to the artists who thought we’d be living on the moon by now
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Brown hosts The First Folio for Rhody leg of its US tour As far as introductory works by timeless, globally influential British artists go, Oasis’ Definitely Maybe is second only to Shakespeare’s First Folio. Published in 1623 – 344 and 339 years before the births of Noel and Liam Gallagher respectively – The First Folio contains 36 of the Bard’s works, 18 of which had not been published previously, meaning without The First Folio, works like Julius Caesar, The Tempest and Macbeth would have been lost. Think about that for a minute. It’s like imagining a world without “Live Forever,” “Supersonic,” or any of the other singles off
of Oasis’ debut album, without with the Britpop movement as we know it would not have existed. To mark 400 years since Shakespeare’s death, The First Folio will be hitting the road – unlike Oasis, despite last fall’s widely reported rumors suggesting otherwise – on a 50 state US tour. Brown University will be hosting The First Folio from April 11 through May 1 in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts where it will open to some of the most famous passages ever written. WBRU, meanwhile, will almost certainly be playing any number of Oasis’ contributions to Western culture during their Retro
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about our cars, and we don’t take kindly to anyone interfering with our enjoyment of them – or even the perception of interference. We flout speed limits and seatbelt laws. We get angry about tolls. We insist on squeezing our SUVs into the “compacts only” spot. And, of course, we antagonistically honk our horns at bicyclists who have the audacity to believe that they, too, should be allowed to use the roads. America encourages us to be this way. It’s not just the overt messages like endless car commercials or the expansive Fast and Furious oeuvre. The primacy of the automobile is baked into our environment so thoroughly that we’re not even aware of its subtle power of suggestion. From massive multi-lane highways that bisect entire cities with rivers of concrete, to parking minimums that create headaches for development projects, to the tiny yards behind urban houses that have been paved over to make space for cars, our cities are designed around motor vehicles, first and foremost, and everything else just has to work around that. The very space around us is constantly, insistently whispering to us, you need a car. That seems to be changing, however. A new generation of civic leaders,
urban planners, transportation activists and city dwellers has embraced the idea that maybe – just maybe – shaping our entire built environment to accommodate automobile traffic isn’t the best way to create a beautiful, functioning, vibrant cityscape. And that means we car owners – used to having the right of way, so to speak – are going to have to learn to live with policies and designs that don’t always put us first. Providence is starting to move in this direction. There’s increasing emphasis on “complete streets” that accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists on more equal footing with drivers (think protected bike lanes, curb bump-outs, raised crosswalks, etc.). The parking meters that have popped up in places like Federal Hill and Wayland Square are mainly about boosting the City’s coffers, but they’re also indicative of an administration that does not believe the convenience of car owners is sacrosanct. As the state explores ways to make long overdue infrastructure improvements to the 6-10 Connector, a group of transportation advocates has suggested completely replacing it with a tree-lined, multi-modal boulevard that includes green space, bikeways and rapid bus lines. The idea is starting to gain some traction.
Some might complain that these measures will make things more difficult for drivers – and they’re right. But cities are dense, crowded places with lots of competing interests, and living, or driving, in them requires a willingness to endure some minor inconveniences in service of the greater good. Cars cause lots of problems – traffic, pollution, wear and tear on our infrastructure – and urban highways wall off and sap vitality from our neighborhoods. There is a lot to be said for reducing the car traffic in the city and, let’s face it, as Americans we’re not going to make that change voluntarily. We need a little prodding. For the past century the urban environment was designed around automobiles, and the automobile flourished. Maybe if we start creating spaces for other forms of transportation, they’ll flourish too. Maybe our city will be better off for the effort. To be clear, I’m no self-righteous bicyclist wagging my finger at selfish car owners; I’m just willing to abide my fair share of inconvenience in exchange for the privilege of driving. We’ve had our turn make the city in our own image, and all we have to show for it is a crumbling concrete jungle. Maybe it’s time we learn to share the road and see what happens. –John Taraborelli
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As a blonde, finding a book or magazine for my specific hair color has never been a problem. There always seems to be an actress or singer who is rocking my hair color in a stylish way that I have thought about copying a time or two. Redheads, unfortunately, don’t have this luxury, which is why Providence natives, bloggers and redhead experts Stephanie and Adrianne Vendetti have written their new book, How to Be a Redhead. How did you come you come up with the idea of a book for Redheads? Adrianne: Growing up in a city where most girls [are] Portuguese or Italian and have a naturally beautiful, olive complexion was always tough, and Steph and I always felt different from everyone else having red hair and freckles. Stephanie was attending her last semester at [the] University of Miami, while I was in Boston in 2011 when we started as a website, How To Be A Redhead. After our website continued to grow larger and more successful in 2014 we were offered a book deal. What was your favorite subject to write about? Fashion, makeup, hair or skincare?
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The Discovery starts filming this month in locations across Rhode Island with Robert Redford
in The Discovery is a scientist whose proof that an afterlife exists leads millions to take their own lives in order to reach it. Redford is not the only celebrated actor participating in the project. Rooney Mara, whose performance last year opposite Cate Blanchett in Carol earned her the Best Actress Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival as well as a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination, will play a woman with a tragic past who falls in love with Redford’s son. Jason Segel, who will play Redford’s troubled son and Mara’s love interest, got his start in the cult television classic Freaks and Geeks, and has co-written and starred in both the hilarious Forgetting Sarah Marshall and the franchisereviving film The Muppets. A veteran of comedy, Segel demonstrated a gift for drama in his striking portrayal last year of writer David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour. The Discovery, billed as a scifi love story, looks to be a continuation in this new turn in Segel’s career. Charlie McDowell, who co-wrote the script with Justin Lader, will direct the film. If his last feature film, The One I Love (also written by Lader) is in any indication, I think we can expect The Discovery will keep us on the edge of our seats until the credits roll. At once eerie and comedic, The One I Love, starring Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss, is a relationship drama with a twist I can’t spoil (you really need to see it for yourself). Shot almost
entirely at one location, the film demonstrated what McDowell could achieve with constraints..
From Cumberland to Hollywood (and Back Again) The night of this year’s Academy Awards, I found myself seated among a group of 100 or so cinephiles, all dressed to the nines, at tables covered in white linen set up on the stage of the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Except for a handful of people who had come to watch the Oscars on a full-size screen that hung at the back of the stage, the auditorium was empty, which, oddly enough, made the cavernous space feel cozy. We onstage had come to kick off a yearlong celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. We were also here to celebrate the achievement of five honorees – Chad A. Verdi, Trudy Coxe, Richard Marr-Griffin, Mauro Colangelo and Erika Hampson – being recognized for their contributions to the Rhode Island film community. Accepting her Producer’s Circle award, Erika, a co-producer on The Discovery, credited Steve Feinberg, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Film & TV Office, and “the fantastic local crew” for making working in Rhode Island “such a wonderful experience.” She also praised Chris O’Donnell and Kevin Sciotto, heads of the New England Studio Mechanics Union, saying, “I would make all my movies in New England if it meant getting to work with both of them every time.” As it happens, this time Erika was instrumental in bringing The Discovery to Rhode Island, where the current motion picture tax credit makes the state appealing to production companies. Though Erika is now a resident of New York City, this will be the third time she has returned to Rhode Island over the last three years to work on a film production. In 2014, she was a co-producer on Maya Forbes’ Infinitely Polar Bear, a critically acclaimed drama starring Zoe
Saldana and Mark Ruffalo, whose performance was nominated this year for a Golden Globe. Last fall, Erika was an executive producer for the forthcoming drama Measure of a Man, directed by Jim Loach, and starring Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson. Adapted from Robert Lipsyte’s YA novel One Fat Summer, this coming-of-age-story will be one to watch for this year. A native of Cumberland, Erika started her career in film and television as a personal assistant. Graduating from Boston College in 1999, she moved to New York, first landing a job on the Queen Latifah Show and, two years later, becoming Vincent D’Onofrio’s assistant on the longrunning crime procedural Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She made the jump to producing in 2008 when D’Onofrio directed the indie horror-musical Don’t Go in the Woods. Since then, Erika has worked as a producer on numerous projects, including Robot & Frank, winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and God’s Pocket, starring Rhode Island’s Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. When asked what advice she would give to students in Rhode Island interested in working in the film industry, Erika replied, “Do whatever it takes to get your foot in the door. If you hear of a movie coming to town, be proactive. Call the production office or wander by the set to talk to anyone who looks official and offer to work your butt off… for free, if necessary.” Though she is currently helping scout sites and manage budgets, Erika made it clear that she started by getting people coffee, arriving to set early and staying late. “When you’re starting out,” she says, “No task is too small or menial. You may not realize it, but if you are a hard worker, if you’re kind and if you have a good attitude, people will take notice and they will want to keep you around.” She concluded that “in this business, it takes a little luck and timing to get that first opportunity. The rest is up to you.”
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Big things are brewing in the city By Jim Pierce
Providence is the Creative Capital for several reasons: chiefly among them is a wide variety of innovative beer (it also tends to make any bad news a little more manageable). It started off quietly enough Downcity with Union Station Brewery (36 Exchange Terrace. 274-2739, JohnHarvards.com), a John Harvard’s franchise, opening in 1993 (just over a year after the Cambridge original) and Trinity Brewhouse (186 Fountain Street. 453-2337, TrinityBrewhouse.com) notably kicking off a year later. Since then, our little state has become home to over a dozen operating breweries and brew pubs, not to mention an ever growing number of craftbeer-only bars. And here stands Providence, our polestar for beer possibilities.
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Beer Culture as a Way of life Opinions vary on why Rhode Island continues to thrive in beer culture. Maybe it’s because, much like our state’s founder, Roger Williams, we just want to create and foster something that truly feels like our own. Of course, the availability of really big, solid buildings – like mills and garages – could be another reason. Breweries like Bucket Brewery (100 Carver Street, Pawtucket. 3050597, BucketBrewery.com) and Long Live Beerworks (425 West Fountain Street. LongLiveBeerworks.com) both benefit from the high ceilings and concrete floors of industrial space allowing them to brew, package and sell all from one floor. Each space begins raw, which lets the personality of the craftspeople and the beers themselves really take over. Union Station, don’t forget, was the city’s train terminal until the ‘80s. Michaela Brinkley, the Customer Service and Marketing Coordinator of Revival Brewing Company has a different theory. She thinks that maybe Little Rhody’s foodie culture has bred a “strong appreciation of flavors” in us. Beers with tastes well beyond the mass-marked offerings seem like a natural extension. That makes sense as to why Revival is located within Brutopia (505 Atwood Avenue, Cranston. 646-8877, RevivalBrewing.com), the barbecue place known for its dry rub and smoky flavors. You can drink at their bar then head downstairs to Revival’s tap room, which Michaela refers to as a “beer clubhouse.” It’s that theme of “clubhouse” that is prevalent in almost every conversation with brewers and bartenders. They are transforming their spaces from places to sit and grab a beer into places of active participation. For example, Foolproof Brewery (241 Grotto Avenue, Pawtucket. 721-5970, FoolproofBrewing.com) holds yoga nights followed by a tasting, while Bucket Brewery partners with running store Rhode Runner for runs that invariably end in beer drinking. Fortunately, membership in this club is not exclusive. It’s a community that wants to grow its ranks one beer drinker at a time. Although there’s a definite competition at play, it’s viewed as making the entire scene better. Mutually beneficial one-upmanship. Just head to social media for proof; a quick search for #401craftfamily will show you what you’re getting into – brewers, bars, liquor stores and craft beer drinkers all supporting the notion that local beer creates a lifestyle, not just a business. Trying different techniques, flavors and combinations is a delicate alchemy resulting in no one beer that will please everyone. It’s getting the chance to experiment and talk with other brewers about their successes and failures. It’s a willing belief that making beer with your friends is just as much fun as drinking beer with your friends. Well… maybe a close second.
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loCal Bars stay Crafty Since drinking really good local craft beer with others who like to do the same is kind of the point, bars have been taking notice in a huge way. Brutopia (505 Atwood Avenue, Cranston. 646-8877, BrutopiaBrewery.com) pours Revival beer exclusively, while other bars stretch beyond our borders for additional quality beers. The point is to showcase what’s out there and let you, the drinker, decide what you like.
Over at Ogie’s Trailer Park (1155 Westminster Street. 383-8200, OgiesTrailerPark.com), they’re always offering their “66 AmeriCans of Beer and Guinness.” This list is not exclusively microbrews, with the understanding that sometimes a person just wants to relax on colorful lawn furniture on a cement patio and drink a ‘Gansett tallboy.
The folks over at Doherty’s East Avenue Irish Pub (342 East Avenue, Pawtucket. 725-9520, TappedRestaurantGroup.com) offer ongoing craft beer night events, but also want you to try a flight. If you haven’t had one already, a flight is a small sampler of different beers served on a paddle (like an undersized boat oar with glass-sized holes in it). It’s a great way to try out something new without committing to a full pint. They also pour the best Newport Storm off island.
What Cheer Tavern (228 New York Avenue. 680-7639, WhatCheerTavern. com) is pulling distinctive drafts, not just from West Kingston’s Proclamation Ale Company, but from around the country and across the globe. Apparently, the Germans are brewing beer these days too.
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The taps over at Julian’s (318 Broadway. 861-1770, JuliansProvidence.com) are constantly rotating. What you can consistently expect are micro brews from around the country. They still highlight our local brewers though: look for Proclamation Ale Company, Grey Sail and Foolproof by the bottle.
Brutopia / reViVal BreWiNG CompaNy
Beer Glossary If you don’t know much about the brew you drink other than it’s delicious and the 21st Amendment is still operational, you are not alone. Here’s an all-too-brief primer that should at least give you some baseline beer vocabulary:
aBV – alcohol by volume adjuNCt – a (mostly) negative term used to describe mass-produced lagers because of the lesser “adjunct” ingredients used in brewing
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GroWler
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Hops, malt, yeast – prepared properly, these are the ambrosial parts that make the whole
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With 32 craft beers (only two of which are imports) on tap, Ron Koller, owner of newly opened, The Malted Barley (334 Westminster Street. 4900300, TheMaltedBreweryRI.com), wants to “promote the culture” just as much as the brewers. He’s had local brewers in already to educate his staff and is building partnership events with them as well. Ron would eventually like to operate VIP outings to breweries to show his customers the care people put into making a beer for them.
tHe Beers speaK for tHemselVes The best way to find out about a few of the locally made beers is to talk with them directly. We’re sitting down with three of the Ocean State’s popular brews to taste what you can expect.
faNNy sessioN ipa • reViVal BreWiNG CompaNy So, where do get your name? I’m actually named after Fanny the Elephant who lived for 35 years at the Slater Park Zoo in Pawtucket. They had her chained up the whole time, poor dear. My original name is Break Free Fanny, but you know, it got to be a mouthful. Speaking of which, you’ve got a pretty distinct flavor. You’re not overbearing, but you’re definitely not shy either. It’s my hops! I’ve got seven of them. They’re the flowers that give me that citrus flavor as well as my unique floral smell.
I was going to ask about that. With all those hops working together you’d think my IBU would be through the roof, but it’s a nice, level 55 IBUs for me. I’m a session beer for a reason. That means I taste smooth enough to drink again and again. Plus my ABV is 4.7%, so I’m easy on you, too. Michaela in the brewery says I’m very “approachable.” I think that sums me up perfectly. I agree, by the way. But wait a second, I thought IPAs generally had more alcohol in them? Right. That’s the old model, darling. Brewers today are able to actually utilize techniques and quality
ingredients to make very flavorful India Pale Ales with lower alcohol content and, hopefully, without the headache afterwards. Now my friend, Conga – who is also named after an elephant, might be what you’re looking for; an Imperial IPA with 9.5% ABV and a big, bold flavor. Good to know. Now where can people find you? I haven’t made it out to the shops yet, but I’m here at Brutopia every night. You should come by. I’m even available to take home in 22 ounce bottles. The boys call them “bombers,” but I hate the name. “A ‘bomber’ of Fanny,” sounds so crude.
redrum imperial red ale • triNity BreWHouse You’re a big fella. What’s the ABV on a beer like you? Thanks for noticing. I’m at 9% alcohol by volume, so be careful. I’m malty with some caramel mixed in with my hops. I’m so flavorful that you may not taste my 9% sneaking up on ya’. I think I read something about hop bomb? Is that dangerous? Not unless you’re use to drinkin’
light beer. Ha! No, seriously, it’s just an additional process that gives me my awesome aroma. I smell like the manliest flowers ever. I’m not as bitter as you’d think I’d be either. I’m 90 IBUs, but still a well balanced kinda’ beer. What’s it mean to be an Imperial Red Ale? Look at me: I’m glowing copper. I am one good lookin’ beverage. In this
case “Imperial” means the brewers took a great idea and amped up the elements making me bigger, bolder and more awesome. I am Redrum. You are not quiet about it either. Where can people find you? Right here at Trinity Brewhouse. I’m kind of a big deal. Everyone knows me. I get out every night in growlers, too. That’s 64 ounces of Redrum comin’ to your house. You up for it?
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BlaCK Cat pale ale • loNG liVe BeerWorKs I’m glad I caught up with you. Where have you been hiding? Since we opened in January, the taps around here are constantly changing up. Armando the brewer makes small runs of beer just to innovate and test the response here in the tasting room. I’m actually fortunate to be coming back so soon, people really responded well to me. Get down here as soon as you can though, because I’ve got one foot out the door already. Who knows when I’ll show up again? What do you think it is about you
that resonates with people? Probably my strong fruity flavor. I’m dry hop made, meaning that aromatic hops are added after the boiling process so that tends to really make my flavor pop. I’ve got 65 IBUs and I’m 6.5% ABV too; I’m balanced and I pack just a little more punch than you’d expect. Wow, that’s pretty comprehensive. Yeah. I’m the complete package. That being said, there are some smoked beers coming that are going to blow people’s minds. There’s talk about
cherry wood and maple wood being used that sounds pretty exciting. That sounds great. Where can people find you, Black Cat? At Beerworks, but just for a little bit. Come down and see the place. The weekends have been pretty busy; Wednesdays are fun and a little calmer too. I can travel in these great 32 ounce “Boston Round” bottles. I’m not out to the bars yet, but I’m hoping that’ll happen soon. Unlike most black cats, I’m actually feeling pretty lucky.
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a Guide to rHode islaNd’s Beer tastiNG rooms Breweries almost always have tasting rooms. Small samples allow customers to identify beers they like and, most likely purchase before leaving. These aren’t bars, people; use them responsibly. They generally don’t serve food and are in smaller or unfinished spaces. If you really want to talk about beer and drink the freshest stuff possible, however, these are the spots for you. Full tours of breweries are also generally available.
loNG liVe BeerWorKs 425 West Fountain Street #104. LongLiveBeerworks.com Tasting times: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 4-9pm; Saturday 1-8pm What you can take home: 32 and 72 ounce growlers are available Cost per tasting: $10
Photography (Top) by James Jones, (Bottom) by Veatsna Sok
BUCkET BREWERY 100 Carver Street, Pawtucket. 3050597, BucketBrewery.com Tasting times: Fridays 1-7:30pm; Saturdays 11am-5pm What you can take home: 32 ounce growlers are available Cost per tasting: $5
CROOkED CURRENT BREWERY 558 Mineral Spring Avenue, Pawtucket. 473-8312, CrookedCurrentBrewery.com Tasting times: Thursdays 5-7pm; Friday 5-8pm; Saturday 1-5pm What you can take home: 32 ounce and 64 ounce growlers are available Cost per tasting: $7
FOOLPROOF BREWERY 241 Grotto Avenue, Pawtucket. 7215970, FoolproofBrewery.com Tasting times: Friday 5-7pm; Saturday 1-5pm What you can take home: Six packs, 22 ounce bombers and 64 ounce growlers are available Cost per tasting: $10
PROCLAMATION ALE COMPANY 141 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston. ProclamationAleCo.com Tasting times: Thursday 3:30-7pm; Friday 3:30-8pm; Saturday 12-5pm; Sunday 125pm What you can take home: 32 ounce growlers are available Cost per tasting: $5 RAVENOUS BREWING COMPANY 840 Cumberland Hill Road #10, Woonsocket. RavenousBrew.com Tasting times: Thursday 4-7pm; Saturday 1-4pm Fun fact: There’s pizza on Thursday nights Cost per tasting: $8 TILTED BARN BREWERY 1 Helmsley Place, Exeter. TiltedBarnBrewery.com Tasting times: Saturday 1-4pm What you can take home: Growlers are available Fun fact: The hops are grown on site NEWPORT STORM BREWERY 293 JT Connell Highway, Newport. NewportStorm.com Tasting times: Sunday, Monday and Wednesday 12-5pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday 12-6pm Fun Fact: Thomas Tew Rum tastings are also available Cost per tasting: $9
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aNd more tastiNG rooms ...
Brutopia / reViVal BreWiNG Co.
505 Atwood Avenue, Cranston. 646-8877, RevivalBrewing.com Tasting times: Monday through Friday 128pm; Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm What you can take home: A great variety of beer options
Photography (Top) by James Jones, (Bottom) by Veatsna Sok
WHALER’S BREWING COMPANY 1070 Kingstown Road, Wakefield. WhalersBrewing.com Tasting times: Thursday and Friday 4-8pm; Saturday 1-7pm; Sunday 1-5pm Fun fact: Bring your own food and stay a while Cost per tasting: $8
GREY SAIL BREWING OF RHODE ISLAND 63 Canal Street, Westerly. 212-7592, GreySailBrewing.com Tasting times: Thursday and Friday 4-7pm; Saturday and Sunday 1-5pm What you can take home: A great variety of beer and different souvenir glasses Cost per tasting: $5-$8
BreWpuBs, too UNION STATION BREWERY 36 Exchange Terrace. 274-2739, JohnHarvards.com Fun fact: The Providence location is a former train station-turned-brewery. TRINITY BREWHOUSE 186 Fountain Street. 453-2337, TrinityBrewhouse.com Fun fact: Trinity Brewhouse is the largest brewery in Providence. CODDINGTON BREWING COMPANY 210 Coddington Highway, Middletown. 847-6690, CoddBrew.com Fun fact: You can become a member of the “Mug Club” for special benefits.
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This table was always in my childhood home living room [in Marion, MA] growing up. My mom gifted it to us years ago. I love that it now resides in our living room and features photos of our family and friends as it did in my childhood home.
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My father-in-law has lived in Santa Fe for years and has an incredible collection of Southwestern art. We were blessed enough to be given this John Nieto painting (he’s a world renowned Native American artist) when we renovated six years ago. We painted this room to ensure the painting’s rightful place in the room.
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You have a unique sense of style. I love interesting textures and I love things that drape softly. Most of what I’m wearing I bought second-hand. The pants come from Savers. They are meant to be capri length for someone taller, I think, but I love where they fall. I got the jacket at the Wheeler Clothing Sale. I like that it is cropped – it has a good swing to it. The shirt is from the (very recent) clearance rack at The Gap. I think there are probably a few fashion rules I’m breaking by having so many “focal” points – scarf, belt, earrings – but all these items make me very happy. I love your use of color and accessories. I remember my mother telling me that welldressed French women were minimalists, and before they left the house they’d always remove one accessory. I have no idea where she had heard this, but I tend to err on the side of excess, I think. The pink scarf is one of my alltime favorite items. I wear it all through the spring and fall. I think of pink as a neutral. I wear it with everything. How does your work attire differ from your weekend attire? I go through stages where I will only wear one kind of outfit for weeks at a time. At work [as the Director of Evaluation & Learning at the Rhode Island Foundation], I am in a “pants, long belted shirt and jacket or sweater” mode. For non-work, I have taken to wearing long plaid button down shirts and hoodies over everything – jeans, skirts, yoga pants. Most of my non-work time though, I am in my studio writing or sewing. But if I am going out – dinner or drinks – I love to dress up with rich colors, textures and lots of detail. And baubles! What else do you do for fun in Providence? We try to go see bands at the Columbus, AS220, Machines with Magnets. My friend runs an amazing reading series at Ada Books. I love the RISD Museum, and I’ve taken a bunch of classes at RISD. I took a class on joomchi – which is a Korean papermaking technique – a few months ago. That class is what inspired the pieces in the photo. We also have friends over for brunch. We binge watch Netflix. Oh, and I love fancy cocktails – lots of great options for that!
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Pilates is like strength training without the stress and impact on your joints
aches and tightness associated with frequent running. Roughly one minute into rocking my quad back and forth across the cylinder, I was convinced I should invest in a foam roller at home. After that, it was on to the machines. The first one, which looked like the unholy love child of a leg press machine and a doctor’s examining table, was ominously named “The Reformer.” Despite sounding like something out of the Spanish Inquisition, The Reformer is actually a versatile tool for working the legs and core. Moving at a gentle yet consistent pace, Laura cycled me through a series of lower body and core exercises, mostly variations on simple movements like leg presses, crunches, and even one similar to running. We seldom did any exercise for more than 20 reps or so, and the level of resistance was just enough to make me work, but nothing that would rise to the level of “feel the burn.” In Pilates, there are no weights, only springs or body weight, and the level of resistance is not the point – it’s just a means to an end. The real endgame is body control. This is evident in the history of the practice: before it became known as Pilates, the man who invented it dubbed it “Contrology.” This is where Pilates shows some distinct similarities to another, more
surprising activity: physical therapy. “In many ways, Joe Pilates is the father of modern physical therapy,” Laura said. The aim is not just to build strength and control, but to do so while minimizing the adverse affects of so many other exercises. Laura explained that unlike other forms of strength training, Pilates does not progress through increased resistance or reps, but by adding movement. By increasing the complexity or range (or both) of a particular exercise, Pilates forces us to work harder on control. Each time I found my muscles shaking or twitching while digging deep into a movement, Laura was there with encouragement. “That’s the work right there. That’s your muscles telling you that they’re working.” After about an hour we had worked through what we jokingly called “the Whitman’s Sampler of Pilates.” I had none of the usual signs of an intense workout: no panting, very little sweating, and no fatigue. Instead I felt loose and relaxed, but with a distinct sense that I had worked. It may be hard to understand what Pilates is, but the benefits are glaringly obvious.
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my girlfriend asked when I told her I had just tried Pilates for the first time. It’s not an uncommon response. Pilates is arguably the most misunderstood approach to fitness. There is certainly some common ground with yoga: an emphasis on stretching and body control; a methodical, lowintensity approach; a foreign-sounding name. And like, yoga, Pilates is more of a practice intended to make us better in other areas of our health and fitness, rather than an aim in and of itself. “Pilates is not what people do. Even for Joe Pilates, it wasn’t what he did. He was a boxer,” explains Laura Nave of Rare Form Pilates. At her intimate studio on South Main Street she teaches the practice named for the man who created it: German boxer, bodybuilder, and expat Joseph Pilates. She uses it as he intended: to help her clients achieve goals in other areas of fitness like running, strength training, dancing, etc. In fact, the popularity of Pilates can be traced back to the professional dancers who adopted it as a training method in ‘30s and ‘40s, becoming some of Pilates’ (both the person and practice) first devotees. So there’s no competitive Pilates circuit? I asked her. “Definitely not,” she replied. While the similarities to yoga are noteworthy, Pilates is undeniably something else entirely. “Think of it as strength training without the stress and impact on your joints,” Laura continued. And indeed, this is another practice with which Pilates has some distinct similarities. Both use resistance to develop and tone the muscles, put an emphasis on engaging the core as much as possible, employ compound movements and iterations to work the muscles in different ways, and, of course, involve equipment that could be mistaken for torture devices (more on that momentarily). Laura had me start with some basic foam rolling – one of those things I know I should be doing, but never seem to get around to. She assured me that this practice of myofascial release would help stretch and relax the connective tissue surrounding the muscles, relieving some of the
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Beauty
By Julie Tremaine
Stop and Smell the Flowers
Illustration by Lia Marcoux
The Beauty Lounge at Magnolia is a one-stop shop for getting gorgeous There are two questions I get asked, both as a beauty columnist and as someone who’s in constant pursuit of looking and feeling my best. One is where to get a great – “I mean really great” – blowout. The other is where to get an on-trend manicure. I have lots of recommendations for places I’ve tried and enjoyed, but had always had a hunch about The Beauty Lounge at Magnolia. The Park Avenue salon has seemed to me as though something particularly stylish was going on inside; with their recent expansion to include a gift boutique, I knew I had to check it out. I walked in the doors and had two options: left into the boutique, and right into the salon, where I could already hear the buzz of stylists and happy customers’ chatter. Since I had a few minutes before my service, I chose left, where I found a fab selection of stylish accessories like clutches and scarves. I was particularly impressed by Magnolia’s focus on local jewelry designers like Jessica Ricci, Loren Hope and John Medeiros. Heading into the salon side, I met Angela Manzo, who owns Magnolia with another stylist, Christine St. Hilaire. Angela gave me a quick tour of the salon, which included a huge hair area, a separate room for nail services,
rooms for aesthetics like lash extensions, facials and spray tans, a whole separate relaxation area and a room just for washing hair. I was struck both by the size of the place and what a great job they do of keeping everything private and relaxing for guests. I couldn’t help but ask how many people work at Magnolia. “We’ve got a lot of talented people,” Angela said, listing off 20 stylists, five nail techs, two skincare experts, three lash extension people and one spray tanner. Easily double what most salons can support – and that’s not counting the students who come in as interns. “I like to mix new talent and seasoned stylists,” Angela explains. “The students are seeing a lot, and the stylists are learning new trends.” She sat me down in Dean’s chair, who would be giving me the Uptown Girl blowout from the Blow Out Bar. “How do you like your hair?” he asked me. “As big as possible.” Dean was pleased. “Excellent,” he said. “I love it.” We talked hair tips throughout the service. I was impressed with how much Dean cared about curly hair education, and how many great products he recommended to me. He’s especially loving Redken’s Pillow Proof line, claiming it added days to a blowout… which I was going to want to do,
because my hair came out perfect: smooth and shiny, with tons of volume and just the right amount of flip. Next, I headed to Sheila’s nail station for a gel manicure. I loved that she was up to date on current nail colors and was making suggestions for me. Your normal quick service nail salon definitely doesn’t take that kind of time to help you work out the biggest decision you’re going to make all week. We went with a shimmery slate grey OPI, with a bright silver accent nail. I loved it – and left the salon feeling fantastic, and completely ready for the glamorous night I had ahead of me. During April, Magnolia is offering two deals on spray tans: buy three at $20 (normally $35) and get one free. They’re also offering 15% off John Medeiros jewelry in the boutique. “I love that we make people feel good by making their exterior look good,” Angela says. “They feel better inside. It’s really a gift.”
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Homestyle offers a quirky mix of accessories for you and your home We all love to wander Westminster Street downtown – it’s full of cute stores and cozy cafes, and its cobblestoned streets and beautiful architecture give it a charming and inviting ambiance. So, you can imagine my delight when I popped into a store on Westminster I hadn’t yet been to, Homestyle. Owner Lisa Newman Paratore told me about the eclectic space, which, when I visited on a Saturday afternoon, was packed with browsing visitors. Homestyle has been open for nine years. Lisa’s background is in interior design, so the store originally featured mostly furniture and home décor, with some well-designed gift objects. Over the years, however, the shop “morphed into more of a design-oriented gift emporium,” explains Lisa. “I buy everything with a designer’s eye – has to have a good function, has to be well made, has to be a good value. I really do try to find things that are trend-setting and not following trends.” Homestyle is definitely stacked with all kinds of goodies. The feel is extremely whimsical and tasteful. Vintage
looking wallets and bags, goofy socks, gourmet soaps and candles, succulents and plants, coffee table books, serving trays, glassware, drinking accessories and clocks are just a few of the eye-catching gifts scattered about the room. You can also find hip jewelry, eyewear and a few racks of cool clothes hanging in the back. There’s a large kids’ section with toys, books, gifts, stuffed animals and backpacks, as well as a pet section with chic toys and treats for your pooch or cat. If you’re more interested in making your own gift or are gifting to someone creative, there are arts and crafts supplies, pens, pencils, stationery, sketchpads and coloring books as well. A gift card section is filled with fun and playful cards for any occasion. Rhode Island themed paraphernalia are all around – from birdhouses made from old Rhode Island license plates to Rhody themed word magnets to street signs you may recognize – as well as nautical-themed wares covered in blue anchors, but Lisa gets fair-trade pieces from all over the world. She also features works from various local artists. The origins, age
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The Slow Rhode’s interior is dark and cozy, its name emblazoned across the left wall in giant rounded letters that reminded me of a Bauhaus teapot. Abstract art adds a tasteful splash of color. The bar seems just as prominent as the tables, giving the interior a casual and comfortable feel. Just like the space, the cocktail menu is small but enticing. Instead of bearing pun-laden cutesy titles, the drinks are starkly named after their main liquour: Vodka, Gin, Tequila, Mezcal, Bourbon. My table companions had the Tequila ($10), with organic poppy liqueur, lime, hot sauce and a black salt rim. I had the spritzy Vodka ($10), with cherry heering and a cherry garnish coated in finely ground black pepper. The ingredients may seem unusual, but it was not just a gimmick; these were delicately balanced drinks. It was so delightful, I considered ordering another but thought better of it.
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Over the 13 years I’ve lived in Providence, the city has continued to evolve at an exponential rate. Case in point, The Slow Rhode restaurant is part of a recently completed renovation of an old livery garage, along with neighbors Cleverhood (famous for high-quality, American-made cycling rain capes), new brewery Long Live Beerworks, Devine City Cycle spin studio, martial arts studio City Aiki and the non-profit Downcity Design. Broadway Bistro’s chef Patrick Lowney conceived of The Slow Rhode. It may seem younger and hipper than Broadway Bistro, but the two restaurants have a common thread: deeply flavorful, truly indulgent dishes served in an unpretentious setting. Though both may have, at first glimpse, a décor and menu similar to other popular restaurants, there’s something of substance below the surface – an authenticity – that makes these two Providence restaurants especially satisfying.
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had left in my soul; though it was incredibly hot, I couldn’t stop taking spoonfuls at a dangerously fast pace. We each ordered one of the menu’s three large plates. The Hot Fried Chicken ($13) is a regional dish from Nashville traditionally served on a slice of normal-looking white bread you think you’ll forego until you find it is soaked with an addictive hot sauce. The chicken was scattered with tangy pickle slices. My husband’s Braised Beef ($14) with rigatoni was fall-apart tender and had a rich broth harmonized by cubes of sweet butternut squash. My Catfish Chips ($14) looked beautiful with purple cabbage slaw and the tomato-based sauce piquante, also a Louisiana touch; the
seemingly endless pile of fried fish left me wishing our fourth friend hadn’t cancelled. But we still had room to share a square of not-toosweet Cheesecake ($6). The large plates were consistently good, and though it’s difficult to choose a favorite, I’d say the catfish came out ahead. Winters can be tough in Rhode Island. Some people like to escape to a tropical paradise, but for me, a dimly-lit hideaway with flavorful comfort food and creative drinks works just as well.
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You started cooking in Providence and spent a lot of time in premier kitchens in NYC and Boston. Tell us about your journey and why you came back to Rhode Island. I came to Providence in 1999 to attend the Johnson & Wales University culinary program. During that time, I worked at Gracie’s when it was located on Federal Hill. That was my first venture into fine dining. Then I moved to NYC and worked at One if by Land, Two if by Sea. That experience made me want to move up and see what I could do at a higher level. I landed at Le Bernadin and finally chef partner at Bistro du Midi in Boston. Le Bernadin was incredible: the precision, the accuracy, the ultimate finedining kitchen experience. I had no idea I would last there for five years. I started at Bistro Du Midi eight months before we opened the doors. It was my baby right from the beginning. But then I met Colin Geoffrey from the Providence G. I came in, looked at the building and the space and thought, “this is incredible. I would love to be a part of this.”
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The Providence G has named Robert Sisca executive chef for all of its culinary ventures: GPub, the Rooftop and Garde de la Mer. Although he spent much of his career in highly regarded restaurants in NYC and Boston, Robert has roots here in L’il Rhody – and he’s excited to be back. We met up to talk about his artistic visions for Garde de la Mer and how he plans to bring Providence G to new culinary heights.
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Outside of Garde de la Mer, what can we expect to see at the Rooftop and GPub? I want to keep each of the three venues separate and unique. The Rooftop has a great view and scenery. There will definitely be more presence of a raw bar during the summer with oysters, clams, shrimp cocktail and crudo dishes. The menu will be broken down into cold and hot plates, so you can go up there and get a great dinner, but we’ll also include a nice burger choice and house-made gnocchi. For the GPub, we’re going to work some French classics in there like steak frites and croque madame, and some more “gastro pub-style” dishes.
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Pan-Asian Fare with Flair Hope Street’s newest eatery celebrates the bounty of the sea Although Wara Wara
might seem like an unusual name, there is a special meaning behind it. It means laugh or smile in Japanese, and water in Thai. Overall, a positive connotation of joy. Wara Wara is the second restaurant venture for co-owners X Premwat and Kazu Kondo, who also own the Japanese restaurant Ebisu in Cranston. However, they’ve brought on Nick Mazonowicz of The Salted Slate as an additional co-owner of the Hope Street eatery. Wara Wara is heavily influenced by various Asian cuisines including Thai, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Referencing the Thai meaning of Wara Wara (water), many items on the menu are indeed from the water including oysters from American Mussel Harvesters in North Kingstown that can be topped with a traditional champagne mignonette or a twist on a classic – a garlic chili lime sauce. Of course Wara Wara has Japanese favorites like ramen – five types to be exact. Premwat recommends newcomers try the Miso Ramen with pork, bamboo shoots, a marinated soft-boiled egg, spinach, shitake mushrooms and corn on top of noodles in a miso broth. The Pork Buns are a must try as well. But they also take American favorites like eggs Benedict and add Asian flair by topping it with salmon, ceviche and wasabi hollandaise on a steamed bun with a side of home fries during their brunch on Sundays. Need something to wash down all that fusion cuisine? “People should also come for the sake,” says Premwat. “For someone who loves sake, they should try the Nama Genshu and Kobuta sake from Niigata, Japan. We are highlighting mostly cold sake because so many places do hot sake.” But most of all, Premwat and Kondo wanted to come to the East Side because “the East Side knows good food. We wanted to have a restaurant in a neighborhood,” says Premwat. “A place where we could serve healthy, good food. I want everyone to be happy when they come to eat here and also experience a new kind of cuisine.” Sounds like they’re off to a great start, there may even be sake flights in the future. 776 Hope Street. 8319272, WaraWaraRI.com
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Either sweet or savory, the crepes at Momo are positively beautiful. They look more like bouquets of flowers than something you’d eat. But hunger calls, and it must be satisfied: plus the crepes are gluten-free. Think of sweet varieties like Strawberry Banana, Lychee Raspberry and Blueberry Cheesecake. Savory varieties include Shrimp Avocado, Tuna Nicoise and the Vegetarian Lover, to name a few. You could also answer the call with some house made stir-fried ice cream and bubble tea. 100 Washington Street. 521-6666.
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laid-back spot for a delicious lunch or dinner. Nestled among the chic shops of Garden City, it’s the perfect stop to recharge in the middle of an afternoon of shopping, or as a romantic date destination. For lunch, keep things light with creative salads, like the Bistro 22 Wedge with iceberg lettuce, bacon, red onion, tomato and Gorgonzola dressing. Add chicken, grilled shrimp, salmon or hangar steak to any salad to round out a meal. Or, choose from their delicious
sandwiches, like the 22 Burger, with smoked cheddar, caramelized onions, house-smoked thick bacon, arugula and truffle aioli. Flatbreads with toppings like roasted seasonal vegetables or house-made mozzarella and basil pesto are perfect for sharing. Other dinner selections include Ricotta-stuffed Gnocchi with pulled short rib and mushroom ragout, finished with truffle oil; or Grilled Hangar Steak Frites with an arugula salad and herb compound butter.
Insider Tip: Bistro 22’s cocktail menu is one of the best in Cranston, with selections like the Johnny Ola (Bacardi white rum, house-made watermelon syrup, lemon juice, mint and fresh lime), the Agador (Cuervo Gold, Cointreau, St. Germain, lime and orange juices) and the Burnett (Lazy Eight Black Tea Vodka, Strawberry Meyer Lemonade and fresh mint).
22 Midway Rd., Cranston • 383-6400 10 Prime Steak & Sushi Gourmet steaks and sushi. 55 Pine St, Providence, 4532333. LD $$$ Angelo’s Civita Farnese Restaurant Italian American comfort food classics. 141 Atwells Ave, Providence, 621-8171. LD $-$$
Bluefin Grille at the Providence Marriott Downtown Seasonal and sustainable seafood in an elegant atmosphere. 1 Orms St, Providence, 272-5852. LD $-$$
AQUA Poolside cocktails with seasonal American cuisine. 1 Orms St, Providence, 272-2400. LD $-$$
Breachway Grill Classic New England fare, plus NY-style pizza. 1 Charlestown Beach Rd, Charlestown, 213-6615. LD $$
Aruba Steve’s Island cuisine, handcrafted cocktails and Caribbean flair. 520 Main St, Warren, 289-2677. LD $-$$
Café Nuovo Contemporary New World cuisine. 1 Citizens Plz, Providence, 4212525. LD $-$$$
Besos Kitchen & Cocktails Tapas and eclectic cuisine and cocktails. 378 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-8855. BrLD $$$
Capriccio Upscale international food with a northern Italian/Mediterranean accent. 2 Pine St, Providence, 421-1320. LD $-$$$
Bistro 22 New American rustic cuisine in Garden City. 22 Midway Rd, Cranston, 383-6400. LD $-$$ Photography by Stacey Doyle
infused fare. 745 Reservoir Ave, Cranston, 270-5533. BBrLD $-$$
Black Bass Grille Classic seafood, historic waterfront setting. 3 Water St, South Dartmouth, MA, 508-999-6975. LD $$ Blend Café Modern Latin-American
Carriage Inn & Saloon Regional comfort food accompanied by a whiskey bar. 1065 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown, 294-8466. D $-$$ CAV Eclectic cuisine and art in an historic setting. 14 Imperial Place, Providence, 751-9164. BrLD $$-$$$
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Celestial Café Organic farm-to-table fine dining. Oak Harbor Village, 567 S County Tr, Exeter, 295-5559. BrLD $-$$$ Centro Restaurant & Lounge Contemporary cuisine and cocktails. 1 W Exchange St, Providence, 228-6802. BLD $$$ Champlins Seafood Dockside fresh seafood serving easy breezy cocktails. 256 Great Island Rd, Narragansett, 783-3152. LD $-$$ Chez Pascal/The Wurst Kitchen Seasonal farm-to-table cuisine with a French accent. House made sausages, hot dogs and accoutrements. 960 Hope St, Providence, 421-4422. LD $-$$$
casual setting. 345 S. Water St, Providence, 621-8888. BBrLD $$ Cook & Dagger Kicked up American fare with artisanal cocktails. 566 Putnam Pike, Smithfield, 349-3927. BrD $-$$ DeWolf Tavern Gourmet American/Indian fusion. 259 Thames St, Bristol, 2542005. BLD $$-$$$ The Dorrance Fine dining with exquisite cocktails. 60 Dorrance St, Providence, 521-6000. D $$$ Eleven Forty Nine City sophistication in the suburbs. 1149 Division St, Warwick, 884-1149. LD $$$
Chapel Grille Gourmet food overlooking the Providence skyline. 3000 Chapel View Blvd, Cranston, 944-4900. BrLD $$$
Ella’s Fine Food & Drink Elegant dining meets international cuisine. 2 Tower St, Westerly, 315-0606. D $-$$$
Circe Restaurant & Bar South Beach meets New England seafood favorites. 50 Weybosset St, Providence, 437-8991. BRLD $-$$$
Flatbread Company Artisanal pizza, local ingredients. 161 Cushing St, Providence, 273-2737. LD $-$$
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St, East Greenwich, 398-0027; 140 Comstock Pkwy, Cranston, 228-3901. D $-$$ George’s of Galilee Fresh caught seafood in an upscale pub atmosphere. 250 Sand Hill Cove Rd, Narragansett, 783-2306. LD $-$$ Harry’s Bar & Burger Handcrafted sliders, brews and pub games. 121 N Main St, Providence, 228-7437; 301 Atwells Ave, 228-3336. LD $-$$ Haruki Japanese cuisine and a la carte selections with casual ambiance. 1210 Oaklawn Ave, Cranston, 463-8338; 172 Wayland Ave, Providence, 223-0332; 112 Waterman St, Providence, 4210754. LD $-$$ Iggy’s Doughboys & Chowder House Classic clam shack fare, plus famous doughboys. 889 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick, 737-9459; 1157 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, 783-5608. LD $ Iron Works Tavern A wide variety of signature American dishes in the historic Thomas Jefferson Hill Mill. 697 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, 739-5111. LD $-$$$ Ivy Tavern Top quality bar fare plus Korean specialties like Bibimbap. 758 Hope St, Providence LD $-$$ Jacky’s Galaxie Local Pan-Asian chain offering sushi and classic entrees in a modern atmosphere. Locations in Providence, North Providence, Bristol and Cumberland, jackysgalaxie.com. LD $-$$$ Jigger’s Diner Classic ‘50s diner serving breakfast all day. 145 Main St, East Greenwich, 884-6060. BL $-$$ Julian’s A must-taste Providence staple celebrating 20 years. 318 Broadway, Providence, 861-1770. BBrLD $$ Kabob and Curry Award-winning Indian food serving Providence since 1987. 261 Thayer St, Providence, 273-8844. LD $-$$ Kartabar Mediterranean-style cuisine, chic setting. 284 Thayer St, Providence, 331-8111. LD $-$$ KitchenBar Contemporary comfort cuisine. 771 Hope St, Providence, 3314100. BrLD $$
Laurel Lane Country Club Upscale pub cuisine overlooking a picturesque golf course. 309 Laurel Ln, West Kingston, 783-3844. LD $-$$
The Olive Tap Extra virgin olive oils, aged balsamic vinegars and gourmet food and gift selections. 485 Angell St, Providence, 272-8200. $$-$$$
Pat’s Italian Fine Italian favorites, natural steaks and handcrafted cocktails. 1200 Hartford Ave, Johnston, 273-1444. LD $-$$$
Legends Pub and Grub Hometown pub food and brews with ample sports viewing. 1458 Park Ave, Cranston, 270-4170. LD $
OV’s From scratch breakfast favorites. 5 Sanderson Rd, Smithfield. 349-5818. BrL $
Phil’s Main Street Grille Classic comfort food; great rooftop patio. 323 Main St, Wakefield, 783-4073. BBrLD $
Lim’s Restaurant Upscale Thai and fresh sushi. 18 South Angell St, Providence, 383-8830. LD $$ Luxe Burger Bar Build your own creative burger. 5 Memorial Blvd, Providence, 621-5893. LD $ Maharaja Indian Restaurant Indian cuisine and traditional curries in a warm setting. 1 Beach St, Narragansett, 3639988. LD $-$$
Paragon & Viva Contemporary dining and nightlife. 234 Thayer St, Providence, 3316200. BrLD $-$$ Parkside Rotisserie & Bar American bistro specializing in rotisserie meats. 76 South Main St, Providence, 331-0003. LD $-$$
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Malted Barley American craft beer, gourmet pretzels and creative sandwiches in downtown Westerly. 42 High St, Westerly, 315-2184; 334 Westminster St, Providence, 490-0300. LD $$ McBride’s Pub Traditional Irish pub fare in Wayland Square. 161 Wayland Ave, Providence, 751-3000. LD $$ McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steak Mixed grill selections and signature fish dishes sourced locally and seasonally. 11 Dorrance St, Providence, 351-4500. BLD $$-$$$ Mia’s Prime Time Café Upscale café cuisine by the Pawcatuck River. 1 West Broad St, Pawcatuck, CT, 860-5993840. BLD $$ Mill’s Tavern Historic setting for New American gourmet. 101 N Main St, Providence, 272-3331. D $$$ Napolitano’s Brooklyn Pizza Classic Italian fare and traditional New Yorkstyle pizzas. 100 East St, Cranston, 383-7722; 380 Atwells Ave, Providence, 273-2400. LD $-$$ Nordic Lodge Surf and turf buffet selections perfect for family gatherings. 178 E Pasquisett Trl, Charlestown, 7834515. LD $$$ Ocean State Sandwich Company Craft sandwiches and hearty sides. 1345 Hartford Ave, Johnston. 155 Westminster St, Providence, 282-6772. BL $-$$
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Maharaja Indian Restaurant For a taste of authentic Indian
food in South County, visit Maharaja Indian Restaurant. Located in Aqua Blue in Narragansett, directly across from the sea wall, Maharaja is one of a very few restaurants serving Indian cuisine in the southern part of the state. For newcomers to Indian cuisine, there are a few basics you shouldn’t miss. Naan, similar to pita bread, comes in flavors like garlic and cilantro, and ginger and honey, or stuffed with paneer (like a mild feta cheese), chicken or lamb. It’s baked in a clay oven, and essential to any Indian meal. Start with some appetizers – don’t miss the samosas (deep fried turnovers stuffed with potatoes and peas, with vegetables, chicken or lamb) or pakoras (fritters with paneer cheese, vegetables or
chicken). For your entree, try a Biryani, which is a one dish, rice-based meal that consists of layering rice and meat (pick vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, goat or a combination) in a casserole and then baking it in the oven. Maharaja has an extensive selection of tandoor choices, which can be appetizers for two, or entrees for one. The Kadhai Chicken is cubed chicken tikka cooked with peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms in a traditional Indian pan, and is served sprinkled with freshly ground spices and herbs. Dal Makhni is black lentils cooked with fresh herbs and spices, sauteed in butter and garnished with fresh coriander. Or, choose from lamb, chicken, vegetables and fish curry, korma, saag or vindaloo, depending on your spice preference.
Insider Tip: For those who know and love Indian cuisine, you’ll be surprised at how extensive Maharaja’s menu is, and how many selections you’ll find on the menu, which is regionally based in Northern India, that you won’t find many other places.
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Pho Horn’s Fresh authentic Vietnamese dishes in a colorful setting. 50 Ann Mary St #403, Pawtucket, 365-6278. LD $-$$
762 Hope St, Providence, 421-4114; 308 County Rd, Barrington, 247-0303. LD $-$$$
carte and prix fixe menus in a simply decorated setting. 464 Thames St, Newport, 849-2433. BrD $$$
Providence Coal Fired Pizza Old world coal-fired pizzas, appetizers and entrees made from scratch. 385 Westminster St, Providence, 454-7499; 6105 Post Rd, North Kingstown, 8857499. LD $-$$
Tavern by the Sea Waterfront European/American bistro. 16 W Main St, Wickford, 294-5771. LD $$
Public Kitchen & Bar American food with changing daily inspirations. 120 Francis St, Providence, 919-5050. BrLD $-$$ Rasa Authentic and contemporary Indian. 149 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-2822. LD $$ Rasoi Vegetarian-friendly Indian cuisine . 727 East Ave, Pawtucket, 7285500. LD $$ Red Stripe Casual French-American bistro. 465 Angell St, Providence, 4376950; 455 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-2900. BrLD $$ Rick’s Roadhouse House-smoked barbecue. 370 Richmond St, Providence, 272-7675. LD $-$$ Roberto’s Italian fine dining and large wine selection in the scenic East Bay. 450 Hope St, Bristol, 2549732. D $$-$$$ Sa-Tang Fine Thai and Asian fusion cuisine with gluten-free selections. 402 Main St, Wakefield, 284-4220. LD $-$$ Scampi Seafood and Italian cuisine with expansive water views. 657 Park Ave, Portsmouth, 293-5844. LD $$ Theatre 82 & Cafe Hybrid art space with all day breakfast, coffee and theatreinspired entrees. 82 Rolfe Sq, Cranston. 490-9475 BL $ Siena Impeccable Italian cuisine. Locations in Providence, East Greenwich, Smithfield, 521-3311. D $$-$$$ Simone’s Gourmet brunch followed by upscale Mediterranean cuisine. 275 Child St, Warren, 247-1200. BBrLD $$-$$$ Sophia’s Tuscan Grille BYOB eatery with classic Tuscan dishes and homemade desserts. 1729 Warwick Ave, Warwick, 732-6656. BLD $-$$$ T’s Restaurant Plentiful breakfast and lunch. Locations in Cranston, East Greenwich, Narragansett, 946-5900. BL $ Taullulah on Thames Farm-driven, a la
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Tavern on the Water A fusion of Portuguese and French cuisine in an upscale American atmosphere. 743 Putnam Pk, Smithfield, 349-3888. LD $-$$$ Tavolo Wine Bar and Tuscan Grille Classic Italian cuisine with an extensive wine and beer list. LD $-$$ Ten Rocks Tapas Bar Cape Verdean- inspired small plates, handcrafted cocktails and frequent live music. 1091 Main St, Pawtucket, 728-0800. BrLD $-$$ The Coast Guard House Modern New England fare with Bay views. 40 Ocean Rd, Narragansett. 789-0700. LD $$-$$$ Tortilla Flats Fresh Mexican, Cajun and Southwestern fare, cocktails and over 70 tequilas. 355 Hope St, Providence, 7516777. LD $-$$ Trinity Brewhouse Rhode Island’s original brewpub. 186 Fountain St, Providence, 453-2337. LD $-$$ Twin Willows Fresh seafood and water views in a family-friendly atmosphere. 865 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, 789-8153. LD $-$$
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April 9: Who doesn’t love a good TED Talk? It’s that time again for the fifth annual TEDxprovidence. This year’s theme is “Create, Innovate and Play.” This is a day full of engaging speakers, performers and more, all on stage to share ideas worth spreading. Get those creative juices flowing and attend for striking connections and riveting conversations. 9am-5pm. 270 Broadway. TedxProvidence.com
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April 9: Robots are taking over. Be prepared by attending The robot Block party presented by Rhode Island School of the Future and the Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative at Brown University. Discover how robots are used in research, manufacturing, toy design and education through demonstrations, exhibits and activities. 11am-4pm. 235 Hope Street. RISFnet.weebly.com
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April 16: Die-hard fans of Wicked and Glee, here’s your chance to see Glinda and April Rhodes in person. Part of the PPAC Annual Gala, An intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth will have the audience in a tizzy. Kristin is sure to stun with her renditions of Hollywood’s classic songs, favorite Broadway hits and songs from her past. 8pm. 220 Weybosset Street. 421-2787, PPACRI.org
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April 14: Stop in the name of Diana Ross. Join AIDS Project Rhode Island for “Divas, Drinks and Dessert,” a fundraising event including tickets to Diana Ross “In the Name of Love Tour,” pre-show cocktails and after party with “Diana” and friends at the Rooftop at Providence G. 6pm. 100 Dorrance Street. TinyURL.com/ApriDianaRoss
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April 29: We can’t get enough of area food trucks. Can you blame us? They’re mobile, delicious and bursting with creative cuisine. From old favorites to shiny, new ones, come and taste Rhode Island’s finest at the Festival of Street Eats. 5:30-8:30pm, Alex and Ani City Center in Kennedy Plaza, Providence. RIFoodBank.org
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April April 1-17: Sometimes you just need a good cry. The Miracle Worker will bring you on an emotional roller coaster as Helen Keller faces being deaf, blind and mute and Annie Sullivan helps her to finally communicate. This true story will make you cry, laugh and want to learn sign language. 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. 921-1777, OceanStateTheatre.org April 4: You don’t have to wait long to see this one-man band back in action. After touring the world, robert Delong is coming to the Ocean State. His music is full of rocking electronic beats and some soul that will make you feel like moving and grooving. 7pm. 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket. 729-1005, TheMetRI.com April 5: Do you need help with finding the perfect college for you? The providence National College Fair is where you should go. Held at the Rhode Island Convention Center, the stress of finding a college won’t hold you back anymore. 5:30-8:30pm. One Sabin Street. 458-6000, NacacNet.org April 5: Take an amazing journey through 50 years of Pink Floyd. With Brit Floyd: Space and Time Continuum, you can hear the classics from the Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and a show stopping rendition of “Echoes.” Is there anybody out there? 7:30pm. One Avenue of the Arts. 421-2787, TheVetsRI.com April 6: April is a month of laughs. Get your chuckle on at lulz! Comedy Night at AS220. This monthly comedy series is hosted by comedian Randy Bush and is sure to have you doubled over laughing. Arrive early and get
yourself a drink from the bar. 8:30pm. 115 Empire Street. 831-9327, AS220.org April 8: Let’s do the Time Warp again. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an exciting night of music, dancing and audience participation. Follow Brad and Janet as they discover the world of Transylvania at Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s mansion in this interactive performance. Props are welcome, but no rice! 8pm. 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket. 762-4545, StadiumTheatre.com April 8: Bonjour, mon ami. The French American School Annual Fundraising Gala will be an elegant night you won’t want to miss. At le rendezvous: la Vie en rose there will be a French wine-tasting, sit down dinner, entertainment by Sabrina Blaze, dancing and a silent auction of artwork by the students. The event will take place at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet. Proceeds support students at FASRI. 7-11pm. 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston. 274-3325, FASRI.org April 10: Here comes the bride to The Original Wedding Expo. The area’s finest bridal merchants are here to help you plan your dream wedding and honeymoon. With bridal gown sales, a fashion show and prizes it has everything a bride could want. 11am. 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln. 723-3200, TwinRiver.com April 14: You will not want to miss Diana ross hit the stage at PPAC in her in The Name of love Tour. This diva has had an acclaimed career spanning almost five decades and is considered one of the most influential singers of all time. 7:30pm. 220 Weybosset Street. 421-2787. PPACRI.org
April 1: Are you joking? Cage the Elephant, Silversun Pickups, Foal and Bear Hands all in one place? WBRU’s April Fools Bash is back and ready for another night of awesome bands. Don’t’ be a fool and get your tickets now. 7-11pm. 1 LaSalle Square. 331-0700, DunkinDonutsCenter.com
April 14: Be a part of the audience at Songwriters in the round at AS220. Presented by RISA (Rhode Island Songwriters Association), hear four songwriters compete in the second round of an original acoustic setting. Help select the theme for next month’s players and enjoy food and drinks. 115 Empire Street. 831-9327, AS220.org April 14-30: Love, compromises and betrayal make up a sinister triangle. Murder Ballad tells the story of Sara, an Upper West Sider whose past may not be her past anymore. Written by Julia Jordan with music by Juliana Nash, this new rock musical is full of energy and love triangles that will captivate any audience. 393 Broad Street. 400-7100, TheWilburyGroup.org April 22: It’s starting to heat up this month, and The Naked Magic Show
might be the reason. From sold out shows in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the USA, these magicians take magic to a different level. With no sleeves, capes or pants to hide, you will see everything. 7:30pm. One Avenue of the Arts. 421-2787, TheVetsRI.com April 22: Eh, what’s up Doc? Come encounter bunnies and other farm animals at the Providence Children’s Museum Garden and see experts from Rhode Island farms demonstrate carding, dying and spinning animal’s fleece into yarn. Farm Friends is not only educational but a fun time with cute and furry animals. 1-3pm. 100 South Street. 273-5437, ChildrenMuseum.org April 24: Now that spring is in full swing, it’s the perfect time to be outside. Join the Blackstone Valley Half Marathon and 5k. Starting at Pawtuck-
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released. Hits like “What I Got,” “Santeria” and “Doin’ Time” are not forgotten and you can experience them live at Lupo’s with Badfish – A Tribute to Sublime’s Doin’ Time Tour. 8pm. 79 Washington Street. 3315876, Lupos.com
April 28-29: Take a look back through history with a new perspective. Presented by Transforming Anew, From the Boat to Obama highlights notable, historic moments from slave life to the accomplishments of President Barack Obama. This musical uses skits, poetry, song and dance with period clothing to tell the story of the displacement of Africans. 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket. 762-4545, StadiumTheatre.com
April 30: Calling all the cool cats in Rhode Island to attend this year’s Urban Vintage Bazaar at the Arcade. Over 16 vendors, including White Buffalo, NAVA, Carmen & Ginger and more, will be selling a variety of vintage finds, and make sure to stop by the “Vintage Lounge” for classic vintage records and other music-related paraphernalia. The Forgotten Cat will also be on site and proceeds from each vendor will support its felinefriendly efforts. 10am-5pm. 65 Weybosset Street. 274-1700, Facebook. com/UrbanVintageBazaar
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The Morning After With Way Out On cassettes, gothing out and getting tight for 2016
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i met the members of Way Out – drummer Anna Wingfield, bass player Nick Sadler and lead singer/guitar player/frontman Derek Knox – the morning after their first show of 2016. If you haven’t seen or heard them yet, get to it, especially if you’re partial to guitar rock that comes directly from the sexy, gothy corner of post-punk. Way Out deals in a potently danceable kind of darkness, and their EP release show at Aurora in February was one of the best I’ve been to in ages. But before I ask them anything else that morning I have to know one thing: why release anything in 2016 on cassette? “To me it makes complete sense,” says Nick “The way the music world works now it’s another way for subcultures to keep their music subcultural. It’s more exclusive as a result.” “Things are moving towards the intangible, so this goes in the opposite direction,” adds Derek. “I like keeping a physical thing a part of our music.” Just like they designed their own logo, screen printed their own shirts at Anna’s house and recruited a friend to make their pins, cassettes are something Way Out could make themselves. Of course there’s a strong dose of pragmatism to it. It’s cheaper than pressing vinyl. Plus you need something for people to take away from your shows. “All idealism aside it still comes with a download code,” Derek says, conceding to the fact that while it’s a novel thing to have, it’s not part of any subversive, analog revolution. I would have purchased the EP either way, but as a believer in the importance of physical media (aka a packrat) I’ll take a cassette I never plan on playing any day over a cold, impersonal download code. In addition to being their first gig of 2016 and the physical release of their EP, this particular show marked one year (roughly) since the band’s current line up had come together. “This whole last year has been focused on building up the band itself
Way Out’s new EP delivers four cuts of danceable darkness
more than songwriting,” says Derek. “I had finished most of the songs we play in our set now, but we built them up together. We spent a lot of time getting tight. In that regard it feels like we got a lot accomplished.” The show certainly felt like the culmination of something. A lot of time, effort and anticipation had primed the band and the audience for a loud, powerful night of rock and roll. It was, by all counts, a rager. From the moment the first band of the night, Laika’s Orbit, started playing it was on. They played on the floor, not the stage, and the crowd left them just enough room. Ditto for the next two acts, Savage Blind God and Black Beach. By the time Way Out took the actual stage at midnight – all echoey riffs, machine-precise drums and big, bouncing bass – everyone was going full tilt. Even Way Out seemed a bit taken by the crowd’s passionate response to their set. The dancing, that one guy crowd surfing. People began
chanting the band’s name and by the end of their set were demanding an encore. “We couldn’t do an encore,” says Anna. “We didn’t have another song.” They had played through the four songs on their EP plus the few others they’d spent that last year perfecting, “the real bangers” as Anna rightfully describes them. It was an evening of bangers. I told them their set brought me back to ‘80s Night at Club Hell and Nick, being the only member of the band who grew up here nodded approvingly. “I spent a lot of time there,” he says. “Gothed out pretty heavily.” Going forward the plan is to hit the road, play gigs, write some more bangers. Follow them. Follow them closely. Buy a tape even if you don’t have a tape deck. Way Out’s just getting started.
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Susan Dansereau’s work can be seen at the Warwick Museum of Art through April 8
painting professionally, Susan works at local interior design firm Morris Nathanson Design (MND). “Working at MND is fascinating because interior design is like visual problem solving,” she explains. “We often start with bits of information, like the front door goes here, the kitchen will be small, etc. Then you start thinking about the people who are using the space, what are they selling, who is coming in – and all of these intents inform your decisions.” While interior design is very representational, Susan’s artistic aesthetic is often described as abstract. “I’m really fascinated with composition and I like how things can look monumental. [For my college thesis] I was interested in making portraits look monumental by playing with perspective and light,” she reflects. “I was fascinated by the idea of being able to figure out how light works. If I’m drawing this imaginary scene how do I make it so that all the light is coming from the right source?” Currently, Susan is exposing herself to the business side of the art world through her involvement in the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative. She also recently engaged in a workshop run by Anthony Tomaselli of T’s Restaurant and last year she sold every piece
from a collection that was featured at L’Artisan Cafe. Right now her work can be seen as part of the Art League of Rhode Island’s Prospectus Show, on display at The Warwick Museum of Art through April 8. In the near future, Susan hopes to craft a series that is quite unlike any of her previous creative endeavors. “It’s funny because it’s outside of my wheelhouse, which of course is where everything interesting happens,” she laughs. “I want to make these busts of women – I’m very interested in what’s going on in other countries right now, especially places where women are oppressed, and I have this idea to mount these busts of women like how hunters mount animal heads. I don’t know why – why it makes me so uncomfortable – but I want to poke at this thing. I want to make those busts.”
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of her oil paint ocean. A structured outline on canvas forms peaks and valleys of various shades, yet these colored cliffs will soon be softened to represent Newport’s surrounding briny expanse. “Right now I’m trying to play around with pushing the atmosphere of a hard line because I’ve never done that before,” says Susan Dansereau in reference to the aforementioned seascapes. “For me, drawing something that looks like a photograph is pointless because it’s just technique and no longer interesting. Composition is interesting, getting to a different idea is interesting.” Drawing creativity from discomfort is the foundation for much of Susan’s work, as she often creates to explore ideas and emotions that cause her unease. “Sometimes it’s just a feeling – fear is a big one,” she ponders. In her Fox Point studio she shows me a Madonna that was painted as a reaction to certain childhood experiences. “I grew up in a different world than the one I’m in now. I’ve done a lot of processing and that’s a big part of my work. I don’t see a finished painting in my head, I see pieces of an idea. So painting is how you figure it out. It’s like a dialogue; if you’re paying attention and you don’t already have a specific thing in mind then you are open to learning something new.” Susan is a Warwick native who always knew she wanted to paint, but because of a strict religious upbringing her creative passions were kept private. “I knew I wanted to go to college for painting even though I had never picked up a paintbrush in my life,” she explains over our shared meal of North’s spicy sesame noodles. “It’s just one of those things I knew I had to do. I think I told everyone I was going for architecture because it’s an easier sell.” At Rhode Island College, Susan discovered the joys of artistic creation, and while her main focus was painting, she made full use of the institution’s class catalogue by exposing herself to that which was often prohibited in her adolescence. Very soon after graduation, Susan sold her first piece – a portrait from her thesis collection – to Berge Ara Zobian of Gallery Z. Now, as well as
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learning doesn’t have to be. At The Sandra-Feinstein Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, the Education Department has been offering adult education classes for much of the past decade in response to consistent community demand. According to Susie Schutt, education director, the roster of classes has something for all skill levels, meaning that if you’re looking for a fun, interactive way to expand your horizons and get away from the doldrums of being a grownup, this could be a good bet for you. “Our mission [covers] what we do on stage, but there’s the education
component – serving our wider community and giving people a new lens to look through while they are exploring the world around them,” says Susie, who is also a director, and is currently taking a textual analysis class at the theater to add to her own perspective. “It’s helping me think about approaching plays in a way that I haven’t before,” she adds. Spring classes include Advanced Acting with Fred Sullivan, Jr. (a staple in the Rhode Island theater community), a studio master class with Artistic Director Tony Estrella and actress Marianna Bassham and a playwriting class focused on second drafts with David Rabinow. By the time of printing, some will have passed their registration deadline, but Susie encourages everyone to take a peek at the Gamm’s website for the most up-todate information. “It’s not just for actors,” says Susie, “I think it helps build confidence and helps people look critically at the world, just like theater does.” Another major benefit of the classes is the sense of artistic collaboration and camaraderie, particularly in the Gamm Studio Theater Lab, which begins this month. This course is particularly unique. Built around new tenminute plays written by current and former Gamm studio students, the classes work on building a festival of sorts. The class begins with instruction sessions, where actors and directors work with either Steve Kidd (the
actors) or Rachel Walshe (directing), followed by three weeks of rehearsal sessions, a dress rehearsal and performance of the plays. “It’s really exciting,” says Susie, “particularly for people who are new directors or young directors. It’s hard to find ways to get hands-on experience, so this is an exciting way to have actors and a script in a room [with an audience].” Susie says that the collaboration has extended beyond the Gamm stage; last year, in fact, one of the plays went on to be accepted into the Providence Fringe Festival, and brought their actors and directors along with them. For the Birds, written by Jessica Flori and directed by Jake Berger featuring Kyna Leski and Benjamin Conant, was born in the studio class, and would go on to have a life of its own. The public performance is set for June 7 at 7pm at the Gamm; Susie says that it sells out every year, and the $10 tickets have been available on a first come, first served basis. However, she adds that this year they are considering advance ticketing for the event, though that hasn’t been decided yet.
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Macaron Musts Punxsutawney Phil was right – spring arrived early this year. What better way to welcome the season than with pastels? Pretty as freshly painted Easter eggs, these macarons are the perfect way to decorate your plate. Bon appetit!
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Macarons by Decadent Design are melt-in-your-mouth good. The Nutella cookie is pure trickery – you’ll swear you’re devouring a jar-full of chocolate hazelnut spread. On the other hand, the pistachio is subtly sweet, complemented nicely by bits of real nuts in a creamy center. Finally, for something tangy but not too tart, try the Lemon – it’s sure to put a spring in your step. 1285-C Park Avenue, Cranston. 499-5767, DecadentDesignsByJean.com
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Sweet Indulgence is true to its name. These macarons have a soft crunch and are very sweet. Cotton Candy is nostalgic of summer days spent at the carnival, looking pretty in pink and powder blue. We were happy to find that the Raspberry was oozing with tasty jam. And even though Valentine’s Day has passed, still be sure to grant the caramel lover in your life the gift of Sweet Indulgence’s Salted Caramel macaron. 2202 Broad Street, Cranston. 467-4850, MySweetIndulgence.com
Elegant and ever-so-good, Ellie’s Bakery’s macarons will have your taste buds doing cartwheels. If you’re feeling nutty, try the Pistachio or the Almond, both perfecting the balance between savory and sweet. The Banana Cream Pie is everything you want from the popular pastry in macaron form. And to top it all off, the cookie’s decorative gold leaf is a striking finishing touch to this delectable treat. 61 Washington Street. 228-8118, ElliesBakery.com
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