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to face off against the Rams, another squad that made Rhode Island proud last season with a surprise March Madness run. Then on December 6, Brown will dribble down College Hill for a showdown on the newly designed court at the Dunk. It all begs the question: Come game day, whose side will you be on?

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If you were to look at his filmography, you might assume from the work of local filmmaker Tom DeNucci that he’s more of a Halloween guy. But when Hollywood came knocking with the opportunity to direct actor Ed Asner, the director of several locally produced horror films was ready to trade spooky for Santa on his latest feature, Saving Christmas. “[They needed] to put together a Christmas movie very quickly,” Tom explains, “so they called me asking if I have any Christmas material.” He quickly turned around a script with his writing partner, Kevin DeCristofano, got notes back from the studio and in just seven days had a greenlit production to be shot on location in Cranston.

The movie, about two kids trying to prove that Santa is real, had Ed Asner already attached, meaning that they were

able to write with him in mind as St. Nick.

It also meant that Tom had to direct a living screen legend.

“At first I was a little apprehensive about giving him direction, but then he started busting my chops,” Tom says. “He’s one of the funniest men alive, so I got it right away: he was there to have a good time.

He made me feel comfortable by keeping things light.”

The biggest challenge may have been making Rhode Island look like a winter wonderland… in April. The Cranston Fire Department worked a little movie magic of their own by spraying the Cranston Print Works with a flame-suppressing foam in place of snow. Not too bad for a Christmas miracle. Find Saving Christmas on DVD and Video On-Demand.

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Get Weird at Larry’s Lounge The musical and comedy free-for-all returns to the Parlour

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It feels like a cop-out to say that The Larry’s Lounge Variety Show (Facebook: Larry’s Lounge Variety Show) defies description, but there it is. Sure, the description is right there in the name – it’s a variety show, dude, don’t overthink it – but that doesn’t do it justice. Larry’s Lounge is anarchy, a free-wheeling display of inspired weirdness. The last Larry’s Lounge show in August included standup comics and musicians, but also a Pee-wee Herman–themed burlesque (I’ll never look at Paul Reubens the same way again), bonkers video shorts and a staged altercation involving a prop glass bottle that left half the crowd speechless and the other half scared out of their minds. All the while, the house band, the Apex Players, gleefully performed cheesy lounge-style renditions of notable TV ad jingles. It was an evening of must-see madness.

The Larry’s Lounge Variety Show returns to the Parlour for their third show of the year on December 21. Whether or not any of the above happens again is TBD, but I wouldn’t bank on it. Larry’s Lounge doesn’t seem interested in recapturing lightning in a bottle – it’s just happy to have the lightning strike at all and cause a little mayhem. It’s all in good fun, but brace yourself for something wilder than your average showcase. –TP

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We’re getting a new Belly record in the new year. And there’s a way for you to get up close with the band while they complete it.

Rhode Island quartet Belly (BellyOfficial.com) came to an important conclusion while on tour in 2016. If there was ever going to be a new album, it was “sort of now or never,” says Belly founder Tanya Donelly.

The greatest hits package was fifteen years ago; the five US alternative radio hits, including the number-one single “Feed the Tree,” came out between 1992 and 1995.

Now the band members – Tanya, bassist Gail Greenwood and brothers Tom and Chris Gordon – are ready to birth new Belly music. A third LP will be released April 6, 2018.

“Originally it was just going to be the tour,” Tanya says. “I wanted to play together again.” But after the band began writing new songs to play live, the idea of a new album started to come into focus.

Tanya and the band write mostly remotely, sending each other a whole skeleton song, a chorus or just a riff to which other members then contribute. This setup is especially helpful when, as with most DIY bands, the rest of life is constantly calling.

All four members run businesses and two have kids. “Sitting around waiting for inspiration to strike still absolutely happens,” Tanya says, “but now I have to find the two hours a day, tops – tops – to get it done.”

Tanya credits Tom Gordon with being organized enough to “stitch it all together like Doctor Frankenstein.”

The band’s first two records were released in the traditional way, through a record company. This new record finds Belly taking part in what has become, for many acts that already have a following, the New Way. The new record is being supported with a pre-order program via PledgeMusic (PledgeMusic.com/Projects/Belly), which offers both bundled item packages and limited band-used items for sale. Buy one of the larger bundles and you get insider access to the record-making process or tickets to the Providence listening party where patrons will hear the album for the first time in its entirety, in the presence of the band’s members. “We’re making all the decisions, providing all of the content,” affirms Tanya. “It plugs right into the DIY thing we’ve been doing the last two years.”

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Stephanie’s been helping St. Nick since 2011, creating beautifully crafted and individually personalized letters on official Claus stationery. “I realized that of all of the ways people bring Christmas into their homes after Thanksgiving, I never saw personal mail delivery service,” Stephanie says. What started with a few Santa-approved letters for friends – delivered to mailboxes by elves or by Santa himself on Christmas Day – quickly caught on and grew to include Nice List Declarations. Last year Stephanie penned more than 160 custom letters.

“My hope, especially for the kids, is that every Christmas they will read their collection of mail and know that they are special and that Santa has believed in them their entire lives. No matter the age, everyone deserves a letter reminding them that they are loved, someone is proud of them, and that the magic of Christmas is real.” -TP

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On October 16, we invited the city to come out and celebrate 20 years of Providence Monthly at Hope Artiste Village. The party was a celebration of everything that makes this city great, including delicious food from Durk’s BBQ, KG KitchenBar, Knead Doughnuts, The East End, Quay, Brick Oven On Main, Pastaio, Dave’s Coffee, The Backyard Food Company, Narragansett Creamery, Rasoi, 4corners Coffee, The Duck & Bunny, Brick Oven on Main and Bake.Eat.Love; art and fashion installations from PeaceLove Studios and StyleWeek Northeast; entertainment from Extraordinary Rendition Band, The Chifferobe Tropigals, Wage House Improv Comedy, Base Station VR Lounge, the RI Kung Fu Club and performances from Biltmore, Blackletter and Bunktown at The Met’s afterparty. Of course none of it could have happened without our loyal readers – thanks for making it a night to remember. Photos by Savannah Barkley for Providence Monthly

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eversing the Brain Drain Millennial RI is working to change how you feel about a generation – and to keep millennials in the state

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Aiyah Josiah-Faeduwor was ready for the tidal wave of millennial blame. After a news story ran in the Providence Journal explaining that millennials were “divided” on whether to self-flagellate over their role in the Benny’s closure, Aiyah wrote an op-ed for the same publication, pointing to millennials’ “higher debt levels and smaller incomes” than the

generations that came before them. “We’re earning 20 percent less than our parents did at our age,” he wrote. “Yet we’re expected to save more industries than we allegedly ‘kill’?”

But he didn’t dwell on the negatives. Aiyah went on to detail how Rhode Island businesses could better engage millennials, including by focusing on socially responsible products and customer experience. “The op-ed response was one of many I considered,” Aiyah explains. “And I think it was the most productive.”

Aiyah wasn’t an accidental recruit into overMillenial RI’s workshops – like this one with Phil Eil on how to write an op-ed – are designed to help millennials tackle the many requirements of “adulting”

time work as the voice of his generation. He is the executive director of the 200-member group Millennial Rhode Island (MillennialRI. com), a position he’s held since last summer in addition to his full-time job at the state’s Department of Labor and Training. A group run by and for millennials, its first and foremost goal, Aiyah says, is to reverse the brain drain.

The organization started in early 2015, with its founders at first intending to start a group for Latinx millennials. They ultimately decided to expand the target group to include all self-described millennials, and the Millennial Professional Group of RI was born. The group was renamed Millennial RI this year in

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recognition, Aiyah says, of the fact that not every member considers him or herself a professional.

“We had folks showing up who were artists, devout religious individuals coming on the basis of their faith, folks from all types of circles,” Aiyah says of the group’s events. “We started to really say, ‘This is something we should embrace.’”

Aiyah came to Providence from Boston for undergrad at Brown, and during his sophomore year was introduced to Victor Capellan, then deputy superintendent of Central Falls School District. Capellan’s advice to a young student interested in but unfamiliar with the city and its politics: come off College Hill. Capellan introduced Aiyah to then-mayor Angel Taveras, Congressman Cicilline and other elected officials. Aiyah realized, he says, that “this is a place where you can meet and talk to very powerful and influential individuals” – and “as someone who was looking at the policy and politics route, it just made a lot of sense.” He chose to stay in Rhode Island, working in the education and nonprofit sectors. In 2015, he was a founding board member of Millennial RI. The group spent its first couple of years

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Along with skills-building, Millennial RI has focused on building relationships with local businesses

focusing more on social programming and networking events, throwing happy hours around the city and a “fly sweater party” for the holidays. This year, along with the group’s renaming and Aiyah’s induction as executive director, the group’s focus has pivoted toward fostering relationships with the local business community and building the skills of its membership.

Along with Aiyah’s op-ed, which pushed for ways that businesses could partner with millennials (rather than being killed by them), the group has been working to develop business partnerships designed around discounts and knowledge exchange. This includes partnerships with Social Enterprise Greenhouse (which offers discounts), Teach for America (which makes teachers available for consultation with members who are considering going into education) and Coastway Community Bank (which offers financial workshops and consulting). A membership card is also in the works that will offer discounts to millennials at

businesses around the city. The card will “give our members something tangible so that they feel that they’re part of this young professional network and feel that we’re working for them,” says board member Christine DiBiase.

A judicial law clerk, Christine has been on the twelve-member board for just over a year and now serves as the chair of the fundraising committee. Born and raised in Rhode Island, she spent her college and law school years in Boston. “I didn’t know if I ever was going to come back,” she says. But “I realized how much opportunity there really is for Rhode Island,” professionally and culturally. Millennial RI’s mission “to keep young professionals in Rhode Island” inspired her to join the organization.

Over the next year, Christine hopes that the organization will grow into the role of “facilitator between young professionals in Rhode Island and government and businesses,” and as a “resource in every way, for jobs, for social events, people who just want to get out or who are moving here and want to meet people.”

This goal includes the group’s second focus – as Aiyah puts it, to “showcase and develop the millennials that we do have” (who have

ESTATE SERVICES thus far avoided being drained). To this end the organization has been holding so-called Millennial Mondays – evening talks that double as skills training sessions for prime adult tasks: buying a house, building credit, writing op-eds.

Luis Olmo, a board member since April, was drawn to the group pragmatically, for the networking and skills-building opportunities. An accountant and lifelong Rhode Islander, Luis cofounded a nonprofit called Hungry Fridays, which prepares and distributes lunches to whoever wants them in Kennedy Plaza every Friday. He also serves on the board of the Cape Verdean Progressive Center in East Providence – a family tradition of membership dating back to his great grandfather. Millennial RI has helped to promote Hungry Fridays’ work – an important factor in his involvement, Luis says, given that the organization’s events hadn’t previously included community service. It also helps to show the community that millennials aren’t simply interested in “partying, drinking all the time,” he says.

As the group’s reach broadens, one of the challenges of its work will be to assess the needs of a generation that technically includes both teenagers and adults pushing 40. “We’re still figuring out what millennials want,” Aiyah admits. “A lot of what we even think is important to millennials, whether it’s brunch or being civically engaged, is based off our own networks, public perception and social media. Is this something we think millennials are into, or something we know our members are into?” Surveys conducted through social media and in person (not direct mail – that’s one thing they know all millennials hate) will ideally help with gathering more precise information.

Even as the organization changes to accommodate its members, the central goal has remained constant: reversing the brain drain. In addition to the group’s other projects, this work will include reaching out to current undergrads to remind them of what Rhode Island has to offer and why they should stick around. The group’s messaging has proven effective even for the people who are crafting it. “Through my engagement with Millennial RI,” Aiyah says, “I have found lots of reasons to be here.”

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Reward your artist friends with a RISD Museum membership

Never underestimate the power of gifting an experience. Consider the look on someone’s face when you give them tickets to a killer rock show at The Strand (TheStrandRI.com) or The Columbus Theatre (ColumbusTheatre.com), or how the animal lover in your life will light up with a membership to the Roger Williams Park Zoo (RWPZoo.org). For the sports fan there are tickets to PC (Friars.com) or Bruins (ProvidenceBruins. com) games, while the connoisseur of fine art and history is sure to adore that membership to the RISD Museum (RISDMuseum.org). The icing on the cake? These gifts have “And we can do this together!” written all over them. Nailed it!

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GUIDE THE BUY LOCAL BOOSTER Locally made stuff likes to stick together, so whether you’re looking for quirky tees, jewelry, soaps or tea towels, buy-local bastions like Frog and Toad (FrogAndToadStore.com), Craftland (CraftlandShop.com) and Rhody Craft (RhodyCraft.com) carry an eclectic collection of Rhody-made gift ideas.

THE FOODIE Feed into the passions of your foodie friend with the gift of local produce: a Farm Fresh RI Veggie Box (FarmFreshRI.org) subscription. Or be a holiday hero on the half shell by adding Rhode Island’s briniest resource to their life with a Walrus and Carpenter Oyster Share (WalrusAndCarpenterOysters.com). If they’ve got cast iron and knives on their wish list, Stock Culinary Goods (StockCulinaryGoods.com) is like FAO Schwartz for chefs.

THE FASHIONISTA For the always fabulous fashionistas in your life, look no further than boutiques like Queen of Hearts and Modern Love (Facebook: Queen of Hearts Providence), Dorothy Williams (DorothyWilliamsRI. com), Nava (ShopNava.com) and Capucine (Facebook: Capucine – The Art of Clothing). They’ll look stunning, and this display of fashion know-how will look good on you.

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If you want to see a spectacular display of decorations without having to put in the work yourself, the State House (Governor.RI.gov) and its 20-foot tree have your name on them.

Ditto for Downtown Providence, which always knows how to light a good tree or two – one at City Hall on December 1 and another the following night at the Alex and Ani Skating Center (ArtsCultureTourism.com). Then there’s the Pawtucket Winter Wonderland (WinterWonderlandPawtucket.com), which brings 500 illuminated trees, an 18-foot talking snowman and the Clauses Mr and Mrs. to Slater Park on December 2-3 and 9-10.

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Help Someone Who Really Needs It It’s easy to goof on the hassles of the holidays, but there are plenty of people who genuinely need help this time of year.

Whether it’s donating time, money or food, organizations like Rhode Island Community Food Bank (RIFoodBank.org), Crossroads RI (CrossroadsRI.org) and Amos House (AmosHouse.com) – just to name a few – are always looking for volunteers to help in their missions to serve Rhode Islanders in need.

Give the gift of your time and resources at the RI Community Food Bank

Have the Most Rhode Island Holiday Meal

La Vigilia, better known around these parts as the Feast of the Seven Fishes, is Rhode Island’s own delicious pescatarian celebration – and one of those things that, if you’ve had it, you get to accuse people of not being real Rhode Islanders if they haven’t. Traditionally a Christmas Eve meal, it’s served on Federal Hill at places like Pane e Vino (PaneVino.net), Caffe Dolce Vita (CaffeDolceVita.com) and Massimo (MassimoRI.com) for a few weeks in December.

Providence Oyster Bar (ProvOysterBar.com) and Trattoria Zooma (TrattoriaZooma.com) serve it on Christmas Eve, too. The seven-course meal doesn’t just celebrate the holiday, it celebrates the state’s most delicious natural resource – and bragging rights, too.

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The city is saturated with images of Trinity Rep’s A Christmas Carol (TrinityRep.com), and for good reason. It’s a Rhode Island holiday institution, in its 40th year, and is so popular that it runs for 55 performances over two full months this season. But that’s not the only beloved annual performance.

Festival Ballet performs The Nutcracker (FestivalBallet.com) again at PPAC from December 15-17, and both A Christmas Celtic Sojourn (TheVetsRI.com) on December 20 and the Boston Pops Holiday Pops Tour (PPACRI.com) are coming back to town, the latter on December 22.

For something slightly less sugar plumfilled, The Santaland Diaries (GammTheatre.org) is David Sedaris’s memoirturned-play about his time as a Macy’s Elf, which, spoiler alert, doesn’t end well. It runs from December 13-23 at The Gamm in Pawtucket. On December 1-2, Rhode Island College’s Nut/Cracked (RIC.edu) turns the beloved ballet on its head with jazz music and modern dance.

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Listen, this isn’t Dickensian London, and Get your Christmas no beknickered kid is going to show up on lasagna to go at Luigi’s your doorstep on Christmas morning with a prize goose. You can, however, still get your holiday meal magically prepared for you. Easy Entertaining (EasyEntertainingRI.com) offers ordered-in-advance holiday meals, as do East Side Marketplace (EastSideMarket.com) and Whole Foods (WholeFoods.com). Luigi’s (LuigisGourmet.com) in Johnston prepares classic holiday fare and Italian favorites – because let’s face it, it’s not really Christmas if there’s no lasagna. Venda Ravioli (VendaRavioliStore.com) does such extensive Italian catering that you could order in an entire Feast of the Seven Fishes to your house, and Roma (RomaProv.net) does an actual Seven Fishes to Go all December long.

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Little known fact: you don’t have to leave the house to get wine. Bottles Fine Wine (BottlesFineWine.com) on the East Side delivers in and around Providence for a $5 fee, and anywhere else in the state for only slightly more. Town Wine and Spirits (TownWineAndSpirits.com) in Rumford delivers locally for free, and City Liquors (RILiquor.com) on North Main Street lets you order online for delivery.

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In Providence, shopping local is a given. We have awesome independent shops. But in December, we have art sales that make it easy to find one-of-a-kind (and still affordable) gifts that will win Christmas day.

From December 1-3 and 8-10, the annual Foundry Artists Holiday Show (FoundryShow.com) gathers local artists for a marketplace at the Pawtucket Armory featuring large and small works by all local artists, including jewelry, painting, glass and photography.

The Providence Flea Holiday Market (ProvidenceFlea.com) happens at Hope High School on December 3, 10, 16 and 17, and brings together vintage vendors, artisans and creative makers for a unique shopping event.

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GUIDE one-of-a-kind wares, in mediums like fine art, furniture, jewelry, ceramics and more.

The summer season may be over, but the Lippitt Park Artisans Market comes back for one day only on December 18 for the PVD Artisans Holiday Show (Facebook: PVD Artisans Holiday Show) at Hope Artiste Village, featuring over 50 art and craft exhibitors.

While the RISD Sale is gone – seriously, pour one out for how awesome that show was – art by RISD students and alums isn’t completely out of reach. RISD Made (RISDMade.com) is a new online marketplace selling works from the school.

Send the Year Out with a Bang

It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the frenzy of the season that you completely forget that there’s another holiday the week after Christmas. Make your New Year’s Eve plans early and you won’t (literally) get left out in the cold.

This year’s One Providence will be at Skyline at Waterplace (SkylineAtWaterplace.com), and will feature the city’s first ball drop, plus fireworks. Packages include either light fare or a full dinner, depending on how baller you want to go.

The Providence G (ProvidenceG.com) is hosting three unmissable events: a Midnight Masquerade Ball with the New Providence Big Band in the ballroom, a Southern Style NYE Celebration downstairs at GPub, and Star Light, Star Bright on the Rooftop, with a dessert buffet and dancing all night.

The Columbus Theatre’s New Year’s Eve Show (ColumbusTheatre.com) features local artists Ian Fitzgerald, Geraldine and Smith&Weeden.

It will be Sugar & Spice (& Everything Nice) at the Providence Marriott Downtown (MarriottProvidence.com), which is hosting a party featuring a three-course dinner, dancing to live music and a champagne toast at midnight.

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CITY STYLE At Home • The Look • Shop Talk • Whole Body • Get Fit

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Howard Ben Tré and Wendy MacGaw bring global finds back to College Hill With works in galleries all over the world, including pieces at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and Boston’s Museum of Fine Art, you’d think that artist Howard Ben Tré would be the collector of the family. Not so - that would be his wife, artist Wendy MacGaw, whose art consultancy and shipping company AMS brings her all over the world. On the shelves of the bookcase Howard designed, she explains, “there are Chinese rice bowls, American arts and crafts pottery, Peruvian tobacco bags, a

Nepalese match holder and smaller pieces of Howard’s work. I love to look at all of our collection and remember where we’ve been.”

Their 1939 Bauhaus-style home sits on a plot on College Hill originally owned by the heirs of Fruit of the Loom. When they renovated, they preserved almost everything. “At the time it was built, this was really avant garde,” Wendy says.

Howard came to RISD to get a graduate degree in 1978. “I just fell in love with Providence

and stayed,” he says. In their relationship, “we commuted back and forth for a number of years.

When Wendy started looking to move here, I said, I’m not leaving the East Side. We can walk to dinner, we can walk downtown. Wendy likes to call me Mr. Providence.”

“Being in Michigan for 22 years, I’m so thrilled not to be in a car,” Wendy says. “You can walk and see beautiful architecture, and smell the flowers.

I love it here.”

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CITY STYLE • The Look

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It’s in the Bag

A fabulous pair of sunglasses, boots and a statement bag are all storytellers. I believe in investing in statement pieces that are the bones of the wardrobe and define one’s overall interests and opinions about the world.

I typically wear black because I feel comfortable in solids, and it flatters your skin tone any time of year.

It’s classic: timeless, yet modern, edgy and chic. Beyond color, fit and fabric are key to good construction, like the skin on the bones, and the fabric needs to lie on the body and move organically inside and out. This tailored asymmetrical blazer from Cladin in Wayland Square gives me a feeling of comfort, sensibility, security and empowerment. I am wearing my favorite vintage Givenchy boots that I found in a consignment shop in Rome, which are a half size too big, but I couldn’t resist the style. As for jewelry, I’m comfortable in a few delicate pieces at the moment.

I dress according to how I feel when I wake up in the morning and what I plan to do that day. The feel of the fabric is a part of that decision. My style is classically modern, and I prefer innovative materials that move with the body yet protect it, and will look good today as well as 20 years from now.

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CITY STYLE • Shop Talk

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A tiny Richmond Square shop has gifts from around the world, right around the corner Mary Moore’s eye for all things worldly and handmade is evident in the array of goods within the four walls of Simple Pleasures.

Mary’s love of special boutiques and beautiful things led her to open the store 25 years ago.

It’s situated on the farthest edge of the East Side, tucked away like a small garden cottage with gifts small and large. The Christmas season is one of Mary and her daughter Alice’s favorites, and they go all out with decor and gifts, including German and Scandinavian ornaments and wreaths handmade in their small courtyard on weekends. Mary focuses her collection on handmade goods that are one-of-a-kind: think delicate chocolates from France and Italy, hand-beaded animals made

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CITY STYLE • Get Fit

by John Taraborelli

Not Just For Kicks Cross-training at Christina Rondeau Kickboxing keeps the impact and the variety high

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personal training programs, weight training sessions, self-defense classes for kids and now, fast-paced, varied cross-training classes that condense a full-body workout into a nice, manageable hour.

These are simple, approachable classes for people of any fitness level. The class size is small, there’s no “bootcamp” mentality and going into “beast mode” is not required to keep up. Rondeau varies the exercises by day, so the classes never get monotonous or repetitive. All of which is to say that you can simply show up, work your butt off for an hour, and move on to the rest of your day with a minimum of fuss.

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These days, I’m all about efficiency in my workouts. I juggle a lot of responsibilities on my schedule and carving out a block for exercise isn’t always easy, so it often comes down to what I can do in an hour or less. My tolerance for tedious routines is also pretty low, so the more variety I can get in that 60 minutes, the better.

The new cross-training classes at Christina Rondeau Kickboxing succeed on both counts. Kickboxing has been Rondeau’s bread and butter since the ‘90s: first as a professional competitor and then as a fitness instructor. While it still forms the core of her business, she recently opened a studio in Johnston and the offerings are more diverse than ever. There are kickboxing classes for men, women and children,

“beast mode” into an intense one-hour workout

The class I attended was divided into three segments of 10 minutes each, followed by a fast-paced round of cardio-style kickboxing with the heavy bags. Rondeau outlined everything on a whiteboard, listing the exercises and scribbling motivational notes like “Fuel = you!” and “Push yourself!” She also walked us through each individual exercise at the top of every set.

In keeping with the spirit of the class, they were all fairly straightforward but impactful, and most of them hit multiple muscle groups simultaneously. For instance, our second set consisted of five simple exercises that incorporated a medicine ball: 10 ball smashes (basically a squat that involves slamming the ball to the floor), 10 push-ups (with the ball under one hand for one rep, then rolled over to the other for the next rep), 10 situps, 20 toe taps and 10 overhead presses. Each set is repeated as many times as you can do it in the allotted 10 minutes, allowing each person to work at a level they can handle.

That last part is important, because it makes the classes accessible to anyone, yet challenging for everyone. For example, the third set involved dumbbells, meaning that each person could choose not only a pace that suited them, but a weight as well. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons I saw mothers and daughters and couples of different fitness levels working up a sweat side by side.

Rondeau’s cross-training classes hit all the right notes for a mid-week workout: simple, fast, varied, challenging, hitting all parts of the body and, perhaps best of all, done in an hour or less. Now on with the rest of my day.

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CITY STYLE • Whole Body

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Jacob has 13 years of experience in the real estate market, two of which he was working in the Beverly Hills market. “It was a learning experience, and something I brought back to the Rhode Island luxury market,” he says. “Lila Delman is like no other with its boutique approach.”

The East Side office recently listed a Cook Street home for just under $1 million and had it under contract within a week.

“He brings a new energy into the office,” Christine adds. “He adds a fresh approach to everything he does.” Jacob’s philosophy is simple: “You have to adjust to the market trends, and understand that behind every door there’s a

different sale, and a different story about what’s going on. It’s understanding the client’s needs and the ultimate goal of being able to meet those needs.” Surviving the market downturn a few years ago taught him a lot. “I have a vast understanding of different climates of the market, and I can deliver under any circumstances.”

Right now, though, the real estate market in Rhode Island is strong, especially with so many people relocating from other parts of the country. That Rumstick Point home Christine just sold was purchased by a California family. “He’s thrilled to be in Rhode Island,” Chris says. “This is my third relocation this year. More and more people are discovering the beauty of Rhode Island.” Jacob adds that he’s seeing a lot of clients from New York. “People who want the New York lifestyle are coming to Providence because they see the similarities between the two,” he says.

People are also turning their attention to areas like Burrillville and Scituate. “The median price in Burrillville is $300,000, and Jake and

I just sold an $825,000 property there,” Chris says. “That’s luxury in northern Rhode Island. It was the highest sale in Burrillville since 2014.”

There are homes up north that have unique features and exceptional architecture, but are more affordable than they would be in other parts of the state. “Luxury comes in all different price points,” Jacob says. “Northern Rhode Island can offer high quality, but with more seclusion and lower price points than similar waterfront properties.”

“I’ve got a fabulous home coming up in Scituate,” Chris adds. “It’s a custom built house like I’ve never seen before. It’s such a truly unique home, and that’s what people look to us for.”

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December 2: Make the holidays sweet at the 13th annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest at Artists’ Exchange (Artists-Exchange.org) in Cranston. The

December 3: Race in the Downtown Jingle 5K

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December 4: The Brown Classics Department (Brown.edu) performs seasonal songs and readings in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit – with translations for people whose ancient language skills might be a bit rusty – at their Latin Carol Celebration at the First Baptist Church.

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December 14: Billy Gilman comes Home for the Holidays at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center (DunkinDonutsCenter.com) in Providence. The Voice star’s first headlining arena show will feature his original songs and seasonal favorites.

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December 15: Providence Ballet Theatre (ProvidenceBallet.com) performs ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, a dance interpretation of the beloved story, at Rhode Island College.

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December 16: The Providence Singers and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra (RIPhil.org) come together for a stirring performance of Handel’s Messiah at The Vets in Providence.

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CAN’T MISS TRACKS “Shimmy-Shimmy-Shimmy” It’s 57 seconds long, the chorus is catchy and the opening chords are a vague throwback to “Give a Little Bit.” “Smoothie Stand Runoff” Kickass riff on the chorus, the drums don’t quit, the vocals hit you fast and hard and it ends with a bunch of solos, all in under two minutes.

another band’s page. Neutrinos bring poignant humor and wit to straightforward rock and roll that is equal parts Dick Dale and The Clash or, in the words of Slick Nick, “two parts Oprah, one part Kenny Wayne Sheperd.”

What is apparent in any Neutrinos song is that the band fully enjoys the music they play. “All it really has ever been about is just having fun,” Johnny Neutrino says. “We blend the tones and sounds of genres whose whole ideologies is just be yourself and do what you love.”

A good EP aside, it is the band’s live show that brings everything together.

“Passion makes or breaks it between the band and its fans,” Andy Anxiety says. “If a band goes up there and has a blast, then the people feed off that and it becomes a true cult following.”

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Neutrinos’ first two holiday shows a success. On December 10, they will be hosting their third. “Pretty much every year, we throw a holiday show at the News Café in Pawtucket Rock City and give everyone presents,” Preston says, “which are usually various candies, a yule log DVD and cans of rare [read: probably expired] soda from my personal stash.”

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“To me, MAP is about valuing the voices of young people, specifically young people of color, and giving them a public forum to express themselves,” says Executive Director Meg Sullivan. MAP programming includes afterschool playwriting courses for third through sixth graders that are often tied to local organizations like Farm Fresh RI. The finished productions often include collaborations with other local theatres, such as the Wilbury Group and the Gamm. Manton also offers weekly meetings for middle schoolers called “MAP in the Middle” and a “Teen Voices” program for older students, many of whom started in third grade and grew up with the project.

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self, strengthen their leadership skills, and discuss issues that are important to them,” she explains. Another important aspect of the program is the sense of community that MAP students will be performing original works and in Trinity Rep’s A Christmas Carol this month

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Audiences will get the chance to see the students’ work firsthand with performances from November 30 to December 3 of Olneyville, the Operetta, a series of adventures and songs written by fifth and sixth graders and performed by local actors and musicians.

“Together, they’ve written about the greatest challenges facing their neighborhood and what their dreams are for the future,” Meg says. MAP students will also perform in Trinity Rep’s A Christmas Carol this year on December 22 and 23.

“I am always so inspired by their plays and the brave choices their characters make – to take care of each other despite differences, to make friends with those in need, to make the world a better place,” Meg says. “We can all learn so much from their empathetic, creative problem-solving.”

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GET OUT • Art

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In 2012, three painter/printmaker friends – Shawn Gilheeney, Buck Hastings and Greg Pennisten – put their heads and skill sets together and started Providence Painted Signs, a local sign and mural-painting company based in the West End. “We figured it was a very practical way to get consistent work for ourselves while also doing a craft and getting to take pride in the jobs,” says Buck, who went to RISD for painting. It was “the practical application of skills we had been working on learning anyway,” and each job seemed to turn into one or two more. “We just got more and more busy.”

Because each job is different and the types of paint, surfaces and images or lettering varies, the trio is constantly learning new skills. They also learn from mentors who’ve been doing it a lot longer.

“There’s a whole community of people in the sign business – all different kinds of specialists, and they like to get together and be dorks and share tips and techniques,” says Buck. “It’s definitely a labor of love and a craft that you can never stop

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getting better at.”

One such mentor is Johan Bjurman, a fine art painter responsible for creating countless billboards, hand-painted signs, decorative projects and murals over three decades, with a special flair for trompe l’oeil (“trick of the eye”) designs. One notable example was painted on the side of Providence’s landmark Hanley Building on Pine Street. Commissioned by Joseph Cerilli in 1987, the original artwork showed the lower righthand corner of the building appearing to peel away from the wall – windows and all. In recent years the original paint had all but faded away, so the Hanley Building Condominium Association brought in Providence Painted Signs to restore it. This isn’t the first time Shawn and Buck worked to restore one of Johan’s murals. A few summers ago they restored a piece in Maine of a giant oceanscape visible from the highway. As a result of their restoration efforts, the recently retired artist “has been able to see some of

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“I have been admiring his work since I was a kid, from his hand-painted bil boards at McCoy Stadium to all the murals in the city,” says Shawn. ”We are honored to have the ‘Walldog’ torch handed down to us from Johan. It’s also inspiring to see an iconic painted image preserved as a landmark for the next generation in Providence.”

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CHEERS FOR SECRET BEERS Preview unreleased brews – and give your feedback – at The Guild’s tasting room You’ve probably heard that Narragansett Beer has finally made its triumphant return to brewing in Rhode Island. Yes, The Guild (TheGuildRI.com) in Pawtucket is now home to Narragansett’s specialty brewing, canning and keg facilities. But it also has several other brew partners on the premises, and when you visit you can preview beers that aren’t widely known to the public just yet. The tasting room has been open since March, with a rotating variety of new seasonal brews on tap from the six partner breweries (Narragansett, Newburyport, Farmer Willie’s, Sons of Liberty, Devil’s Purse and

Great North Aleworks, as well as a soon-to-be-announced seventh partner you already know and love). Additionally, this month you can stop by and check out selections from their new, experimental small-batch brew system.

These exclusive in-house offerings allow the partner brewers to collaborate and tinker with new recipes that patrons can sample before anyone else.

Plus there’s live music and food trucks every weekend at the Guild, as well as a bevy of upcoming events and beer releases. It might be a good idea to stop by before the secret’s really out.

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Selling jams, salsas and other tasty condiments, The Backyard Food Company (TheBackyardFoodCompany.com) began at Warren’s Hope and Main just a few years ago, using organic produce from a Warwick backyard. Now, the local supplier can be found in stores from Maine to Florida, including all local Whole Foods and Dave’s Market locations. We sat down with co-founders Matt McClelland and Louby Sukkar, neither of whom intended to start a business, to talk about their journey and what’s next for their growing brand.

What is The Backyard Food Company all about?

Matt: We’re a local condiments company using simple ingredients that you’d find in your kitchen. We cook in small batches and we make better tasting food than what’s available in the supermarket.

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right) have taken their passion for organic foods from Warren to stores up and down the East Coast

stay away from preservatives found in a lot of other foods.

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Matt: I had cancer five years ago. I had just met Louby not long before that because our sons were in kindergarten together.

My cancer was in my intestines, so I wanted to look at what I was putting into my body. Louby helped me build [a garden in my yard]. We had 200 tomato plants and then planted a giant garden in his yard, and we started harvesting things to preserve.

Louby: We had so much left over that we started looking to older generations about how they preserved on the farms. We came across some great family recipes.

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Louby: We just got a grant that’s going to help us grow a certain amount of hot peppers so we can maintain our levels and grow our own peppers responsibly.

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Matt: Our New England cranberry apple jam is great. It’s made with all local apples and cranberries… right here in Rhode Island. Our tomato jam, apple butter and our line of salsas are delicious.

What’s next? World domination?

Matt: Our food service has really started to take off. Smashburger, a Denver-based burger chain, reached out – now we make all their Rhode Island and Connecticut relishes. A lot of restaurants are interested in getting our condiments.

Louby: We’re making sure not to [grow] too quickly because Matt and I really believe in sustained growth. Timing is everything.

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FEAST • Review

by Stephanie Obodda

Small Plates, Big View

Some of the most coveted tables in Providence are those with a view of WaterFire. I have a feeling the city will be fighting over the handful in the city’s new river-level restaurant, Quay, next spring. Pronounced like “key,” a quay, fittingly, is a waterside platform for loading boats.

We visited Quay on a weeknight. Most tables only seat two, so if your party is larger, you should consider a reservation. Quay’s menu is mostly small and shareable plates with a Mediterranean bent. Our party of three shared eight dishes and two desserts, and it was more than we could finish.

We started with two salads. The Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Arugula, Tabbouleh, Toasted Almonds and Lemon Vinaigrette was fresh and zesty. The Colossal Lump Crab Salad with Citrus Segments and Blood Orange Crème also pleased our palates and had an admirable amount of crab.

We continued with an order of Baked Feta Cheese with Roasted Tomatoes. This, along

with many other plates, is accompanied by warm, fresh wedges of grilled pita bread.

Served in a little crock, this dish had enough tomato sauce that we asked for extra bread.

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The large bar and tasteful lighting make Quay a good spot for a date or a casual night with friends. Though it’s easy to overlook Quay’s interior in favor of the views outside, a lot of effort clearly went into creating a natural vibe. Linen, wicker, curvy wood and beige tones warm up the starkness of the glass- and metal-forward new construction. Similarly, the cocktail list is sophisticated and classic. Our friend tried the Boulevardier, a whiskey-based cousin of the Negroni. The drink was potent and generously poured.

We continued with a Middle Eastern Mezze Platter for Two. Two bean dips, hummus and cannellini, are spread on the board, accompanied

Portuguese bolo with braised pork, fontina, roasted cherry tomato and cilantro spread

by tabbouleh, grilled halloumi and meatballs over labneh (strained yogurt). Along with the pita for dipping, it comes with ample crudités, which were especially impressive: a rainbow of seasonal vegetables, including purple cauliflower, red endive, broccolini and radishes pleased both our palates and eyes.

Our order of House-made Lamb and Beef Meatballs was deeply flavorful and the dish came with a small, bright salad. The meatballs paired well with my husband’s wine, the full-bodied Michael David “Freakshow” Cabernet, a house recommendation.

The heartiest selections on the menu are in the “Bolo Sandwich and Flatbread Pizza” category. We ordered the Lahmajun Pizza with Pine Nuts, Cherry Tomatoes and Yogurt Drizzle. This oval, thin-crust pizza was topped with ground lamb, halved cherry tomatoes and shreds of basil.

Quay’s dessert selections are creative and fun. The Baby Cardamom Meringues with

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Fresh Berries and Cassis Cream were sweet and simple, and not too much after a large meal. We also ordered the Salted Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Fudge. This thick mousse, similar to a pot de crème, is served in a glass with hidden fudgy chunks throughout.

Though Quay will especially shine in alfresco dining weather and during WaterFire season, bring a friend now and you’ll get credit for finding a new tucked-away hot spot in a unique location.

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FEAST • On The Menu

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Heart Eyes for Mini Pies Find bite-sized sweets at Providence Pie Company pop-ups all over town

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Though Providence Pie Company (PVDPie. com) popped up only recently on the city’s foodscape, owners Sandra and Tom Morgan have had the twinkle in their eye for quite some time. The married couple both worked in the financial sector before deciding to make the leap to full-time pies. One of the biggest catalysts for the transition was Sandra’s pregnancy with their daughter and her resulting cravings for sweets. Tom, who previously worked as a chef at a pizza joint, would attempt to satiate his wife’s sweet tooth by making smaller versions of her favorite dessert: pie.

The menu changes according to seasonal

availability, and this holiday, customers can expect flavors like peppermint, eggnog, cranberry and cinnamon. One of the duo’s favorite parts of the business is “seeing how our customers are incorporating our pies into their lives. We have had our pies on dessert tables at events and used as favors [and] even featured in the VIP tent at the Newport Folk Festival.”

The couple is currently looking for a brickand-mortar shop to call home, with hopes to have something underway in 2018. Until then, Providence Pie Company pop-up shops can be found at markets and events around the city.

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On the evening of December 7, the Lippitt House Museum on Hope Street will host an evening of Victorian hospitality at their Christmas Scotch Party (PreserveRI.org). Guests can enjoy belly-warming single malt whisky paired with artisan hors d’oeuvres throughout the night as they explore the beautifully adorned rooms. The estate will be aglow with holiday cheer and festive decor with all of the grandeur that one would expect from the Victorian Era without any of the awkwardness that comes with typical office Christmas functions and ugly sweater parties.

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Brick Oven on Main (Boom.rest), also known as BOOM, is a crowd-pleasing newcomer to Hope Artiste Village. The restaurant has a menu that achieves that ideal balance between approachable and elevated, with oven-fired selections like the baked garlic shrimp mac ‘n cheese, and, of course, a creative assortment of pizzas to please a crowd. It also has fairly extensive beverage offerings, including draft and bottled beers, champagne and rosé, white and red wine and classic cocktails. Post-work unwinders will score weekday happy hour specials, and weekend brunchers will find an additional brunch menu with yummy dishes like the croquet madame and farmers market quiche.

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Winter Is Coming Hot buttered rum at Persimmon can help Well, it’s December, and all that Christmas shopping and anticipation of a nine-hour driveway shoveling session might be putting a damper on your holiday spirit. Fortunately, Persimmon’s dining room manager Kevin O’Connor has crafted a cocktail that not only complements the seasonal fare you can find at the restaurant, but also reminds you of the positive aspects of

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Compound Butter This recipe will resemble a caramel rather than a traditional compound butter, but will blend evenly with the drink. Recipe makes a large amount.

• 1 lb butter

• 5 star anise pods

• 1 lb brown sugar

• Freshly grated

• 12 oz heavy cream • 1 tsp allspice • 1 tsp black pepper

nutmeg and cinnamon to taste • 1 vanilla bean

Melt butter with spices. Add sugar and whisk on low heat to blend until smooth.

Allow sugar to melt, add cream and stir until thickened into a caramel consistency. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Can be stored in piping bag in

freezer-safe container for later use.

Cider Kevin prefers using unpasteurized cider for its rounder flavor (usually found at local orchards) but you can use any kind. Heat cider over low heat until warm (not simmering).

Cocktail For one cocktail, combine 2 oz black strap rum (Kevin prefers Cruzan) with 1 Tbsp of the compound butter in a warmed glass. Top with hot cider and stir until butter is evenly melted and blended into the drink. Garnish with fresh unsweetened whipped cream and freshly ground nutmeg.

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Rhode Islanders don’t agree on everything, but they do when it comes to Caserta Pizzeria. The Providence legend is hands-down one of this state’s favorite pizza restaurants, and has been since it opened on Federal Hill in 1953. The oneof-a-kind traditional Italian pizza is made

with the finest quality ingredients available. The hand-tossed dough is topped with Caserta’s famous housemade sauce and a variety of traditional toppings. Be it dine in or take out, the out-of-thisworld Caserta experience is always a memorable one.

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Blake’s Tavern Premier Irish pub with two event rooms in the heart of downtown Providence. 122 Washington St, Providence. 274-1230. LD $$ Cafe di Panni Italian American dining with an available banquet facility. 187 Pocasset Ave, Providence, 944-0840. LD $-$$

CAV Eclectic cuisine and art in a historic setting. 14 Imperial Pl, Providence, 7519164. BrLD $$-$$$ Centro Restaurant & Lounge Contemporary cuisine and cocktails. 1 West Exchange St, Providence, 228-6802. BLD $$$ Chapel Grille Gourmet food overlooking the Providence skyline. 3000 Chapel View Blvd, Cranston, 944-4900. BrLD $$$ Character’s Cafe & Theatre 82 Hybrid art space with all-day breakfast, coffee and

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LaMei Hot Pot Authentic Chinese cuisine in a unique, casual setting. 256 Broadway, Providence, 831-7555. LD $$ Luigi’s Restaurant & Gourmet Express Handmade Italian classics and prepared foods to go. 1457 Hartford Ave, Johnston.

455-0045, LuigisGourmet.com. LD $$ Luxe Burger Bar Build Your Own Burger: You dream it, we build it! 5 Memorial Blvd, Providence, 621-5893. LD $ McBride’s Pub Traditional Irish pub fare in Wayland Square. 161 Wayland Ave, Providence, 751-3000. LD $$ McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steak Mixed grill selections and signature fish dishes sourced locally and seasonally. 11 Dorrance St, Providence, 351-4500. BLD $$-$$$ Meeting Street Cafe BYOB eatery with large menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner served all day. 220 Meeting St, Providence, 273-1066. BLD $-$$

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Mill’s Tavern Historic setting for New American gourmet. 101 N Main St, Providence, 272-3331. D $$$ Ocean State Sandwich Company Craft sandwiches and hearty sides. 155 Westminster St, Providence, 282-6772.

BL $-$$ Parkside Rotisserie & Bar American bistro specializing in rotisserie meats. 76 South Main St, Providence, 331-0003. LD $-$$ Pat’s Italian Fine Italian favorites, natural steaks and handcrafted cocktails. 1200 Hartford Ave, Johnston, 273-1444. LD $-$$$

Pizza J A fun, upbeat atmosphere with thin-crust pizza, pub fare and gluten-free options. 967 Westminster St, Providence, 632-0555. LD $-$$ Public Kitchen & Bar American food with changing daily specials. 120 Francis St, Providence, 919-5050. BrLD $-$$ Red Stripe Casual French-American bistro. 465 Angell St, Providence, 4376950; 455 Main St, East Greenwich, 3982900. BrLD $$ Rick’s Roadhouse Honest, authentic BBQ with a large selection of whiskey. 370

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A Rhode Island tradition since 1948, the third-generation family restaurant continues to delight diners with its outstanding boat-to-plate cuisine, sweeping waterfront views and customer service. Seafood is the signature specialty here; clams, shrimp, oysters,

lobster, mussels, fluke and salmon are just a sampling of what’s available on the award-winning seafood menu.

Hand-cut rib-eye steaks, freshly made pastas, sushi and kids’ favorites are also among the delicious options available daily for lunch and dinner.

250 Sandhill Cove, Port of Galilee 401-783-2306 GeorgesOfGalilee.com

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Richmond St, Providence, 272-7675. LD $-$$ Siena Impeccable Italian cuisine.

Locations in Providence, East Greenwich and Smithfield, 521-3311. D $$-$$$ T’s Restaurant Plentiful breakfast and lunch. Locations in Cranston, East Greenwich and Narragansett, TsRestaurantRI.com. BL $ Tavolo Wine Bar and Tuscan Grille Classic Italian cuisine with an extensive wine and beer list. 970 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, 349-4979. LD $-$$ The Grange Vegetarian restaurant serving seasonal dishes with a juice bar, vegan bakery and cocktail bar. 166 Broadway, Providence, 831-0600. BrLD $-$$ The Salted Slate An agri-driven American restaurant with global influences. 186 Wayland Ave, Providence, 270-3737.

BrLD $$-$$$ The Village Lively bar and grill with comfort fare, bar bites and beer. 373 Richmond St, Providence, 228-7222.

BrLD $-$$ Tortilla Flats Fresh Mexican, Cajun and Southwestern fare, cocktails and over 70 tequilas. 355 Hope St, Providence, 7516777. LD $-$$ Trinity Brewhouse American pub fare and craft beer in a downtown setting, with lunch, dinner and late-night menus.

186 Fountain Street, Providence, 4532337. LD $-$$ Twin Oaks Family restaurant serving an extensive selection of Italian and American staples.

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SOUTHERN RI Breachway Grill Classic New England fare, plus NY-style pizza. 1 Charlestown Beach Rd, Charlestown, 213-6615. LD $$ Chair 5 Locally sourced and seasonally inspired menus with a main restaurant and rooftop lounge. 1208 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, 363-9820. BrLD $-$$$ Champlin’s Seafood Dockside fresh seafood serving easy breezy cocktails.

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Colvitto’s Pizza & Bakery Pizza Calzones and baked goods made fresh daily. 91 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, 783-8086.

BrLD $ Dante’s Kitchen American food with Southern flair. 315 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-7798. BL $-$$ Eleven Forty Nine City sophistication in the suburbs. 1149 Division St, Warwick, 884-1149. LD $$$ Frankie’s Italian Bistro Fine dining with imported wines from around the world.

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Mariner Grille Seafood, steaks and pasta in a fun setting, with live entertainment. 140 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, 284-3282. LD $$

T’s Restaurant Plentiful breakfast and lunch.

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Pasquale’s Pizzeria Napoletana Authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizza with exclusive ingredients imported from Naples. 60 S County Commons Way, South Kingstown, 783-2900. LD $-$$

Tavern by the Sea Waterfront European/ American bistro. 16 W Main St, Wickford, 294-5771. LD $$

Phil’s Main Street Grille Classic comfort food with a great rooftop patio. 323 Main St, Wakefield, 783-4073. BBrLD $ Red Stripe Casual French-American bistro.

465 Angell St, Providence, 437-6950; 455 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-2900. BrLD $$ Siena Impeccable Italian cuisine. Locations in Providence, East Greenwich and Smithfield, 521-3311. D $$-$$$

Dartmouth, 508-999-6975. LD $$ Bluewater Bar and Grill Casual restaurant with modern seafood dishes, patio seating and live music. 32 Barton Ave, Barrington, 247-0017. LD $$-$$$

Twin Willows Fresh seafood and water views in a family-friendly atmosphere. 865 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, 789-8153. LD $-$$

Ichigo Ichie Traditional Japanese cuisine, creative sushi and hibachi. 5 Catamore Blvd, East Providence, 435-5511. LD $-$$$

Tong-D Fine Thai cuisine in a casual setting.

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Black Bass Grille Classic seafood, historic waterfront setting. 3 Water St, South

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HIDDEN PVD

By Robert Isenberg

Behind the Trapdoor A secret world of special effects and backstage trickery hides under the stage at Trinity Rep “We haven’t done this show in the round in nearly a decade,” says Laura E. Smith, production director at Trinity Rep. “We used to do it all the time.” Every year, Trinity Rep mounts Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and each production is unique. A coal cart once levitated across the auditorium. Parachute fabric once covered the audience. When real flames burst from the stage, at least one person fainted. But without fail, every production uses trapdoors to keep the action moving, including a subterranean elevator. “It’s the simplest elevator there is,” says Karl Orrall, Trinity’s technical director. “But the platform is different for every show.”

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Underneath the stage is a vast space, or “trap room,” where the elevator is based. The company has used as many as 16 elevators for a single production, plus innumerable trapdoors, to quickly move actors and set pieces into the limelight. Trinity’s A Christmas Carol has always thrived on special effects, and a 360-degree audience will enhance the performance’s intimate magic. So with revolving directors, cast members and even Scrooges, is there anything about the show that stays the same from year to year? “The snow,” declares Laura.

“We always have to make it snow.”