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Mid-Summer Guide F Your to-do list

for the rest of JulY and august! swing into concerts, festivals, clam cakes and lobster rolls, outdoor movies, and much more!

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Come one, come all to a free, family-friendly block party and open house to celebrate our 50th birthday! August 17 • noon–8PM!

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Plus: Live folk rock from The Grapes of Wrath with 3 Pile • The Barker Players • Contemporary Theater Company Daydream Theatre Company • Elemental Theatre Collective • Epic Theatre Company • Gamm Theatre Manton Avenue Project • Mixed Magic Theatre • Ocean State Theater Company • The Community Players Sleeping Weasel • Wilbury Theatre Group • Trinity Rep’s Young Actors Studio

• Prop & costume sale • Acting classes • Raffles • Ticket discounts on Oliver!, A Christmas Carol and more! 201 WAshington st., Providence, ri • Box office: (401) 351-4242 • WWW.trinityreP.coM Tech demos

Support for Trinity Rep's 50th Anniversary Block Party and Open House provided by the Providence Tourism Council and the City of Providence, Angel Taveras, Mayor.

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Summer’s halfway over, and what do you have to show for it, besides bad tan lines and too many heat-induced hangovers? Luckily for you, it’s not too late to salvage the season. Get out there and live it up before Labor Day rolls around . . . .

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Bill Maher on stand-up comedy, pot, and the state of the union.

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Throwing it down: Dusk hosts the SOmEtHInG blOOdy muSIc fESt.

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Phillipe + Jorge’s Cool, Cool World

Frankie goes to Hollywood . . .er, rio THe PoPe on PARADe; KuDoS FoR nuAlA; SounDS by THe SeA

P&J have had little good to say about the Catholic Church hierarchy, but Pope Frankie seems to at least have a proper sense of decorum. Riding around in a Ford Focus instead of some pimped-out Mercedes favored only by pontiffs, African cabinet ministers, and Beverly Hills dentists (thank you, Paul Fussell), the guy is showing a nicely nuanced recognition of the world’s poverty vis-à-vis the swanning around in velvet robes and golden bling-bling traditionally favored by the boys in dresses at the Vatican. But your superior correspondents were amused by the recent Associated Press coverage of Frankie’s visit to Brazil, where he is being treated like a rock star in Rio de Janeiro, and has continued to make the “Popemobile” more well known than the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile or the Dogmobile from the Farrelly Brothers’ Dumb and Dumber. (True story: portions of Dumb and Dumber were shot in Little Rhody, because the Farrellys grew up here. Totally unaware of the movie in production at the time, Phillipe was driving up Route 295 one day when he saw the Dogmobile across the highway. It was one of those, “Did I really see that? And if I did, I want to meet whoever is behind the wheel of that baby!” moments. Too bad we don’t have more tricked-out vehicles like that one, it would make driving a great deal more interesting.) But we digress. One part of a recent AP report reads, “A Vatican official also said that authorities had found a small, homemade bomb near a church the pope plans to visit [in two days] but that it didn’t appear connected to the pontiff’s visit.” Oh, OK. And that August 2001 “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US” briefing memo to Dubya Bush about the threat of Al Qaeda had nothing to do with 9/11. The other thing that caught P&J’s eye was “Before singing, [three dozen World Youth Day participants] robustly yelled soccer-like chants in the pope’s honor.” Phillipe and Jorge hope it wasn’t one of famed chants by the historically Protestant Glasgow Rangers fans — for example, the song, “The Billy Boys,” which includes the line “We’re up to our knees in Fenian [a derogatory term referring to historic Catholic warriors] blood.” Bad form, don’tcha know. That ditty helped get a law passed in Scotland prohibiting religious and racist verbal attacks at soccer matches Rangers’ archrival, Glasgow Celtic (think Red Sox-Yankees with three times the violence and religious hatred added to the mix), were founded as a Catholic team, with longheld ties to Northern Ireland and the IRA, and their fans had no problem verbally assaulting the Queen, British monarchy, and the Church of England at matches over the years. P. remembers a Rangers chant from when he lived in the UK in the early ’70s that pretty well summed up the feelings, while mentioning Celtic manager Jock Stein and star David Hay, and Rangers’ own captain John Greig and player Sandy Jardine:

Kick Jock Stein and David Hay Fuck the pope and the IRA God bless John Greig and Jardine And God save the Queen

That might not sound too harsh on paper, but imagine 40,000 Scotsmen in full throat singing it with malice aforethought. Enjoy Ipanema, Frankie. Red thong?

Swinging geniuSeS

Not that this makes your heart beat faster, but Vice President Joe Biden will be coming to The Biggest Little for an August 22 ceremony to celebrate the new Nuala Pell Lead-

ership Program in Public Service at Salve Regina University. Nuala, the wife of the legendary late US Senator Claiborne Pell, was not only Claiborne’s rock and protector as his health failed, she was also sharp as a tack in her own right — a perfect example of a leader dedicated to service. This is a well-deserved honor for her, with Joe Biden’s presence being a mere distraction from the true star of the day.

One story most don’t know about Nuala is that after Claiborne’s Coast Guard stint, and prior to his entering politics, he was a lecturer at Princeton on marine issues. The Pells lived at the time in the same apartment building as the eccentric genius Albert Einstein. Einstein taught Nuala how to manage a household checkbook, and she would make the bachelor meals in return.

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This week, there’s a fun music series called BridgeFest taking place at various venues in Newport. Here are a couple of highlights: on Monday, July 29, Doug Woolverton, the terrific trumpet player from Roomful of Blues, will perform the music of Miles Davis with a band called the Miles Davis Experience. Doug is one of the finest anywhere at recreating the feeling of Miles’s music and (this is amazing) he plays the actual trumpet that Miles played on Kind of Blue. Expect first-rate musicianship and a lively and diverse selection of tunes. Having already maxed out reservations for the first show at the Fifth Element club, the venue has added a second show scheduled for Tuesday, July 30. Your superior correspondents suggest that you call 401.619.2552 and make reservations. You will not be disappointed. And the best part? It’s free! Also part of BridgeFest is a show on Thursday, August 1 featuring blues legend (and Newport resident), James Montgomery. This one is taking place on the lawn of Rosecliff Mansion, beginning at 6 pm. It’s a tribute to the great R&B and soul music that came out of the recording studio at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. You’ll know the songs: big hits by the likes of Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Bobby Bland, Ray Charles, and others. Montgomery has assembled a band with Robert Johnson Howard, Erica Rodney, Ed Bradley, Jeff Keithline, Don DC Culp, Sandy MacDonald, and the fabulous Cadillac Horns. This show is also free, so get there early. You might want to bring a lawn chair or blanket — 0r not, as you’ll probably be doing a lot of dancing. Jorge (Rudy Cheeks) will be the emcee and he might even play a little with his old buddy Monty. Meanwhile, back in Our Little Towne (aka Providence), there are a couple of highly recommended musical events on Friday evening, July 26. If you’ve got the desire and energy, you can make them both. From 7 to 9 pm, Josh Schurman, head ramrod of the band Biscuit City, and the dazzling Paula Clare Ciminero will play at L’Artisan Cafe and Bakery in Wayland Square on Providence’s East Side. After that, you can slide down to the Jewelry District to catch Mark Cutler and the Men of Great Courage at Nick-a-Nee’s, another free show. (If we’re not mistaken, Stephanie, the owner of Nick-aNee’s, danced on the bar the last time Mark and MOGC were there.) ^

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This Just In

“Mother Nature is telling us some really important things here in Rhode Island.”

_sheldon whitehouse

As The ProJo turns

The Journal feeds the meter, but does it buy them more time? The last few months have brought an extraordinary amount of change to Rhode Island’s paper of record. In late April, veteran Providence Journal executive editor Thomas Heslin stepped down, making way for the first female editor in the paper’s 183-year history, Karen Bordeleau. The following month brought the retirement of another high-ranking veteran, editorial page editor Robert Whitcomb. Meanwhile, the paper unveiled its most ambitious series in recent memory: “#eWave — The Digital Revolution, an in-depth series of stories, photographs, videos, interactive graphics and social media on all our platforms,” as they described it. Sure, nine years after the founding of Facebook, eight years after YouTube’s birth, seven years into the existence of Twitter, and six years after the first iPhone was perhaps a tad late to break the news that a “digital revolution” was afoot in America. But the series — which covered everything from video surveillance of Narragansett Bay to the ways our brains respond to digital devices to the decline of the printed postcard industry — was a reminder of the kind of smart, thorough, blanket coverage the paper can provide in ways that no other local news organization can. This past Tuesday, July 23 brought perhaps the biggest change of all — and one aimed squarely at the paper’s bottom line. The paper has officially tossed its strict, we’ll-tease-youwith-125-words-of-an-article-but-you’ll-haveto-subscribe-to-read-the-rest paywall and followed the example of The New York Times, The Washington Post and, according to their own announcement, “more than 300 smalland medium-sized newspapers” by adopting

a metered online subscription model. For you non-news junkies, a “metered model” is a compromise between a totally free news site and a stern, impermeable paywall. The Journal’s new model will let non-subscribers read 15 free, full-length articles per 30-day period. Then, once these readers hit the magic number, they’ll hit a paywall asking them for $16 per month for continued unencumbered digital access. If they decide not to pay, the “meter” will reset once 30 days expire, allowing them to read 15 more articles. So what does this all mean for the paper? “I think this is probably a good move for the Journal,” Northeastern journalism professor (and former Boston Phoenix “Don’t Quote Me” media columnist) Dan Kennedy tells us. Few papers have figured how to make an allcontent-is-free model work, he says, and at the same time, “when you have a totally strict paywall, you are really cutting yourself off from the sharing power of the Internet, which really is what is the most important thing about the Internet.”

(Sharing was possible with the previous Journal pay model, but the process was much more cumbersome than it is now.) Still, a metered model isn’t a silver bullet for struggling regional dailies like the Journal or The New Haven Register or The Boston Globe, Kennedy says. “In the online era there is absolutely no reason to have a news source — one news source — that combines international news, local news, the funnies, obituaries, sports, grocery ads, school lunch menus,” he says. Regional newspapers are built on the idea that readers will find their niche within the paper. Now, readers simply find those niches elsewhere. New York University journalism guru and pressthink. org creator Jay Rosen has a similar prognosis. The lesson from The New York Times — which he once described as “the big experiment of 2011”— is that “there is a new revenue stream there, [but] it doesn’t solve the problem or change the game,” he says. Sure, the Times has reportedly netted the $100 million since adopting their meter, but for a much smaller-paper like the Journal, Rosen says, life in a

post-meter world will look a lot like life before. We’ll have to wait to analyze the effect of the meter on the Journal’s tumbling circulation numbers and ad sales. But it’s tough not to root for the paper as it enters this new stage. In preparation for the meter’s arrival, they’ve spruced up their website with bigger pictures, brighter colors, prominent links to social media sites, various multi-media “modules,” and, most importantly, the return of full-length articles. (Strangely, blogs have all but disappeared from their homepage amidst this progress.) Now, readers are no longer flung off of a 125-word cliff into a pit of teeth-gnashing commenters, which, for a while, had become the defining experience of providencejournal.com. And from what we hear, the changes are more than superficial. Reporters at Fountain Street HQ tell us that new leadership has proactively sought their input in steering the paper. This seems logical — why wouldn’t you go to reporters for ideas? — but, apparently, it wasn’t the way things used to work. Perhaps now is a good a time, then, to suggest the paper’s next big project. Can they find a way to un-erase the thousands of archived articles lost during their previous web makeover? Not only would this establish the website as the rich, unrivaled public historical resource that it can and should be (history teachers across the state would love them), but it would allow Journal reporters to once again Google their own names and find something other than 125-word article stubs. As it stands now, years of their work has simply disappeared from digital existence.

_Philip Eil

climate change

A senAtor wAlks into A bAr in MAtunuck. . . but it’s no joke f There’s a sea breeze whipping through the Ocean Mist in Matunuck on Friday afternoon, but the place is still sweltering. The patrons — and the beers that they clutch — are sweating. On the sound system, James Brown is screaming. On the walls are bumper stickers (“U [Heart] NY? Then Stay There!”), blinking KENO screens, and a whiteboard with handwritten items like “Scallop + Bacon Chowda” and “Reconstructed Lazy Man’s Lobster.” Amidst it all, Kate Coyne-McCoy is explaining today’s specialty cocktail: the Climate Cooler. “First we thought [of] something that would light on fire,” she says. “But it’s 109,000 degrees out, so something that lights on fire? Not so cooling and refreshing.” “Then [we] decided, well, maybe we’ll make something blue . . . like the ocean,” she continues. “But blue cocktails are just not that appetizing. Ohhh, yucko, right? And so they finally settled on this really lovely refreshing pineapple-Sprite-vodka concoction that’s delicious and refreshing.” The Climate Cooler is an integral piece of “Cocktails and Climate Change,” today’s event which Coyne-McCoy helped arrange along with the RI Sierra Club. This afternoon, Rhode Island’s iconic seaside reggae shack is morphing, albeit briefly, into a political rallying hall. Red, white and blue signs reading “CLIMATE ACTION: IT’S OUR OBLIGATION” have been tacked up near the neon beer signs that normally adorn the stage. At around 2:30, the music dies and patrons whip out their cameras and smartphones and begins snapping away. Onstage, local college students, business owners, employees of the Ocean Mist, and the EPA’s regional administrator Curt Spalding make their case for why rising seas and shifting weather patterns demand immediate action and attention. Eventually, the anchor of the event (and likely the only man

within a mile wearing a suit and tie), US Senator Sheldon Of the last group, he says, “And by the way, they’re the Whitehouse, takes the microphone. scientists who, right now, have a rover that they made travel Whitehouse is no stranger to climate speeches. Since the to Mars, land safely on Mars, and are now driving it around spring of 2012, he’s been delivering them once a week on the on the surface of Mars. Do you think these are scientists who Senate floor in Washington. Two days before this appearance might know what they’re talking about?” at the Ocean Mist he said to his colleagues “It is simply not Near the end of the speech he points out toward the credible any longer to just deny climate change.” This was ocean. “The Ocean Mist hangs at the edge of existence despeech number 39. The week before, on July 9, he rhetorically pending on these storms and that sea level rise,” he says. asked whether the “cynical polluter-driven propaganda cam“So there is no one more on this fault line and on this battle paign” that’s spurred indecision or outright climate change line than Kevin.” denial among Republican senators was “one of the biggest He’s talking about Kevin Finnegan, the man with flowing and most successful frauds ever perpegray hair wearing flip flops, khaki shorts, trated on the public.” and a Stewart Surfboards T-shirt who is Today in Matunuck, the message is also standing onstage. much the same. “There are rules to this Finnegan is the kind of guy who says “no world. There are the laws of physics. worries” during conversation, but the precariThere are the laws of chemistry,” he ous perch of his business would suggest that, says. “We can’t repeal those in Congress. yes, there are worries. Before the speeches, he Those are real laws. We’ve got to abide ushered me out to the bar’s waterfront deck, by them and we’ve got to behave within where the sound of the waves crashing on the them. And Mother Nature is telling us rocks below drowned out the music. some really important things here in Fifteen years ago, he said, there was a Rhode Island.” beach beyond the deck with room for a volHe cites a 10-inch rise in sea levels leyball court. Now it’s just waves. and a 90 percent drop in Narragansett Still, he’s optimistic. “We’ve been here Bay’s winter flounder stock due to a four25 years. I think we’ll be here another 25 degree increase in water temperature. years,” he says. He rings off companies and organizaA moment later he tweaks that message. tions that have recognized the urgency “I mean, Holland’s been underwater for 100 of the global climate change: GM, Ford, years. So I’m sure Matunuck . . . can do it.” on the FAult line Finnegan. _Philip Eil Coke, Pepsi, NASA.

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Though they put two runs on the board in the first inning, Beyond Wrestling — an independent wrestling cooperative based in Providence — has struggled for most of the game, and they’ve found themselves trailing the Providence Kickball League AllStar team by three runs with only one inning to play. It’s week seven of the PKL season, on a sweaty afternoon in Dexter Park on Providence’s West End, and it’s been a pretty slow game, so far. But as Beyond Wrestling’s leadoff kicker—a bald, jittery man the game’s announcers have nicknamed Professor Xavier— comes to the plate, the contest starts to live up to its billing. Professor X. promptly pops out, and then rushes the outfielder who made the catch. Benches empty, both teams pour into right-center, and a brawl begins, to the considerable delight of the many heat-drunk fans and other PKL players in attendance. This isn’t anything out of the ordinary for members of Beyond Wrestling. They take their craft seriously, and most matches are attended not by fans, but by other wrestlers who study and critique the performances. (“Wrestlers wrestling for wrestlers,” their website declares.) So it makes sense, then, that as the two teams collide on the field, a few people are hoisted in the air and there are several pilings-on. But no one is hurt; the anger is practiced, feigned. The mob soon softens into a gaggle of guffaws and celebratory hoots before members of the crowd get close enough to start snapping pictures. When the next kicker steps to the plate, a team-on-team dance-off is declared, apropos, it seems, of little more than the desire for a dance-off. It’s a freeform affair: points seem to be awarded based on the élan of the performance, with a few extra marks added for the loss of articles of clothing. It results in an award of three runs to Beyond Wrestling, which ties the game. So it goes in the Providence Kickball League, whose members and fans gather on summer Saturdays for roughly six hours of costumed kickball competition. This year’s teams include the Cereal Killers, the Bath Salt Heroes, the Glamazons, and the Trippin Marios, whose members dress the likeness of various characters from Nintendo’s Mario video games. Players are encouraged to come in costume, some drink on the field, and the opposing team regularly douses runners rounding third with what may or may not be water. “Get drunk, have fun,” is the advice given to me by more than one player. Hang around for a game or two, though, and this frat-boy mantra actually turns out to be a more genuine entreaty for a few hours of good-natured, half-naked, barelycompetitive fun — all of it among a bevy of Providence’s artists, designers, bartenders, lawyers, medical technicians, and at least one Brown professor. “F-U-N,” says A. J. Paglia, the league’s

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graphic designer, occasional play-by-play announcer, and member of the Jedi Mind Kicks. “A lot of the teams have different themes,” he explains. “My team is a bunch of people that are getting together to lose weight for the summer. The goal is to have fun, and just get outside and run around for a little bit.” “It’s pretty much for me like an extension of summer camp. It’s like being a kid again, for adults,” says Sean Larkin, the league’s commissioner, who works fulltime as head brewer at Trinity Brewhouse and also co-owns Providence’s Revival Brewing Company. The PKL has joined forces with a number of local businesses before — the bar Dusk, Reyes Liquors, Narragansett Brewing Co. — but it seems to have found kindred partners in Beyond Wrestling. Beyond Wrestling spokesman Drew Cordero (“I do commentary as Denver Colorado. The man, not the place,” he says by way of introduction) speaks voluminously about Beyond Wrestling’s methodology. “What we are is almost like a triple-a to the TV-style wrestling,” he says, describing how the group started as a way for ambitious wrestlers to trade notes and hone their skills in a constructive environment. They started by holding events that weren’t open to the public — almost like a fight flub, he says. Thanks to the closed nature of many of their events, they’ve fostered an atmosphere that emphasizes creativity and camaraderie. “The type of style that our guys wrestle . . . it’s a lot more hard hitting,” he says. “There’s a lot more improvisational moments, there’s not as much scripted.” In a kickball league where knocking over another player’s beer earns an automatic out and a half decent booty dance can save your team from defeat, Beyond Wrestling’s approach seems to fit right in. Those looking for an introduction to the PKL lifestyle would do well to seek out the Reverend Al Mighty, of the team Cobra Kai. He’s a burly, convivial man whose costume today includes a pair of petite black bicycle shorts, and nothing else. “It’s not a really good eighties movie until the stud takes his shirt off, anyway,” he says. Though the Revered has ample advice to offer on kickball technique — “Keep it low. Everybody tries to kick the bomb. It’s a kickball, not a baseball . . . base hits win the game” — not all his guidance is sport-related. “If you want to get laid in the city, [a] PKL T-shirt’s the best way to do it,” he says. “Grab a T-shirt — extra small. Like, midriff, if you can. Think Scott Baio, man. Think Scott Baio.” Providence Kickball League meets on Saturdays from 12 to 6 pm through the summer at Dexter Park. For more information visit providencekickball.org.

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Super-hot stuff hOw tO maKe the mOst Of the rest Of the summer _ By Chr is C O n t i Quite the stretch of “damn, it’s hotas-hell out here!” weather we’ve been enjoying (suffering through?) this summer here in the Ocean State. But don’t let the sweltering and soupy conditions dissuade you from literally peeling yourself off the couch and abandoning the AC. In less than six weeks the autumnal equinox will be upon us and we can all start complaining about gray skies and chilly nights — so quit your bitchin’ and get out there! We’ve compiled a to-do list from now through Labor Day, ensuring zero downtime during the dog days of summer. Break out a sharp No. 2 and start penciling in some fun.

Free flicks al fresco style? Yes, please. Head downtown every Thursday for mOvies On the BlOCK across from Tazza Caffe (Westminster and Union sts, Providence, indowncity.com) now through September. Check out some of the features on deck: The Matrix (8.15), GoodFellas (8.29), Death Wish (9.12), and Paranormal Activity (9.26). newPOrtfilm takes it outside all over Aquidneck Island. This weekend brings a pair of films presented in conjunction with the Newport Folk Fest; in August, four intriguing documentaries (topics: Mariel Hemingway, a cowboy conservationist, mountain climbers, junior golfers) will be screened at Rosecliff (8.1), the Newport International Polo Ground (8.8), the Easton Beach Parking Lot(8.15), and Sweet Berry Farm (8.22); go deep at newportfilm.com. Misquamicut Beach offers two drivein movie nights: BiG sCreen mOvies On the BeaCh presents family-friendly flicks at Atlantic Beach Park (321 Atlantic Ave, Misquamicut, westerlychamber.org) every Tuesday starting at 8:30 pm. Pack the blankets and beach chairs and enjoy upcoming kiddy favorites Kung Fu Panda (8/13) and The Little Rascals (8/20). Best of all — free parking and no admission fee! drive-in mOvie niGht presents big screen classics every Thursday through August 20 at Wuskenau Town Beach (318 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, misquamicut.org), located in the lot near the waterslide park. This is the perfect excuse to hang around (and sober up) after a day of boozing and sunbathing. Upcoming features include St. Elmo’s Fire (8.15), and American Graffiti (8.29). rustiC tri vue drive-in (1195 Eddie Dowling Highway, North Smithfield, facebook.com/RusticDriveIn) is a celebrated Lil Rhody landmark dating back to 1951. Hell, we saw Jaws, Star Wars, and Carrie here back in the day. Rustic is open through September with three screens (and some surprisingly damn tasty clam cakes at the concession stand). This would be the spot to scare the pants off your date while watching The Conjuring, based

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Get sporty Your PawtuCKet red sOx (1 Columbus Ave, Pawtucket, pawsox.com) are atop the standings, just like their big brothers in Beantown, with sights set on a second consecutive Governor’s Cup title. And McCoy Stadium remains the top-ranked venue in triple-A ball; it doesn’t get much better than kicking back on the grassy knoll in left field with a Foolproof brew while cheering for the Bucket’s boys of summer. Hot dogs and assorted snacks are offered for a buck on Dollar Mondays; and you can camp out on the field at the Family Sleepover on August 2 ($27.50 includes the game vs. the Norfolk Tides, a food voucher, and continental breakfast). Aquidneck Island’s boys of summer, the newPOrt Gulls (Cardines Field at 20 America’s Cup Ave, Newport, newportgulls.com), are also tops in their division, and the five-time champs of the New England Collegiate Baseball League are preparing for another post-season run. Single game tix are just $4 for adults, $1 for kids 12 and under. There are scores of road races in Rhode Island just about every weekend through September (check listings and registration info at runningintheusa.com), including the BlOCK island triathlOn (8.3), the 17th annual wild dOG triathlOn at Colt State Park in Bristol (8.11), and the BOld r dash

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rollerderby.com) rolls on, fast approaching its tenth season of action, delivered by some of the baddest badass chicks the Ocean State has ever harbored. Matches are scheduled through November at Thayer Arena in Warwick, the RI Convention Center, and the Newport Yachting Center. Cheer on local bruisers like the Sakonnet River Rats, Rocky Point Rollers, and Old Money Honeys. Adult tickets are just $10 and children ages 5-12 are $5. Tennis, anyone? There are plenty of no-charge courts at parks and rec centers around the state, but the newPOrt internatiOnal tennis hall Of fame (194 Bellevue Ave, Newport, tennisfame.com) is the only place to play on grass and channel your inner Isner. It is “highly encouraged” that players wear all-white attire to keep in the tradition and historic heritage of the venue. It would also be wise to refrain from profanity-laced, Johnny Macinspired tirades. Individual, group, and corporate rates are available. The tOdd mOrsilli Clay COurts tennis Center at Roger Williams Park (providence ri.gov/parks-and-rec/roger-williams-park) offers singles and doubles leagues, plus clinics and private lessons. The 10 clay courts can be rented by the hour.

Seafood (and suds) For more than 30 years, Jim’s dOCK (1175 Succotash Rd, Wakefield) has been satisfying

the locals with incredibly affordable fare, including clam cakes which feature actual clams (pick up a dozen for under $7). BYOB and dog-friendly, too! aunt Carrie’s (1240 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, auntcarriesri.com) is a madhouse no matter the time of day yet always worth the wait. The “Lobster Roll special” includes a cup of chowder and two clam cakes. The lobster roll is served on homemade bread with “no fillers or celery” and is offered cold or warm (for you Jersey weirdos). Family-owned and -operated for more than 90 years, the Aunt Carrie’s empire has now expanded to an ice cream parlor across the street. Clam cakes have somehow eluded the marquee at iGGy’s dOuGhBOys & ChOwder hOuse (iggysdoughboys.com) but that hasn’t stopped throngs of hungry fans from lining up for a dozen (or two) bellybusters (visit the site for a $1 off coupon). The original Oakland Beach location (889 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick) is open year-round and recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, and you can’t beat the view from the outdoor patio at the seasonal location in Narragansett (1157 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett). That neverending line at Iggy’s has led some of us impatient folk to rediscover seven seas ChOwder hOuse (26 Palmer Ave, Warwick), the shackiest of all clam shacks (never judge a book — or clam shack — by its cover). The clam cakes are always on point, as is the $10 Coconut Shrimp platter. Wash it all down with a bag of pipinghot “Doughgirls” and just call it a day. Stop by mOnahan’s Clam shaCK By the sea (190 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, monahans ri.com) and pick up “RI’s most affordable lobster roll” for $14.99 a la carte. Or head to Buster KraB’s (265 Great Island Rd, Narragansett, busterkrabs.com) across from Salty Brine Beach for “The World’s Most Expensive Lobster Roll.” Damn, that’s barely an exaggeration at $24.99, but the hollowed-out grinder roll makes for an ample vehicle, alongside a pile of fries and choice of dipping sauce (cucumber-wasabi, please). This is the perfect place to wait out the late-afternoon exiting beach traffic. For the freshest lobster roll in town, look no further than the legendary ChamPlin’s seafOOd (256 Great Island Rd, Narragansett, champlins.com). The price is reasonable (usually around $17) considering the heft of crustacean crammed into the griddled hot dog bun. That is the benefit of having your own wholesale operation and retail market (Champlin’s serves New York’s Fulton Fish Market and Boston’s Fish Pier, among others). Relax on the upstairs deck and watch as fishing boats pull in with their daily catch. For you lazy, crustacean-craving Cranstonians — head to marChetti’s restaurant (1463 Park Ave, Cranston, marchettis.com), Continued on p 10

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Culture corner trinity reP will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday, August 17 with a block party and open house from noon till 8 pm. There will be performances of beloved scenes and songs from the theater’s rich history, and they’ll share the spotlight by opening the stage to the state’s other talented troupes. But wait, there’s more: tours, workshops, tech demos, a sale of props and costumes, music, acting classes, face painting . . . . Get more details and updates at trinityrep.com. the wOOly fair, the annual “pop-up, participatory arts carnival,” is at the Steel Yard in Providence August 16-18. This year’s theme is “Off the Grid and On the Lamb,” which will explore the possibilities of human-generated electricity. There’s family fun while the sun’s out, and “grown-up revelry” at night. Free your mind at woolytown.com. The 17th annual rhOde island internatiOnal film festival will unleash its cinematic bounty August 6-11, with screenings, seminars, workshops, tours, and more in Providence, Newport, Jamestown, Westerly, and points

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Sultry sounds The Burnside ParK Beer Garden musiC series (kennedyplaza.org) is in full swing, held every Thursday by the fountain in Burnside Park (adjacent to Kennedy Plaza). Jess Powers is the curator to thank for this year’s outstanding roster of local talent; upcoming shows include the Silks on August 1, Boo City on August 8, the Rice Cakes on August 22nd, and the ’Mericans on August 29. There are also lawn games, food trucks, and suds served up by Trinity Brewhouse. Beer garden opens at 4:30 pm and music starts around 5:30 pm. All-ages and free of charge! The newPOrt Jazz festival (newport jazzfest.net) is fast approaching, so make tracks to Fort Adams State Park for more than three dozen great acts. The festival kicks off in grand fashion August 2 with Natalie Cole performing at the Tennis Hall of Fame. Tickets for all three shows are available at Ticketmaster.com. Let’s stay on the island and salute the sunset musiC series at the Newport Yachting Center; some legendary names will take the NYC stage in August, including George Thorogood and Buddy Guy (8.9), Tony Bennett (8.28), and Pat Benatar (8.31). The Yachting Center will also play host to the 4th Annual Newport Waterfront Reggae Festival on August 10 featuring Spiritual Rez, Bushman, and many more, plus the Newport Celtic Rock Festival on August 24 with the Dropkick Murphys! Pick up tix in advance for these shows and save $10. Visit newportwaterfrontevents.com for all the details. The best $7 you’ll spend this summer? Answer: AS220’s fOO fest 2013 (115 Empire St, as220.org) going down Saturday, August 10 starting at 1 pm. It’ll be tough to top this one, with SSION topping a bill with an eclectic mix of local acts on multiple stages, ranging from Clyde Lawrence and Dylan Sevey to Neutral Nation and Lolita Black. Vudu Sister, VulGarrity, Whore Paint, Atlantic Thrills — the list goes on and on. See y’all there. Head to Block Island on August 3 and 4 for COnserfest. The event strives to raise funds and awareness for land conservation and environmental education projects on the Block. Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad, Bonfire Bandit, Cheers Elephant, and the Johnny Lingo Band are some of the musicmakers. Go to conserfest.org for all you need to know. Continued on p 12

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The 16th annual rhythm & rOOts festival (rhythmandroots.com) is a Labor Day weekend staple at Charlestown’s Ninigret Park, and this year’s lineup is super-impressive, with national acts such as Steve Earle, Marcia Ball, and Carolina Chocolate Drops. Advance ticket deals are available now, including full camping packages. Kids 12 and under are free with adult. Some of our favorite local clubs offer a steady schedule of local and national acts stopping through. the met (1005 Main St, Pawtucket, themetri.com) kicks off August in fine form with locals Smith & Weeden and the Sugar Honey Iced Tea on August 2, indie rap legend Apathy on August 3 (both shows are all-ages). Mewithoutyou visit the on August 16 with the Spinto Band, and must-hear locals the Tower and the Fool and the Mallett Brothers Band take the stage on August 31. The Met’s big brother, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (79 Washington St, Providence, lupos.com), quiets down a bit in the warmer months, but Guster returns and Jukebox the Ghost will be there on August 1, and metalheads will unite for Neurosis and Lustmord on August 24. Hip-hop heads, we have you covered: hit fête (103 Dike St, Providence, fetemusic.com) in Olneyville every Saturday for DJ Born Causal’s dance party (21+ and free), while Strange Famous Records has the final Thursday of every month on lock with the “Church of Providence” series (the debut show last month was crazy). And turntablist pro dOx ellis keeps his itinerary full with regular gigs at Local 121 (local121.com), Dusk, and the Salon (the salonpvd.com). If jazz and blues are more your speed, feel free to dust off your gear and visit rOOts Cafe (276 Westminster St, Providence, rootsprovidence.com) every Tuesday for the Who Dat Blues/Jazz Jam and the Strictly Jazz Jam held each Wednesday; no cover charge for musicians who sign up and jam out. A good day at the beach can lead to great night on the dance floor at the KniCKerBOCKer Café (35 Railroad Ave, Westerly, theknickerbockercafe.com), narraGansett Café (25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown, narragansettcafe.com) and, of course, the OCean mist (895 Matunuck Beach Rd, Wakefield, oceanmist.net).

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COMEDY CONNECTION | 39 Warren Ave, East Providence | 401.438.8383 | ricomedyconnection.com July 25: The Providence Phoenix Best Show with Best winners and nominees Ray Harrington, John Porch, TJ Curran, and Mike Murra July 26 + 27: Joe List July 31: Summer Showdown Season III Aug 2: Eric Andre Aug 8: John “Dr. Dirty” Valby Aug 9 +10: Mike McCarthy Aug 16 + 17: James Dorsey Aug 22: Corey Holcomb Aug 25: Miss Coco Puru Aug 30 + 31: Tom Dustin Sept 12: Mick Foley

NEWPORT SUMMER COMEDY SERIES | At the Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | newportcomedy.com July 26: Lily Tomlin July 28: Bill Maher Aug 1: Rodney Carrington Aug 2: Lisa Lampanelli Aug 11: Jeff Dunham Aug 16: Katt Williams Aug 18: Ron White Aug 25: Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla Aug 30: Nick Offerman with special guest

Megan Mullally & her band Sept 1: John Pinette

Dance ISLAND MOVING CO. | 401.847.4470 | island movingco.org | At Great Friends Meeting House, 30 Marlborough St, Newport July 25-27: The Fourth Annual Great Friends

Dance Festival, featuring the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company+ Amaranth Contemporary Dance + Lydia Johnson Dance + Anne Zuerner’s Roxane Lola Movement Machine + Bradley Shelver + Michael Bolger + Ali Brodsky + Aerplaye

Events JULY 26-28 | NEWPORT ANTIQUES SHOW | July 26 +

27 10 am-6 pm + July 28 10 am-4 pm | $15, $20 for three-day pass | St. George’s School 372 Purgatory Rd, Middletown | 401.846.2669 | newport antiquesshow.com JULY 26-28 | FOSTER OLD HOME DAYS with crafts + music + 4-H shows + oxen pull competitions + baking and eating contests + more | July 26 10 am-10 pm + July 27 8:30 am-10 pm + July 28 8:30 am-6 pm | Foster Town House, Howard Hill Rd (off Rte 94), Foster | $5, free under 12 | foster oldhomeday.webs.com

JULY 27 + 28 | 13TH ANNUAL CULTURAL SURVIVAL BAzAAR | A cultural festival that provides

indigenous artists, cooperatives, and their representatives from around the world the chance to sell their work (traditional and contemporary crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry, carpets, and accessories) directly to the American public; plus music, Native American storytelling, craft-making demonstrations, films, food, and more | 10 am-5 pm | Free | Four Corners Arts Center, 3852 Main Road, Tiverton | 617.441.5400 | bazaar. culturalsurvival.org

RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | 401.861.4445 | film-festival.org Aug 6-11: The RIIFF will screen 200 films in

Providence, Newport, Westerly, and Jamestown; plus seminars, workshops, a tour of film locations in Providence, and more. Complete details @ the website.

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Nick Offerman, at the Newport Summer Comedy Series

AUG 2-4 | 29TH CHARLESTOWN SEAFOOD FESTIVAL | Feast on seafood, lobsters, steamers, chowder, fish and chips, clam cakes, corn, a raw bar, and even non-seafood delights. Attractions include music, arts and crafts, amusement rides, rock-wall climbing, children’s shows, bungee jumping, and a lobster raffle | Aug 2 + 3 12-11 pm + Aug 4 11 am-10 pm | $8, children 12 and under free, $1 donation to park | Ninigret Park, Rte 1A, Charlestown | 401.364.4031 | charlestownrichamber.com

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with Alice in Chains + Jane’s Addiction + Coheed and Cambria + Circa Survive + Walking Papers + New Politics + more Aug 15: Zac Brown Band Aug 17: John Mayer + Phillip Phillips Aug 18: Matchbox Twenty + Goo Goo Dolls + Kate Earl Sept 6: The Allman Brothers Band + Grace Potter & the Nocturnals Sept 7: Blake Shelton + Easton Corbin + Jana Kramer

CONSERFEST 2013 | Block Island | conserfest.org Aug 3 + 4: The fest raises funds and awareness for

land conservation and environmental education projects on Block Island. The headliner is the Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad; more than 20 other acts will be announced. Shows are on Aug 3 at the Poor Peoples Outdoor Stage [3-6 pm] at the Club Soda Indoor Stage [9 pm-1 am] and on Aug 4 at the Town Beach Pavilion Stage [11 am-4 pm], Captain Nick’s Outdoor Stage [4:30-9 pm], and Yellow Kittens [9:30 pm-1 am].

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Aug 2: The Trans Fats + Neutral Nation + Opposition

Rising + Redline Rebels + Done With You! Aug 7: Tribal Seeds + Josh Heineichs Aug 9: Sick Puppies + 10 Years Aug 20: Geographer + Grmln Aug 23: Monogold + Soft Metals+ Kid Mountain Aug 29: Satisfaction: A Tribute to thes Rolling Stones Sept 1: Supersuckers + Hellbound Glory + the McGunks + the Mighty Good Boys + Dog Day Afternoon Sept 6: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion + the Melodic Sept 13: Leftover Salmon + Assembly of Dust Sept 13: Pere Ubu + Gagarin

FOX THEATER | At Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | 800.200.2882 | foxwoods.com Aug 3: Oh What a Night of Doo-Wop & Rock n Roll,

Volume 2, with Kenny Vance & the Planotones, Charlie Thomas Drifters, Jimmy Gallagher & the Passions, Linda Jansen, and Acappella by Classic Sounds

GILLETTE STADIUM | 1 Patriot Pl, Foxboro, MA | ticketmaster.com July 26 + 27: Taylor Swift Aug 23 + 24: Kenny Chesney INDIAN RANCH | 200 Gore Rd, Webster, MA | 508.943.3871 | indianranch.com July 27: Three Dog Night July 28: Phil Vassar Aug 4: Jamey Johnson Aug 10: Scotty McCreery Aug 11: Marshall Tucker Band Aug 17: Kenny Rogers Aug 18: The Mavericks Aug 24: Pat Benatar and Neil Gerardo Sept 1: 38 Special Sept 7: Sara Evans Sept 8: Charlie Daniels Band LUPO’S HEARTBREAK HOTEL | 79 Washington St, Providence | 401.331.5876 | lupos.com Aug 1: Guster + Jukebox the Ghost Aug 24: Neurosis + Lustmord Sept 3: Zappa Plays Zappa Sept 6: The Gaslight Anthem Sept 18: Walk the Moon + Magic Man MANCHESTER 65 | 65 Manchester St, West Warwick | manchester65.com July 25: The Wailers July 27: Rebirth Brass Band Aug 3: Easy Star All-Stars Aug 10: Jon Butcher Axis Aug 14: Candlebox + Candlelight Red + Open Air

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Aug 17: Scarab: The Journey Experience Aug 22: Royal Southern Brotherhood Aug 23: Robby Krieger THE MET | 1005 Main St, Pawtucket | 401.729.1005 | themetri.com July 26: Elise Testone + Eric French & My. Hyde July 27: Starting Over Tuesday + Wind In Sails July 31: Riff Raff Aug 2: Smith & Weeden + the Sugar Honey Iced Tea Aug 3: Apathy Aug 4: Shwayze + Cam Meekins + Jitta On the Track + Paul Couture

Aug 7: Slim Cessna’s Auto Club + the Sterling Sisters

+ the ’Mericans Aug 9: Fight or Flight + Mindset Evolution + Pistol Shot Gypsy Aug 11: Defeater + Vanna + Actor + Pathfinder Aug 13: Baroness + Royal Thunder Aug 16: mewithoutyou + the Spinto Band + the Tower and the Fool

Dropkick Murphys, at the 2nd Annual Newport Celtic Rock Festival

Aug 17: Audio Revival Aug 24: RI Hip-Hop Peace Fest 5 with Chachi

Carvalho & the International Players Aug 28: Rich Ferri & the Wealth On the Water + Dan Mills + Bored With Four Aug 29: NE Hip-Hop On the Rise Aug 31: The Mallett Brothers Band Sept 4: The Dear Hunter Sept 15: Daughters Sept 18: Califone + Richard Buckner

MGM GRAND THEATER | At Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | 800.200.2882 | foxwoods.com July 28: Lynyrd Skynyrd Aug 2: OneRepublic Aug 9: Avenged Sevenfold Aug 10: George Thorogood & the Destroyers + Buddy Guy

Aug 20: Lil Jon Aug 28: Cheap Trick Aug 29: Huey Lewis & the News Sept 7: Alan Jackson MOHEGAN SUN ARENA | 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT | 888.777.7922 | mohegansun.com July 28: The Beach Boys Aug 2: The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour starring Beyoncé

Aug 8: Black Sabbath Aug 10: KISS + Leogun Aug 13: Matchbox Twenty + Goo Goo Dolls Aug 17: American Idol Live! Tour 2013 Aug 23: Ke$ha + Mike Posner & Semi-Precious Weapons Aug 24: Styx + REO Speedwagon Aug 30: The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream Sept 5: Fall Out Boy + Panic At the Disco NANTUCKET NECTARS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES | At the Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | 401.846.1600 | newportwaterfrontevents.com July 30: OneRepublic + Major Hawthorne Aug 4: Under the Sun Tour with Smash Mouth + Sugar Ray + Gin Blossoms + Fastball

Aug 9: George Thorogood & the Destroyers +

Buddy Guy Aug 10: 4th Annual Newport Waterfront Reggae Festival with Morgan Heritage + Anthony B. + Bushman + Chuck Fenda + Wait For Green + DJ Realm & Jah Soldier of OmegaSound Aug 17: The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute Aug 22: Styx Aug 24: 2nd Annual Newport Celtic Rock Festival with Dropkick Murphys + Eileen Ivers + the Town Pants + Screaming Orphans + more Aug 28: Tony Bennett Aug 31: Pat Benatar and Neil Gerardo

NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS | 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | 508.324.1926 | narrowscenter.org Aug 6: Jimmy LaFave Aug 8: Danya Kurtz Aug 9: Buckwheat Zydeco Aug 17: Nick Lowe Aug 22: Carolyn Wonderland Aug 23: Pousette Dart Band Aug 24: Leon Redbone Aug 28: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn Aug 29: Albert Lee Band Sept 8: 12th Annual Narrows Festival of the Arts

with Chuck Prophet, the Seth Walker Band, the Debo Band, the Dino Govoni Quartet, Danielle Miraglia, Kevin Connolly, Amy Black, and the Classified Sept 12: Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola Sept 13: Tom Rush Sept 14: NRBQ Sept 20: Howie Day

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Two Convenient Locations Della Mae, at the Rhythm & Roots Festival NEWPORT JAzz FESTIVAL | Aug 2 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave + Aug 3 + 4 at Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Dr | 401.848.5055 | newportjazzfest.net Aug 2: “An Unforgettable Evening” with Natalie Cole

and the Bill Charlap Trio with Freddy Cole Aug 3: Wayne Shorter’s 80th Birthday Celebration with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade plus special guest Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society, Michel Camilo Sextet, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Robert Glasper Experiment, Gregory Porter, Bill Charlap Trio with special guests, Bob Wilbur & Anat Cohen, Edmar Castaneda, Lew Tabackin, Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band, Rez Abassi Trio, Amir ElSaffar Two Rivers, and the Mary Halvorson Quintet Aug 4: Chick Corea & the Vigil with Christian McBride, Tim Garland, Marcus Gilmore, and Charles Altura, the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band under the direction of Paquito D’Rivera, Hiromi: The Trio Project, the Joshua Redman Quartet, Roy Haynes’s Fountain of Youth Band, Steve Coleman with Five Elements, Talea Ensemble and Duo with David Bryant, the Jim Hall Quartet with Julian Lage, Jon Batiste & Stay Human, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dee Alexander, the Donny McCaslin Group, David Gilmore & Numerology

THE ODEUM | 59 Main St, East Greenwich | 401.885.4000 | theodeum.org Aug 10: An Evening of Song and Conversation with Peter Yarrow

PM PICNICS | At the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave | 401.848.8200 | newportartmuseum.org Aug 14: Abbey Rhode Aug 21: Joe Fletcher & the Wrong Reasons Aug 31: The Elderly Brothers PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 220 Weybosset St | 401.421.ARTS | ppacri.org Aug 11: Diana Ross RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL | At Ninigret Park, 4890a Old Post Rd, Charlestown | 800.922.3772 | rhythmandroots.com Aug 30-Sept 1: Hosted by Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole

[Fri-Sun] + Steve Earle & the Dukes & Duchesses [Sat] + Jim Kweskin’s Jug Band’s 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour, with Jim Kweskin, Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur, and Bill Keith [Sun] + Taj Mahal [Sun] + Carolina Chocolate Drops [Sun] + Marcia Ball [Sat] + Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys [Sat & Sun] + the Texas Guitar Women with Carolyn Wonderland, Cindy Cashdollar, Shelly King, Sarah Brown and Lisa Pankratz [Sat] + Brown Bird [Fri] + Holly Williams [Fri & Sat] + Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie [Fri & Sat] + Los Tex Maniacs [Fri-Sun] + Jason D. Williams [Sat & Sun] + Albert Lee [Sun] + Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band [FriSun] + Eilen Jewell [Sun] + the Red Stick Ramblers [Sat & Sun] + Yvette Landry [Fri-Sun] + Bill Kirchen & Texicali [Sat] + Linda Ortega [Fri & Sat] + Della Mae [Sat] + Phoebe Hunt [Fri-Sun] + Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars [Fri & Sat] + Ed Poullard & Preston Frank [Sat & Sun] + Golden Triangle [Sat & Sun] | Fri 5 pm-midnight + Sat + Sun noon-midnight

THE TOWERS | 30 Ocean Dr, Narragansett | 401.782.2597 | thetowersri.com July 25: Sarah & the Tall Boys Aug 1: The Honky Tonk Knights Aug 8: Roger Ceresi & His All Starz Aug 13: Broadway At the Towers: Phoebe Madden & Friends

Aug 15: The Superchief Trio

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Aug 22: Slippery Sneakers Aug 29: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys TWIN RIVER EVENTS CENTER | 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln | 877.82RIVER | twinriver.com July 26: Gordon Lightfoot Aug 2: Yes Aug 23: Toni Braxton

Classical KINGSTON CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | At the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston | 401.789.0665 | kingston chambermusic.org Through Aug 4: The 25th season of the KCMF presents

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Theater ARTISTS’ EXCHANGE | 401.490.9475 | artists-exchange.org | 50 Rolfe Sq, Cranston July 26-Aug 4: Wave II of the 8th Annual One-Act Pla Festival presents Hair of a Dying Winter, by Ben

Jolivet; September in Biddeford, by Greg Mandryk; Shrewman vs. Shrew Man, by C.J. Ehrlich; Workin’ On the Railroad, by Mark Harvey Levine; The Resurrectionists, by Ben Jolivet; and Civilization, by Jason Irwin

BROWN/TRINITY PLAYWRIGHTS REP | 401.863.2838 | playwrightsrep.com | At Leeds Theatre, 77 Waterman St, Providence July 26-27 + 31: The Gospel of Lovingkindness, by Marcus

Gardley Aug 1: The Hunchback of Seville, by Charise Castro Smith Aug 2: Melena A High-Energy Drama, by Emily Young

CONTEMPORARY THEATER | 401.218.0282 | thecontemporarytheater.com | 327 Main St, Wakefield Through Aug 10: A Flea In Her Ear, by Georges Feydeau Aug 16-Sept 7: Bob, by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb EPIC THEATRE COMPANY | At the Hope Artiste Village, 999 Main St, Pawtucket Aug 9-24: Dividing the Estate, by Horton Foote GRANITE THEATRE | 401.596.2341 | granitetheatre.com | 1 Granite St, Westerly July 26-Aug 25: Skin Flick, by Norm Foster Sept 6-20: The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie NEWPORT PLAYHOUSE & CABARET RESTAURANT | 401.848.PLAY | newportplayhouse.com | 102-104 Connell Hwy Through Aug 18: Hallelujah Girls, by Jessie Jones,

Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Aug 22-Sept 29: The Love List, by Norm Foster

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OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY | 401.921.6800 | oceanstatetheatre.org | 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick Through July 28: Legally Blonde: The Musical PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 401.421.ARTS | ppacri.org | 220 Weybosset St Sept 8-15: Evita 2ND STORY THEATRE | 401.247.4200 | 2ndstorytheatre.com | 28 Market St, Warren Through Aug 30: The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie Through Sept 1: The Murder Room, by Jack Sharkey — At the Bristol Statehouse, 240 High St STADIUM THEATRE | 401.762.4545 | stadiumtheatre.com | Monument Sq, Woonsocket Aug 16: Encore Summer Stock presents Thoroughly Modern Millie

THEATRE BY THE SEA | 401.782.TKTS | theatrebythe sea.biz | 364 Cards Pond Rd, Matunuck Through JAug 10: Annie Aug 14-Sept 1: La Cage Aux Folles

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‘You gotta make them laugh’ Bill Maher on stand-up coMedy, pot, and state of the union _By p h il ip eil “I have not been to this market for, I think, over 10 years,” Bill Maher says. He’s referring to his upcoming July 28 stand-up gig at the Newport Yachting Center as part of the Newport Summer Comedy Series. Maher urged his agent to book something in Rhode Island, he tells me, “because it’s a major market and the people, I remember the last time I played there, were fantastic.” It took me a moment to realize he was using “market” and “Rhode Island” synonymously. But I soon forgave him because a) when was the last time we were “major” in anything? And b) when you’re a one-man media empire like Maher is, well, cities and states and groups of people understandably start to look like “markets.” He’s come a long way from the snide, skinny guy making jokes about his mixed Jewish-Catholic heritage on his Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson debut in 1982 (“We used to go into confession and I would bring a lawyer in with me,” he said in that appearance). Today, he’s a fixture of American culture: toting his brand of razor-sharp, news-inflected humor and conversation from Comedy Central to ABC to HBO, where his show Real Time with Bill Maher has been a Friday night staple for a decade. All the while, he has published a small shelf of books; produced the $13 million-grossing documentary, Religulous; and shuttled from coast to coast tirelessly to perform as a stand-up comedian. Indeed he’s so ubiquitous in 2013 that the distinctions between author, host, commentator, filmmaker, and talk show guest have all seemed to blur. Just what is he, exactly? That’s one of the questions we asked him in a recent phone conversation before his arrival in our quaint little seaside “major market.” Our conversation has been edited and condensed.

YOU OCCUPY A UNIQUE POSITION IN AMERICA’S MEDIA LANDSCAPE. YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY A STAND-UP COMIC, BUT WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR ROLE ON REAL TIME? ARE YOU A TALK SHOW HOST? A PUNDIT? Well, I mean, a “pundit”? I don’t even know what that word means. I feel like we have a fairly shallow culture. I feel like “pundit” has become just someone with an opinion who has a microphone

and that’s a pretty low bar. So by that bar, yeah, OK, I’m a “pundit.” That’s never what I set out to be. I’ve always been a comedian who was interested in politics and national affairs. I was never the kind of comedian who talked about trivial matters, even when I was young and I probably should have been talking about those matters, because it would have made more sense to the audience. When I was 25 years old and doing stand-up and talking about the Democrats and what the Republicans should do . . . the audience looked at me like, “Where do you get an opinion? You just got out of college. You don’t even look like you’re old

enough to shave.” But over the years you grow into that. It’s something that has been in my life forever. My father was a newsman, so we always talked about politics at home. And I don’t ever put that forefront [on Real Time]. I feel like I do an entertainment show. What I see the show as is a catch-up show for people who are mostly too busy. They have jobs, they have kids all during the week, they didn’t get to see the paper as much as they’d want to. Well, Friday night they can watch for an hour and be entertained and feel caught up for the week. That, I feel like, is my mission statement.

HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE TYPE OF SHOW YOU’LL DO IN NEWPORT? The TV show

is a hybrid of comedy and serious [topics]. Most of the show is a panel; I can’t control that or what people are going to say. Stand-up is very different. I control it. It’s just me and the audience and it’s just about getting laughs. I’m not of the school of the “humorist” or the Mort Sahl or Lenny Bruce comic who didn’t take getting laughs seriously. I think that’s job one: people pay money to see you, you gotta make them really laugh. And the topics I talk about would be familiar to the Real Time audience. That’s what I’m interested in and I think that’s what they’re interested in. They’re a politically savvy audience. So they’re not going to see something that’s unfamiliar, but I think what’s different about it and what they like about it is that it’s much more intense and pure and raw. People think you have total freedom on HBO. You have a lot of freedom, but you don’t have total freedom. There are bigger and smaller circles of what you can say. I have to go . . . in about half an hour to do the David Letterman show. Now, there’s a broadcast show on broadcast TV, so I’m more restricted in what I can say. On Real Time I have more freedom. But I still don’t have as much freedom on HBO as I have in front of the stand-up audience.

IS STAND-UP THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM? Well, the ulti-

RAZOR-SHARP “I’ve always been a comedian who was interested in politics and national affairs,” Maher says.

mate freedom would probably be my hotel room with my friends. There are things I would say to my friends that I wouldn’t even say in a stand-up show. But [with] standup, that audience is such a great audience. They are the real deal and they want me to push the limits and I want to do it for them.

YOU HAD A SPAT RECENTLY WITH SARAH PALIN WHEN WORD LEAKED THAT YOU ALLEGEDLY CALLED HER SON “RETARDED” DURING A

LAS VEGAS STAND-UP SHOW. WHAT’S YOUR SIDE OF THAT STORY? Well, first of all, it’s

all rumor. This is based on some rightwinger who came to a show in Vegas and tweeted something. Like I said, there are things I say in my standup show that I don’t say on HBO. I’m not going to tell you what the joke was, but it definitely was not making fun of her son. It was making fun of her. I make fun of her and I will continue to make fun of her. And the important thing is that the audience laughs their ass off at the joke that guy was talking about. And that’s the community standard I care about. I have a community when I do standup comedy . . . [and] people should not even be commenting on this because they are not part of that community. They weren’t at that show and they’re not part of my community. So you don’t get to vote. This is why I defended Paula Deen, even though I obviously don’t agree with racist comments. I defended Rush Limbaugh, not because I agree with what he said. [But] because when people in this country are constantly trying to make people go away because of something they said they didn’t like, it’s never the people who are their fans. Rush Limbaugh has a community. I’m not part of it. So I don’t get to vote on what Rush Limbaugh says or whether he can stay or go. That’s for his community to decide. If my audience turned against me, that’d be one thing and I would stop doing what I was doing.

IT SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THE STARTING POINTS FOR OUR CURRENT YOUTUBE, EVERYTHINGIS-FILMABLE ERA CAME DURING A STAND-UP PERFORMANCE: WHEN MICHAEL RICHARDS (KRAMER FROM SEINFELD) HAD HIS WHATEVER-YOU-WANT-TO-CALL-IT MOMENT AT THE LAUGH FACTORY IN L.A. AND THE VIDEO WENT VIRAL. I think that’s a bad example, even

though I don’t think anything in a comedy club should be made public. Because that’s why you go to a comedy club: to talk to a small audience. But that was really a meltdown . . . a breakdown. There was nothing funny about it. He just went off. I think a better example would be [how] Daniel Tosh and Dane Cook were both at the Laugh Factory recently and they said things [that were questioned publicly] that were the exact kinds of things you would say in a comedy club. And I don’t know what the reaction of the audience was but that’s what stand-up comedy is. It should be the last bastion of freedom. This shouldn’t be a bunch of scolds pointing their fingers and tweeting from their phones about what somebody said. You weren’t at the show, and, even if you were, that’s what the club is there for: to find where the boundaries are. How do we know where the edge is unless we step over it sometimes? I’m very tired of the thought police trying to tell us all what we can say and what we can’t say. It’s not going to work with me. I’m inoculated. I’ve been doing this for over 20 years. I’ve been in trouble way more than this on way more occasions. And I know Sarah Palin is always trying to stir

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PUNDIT? OK Maher on Real Time. some shit up with me and what’s happened is, she has to realize, that dog just doesn’t hunt. People don’t give a fuck anymore.

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saw the dark. I was hoping I would rub off on him. It’s mystifying to me how someone with such liberal credentials would take such a hard line on that issue. I’ve been saying for a long time that [legalizing pot] is the “next gay marriage.” And I think that’s going to happen. I think it’s the next civil rights issue to fall. But I guess he just doesn’t see it that way. I don’t get it because the Kennedy family certainly has had their substance abuse problems and I would think that he would know from a personal level that prescription drugs are a lot more dangerous than marijuana.

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who isn’t as good as the best. I only have six writers. So I had to find the best six. I have tried. I hired a black woman a couple of seasons ago. We hired a black man a few seasons ago. I try. Now, they didn’t make it, like lots of other white guys have not made it. Jay Leno always says, “I’ve never fired a writer.” Well, I’ve fired plenty. I have a different philosophy. But Jay has 15, 16 writers. He can afford to keep them all. I can’t. I have to have a very lean, productive machine and it’s the six best people I can find. And I wish we had more diversity, but maybe there’s just not a tradition of it as much, except among white men. And that will change over time. But until it does, I’m running a business here.

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Well, it’s already legal in two states. I didn’t think that would happen in my lifetime. I got very discouraged. There was a time when I was optimistic, because I remember when we were in college, we used to sit around and say, “Boy, when we get to be fifty years old, we’ll be in power and of course then things will change, because we know it’s not harmful!” Well, that seemed to come and go, so I was a little pessimistic. And then things seemed to turn around and [now] I think it’s at 47 percent approval nationwide to legalize marijuana. And that’s pretty close to the magic number. Because I’m sure you recognize that when gay marriage hit 51 percent approval, suddenly there was a lot of “evolving” on this, especially on the part of Democratic politicians. Suddenly they “evolved” on this issue overnight. So [with marijuana legalization approval at] 47 percent, all I would say to the Democrats is “You’re four points from a strongly-held conviction.”

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The newport folk fest offers more head-scratchings and wishing-for-self-cloning today at Fort Adams State Park. The Wheeler Brothers will have your undivided attention at the Harbor Tent at 11 am — but then the stagehopping kicks in: Michael Hurley and Tift Merritt face off around 12:30; Beth Orton will bring a hush to the Harbor Tent while the Lumineers are hey-ing and ho-ing on the big stage. But here’s good news: Andrew Bird’s hour-long set at the Quad Stage will wrap up about 10 minutes into Beck’s Fest-closing set. Big fun in Newport all week long! If you try hard enough (and are willing to spend enough) you can probably scare up a ticket or three . . . .

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It’s all about Newport this week. The fifth annual briDgefest sets about to “bridge” the Folk and Jazz Fests, with events all over Aquidneck Island. Music will flow from Queen Anne Square to the Jane Pickens Theater, on the lawn at Rosecliff and at Fort Adams, and at many other locations. Stella Knows Blues, the Ubiquitones, Nich Haber, and Allsglass are among tonight’s performers. Get all the details at NewportBridgeFest.com

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Something Bloody Music Fest. Pack the earplugs and an extra liver for this one — we’re talking about 30 bands on two stages on Saturday and Sunday starting around 2 pm. The SBMF has culled a wide array of hard-edged acts sure to satisfy all. An early-bird deal is still in effect — just $35 for the full weekend pass or $20 per day (which will increase to $25), available at brownpapertickets.com and Armageddon Records. Providence has never seen a heavy metal festival of this magnitude; Dusk co-owners Ricky Sunderland and Pat Butler have been planning the event for months. Gathering and successfully scheduling 30 bands (ranging from here to Chicago) is quite the feat, and Sunderland acknowledged the potentially bloody mess on his hands, logistically speaking. “I wanted to host outside events since the day I found this location,” Sunderland said when we chatted over beers last week, “and we are finally going for it. I am nervous as hell, but so much hard work has gone into it that I know it’s going to be great. “This is the largest event I have ever tried to pull off and there’s just so much preparation involved, from lighting and staging to acquiring the proper permits, designing flyers, fencing off the property for the outside stage, renting the port-a-johns.” Sunderland credits Tom Sly of Thrillhouse and Andrew Petrisonelli for assembling the hefty roster and ironing out the madcap logistics, as well as artistic guidance and flyer designs from Josh Yelle, Corey Gomes, and Joe Skorupa of Owls and Athens. “I just hope everything works out and people actually show up to this thing, ya know?” Judging by the spirited reactions on social media sites, I don’t think Ricky and Pat have anything to worry about. Sunderland has built a fervent fanbase with the highly successful Metal Night series held every Wednesday. And even if the genre lands well outside your sonic wheelhouse, the people-watching and overall atmosphere at any Dusk show is worth experiencing. Butler and Sunderland have garnered a well-earned rep as top-notch hosts of local and national acts over the past three years. The broad “heavy metal” genre lends itself to a wide spectrum of assaultive sounds, and Something Bloody nails it, from classic death metal to technically progressive stoner rock. Nationally recognized headliners include Dawnbringer (Chicago), Dehumanized (NYC), and Cauchemar (Canada). On the local front, be on the lookout for Bog of the Infidel and Witch King. From PVD-based instrumental riff kings Thrillhouse to the bass-heavy, supremely stoned rumble of Elder, there are plenty of reasons to get out there and support the Something Bloody Fest. Providence music veteran Bob Otis has been a fixture

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BRINGING IT Lolita Black’s Otis (center). in the local music community for more than 20 years as part of legendary crust-punk vanguards Dropdead. This weekend he will perform with two decidedly different bands, resurrecting death metal trio I, Destroyer on Saturday, followed by the almighty Lolita Black on Sunday. Otis suffered a blown eardrum a few months back but is on the mend and ready to rock. “This event definitely is a major undertaking that has been pulled off very few times here in Providence, but if anyone can do it it’s Ricky and the good people at Dusk,” said Otis. “They continue to be steadfast supporters of local and heavy music, and are bringing great bands to this city on a weekly basis. Dusk is one of my absolute favorite places to play and support!” The logistical headaches have not scared off Sunderland, who already has his sights set on future festivals to be held at Dusk. “The intention is to present many more events involving all genres of music.” Taking into account the number of excellent hip-hop shows I have caught at Dusk, the idea of a Rhody-based rap fest sounds like a surefire winner. It is clear that the Dusk team is devoted to our music community. “I have been working in bars for 29 years now and I love what I’m doing,” Sunderland said. “And I am so proud that we are considered a great place to hang out and see a show.” ^

support from WinD in sails. Start your SUndAY (the 28th) with The supeRchieF TRio at the narragansett café starting at 4 pm (no cover, 401.423.2150); then hit the parlour (401.383.5858) and join the “pajama party” led by singer-songwriter and dJ kRis hansen, with no cover all night. on mondAY (the 29th), 990WBoB. com hosts “mondays on Blast” at the Spot (401.383.7133) with i Was aWake, Those alone, six Ten connecToR (pretty awesome band name right there), and pisTol shoT gypsy; 21+ and free of charge. or head to AS220 (401.831.9327) for out-of-towners signals miDWesT and Run, FoReVeR opening for local greats bloodpheasant (featuring Shannon from Gertrude Atherton). And ahead to next thUrSdAY (the 1st — already?!), usher in August with one of the best live acts in town — The silks — performing as part of the Burnside park music Series; the beer starts flowing at 4:30 and music starts at 5:30 pm.

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MIxed MagIC’s MuCh ado about nothIng _by bIll Ro dRIg ue z There is much to make much ado about in Much Ado About Nothing, a deserved favorite among Shakespeare’s comedies. Farce and romance energize it, but there are also concerns about acting honorably that expand the story into a fuller commentary on human interplay. It’s a cautionary tale, the “nothing” of the title playing with the word “noting,” which was pronounced the same and meant gossip and speculation. And yet one of the central misunderstandings has ironic benefit, sparking love between two conversational sparring partners. Mixed Magic Theatre has mounted a production (through July 28) in the courtyard of the Design Center in Pawtucket, directed by Tammy Brown. The show is rather wobbly, with lines stepped on in an early performance and a pivotal scene missing to shrink the show to 2-1/4 hours. That said, there are several good performances. Remarkably, one of the best ac-

space with blue tape and then two smaller squares from which they challenge each other with various steps and postures. The two pieces by Island Moving Co. dancers that evening were Ant Umbra, a premiere by IMC’s new associate artistic director Spencer Gavin Hering, and a reprise of Colin Connor’s The Rose Garden (from 2004). The latter is set to 15th-century Spanish motets and canciones and spins off the Renaissance notion that falling in love was connected with the fall from Eden, that extreme passion felt like dying. In one part of the dance, fingers stretch out to pluck the fruits of love but clasped hands mimic a knife plunged midbody, hari-kiri-like. Another section has a female dancer circled by four male dancers — quite threatening, quite menacing. Ant Umbra also feels spooky, with plays on light and shadow. The title refers to the image in an eclipse when you see a ring of light on the edges of the object casting the shadow. A recurring image here is hands over ears or mouths, one dancer sometimes covering another’s mouth. Unusual poses and steps abound — bobbing heads, flexed hands in front while hopping, a hand holding onto the instep of an extended leg while turning on the other foot. Hering is definitely creating new dance language. ^

believing that the other is in love with them, their indifference merely a protective veneer. Adorable. Shakespeare and his audiences liked to have foolish people in his comedies (Polonius in Hamlet being the prime example) as well as court jesters, and Much Ado is no exception. Dogberry is played delightfully by Meghan Rose Donnelly, which gives this ludicrous captain of the watch a subliminal boost by her being a woman in a man’s world, ordering around her equally foolish underlings. Dogberry provides the comical bonus of not understanding the big words she likes to use, as in: “O villain! Thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption for this.” A character with the name Borachio (Ian Lesniak) can’t very well have a serious role, since the word means drunkard in Italian. Borachio and his sidekick Conrad (Christine Pavao) do the dirty work of his villainous boss, Don John (Raff), the bastard brother of Don Pedro, the prince. Early on, Don John takes a stab at some mischief by telling Claudio that Don Pedro is wooing Hero for himself and not on Claudio’s behalf as promised, but that gets waved off as a misunderstanding. More seriously, he later claims that He-

ro is unfaithful, meeting a lover the night before her wedding. He has both Claudio and Don Pedro witness the purported tryst, but the young woman they vaguely glimpse at Hero’s bedroom window is her maidservant (this is the scene that we don’t get to see ourselves, and empathize with, in this production). Enraged, Claudio vows to humiliate her at their wedding, waiting until the last minute to denounce her before the assembled guests. He does so, but before further damage is done, Dogberry and his silly constabulary reveal they have overheard Don John’s servants bragging about the deed. Shakespeare doesn’t settle for this redemption. The Friar (Emily Lonardo) who was to officiate at the wedding suggests that they spread word that Hero has died of shame before the lie was exposed, which would reveal Claudio’s true feelings. His “punishment” is to marry Hero’s cousin, whom Leonato describes as “almost a copy of my child that’s dead,” but is actually Hero herself. The miscreant Don John tries to flee the city but is captured, his punishment delayed until after the wedding festivities. After all, happily ever after needs to start on a positive note. ^

In full leotards in shades of brown, green, and rust, with a half-skirt billowing behind them, they did indeed conjure the swaying reeds of estuaries. With stomping feet, they evoked tribal dances; with other steps, folk dance and even flamenco. But the most captivating aspect of this piece, by Kate Skarpetowska, was the ebbing and flowing she created from the interweaving of the dancers, the superb solo work by Lisa Wolff, and the joy and celebration that burst from each of these bodies in motion. The other piece by Houston Met featured Wolff in a duet with Max Jones in an excerpt from Peter Chu’s Hidden In Plain Sight (set to Djeff). Staccato poses and sharp hand gestures indicate turmoil between these two people; the panting sounds in the score are sometimes echoed by the dancers; even the abrupt lifts and twirls of their partnering send out hostile vibes. The two couples in Lydia Short, Johnson’s In Conversation are not as angry (though a simmering jealousy does briefly emerge). Set to Philip Glass’s “Violin Concerto,” this dance builds to draSHADOW AND LIGHT hering’s Ant Umbra. matic moments along with the

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music. Johnson’s movements utilize the long limbs of her four dancers in beautiful extensions and lifts to convey yearning, hoping, questioning, reflecting. This piece is deceptively complex, with the “conversations” at times tender and romantic, then becoming thoughtful and worried or even sad and hurting. In contrast, a playful improv-turneddance was presented by former IMC dancer Michael Bolger and Sara Barney, with Tom Rose on a variety of instruments and voice. Bolger and Barney mark off the entire

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For a small non-profit dance company, collaboration with other dance organizations can take many forms, such as sharing dancers, choreographers, or venues. Newport’s Island Moving Co. has gone one step farther by inviting whole companies to their annual Great Friends Dance Festival, which continues at the Great Friends Meeting House through July 27. The fourth edition of the festival includes performances by the IMC troupe, as well as Houston Metropolitan Dance Company; Anne Zuerner Dance and Lydia Johnson Dance, both New York-based; Aerplaye (led by Heather Ahern), Bolger. Rose (Michael Bolger and Tom Rose), Ali Kenner Brodsky, all from Providence; and Amaranth Contemporary Dance, from Richmond, Virginia. Later this year, IMC will perform with Amaranth in Denver and Richmond and next spring with Houston Met on their home turf. The best boon for audiences, however, is to see new companies come to Rhode Island. Though the “Great Friends” and the pieces they perform change every night of the festival, Houston Met and Lydia Johnson will present work on July 25-27, and last Friday I saw pieces by both. The three dances that formed the first half of the program were so serious in tone that when the seven dancers from Houston Met came on stage for Tidal Intersections, set to Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar, it was a surprising and upbeat shift in mood.

tors — Edward Vernard Crews, playing Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon — performed script in hand, filling in last-minute in that noble “the show must go on” tradition. But as far as the acting goes, the star of the show is Jason Quinn, in the central role of Benedick, the reluctant lover. Benedick’s playfully antagonistic relationship with the sharp-tongued Beatrice (Stephanie Traversa), who gives Quinn a lively foil to play against, is the sputtering motor driving this play. Beatrice is a cousin of Hero (Alyssa Xavier), daughter of Leonato (Bill Pett), Governor of Messina. Hero’s beauty early on prompts a betrothal with Benedick’s friend Claudio (Kyle W. Porter). But there has been a history of Benedick and Beatrice exchanging barbs, prompting Don Pedro to mention “a kind of merry war” between them. The spirited heart of the play is the unlikely yet plausible romance between these two. Each is tricked into

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High Castle is a knockout artwork, one of the best made in Rhode Island in the past decade. Corey Grayhorse grooves in this same candyland psychedelia that has been a signature of Providence over the past couple decades; her photos merge fashion and dreams. She’s a better photographer than her four prints here suggest, but Come On Now Child (2013) gives you a taste of her style: a blonde, brownskinned model pulls along a girl sporting a cat mask in front of a big blue wall. Mark Taber’s Mind Your Ps and Qs (2013) is a shiny chrome carriage decorated with hearts and stars and twinkling chandeliers, that seems to be driven by a Jazz Age magic rocket engine. Philip Jameson’s 1991 black-and-white photo Yosemite Lower Falls shows a great rush of white water of crashing down against coal black rocks. It’s the sublime beauty and power of nature, done in an Ansel Adams style. Richard Fishman’s monumental bronze cast of the stump of an elm tree is a simple, straightforward idea. It sits in the middle of the gallery, split in two suggesting a pair of benches, and slowly radiating elemental power. Duane Slick’s Stacked Horizons (2012) is a large painting of horizontal bands of creamy black and white and gray acrylic, part minimalist stripes, part Native American blanket. Jane Masters burns and pierces decorative flower designs into paper around the slogan “Don’t Try This At Home.” You can appreciate it just for her masterful technique, but you can also appreciate it for the slogan’s joke on her prowess at this homespun craft — and on the unsung talent evident in many traditionally feminine crafts. “NetWorks” is the sort of sampler that leaves you wanting more. Many of the artists here are due for retrospectives (hint-hint, RISD Museum) that would help us see the scope of their achievements, and affirm them to the world outside of Li’l Rhody. ^

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THE MALTED BARLEY | Westerly | DJ Brian Carter

MANCHESTER 65 | West Warwick | 7 pm | The Wailers

MARINER GRILLE | Narragansett | 7 pm | Ray Kenyon

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FRIDAY 26

See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | Monkee Head + Orion Rigel Domisse + Joe DeGeorge

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STELLA BLUES | Warren | Becky

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BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Bristol

CHIEFTAIN PUB | Plainville | Tom

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Warwick | Noon | Good Ol’ Boys | 7 pm | Rugburn & Alan

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FOREVER YOUNG [NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE] | 7:30 pm | Sandywoods

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NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL | The

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2013 KINGSTON CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | July 26, “A Room

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SATURDAY 27

19TH ANNUAL AFRICAN SUMMER BASH with a health fair + arts and

crafts + performances by Sidy Maiga, Afrimanding, and New Force Steppers Dancers + more | 1-7 pm | Richardson Park, 64 Richardson St, Providence | 401.421.1252 | oasisinternational.net

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tage cars by Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac, an American trucker show 8 am-4 pm; on Sun, more than 1000 vehicles will compete in three divisions and more than 40 classes | Plus food, vendors, DJs, and more | Goddard Memorial State Park, 1095 Ives Rd, East Greenwich | $5 | 401.647.2731 | autosoftheworld.us CES BOXING featuring Vladine “Mr. Providence” Biosse vs Rich Gingras in the Main Event; plus Thomas Falowo, Kevin Cobbs, Josh Harris, and more | 6 pm | Twin River Event Center, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln | $41-$126 | 877.82RIVER | twinriver. com CULTURAL SURVIVAL BAZAAR | A festival of arts and cultures from around the world with sales of handmade artifacts benefiting the livelihoods of artisans, projects in their communities, and fair trade | Today + Sun 10 am-5 pm | Four Corners Arts Center, 3848 Main Road, Tiverton | 401.624.2600 | bazaar. cs.org

NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES XXII | This week: Newport

vs Palm Beach | 5 pm | Glen Farm, Route 138, Portsmouth | $20 + $12 | 401.846.0200 | nptpolo.com RING OF HONOR WRESTLING | 7:30 pm | Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St, Providence | $20$60 | rohwrestling.com

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MOVIES ON THE BLOCK presents Superbad | 8 pm | Movies On the Block, Westminster and Union sts, Providence | Free | indowncity.com

SATURDAY 27

NEWPORTFILM, in partnership with the Newport Folk Festival, presents Musicwood, with a post-film discussion by producer/director Maxine Trump and Nick Colesanti from Martin Guitars | 7 pm, cocktails and light food, screening at 8 pm | Casino Theater, 9 Freebody St, Newport | $15 | 773.350.0946 | newportfilm.com

SUNDAY 28

NEWPORTFILM, in partnership with the Newport Folk Festival, presents Muscle Shoals, with a post-film discussion by producer Steven Badger | 8 pm | Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro St, Washington Square, Newport | $12 | 773.350.0946 | newportfilm.com

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PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM PRESENTS A WRITING WORKSHOP | 5:15

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GOT POETRY LIVE! | 7:30 pm | Blue State Coffee, 300 Thayer St, Providence | $3 | 401.383.8393 | gotpoetry. com/News/topic=23.html

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PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM | 8 pm | AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence | $4 | 401.831.9327 | as220.org

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“JAZZ AFTER DARK: CONVERSATIONS WITH GEORGE WEIN” | A

panel discussion with Wein, the creator of the Newport Jazz Festival, and Kristen Costa, curator of the the exhibit “A Career of Giving: The Surprising Legacy of Doris Duke,” moderated by Jim Gillis, former arts editor of The Newport Daily News | The talk will be preceded by a performance by a jazz trio featuring saxophonist Chase Ceglie, guitarist John Baboian, and bassist Alan Bernstein | 5 pm | Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave, Newport | $5 | 401.846.4152 | Newportrestoration.org

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pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through July 27: “Boys and Girls: An Exploration of the Ordinary,” by Katharina Windemuth | New work by Margaret Owen | In the Youth Gallery, new work by Berto Perez AS220 PROJECT SPACE | 401.831.9327 | 93 Mathewson St, Providence | as220. org | Wed-Fri 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through July 27: “Exploded View,” new sculptures and drawings by Will Reeves | “Intimate Appliances,” new work by Lindsey Beal

| 401.490.0929 | 304 Lockwood St, Providence | theavenueconcept.com |

Through Aug 11: “Raw Emotion,” new work by Nick Guilbert BANKRI GALLERY | 401.456.5015 x 1330 | 137 Pitman St, Providence | bankri.com | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through July 31: paintings by Dan Talbot | Aug 1-Sept 4: paintings by Buck Hastings — 1 Turks Head Pl, Providence | Mon-Wed 8:30 am-3 pm; ThursFri 8:30 am-5 pm | Through July 31: assemblages by Marge Dalenius | Aug 1-Sept 4: paintings by Dan Talbot BILL KRUL GALLERY | 401.782.1715 | 142 Boon St, Narragansett | billkrul gallery.com | Daily 10 am-8 pm | Through July 31: “Textures & Colors,” a collection of Rhode Island photographs by Bruce Luscombe, and “The Squid Rebellion,” paintings by David Curtin | Aug 1-31: “It’s Shorely Summer,” photographs by Nancy Nielsen and “Act 1: Scenes From Another Eye,” photographs by Lisa Oliveri- Bruno CADE TOMPKINS PROJECTS | 401.751.4888 | 198 Hope St, Providence | cadetompkins.com | Sat 10 am-6 pm + by appointment | Through July 26: “John Udvardy: Iron and Wood 20122013” CHABOT FINE ART GALLERY | 401.432.7783 | 379 Atwells Ave, Providence | chabotgallery.com | Wed + Thurs 12-6 pm; Fri + Sat 12-8 pm | Through July 27: “Expressions II,” with paintings by David Felix and Michael Giaquinto CHARLESTOWN GALLERY | 401.364.0120 | 5000 South County Tr, Charlestown | charlestowngalleryri.com | Thurs-Sun 10 am-5:30 pm | Through Aug 13: new paintings by Antonia Tyz Peeples COASTAL LIVING GALLERY | | 83 Brown St, Wickford | coastallivinggallery. com | Through July 30: contemporary illustrative works by Shari Weschler Rubeck COLO COLO GALLERY | 508.496.4718 | 25 Centre St, New Bedford, MA | Tues + Thurs noon-5 pm; Wed + Fri 3-6 pm; Sat noon-6 pm | July 27-Aug 10: “Immersion,” new paintings by Gay Gillies DEBLOIS GALLERY | 401.847.9977 | 138 Bellevue Ave, Newport | deblois gallery. com | Tues-Sun 12-5 pm | Through July 28: “Girls Gone Wild,” with 3-D constructions by Gloria Merchant, photographs by Trish Elwood O’Day, and inks and watercolors by Susan Medyn DEDEE SHATTUCK GALLERY | 508.636.4177 | 1 Partners Ln, Westport, MA | dedeeshattuckgallery.com | TuesSat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm | Through July 28: landscapes by Severin Haines and furniture by DUNN DONOVAN GALLERY | 401.624.4000 | 3895 Main Rd, Tiverton | donovan gallery.com | Wed-Fri 11 am-4 pm; Sat 11 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm | Through Aug 2: “Reflections,” new works by Tom Deininger and Bill Chisholm, plus Cindy Baron, Peter Campbell, Kris Donovan, Deborah Quinn-Munson, Jessica Pisano, Marieluise Hutchinson, Alex Dunwoodie, David Aldrich, Christine Bean, Jonathan McPhillips, Jeanne Tangney, Diane Harrison, Al Albrektson, Arthur Moniz, Tom Deininger, Carol Fitzsimonds, David Witbeck, Richard Harrington, Cristina Martucelli, Cindy Wilson, Sean Thomas, Del-Bourree Bach, John Gamache, Matthew Smith, and Kathleen Weber EMPORIUM GALLERY | 860.536.3891 |

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am-6 pm; Sun 10 am-5 pm | Through Aug 12: “So Long Peter Pan,” a “swan song exhibition” featuring artists who have been featured at the gallery over the past 19 years GALLERY 4 | 401.816.0999 | 3848 Main Rd, Tiverton | gallery4tiverton.com | Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 11 am-5 pm | Through Sept 8: “6 @ 4,” with works by Joseph Edwards Alexander, Victoria McGeoch, Harry Nadler, Gedas Paskauskas, Susan Strauss, and Mark Wholey GALLERY Z | 401.454.8844 | 259 Atwells Ave, Providence | galleryzprov. com | Wed-Sat 12-8 pm + by appointment | Through July 27: “Elibekians: 3 Generations of Painters,” with works by Vagharshag, Robert, and Areg Ekibekian

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pm, Fri + Sat 12-8 pm | July 27-Aug 24: “Sum of All Parts: Collage & Assemblage,” with works by participating Hera Gallery members, includeing Joan Bishop, Alexandra Broches, Linda Denosky Smart, Claudia Flynn, Paul Forte, John Kotula, Viera Levitt, Jill McLaughlin, Barbara Pagh, Myron Rubenstein, Chad Amos Self, Amanda Swain Bingham, Mara Trachtenberg, and Michael Yefko, and invited Artists, including Cynthia Farnell, Jacqueline Frole, Topher Gent, Judith Heep, Marc Levitt, Jack Massey, Darrell Matsumoto, Babs Owen, Dan Potter, Pina Sbrocca, Dora Szekely, Troy West, and M.J. Yeager

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Tues-Sun 10 am-5 pm [Thurs until 9 pm] | Admission $12; $10 seniors; $5 college students, $3 ages 5-18; free every Sun 10 am–1 pm | Through Aug 18: “Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion,” an exhibit drawn from the RISD collection and loans from other national and international organizations and private individuals that celebrates the dandy, tracing the variety of ways in which this personality has blazed through two centuries and investigating where he resides today | Through Nov 3: “Locally Made,” the Museum’s first large survey of work from the greater Providence region in more than 20 years | Through Dec 31: “Made For Eternity,” an exhibit of ancient art

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am-3 pm; Sun 12-3 pm | Through Aug 4: “All Media II,” an open juried show YELLOW PERIL GALLERY | 401.861.1535 | 60 Valley St #5, Providence | yellowperilgallery.com | Thurs + Fri 3-8 pm; Sat + Sun 12-5 pm; other days by appointment or chance | Through Aug 11: “Pre-Existing Condition,” photographs by Kathryn Parker Almanas

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[guided tours Fri 3 pm] | Through Sept 1: “The American Muse,” an homage to women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with works by Charles Dana Gibson, Harrison Fisher, Philip Boileau, MacClelland Barclay, Howard Chandler Christy, James Montgomery Flagg, Henry Hutt, Walter Granville Smith, Paul Stahr, and Albert Beck Wenzell NEWPORT ART MUSEUM | 401.848.8200 | 76 Bellevue Ave | newportartmuseum.org | Tues-Sat 11 am4 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Admission $10 adults; $8 seniors; $6 students + military with ID; free under 6 | Through Aug 13: “New Works: Constructions of Form and Color by Alexander Zaklynsky” | Through Sept 2: “McDonald Wright: Rhythm Flows in the Moment,” an exhibit of photographs| Through Sept 8: “Marion Carry: An Art Educator Remembered” | Through Sept 15: “NetWorks 2011/2012,” a project showcasing and recording the work, achievements, methods, and profiles of Rhode Island artists

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8th Annual One-Act Play Festival | Wave II features Hair of a Dying Winter, by Ben Jolivet; September In Biddeford, by Greg Mandryk; Mercy Me, by Alexander Platt; Shrewman vs. Shrew Man, by C.J. Ehrlich; and Workin’ On the Railroad, by Mark Harvey Levine; The Resurrectionists, by Ben Jolivet; and Civilization, by Jason Irwin | Fri-Sat 7 pm; Sun 2 pm | $15 advance, $20 door

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401.490.9475 | artists-exchange.org | At the Artists’ Exchange, 50 Rolfe Sq, Cranston | Through July 27: This Might

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| Aug 1-4: A River Runs Through It: The Woonasquatucket River Plays, the culminating performance of the MAP’s DIALOGUE program, a four-week summer playwriting class | Aug 1 + 2 at 7 pm at 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence + Aug 3 + 4 at 3 pm at Riverside Park in Olneyville | Free [reservations encouraged]

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The waning moon is an excellent time to take everything that isn’t working, put it in a box, and then move onto the next thing. This lunar phase favors activities involved with removal or reducing. Less is more, so to speak. And a very happy birthday to Leo. And a very happy year to Cancer, as Jupiter moved into your sun sign for the next year. This will stir up good fortune and happy opportunities for crabbies — no matter how much you resist these things!

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Waning moon in pisces, moon void-ofcourse 2:43 pm until 5:29 pm Friday. “how can we clean this up?” is the theme, and pisces moons are also excellent for reviewing the past, or charting new paths into escapism. pisces, Scorpio, cancer, and Aries: look out for those who can’t help themselves. Gemini, Sagittarius, libra, and virgo: impatience with delay (or your own vacillating) is likely. taurus, capricorn, leo, and Aquarius: take a photo, so you’ll always remember. 20

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Waning moon in pisces, moon void-ofcourse until 5:29 pm when it moves into Aries. A lazy Friday, particularly for pisces, Scorpio, cancer, and leo. the urge to be festive hits in the evening. that’s also a fine time to wrap up a project you’ve been meaning to finish (attention, Sagittarius, Aries, taurus, and Gemini). libra, capricorn, virgo, and Gemini: losing interest quickly could be a good thing for you today, much as you do like everything tidy . . . 22

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Waning moon in Aries, moon void-ofcourse 10:19 pm until 12:43 am monday. A fresh start for all, and the next 48 hours are the best time this week for fire signs (Aries, leo, and Sagittarius) to initiate activities, relationships or projects. just bear in mind that the waning moon is upon us, so if you don’t wrap everything up by August 6, you’ll lose interest. libra, capricorn, cancer, and Scorpio: a touch of obsessiveness could make life interesting. pisces, Aquarius, Gemini, and virgo: end those bad habits! okay, smoke fewer cigarettes. 23

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Waning moon in Aries, moon void-ofcourse 10:19 pm until 12:43 am monday. this moon sign is all about finishing projects quickly, or speaking so fast that people say, “repeat, please.” Barbecue is the preferred meal, and Aries, leo, Sagittarius, and taurus are inspired cooks. Spending time with kids is fun for cancer, pisces, Gemini, and Aquarius, while Scorpio, libra, capricorn, and cancer could be feeling nee-e-e-edy around others (and then self-conscious). 24

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Waning moon in taurus, moon voidof-course 11:58 am until 11:42 am Wednesday. taurus moons bring out an acquisitive side — also a desire for 26

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Waning moon in taurus, until 11:42 am when it moves Gemini. Gemini moons bring out an urge to gossip — so virgo, pisces, Sagittarius, and capricorn should be careful about what you say. others may hear something different. taurus, Aries, Aquarius, and libra: surprising solutions are more likely later in the day. leo, Scorpio, pisces, and cancer: keep things light — others may resent your need to be “serious.” 27

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last quarter moon in taurus. A turning point for events or projects that began around july 8. Banking and finance issues are the theme, and taurus, capricorn, virgo, and (even) Gemini could be more focused than usual. it’s a fine day to listen to folks with beautiful voices, or who are the most stubborn in your circle (although this activity could drive leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, and Sagittarius batty). libra, cancer, pisces, and Aries: pursue beauty. 25

elegance or quality. despite the voc moon, it’s still a good day for shopping for taurus, virgo, Gemini, and capricorn. leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, and Sagittarius: you could be in a mood to talk — too much. libra, cancer, Aries, and pisces: it’s okay to be stubborn — just be mindful that others may expect to find their “easy-going” pal and be disappointed.

this horoscope traces the passage of the moon, not the sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s 16 influence as it moves through the signs of the zodiac. | When the moon is in your sun sign, you are beginning a new 28-day emotional cycle, and you can expect 32 increased insight and emotionality. When the moon moves into the sun sign opposite yours (see below), expect to have difficulties dealing with the opposite sex, family, or authority figures; social or romantic activities will not be at their best. | When the moon is in Aries, it opposes libra, and vice versa. other oppositions are taurus/Scorpio, Gemini/Sagittarius, cancer/capricorn, leo/Aquarius, and virgo/pisces. the moon stays in each sign approximately two and a half days. | As the moon moves between signs, it will sometimes become “void of course,” making no major angles to planets. consider this a null time and try to avoid making or implementing decisions if you can. But it’s great for brainstorming. | For Symboline dai’s sun-sign horoscopes and advice column, visit our Web site at thephoenix.com. Symboline Dai can be reached at sally@moonsigns.net.

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63 pink character on “the Backyardigans” 64 Sensitive to other’s feelings 65 visualizing 66 Fast-spinning stat 67 Body shop removal Down 1 deceased Wu-tang member, briefly 2 Word from miss piggy 3 “Brokeback mountain” director lee 4 Burgles 5 Art correspondence class come-on 6 laundry detergent brand of yore 7 Alpine melody 8 lovey’s hubby on “ Gilligan’s island” 9 “cool,” once 10 “America’s most Wanted” host john 11 Support group with 12 steps 12 prepare for a factory upgrade 13 Amplifier setting 15 progressive character? 20 “Someone like you” singer 22 pre-album albums, briefly 23 “jackass” crew member margera 24 nothing to brag about 26 is impossible 28 in a muddle 29 Sarah of “roseanne” and “Scrubs” 33 clock settings

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