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andrew paul woolbright’s ‘shrinebeast’ at yellow peril _by greg cook | p 14

public records 101 It’s true: knowledge is power. Here’s a primer on how to dig up court documents, state employee salaries, election dirt, and much more _by philip eil | p 8

is as the projo turns th j t in ‘Middle class squeeze’ hits Fountain St | p 6 us

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Brown Theatre’s Sweeney Todd | p 13

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BiEr WurSt MuSic FuN ! Outside of Faust Hofbrauhaus

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8 puBlic REcoRds 101 _ B Y p hilip Eil

Friday Oct. 3rd 4 to 11pm Musical guests: HEctOr 3

A primer on how to dig up court documents, election dirt, and more.

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The spEakEasY BaR & gRill is all the rage on Thames Street in Newport.

12 homEgRown pRoduct _ B Y chRis con ti

Devoted to downtown: auRoRa lights up Westminster St.

13 thEatER _BY Bi ll Rod RiguE z

Murderous fun: Brown Theatre stages swEEnEY todd.

Saturday Oct. 4th Noon to 11pm SupriSE MuSical GuEStS!

14 aRt _ BY gRE g cook

Between abstract and realism: andREw paul woolBRight at Yellow Peril.

21 film

“Short Takes” on thE disappEaRancE of ElEanoR RigBY, gonE giRl, and more.

the usuaL stuff 4

phillipE & JoRgE’s cool, cool woRld

The BlowJo vs. the Bud-I | Farewell to Joe Vileno

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JEn soREnsEn this Just in

The “middle class squeeze” hits Fountain Street | Brown plants a ball and chain on campus

8 daYs a wEEk

Punk-rockers Rough Francis come roaring out of Burlington, VT | Polaris bring the sounds of The Adventures of Pete & Pete to life at the Met | Taste Trekkers invite you to Foodie Day

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lies and damned lies Blowjo vs. the Bud-i; golf = garish; farewell, joe The Urinal is making no

bones about how it feels f about Buddy “Vincent A.” Cian-

ci’s bid for mayor of Our Little Towne. The September 24 editorial titled “Cianci’s Half-Truths,” stating the former mayor would stop at nothing including “halftruths and outright lies” to slake his thirst for his former seat of power at City Hall, didn’t leave a great deal to the imagination. Sandwiched between articles reminding readers that Cianci is a twice-convicted felon, and a PolitiFact piece that deemed a Bud-I campaign claim to be a “half-truth,” readers are starting to believe the guns are drawn at Fountain Street and aimed at a certain now-shining pate. Some media analysts have noted that this ill-concealed hatred of the Bud-I may backfire on the BlowJo, since it’s not as if the paper doesn’t already have enough detractors. The paper’s outright contempt for Cianci may sway undecided voters in Buddy’s favor, invoking the famed “Why don’t they leave that poor man alone?” local sentiment that cropped up during New England mob boss Raymond Patriarca’s final days. The Bud-I has been among those critics of The Other Paper, constantly calling the rapidly shrinking daily “The Providence Pamphlet” on his erstwhile WPRO radio talk show, and taking jabs at the empty suits there every chance he got. But as P&J pointed out in this space last week in regard to organizers of the anti-Cianci PAC, the Bud-I doesn’t take kindly to personal attacks, and has a verrry long memory about assaults on his character, warranted or not. “Revenge” isn't Cianci’s middle name, but it may as well be. So the newbie ProJo ownership better guard their Fountain fortress with an Israeli “Iron Dome”style system of missile-intercepting rockets if Cianci is elected in November. The fact that the mayor’s office is only two blocks away from Urinal headquarters may make for some interesting new routes to work being taken by the BlowJo’s fourth floor denizens, lest they bump into the BudI on the street and get more than an earful. P&J see the number of parking tickets and wheel boots distributed in the environs surrounding Fountain Street going up exponentially, should Bud-I 3.0 become a reality. That’s no half-truth.

SportS FaShion police

The upcoming appearance of professional superior behaviorist Tim Gunn, from Project Runway, at URI’s Edwards Auditorium that has P&J

feeling obliged to leap into fashion critique-ing. Everyone knows that legions of people, quite rightly, have identified golf attire as the most glaring example of sartorial bad taste on the planet. Suffice it to say the only time outrageous plaid, pastel-infected, and madras-plagued golf outfits ever looked suitable for human wear was when they were worn by Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack. But then again, what do you expect from a bunch of rich white Republicans whose wives and PR advisors generally dress them for work? Golfing’s recent Ryder Cup, a biannual competition between the best US pro golfers and their European counterparts that’s the biggest golf event of any year it is played, showcased why Americans are not looked upon as masters of elegant sports styling. (And the Yanks should have known better. At the 2010 Cup, team captain Corey Pavin found a way to finagle his wife into a job designing

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players’ attire. Not only were the resultant rags non-traditional and hideous, but because of the way the rain suits were constructed, they leaked badly, and America’s top players found themselves drenched while playing, while the Euros were comfy and dry. The Americans, not coincidentally, lost. Thanks, Corey.) At this year’s three-day event, the players from Great Britain and the continent wore nicely matched, color-coordinated outfits with a classic look every day. Well played. The US team, on the other hand, were kitted out in sweaters that looked like they’d been picked off the remainders rack at Walmart. The first day uniform featured a ghastly, barely recognizable embroidery of the Ryder Cup trophy on the front, while the second featured a garish embossed American flag. You almost expected to see “PINK” stenciled across the rear ends of their pants. And on the critical last day, our

boys were sent out clad in a combination that would have made even Dangerfield wince: blue and white striped shirts and red pants that made your eyes water at fifty paces. It was almost comical to see old pros like Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson walking around looking — and no doubt feeling — like they had lost a bet and had to wear the clown suits as a result. Oh, forgot to mention . . . the Europeans kicked our ass — again. As any fashionista worth their Chanel or Armani will tell you, less is more. Less is more.

radio J-o-e

Last week, P&J were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our good friend, Joseph Vileno. We had known Joe for more than 35 years, and he was a classic Providence character, political activist, and working-class hero. He was a regular presence at such bygone Providence watering holes as Leo’s on Chestnut Street and Hope’s on Washington Street, where he held

court and provoked lively debates in his booming, instantly recognizable voice — hence, the sobriquet “Radio JOE.” A graduate of La Salle Academy and Providence College, Joe eventually earned a master’s degree from Wayne State University. His professional specialty was urban affairs and housing and he had worked for city governments in Detroit, San Francisco, Boston, and Providence. If anyone knew the landscape of urban politics in America, it was Joe Vileno. You could learn a lot about the history of the civil rights movement and fair housing by listening to his stories. Joe was always active in politics and he served as chairman of Providence’s Eleventh Ward Democratic Committee in South Providence, where he made his home. In 1986, he made a run for mayor of Providence, challenging incumbent Joseph Paolino in a Democratic primary (Joe V. was a lifelong Democrat). In recent years, Joe underwent surgery for heart ailments, but still managed to hang out at Nick-aNee’s and produce and host a public access cable TV show, Viewpoint, where he interviewed a wide range of political figures from across the state. And Joe knew Italian food just like he knew urban politics and the inside of a barroom. It was always a great treat to find out about the latest off-the-radar place for good pasta from Joe. He leaves his son, Aram, and daughter, Cara, and grandchildren, Sylvia and Alex. There will never be another like Radio JOE.

KudoS and congratS . . .

. . . to Jorge’s hometown, the center of the universe, Pawtucket, Vo Dilun, and its just-announced latest crew of inductees into the city’s Hall of Fame. This year it’s an all-woman extravaganza. The 2014 inductees are Joan Crawley (former director of Pawtucket’s Leon Mathieu Senior Center), the late Kathleen Magill (former City Councilor), and Miriam Plitt (President of the City’s Commission on Arts & Culture). This year’s historical inductee will be Elizabeth Higginson Weeden, a 19th-century philanthropist who established the Elizabeth Higginson Weeden Home for Indigent and Infirm Females. A new award has also been created this year, “Person of the Year,” and that honor will be given to State Senator Donna Nesselbush. Congratulations to all of these fine Ladies of the Bucket. (A note from Phillipe: Jorge is too modest to say so, but he, too, is in The Bucket’s Hall of Fame.) ^

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“I still believe that the most important takeaway from this entire enterprise is the truth — historic truth.”

This Just In

_martin puryear

As The ProJo Turns

Institutions

The ‘middle class squeeze’ comes to Fountain Street

in memory, brown plants a ball and chain on campus

taKinG it tO tHe Street The ProJo protest. worries of longtime Guild President, John Hill (“We are very concerned about LMG/GateHouse’s plan to cut as many as 40 jobs in January and February”), and subsequent response from interim Journal publisher Bernie Szachara (“We’ll choose to respect the bargaining process and defer to conveying our issues there as much as possible”). But, you can’t say a whole lot with 209 words. We’re already up to 151 in this article. So we thought we’d fill out the picture a bit. The September 26 article didn’t mention how precipitously the Providence Newspaper Guild’s numbers have dropped in recent years, due to repeated rounds of layoffs, buyouts, and premature retirements. As recently as the mid2000s, the Guild represented more than 400 reporters, photographers, and other staffers at the ProJo. Now, after 22 layoffs during September’s Belo-to-GateHouse ownership transition, that number hovers around 140. While GateHouse recently posted four editorial jobs online, including sports writing and investigative reporting positions, Hill tells us, “adding four and subtracting 40 is still lousy math.” The article also didn’t mention that the “about 85 members and supporters of the Providence Newspaper Guild” included 85-yearold retired ProJo reporter and former Guild president, Jack Thompson, who covered news and politics at the paper in the 1960s and ’70s. Marching in the picket with the aid of a cane, Thompson said that it’s “a disgrace, the way they’re treating these people.” The paper used to be considered one of the ten best in the

country, he said. “I don’t think that’s the case anymore, but it’s still a good paper. And it’s gonna be a hell of a lot worse when they lose these people.” The article didn’t mention that, during the protest, workers from the coffee-and-wieners joint across the street, Coffee King, joined the picket. Or that, toward the end of the hour, a white 18-wheeler marked “TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251 RHODE ISLAND” rolled down Fountain Street, blaring its horn for most of the length of the Journal’s block. Or that, at various times, members of the crowd chanted, “Providence Journal, what do you say? Workers rights are here to stay!” The article didn’t mention that the bright green fliers handed out by picketers (“The 22 layoffs already created a newsroom that doesn’t reflect our great diversity. We now have one reporter of color and not one writer who speaks Spanish fluently,” read one of its bullet points) ended with a call to action: “Support the Providence Newspaper Guild by writing Letters to Kirk Davis, CEO, of GateHouse Media, Bernard Szachara, Providence Journal Interim Publisher; and Ali Zoibi, Director of Labor Relations, GateHouse Media. Send them to 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI, 02902, and send a copy to us.” And the article didn’t note the bitter irony that currently befalls Journal employees. While dozens go to work apparently knowing their days are numbered (Hill says numerous employees were told by the news owners they’d be staying, only to receive letters informing them of early-2015 termination dates), they may be writing, reporting, copy-editing, or laying out stories like “RI Wages Flatlining as Workers Struggle” and “Rhode Island’s Middle Class Loses Ground As Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer” for the Journal’s ongoing “Middle Class Squeeze” series. The Phoenix reached out to Bernie Szachara for a comment on the current situation, but he declined to add anything beyond his previous Journal quote. And executive editor Karen Bordeleau didn’t respond to our email and phone inquiries. That said, Bordeleau’s comments in a September 28 Journal article previewing the paper’s October 2 “What’s Happening to Rhode Island’s Middle Class?” forum at Rhode Island College are worth reprinting here. “As Rhode Islanders, we are not only witnessing the contraction of the middle class, we are experiencing it,” she told writer G. Wayne Miller, one of many Journal reporters who marched in the picket. “The middle class is the supporting structure of our economy. If we don’t find a way to keep it standing, everything else will come crashing down.”

_Philip Eil

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The Providence Journal ran a 209-word story titled “Newspaper Guild Protests Job Cuts, Transfers” on page A5 of its September 26 edition. The story laid out the basics of the previous day’s lunch-hour picket outside the paper’s headquarters: the “signs with slogans such as ‘My R.I. job matters’”; the fliers that “noted recent layoffs at the Journal and criticized plans to shift some positions early next year to a GateHouse design center in Austin, Texas”; the musical accompaniment by members of the What Cheer? Brigade marching band; the

It was a sunny and steamy afternoon on September 27 on Brown University’s front green, when around 3:30 pm, inside a white tent overflowing with guests, Martin Puryear stepped to the podium. Behind the 73-year-old, Yale-trained, MoMA-exhibited, National Medal of Artsreceiving, MacArthur Foundation “genius grant”-winning sculptor’s right shoulder was Brown’s signature building: University Hall, which, in March, served as the inspiration for a 600-pound replica cake commissioned to kick off the University’s 250th anniversary celebration. The building, constructed in 1770, also played a key role in 2006’s Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, the 85-page product of then-president Ruth Simmons’ institutional soul-searching mission. “[T]he construction of the building was financed through a public subscription campaign,” reads page 12 of the report. “A few donors honored pledges by providing the labor of their slaves for a set number of days.” Behind Puryear’s other shoulder was Brown’s newest work of public art: a partially-submerged, eight-feet-diameter ball of iron, from which three giant chain links — the last one snapped in half, its broken edges gleaming with a mirror-like coating — reach skyward. Nearby, a waist-high circular slab of granite bore an engraving that began, “This memorial recognizes Brown University’s connection to the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the work of Africans and African-Americans, enslaved and free, who helped build our university, Rhode Island, and the nation.” A few sentences down, it read, “Brown University was a beneficiary of this trade.” What follows are Puryear’s remarks from that Saturday afternoon dedication ceremony, a somber interlude during Brown’s 250-themed “Fall Celebration” weekend packed with tours, performances, forums, and a football game against Harvard followed by a fireworks show. Puryear’s words have been edited slightly, for length.

artiSt at WOrK Puryear.

“I was honored to be chosen to collaborate in bringing this memorial into being. Initially, I was honored, and after I took on the project I realized what a weight it is to try to memorialize something as shameful as the practice of buying and selling human beings, which went on for so long in this country. It became a real chore and it felt as though something that didn’t really allow much for my own usual involvement [and] engagement with my sense of freedom as an artist to tap into my fantasies, my musings as an artist. It was a very, very overwhelming sense of responsibility to historical truth. And how do you use your art to somehow do justice to that historical truth? “Brown wanted a sculpture, and I’m a sculptor, so I was able to provide a sculpture. But that was, as I said, complicated and difficult. But I still believe that the most important takeaway from this entire enterprise is the truth, historic truth. “After all, who knew that Rhode Island was the center of the business of the slave trade? I had no idea. And as this plaque will attest, over 1000 slaving voyages originated from Rhode Island to West Africa. “So, in grappling with this project, we went through, together with ...the art committee, historians, a number of iterations. It was not a simple process. For me, the most complicated part of this was finding the right tone that this project should take. It had to completely avoid blame, moralizing; it simply had to present the facts. “So, I chose to create an object, because Brown wanted a sculpture, which would be something in the nature of an industrial artifact. Because slavery was, in fact, an industrial reality. It was a way that this society created wealth. It was a way that it measured wealth. And to me the memorial should reflect that. And I hope that I’ve created an industrial artifact that is partially buried — mostly buried — but will never, ever disappear from memory. “For that reason, I chose to create the work in ductile cast iron — an industrial material, not bronze, which is used for heroic monuments celebrating respected realities. This is an industrial monument, so it’s made in an industrial foundry, with an industrial process [from] over four tons of ductile cast iron. And ductile cast iron is not brittle, like grey iron; it’s much more resilient and robust. And it’s designed to last as long as any building on this campus. “As I said, it’s meant to be a permanent memorial. The only part of the memorial which I think will require maintenance at all is the polished break on the end of the chain. That’s created from polished stainless. And that will occasionally benefit from being buffed up with some stainless steel polish. So keep the freedom alive: buff the end of that break on the chain. “[This is] also a blunt monument. It doesn’t require a degree in Art History to look at it and, together with the text, understand what it’s about.” _Philip Eil

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public records 101 knowledge is power! inform thyself! _By ph il ip e il On September 15, the freedom of information advocacy organization, ACCESS/RI, released Access Limited: An Audit of Compliance With the Rhode Island Public Records Laws, a 131-page report examining how Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns, and 24 of our state and quasi-public agencies — from the Airport Corporation to the Department of Health to the State Police — are living up to the state’s recently-enhanced Access to Public Records Act (APRA). The report, produced with the help of the Boston-based “collaborative news site and public records request platform,” Muckrock, didn’t paint a pretty picture. Among its numerous recommendations for reform was a prescription for “A Change in Culture.” Citing the need to “reverse a deep-rooted attitude of secrecy that seems embedded in too many agencies,” the report’s authors stated, “There can be little question that a culture of indifference — if not outright hostility — to the public’s right to know is a key reason for the less-than-stellar results detailed in this audit. Too many agencies appear to consider complying with open records requests a burden rather than what it actually is and should be — a core mission of their agency.” Now, before your eyes glaze over from reading words like “audit” and “public records,” let’s talk about what this stuff actually means. Access Limited found that 10 of 24 state and quasi-public agencies audited didn’t have anyone on staff properly trained and certified to handle public records requests. This included the General Assembly — aka, the government body that tinkers with our tax structure, fast-tracked the multimillion dollar bill allowing 38 Studios to happen, and, in general, writes and re-writes the rules by which everyone plays in this state. The report also found that almost a fourth of the offices surveyed — 32 of 137, including 14 out of 38 police departments — failed to properly post their public record-requesting procedures online. Nearly half of the 39 police departments surveyed failed to respond to requests for arrest logs within the legally-mandated 48 hours (for a weekday request) or 72 hours (for a weekend/holiday request). The report also described troubling in-person requests to law enforcement agencies that were met with erroneous refusals and claims that such information was “confidential” or “no one gets that.” In a darkly ironic twist, the report found that state Auditor General’s office, which, according to its own mission statement, “exists to support the State Legislature and Federal Government in meeting their constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and accountability of government” was the “worst agency by far” in terms of overall agency compliance with state records laws. Think about that for a second. Now is perhaps a good time to tell you that ACCESS/RI President and URI journalism professor emeritus Linda Lotridge Levin calls public records the “bedrock of democracy.” We technically own these police reports and school superintendents’ contracts, she says, “and they’re overseen and taken care

If your thirst for numbers isn’t quenched by all of this, the transparency portal also offers breakdowns of Commerce RI loans, state revenues and expenditures, motion picture tax credits, and state contracts over $1 million.

COURT AND LEGAL RECORDS

of by your employees, whether they’re state employees or local employees.” “Transparency is absolutely critical a democratic society,” longtime RI ACLU executive director and fellow ACCESS/RI board member Steve Brown adds. “It’s not enough to have elected officials of government agencies doing government work, if you can’t find out exactly what it is they’re doing.” So this week, given the state’s underwhelming Access Limited performance — not to mention recent alleged beach concessions-contract shenanigans involving a state rep and the former head of the Rhode Island Democratic party; the March 2014 raid by federal agents on former Speaker of the House Gordon Fox’s home and office; the ongoing 38 Studios meltdown; and the leading-in-the-polls mayoral candidacy of twice-convicted Buddy Cianci in Providence — we decided to present a two-part article. Part one is to simply encourage you to peruse Access Limited, which is available online at accessri.org/foi-audits. html. Public info advocates tend to be modest, non-showboating folks, so we’re happy to hype this on their behalf. Not only are the findings in the report sweeping, detailed, and disturbing, but it also includes appendices stuffed with forms for filing records requests at offices and agencies from Woonsocket to Westerly. Since, as the report points out, simply finding how to properly make a request can often pose a roadblock, Access Limited’s ready-to-use training wheels make record-combing in Rhode Island exponentially easier for the rest of us. In that same spirit, we’re happy to introduce the second part of the article. Thanks to help from some local reporters and good-government advocates, we put together a public-info starter kit to help you start digging. Remember, public records are essentially the receipts for the tax money you fork

over every year. You may not always stay home on Saturday nights to read them. But you ought to be able to know where they are and how to retrieve them when you want to. Half civics lesson, half haunted hayride — this is your Public Records 101 course for the Ocean State. (Note: the bullet points that aren’t attributed to anyone in the following list come from me, Phoenix news editor, Phil Eil.)

STATE EMPLOYEE SALARIES

Let’s start simple, shall we? The amount of money state workers bring home each year is a) publicly available, and b) easily accessible via the state’s “transparency portal” at www.transparency.ri.gov/ payroll. Credit goes to the makers of this site for how straightforward it is. How much does Governor Lincoln Chafee make? Type in “Chafee,” click “Search,” and, bingo, a table of info appears with his name, job title, and total earnings for Fiscal Year 2014: $129,210.12. How about URI basketball coach — and perennial highest-paid state employee — Dan Hurley? $627,499.96. Rhode Island College president Nancy Carriuolo? $200,196.88. State Police superintendent and Department of Public Safety commissioner Steven O’Donnell? $159,084.74. But it isn’t just marquee names that are searchable. Type in a name like “Smith” and you’ll get a cross-section of state operations, from a principal marine biologist at the Department of Environmental Management ($52,080.19), to a correctional officer ($96,696.69), to a seasonal dietary assistant at the Department of Behavioral Healthy, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals ($11,429.08), to a chief of data operations at the Department of Administration ($79,261.90).

From WJAR Channel 10 investigative reporter Katie Davis: “Criminal Records: If a criminal case has ever been in District/Superior court in Rhode Island, you can find it online at courtconnect.courts.state.ri.us. So . . . if you want to know whether someone was ever arrested, even if the charges were later dropped, this is a good first step. Step two would be to go to the courthouse and pull the file to get specifics, such [as] an affidavit. [It’s the] same deal with Federal court on pacer.gov, although there is a fee to use the site and it’s a little more complicated. But PACER has most docs online as PDFs, saving you a trip to the courthouse. “Mugshots: Individual police departments may or may not give these out (which NBC 10 believes is bogus, by the way). But the ACI will email you a photo, as long as the case is no longer pending. So . . . if someone ever did time in Rhode Island, you can get a mugshot and the basic info about their stay (how long, discipline record, etc.) through the ACI. Many times you can get an old photo of someone who’s currently in the news. “Police Reports: As long as the incident didn’t involve minors, you should be able to get a copy of the police report just by showing up at any police department and asking (you may have to pay a small fee for copies). Just give a name or address and approximate date. Find out why cops showed up on your street, whether or not anyone was arrested, etc.”

PACER?

What is this PACER thing Katie is talking about? It’s a magical place (full name: Public Access to Court Electronic Records) where indictments, lawsuits, transcripts, motions, and other documents from federal courts, coast to coast, live. It’s here where you’ll find the docket (aka the log of events and documents) from Buddy Cianci’s “Plunder Dome” proceedings; 38 Studios bankruptcy filings; the latest salvos in the ongoing squabble between the owners of Providence’s “Superman” building (the Massachusettsbased High Rock Development) and its last major tenant (Bank of America); lawsuits involving CVS, Brown University, Alex and Ani, the Providence School Board . . . the list keeps going. To stroll the digital halls of PACER is to find yourself inside the whirlwind of legal activity taking place in our country every day. But, a word of warning: PACER’s 10 cent-per-page viewing/download rate may not sound like a lot, but it can add up fast.

DIGGING FOR ELECTION DIRT

From Rhode Island Public Radio political reporter Ian Donnis: “Back in the distant past — say, 2002 — reporters and other curious people

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had to schlep down to the Branch Avenue office of the state Board of Elections to review state candidates’ campaign finance filings. Thanks to the Internet, the filings are now just a few clicks away (elections.state. ri.us/finance) and they offer insight into all kinds of questions, from the big picture (How are the gubernatorial candidates doing with their fundraising?) to avenues for further inquiry (Which industries contribute the most in particular races? Why do people from out of state contribute to RI candidates?). “Candidates are required to file other paperwork with the Board of Elections, including when they formally organize a campaign. It was by finding such a filing in 2010 that I was able to break the news that Gina Raimondo was running for state treasurer. The Board of Elections also tracks third-party independent expenditures, an increasingly prominent piece of campaign spending. (It was through such filings that reporters were able to show how a five-figure contribution from a Walmart heiress made its way to an independent group backing lieutenant governor candidate Daniel McKee during the recent primary.) The state Board of Elections’ Web site is one of the best ways for examining the money that courses and flows throughout our political system. “See also opensecrets.org, a Washington group that tracks the influence of money in politics, and the Federal Election Commission, for federal candidates.”

how Americans use their time? Want to know which companies are getting the most consumer complaints? How about census numbers, government information on your food, or weather data? It’s all there. There are more than 100,000 datasets, all searchable by keyword. “[Finally,] one of the first steps a company has to take before starting the process of opening is to file for a certificate of zoning compliance. It was fall of 2011 when a check of certificates in Pawtucket’s zoning office tipped me off before anyone else that the city was about to become a craft beer destination. Owners of two new breweries, High Jinx (now Foolproof) and the Bucket Brewery, had both filed for certificates within days of each other and without knowing about each other. A quick trip to City Hall landed me a pretty good story and a newfound love of craft beer.”

‘The state Board of Elections’ Web site is one of the best ways for examining the money that courses and flows throughout our political system.’

A POTPOURRI OF PUBLIC INFO

Online news editor and Pawtucket and North Providence reporter for The Valley Breeze Ethan Shorey: “Curious about what vacant commercial properties near you might soon be occupied by something undesirable? Websites like loopnet.com not only show available properties by community, but often give hints as to what those properties are being marketed for. “Few websites offer more pure data than catalog.data. gov/dataset. Want to know

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS WHEN MAKING RECORDS REQUESTS

Common Cause RI executive director John Marion: “At first, that didn’t seem that important to me. But, as I’ve heard stories over the years, of people who have been publicly intimidated by government, the value of being able to do this anonymously, I think, is greatly enhanced. You might not think, if you go ask for tax records or whatever, that there’s value in anonymity. But there’s a real attitude sometimes with government, [of] ‘It’s the government’s information. Why would you want it?’ “[But] there are people out there who fear retribution from local government. So, there’s a value to letting people make these anonymous requests.”

BONUS ITEM: YOU ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILM AND RECORD COPS

It may be more of a first-amendment issue than a public-records fight, but we couldn’t help including this ever-important item from ACLU Rhode Island executive director Steve Brown: “The First Circuit Court of Appeals, which is the federal appeals court that has jurisdiction over Rhode Island, has issued a few very strong decisions confirming that members of the public have a first-amendment right to record law enforcement activity occurring in public. “Like any right, it’s not absolute. You don’t have a right to record when it would actually interfere with the police conduct that’s taking place. So, if you’re across the street and you see the police pull over a car and you want to record it, you have the right to do that. You don’t have the right to walk across the street and get in between the officer and the driver to record it. “But the court made very clear that the ability of the public to record police activity in public is an essential exercise of a right guaranteed by the first amendment.” ^

Philip Eil can be reached at peil@phx.com. Follow him on Twitter @phileil.

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Do you like it loud? Then you’ll like rough francis, straight outta Burlington, VT. The brothers Hackney (and two pals) were inspired by Death, a ’70s punk band which included their dad and uncle. They draw on ’60s garage rock and ’80s hardcore, and cite the Who, the Damned, MC5 and the Stooges (and Bob Ross) as influences. They’ve been ripping it up all over the USA and will bring a bit more volume than is usually heard at the Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence, at 9 pm | $10 advance, $12 day of show | columbustheatre.com

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In the ’90s, Nickelodeon hosted a slew of delightfully offbeat shows,

which are fondly remembered by then-youth and then-parents alike. Some semi-subversive and notso-subtly twisted concepts were served up for a massive audience; we treasure The Ren & Stimpy Show, All That, KaBlam!, Cousin Skeeter, Rocko’s Modern Life, CatDog, and The Adventures of Pete & Pete. The latter was a wonderfully surreal show — endlessly inventive and bemusing and boundarypushing (including characters known as the Girl Scout of Death, Hat Head, OpenFace, Pit Stain, Papercut, the Urinator, and Mom’s Plate — the plate in the Pete’s mom’s head, which is featured in the opening credits). The then-parents’ heads were turned by the parade of guests: Marshall Crenshaw, Art Donovan, Chris Elliott, Gordon Gano, Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, Adam West, Frank Gifford, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Patty Hearst, LL Cool J, and Michael Stipe. And the “house band” was PoLaris — aka, Miracle Legion (without Mr. Ray): Mark J. Mulcahy and local lads Scott Boutier and Dave McCaffrey (aka Muggy, Jersey, and Harris). They were seen playing the theme song, “Hey Sandy,” on the front lawn of the Wrigleys’ house, supplied other tunes during the show’s three-year run, and were featured as a garage band in the “Hard Day’s Pete” ep. If you missed all the fun, head to YouTube and prepare to binge. Polaris has only played one show, in LA in 2012. But fans who know every bit of the lore

we just typed are beyond thrilled to hear that they’re embarking on a nine-date tour — dubbed “Waiting For October” (named for a song from Pete & Pete, natch) — which will kick off at the Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket (dates in Brooklyn and Philly in November are already sold out). The Adventures-ous soundtrack will come to life — bolstered by “Happy Green Moon Face,” the first new Polaris song since 1996. To borrow the catchphrase from another Nick show, it’ll be nothing but happy happy joy joy in the air. Nonpareils (a legendary local mid-’90s band whose appearance is equally celebratory) and Bird & Horse will share the bill. Showtime is 8:30 pm | $15 advance, $20 day of show | 401.729.1005 | themetri.com

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October schedule is jampacked just about every night of the week (most around $5 of downtown — billed as a and many with no cover all “cabaret lounge and art space night), with 20 events lined with the future of Providence up, and this month’s gallery on its mind.” In less than five exhibitions will feature paintmonths, the former site of ings by RISD alum Colin Bliss. the Roots Cultural Center (and Get down to Aurora on Octothe sorely missed Providence ber 18 and celebrate the Girls Black Repertory Company) Rock! RI five-year anniversary has been plenty busy with with a kickass lineup featuran abundance of multi-genre ing Roz & the Rice Cakes, shows, art exhibits, and Mother Tongue, Secret Lover, engaging weekly and monthly Gertrude Atherton (yes!), and events. many more performing “good “Aurora is still a work covers of bad songs.” The in progress, but we aim to show is all ages with a $5 dobe a community space where nation at the door. all are welcome,” Jenny Once-a-month gatherings Young, their booking/promoinclude the Jazz Jam Session tions ace, said when we spoke (second Wednesdays); DJ Nick earlier this week. One thing Hallstrom spins underground is certain — Aurora is in house music and dance clasvery capable hands and hopesics; a get-together for defully here to stay. Young signers in Providence called “I’VE GOT YOUR OLD ID/AND YOU’RE ALL DRESSED and creative director Sam the Clambake; and organist/ UP LIKE THE CURE” The Devotion poster. White (who also founded composer JPA Falzone (of the wildly successful Woolly Vio/Mire) will host a “Piano Fair) were hired by Arnold “Buff” Chace of urban Lounge” twice this month from 7-10 pm, appealing to the development giant Cornish Associates to oversee the after work/dinner crowds. Be sure to visit auroraprovidiverse programming schedule, which ranges from dence.com for updates/event/times. panel discussions to heavy metal and hip-hop shows Plus, I need to plug a new monthly gig called “Devo(Milkbread and Zumo Kollie rocked the stage last weektion,” presented by local music vets Nick Bishop and my end). Talk about a nice variety — the official opening old pal Michael Lamantia (known to all as Mikey Lams). night party featured the Sugar Honey Iced Tea, Night The duo have been friends for more than 15 years and Mom, the Atlantic Thrills, DJs, and aerialist Thea Ulrich shared time in hardcore crew Lifers. Lams paid dues tourswinging above the dance floor. And judging by the ing the country as a teenager with A Trillion Barnacle ongoing happenings, White and Young seem more Lapse, followed by the fuzzed-out indie-electro outfit than willing to expand the freak scene quotient, with MakeUpBreakUp, and most recently the grimy blues-rock events catering to the nearby AS220 and RISD crowds, duo Detroit Rebellion. Don’t expect cheesy retro nonsense and well beyond. here — Lams unleashed a block of My Bloody Valentine, The craft cocktail menu is another reason to swing Joy Division, and Afghan Whigs at the Devotion debut by Aurora (the venue is open nightly), spearheaded by last month. mixologist mastermind Jay Carr of the Eddy. Dude has “None of our sets are pre-scripted — that’s the fun pretty much singlehandedly flipped the script on what part,” Bishop said. “I only have an educated guess at a proper, refined cocktail list should entail in the capital what Mike’s going to bring to the table and vice versa, so city, and Aurora bar manager Audrey King slings a mean the excitement comes in playing off whatever we throw Mai Tai as well as a century-old “Karate Punch” recipe, at each other. We wanted to do something that would among other alluring libations (along with a select craft span a wide array of years and genres, which should crebeer list). ate some really interesting vibes.” ^ I may toss back an El Diablo or three this Friday (the 3rd) when 2013 WBRU Rock Hunt champs Torn Shorts “DEVOTION: ’80s + ’90s + Post-Millennium Tension!” | headline with special guests the Can’t Nots, the Stilts, Thursday, October 9 @ 10 pm | Aurora, 276 Westminster St, and the Big Lonesome, all for just $5 at the door. Aurora’s Providence | Free | 401.837.5438 | auroraprovidence.com

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of Fleet Street have followed up the play of the same name by Christopher Bond? “Hey, let’s fun-up the story of serial killing and cannibalism with some bubbly tunes!” Stephen Sondheim, who did the music and lyrics, probably said to Hugh Wheeler, who wrote the book. It’s such a darkly delicious tale that Curt Columbus, the artistic director of Trinity Rep, wanted to direct the current Brown University Theatre production (through October 5). Music direction is by Brown senior Lizzie Callas. This is a lively experience from the outset, when the ensemble scowls and growls the thunderous title song: “Lift your razor high, Sweeney! Hear it singing! Yes! Stick it in the rosy skin of righteousness!” Shudder. The production attempts to frame the anger in the story in the context of the Occupy Movement and its amorphous resentment of pesky authority. Before the play proper begins, two “policemen” stroll around, hassling actors playing theatergoers. The performance is being put on by the occupiers on a makeshift stage. The time is 1846, and we first see Sweeney (Patrick Madden) just after he has disembarked in London from a ship, saying farewell to providential shipmate Anthony Hope (Jesse Weil), who had rescued his temporary companion on a raft. Sweeney — his real name is Benjamin Barker — has returned illegally, having been banned for life 15 years before and shipped to Australia on a trumped-up charge. He lost his wife Lucy, who poisoned herself after he left, and his young daughter Johanna (Katherine Doherty) to Judge Turpin (Skylar Fox), who had been lusting after Lucy and now has turned his lecherous attentions to Johanna, who has been his ward. So behind Sweeney’s murderous seething is a trifecta of personal injustices that the judge has inflicted on him. Good luck, Turpin. Sweeney decides that “we all deserve to die,” so at his barber chair he

goes about cutting the throats of strangers to town and others who won’t be missed. Madden gives good glower, and balancing that dark energy is the perfectly delightful performance of Natalie McDonald as Mrs. Nellie Lovett, who starts out as Sweeney’s landlady and ends up as his lover and co-conspirator. It’s possible that perky, thoughtless malevolence has been portrayed elsewhere with more charm and entertaining insouciance, but not that I’ve witnessed. A lightbulb brightens over her head when it occurs to her that all these meaty young men Sweeney is planning to dispatch will be going to waste above her bakery, which has been serving “the worst meat pies in London,” by her admission. What a bold entrepreneur. Their celebratory song that concludes Act I, “A Little Priest,” is a hoot and boosts his spirits: “Those crunching noises pervading the air,” he observes: “It’s man devouring man, my dear/And then who are we to deny it in here?” Besides our naughty duo, other characters and actors portraying them add to the grim fun. Beadle Bamford may be an obsequious minion to the dour judge, but Elias Spector-Zabusky adds a dimension of cagey character and an impressive singing voice. Frankie Troncoso is engaging as the hapless Toby Ragg, assistant to the phony Italian Barber Adolfo Pirelli (Evan Strouss), Sweeney’s professional competition. Sarah Gage is the hunched and libidinous Beggar Woman who is constantly bothering men. It’s a strength of this musical that so many of its songs not only propel the plot but also enhance the characterizations. My favorite in this regard is “Not While I’m Around,” in which Toby and Mrs. Lovett express their mutual fond affection and intention to protect each other. “Johanna” has the same mood and theme, as Sweeney and Anthony separately sing of their fondness for the young woman. In contrast, Mrs. Lovett’s “Parlor Songs” is a light distraction while Sweeney is murdering the Beadle. After its Broadway production 35 years ago, Sweeney Todd grabbed up both the Tony and the Olivier awards for best new musical, on Broadway and in London. Its 19th-century murderous mayhem was no more dated then than it is now, and it won’t be in the future, not as long as vicarious revenge quickens the hearts of us guiltily enjoying it. ^

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GRILL | Seekonk, MA | Felix Brown MANCHESTER 65 | West Warwick |

RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & BISTRO | North Providence | The Automatics

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ONE PELHAM EAST | Newport | Ryan McHugh from Brick Park

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PICASSO’S PIZZA & PUB | Warwick | Karaoke with DJ Bobby Devine

MONDAY 6

BOVI’S | East Providence | John Allmark’s Jazz Orchestra

THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | 8

TUESDAY 7

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WEDNESDAY 8

THURSDAY 9

AS220 | Providence | 6 pm | Songwrit-

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FRIDAY 3

CHRIS DISTEFANO | Fri 8 pm; Sat

8 + 10:30 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 HARDCORE COMEDY SHOW hosted by Brian Beaudoin | 10:30 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 THE BIT PLAYERS | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 + 10 pm | Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Pl, Newport | $15, $10 Sat @ 10 pm [BYOB] | 401.849.3473 | bitplayers.net BRING YOUR OWN IMPROV | 7 [family-friendly show] + 9 pm | Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd | $5 | 401.737.0010 | bringyourown improv.com FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with improvised song, dance, and skits | Everett, 9 Duncan Ave, Providence | $5 | 401.831.9479 | everettri.org MICETO IMPROV | 9:30 pm | Contemporary Theater, 327 Main St, Wakefield | $7 | 401.218.0282 | contemporarytheatercompany.com BRIAN REGAN | 9 pm | The Grand Theater at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | $30$50 | 866.646.0050 | foxwoods.com ROBERT KELLY | See listing for Thurs

SATURDAY 4

COMEDY ROAST OF FRANK O’DONNELL | 8 pm | The Vets, 1 Av-

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ACE ACETO’S ROYAL FLUSH COMEDY SHOW with Christina Thomas,

SUNDAY 5

COMEDY SHOWCASE | 8 pm | Come-

dy Connection, East Providence | $10

THURSDAY 9

ARIES SPEARS | 8 pm | Comedy

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NICK DIPAOLO | 8 pm | Comix at

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FRIDAY 3

Theatre, 848 Park Ave, Cranston | $27 + $37 | 401.467.7275 | parktheatre ri.com

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GEOFF MULDAUR | 7 pm | Stone Soup Coffeehouse @ Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Ave, Pawtucket | $20 | 401.248.4692 | stonesoupcoffeehouse. com

JO DEE MESSINA | 8 pm | Stadium

Theatre, 28 Monument Sq, Woonsocket | $36-$51 | 401.762.4545 | stadiumtheatre.com MAGNOLIA CAJUN BAND | 7:30 pm | Sandywoods Center For the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton | $12 advance, $15 door [BYOB + food] | 401.241.7349 | sandywoodsmusic.com MARCO BENEVENTO | 9 pm | Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence | $15 advance, $20 day of show | columbustheatre.com NORTH SEA GAS | 8 pm | Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St, Cumberland | $15 | 401.725.9272 | riverfolk.org SHEMEIKA COPELAND | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $27 advance, $30 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrows center.org

TWINKIE CLARK OF THE CLARK SISTERS | 7 pm | Park Theatre,

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THE SENEGAL ST. JOSEPH GOSPEL CHOIR will perform a program of Negro spirituals, traditional African songs, and masses | 7:30 pm | Roberts Hall Auditorium at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | $35, $30 seniors, $15 students | 401.456.8144 | ric. edu/pfa

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THE RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND SMALL ENSEMBLES | 7:30 pm |

Helen Forman Theatre at the John Nazarian Center For the Performing Arts at Rhode Island College, 600 Mt Pleasant Ave, Providence | Free | 401.456.8144 | ric.edu/pfa

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no rants, no stand-up routines, sixminute limit] | Hosted by Phil “The Ghost” Goldman and Jerry “The Nutty Professor” Gregoire | 10 pm | 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence | $7 | 401.489.2555

SATURDAY 4

2014 FOOD & TRAVEL EXPO | Oct 4

10 am-4 pm, Foodie Day, featuring Taste Trekkers Tens [10-minute talks by culinary experts] + Edible Sessions [three 45-minute sessions about dishes from particular regions] + the Hope & Main Tasting Pavilion [with food and drink from dozens of local restaurants and artisanal food producers] + more [$50 advance, $65 day of show] | Oct 5, a Scavenger Hunt throughout downtown Providence, which starts at noon at the Providence Arcade [65 Weybosset St] | Enter by yourself or with a team and compete for prizes [$10] | Biltmore Hotel, 11 Dorrance St, Providence | tastetrekkers.com/expo

40TH ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR

with more than 60 artisans and crafters + a home and garden competition + children’s crafts and games + hayrides + skill and strength contests + food + a beer garden + music [Oct 4: Clara Maurer + Spindle Rock River Rats + Pitcher’s Garage Band + the Rank Strangers + Chuck Ciany & Natasha Harrison; Oct 5: Dylan Sevey & the Gentlemen + Allysen Callery + Haunt the House + Bob Kendall + Smith & Weeden] | 10 am-5 pm | Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Rd, Middletown | $6, $3 ages 3-12, free under 3 | 401.846.2577 | normanbirdsanctuary.org WWE LIVE | 7:30 pm | Dunkin’ Donuts Center, 1 LaSalle Sq, Providence | $50-$95 | 401.331.6700 | ticketmaster.com

SUNDAY 5

WEDNESDAY 8

FLUXUS MOON CABARET: BLOOD HUNTER MOON with performances, video, and sound by Eli V. Manuscript + Gyna Bootleg + Africanus Okokon + ISLANDS | 10 pm | Psychic Readings, 95 Empire St, Providence | $3 | 401.831.9327 | as220.org

THURSDAY 9

GHOULISH GALA TO BENEFIT GALLERY NIGHT PROVIDENCE | 7 pm |

Fete, 103 Dike St, Providence | $20 | 401.383.1112 | fetemusic.com NEWPORT GALLERY NIGHT | 5-9 pm | 76 Bellevue Ave | Free | 401.848.0550 | newportgalleries.org

JACK-O-LANTERN SPECTACULAR |

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The theme is “Jack-O-Lanterns A to Z,” with more than 5000 illuminated pumpkins arrayed in alphabetical order, with highlights from history and popular culture | Nightly 6-11 pm [till midnight on Sat] through Nov 2 | Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence | Mon-Thurs, $12, $10 seniors, $9 ages 3-12, free under 3; Fri-Sun, $16, $14 seniors, $13 ages 3-12, free under | 401.785.3510 | rwpzoo.org

FRIDAY 3

LIVE BAIT: TRUE STORIES FROM REAL PEOPLE | This month’s

theme: “The Horror . . . The Horror” | If you want to share a story, put your name in the fishbowl; when your name is called, tell it [no notes,

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FILM THURSDAY 2 + 9

“FROM FANGS TO BANGS AND BEYOND: THE EVOLUTION OF THE VAMPIRE IN FILM” | Oct 2: Nosferatu

[1921] | Oct 9: Dracula [1931] | 6 pm | Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St | Free | 401.455.8000 | provlib.org

FRIDAY 3-SUNDAY 5

HISPANIC ARTS AND BOOK FESTIVAL with readings + storytelling

+ workshops + authors from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and more + keynote speaker Ángela Hernández Núñez, who will discuss “Las Zonas Insoluble en la Vida de las Poetas [Insoluble Areas In the Lives of Poets]” + visual artists + more | Fri-Sun | South Providence Library, 441 Prairie Ave, Providence | 401.467.2619 | provcomlib.org

SUNDAY 5

PETER JOHNSON will read from his new novel, The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez | 12:30 pm | Books On the Square, 471 Angell St, Providence | 401.331.9097 | booksq.com

TUESDAY 7

EDWARD PAVLIC will read from

THURSDAY 9

ROBERT A. GEAKE will read from, discuss, and sign his new book, Colonial New England Curiosities: Remarkable Occurrences, Miracles & Madness | 5:30 pm | Brown Bookstore, 244 Thayer St, Providence | 401.863.3168 | brown.edu/campus-life/support/ bookstore/events

TALKS MONDAY 6

“ARE YOUR OLD BOOKS VALUABLE?” | A program with Ray

TUESDAY 7

“LATIN AMERICA? WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE REGION,” a talk

by by former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos | 6 pm | Brown University]s Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St, Providence | Free | watson.brown. edu/events/2014/ricardo-lagosquo-vadis-latin-america-what-liesahead-region

“SLIPPERY SLOPE OF DOOM: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG WITH OUR INSTRUMENTED WORLD?” | A talk by Col.

Gregory Conti, an associate professor of computer science and director of the Cyber Research Center at the United States Military Academy at West Point | Part of URI’s Fall 2014 Honors Colloquium, “Cybersecurity & Privacy” | 7:30 pm | Edwards Auditorium, University of Rhode Island, Upper College Road, Kingston | Free | 401.874.2381 | uri.edu/hc

WEDNESDAY 8

“THE ELECTORAL DETERMINANTS OF COUNTERTERRORISM,” a

talk by Erica Chenoweth, associate professor at the University of Denver | 5 pm | Brown University] s Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St, Providence | Free | watson.brown. edu/events/2014/erica-chenowethelectoral-determinants-counter terrorism

MONDAY 6

“GIRLS WITH GUNS: A CRITICAL FILM SERIES” | This week: Haywire

LIT EVENTS THURSDAY 2

CHRISTOPHER BAKKEN will read

from, discuss, and sign his new book, Honey, Olives, Octopus: Adventures At the Greek Table | 5:30 pm | Brown Bookstore, 244 Thayer St, Providence | 401.863.3168 | brown.edu/campuslife/support/bookstore/events PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM | 8 pm | AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence | $4 | 401.831.9327 | as220.org

ART GALLERIES ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE GALLERY OF WESTERLY | 401.596.2221 | 7

Canal St | westerlyarts.com | Tues-Sat

BANNISTER GALLERY AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE | 401.456.9765 |

600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence | ric.edu/bannister | Tues-Fri 12-8 pm

| Through Oct 24: “Embodied: The Figure In Paint,” works by Susanna Coffey, Bob Collins, Ann Gale, Catherine Kehoe, Francoise McAree, and Patrice Sullivan

BROWN UNIVERSITY’S WATSON INSTITUTE | 111 Thayer St, Providence

| Through Oct 31: photographs of Rio de Janeiro by Cesar Barreto

CHAZAN GALLERY AT WHEELER

| 401.421.9230 | 228 Angell St, Providence | chazangallery.org | Tues-Sat 11

am-4 pm; Sun 2-4 pm | Through Oct 8: “perspectives | translations | refractions,” works by Jeffrey Bertwell, Saberah Malik, and Laurie Sverdlove COASTAL LIVING GALLERY | 83 Brown St, Wickford | coastalliving gallery.com | Through Sept 29: “Sunsets & History,” photography by Andre Louis | Through Oct 31: “Pour & Scratch,” paitnings by Elizabeth Kirby Sullivan and Carolina Arensten

COURTHOUSE CENTER FOR THE ARTS | 401.782.1018 | 3481 Kingstown

Rd, West Kingston | courthousearts. org | Through Oct 9: “The 2014 Fall Art Exhibit,” with new work by Eileen Lee Singer, Donna Caster, and A.J. Greenwood

DAVID WINTON BELL GALLERY |

401 863.2932 | List Art Center, Brown University, 64 College St, Providence | brown.edu/Facilities/ David_Winton_Bell_Gallery | Mon-Fri 11

am- 4 pm; Sat + Sun 1-4 pm | Through Oct 12: “Audible Spaces,” sound installations by Zarouhie Abdalian and [The User] and at the Cohen Gallery at the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts [154 Angell St] by Tristan Perich DEBLOIS GALLERY | 401.847.9977 | 134 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown | debloisgallery.com | Tues-Sun 12-5 pm | Oct 4-26: “Coordinates,” oil on linen landscapes by Peter Dickison | “Fantasy Figures,” ceramic sculptures by Nina Hope Pfanstiehl | “The Personality of Cuba,” photography by Pao DEDEE SHATTUCK GALLERY | 508.636.4177 | 1 Partners Ln, Westport, MA | dedeeshattuckgallery. com | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm | Through Nov 9: Digital art and furniture design by Jean-Pierre Hébert and Gail Fredell GRIN | 60 Valley St #3, Providence | grinprovidence.com | Sat 12-5 pm | Through Oct 11: “Making/Unmaking,” new work by Charlie Smith HERA GALLERY | 401.789.1488 | 10 High St, Wakefield | heragallery. org | Wed-Fri 1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm | Through Oct 11: “New Visions,” works by Iris Donnelly, Connie Greene, Elizabeth Lind, Jill McLaughlin, Mara Trachtenberg, and M.J. Yeager

HOXIE GALLERY AT THE WESTERLY LIBRARY | 401.596.2877 | 44

Broad St, Westerly | westerlylibrary. org | Through Sept 26: “Recent and

Retro Works,” by Suzanne Dickson Albert and Susanne Riette

IMAGO FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | 401.245.0173 | 36 Market St,

Warren | imagofoundation4art.org | Thurs 4-8 pm, Fri + Sat 12-8 pm | Through Oct 12: works by Lisa Legato, the Globalheart Project, and Christiane Corbat, plus a wood-fired kiln event featuring Rose EssonDawson, Seth Rainville, Hollis Engley, Kimberly Sheerin Medeiros, Ron Mello, Elizabeth Mayhew, Linda Megathlin, Anne Marie Rossi, Lenny Rumpler, Michael Scriven, and Howard Windham, plus student artists Melissa Cruz, Jennifer Norton, Sarah Springer, and Jessica Tranvo JAMESTOWN ARTS CENTER | 401.560.0979 | 18 Valley St | jamestown artcenter.org | Wed-Sat 10 am-2 pm | Through Oct 17: “Second Home,” works by Alice O’Neill, Colgate Searle, and Dan O’Neill

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Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket | rhodeisland watercolorsociety.wildapricot.org |

Tues-Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | Through Oct 2: “The Artist Travels,” an open juried show | Oct 5-23: “RIWS Member Group Show,” works by Jerry Aissis, Denise Cornwall, Allen Halle, Donna Kenny-Kirwan, and Ben Macomber

SOL KOFFLER GRADUATE STUDENT GALLERY | 169 Weybosset St,

Providence | risd.edu/About/Galleries_Exhibitions/Sol_Koffler | Sun-Fri

12-5 pm | Oct 3-19: “Painting Graduate Student Exhibition”

STUDIO Z/GALLERY Z BUTCHER BLOCK MILL | 401.454.8844 | 25 Eagle

St, Providence | galleryzprov.com |

Through Oct 11: “Photographic Odyssesys & Escapades,” by Larry Sykes

URI PROVIDENCE CAMPUS GALLERY | 401.277.5206 | 80 Washington

St | uri.edu/prov | Mon-Thurs 9 am-9

pm; Fri + Sat 9 am-4 pm | Through Oct 31: “Solamente Tamara: Colorful Soul,” a mixed media exhibit by Tamara Diaz

WICKFORD ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY | 401.294.6840 | 36 Beach

St, North Kingstown | wickfordart.org | Tues-Sat 11 am-3 pm; Sun 12-3 pm | Oct 3-26: “Abstract/Avant Garde” WOODS-GERRY HOUSE | 401.454.6141 | 62 Prospect St, Providence | risd.edu/About/Galleries_ Exhibitions/Woods_Gerry | Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 2-5 pm | Through Oct 5: “RISD In Rome: European Honors Program” YELLOW PERIL GALLERY | 401.861.1535 | 60 Valley St #5, Providence | yellowperilmedia.com/ gallery | Wed-Fri 3-8 pm; other days by appointment | Through Oct 5: “ShrineBeast,” a mixed media exhibition about alternate realities and the transformative nature of love by Andrew Paul Woolbright | Oct 9-Nov 16: “Mile High, Red Hot,” a mixed media dual exhibition by Garcia Sinclair and Nafis White

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tHE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY 122 minUtes | r | cable car No one really knows what happens inside a marriage except the spouses — and sometimes not even they do, because even the closest couples keep secrets from one another. Novelist Evan S. Connell came closer than most to a rounded portrait when he wrote the classic Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969), whose stories sometimes overlapped but whose perspectives were strictly limited; following his lead, writer-director Ned Benson made his feature debut in 2013 with two versions of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, one subtitled Her and the other Him. I haven’t seen either of those movies, but this combination of the two, subtitled Them, is so maturely written, richly characterized, and flawlessly acted that I can’t wait until they’re made available. Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy star as a New England couple who have separated in the wake of a family tragedy; the fine supporting cast includes William Hurt, Isabelle Huppert, Ciarán Hinds, Viola Davis, Bill Hader, and Jess Weixler. _J.R. Jones

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LOVE IS StRANGE 94 minUtes | r | avon One of the most heartrending films ever made, Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow

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Washington stars as a former CIA operative (and needless to say, a human killing machine) who singlehandedly takes on the entire Russian mafia. This violent action thriller is based on the ’80s TV series with Edward Woodward, though director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) also borrows heavily from David Fincher, aping the arty grunge of Fight Club, the preternatural lighting of Zodiac, and the claustrophobic interiors of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Fuqua isn’t the only one desperate to elevate the routine material; screenwriter David Wenk shoehorns in a needless subplot in which the hero mentors a young loser at the local Home Depot, and Washington grandstands his way through several heated soliloquys. With Chloe Grace Moretz and Marton Csokas. | 132m |

a bloody bath in Los Angeles, his sister invites him to convalesce with her and her new husband in New York. Like most comic actors doing straight drama, Wiig and Hader acquit themselves admirably, though their most persuasive scenes are those that show the siblings goofing around together like overgrown kids; neither actor can summon up the nihilistic despair that drives someone to take his own life. Most of the story transpires between those two extremes, showing how the character’ shared emotional damage has deformed their respective love relationships. Writing and directing his second feature, Craig Johnson demonstrates a knowing sense of how consciously, and helplessly, some people destroy themselves. With Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, and Joanna Gleason. | 93m |

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every character with a single, overarching foible (Bateman is timid, Driver is irresponsible, etc). One by one, each of them acknowledges his or her problem, they talk it out, and by the end of the week everybody’s OK. The laughs are about as cheap as the sentimentality — I counted at least four gags involving a threeyear-old and his training toilet. Shawn Levy (Night At the Museum) directed. | 103m |

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Waxing moon in capricorn, moon void-of-course 12:18 pm until 4 am friday when it moves into aquarius. vOc moons in capricorn tell us to look beneath the hood, and pull a few wires “just to see what happens.” a day to arrive at a logical conclusion by taking a few swoops and dashes. Super-focused: capricorn, taurus, virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, aquarius, and pisces. Slightly bedazzled: Leo, Gemini, Libra, cancer, and aries. 11

Waxing moon in aquarius, moon voidof-course 2:32 pm until 5:24 am Sunday. do tasks that aren’t repetitious, or that have some novelty (e.g., if you work out, now’s the time to exercise all the muscles). fantasy is attractive to Sagittarius, aquarius, pisces, aries, Gemini, Libra, capricorn, and virgo. taurus, Leo, and Scorpio could do things their own way, and then wonder what YOUr problem is! 13

Waxing moon in pisces. today and tomorrow are useful for stockpiling supplies related to secrets, parties, and unexpected good times. artists flourish during this lunar phase and virgo, Gemini, Libra, Leo, and Sagittarius could be extra-sensitive, particularly when it comes to reading into a situation. however, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, cancer, and Scorpio have “x-ray vision” when it comes to understanding problems that baffle others. 14

Monday october 6

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plans. Strange affections are also a theme, as the moon, venus, and mars are completely at odds with one another. Sagittarius, aquarius, pisces, aries, Gemini, Libra, capricorn, and virgo will be eager for novel experiences. taurus, Leo, and Scorpio may resist being “rushed.”

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Alas, we will not be able to see our eclipse, but this is a small and perfect poem. The full moon in Aries opposes the sun in Libra, and all relationships may come to a full stop for reassessment, particularly for Capricorn, Cancer, Aries and Libra who usually don’t like surprises, but could be cool with ensues. More on Facebook—visit Sally Cragin Astrology. We can all get a little more done during the full moon.

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I stood out in the open cold / To see the essence of the eclipse / Which was its perfect darkness / I stood in 2 4 5 6 7 the cold3 on the porch / And could not think of anything so perfect / As a man’s hope of light in the face 18 19 20 21 22 23 of darkness _richard eberhart, “The eclipse”

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Waxing moon in pisces, moon void-ofcourse 3:38 pm until 6:07 am, tuesday. Super day for musicians, photographers, psychological insights, or identifying with prisoners. the onrushing full moon presages a very exciting and social week, but tonight could be sentimental, and even a bit soggy for virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius, cancer. better to take a hint from capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, Leo, Libra, and Scorpio and pursue artistic or sensual activities. 15

tuesday october 7

Waxing moon in aries, total lunar eclipse (alas not visible on the east coast of north america). eclipses traditional portend a fall from power or grace, so look around and see if folks who have been full of hubris are getting a comeuppance. pisces, Scorpio, taurus, virgo, capricorn, and cancer are often the observers, while Libra, Leo, Sagittarius, aries, aquarius, and Gemini are the ones drawing attention to themselves! 16

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full moon in aries, the hunter’s moon, also my birthday! You know the drill— full moon frenzy takes many forms and the phrase “what did you mean by that?” could spring to the lips of cancer, capricorn, and Libra, who could feel irritable, especially if they have to say “i’m fine,” more than twice to inquiries. aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, Gemini, Sagittarius, virgo, Leo, and Scorpio: be social, and do projects you can finish quickly. 17

Moon KeyS this horoscope traces the passage of the moon, not the sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s 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 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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