“I paint American people, and I tell American stories through the paintings I create.” AMY SHERALD, ARTIST Amy Sherald is an American painter known for a style referred to as “simplified realism” documenting the contemporary African-American experience in the United States, typically through large-scale portraits and often working from photographs of strangers. Sherald was born in 1973 in Columbus, Georgia […]
Celebrating Our Golden Bears at Homecoming 2023 Homecoming festivities began on Friday afternoon, October 20th with the Golden Bears’ Luncheon, a reception for Bridgewater State University alumni celebrating their 51st reunion and beyond. The Dunn Conference Suite was full of excited chatter as old friends reconnected for the first time in years, reminiscing about days […]
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) welcomes the holiday season with the classic, family-friendly tale of redemption and holiday spirit, ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge thinks it’s all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their views. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost […]
Pawtucket Library Undergoes Repairs and Improvements If you have passed by the Pawtucket Library recently, you may have noticed the staging going up on the front of the Sayles building. The Sayles building is the original library building which was built in 1902. In the last few years, the building has suffered from water intrusion […]
One Million Pounds Saved from Local Farms to Feed Hungry Rhode Islanders Providence, RI — Providence-based nonprofit local food hub, Farm Fresh RI is excited to announce that its Hope’s Harvest program has just recovered its one-millionth pound of food from local farms to feed Rhode Islanders struggling with food insecurity. Hope’s Harvest mobilizes volunteers […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Soft robotics, AKA softbotics, is not only changing the landscape of robotics but also providing valuable insights into animal evolution. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: What are softbotics and how can this emerging field help us better understand animal […]
Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill Opening Reception Trumpet Mushrooms, 2023 colored pencil,12″ x 12″/Angel Beth Smith Thursday, Nov. 9, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Meet the Artist Thursday, Dec. 7, noon-1 p.m.Both events are free and open to the public The latest exhibit, called The Natural, at the Atrium Gallery is now open and features nature-inspired […]
Family Farm Advocates In MA Rally Against EATS Act Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service A coalition of animal-welfare and family-farm advocates say a proposed amendment to the 2023 Farm Bill jeopardizes states’ ability to regulate their own farming practices. The EATS Act is a response to Proposition 12, a California law mandating better conditions for all farm […]
