Insider’s Guide to the RISD Alumni Art Sale

Friday, April 29, 2011

Maggie Lange, GoLocalProv Contributor

RISD’s Alumni Art Sale floods Benefit Street each year with the school’s alumni vending their arts, crafts, jewelry, apparel, paintings, pots, and prints. The thoroughfare feels transformed into an old-world market, filled with stalls and colors. With more than 150 tables and thousands of milling students and shoppers, the site can certainly be overwhelming, so Lois Harada, the Alumni Sale Coordinator, gives us six alums whose tables you should prioritize.

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Is There a Bond Bubble about to Burst?

Friday, April 29, 2011

Dan Forbes, GoLocalProv Financial Expert

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech on Wednesday did little to alleviate the fears of those that believe fixed income securities are standing near the edge of a cliff. Bernanke expects the economy to slowly rumble along and sees the recent uptick in inflation as being temporary. Interest rates will hold steady near historic lows for the time being. But everyone agrees that rates are going up soon, so what are you on the lookout for when it comes to your bond investments?

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John Rooke: Patriots Draft 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

John Rooke, GoLocalProv Sports Editor

About an hour before the first round of the NFL Draft began last night, Patriots owner Robert Kraft had some prophetic words for the assembled crowd of season ticket holders and fans at Gillette Stadium.

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Belichick Leaves Pats Fans Scratching Their Heads!

Friday, April 29, 2011

Scott Cordischi, GoLocalProv Sports Editor

What the Patriots did and didn't do in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft makes you wonder if Scott Pioli or Thomas Dimitroff were truly the brains of the operation from a personell standpoint.

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Good Is Good: Where Have All the ‘Mad Men’ Gone?

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Tom Matlack, GoLocalProv Contributor

It’s ironic if not downright bizarre that viewers have become obsessed with the highly stylized version of 1960s Madison Avenue when the ad world of today is, in all reality, a world of true desperation for some of the most creative and well-liked men in the industry.

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Shepard Fairey to Design Limited Edition Jacket for LEVI’s

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Leah Michaels, GoLocalProv Contributor

You can’t walk two blocks in Providence without seeing a sticker or stencil of Shepard Fairey’s OBEY Giant on a wall or street sign. Soon, the iconic street artist’s work will be featured on a Levi’s Trucker Jacket as part of the Art in the Streets exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). 

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Don’t Miss: Artists for Japan Fundraiser

Thursday, April 28, 2011

GoLocalProv Arts Team

Japan’s recent disasters may seem far away from Rhode Island, but after last year’s catastrophic flooding, the suffering of the Japanese people should feel close to home. To help these people in their time of need, Johnson and Wales University has partnered up with Roots Café and Haruki Japanese Restaurant for its “Artists for Japan” fundraiser. 

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Fourth Annual Cox Providence Rhode Races Kick Off This Weekend

Thursday, April 28, 2011

GoLocalProv Sports Team

Starting this Saturday, April 30th and continuing on through Sunday, May 1, nearly 7,000 runners from all over the world are expected to assemble in Providence to take part in the 2011 Cox Providence Rhode Races. The weekend long event features four different races including: The Cox Sports Marathon, The Eident Sports Half Marathon, The Shape Up RI 5k, and The Inaugural Munroe Dairy Kids Race.

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B’s Prevail in Sudden Death Overtime of Game 7!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Scott Cordischi, GoLocalProv Sports Editor

An unbelievably exciting and often frustrating series for the Bruins ended in jubilation when Nathan Horton's slap shot beat Carey Price in sudden death overtime of game 7.

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NFL Draft: Patriot Games – What to do, or not to do?

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

John Rooke, GoLocalProv Sports Editor

Put the labor troubles aside - we all have our own ideas about what the Patriots should do for the upcoming NFL Draft.

However, what they should do, and what they will do – as we know – are two completely different things.

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