The Agenda: Issue #22

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The Agenda #22
Summer 2008

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Providence’s non-profit community arts space. Its mission is to provide an unjuried forum for ~~hipster exhibitionism~~ the so-called arts.

The Steelyard: The Steel Yard offers arts and technical training programs designed to increase opportunities for cultural and artistic expression...

Firehouse 13:

“A forward thinking urban project appealing to experimental artists and creative innovators.”

Langevin Responds on Iran: Rod Driver supplies this reply to his open letter to Rep. Langevin: Nearly four weeks after I sent 10 questions about HCR 362 to Rep. James Langevin, I still have no answer. However Eileen Sadasiv has sent me a copy...

Langevin and Kennedy can't explain why they supported bill: Rod Driver, inveterate thorn in the buttocks of the corpus politicus status quo, sent some questions to U.S. Representative Jim Langevin by email, by fax and by certified snail mail on July 3. As of this writing, he hasn’t “yet received...

Next?: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal may have just ruined his shot (however remote) at the vice presidency. While McCain could use a younger counterpart who appeals to the Christian Right, the electorate at large may not embrace someone who veers so...

The Agenda, Issue #22

The Agenda, Issue 22 (Summer, 2008) is (soon to be) available in a location near you (assuming Providence, Rhode Island is near you). Eventually, you’ll be able to read all the articles listed below right here on Agendanation.net, but in the meantime, you’ll just have to search Rhode Island’s bars, clubs, coffeehouses, and other assorted hives of scum and villainy for your very own (free!) print copy.

Art

Cryptic Providence with Jay Critchley

2 August 08 (Issue #22)

Cryptic Providence is an international art event taking place over the next three months (until September 28, 2008) in the North Burial Ground on North Main Street. Fifteen projects by visual artists and performers from…

IndieArts/ri: Who What When Where Why

25 July 08 (Issue #22)

Interview with IndieArts/ri Manager Tim O’Keefe Who is IndieArts/ri? IndieArts/ri is a splinter group of the Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island made up of a variety of artists, musicians, DJs and event producers who contribute to Rhode Island art and music. The day to day of IndieArts/ri, which will…

Community

Viva la Dose

21 July 08 (Issue #22)

The Web is an amazing space. Point, click and shoot; search for anything. And thank goodness, because otherwise, how would we get our Providence Daily Dose? Locally based, this Internet locale is a gem among the often out-of-date and hard-to-navigate deluge on the web. All right, in Web-time the Dose…

Culture

Been Surfin’?

3 August 08 (Issue #22)

By Tyler Long “Been surfin’ yet?” I hear it all the time. The warm winds blow and the sun cooks the cement. It’s mid-July and all attention is focused on the beach. But as normal as that question may seem, to a surfer it’s as absurd as onion mouthwash. The thing…

Last Stop on the Indie Express

20 July 08 (Issue #22)

With so many bands, groups, troupes, and DJs at IndieArts Fest 2008, The Agenda saw an opportunity to ask the entertainers some questions about the City of Providence. Is there a lack of diversity in music venues in Providence? The ‘Mericans: No - you just have to go to places…

Politics

A Protesting Death

1 August 08 (Issue #22)

The Story of Malachi Ritscher by Kristen Chauvin Just three years ago, Malachi Ritscher was a well-known member of Chicago’s avant-garde jazz scene. He made live recordings of bands at local clubs like The Empty Bottle, at little or no cost. He was also a passionate participant in Chicago’s anti-war and free…

What a Budget, What a Year

24 July 08 (Issue #22)

The fiscal 2009 budget has now been approved by the General Assembly, and everyone expects the Governor to sign it. Here are a dozen things worth knowing about. The official word is that there were no changes to any taxes. But what this means…

Masthead

Contributors
Kristen Chauvin, Jef Choice, Jay Critchley, Adam D. Gleason, Lisa Hood, Tyler Long, Jack Madden, DJ Mondo Bongo, Natalie Myers, Tim O'Keefe, John Rogers, Tom Sgouros, Andrew States
Cover Art: Documenta; Advertising Artwork: Rachel Silver; Photographer: Frank Mullin; Media Technician: Neal Bijlani; Publisher: Ashley Addison; Art Directoress: Rachel D. Silver; Graphic Designers: Frank Mullin, Rachel D. Silver; Webmaster: Adam Bradley; Editor In Vegas: Matt Obert; Editor Instead: Adam Bradley; Editor Incognito: Ellyn Smythe; Production & Printing: Mass Web.