September 21, 3pm - 9pm, Dexter Training Ground, Free And Open To The Public, Optional Community Spaghetti Dinner Is $5. WBNA is presenting National Neighborhood Day with performances by Mahi Mahi and DJ Ramu, an outdoor screening of Lady & The Tramp and a community spaghetti dinner. This event is part of Mayor David N. Cicilline's Celebrate Providence! Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative. For more information please click here.

September 18 - October 19, Providence Black Repertory Company, 276 Westminster Street, Tickets Are $20 For Adults, $10 For Students And Seniors. A handsome drifter. A lonely waitress. A cheap motel. But what's that crawling across the bed? Reality slowly blurs and suspense turns to horror, as this darkly comic thriller explores the line between conspiracy theory and actual conspiracy. A tale of love, paranoia, and the grip of government, Bug will get under your skin. For more information please click here.

September 18, 5pm - 9pm, Art Bus Departs From Citizens Plaza, Free And Open To The Public. A fun-filled cultural extravaganza. Twenty-one galleries, museums, and historic sites; eight convenient parking lots; live music; refreshments; art buses; celebrity guides and it's all free! For more information please click here.

September 20, 6:58pm, Sponsored By CVS Caremark Downtown 5k & Boston Sports Club. WaterFire Providence, the award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans, installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence, has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence's renaissance. For more information please click here.

RiverWalk: Providence Walking Tour
Evenings Of Full WaterFire Lightings, 5:30pm, Departs From John Brown House Museum, 52 Power Street, Tickets Are $10. This walk shares the stories of the Providence waterfront and its early development while introducing the phenomenon known as WaterFire. For more information please click here.

September 21 & 23 - 28, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Tickets Are $46 - $73. It's here, and it's "an Elle of a show" (TIME Magazine). The hilarious MGM film is Broadway's new smash hit musical, and now Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to you. After turning Broadway and MTV hot pink, this "Feel-Good Song and Dance Juggernaut" (New York Magazine) is "The Best New Musical Around!" For more information please click here.

September 19 - October 26, Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington Street, Tickets Are $20 - $60. In the hands of artistic director Curt Columbus, one of the world's oldest plays becomes a modern-day retelling of an ancient story of courage and faith that asks the question: can one person change the world? For more information please click here.

September 26 @ 7pm, September 27 @ 3pm & 7pm, September 28 @ 3pm, The Media And Arts Center At Met Public, 325 Public Street, Free And Open To The Public, Reservations Suggested. Come and view spectacular creations from their brand new Wild Card! Program. The Wild Card! Program involves the kids attending weekly classes to hone and advance their existing playwriting skills, partnering with creative teams, evolving a central theme, deciding as a group who/what two of the three characters will be for ALL the plays and then each playwright chooses his or her own distinctive third character (the "wild card"). For more information please click here.

Greater Kennedy Plaza is being transformed into a lively public square, rich with activity. The area includes Burnside Park, Kennedy Plaza, the Skating Center and Biltmore Park. Stay tuned here each week to find out what's going on!

Week of September 18 - 24, 2008:

EVENTS
THURSDAY, September 18 - Market Bazaar - 11am To 6pm. Check out lovely antiques, art and more. Join us each week!

FRIDAY, September 19 - Farmer's Market - 11am To 2pm. Shop for tasty harvests from RI farms here along the sidewalk at Burnside Park. Choose from a selection of foods fresh from the fields and meet the people who grow your meal!

FRIDAY, September 19 - Providence Roller Derby - 7pm. For more information please click here.

SUNDAY, September 21 - International Day of Peace Celebration - Peace Flags, 3pm - 6pm. Stop on by for an event filled with speakers, dancers and craft activities. For more information please click here.

TUESDAY, September 23 - Public Square Tuesday, 11am - 3:30pm. Come on down to find out what volunteer opportunities local non-profit agencies have to offer and grab a Del's lemonade while you're there! This week: Center for Preventive Medicine, Hera Gallery, Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island, Ocean Opportunity, RiverzEdge Arts Project, University of Rhode Island Providence Campus.

Wednesday, September 24 - Community Stage Performance, 12pm - 1pm. Bring your lunch and join us for jazz standards with a lot of heart by the talented trio Too Human.

For more information on all the great things going on in Kennedy Plaza please click here.

September 27, 11am - 10pm, Bank of America Skating Center, Free And Open To The Public. A celebration of art and artists in Providence, where businesses and individuals come together to donate time, money, and talent to benefit charitable causes focused on children and youth in the Providence area. Approximately 300 professional and amateur artists from New England will create 165 works of art on the surface and walkways of the Skating Center. For more information please click here.

New Trends In Sponsorship Strategy & The Value Of The Cultural Consumer. September 30, 4pm - 6pm, Greater Providence Chamber Of Commerce Theater, 30 Exchange Terrace, Free And Open To The Public. More and more, companies are turning to their Marketing and PR agencies to help them direct their marketing, philanthropic and cause-related dollars as well as navigate new trends in social marketing, extend their brand through event and experiential marketing strategies (a primary skill for arts organizations) and earn customer loyalty. This seminar will teach you how to get in front of these new trends and create winning strategies for your clients with key insights from Patricia Martin, Jenny Mello, Don Keinz and Gail Alofsin. This free seminar is part of the National Arts Forum Series presented by the Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island & the MetLife Foundation. To register for this event, please email tree@artsandbusinessri.org or call 401-621-6127.

Call To Galleries And Fine Art Stores. The City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism is in the process of revamping their web site. One of the key new features is the addition of an interactive Gallery/Fine Art guide. If you have a gallery, fine art store, art supply store, etc that is not currently listed on their web site, please click here to email Michael Christofaro with the name, location, contact info, brief description and high resolution photograph (300dpi) of your business.

RI Foundation Arts In Academics Grant. This fund supports educational projects that integrate art disciplines into other core academic subjects to benefit Rhode Island public school students. Application deadline: October 31, 2008. For more information and to download an application please click here.

Photos Sought for WBNA 2009 Calendar/Exhibit. The WBNA (West Broadway Neighborhood Association) invites photographers, both amateur and professional, to submit black & white photographs to be included in their upcoming What Makes Our Neighborhood Great exhibit and calendar. The deadline to submit entries is September 25. For more information please call 401-831-9344.

Call To Musicians. The CVS Caremark Downtown 5k is looking for musicians willing to donate their services to perform at the upcoming race on September 21. For more please click here for the web site or click here for email.

FirstWorks Call To Musicians. It's not too late to participate in the community event of the season! Perform Terry Riley's In C at the FirstWorks Festival. This performance will take place on October 5 at Waterplace Park. Musicians of any kind are welcome; some skills necessary. For more information please email Siobhan at Siobhan@first-works.org.

RISCA Call For Art. The Rhode Island State Council On the Arts is pleased to announce a new call for public art for all visual artists at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence. The deadline for entries is September 26. Interested parties may learn more about the project by clicking here.

Open Call To Child Actors. Trinity Repertory Company will be holding an open call for child actors on Saturday, September 27, from 9am to 1pm at Cardi's Furniture Superstore (Route 1A, South Attleboro, MA) for its 32nd annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Liesl Tommy. Children ages 8-12 are welcome to audition, although children who turn 13 before December 31, 2008, are not eligible. No appointment is necessary for the auditions but you must click here to download an audition packet.

The Steel Yard Fall 2008 Community Courses Are Now Online. They have plenty of new courses to offer: Welding in a Week, Industrial Casting Techniques for the Kitchen, and more! Also, they welcome the return of Slip Casting and TWO sessions of Basic Bike Maintenance (weekday and weekend).Whether you're interested in metalworking, ceramics, jewelry, glass or bicycles, there are plenty of chances to get your hands dirty and let the creativity roar, so sign up today! For more information please click here.

Visual Interpretation of Dance: Up Close + Personal with the Boston Ballet. September 18, 7pm, RISD Auditorium, 7 Canal Way, Admission is $25 At The Door Payable By Check Or Cash. RISD Continuing Education is pleased to continue its Guest Artist Series this fall with a visit by the Boston Ballet. Newcomers and seasoned aficionados can experience the beauty and magic of world-class ballet with this insider's view of what occurs backstage and behind-the-scenes at Boston Ballet. For more information please click here.