Exhibit Runs Through January 4, RISD Museum, 20 North Main Street, Admission Is $10 For Adults & $7 For Seniors. Renowned artist Dale Chihuly [RISD MFA '68, Ceramics] has created a special site-specific installation as the inaugural exhibition for the new special exhibition gallery in the Chace Center. Chihuly at RISD will feature some 2,500 pieces of art glass created by the flamboyant godfather of the American art glass movement. For more information please click here.

Lo Cor de La Plana
October 2, 8pm, RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal Way, Tickets Are $18. With passionate Mediterranean roots, African influences and touches of Gregorian chant, the a cappella harmonies of this all-male vocal ensemble stir the soul with rhythmic percussions and vocal techniques. For more information please click here.

Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) with DJ Scientific, Yayo Ikawa and Providence String Quartet
October 3, 8pm, RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal Way, Tickets Are $18.
A superb violinist with a rock-star persona and hip-hop credentials, DBR fuses his classical music roots with soundscapes celebrating traditional Haitian music and rhythms. For more information please click here.

Credo Theatre: Daddy's Always Right
October 4, RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal Way, Tickets Are $18. Theatrical clowns and stunning puppet techniques transform a bare stage into a winter fairyland in a moving performance created for the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth. For more information please click here.

Chris Turner & The Maxi Minimals
October 5, 2pm, Waterplace Park, Free And Open To The Public. Providence artistic treasure Chris Turner creates a musical happening as he gathers friends and community members to perform In C, a work heralded as changing the course of 20th century music. For more information please click here.


FirstWorks For Kids: Dan Zanes
October 11, 2pm, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Tickets Are $15 - $30.
Grammy Award-winning Dan Zanes is a family music superstar. The former Del Fuegos lead singer throws an exuberant folk-rock music party and everyone's invited! For more information please click here.

October 2 - November 2, Thur - Sat @ 8pm, Sundays @ 3pm, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Tickets Are $12 - $20. Don't miss the event that has launched women playwrights to Broadway, regional theatres, and numerous awards. Three winning one-act scripts receive production and are presented alongside acts by local women performing artists. Each performance includes a post show talk back. For more information please click here.

October 15, 8pm, Brown University, Alumnae Hall, 194 Meeting Street, Tickets Are $22 - $32. Over the years Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts has presented internationally renowned musicians, such as the Juilliard String Quartet, the Guarneri String Quartet, the Tokyo String Quartet and the Beaux Arts Trio. They kick off their new season with one of the most sought after ensembles in the U.S., the Orion Quartet. For more information please click here.

Through 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.

Events Run Through October 18, Various Times And Locations, Most Events Free And Open To The Public. Rhode Island commemorates the bicentennial of the abolition of The Transatlantic Slave Trade & African American heritage as part of the RI Council for the Humanities On The Road To Freedom: African American Heritage in Rhode Island initiative. For a complete listing and description of events please click here.

October 4, 6:34pm, Sponsored By MetLife & Swarovski In Partnership With The American Heart Association, Secondary Sponsor RISD Museum Of Art. 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.

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 October 2 - October 9:

EVENTS
Thursday, October 2 - Market Bazaar - 11am To 6pm.
Check out lovely antiques, art and more. Join us each week!

Thursday, October 2 - Vidbel Circus - Performances @ 5pm & 7:30pm.
Come on down to this fundraiser for the RI Community Food Bank.

Friday, October 4 - 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!

Saturday, October 4 - Providence Street Painting Festival, 11am - 10pm.
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 best views of artists working, come between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The art is on view all day, until the event closes at about 10 p.m. There will be music from noon on, food concessions will be open all day, and draft beer will be on sale in the afternoon and evening. For more information, please click here.

Tuesday, October 7 - 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: The Providence Black Repertory Company, Blackstone Valley Community Action Program, Ocean Opportunity, Ocean State Action and Voter Registration.

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

La Plaza Del Arte Mural Project Fundraiser

October 7, Reception 5:30pm - 6:30pm, CityArts, 891 Broad Street, Mural Unveiling 6:30pm, Compare Foods, 863 Broad Street, Tickets Are $20.
Join Mayor David N. Cicilline at the the grand unveiling of the La Plaza del Arte Mural Project featuring music by Voces de los Andes. For more information please call 401-432-6397.

Bouncer, Door Staff & Management Training. October 4 - 5, 11am - 4:30pm, Hotel Providence, Conference Room, Registration Is $20. Bob Smith, an internationally renown expert in the fields of nightclub security, crowd management, and best business practices for nightlife establishments, will be conducting a two day, 11 hour training for bouncers, door staff, and the management of any nightlife establishments in Providence. For more information please call 401-351-4300 x 541.

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.

Call For Entries: Letters About Literature. The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author explaining how that author's work changed the reader's way of thinking about the world or themselves. The deadline is December 6. For more information please click here.

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.