October 24 & 25 @ 7:30pm, October 26 @ 2:30pm, VMA Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Tickets Are $20 - $65. Giselle is a story about love, betrayal and forgiveness and features Mindaugas Bauzys. Bauzys, a former Boston Ballet soloist, is now Festival Ballet Providence's principal dancer. For more information please click here.

October 23 - 26, Various Times & Locations Downtown, Screenings Are $10 Each. The Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival will screen some of the world's greatest independent fright films. Films presented will be from across the globe and represent a broad range of cinematic styles and approaches to the genre. For more information and a complete schedule please click here.

October 25, 2pm - 8pm, Westminster Street And Union Street, Free And Open To The Public. A full day of fun for kid's and adults with events that celebrate the season including face painting, a costume contest, live music and a whole lot more. For more information please click here.

October 25, 12pm - 4pm, Riverside Park, Aleppo Street (Off Manton Avenue), Free And Open To The Public. The festival will feature activities for children and their families including horse-drawn wagon rides, a bouncy house, canoe rides, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, a blacksmithing demonstration, sports contests, games, free food and more. For more information please call 401-351-8719 x 109.

October 24 & 25 From 10am - 6pm, October 26 From 10am - 5pm, RI Convention Center, One Sabin Street, $10 Each Day Or $15 For Any Two Days. Homeowners, art lovers, fine craft collectors, interior designers and architects will discover an incredible resource for the finest in handcrafted furniture, decorative accessories, fine craft and original art. For more information please click here.

Exhibit Opens October 28, Providence Children's Museum ,100 South Street, Admission Is $7.50. After two months of extensive renovations, Providence Children's Museum reopens October 28 and introduces Play Power, a major new exhibit celebrating the power of children's play. This vibrant new learning environment engages kids and adults in imaginative activities. For more information please click here.

Providence Singers With Boston Modern Orchestra Project: Jonah and the Whale
November 7, 8pm, Blessed Sacrament Church, Tickets Are $22 - $26. Sounds of sea chanteys, a whale's melody performed by three trombones, work songs and 14th century English poetry tell the all-ages story of Jonah. For more information please click here.

Momix: Best Of Momix
November 8, 8pm, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Tickets Are $28 - $48. Is it illusion or reality? With spectacle that defies gravity, MOMIX makes you gaze in awe and wonder as its dance-movement-magicians fool the naked eye using light, shadow, humor, and the human body. For more information please click here.

Week of October 23 - October 29:

EVENTS
Thursday, October 23 - Market Bazaar - 11am To 6pm.
Check out lovely antiques, art and more. Join us each week on the sidewalk along the Washington Street side of Burnside Park!

Friday, October 24 - 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, October 24 - Learn To Earn - 9am To 3pm. Hosted by the Providence Skills Center and located in Burnside Park.

Monday, October 27 - Are You A Member Of The Public, 4:30pm - 6:30pm.
Join RISD Public Art participants as they ask questions to get people to stop and think about what it means to be a "member of the public." Interact and get a cookie! Located on the sidewalk along the Washington Street side of Burnside Park.

Tuesday, October 28 - Public Square Tuesday, 11am - 3:30pm.
Come on down to find out what local non-profit agencies are up to and grab a Del's lemonade while you're there!

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

Project Apron: Fighting Hunger With Fashion
October 24, 11:30am - 4:30pm, Market Square, Across From The Chase Center Located At 20 North Main Street, Donations Accepted. Attendees can celebrate fall and sample local seasonal food prepared in exchange for either monetary or canned food donations. Pumpkins from area farms will be available for purchase. All proceeds will be generously matched by the Feinstein Foundation and donated to the Rhode Island Food Bank with all food donations going to area food pantries. For more information please click here.

Museum Concerts Benefit
October 24, 8pm, First Unitarian Baptist Church, 1 Benevolent Street, Tickets Are $35. Fred Jodry will perform J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations with a reception to follow at the historic Allen House. All procedes benefit Museum Concerts. To make a reservation, please call 401-274-5073.

2008 Fall Art Auction
October 25, 5pm - 9pm, Knight Gallery, 170 Ives Street, Tickets Are $15 In Advance, $20 At The Door. This event will feature a live auction with works donated from local artists and a catered buffet by Blanchard Farms. All proceeds benefit AIDS Project R.I. For more information please click here.

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 To Artists. October 24 - 26, The Red Room, 1 Fox Place.The Red Room is looking for bands and artists to participate in their Rock The Ink headquarters festivities. Participating acts will receive complimentary food as well as other surprise give-aways. Please contact Sean Carroll at 401-413-8206.

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 cli ck here.

Call For High School Singers. The Junior Providence Singers, a choral training and performance program for high school singers, will hold 2009 season auditions by appointment on October 21, October 28, November 11, and November 18 at the Carter Center in East Providence. Auditions will cover vocal range, pitch matching, and musical aptitude. For more information please call 401-751-5700.

Call For Actors. December 16 & 17, 6pm - 9pm, Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway. Rise On Broadway is pleased to announce auditions for their production of West Side Story. Those auditioning will need to prepare 2 musical pieces, 1 being from the production. Please be prepared to do a cold reading as well as a dance routine with our choreographer. Please dress accordingly and bring dance footwear and headshots. For more information please Laura at 508-344-5128 or click here.

Call For French Speaking Organizations. November 6, 6:30pm, Alliance Française de Providence, 88 Meeting Street. The Rhode Island League of French Speaking Organizations is searching for Organizations/communities in Rhode Island who speak French. For more information please call 401-272-6243.