| Gallery Night Providence |
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November 20, 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. |
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| Knowing You, Knowing Me: New Work By Artist Mentors |
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Opening Reception, November 21, 5pm - 7pm, New Urban Arts, 743 Westminster Street, Free And Open To The Public. Meet and view the work of the 20 artist mentors that were selected through a student-led application process. These artists volunteer over 4,000 hours to mentor Providence high school students in the visual and literary arts. For more information please click here. |
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| Edna Lawrence: Drawings and Watercolors |
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Gallery Night Reception November 20, Exhibit Runs Through December 23, Bert Gallery, 540 South Water Street, Free And Open To The Public. This exhibit is a sampling of various works on paper across Lawrence's productive career as a RISD professor, ardent traveler and Providence Art Club member. For more information please click here. |
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| Park As Muse: Artwork Of India Point Park |
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Exhibit Runs Through November 28, Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Free And Open To The Public. The Gallery at City Hall is currently showcasing an exhibit of 30 Providence artists that derives its inspiration from India Point Park. For more information please click here. |
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| Celebrate Like Royalty: A Royal Gallery Holiday |
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Gallery Night Reception November 20, 5pm - 9pm, Exhibit Runs Through December 24, Royal Gallery, 298 Atwells Avenue, Free And Open To The Public. Pieces from artists are available that cater to all tastes and budgets. Includes handcrafted boxes, prints, and jewelry. For more information please click here. |
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| Providence Art Club Re-Opening |
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Opening Reception November 23, 12pm - 4pm, Exhibit Runs Through December 24, Providence Art Club, 11 Thomas Street, Free And Open To The Public. Some amazing renovations are taking place at the Providence Art Club and they are excited to announce that their galleries will be open again for the first time since July. To mark the re-opening, the Club will be hosting its 104th Annual Little Pictures Exhibition. For more information please click here. |
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| Food, Art & Wine Night |
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November 20, 5:30pm - 8pm, Gallery Z, 259 Atwells Avenue, Free And Open To The Public. Gallery Z will feature a sampling of food from Bacaro,a showcase of the latest Gallery Z art exhibit and a sampling of Italian wines. For more information please click here. |
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| Paint And Steel |
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Gallery Night Reception November 20, 5pm - 7pm, Exhibit Runs Through December 10, Chazan Gallery @ Wheeler, 228 Angell Street, Free And Open To The Public. An exhibition featuring new works by painter Irene Lawrence and sculptor Jerold Ehrlich. For more information please click here. |
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| Spray Paintings By Mark Maher |
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Gallery Night Reception November 20, 5:30pm -8pm, Exhibit Runs Through December 3, BankRI, Turks Head building, One Turks Head Place, Free And Open To The Public. This exhibition will feature the work of artist, muralist and graphic designer Mark Maher with live music by Mark Armstrong. For more information please click here. |
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| Forms Of Memory |
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Gallery Night Reception November 20, 5pm - 9pm, Exhibit Runs Through December 23, Mathewson Street United Methodist Church, 134 Mathewson Street, Free And Open To The Public. Items specifically representing the emotions of happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, fear, and surprise are displayed within each of the sculptures by Nina Magliocchetti. For more information please click here.
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| A Christmas Carol |
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November 21 - December 31, Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington Street, Tickets Are $10 - $60. Heralded as "The crowning jewel of holiday theatre here in Rhode Island" by EDGE Providence, Trinity Rep is celebrating its 32nd year of presenting this beloved New England holiday tradition. Appealing to young and old alike, this timeless tale of the power of forgiveness is a welcome reminder of the magic the holidays bring. For more information please click here. |
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| Disposable Men |
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November 20 - 23 @ 8pm, November 22 & 23 @ 3pm, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Tickets Are $20. Perishable Theatre and The Providence Black Repertory Company are proud to announce the return of the multi-media performance, Disposable Men, written and performed by New York artist James Scruggs. For more information please click here. |
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| Bank of America Skating Rink |
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Opens For The Season November 21@ 6pm, Regular Hours Monday - Friday 10am To 10pm, Saturday & Sunday 11am To 10pm, Only $6 For Adults, $3 For Seniors & Children Under 12, $2 For School Groups. With admission and rental prices at the same rate for the last four years, it is truly affordable fun in Downtown Providence! Don't have skates? Rent some for only $4! The skating rink is open on all winter holidays. For more information please click here. |
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| Opera Providence Presents: Pasta and Puccini |
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November 21, 6:30pm, Danella's Restaurant, 332 Atwells Avenue, Tickets Are $45. An encore performance has been added for this event which features an Italian dinner and a performance by Opera Providence. For more information please click here. |
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| Community MusicWorks Players |
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November 22, 7:30pm, All Saints' Memorial Church, 674 Westminster Street, Tickets Are $15 For Adults, $5 For Children. The Community MusicWorks Players perform in a string concert featuring music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Benjamin Britten. For more information please click here. |
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| Blackfriars Dance Concert |
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November 21 @ 8pm, November 22 @ 2pn, Providence College, Angell Blackfriars Theatre, 549 River Avenue, Tickets Are $8. The concert will include works by visiting artists Michael Bolger, Billbob Brown, Melissa Gendreau, and Katie McNamara, as well as work from resident artist Lindsay Guarino and company director Wendy Oliver. For more information please click here. |
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| AS220 Broad Street Studio Showcase |
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November 20, 6pm, AS220, 115 Empire Street, Free And Open To The Public. See presentations by all Broad Street Studio workshops, buy art produced by their young artists and enjoy free food. For more information please click here. |
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| Music For Crying Out Loud |
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November 21, 8pm, Firehouse 13, 41 Central Street, Tickets Are $5. Firehouse 13 presents an evening of music featuring classical sitarist Srinivas Reddy, the Indian-Fusion band Bangalore and the Too Big To Fail Big Band. For more information please click here. |
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| Grease |
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December 2 - 7, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Tickets Are $41 - $68. The one that you want is back! Grease, Time Magazine's 2007 pick for "#1 musical of the year," is rockin' across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. For more information please click here. |
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| Artist Opportunities |
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Call For Volunteers. Bright Night Providence, RI's largest New Year's Eve Celebration, is seeking over 100 volunteers to help make this year's New Year's Eve Celebration safe and fun for everyone. Volunteers will work 3-4 hour shifts on New Year's Eve, giving information to patrons, checking wristbands, putting up posters and doing other work to make sure that the festival runs smoothly. Also, limited opportunities for volunteering in the weeks before New Year's Eve and in the weeks after the festival are available. For more information please click here or email volunteering@brightnight.org.
Call For Applicants. RI Citizens for the Arts, the statewide advocacy organization for the arts and creative communities, is seeking a dynamic Executive Director to partner with the Board of Directors to achieve its mission of supporting a vibrant arts community for the benefit of all Rhode Islanders. For more information please click here.
Call For Film Entries. The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is now accepting entries for its 13th Annual Film Festival to be held August 4-9th, 2009 at venues throughout the state of Rhode Island. The deadline to apply is January 15. 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.
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 two musical pieces, one being from the production. Please be prepared to do a cold reading as well as a dance routine with their choreographer. Please dress accordingly and bring dance footwear and headshots. For more information please call Laura at 508-344-5128 or click here.
Call For Actors. November 24, 6pm - 10pm, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street. Elemental Theatre is looking for up to six actors (all genders/types) who will comprise the company for deca-go-go, an evening of ten short linked original plays. Rehearsals will begin on/around December 1. For more information please click here.
Call For Proposals. Providence Art Windows seeks art and art installation proposals for 10 windows in Downtown Providence for the 2009 season. Site-specific is preferred, pre-existing accepted; 2D or 3D. The deadline to apply is December 12. Please mail 8-10 jpegs (600x900) on disk(if video, 3 min. max on dvd), printed 1 page proposal, image list and resume, and SASE to: Rebecca Siemering, PAW Director, 545 Pawtucket Avenue, Box 206, Pawtucket, RI, 02860. For more information please email Rebecca rebecca.siemering@gmail.com. |
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