December 6, 11am - 4pm, Registration At Peerless Building Atrium, 150 Union Street, Tickets Are $25 In Advance & $30 At The Door. Featuring horse-drawn carriage rides, a special tree lighting ceremony, holiday bell ringers and carolers, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts and a superb tour that will feature an outstanding medley of homes, ranging from an exquisitely appointed penthouse, to sleek loft spaces and artists' studios. For more information please click here.

City Hall Holiday Tree Lighting
December 6, 6pm, Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Free And Open To The Public.

Free Skating And Performances
December 6, 6:30pm - 7pm, Bank Of America Skating Center, Two Kennedy Plaza, Free And Open To The Public.

December 5 - 24, 11am - 6pm, Open Until 8pm on Thursdays + Saturdays, 235 Westminster Street, Free And Open To The Public. This annual craft show in a unique retail format will feature an eclectic assortment of fine craft and fresh handmade goods from over 175 artists near and far.

Upcoming Events
December 5, 5pm - 9pm, Opening Party
December 6, 4pm - 6pm, Book Signing By Faythe Levine
December 11, 5pm - 8pm, BUY ART night

For more information please click here.

December 7, 2pm, Tree Lighting At 5pm, Federal Hill, Atwells Avenue, Free And Open To The Public. Enjoy holiday fun and cheer with a horse and buggy ride, free Christmas drinks & snacks, shopping, a tree lighting and much more. For more information please click here.

Runs Through 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. For more information please click here.

New Year's Eve, December 31, Downtown Providence, Tickets Are $10 In Advance, $15 On New Year's Eve. Featuring over 150 performers in a number of venues downtown, afternoon children's activities, and some of Rhode Island's best actors, singers, dancers, musicians, storytellers, magicians, acrobats, and clowns. For more information please click here.

Just Added!
The Nerveless Nocks, a family of daredevil circus performers, will headline this year's event with performances at 6pm, 8pm & 10pm at the RI Convention Center.

December 5 - January 11, Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington Street, Tickets Are $15 - $60. Client meetings, pastry, romantic advice and personal calls, it's business-as-usual at the Northeast Office. Or is it? This hilarious new play bristles with humor before pulling the rug right out from underneath you. For more information please click here.

Through December 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.

December 12 - 14, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Tickets Are $18 - $83. No other December event delivers the awe-inspiring spectacle of this stunning production, which features Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, glittering costumes, and breath-taking dancing. For more information please click here.

December 4 - 6 @ 8pm, December 7 @ 2pm, Brown University, Leeds Theatre, 77 Waterman Street, Tickets Are $17 For Adults, $12 For Seniors, $7 For Students. Based on real events in 1940's Nigeria, Death and the King's Horseman is a heartbreaking drama of family, responsibility, and the erosion of culture. For more information please click here.

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 Providence Based Artists. December 5, 5pm - 7pm, AS220 Taqueria Pacifica, 115 Empire Street. Providence's new BUY ART campaign is designed to thank all holiday shoppers who buy art from our City's galleries, stores, museums, artist sales and artists. BUY ART organizers invite all Providence-based artists who want to get involved to drop by our Artist Social/Info Session. Drop by any time to pick up buttons for your art buyers, ask us questions, and share your ideas about how we can best stimulate our local art market. If you cannot attend this event but wish to participate please email Michael Christofaro with your name, website address, brief description of the work you produce, address (internal use only), phone # (internal use only) and email address (internal use only).

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.

Public Art Call To Artists. Program Workshop December 17, 1pm - 3pm, RI State Council On The Arts, One Capital Hill, Third Floor. The New England Foundation for the Arts is administering a Request for Qualifications for six different public art projects in Northern New England. Artists and artist teams from all six New England States are eligible to apply. Deadline for artist submissions is Thursday, January 15, 2009. 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 Proposals. Providence Art Windows (PAW) 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.

Call For Singers. Every Wednesday, 7pm - 9pm, 88 Meeting Street. The Alliance Française choral group is seeking new singers. Conducted by Jacqueline Devillers, the new season will includ beautiful French popular songs. If you know how to say "Bonjour" et "Bon appétit" you know everything to join them!! For more information please call 401-272-6243.