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This Week from the Providence Dept. of Art, Culture + Tourism - December 17, 2008
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
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A Christmas Carol |
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Celebrating its 32nd year and heralded as "The crowning jewel of holiday theatre here in Rhode Island" by EDGE Providence. |
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Through December 31
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $10 - $60
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Client meetings, pastry, romantic advice and personal calls… it’s business-as-usual at the Northeast Office. Or is it? |
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Through January 11
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $20 - $60
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The ultimate feel-good show that combines ABBA's greatest hits with an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. |
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December 30 - January 4
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $44 - $71
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Community MusicWorks |
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The Players will be joined by the Providence String Quartet to perform works from Schubert and many more. |
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Deember 20, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Bell Street Chapel
5 Bell Street
Tickets Are $15
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Irish super group Solas, led by Seamus Egan who has taken on the role of Music Director, will take the stage. |
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December 18, 7:30pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $45 - $65
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The Providence Singers will be joined by the Rhode Island Philharmonic in an encore of last season's sold-out hit. |
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December 20, 8pm
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $22 - $62
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Museum Concerts |
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Museum Concerts is happy to welcome back the highly regarded Blue Heron Renaissance Choir for this Christmas program. |
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Deember 21, 3:30pm
Grace Church
175 Mathewson Street
Tickets Are $18
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Music will be led by Josh Bell of the Providence Mandolin Orchestra and include a selection of Holiday favorites. |
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December 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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A performance of folk and classical songs from various American traditions and featuring the Rhode Island Philharmonic. |
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December 21, 6:30pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $38 - $58
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Bright Night Providence |
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Featuring over 150 performers in multiple venues downtown, afternoon children's activities and much more. |
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December 31
Various Venues
Downtown Providence
Tickets Are $10
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Get out of the cold and into a warm, tropical atmosphere while enjoying the Holiday classic Polar Express. Reservations required. |
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December 18, 6pm - 8pm
Roger Williams Park Botanical Ctr.
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Free To The Public
Call 785 - 9450 For Reservations | |
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An afternoon of ornament-making, story-telling, caroling and a performance by Sparky's Puppets. |
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December 20, 1pm - 3:30pm
Roger Williams Park Botanical
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Free To The Public
Call 785 - 9450 For Reservations | |
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BUY ART |
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Buy Art from participating local artists and merchants and receive one of five limited buttons designed by Providence artists. |
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Ongoing
Various Venues
Providence
Free With Purchase
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Features an eclectic assortment of fine craft and freash handmade goods from over 175 artists near and far. |
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Through December 24,
11am - 6pm (8pm On Thur/Sat)
235 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Providence For The Holidays |
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From carolers, festivals and strolls, to rock concert extravaganzas, there are dozens of Holiday events in Providence. |
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Holiday Season
Various Venues
Providence
Prices Vary By Event
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Gallery At City Hall |
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Ricky Gagnon will be the featured artist for this month's exhibition in the Gallery at City Hall titled Barking Up The Right Tree. |
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Through December
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
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104th Annual Little Pictures Exhibition is featured to mark the re-opening of the Maxwell Mays and Dodge House galleries, |
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Through December 24,
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
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The Art Front in 19th Century Rhode Island:
The founders behind the Rhode Island Cultural Icons of today |
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Through December 23
Bert Gallery
540 South Water Street
Free To The Public
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FUNDRAISERS FOR THE ARTS |
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REBORN Gospel & Jazz Holiday Concert
December 19, 7pm, The Trinity United Methodist Church, 375 Broad Street, $35
This year's benefit concert will feature 7-time Grammy-nominated Kirk Whalum and the REBORN Concert Choir under the professional direction of Geoffrey D. Hicks of Boston and Kim Trusty of Providence. All proceeds go to benefit the community theater restoration project now underway at Trinity. Click Here for more info. |
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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES |
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Celebrate Providence! 2009 Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Proposals Now Being Accepted
The Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative awards funds to non-profit organizations to create and perform high quality programs designed to respond to the unique characteristics of neighborhoods and foster a sense of community pride. Organizations interested in participating must be located in Providence to be eligible for the grants and the programming must take place in the neighborhoods and public spaces of Providence between July and September 2009. Funding will range from $500 to $4000 per project and only one proposal will be accepted from an organization. Applications must be sent to the Department of Art, Culture & Tourism at Providence City Hall, Room 111, by January 30 at 4 p.m. To download an application please click here.
Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Grant Workshop
January 8, 10am, Providence Public Safety Complex, 1st Floor, Free/Open To Applicants.
To register for the workshop, please contact Janine Schwartz at 421-2489 x772 or email her at jschwartz@providenceri.com. Pre-registration is required.
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
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. If you 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
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 Board Of Directors
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is seeking nominations of qualified individuals to serve on its Board of Directors, a working board that requires time and energy from its members. The deadline for nominations is December 19. For more information please email Mary-Kim Arnold.
Call For Poets
Chabot Fine Art Gallery calls poets to submit love poems by January 3rd. Love poems should be appropriate for all age groups and selected love poems chosen will be read at the gallery on Friday evenings on January 16,23,30 in conjunction with their "Red Heart" collection exhibit. Please submit poems via email to Brandy at brandy@cha botgallery.com.
Young Professionals Night
December 18, 5:30pm - 8pm, Local 121, 121 Washington Street, Free To The Public.
Are you a recent graduate, or you just moved to Rhode Island? Are you looking to get to know more people locally? Join them for an informal social gathering for young professionals based in and around Rhode Island. Connect with others in design, architecture, engineering, technology and business. For more information please click here. |
To submit an Arts event for the Newsletter, please email Michael Christofaro at least two weeks prior to the event.
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism / 25 Dorrance Street / Room 111 / Providence / RI / 02903 / 401.421.2489 | |
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