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This Week from the Providence Dept. of Art, Culture + Tourism - January 7, 2009
 

 
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 
 THEATER       DANCE       FAMILY FUN         MUSIC         IN THE GALLERIES       SPECIAL OFFERS       ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

IN THE GALLERIES
 
Royal Gallery
  
Classical Realism characterizes a love for the visible world and an outstanding level of artistic skill featuring selected work by Brian MacNeil, Jane Puerini.
January 6 - February 13
Royal Gallery
298 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
Click Here For More Info
 
 
Providence Art Club
 
The Dodge House Gallery will feature New Year: New Members while Maxwell Mays will feature Two Photographers and Six Countries.
January 4 - 24,
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
Click Here for more info
 
Bert Gallery
 
The featured exhibit at Bert Gallery to kick off the new year will be Old World Charm: Watercolors by Hezekiah A. Dyer. 
January 6 - March 6
Bert Gallery
540 South Water Street
Free To The Public
Click Here For Info
Chazan Gallery

The Chazan Gallery at Wheeler is presenting Tangles and Snarls featuring new work by artists Kim Salerno and Jane Hesser through February 5.   
January 16 - February 5
Chazan Gallery At Wheeler
228 Angell Street
Free To The Public
Click Here For More Info

 

 
Chabot Gallery

 

Celebrating their Red Heart selection, each work in the collection will have a touch of red to signify the romantic season of love.
Opening January 15 - 5pm To 9pm
Chabot Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
Click Here for more info
 
Gallery At City Hall

 

The Gallery at Providence City Hall will be featuring photography of local artists by local artists throughout the month. 
Runs Through January
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
Click Here For Info
Gallery Z

This exhibit, Musical Instruments, highlights the skill of Lutherie, individuals who practice the art of building stringed instruments. 
January 6 - 31
Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
Click Here For More Info

 

 
Chapel Gallery

 

The Chapel Gallery inside the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church will feature an exhibit titled New Work & A New Life.
Runs Through January
Mathewson Street Church
134 Mathewson Street
Free To The Public
Click Here for more info
 
BankRI Gallery

 

The BankRI Turks Head Gallery's exhibit for the new year is titled Watercolors by Susan Kaspari.  Please check the website for other lstings.
January 8 - February 4
BankRI Turks Head Gallery
One Turks Head Place
Free To The Public
Click Here For Info

THEATER

Work-In-Progress

Perishable Theatre resident artists Tom Hurdle and Rick Massimo are showing excerpts of their works-in-development.
January 17 & 18
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Suggested Donation $5
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The Receptionist
 
 Client meetings, pastry, romantic advice and personal calls… it’s business-as-usual at the Northeast Office. Or is it?  
Through January 11
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $20 - $60
Click Here For More Info
 
Manton Avenue Project

There Are A Couple'a Ways This Could End is written by kids, for everyone. Call 331-7007 for reservations.
January 23 - 25
Media & Arts Center
Met Public - 325 Public St.
Free - Reservations Suggested
Click Here For More Info

Waiting For Lefty

A group of taxi drivers debate a labor strike while they wait for their most respected member, Lefty, to arrive. 
February 6 - 8
Angell Blackfriars Theatre
549 River Avenue
Tickets Are $11
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A Raisin In The Sun

 “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?” 
January 30 - March 8
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $20 - $60
Click Here For More Info
 
A Time Of Fire

An unnamed African country. A civil war. A student, a thief, and a soldier. Who would you trust with your life?
February 5 - March 8
Providence Black Rep
276 Westminster Street
Tickets Are $20
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deca*go*go

Elemental Theatre is thrilled to present the World Premiere of Avide Robinatt’s deca*go*go: The Exquisite Corpse Plays.

January 22 - February 1
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $15
Click Here For More Info

 

 
Theatre That Speaks

LA VOCE:Theatre That Speaks, a new theatre company, presents The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George. 
January 11, 3pm
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $15
Click Here For Info Via Email
 
Blood From A Turnip

Enjoy the late night puppet salon that has lasted longer than some marriages at this puppet slam mini-tour
January 16, 10pm
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $15
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DANCE / MUSICALS

A Thousand & One Nights

The fantastical tale of a woman who each night wins her life and the heart of the powerful Persian sultan with 1001 stories.
February 6 - 8
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $20 - $65
Click Here For More Info
 
 
Happy Days
Reintroduces one of America's best loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee. 
January 23 - 25
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $33 - $60
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Bob The Builder
Based on the popular television show sensation, Bob the Builder Live! is guaranteed to educate and entertain!
January 11 @ 2pm & 5:30pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $15 - $35
Click Here For More Info

FAMILY FUN

Toddler Time

Bring your toddler or preschooler to the Zoo to beat cabin fever and learn more about our wild world together!
Select Fridays In January
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Free With Zoo Admission
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Sunday Family Workshop
These workshops, for families with kids ages 5 to 12 years, combine gallery and studio experience.
January 11, 3pm - 4:30pm
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Tickets Are $15
Click Here For More Info
 
Natural History Museum
Space ARTifacts: Imagination And Exploration exhibit artist, Steven Santaniello, will present a lecture on his exhibited work.
January 10, 11am
Roger Williams Park
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Tickets Are $3
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MUSIC
 
Foundling Concert
 
Foundling Baroque Orchestra celebrates its fifth anniversary with world-renowned baritone Sanford Sylvan.
January 11
Grace Church
175 Matthewson Street
Tickets Are $25
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Art Garfunkel/RIPO

 

 Singer Art Garfunkel has made an indelible mark on the music world and will perform hits with the RI Philharmonic.
January 19, 8pm
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $40 - $75
Click Here For More Info
 
Open Rehearsal Series

In this RI Philharmonic rehearsal, the conductor's miked so that the audience can hear his remarks to the orchestra.
January 23, 5:30pm
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $27
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RI Philharmonic
  
Virtuosic violinist Jennifer Koh graces the Philharmonic stage with Music Director Larry Rachleff and the Orchestra.
January 24, 8pm
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $36 - $67
Click Here For More Info

 

 
Museum Concerts
 
 
 
Ensemble Lipzodes transports us to the magical world of Guatemala more than four centuries ago
January 18, 3:30pm
St. Martin's Church
50 Orchard Avenue
Tickets Are $8 - $23
Click Here For More Info
 
RISD Music Fridays

Carlos De Leon offers a sizzling performance of Latin Jazz that often incorporates the grooves of Latin dance music.
January 9, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
RISD Museum - Chase Center
21 North Main Street
Tickets Are $8/$5 Members
Click Here For More Info
SPECIAL OFFERS
 
Trinity Repertory Company 
 
Trinity Repertory Company is pleased to announce that it has made 5,000 $20 tickets available for the rest of its 2008-2009 season.
Performance Dates Vary
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Available In Person/Online
Click Here For More Info

 

 
Arts Showcase

 

 Bringing RI middle school students, teachers and artists together in the true spirit of a community arts program.  Open to RI middle schools only.
Performance Dates Vary
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are Free
Click Here For More Info
 
Festival Ballet

Festival Ballet is offering special three-show subscriptions for their current season starting at only $36. Please call 353-1129 for more informaation.
Performance Dates Vary
VMA Arts + Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Package Prices Vary
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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
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 1 and September 1, 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, 25 Dorrance Street, 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 Providence Based Artists
Providence's new BUY ART campaign is designed to thank all shoppers who buy art and to help promote Providence based art merchants + artists. If you are based in Providence, sell art and wish to participate please email Michael Christofaro with your name, website address, brief description of the work you produce, address (internal use only), phone number (internal use only) and email address (internal use only).

RI Film, TV & New Media: Past, Present & Future
January 7, 5:30pm, Columbus Theatre, Free To The Public
The Rhode Island Film & TV Office in association with The Rhode Island Film Collaborative invites you to an evening of networking and speaking programs.  Attendees are encouraged to bring head shots, business cards and promotional materials about their business.  For more information please click here.  To register please email RIFILM@arts.ri.gov with you name, company and occupation.
 
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 Femlae Filmmakers
The LunaFest Film Festival is looking for one local female filmmaker to fill the final short film slot of the reel of this year's LunaFest films.  From amateur filmmakers, to film students, to aspiring indie stars, they look for filmmakers and producers with unique films by...for...about women.  Deadline for submission is January 30.  Films accepted can be shorts, documentaries, fiction or narritives, films should not exceed 20 minutes, each entry must be submitted on a seperate DVD with a label, with each submission please include your name/address/telephone number/film title/completed entry forum/$20 application fee made out to the Breast Cancer Fund (no fee for international applicants and the student fee is $15) Please mail submissions to: LunaFest, c/o Michele Chaudhry, 12 Opal Street, Cranston, RI, 02905. 
For more information please call 419-0363.
 
Call For Improv
January 14 & 23 @ 9pm, The Spot On Thayer, 286 Thayer Street
Bring You Own Improv (BYOI), a short-form improv troupe now in its second season, will be holding auditions.  Auditioneers are encouraged to come to one or both of the auditions.  Please bring water and wear comfortable clothing.  Any auditioneers who attend will get into the January 23 show @ 11pm for free.  If you want to audition, please click here to contact BYOI through their website with your name, email address and phone number so they know you will be attending and to accomidate seating. 
  
Perishable Theatre Classes Now Enrolling
Perishable Theatre Arts School announces classes for the 2008 Winter Quarter, Starting dates from January 26 - February 4. All classes meet at Perishable Theatre on 95 Empire Street in Downtown Providence. For more information call Perishable Theatre Arts School, 401.331.2695 ext. 102. For full class descriptions and course tuition 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. 
 
PPAC ARTS Scholarships 2009 
Twenty-Five scholarships valued at up to $500 each will be awarded to qualified RI students ages 11 - 14 to attend local, summer arts education programs. Applications are available here and must be submitted by March 6.  For more information please call 401-421-2997.
 

To submit an Arts event for the Newsletter, please email Michael Christofaro at least two weeks prior to the event.
 
     
 City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism / 25 Dorrance Street / Room 111 / Providence / RI / 02903 / 401.421.2489