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This Week From The Department of Art, Culture + Tourism - April 29, 2009
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Deer Tick |
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| Congratulations to Providence's Deer Tick for being one of Rolling Stone Magazine's "Top Finds" of the South By Southwest Music Festival. |
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RIIFF |
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The Rhode Island International Film Festival has received a nomination for a New England Emmy Award for its 2008 PSAs/Festival Promotion. |
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Vote For Providence |
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Travelandleisure.com is seeking nominations through May 15 on which cities to include in their America's Favorite Cities
survey. |
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SPECIAL EVENTS |
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Rock N Roll Yard Sale |
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Jam-packed with vinyl records, CD's, silk-screened T-shirts & posters, vintage clothing, hand-made items and a whole lot
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May 9, 11am - 5pm
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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War Gardens |
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A presentation on Victory Gardens, the Women’s Land Army of America, and why/how gardeners are growing their own food today. |
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May 5, 5:30pm
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Free To The Public
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RISD Alumni Art Sale |
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Features original artwork created by more than 160 RISD alumni from around the world, including 35 new participants this
year. |
May 2, 10am - 4pm
Benefit Street
Between Waterman/Hopkins
Free To The Public
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Encore Awards |
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| The event pays tribute to Rhode Island's best and brightest in the worlds of arts and business featuring fabulous entertainment, and delectable cuisine. |
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May 14, 5:30pm
American Locomotive Works
555 Valley Street
Tickets $50 - $150
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N.A.M.P. |
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Learn how you can save the day when it comes to marketing, sponsorship and fundraising at the 2009 National Arts Marketing Project Conference. |
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October 30 - November 2
RI Convention Center
One Sabin Street
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Providence Sound Session |
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New England's most exciting music festival is almost upon us! Stay tuned for web site updates, new additions and a full line-up all coming very soon! |
July 5 - 11
Over 30 Venues
Downtown Providence
Prices Vary By Event
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An old-fashioned community exchange that looks at contemporary issues through the lens of history. |
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April 29, 5:30pm - 7pm
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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Diane Lewis lectures on the Riverview Music Quadrangle, a project to save Paul Rudolph’s first civic building. |
April 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Metcalf Auditorium - RISD
20 North Main Street
Museum Admission $8
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Providence arts entreperners Shea’la Finch, Deb Dormody and Jen Corace will talk about making a living in the arts. |
April 29, 6pm - 8pm
New Urban Arts
743 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Where Do Children Play? |
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May 6, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Charter School
42 Lexington Street
Free To The Public
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PC Film Festival |
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Providence College's Department of Theatre, Dance and Film presents a two-day film event which includes a festival competition of films made by current students. |
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April 28 & 29
Angell Blackfriars Theatre
549 River Avenue
Free To The Public
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Old House Soul |
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| A film about the late preservationist Steve Tyson Sr. and the tradition of architectural preservation in Rhode Island. This screening will also feature live music. |
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May 7, 6pm - 7:30pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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Royal Gallery |
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Instilled with a deep and profound sense of quiet, these masterful finger paintings by Mary Jane Q. Cross speak to a simpler time and place. |
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Through June 27
Royal Gallery
298 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Providence Art Club |
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The Dodge House Gallery
will feature
The Color of Light while the Maxwell Mays Gallery will feature Native Sons. |
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Through May 8
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
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Bert Gallery |
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This exhibit will feature over twenty oils, watercolors and drawings by Florence Leif from the last two decades of her painting career. |
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Through June 19
Bert Gallery
540 South Water Street
Free To The Public
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Art + History |
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An exhibition and community series about the processes of interpreting history featuring works from Carla Herrera-Prats and Jill Slosburg-Ackerman. |
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Through October 2
John Nicholas Brown Center
375 Benefit Street
Free To The Public
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The Bank RI Turks Head Gallery will be featuring
Photographs by William
Braden through the month
of April. |
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Through May 5
Bank RI Turks Head Building
One Turks Head Place
Free To The Public
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The Gallery at Providence City Hall will be featuring an exhibit by Dr. Nada Farhat, a Boston based artist from
Saudi Arabia. |
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Through April
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
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Gallery Z |
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This exhibition will feature the photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture, textile art and illustration from URI Students. |
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April 29 - May 2
Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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URI Providence Gallery |
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The 3rd Annual Richard & Ronald Buteau 2009 Public School Art Exhibit which features over 350 works from students across the state. |
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May 4 - 29
URI Providence Gallery
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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5 Traverse |
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The 5 Traverse Gallery will be featuring Jonathan Bonner's exhibit titled Pooms and Scott Lapham's exhibit titled
Sea-Song. |
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Through May 16
5 Traverse
5 Traverse Street
Free To The Public
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Firehouse 13 |
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The Third Annual Amnesty International Arts & Activism exhibition will feature photography, sculpture, graphic design and more. |
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Through April 30
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Free To The Public
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| A large-scale interactive installation which recreates the short stories and dream recollections of Providence-area refugee children. |
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Through April
Peerless Building Atrium
150 Union Street
Free To The Public
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The featured exhibit at Bell Gallery, Inappropriate Covers, includes multi-media works by eleven established and emerging artists. |
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Thorough May 29
Bell Gallery - Brown University
64 College Street
Free To The Public
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AS220 |
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The AS220 Main Gallery will
be featuring New Works
by Jim Shelton &
Joanna Roux through the month of May. |
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May 3 - 23
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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In this juried exhibition faculty recognize the studio accomplishments of graduating seniors of the Rhode Island College Department of Art. |
May 4 - 16
Bannister Gallery - RI College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Free To The Public
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Hih Chieh Huang's low-tech installations incorporate everyday objects combined with air, water, light, cables, computers and video footage. |
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Through October 18
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Museum Admission
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Gallery 17 Peck |
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Gallery 17 Peck will be exhibiting works from their full collection featuring over twenty artists including Daniel Kelley through mid-May. |
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Through May 16
Gallery 17 Peck
303 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Currently on view at the gallery is a continuous exhibition
from the gallery's founder Lee Chabot titled New Works by Lee Chabot. |
Through May 9
Chabot Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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The Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery
at Providence College will
be featuring works from
Mary Pelletier for
one week only. |
Through May 2
Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery
549 River Avenue
Free To The Public
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UMC Chapel Gallery |
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| An exhibit of painting, photography + sculpture by Edward Lyman-Rondeau, Terrence J. Boylan and Richard Grant. |
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May 1 - 30
Mathewson Street Church
134 Mathewson Street
Free To The Public
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The art and art installations presented in nine downtown art windows are by Jillian Clark, Eric Rice, Marisa DiPaola, Deb Hickey and many more. |
Through June 12
Various Venues
Downtown Providence
Free To The Public
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The Fleet Library at Rhode
Island School of Design will
be featuring an exhibit titled Friends of Nancy through the end of June. |
April 16 - June 26
Fleet Library @ RISD
15 Westminster Street
Second Floor, Room 223
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The Thing That Ate My Brain...Almost |
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Affirms that creativity and curiosity are the best medicine when living with a chronic genetic condition. |
Through May 10
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $20
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Importance Of Being Earnest |
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In Oscar Wilde’s best-loved comedy of manners,
mistaken identities
backfire and Lady Bracknell is not amused. |
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Through May 10
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $20 - $60
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The Brown/Trinity Rep Consortium presents Shakespeare’s tale of the powerful and reclusive magician, capable of manipulating man and nature. |
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April 30 - May 3
Pell Chafee Performance Ctr.
87 Empire Street
Tickets Are $5
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Bring Your Own Improv |
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Applaud at a scene you like, yell out fantastic suggestions, or jump up and get involved with them on stage! |
Wednesdays 9pm, Fridays 11pm
The Spot On Thayer
286 Thayer Street
Tickets Are $5
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Dynamic Theatre |
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| Dynamic Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog written by 2002 Pulitzer Prize Winner Suzan-Lori Parks. |
May 1 & 2, 7pm
Met Media & Arts Center
325 Public Street
Tickets Are $8
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Blood From A Turnip |
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Rhode Island's oldest late night puppet salon. Come see the series that has lasted longer than some marriages. |
May 15
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $5
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| Annie |
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| The timeless tale is back, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this musical about never giving up. |
May 1 - 3
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $33 - $60
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Lord Of The Dance |
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A mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance described as "a showpiece extravaganza." |
May 5 & 6
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $33 - $55
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The Color Purple |
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The unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life. |
May 26 - 31
Prov Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $46 - $73
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Family Fun Activities |
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| Get excited about astronomy and space science during the International Year of Astronomy celebration. |
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May 2 - 3
Museum Of Natural History
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Adults $3 - Children $2
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KidzArt At The Zoo |
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Reveal your artistic side (ages 6-12) through a drawing lesson that will help you develop new skills, while having fun! |
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May 2, 10am - 11:30am
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
$30 Per Child
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Play Power |
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Engaging kids and adults in imaginative activities
investigating air, light,
magnets, motion and sound. |
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Ongoing
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street
Museum Admission $7.50
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| Local artists compete for a spot to showcase their talent on a Sound Session stage. Performing this week is Benson. |
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April 30, 9pm
Providence Black Repertory
276 Westminster Street
Admission Is $5
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Rush Hour Series |
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The RI Philharmonic's final Rush Hour concert of the season features Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and more. |
April 30, 6:30pm
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $37 - $45 Click Here For More Info | |
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Music Director Larry Rachleff returns for the Classical Series season finale with renowned pianist Horatio Gutierrez. |
May 2, 8pm
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $33 - $67
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In collaboration with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown, Community Music Works presents Eric Rosenblith. |
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May 7, 8pm - 9:30pm
Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Tickets Are $15
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Community Music Works |
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Presented by the Providence Athenaeum, the Providence String Quartet will perform Britten’s String Quartet No. 2. |
May 14, 7pm - 9pm
Providence Athenaeum
251 Benefit Street
Tickets Are $35 Click Here For More Info | |
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The Providence String Quartet & the Community Music Works Fellows Quartet will perform. Spaghetti dinner included! |
May 15, 5pm - 7pm
John Hope Settlement House
7 Thomas P. Whitten Way
Free To The Public
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The Rhode Island College Concert Jazz Band, conducted by Joseph Foley, will perform its annual Jazz Concert. |
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May 4, 8pm
Nazarian Center - RI College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Tickets Are $5
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RIC Opera Workshop |
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Students from the RIC Opera Workshop will perform scenes from Candide, The Old Maid and the Thief and other productions. |
May 10, 7:30pm
Nazarian Center - RI College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Tickets Are $5 Click Here For More Info | |
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Dan Deacon will add Providence's What Cheer? Brigade brass band to his ensemble for this perofrmance. |
May 14, 11:30am
Market Square - Canal Way
Next To RISD Auditorium
Free To The Public
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Festival Ballet
Ongoing, Festival Ballet Providence, 825 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02906
Donate one dollar to keep Festival Ballet dancers on their toes. Donations can be dropped off in person or mailed to the address above.
May Day Soiree
May 1, 6:30pm - 12am, Westin Hotel, One West Exchange Street, Tickets $150
The evening will celebrate the Providence Childrens Museum’s role in providing joy-filled learning experiences for all children and families. This festive event will feature cocktails, dinner, a silent auction, dancing to the music of Night Rhythm and a live auction led by WPRI-12’s Karen Adams. Dress is cocktail formal. For more information please call 273-5437 x121.
Speak Easy...Dance Hard
May 8, 7pm - 10pm, Providence Piers, 200 Allens Avenue, Tickets $50
Return to the glory days of speakeasy with an evening of live Jazz, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and much more. All proceeds to benefit Fusionworks Dance company. For more information please click here.
All You Need Is A Dream And A Song
June 1, 6pm, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Tickets $50
An evening filled with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and plays written by Manton Avenue Project children, Karen Adams, Michael Corrente, Lt. Govenor Elizabeth Roberts and Providence School Superintendent Tom Brady and performed by artists from some of Providence's finest theaters. All proceeds to benefit the Manton Avenue Project. For more information please call 331-7007 or click here. |
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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES |
Call For Providence Based Artists & Art Sellers
Providence's 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). For more information on BUY ART please click here.
Call For Vendors
Providence Sound Session, New England's most exciting music festival, is gearing up for some more hot summer nights in the city. This year's vendor area will be in Burnside Park, located in Greater Kennedy Plaza, and will serve as the central hub for the festival. To request an application please email Michael Christofaro.
Call For Vendors
The Providence Open Market is now accepting applications for its 2009 season. For more information please click here.
Call For Student Filmmakers
The Rhode Island International Film Festival is pleased to announce its fifth annual New England Student Film Festival. This competition-based event will again take place in August of 2009 as part of the annual RIIFF, August 4th – 9th, with screenings, classes and forums. There is a reduced fee of $25 for this competition and the deadline to submit is June 15. For more information and to download an application please click here.
Call For Latin American Filmmakers
The 17th annual Providence Latin American Film Festival is looking for recently produced feature films, documentaries, shorts and animations for its general program and for the Fernando Birri Award's Best First Work Competition. A mention will also be given to the best cinematography, best actor, best actress, best score, best original screenplay and best editing. All films must be subtitled in English. To download an application please click here. For more information please call 383-3668.
Call For Artist Mentors
New Urban Arts, an interdisciplinary community art studio and gallery in Providence, is currently seeking artists to participate in a community-based residency program. Each fellow receives a stipend of $10,000/year. The period is October 1, 2009 - June 1, 2010 with an opportunity for one-year renewal. Application deadline is May, 1 2009. Interested candidates should have experience in community-grounded work and/or youth and education work. Female artists and artists of color are encouraged to apply. For more information please click here.
Call For Local Artists
Aspire Restaurant is seeking fresh artwork incorporated with their current logo for their menu covers. The winner will receive $500, a congratulatory reception in the artist's honor at Aspire Restaurant and a brief artist bio to be printed on the menus. All submissions must accompany a completed entry form (click here to email a request), artwork must be 8.5x11 and either in JPEG (300dpi) or PDF format. All submissions can be emailed by clicking here or brought in person to the front desk of Hotel Providence located on 139 Mathewson Street. The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 11.
Call For Artists
The Providence Art Festival is currently accepting all forms of painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, glass, jewelry, fabrics, crafts and photography for consideration. Deadline for submission is May 1. For more information and to download an entry form please click here.
National Endowment For The Humanities Summer Stipends Grant
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. The deadline to apply is October 1. For more information please click here.
Rhode Island International Film Festival Internships
Internship applications for Summer and Fall 2009 are available now for the Rhode Island International Film Festival. RIIFF is seeking motivated, industrious, self-starting students who care about the community and want to be a part of New England’s largest film festival. For more information please click here.
Camp Broadway’s National Tour at Providence Performing Arts Center Now Enrolling
Camp Broadway, a week-long day camp for theatre-loving kids, celebrates its 10th anniversary at PPAC this August 10-14, and registrations are now being accepted. Activities take place Monday-Friday from 9:00a to 5:00p, and include five days of singing, dancing, acting, master classes, a “Salute to Singin’ and Dancin’ Kids” luncheon with guest speakers, and a backstage tour of the Providence Performing Arts Center. The week culminates with a Campers’ performance on the PPAC stage for family and friends on Friday afternoon. Paid registrations are limited to 90 children ages 10-17 by August 1, 2009, and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Ten full scholarships for each week will be awarded in late spring to children on a non-competitive basis. Applications are available by clicking here.
Trinity Repertory Company's Young Actors Summer Institute Now Enrolling
For the fifth summer, Trinity Rep will open its doors for boys and girls in grades 5-12 to explore a world of creativity and theater under the instruction of RI's most knowledgeable theater professionals with the Young Actors Summer Institute. The Summer Institute offers students a challenging five weeks of study in the fields of acting, playwriting, dance and much more. The Summer Institute runs from June 29 to August 1 in the Pell Chafee Performance Center. For more information please call 521-1100 X230 or click here.
The Steel Yard Spring/Summer Community Courses Now Enrolling
Highlights for the upcoming months of warmth include sculptural ceramics, glass casting, building bike trailers and much more. Courses fill up quickly so please click here for more information and to sign up.
Perishable Theatre Spring Courses Now Enrolling
It's spring at last, so time to kick out and grow! Perishable is ready to help you develop your talents and break into new fields. Acting, writing, and dance classes are in their spring offerings, at levels from absolute beginner through serious professional development. For more information please click here.
Stuart Cathey Jewelry Classes
Students will learn the fundamental techniques of fine jewelry making through various excercises incorporating sawing, filing, piercing, drilling, hammering, forming, mechanical connections and soldering. Beginnig May 5, classes run for eight sessions on Tuesdays or Thursdays on the West Side of Providence. For more information please click here to email Stuart.
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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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