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This Week From The Deaprtment of Art, Culture + Tourism - June 17, 2009
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SPECIAL EVENTS |
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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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Creative Providence |
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Join Mayor David N. Cicilline and the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism for the commencement celebration of Creative Providence: A Cultural Plan for the Creative Sector. RSVP 421.2489x456 |
June 26, 11:30am
Hotel Providence
311 Westminster Street
Free - Reservations Required
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July 4th Celebration |
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The City of Providence's Fourth of July Celebration will feature live music, great food and the return of fireworks to Downtown
Providence! |
July 4, 7pm - 10pm
India Point Park
Free To The Public
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RI PrideFest |
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New England's largest pride celebration features the largest GLBT Marketplace and Business Exposition in the region with a mix of national and local entertainment. |
June 20, 12pm - 8:30pm
Station Park
Across From The Mall
Admission Is $10
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George M. Cohan Celebration |
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A community event celebrating the life and accomplishments of local hero and theatrical legend George M. Cohan including a sculpture unveiling, film screening and more. |
July 3 & 4
Downtown Providence
Various Locations
Free To The Public
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African-American History Walking Tour |
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This walking tour presented by the RI Historical Society celebrates the history of African Americans who lived on College Hill from 1701 to the present. |
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June 27, 10am
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street
Tickets Are $10
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Lippitt House Museum Tours |
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The Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum is now open for the season. Tours begin on the hour with the first tour at 11am and the last tour at 2pm. |
May - October
Lippitt House Museum
199 Hope Street
Admission Is $10
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Pre-WaterFire
Riverwalk |
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This walk shares the history of Rhode Island’s capital city and the history of WaterFire. Offered during WaterFire full lightings by the RI Historical Society. |
July 25, 5:30pm
Tours Begin At John Brown House
52 Power Street
Tickets Are $10
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Downtown Living Tour |
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Tour lofts, apartments and condos in downtown Providence , the heart of the Creative Capital! |
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June 27, 12pm - 5pm
Downtown Providence
Various Locations
Free To The Public
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Learn the history of historic Federal Hill and meet
gallery owners
and artists in five galleries. |
June 20, 1pm
Starts At Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Admission Is $10
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Benefit Street Tour |
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This 90 minute walk shares the history of historic Benefit Street and is presented by the RI Historical Society. |
Through October 15, 11am
Tours Begin At John Brown House
52 Power Street
Tickets Are $12
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RIIFF Wins NE Emmy |
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The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) has received a New England Emmy Award for its promotional campaign that showcased the Oscar-qualifying event. |
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13th Annual RIIFF |
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The Rhode Island International Film Festival returns for its 13th year for six spectacular days of film screenings, seminars and much more at venues throughout the City. |
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August 4 - 9
Downtown Providence
Various Locations
Prices Vary By Screening
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Movies On The Block |
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Bring your friends and family
to watch some great flicks
under the stars including
a short film from the RI International
Film Festival. |
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Thursdays Through September
Dusk - Grant's Block
Downtown Providence
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. |
Through June 27
Royal Gallery
298 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Providence Art Club |
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The Providence Art Club's
Dodge House Gallery
is featuring Suzanne Dickson Albert and Ann Daum: The Luminous Moment |
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Through June 19
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
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Bert Gallery |
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This exhibit features 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 is featuring
Paintings by Robin Halpern-Ruder through the month
of June. |
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Through July 1
Bank RI Turks Head Building
One Turks Head Place
Free To The Public
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The Gallery at Providence City Hall is featuring an
exhibit titled Prints by
Margot Rubin from now
until July 3. |
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Through July 3
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
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Gallery Z |
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Featuring Stephanie Marzella, Lara B & C.C. Wolf.
Each has her own unique style that contributes to the cohesiveness of this exhibition. |
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Through June 27
Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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URI Providence Gallery |
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An exhibit showcasing fine arts training at all three state colleges and the success of the faculty and alumni in the professional marketplace |
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Through June 26
URI Providence Gallery
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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5 Traverse |
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The 5 Traverse Gallery is featuring Jessica Rosner, Will Schaff and Ada Books in an exhibit titled Book As A Post Modern Medium. |
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Through June 27
5 Traverse
5 Traverse Street
Free To The Public
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Firehouse 13 |
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Firehouse 13 is featuring a Rhode Island College Art
Show titled
Louder Than Words through
June. |
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Through June 27
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Free To The Public
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Bannister Gallery at RI College is featuring an exhibit
titled The Summer
Adjunct Faculty
Exhibition. |
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Through June 30
Bannister Gallery - RI College
600 Mount Plesant Avenue
Free To The Public
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A fun-filled introduction to Providence’s exciting art scene with 21 of the city’s hot “art spots” opening their doors to a visual arts party. |
June 18, 5pm - 9pm
Tours Begin At Regency Plaza
Greene/Fountain Street
Free To The Public
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AS220 |
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The AS220 Main Gallery will feature New Works
by Nate Ventura &
The Fossil Fools Project
throughout the month of June. |
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Through June 29
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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The featured exhibit at the Providence Public Library is A Fragile Memory: Turn of the Century Glass Negatives from PPL's Special Collections. |
Through June 22
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street - 3rd Floor
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 $8
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Gallery 17 Peck |
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Gallery 17 Peck presents works from artist Betty Harrington
in an exhibit titled Infigo
which runs though
mid-July. |
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Through July 12
Gallery 17 Peck
303 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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An exhibit in honor of the 45th anniversary of The Beatles coming to the U.S. with artwork composed and hand signed by Ringo Starr. |
Through June 27
Chabot Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Hotel Providence |
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The RISD Gallery, located on the second floor, is home to a sample of the contemporary art collection of the hotel’s original owner, Stanley Weiss. |
Ongoing
Hotel Providence - 2nd Floor
311 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Chapel Gallery |
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The Mathewson Street Church Gallery will be hosting an exhibit titled Munir D. Mohammed: Revisioned - New Works. |
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July 1 - 31
Mathewson Street Church
134 Mathewson Street
Free To The Public
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A multimedia installation by Jori Ketten resulting from Ketten's participation in a year-long RISD Project Open Door classroom. |
Opening June 18, 5pm - 8pm
RISD CIT Building
169 Weybosset Street
Free To The Public
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The Fleet Library at Rhode
Island School of Design is featuring an exhibit titled Friends of Nancy. |
Through July 3
The Fleet Library
At RISD
15 Westminster Street
Free To The Public | |
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Trinity Rep 2009-2010 |
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Trinity Repertory Company is
now taking subscriptions for
its upcoming 2009/2010
season. |
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September 11 - May 30
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Ticket Prices Vary
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Friday Night Live |
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A must-see comedy show in which budding teen actors and professional performers stage short, improvised skits. |
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June 19, 7pm
Carriage House
7 Duncan Avenue
Pay What You Can
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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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Menopause The Musical |
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Trinity closes out the season with a chance meeting of four women that turns into a mockery of all things assoicated with "the change." |
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Through August 2
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $45
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Young Frankenstein |
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The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE...and it's headed here! You'll have a monstrously good time at this spectacular new production |
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September 29 - October 4
Providence Performing Arts Ctr
220 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $48 - $78
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The Providence Performing Arts Center is now taking subscriptions for its
upcoming 2009/2010
season. |
September 2009 - June 2010
Providence Performing Arts Ctr
220 Weybosset Street
Prices Vary
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Summer Farmers' Markets |
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Rhode Island farms bring a bounty of fresh foods into 10 neighborhoods across the city. A market every day of the week! |
Through October 31
Various Providence Locations
Free To The Public
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Providence Open Market |
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A unique casual meeting place where you can shop for art, healthy edibles, handbags, jewelry, accessories & more. |
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June 20, 10am - 4pm
Lippitt Park
Hope Street/Blackstone Blvd.
Free To The Public
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Market Bazaar Monday |
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Food, antiques, books, records, art, merchandise and a whole lotta' fun in a lively,
urban setting. |
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June 22, 11am - 5pm
2 Kennedy Plaza
Burnside Park Brickwalk
Free To The Public
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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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June 20 & 21
Museum Of Natural History
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Adults $3 - Children $2
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Free For All Saturday |
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A variety of hands-on workshops, performances, videos, and special gallery quests throughout the day. |
June 27, 11am - 4pm
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Free To The Public
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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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Burnside Park After Work Music Series |
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| Every Thursday, wind down after work with DJs and bands from all over New England and a beer garden from Trinity Brewhouse. |
June 18, 5pm - 7pm
Burnside Park
Kennedy Plaza
Free To The Public
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Burnside Park Noon Tune Music Series |
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Every Wednesday, head on over at lunch and enjoy some midday sounds! Performing this week is Tesfamichael Weldesallasie. |
June 24, 12pm - 1pm
Burnside Park
Kennedy Plaza
Free To The Public
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Freeman Park Music Series |
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A weekly music series with a different flavor each week. This week, sit back to the sounds of the Humans of Tula. |
June 19, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Outside Aspire Restaurant
311 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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WBRU 360 Exp. Gospel Brunch |
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Kick off Sound Session 2009 with The RPM Voices of RI and a Soul Food buffet provided by Food for the Soul. |
July 5, 10:30am & 2pm
Providence Black Repertory
276 Westminster Street
Admission Is $25
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Join the Narragansett Bay Chorus as they celebrate their 60th anniversary with several Barbershop Quartets. |
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June 20, 2pm & 7pm
Columbus Theatre
270 Broadway
Tickets Start At $10
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Rooftop Jazz @ Aspire Resturant |
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Aspire Restaurant is showcasing some of the best Jazz in the City every week on their rooftop terrace. |
Fridays, 7pm - 10pm
Aspire Restaurant
311 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Providence Gay Men's Chorus |
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The Providence Gay Men's Choir presents Each Other, a celebration of pride and diversity. |
June 17 & 21, 7pm
Beneficent Church
300 Weybosset Street
Tickets Are $15
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Jazz @ Rochambeau Library |
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Jazz @ Rochambeau is a new series of musical performances at the Library. This week, see the Mike Miller Quartet. |
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June 25, 7pm - 8pm
Providence Library
708 Hope Street
Free To The Public
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RIHS Concerts Under The Elms |
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A concert series held every Thursday evening. Kicking off the season is the American Band. |
June 25, 6:30pm
John Brown House
63 Power Street
Admission Is $8
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WRNI Summer Pledge Drive - Ends Thursday
WRNI is closing in on their one year anniversary of independence and they need your help. Whether it's a dolloar a week or a a dollar a day, every little bit count to help keeping them on the air. To donate, please click here.
YA(R+D) Sale
June 20, 10:30am - 4pm, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Ground-Floor Theatre
Perishable Theatre will be selling a variety of props, costumes and materials from its past seasons as well as furniture, vintage electronics, and a selection of Perishable products, including printed anthologies of its past International Womens’ Playwriting Festival, posters from its recent seasons, and some Jingle Belles paraphernalia. All proceeds will support artistic programming at Perishable Theatre. For more information please click here.
Not About The Buildings Spelling Bee
June 22, 5pm, AS220, 115 Empire Street, $5
Competition will be fierce as some of the city’s biggests party pantses compete for the Spelling Bee crown. There will be fame, honor and glory for the winner, and sorrow, infamy and more sorrow for everyone else. Benefits Not About The Buildings, an organization committed to supporting readers and writers. For more information please click here.
Jazz Is A Rainbow
June 23, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, High Hat, 3 Davol Square, $25
An evening of Jazz and Song featuring Italian Tenor Dominic DiPasquale & Orchestra Romanza. All proceeds from this benefit will be used by Ocean State Learning Providence to sponsor students for music summer camp. For more information please call 524-1638.
Renaissance and Reverie: A Midsummer Night's Dream Celebration
June 27, 6pm - 11pm, Donations Welcome
An evennig of fun featuring a cocktail-hour, dinner, silent auction, dancing and performances by All Children's Theatre actors and alumni! All proceeds to benefit All Children's Theatre. For more information please 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 all at no cost to the consumer and seller/artist. 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 Parade Applicants - Providence Sound Session
The centerpiece of Providence Sound Session is the extraordinarily colorful nighttime parade that winds its way through Providence's downtown neighborhood on July 11 at 10pm. This ritual is inspired by the cultural traditions of Carnival celebrated in such places as Brazil, Trinidad and New Orleans. For more information and to obtain an application please click here to email.
Call For Vendors - Providence Sound Session
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 areas will be in Biltmore Park and Westminster Street, 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 - City of Providence Fourth Of July Celebration
Fireworks are back Downtown as the City of Providence celebrates the Fourth of July in India Point Park with live music! To request an application please email Michael Christofaro.
Call For Vendors - Market Bazaar Mondays
Please join us each week from 11am - 5pm for Market Bazaar Mondays on the sidewalk along Burnside Park in downtown Providence. Delicious food, antiques, books, accessories, art, merchandise and fun! If you or your business would like to set up a booth for Market Bazaar Mondays, please download an application by clicking here.
Job Opportunity: Managing Director
Festival Ballet Providence is currently seeking an individual to serve as Managing Director. For a job description please click here. For more information please click here to email.
Job Opportunity: Managing Director
FirstWorks is currently seeking an individual to serve as Managing Director. For a job description please click here. For more information please click here to email.
Pecha Kucha Night
July 22, 7:20pm, Bravo, 123 Empire Street, Free To The Public
What began in Tokyo in 2003 has caught fire in over 160 cities worldwide. A monthly format for sharing ideas where designers are given the opportunity to present twenty slides lasting twenty seconds each. Put simply, it's an evening of PowerPoint performance art. For more information please click here.
Providence Singers Auditions
The Providence Singers will be holding auditions June 16, August 11, and August 18 by appointment at the Carter Center in East Providence. Experienced choral singers in all voice parts are welcome; male and alto voices are especially in demand. Audition includes a prepared solo, vocalization, ear training, and sight reading. To learn more or schedule an audition, call 401-751-5700 or 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.
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.
Kreatelier Textile Workshops Now Enrolling
Kreatelier, an innovative textile product design studio dedicated to the creation of colorful, functional and environmentally conscious products and home solutions, are now accepting applications for their textile classes which run through September. For more information please click here.
Festival Ballet Summer Dance Classes Now Enrolling
A rigorous program for ages 13 to pre-professional for those looking to stay in shape for perhaps a summer program they are attending later in the summer or just to stay in "dance shape" for next season. The classes will run from 10:00AM - 1:45PM Monday through Thursday. Tuition is as follows: 1 week = $150; 2 weeks = $275; 3 weeks = $425; 4 weeks = $550. Please click here for more info.
Providence College June Dance Classes Now Enrolling
Learn Tap, Contemporary Jazz, Ballet and Modern at Providence College this June. Prices start at $10 per class with discounts available for taking four or more and run 9:30am - 11am (Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri) June 1 - 26. For more information please call 865-2327.
All Children's Theatre Summer Academy Now Enrolling
All Children's Theatre is now accepting applications for its' Summer Academy located at the Vartan Gregorian School, Providence. ACTSA Jr. for ages 4-7 meets from 10:30am-2pm Monday through Friday with each session ending with a presentation for friends and family. 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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