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This Week From The Department Of Art, Culture + Tourism - September 16, 2009
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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Burnside Park Noon Tune Music Series |
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Every Wednesday, head on over at lunchtime and enjoy some
midday sounds in front of the fountain. Performing this week is Symmetry. |
Wednesdays, 12pm - 1pm
Burnside Park
Kennedy Plaza
Free To The Public
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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 and a beer garden. Performing this week is the Lounge act Lars Vegas. |
Thursdays, 5pm - 7pm
Burnside Park
Kennedy Plaza
Free To The Public
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Providence String Quartet |
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The Providence String Quartet will be having a open rehersal featuring works from Mendelssohn and Mozart plus a sidewalk reception. |
September 17, 5:30pm - 7pm
Community MusicWorks
1392 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Join hundreds of other music lovers who enjoy these short, classical, informal and informative concerts. |
September 25, 6:30pm
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $38 - $46
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Pixilerations (v.6) Concert |
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Pixilerated: Concert Performance is a groundbreaking electronic and interactive performance as part of the FirstWorks Festival. |
September 25 & 26, 8pm
URI Shepard Auditorium
80 Washington Street
Free To The Public
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Music Director Larry Rachleff opens the classical season with pianist Lilya Zilberstein. |
September 26, 8pm
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
1 Avenue Of The Arts
Tickets Are $39 - $70
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Judith Lynn Stillman is joined by Gregg Edelman and Karen Mason for a performance of Broadway Extravaganza! |
September 16, 1pm & 7:30pm
RI College - Sapinsley Hall
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Free To The Public
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The program includes a basic waltz lesson, waltz mixers along with occasional other couple dances to live music. |
September 27, 2:15pm - 5pm
Jewish Community Center
401 Elmgrove Avenue
Tickets Are $12
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A multi-media tribute to New Orleans featuring trumpeter Matt Leder and Michelle Bach-Coulibaly's dance troupe. |
September 25, 8pm
Salomon Ctr - Brown
75 Waterman
Tickets Are $10
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Berlin, 1931: music, money, and love are there for the taking. Cabaret celebrates the indomitable human spirit -- what good is sitting alone in your room? |
Through October 11
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Tickets Are $10 - $65
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Seven plays written by children ages 10 - 13 based on true family history stories gathered by young playwrights from their parents, grandparents and other older family members. |
September 25 - 27
Media/Arts Center @ Met Public
325 Public Street
Free - RSVP Suggested
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Exploding with hysterical monologues, soulful skits, embarrassing observations, and intermittent go-go dancing-- Stevie Jay paints a picture of real life on earth. |
September 16 - 20
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Tickets Are $20
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Choreographer Inés Arrubla and her Flamenco Studio Dance Troupe present an original
theatrical dance piece based on a poem by Spanish writer Federico García Lorca. |
September 19, 7:30pm
Carriage House
9 Duncan Avenue
Tickets Are $10
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The Brown/Trinity Rep season kicks off with Ketti Fring's
Look Homeward Angel, an adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's autobiographical novel with student actors. |
September 25 - 27
Pell Chafee Performance Center
87 Empire Street
Free - RSVP Suggested
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Yellow Bird Indian Dancers |
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Award-winning Native American dancers perform a repertoire rich in authentic Apache, Southwest and Northern Plains traditions as part of the FirstWorks Festival. |
October 17, 2pm
RISD Auditorium
17 Canal Street
Tickets Are $10
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SPECIAL EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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WaterFire Providence is the award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence. |
September 19, 6:51pm
Providence River Walk
Downtown Providence
Free To The Public
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FirstWorks |
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Celebrating icons of music and the moving image, the cultural legacy of American masters, revolutionary Cirque theatre, cutting edge digital arts + more! |
September 24 - November 15
Downtown Providence
Various Locations
Prices Vary By Event
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Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative |
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Enjoy the sounds of the Bob Marley tribute band Below the Roots until 5pm, then sit down and enjoy a spaghetti
dinner! |
September 19, 3pm - 7pm
Dexter Training Grounds
Parade Street
Free To The Public
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Street Painting Festival |
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A celebration of art and artists in Providence with 300 professional and amateur street painting artists, an Artisan Marketplace and much more. |
September 26, 9am - 6pm
Downtown Providence
Westminster Street @ Union
Free To The Public
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N.A.M.P. Conference |
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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. |
October 30 - November 2
RI Convention Center
One Sabin Street
Registration Required
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UN Day Of Peace |
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Featuring activities for adults and children including making peace flags and pinwheels for peace, face painting, origami, voter registration, live entertainment and more. |
September 20, 3pm - 6pm
Burnside Park
Kennedy Plaza
Free To The Public
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Sustainability Festival |
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Featuring an amazing musical line-up and terrific resources, sustainability workshops,
vendors and a kids
area. |
September 26, 10am - 6pm
Greater Kennedy Plaza
Downtown Providence
Free To The Public
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Spirit Of America |
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Performed in the tradition of both a military review and a large-scale theatrical production, Spirit of America presents U.S. history and American musical heritage. |
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September 25 & 26
Dunkin Donuts Center
One LaSalle Square
Free - Tickets Required
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Providence Roller Derby |
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Bring the whole family out to see Providence Roller Derby’s last home bout of the season and end you summer with a bang! |
September 28, 7pm
Skating Center
Kennedy Plaza
$10 Adv/$12 Door
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North End
Septemberfest |
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A fun-filled day of pony rides, obstacle courses, raffles, climbing rock walls and much more. |
September 19, 12pm - 4pm
Prete-Met Calf Field
Hawkins Street
Free To The Public
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An immersive experience that deepens our understanding of the power of design, technology, and enterprise to reshape our communities and sustain our environment. |
October 2 - 4
Brown Campus
RISD Campus
Pricing Varies By Day
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A monthly format for sharing ideas, in which presenters are allotted 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide. Put simply: 6 minutes and 40 seconds of adult-style show & tell. |
September 23, 7:20pm
Bravo (Upstairs)
123 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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Iron Chef |
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Teams of artists and fabricators compete in a head-to-head sculpture competition. Enjoy grilled goodies and stick around for the Iron Chef sculpture auction. |
September 19, 1pm - 5pm
The Steel Yard
27 Sims Avenue
$20 Adults/$10 Kids 10 & Under
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A vibrant night full of joy and performances showcasing the different expressions of music and dance. The $20 VIP ticket includes a wine tasting and Latin American food sampling. |
September 19, 6pm - 11pm
Skating Center
Kennedy Plaza
Free To The Public/VIP $20
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Nighttime Economy Forum |
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Do you want to manage safety and quality of life impacts
from nightlife? Learn how
at the Providence
Regional
Forum. |
September 30
Providence Biltmore
11 Dorrance Street
Tickets Are $95
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Movies On The
Block |
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Watch some great flicks with family and friends under the stars, including a short film from the RIIFF. This week's film is The Graduate. |
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Thursdays Through September
Dusk - Grant's Block
Downtown Providence
Free To The Public
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In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Library will be screening movies throughout the celebration. Playing next is The House of the Spirits. |
September 13, 2pm
Providence Library - 3rd FL
150 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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Latin American Film Festival |
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Enjoy acclaimed films from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Selections will make
you think, laugh and
inspire. |
September 30 - October 4
Various Theaters
Downtown Providence
Tickets Are $8 Per Screening
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You Be The Judge |
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Films screened at this event will be selected from submissions to the festival’s annual Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival. |
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September 17, 7pm
Brooklyn Coffee & Teahouse
209 Douglas Avenue
Free To The Public
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The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) and RISD will collaborate on a series of films that explore topics in art. |
September 17, 6:30pm
RISD Chace Center
20 North Main Street
Free To The Public
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Ri International Horror Film Festival |
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An eerie-sistable salute to an often overlooked genre that will include numerous world premieres of shorts and features. |
October 22 - 25
Various Theaters
Downtown Providence
$10 Per Screening
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John Brown House Museum Tours |
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This magnificent and elegant building allows the public to learn about the people who helped create Rhode Island's capital city. |
Through December 19
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street
Tickets Are $8
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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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This walk shares the history of RI's capital city and the history of WaterFire. Offered before WaterFire full lightings by the RI Historical Society. |
September 19, 5:30pm
Tours Begin - John Brown House
52 Power Street
Tickets Are $10
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Gallery Night |
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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. |
September 17, 5pm - 9pm
Tours Begin At Regency Plaza
Greene/Fountain Street
Free To The Public
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Peerless Atrium |
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The Providence Preservation Society’s Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit features the work of local photographers. |
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Through October 10
Peerless Atrium
150 Union Street
Free To The Public
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The Chazan Gallery at
Wheeler will be featuring
the art of Gretchen Dow Simpson and Joshua
Enck. |
September 17 - October 7
Chazan Gallery @ Wheeler
424 Wickenden Street
Free To The Public
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Royal Gallery |
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The New England Artists: Showcasing Local Talent exhibit features fresh, diverse and vibrant works from artists all over New England. |
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Through October 3
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
Maxwell May Gallery
featured exhibition is
Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Artists. |
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Through October 2
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street
Free To The Public
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Bert Gallery |
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Bert Gallery is showcasing Robert Thornton 2009: New Works, a collection of
recent paintings by Robert Thornton. |
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Through October 16
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
new work from Providence photographer
Jill Broady. |
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Through October 2
Bank RI Turks Head Gallery
Turk's Head Place
Free To The Public
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The Gallery at Providence City Hall is featuring an
exhibit with works from Rebecca E. Jenness through the month of
September. |
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Through September
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Free To The Public
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Gallery Z |
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Gallery Z will feature an exhibition of new artwork
by glass blower Ian Silvia
and painter Marty
McCorkle. |
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Through October 3
Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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URI Providence Gallery |
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Explore the world of children's books and the enchanting art that inspires children to love reading with the Children’s Book Illustrator exhibit. |
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Through September 30
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 feature works as part
of the FirstWorks
Pixilerations (v.6)
exhibition. |
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September 24 - October 10
5 Traverse Gallery
5 Traverse Street
Free To The Public
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Firehouse 13 |
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Firehouse 13 will feature a painting show with poetic and pop flavored works by people who rock Providence inside out. |
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September 17 - 29
Firehouse 13
41 Central Street
Free To The Public
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The David Winton Bell Gallery is featuring work from paper sclupture Kirsten
Hassenfreld. |
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Through November 1
Bell Gallery - List Art Ctr
64 College Street
Free To The Public
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Chapel Gallery |
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The Mathewson Street Church Gallery's newest exhibit is UnGlassed which features work from Saberah Malik. |
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Through September 30
Mathewson Street Church
134 Mathewson Street
Free To The Public
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AS220 |
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The AS220 Main Gallery will feature Double Vision: Nathan Fitch & the Artists of Top Drawer Art Center. |
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Through September 26
AS220
115 Empire Street
Free To The Public
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LAUNCH @ the G.C. Gallery |
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LAUNCH at the Gail Cahalan Gallery is hosting an exhibit featuring landscape painter
Hilary Merzbacher.l |
Ongoing
Conley's Wharf
200 Allens Avenue #1
Free To The Public
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OOP! will be hosting a Jewelry Trunk Show featuring work from Kim Clark of Lucky Bird
Studio. |
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September 17, 5pm - 9pm
OOP!
220 Westminster Street
Free To The Public
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Art @ Sine Cera |
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Art @ Sine Cera, a newly formed gallery, opens its doors with the exhibit Metro Providence Urban Artists with work from Andrew Sloan, Bob Paola and more. |
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Through September
Sine Cera
379 Broadway
Free To The Public
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This exhibit is unique, colorful, elegant, enchanting and is a powerful sampling from their permanent collection with new additions. |
Through October 3
Chabot Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Free To The Public
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Bannister Gallery |
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The Annual Faculty Exhibition is an opportunity for the community to see firsthand the inspiring talent that is in residence at RI College. |
Through September 23
Bannister Gallery - RI College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Free To The Public
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Chazan Gallery |
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The Chazan Gallery @ Wheeler will be featuring works from Gretchen Dow Simpson and Joshua Enck. |
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September 17 - October 7
Chazan Gallery @ Wheeler
228 Angell Street
Free To The Public
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Gallery DEMI opens its
doors with a solo exhibition featuring Vincent Castaldi titled Exposed. |
Opens September 16, 6p-10p
Gallery DEMI
123 N. Main Street, Suite 4
Free To The Public
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Atrium Gallery |
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Celebrating Diversity 2009 is
the 1st annual state multi-cultural art exhibit. Reception September 17, 6pm - 9pm. |
Through September 26
Atrium Gallery
One Capital Hill
Free To The Public
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Davis Park Market |
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Vendors will be selling produce, such as lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, squash, cabbage, broccoli and much more. |
Sundays Through October 25
10am - 1pm, Davis Park
Corner of Oakland/Chalkstone
Free To The Public
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Farmers' Market |
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Shop for tasty harvests from RI farms on the sidewalk along Burnside Park. Brought to you by Farm Fresh RI. |
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Fridays, 10am - 4pm
2 Kennedy Plaza
Burnside Park Brickwalk
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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Mondays, 11am - 5pm
2 Kennedy Plaza
Burnside Park Brickwalk
Free To The Public
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Pole To Pole |
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Through December
Museum Of Natural History
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Adults $3 - Children $2
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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular |
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The acclaimed Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular returns featuring an artful display of thousands
of pumpkins. |
October 8 - November 1
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
$12 Adults/$9 Children
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MetLife Family Friday |
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The Museum is open free of charge during these special hours. Stay out late to splash, play and explore. |
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September 18, 5pm - 8pm
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street
Free To The Public
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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.
Providence Latino CommUNITY Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
Mayor David N. Cicilline, the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, and the Latino CommUNITY Celebration Planning Committee are pleased to present a unified celebration of the activities taking place locally as part of the national observation of Hispanic Heritage Month. The Providence Latino CommUNITY Celebration aims to showcase the art, culture, and history of the city’s diverse Latino community. To add your Hispanic Heritage Month event please click here.
Trinity Repertory Company Education Programs Now Enrolling
Trinity Rep’s Education Department is pleased to announce that enrollment is now open for their new sessions of classes created for young actors in grades 4-12 as well as adult actors which begin on September 22. For more information please click here.
Marketing For The Independent Artist Preconference
October 30, 9am - 5:30pm, RI Convention Center
Take control of your own marketing by learning what it can and can't do for your career. Discover how to define targets and objectives based on overall career goals, how to construct a solid marketing strategy based on those objectives and how to make it real as a team of one (or maybe 2 or 3 if you're a collaborative). For more information please click here.
Call For Child Actors
Trinity Repertory Company will be holding an open call for child actors on Saturday, September 26, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Cardi’s Furniture Superstore (Route 1A, South Attleboro , MA ) for its 33rd annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Birgitta Victorson. Children ages 8-12 are welcome to audition, although children who turn 13 before December 31, 2009, are not eligible. No appointment is necessary for the auditions. For more information please click here.
Call For RI Women Artists
The Hive Archive seeks art and art installation proposals from Rhode Island women artists for The Hive’s Work by Women Billboard. The Hive is a women-run feminist arts organization with a mission to promote gender equality by dismantling obstacles that limit women and girls in reaching their full creative potential. Their work is focused on empowerment through art, creative expression, and civic involvement. Interested artists can download the full project description and proposal guidelines by clicking here. The deadline to submit is September 18.
Call For Bike Art
Procycle 2009 Art is seeking film, music, photos, sculptures, illustrations and mixed media that directly relates to and positively represents contemporary bicycling culture. Entrants must be legally adult (18+) amateur, professional or student artists from the tri-state area of CT, MA and RI. Before September 17th, email contact information, resume in brief, and a suitable image of an available piece that fits criteria above. A link to a url that features own music, photo or video can be included, if applicable. No fee for entries. 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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