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Kid's Chess Club
03/21 - 01/30/2010
Organization: Providence Public Library
Description:Come join the Kid's Chess Club every Saturday afternoon. The boards and pieces are supplied. Meet kids your own age and level who you can play with. Get pointers from Graham, the resident chess teacher. Casual, drop-in, no registration required.
Rochambeau Branch, Providence Public Library
Children's Room
708 Hope Street
Admission: Free Phone: 401-455-8198
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Providence Art Windows announces its next exhibit
09/17 - 12/01/2009
Organization: Providence Art Windows
Description: Providence Art Windows is pleased to announce that its next exhibit will be on view from September 17 –December 1, 2009. The art and art installations presented in nine downtown windows are by the AS220 Print Shop, Babette Allina, Ted James Butler, David J. Delay, Walt Chaney, Marjory Garrison, Peter Lutz, C.W. Roelle, and PAW Director Rebecca Siemering, with a special presentation of Picturing America images. This Fall installation series contains artists invited by the Director that reflect intensive labor, obsession for materials or passion for subject matter. Materials range from adhesive vinyl, sound, lottery tickets and wire, to the City of Providence as a subject.
Please join us for the opening reception at Design Within Reach(210 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903) on September 17, from 5:30-7:30 PM. Come and meet the artists, go on a walking tour with a map and visit beautiful Downtown Providence.
For more information about the artists and the project, please go to providenceartwindows.blogspot.com.
Providence Art Windows is generously supported by The Providence Foundation, Fidelity Investments, the City of Providence, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Verizon and anonymous donors. Thank you to our donated Windows sites: Trinity Repertory Company, University of Rhode Island, Johnson and Wales, Two Brothers Beauty Supply, Rhode Island Housing and Newbury Street Management.
Contact: Rebecca Siemering
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Exhibit by Local Artist Ann P. Smith Opens at Providence Children’s Museum
10/01 - 01/31/2010
Organization: Providence Children's Museum
Description: On October 1, the Children’s Museum debuts Mechanical Menagerie, a new exhibit featuring eye-popping animal sculptures fashioned from recycled electronics by Providence artist and award-winning Rhode Island School of Design graduate Ann P. Smith.
Mechanical Menagerie showcases a collection of incredibly intricate creatures – lizards, goats, birds, bugs, an antelope, a jellyfish and more – created from disassembled computers, discarded cell phones and other mangled machines and salvaged scraps. The exhibit will occupy 17 “window boxes” in the Museum’s atrium walkway, inviting visitors of all ages to take a peek at the creatures as they pass by and see what parts they can identify.
Each of Smith’s creatures has a unique personality, thanks to her thoughtfully selected materials and carefully crafted forms. Her ram sculpture has curled wire horns leading to a body of various gears, springs and other metallic parts. The use of flashlight bulbs makes her owl charmingly wide eyed, while a computer mouse is ideal for a streamlined sea turtle body and tangled telephone cords and wires make spectacular jellyfish tentacles. Each creature is inventively labeled with a line of keyboard letters.
Smith’s captivating creations will be on display through January 31, 2010. As part of the opening weekend, families can drop into the “Creature Laboratory” on October 3 and 4 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM to concoct some curious critters of their own from recycled materials and other funky junk.
Visit Ann P. Smith’s website, www.burrowburrow.com, to learn more about her work and background. For more information about the exhibit and related programs, visit www.childrenmuseum.org.
Admission: Programs are free with Museum admission of $7.50 Contact: Megan Fischer Phone: (401) 273-5437 ext. 126
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Rhode Island College's 2009 Performing Arts Series
10/01 - 05/01/2010
Organization: Rhode Island College
Description: Fall 2009
Five By Design in Club Swing
Thursday, October 1 / 7:30 p.m.
The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
This live, musical performance celebrates the songs and music that defined American popular culture during the swing era.
Shaolin Warriors
Wednesday, October 21 / 7:30 p.m.
The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
Zen Buddhist monks from China demonstrate the skill, imagery and hypnotic movement of martial arts in a fully choreographed theatrical production.
Jeffery Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations®
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 / 7:30 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
Jeffery Siegel returns for an eighth season with another unique “concert with commentary.” He will perform Chopin for Lovers, a program in which a different woman in Chopin’s life inspired each composition.
Circo Aereo
Thursday, November 5 / 7:30 p.m.
The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
It’s an intellectual circus that mixes traditional circus arts such as juggling and aerial work with innovative theatre, movement and charming humor.
Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company
Tuesday, November 10 / 7:30p.m.
Auditorium in Roberts Hall
Experience the exquisite charm of Ukrainian folk dancing and the wealth of its traditions through a performance well known for its use of bright colors, unity of content and unique stage presence.
The Muir String Quartet
Monday,November 23, 2009 / 8 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
Special Guest Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet
Dvorak: Cypresses for String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
Spring 2010
The Muir String Quartet
Monday, January 25, 2010 / 8 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
Special Guest Marcus Thompson, Viola
Mozart: Dissonant String Quartet, K.465
Beethoven: The Harp, Op. 74
Mendelssohn: String Quintet in B Flat Major, Op. 87
Steven Mayer
Sunday, February 14 / 2:30 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
Rescheduled from the 2008-09 season.
Mayer presents an unusual take on American popular and classical music.
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: Masters of the Fiddle
Thursday, March 4 / 7:30 p.m.
The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
Two of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers perform in a whirlwind of foot-tapping song and dance.
The Muir String Quartet
Monday, March 22, 2010 / 8 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
Barber: String Quartet, Op.11
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Jeffery Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations®Tuesday, April 13, 2010 /7:30 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
Jeffery Siegel performs Chopin and the Future – works of Chopin that enchant the ear along with music of composers inspired by him.
Kenny Werner Jazz Quintet
Monday, April 19 / 7:30 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center
World acclaimed musicians Kenny Werner (piano), Randy Brecker (trumpet), David Sanchez (tenor sax), Johannes Weidenmueller (bass), and Antonio Sanchez (drums) collaborate to perform a sublime concert featuring original compositions.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Saturday, May 1 / 7:30 p.m.
The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
This contemporary ballet troupe with a European twist performs an eclectic repertoire created by some of the world’s foremost choreographers.
For more about The Series presentations, call Michael Ducharme at (401) 456-8194. Visit www.ric.edu/pfa to download an Adobe PDF of the 2009-10 season brochure.
Contact: Jane Fusco Phone: 401 456 8468
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Festival Ballet Providence announces a dance series just for kids - young and old!
10/03 - 02/21/2010
Organization: Festival Ballet Providence
Description: Festival Ballet Providence
Tickets on sale for chatterBOXtheater premiering October 3 with Peter and the Wolf
kids + dance =fun
chatterBOXtheater
Festival Ballet Providence is excited to announce a dance series just for kids - young and old! Inspired by our own favorite childhood stories, FBP will bring some of literature's most beloved characters to life like you have never seen them before. Spend the afternoon with your favorite characters and stay for the post performance snacks and meet the dancers - bring your cameras!
Valerie Cookson Botto's
Peter and the Wolf
Sat. October 3 | 5:00PM
Sun. October 4 | 1:00PM
Sat. October 10 | 5:00PM
Sun. October 11 | 1:00PM and 4:00PM
Colleen Cavanugh's pippi(inspired by Astrid Lindgren' s Pippi Longstocking)
Sun. February 7 | 1:00PM and 4:00PM
Sun. February 14 | 4:00PM
Sun. February 21 | 1:00PM and 4:00PM
Performances take place at FBP Black Box Theater
825 Hope Street,
Providence, RI
Admission: $15 - children 12 and under | $25 - adults Phone: 401.353.1129
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The New Florentine Masters: Brian MacNeil & Jonathan Aller
10/06 - 11/14/2009
Organization: Royal Gallery
Description: The New Florentine Masters: Brian MacNeil & Jonathan Aller
Royal Gallery is located on Historic Federal Hill
298 Atwells Ave
Providence, RI.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Thursday 12-6 pm,
Friday-Saturday 12-8 pm, by appointment, or by chance.
The gallery is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Exhibits are free and open to the public.
Royal Gallery is proud to be tax free and wheelchair accessible.
Exhibition Dates:October 6th – November 14th
Opening Reception:Thursday, October 15th 5 – 9PM
Florence, Italy: from the city that produced such Renaissance greats as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, comes a new generation of masters. Royal Gallery is pleased to present the work of artists Brian MacNeil and Jonathan Aller, former students of the Angel Academy of Art, an institution dedicated to the tradition of classical realism. The stunning drawings and paintings you will see in this exhibition are a unique combination of their own artistic styles and the old-master techniques they learned under the tutelage of Michael John Angel.
Columbus Day Festival: Saturday, October 10th
Monday,October 12th Extended hours
Gallery Night:Thursday, October 15th 5 – 9PM
A Royal Taste of Art:Thursday, October 29th 5:30 – 8PM
Admission: Free and open to the public Contact: Meghann Hutchinson Phone: 401-831-8831
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Tuesday Talks Series: Lines of Communication in Renaissance Europe: Rubens in Black and White
10/13 - 12/08/2009
Organization: Museum of Art - RISD
Description: Tuesday Talks Series: Lines of Communication in Renaissance Europe: Rubens in Black and White
Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Held in conjunction with the exhibition, The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650, this lecture series explores Renaissance artists, the cities in which they worked and the transcontinental exchange of images and techniques that culminated in acclaimed works of art.
Lectures begin at 1pm in the Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center.
October 13
Rubens in Black and White:The Art, Intellectual Property, and Marketing of Engravings
Dr. Jeffrey Muller, Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Brown University
The other dates for this series: Tuesday,November 10 and Tuesday, December 8 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Admission: $15 per lecture for nonmembers ($35 for 3-lecture series); FREE to Museum Members and RISD + Brown communities Contact: Deb Clemons Phone: 401 454-6530
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The Privilege of Caring: A Community's Response to Needy Children
10/14 - 11/17/2009
Organization: Children’s Friend
Description: The Privilege of Caring: A Community's Response to Needy Children
Children and Poverty
When: Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Alger Hall - Rhode Island College
Welcoming remarks: Sue Pearlmutter, Dean, School of Social Work at Rhode Island College
Opening remarks: Nancy LaChance, r.j. LaChance Advertising/Tin Can Alley
Sandra Enos, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Social Sciences, presents Where a sacred responsibility exists: the history of caring for poor children in Rhode Island.
Kate Brewster, MSW, Executive Director, The Poverty Institute, presents Policies and politics and their impact on the lives of children living in poverty.
Moderator: Peter Lee, LICSW, CEO, John Hope Settlement House
Protecting Children
When: Sunday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Where: Slater Mill
Opening remarks and Moderator: Rick Schwartz, Rick Schwartz/Straight Talk
Kate Dunnigan, Professor of History, Community College of Rhode Island,presents Little bits of humanity: child labor in Rhode Island from 1800-1938.
Lenette Azzi-Lessing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wheelock College, presents Child protection 2009: strengthening families and achieving permanency for children.
The Health of Children
When: Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Aldrich House - Rhode Island Historical Society
Opening Remarks: Martha Newcomb, Chief Staff Attorney, Rhode Island Supreme Court
Richard Meckel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, American Studies, Brown University, presents School dental clinics (1910–1950): an all but forgotten experiment in meeting a critical child health need.
Patricia Flanagan, M.D., Chief of Clinical Affairs, Hasbro Children’s Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director, Teen Tot Program, Hasbro Children's Hospital; Board of Directors, Rhode Island Foundation, presents Poverty, health & childhood: chutes & ladders.
Moderator: Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Education and Training
When: Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: South Dining Room - Bryant University
Opening Remarks: Alfred K. Potter II, FSMPS, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Gilbane Building Company; Board of Directors, Children’s Friend
Richard Lobban, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, former Department Chair and former Director of African and Afro-American Studies at Rhode Island College, presents The Watchman Institute: empowering the minority community.
Anna Cano-Morales, Associate Vice President for Grant Programs, The Rhode Island Foundation, presents All children can move ahead: strategies for all children.
Moderator, Shontay Delalue King, Intercultural Center Director, Bryant University
Women and Reform
When: Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: House Chamber - Rhode Island State House
Opening Remarks: Doris Stearn Donovan, Board of Directors, Children’s Friend
Sandra Enos, Ph.D. and Kate Lohman, Actress, playing the role of Harriet Ware:
Harriet Ware: social work icon or social innovator?
Elizabeth Stevens, Ph.D., Editor, Rhode Island History, Rhode Island Historical Society, presents A grave responsibility: Elizabeth Buffum Chace and child welfare in Gilded Age Rhode Island.
Moderator: The Honorable Haiganush Bedrosian, Associate Justice, Rhode Island Family Court
Contact: Nicholas Costa Phone: (401) 276-4366
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World of Queercraft Exhibit Opens at Craftland
10/15 - 11/21/2009
Organization: Craftland Shop
Description: World of Queercraft Exhibit Opens at Craftland
Providence, RI October 15, 2009—The spotlight is on Queer artistry at the Craftland Gallery. The World of Queercraft exhibit, curated by Matthew Lawrence, features the work of eight artists who present the world using both traditional craft methods and concepts traditionally thought of as gay, from rainbow flags to Barbra Streisand. Each piece pushes the meanings people give queer imagery, sometimes with unsettling and unexpected results. Matt Underwood's video work incorporates footage culled from gay adult websites, while Christopher Schulz's Pinups question preconceived ideas about pornography and the male body. Chicago artist Steven Frost sews merit badges for ordinary tasks, while Jason Tranchida needlepointed an enormous pink screw using peg board and flaggers' tape.
There are some odd overlaps: Frost and Monica Panzarino both incorporate karaoke into their work, while Tranchida and RISD textiles professor Liz Collins both work with flags. Collins' Pride Blob stretches to over eighty feet when flat; the flag was created as part of a knitting performance in Waterplace Park in 2008.
The exhibit opens on Thursday, October 15 with a gallery reception from 5-9pm, and runs until November 21, 2009.
The Craftland Gallery is located inside the Craftland Shop at 235 Westminster Street. In addition to the Shop and Gallery, the space at Westminster Street features the Craftland School of Craft, which is now registering classes through November. Stop by for a catalog or visit CraftlandShop.com. From knitted postcards to skateboard stenciling, there's an amazing range of classes at affordable prices taught by enthusiastic professionals.
Craftland is open Monday-Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 12-5.
About Craftland Shop
Craftland Shop is retail gallery specializing in fresh craft made by independent artists. The store carries a wide selection of merchandise, ranging from jewelry, to housewares, to clothing and gifts, which our team carefully handpicks from among the nation’s best crafters. The Craftland Gallery, which focuses on contemporary craft, and the Craftland School of Craft are also located at the space at 235 Westminster. Craftland Shop is online at www.craftlandshop.com.
Craftland's 8th Annual Holiday Show will take place December 4 - 31, 2009 and will feature the work of more than 150 local and national artists.
Admission: Free and open to the public Contact: Kristin Amico
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Shooting Star
10/16 - 11/22/2009
Organization: Trinity Repertory Company
Description: Shooting Star by Steven Dietz
Directed by Fred Sullivan, Jr.
October 16 – November 22 in the Dowling Theater
A young man and woman fell in love in college, and promised each other they’d change the world. Twenty years later, they meet unexpectedly in a snow-bound airport. Sharing stories deep into the night, they discover who they’ve become as they recall who they were. When morning comes, all flights are cleared for departure – what’s the final destination for these two? The author of God’s Country and Lonely Planet gives us that rare thing, a truly smart romantic comedy. This reunion is a reunion in and of itself, starring guest actors Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson, a real-life couple who return to Trinity Rep’s stage for the first time in 15 years.
Admission: Tickets start at $20. Contact: Jennifer Salcido Phone: 521-1100 ext. 268
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ANNA BELLA EEMA
10/16 - 11/07/2009
Organization: Perishable Theatre
Description: ANNA BELLA EEMA a ghost story spoken and sung in 3 voices by Lisa D'Amour, directed by Kym Moore
October 16-November 7
Tickets $10-20
www.arttixri.com or 401-621-6123
Perishable Theatre,
95 Empire Street
Providence RI
www.perishable.org
*Previews*
Friday October 16 @ 7:30pm
Saturday October 17@ 7:30pm
Sunday October 18 @ 3pm
Press Opening
Monday October 19 @ 7:30pm
Performance Schedule
Thu, October 22, 29 & November 5 @ 7:30pm
Fri, October 23, 30 & November 6 @ 7:30pm
Sat, October 24, 31, November 7 @ 7:30pm
Sun, October 25, November 1 @ 3pm
*/ANNA BELLA EEMA/** by Lisa D’Amour*
Providence, RI: Perishable Theatre, Rhode Island’s Research and Development Theatre.
Perishable opens its 2009-2010 season with the regional premiere of /Anna Bella Eema by/ Lisa D’Amour. Lisa D’Amour’s work was last seen on the Perishable stage with her critically acclaimed production of The Cataract. Lisa D’Amour’s richly imagined tale of a fierce mother/daughter bond, /Anna Bella Eema/ is spoken and sung by three women and is being performed at Perishable Theatre Oct. 16-Nov. 7.
Ten-year-old Anna Bella and her hermetic mother Irene live in a ratty trailer on the edge of town.When their trailer park is slated for demolition because of interstate highway expansion, Irene refuses to leave. In this moment of crisis, her ten-year-old daughter Anna Bella creates a new girl out of the mud behind their trailer home. This mud-girl helps Anna Bella and Irene channel the supernatural and face the life they must live in the world outside their trailer home. A spoken-and-sung three-character gothic, /Anna Bella Eema/ asks us to listen, and listen carefully.
To be more than another set of bones wandering across the earth is to realize that you are just another set of bones wandering across the earth.
Lisa D'Amour-(Playwright)writes plays and creates collaborative, often site-specific theater.Recent projects include /Nita and Zita/, created with Katie Pearl and Kathy Randels (for which they received a 2003 OBIE Award); /16 Spells to Charm the Beast/, produced by Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin); and /LIMO/, a performance installation commissioned by the Whitney Museum of Art. Ms. D'Amour has received funding from the Jerome and McKnight foundations, the Minnesota and Louisiana State Arts Boards, and the MacDowell Colony, and has received commissions from Children's Theater Company, The Guthrie Theater, and Playwrights' Horizons. She is a core member of the Playwrights' Center and a member of New Dramatists. Ms. D'Amour received her M.F.A. in playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener Playwriting Fellow. She currently teaches playwriting in the Brown University Theatre Arts and Performance Studies department.
Kym Moore-(Director)is a multidisciplinary stage director, writer and producer. She is currently the Gerard Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, speech and Dance at Brown University where she teaches acting and directing. She has taught at various colleges and universities across the US including Swarthmore, Hampshire and Sarah Lawrence Colleges.“Skillfully Stylized…Ms. D’Amour’s inspiration make(s) for a wise comment on identity…”
—/The New York Times/
“It’s beauty and depth are almost beyond language other than its own.”
/—The Austin Chronicle/
At a glance:*Anna Bella Eema* by Lisa D'Amour a ghost story spoken and sung in 3 voices
Directed by Kym Moore
October 16-November 7
For more information go to www.perishable.org*
Special group rates make this a VERY affordable, exciting theatrical experience for your group. Groups of 6 or more, tickets $15 each, student groups only $12 each.
Call 401-331-2695 X 103.
There is adult language in this production.
*Perishable Theatre is pleased to present /Anna Bella Eema/ as part of our 2009-2010 musical season, continuing with, /Jingle Belles/ /and a Few Balls:A Space Odyssey/ December 11-13, 2009 and /Hedwig and the Angry Inch /by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask/ /April 16-May 9, 2010.*
Admission: Tickets $10-20 Phone: 401-621-6123
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Shopping federal hill; an insider’s culinary tour
10/22 - 12/31/2009
Organization: RI Market Tours
Description: Shopping federal hill; an insider’s culinary tour
Join Cindy Salvato and visit old world bakeries and Italian specialty stores. Sample fresh bread, sweets, wine and cheeses; watch ravioli makers and get a behind-the-scenes tour. The tour is offered year-round and cost $50 per person. For dates and details visit www.rimarkettours.com.
Admission: $50 per Person Contact: Cindy Salvato Phone: (401) 934-2149
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Schola Cantorum presents three concerts in Providence
10/24 - 05/01/2010
Organization: SCHOLA CANTORUM
Description: Frederick Jodry leads SCHOLA CANTORUM's 24th Anniversary Season
Three Rhode Island Concerts for 2009-2010
Schola Cantorum of Boston, known for its lively, engaging performances, singing without a conductor, presents three concerts in Providence as part of its 24th Anniversary Season in 2009-2010. Schola Cantorum has been heard throughout New England, including appearances at several Boston Early Music Festivals. Invited to perform for the American Renaissance Society, and often heard on NPR, Schola Cantorum has collaborated with the Boston Camerata in six CDs including the award-winning discs of American shape-note and Shaker Music.
CONCERT #1: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8 PM
Program: MUSIC FOR THE TUDORS
Taverner's "Small Devotion Mass" & works of Fayrfax,Sheppard & Byrd
Where: St. Joseph's Church,
Hope & Arnold Streets in Providence RI
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students at the door
Information: 401/274-5073 or http://www.ScholaCantorumBoston.com
CONCERT #2: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8 PM
Program: JOSQUIN DES PRES "Missa Gaudeamus"plus motets & chansons of Gombert, Obrecht & Ockeghem
Where: St. Joseph's Church,
Hope & Arnold Streets in Providence RI
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students at the door
Information: 401/274-5073 or http://www.ScholaCantorumBoston.com
CONCERT #3: Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8 PM
Program: MORALES "Missa Ave Maris Stella"plus motets of Duarte Lobo & Manuel Cardoso
Where: Holy Ghost Church,
Atwells Avenue & Knight Street in Providence RI
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students at the door
Information: 401/274-5073 or http://www.ScholaCantorumBoston.com
Admission: $10- $15 Contact: Sheila Bosworth Phone: 401/274-5073
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"Impressions of Light," featuring the works of Shawn Kenney, Paul Langmuir and Amy Ryan
10/25 - 11/13/2009
Organization: The Providence Art Club
Description: The Providence Art Club is hosting two new exhibitions from October 25th through November 13th.
In the Maxwell Mays Gallery, "Impressions of Light," featuring the works of Shawn Kenney, Paul Langmuir and Amy Ryan.
Showing concurrently in the Dodge House Gallery, photographer Philip Lieberman showcases his latest work in "A Visual Journal: Images of Laos, Nepal and Northwest India: 2006 to 2009."
Contact: Kristin Grimm Phone: 401.331.1114 ext. 5
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PETER SHAFFER’S AMADEUS TO BE STAGED IN PROVIDENCE CHURCH
10/29 - 11/22/2009
Organization: Elemental Theatre Collective
Description: Elemental Theatre Collective, in association with Big Table Productions, will stage Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award winning play, Amadeus, this October and November. Directed by Elemental’s Artistic Director Alexander Platt, the play opens in previews October 29 and runs through November 22 at the Round Top Center at Beneficent Church in downtown Providence. Tickets go on sale October 1st at (800) 838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com.One of the most powerful plays of our time, Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus pits a cunning but mediocre composer, Antonio Salieri, against his unwilling nemesis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But Salieri’s war isn’t really with Mozart: it’s with a God who would choose to bless Mozart with the gifts that Salieri feels he deserves. When the disgruntled Salieri vows to destroy God’s creation, the tables are set for an epic battle of trust and betrayal, love and blinding hatred.
Elemental brings this play to Beneficent Church in downtown Providence, RI. “Setting the piece in a sacred space was absolutely essential,” says director Alexander Platt. “Performing in God’s house makes the play much more dangerous. Starting a war with God is one thing; starting a war with God in a church is entirely another.”
Instead of the usual cast of fifteen actors and elaborate recorded sound, the play will be performed with six actors and a selected group of live classical musicians. Salieri and Mozart are each played by a single actor, and four Ensemble actors perform the thirteen other roles. “We wanted to boil the play down to its barest elements,” explains Platt. “ We also felt that because music was one of the most important elements, we didn’t want to just hear the music – we wanted to feel it. And the only way to do that is to have the music being performed in the room with the audience.”
Amadeus is being co-produced by Elemental Theatre Collective and Big Table Productions. Big Table Productions is an organization of Rhode Island educational and business leaders, students, and theatre artists that have been working together to create The Amadeus Project, an ongoing curriculum initiative inspired by the play. Their concepts have been implemented in schools and universities across the state throughout the past year, and students have been instrumental in every aspect of this production.
This production is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
October 29 – November 22, 2009 at The Round Top Center, Beneficent Church
300 Weybosset St Providence, RI 02903
PRESS NIGHT Thursday, November 5,2009 at 7:00 pm
REVIEWERS RSVP (401) 447-3001
Amadeus | Performance Calendar
Previews
Thu 10/29 7:00 pm
Fri 10/30 7:00 pm
Sun 11/1 3:00 pm
Regular Performances
Thu 11/5 7:00 pm
Fri 11/6 7:00 pm
Sat 11/7 7:00 pm
Sun 11/8 3:00 pm
Thu 11/12 7:00 pm
Fri 11/13 7:00 pm
Sat 11/14 7:00 pm
Sun 11/15 3:00 pm
Thu 11/19 7:00 pm
Fri 11/20 7:00 pm
Sat 11/21 7:00 pm
Sun 11/22 3:00 pm
Admission: $12 Students $15 Previews $20 General
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Providence College 2009-2010 Season Listing
10/30 - 04/27/2010
Organization: Providence College, Dept. of Theatre, Dance, and Film
Description: 2009 – 2010 Season Listing
Department of Theatre, Dance & Film at the Smith Center for the Arts
ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 Nov. 6-8
Fri, Sat. 8 PM,Sun 2 PM
Angell Blackfriars
Regular $11, Senior & PC Employee $8, Student $5
BLACKFRIARS DANCE CONCERT, Prov. College Dance Company Resident & guest choreographers
Dec. 4 & 5
Fri. 8 PM, Sat. 2 PM
Regular $11, Senior & PC Employee $8, Student $5
THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS by Paul Zindel
Jan. 29-31,Feb.6-8
Fri, Sat. 8 PM, Sun 2 PM
Angell Blackfriars
Regular $11, Senior & PC Employee $8, Student $5
TALK RADIO by Eric Bogosian student directed
Feb. 12-14
Fri, Sat. 8 PM, Sun 2 PM
John Bowab Studio
All seats $5
LITTLE WOMEN Adapted from Louisa May Alcott by Mary G. Farrell & Coalan Madden
March 26-28,April 9-11
Fri, Sat. 8 PM, Sun 2 PM
Angell Blackfriars
Regular $11, Senior & PC Employee $8, Student $5
SPRING DANCE CONCERT Prov. College Dance Company student choreography
April 23-25
Fri, Sat. 8 PM, Sun 2 PM
Angell Blackfriars
All seats $5
FILM FESTIVAL student video
April 27
Tues. 6 PM
Angell Blackfriars
Admission FREE
Admission: Varies for each event Contact: Susan Werner Phone: 401.865.2084
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Festival Ballet Providence announces 2009/2010 Season
10/30 - 05/03/2010
Organization: Festival Ballet
Description:
The Widow's Broom
Special Halloween weekend performances featuring pumpkins, witches and a broom that will dance its way into your heart. Based on Providence author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg's children's book of the same name.
Friday, October 30 at 7:00PM
Saturday, October 31 at 2:00PM
Sunday, November 1 at 2:30PM
VMA Arts and Cultural Center
One Avenue of the Arts,
Providence, RI
The Nutcracker
Experience the magic again and again!
Friday, December 11 at 7:30PM
Saturday, December 12 at 2:00PM and 7:00PM
Sunday, December 13 at 1:00PM and 6:30PM
Providence Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street,
Providence, RI
Cinderella
Season Finale
The same classic love story with some modern day twists!
Friday, April 30 at 7:00PM
Saturday, May 1 at 2:00PM
Sunday, May 2 at 2:30PM
VMA Arts and Cultural Center
One Avenue of the Arts,
Providence,RI
To take advantage of special "on-line" 10% discount, got to the link listed below. Then print and complete the subscription form and mail to the address listed on bottom of form. Use this email to reference show dates and time. Any questions and/or problems, call 401.353.1129 and ask for Mark or go to:
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Phone: 401.353.1129
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AS220 Exhibition
11/01 - 11/28/2009
Organization: AS220
Description: November 1-28, 2009
opening reception(free admission)
Sunday, November 1, 4-7pm
AS220 Main Gallery
New Paintings by Emily Lisker and Gender Redux:Paintings by Michele L’Heureux
Open Window
Photography by Russ Pedro
Youth Gallery
Handle It ! : new paintings by John Bhogal
AS220 Project Space
Screening My Thoughts: new work by Julia Gandrund Isolated Fictions: A Group Show from Chicago Paintings dominate at AS220 Empire St. Complex.
Emily Lisker's strange, visceral theaterscapes paintings explode in size and color in the new series "Three's a Crowd." Michelle L'Heurex new series "Gender Redux "explores the ambiguity of our identity as well as the ambiguity that exists within the multiple layers of the painted surface. John Bhogal rocks the Youth Gallery on the 2nd floor with "Handle It!" mixed media paintings spanning styles that hit just right. Russ Pedro presents a series of photographic still lives in the Open Window gallery. The AS220 Project Space presents "Screening My Thoughts" videos and book works by Julia Gandrund.Delicate line & Primordial images twist & dance & open up to the magical beauty of the world,sometimes softly like a whisper & like a whisper that turns into monsoon we have a special autumn surprise:we have transformed our little side room exhibition space into a bookshop/reading room/printed ephemera exhibition space.
November brings us an exquisite project form Chicago, Illinois. The Green Lantern & Caroline Picard present Isolated Fictions: A Group Show featuring the work of Jason Dunda, Deb Sokolow, Nick Butcher & Rebecca Grady.
The North Georgia Gazette. Touring the country along with this book is a group exhibition, Isolated Fictions,featuring contemporary artists from the publication. Our new edition features excerpts from the Captain's Journal, the newspaper in its entire, an essay by contemporary Arctic explorer John Huston, end notes by transcriber/poet Lily Robert-Foley and original artwork by Daniel Anhorn, Jason Dunda, Rebecca Grady, and Deb Sokolow.
The Providence Athenaeum Special Collection will be displaying the original North Georgia Gazette during the month of November! Yes! Get your historical geek on and see the original (and the wonder of the Atheneaeum)& then come marvel at the re-release & the gems it pours forth! A historical roundelay!
Admission: Free and open to the public Contact: Neal T.Walsh Phone: 401.831.9327
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„The Challenges of Underwater Photography: Gregg Carter“
11/01 - 12/31/2009
Organization: Mathewson St. United Methodist Church
Description: Mathewson Street United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the following exhibition in its Chapel Gallery November 1 – December 31, 2009:
„The Challenges of Underwater Photography: Gregg Carter“
For the months of November and December of 2009, Gregg Carter will present an exhibit at Mathewson Street United Methodist Church’s Chapel Gallery of more than 50 of his underwater photos. He will display samples from wrecks and reefs off the shores of North Carolina, South Carolina, the Keys, Pompano Beach, and the U.S. Virgin Islands— as well as from the freshwater caverns and rivers of central Florida.
As an amateur photographer, he has found the undersea environment particularly demanding. Taking good pictures on dry land can be challenging, but such challenges often pale in comparison to taking good pictures under water. Among the greater difficulties that this environment bringsforth are the lack of light; floating particle matter—which can both block out subjects and create “backscatter” (the reflection of light off the particles back to the camera, creating glare and distortion); loss of color as light penetrates the surface; the common need to wear gloves (to protect from cold or wreck debris), increasing the difficulty of camera operation; sometimes powerful currents, making it hard to stabilize the camera; the constant movement of fish and other marine life; and the need to be close to the subject matter—as the lack of light and the distortions created by particle matter within the water column, as well as the water column itself, can severely compromise photos beyond a range of 6 or 7 feet.
Gregg uses a relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot, digital system, with most of his underwater camera work involving setting camera and strobe angles, strobe intensity, and striving toward elegance in composition. He has had multiple exhibits in Rhode Island, and he has granted permission for his photographs to be used in a variety of public venues, including college textbooks, children’s books, and local chambers of commerce in both South and North Carolina.
You can meet him and discuss his work on Gallery Night— Thursday, November 19th, when the Chapel Gallery will be open from 5:00–9:00 p.m. At that time, the church’s fourth-floor labyrinth will be available for meditative walking; there will also be two half-hour concerts by acclaimed organist David Clyle Morse.
Mathewson St. United Methodist Church
134 Mathewson St.
Providence RI 02903
Hours Sunday 9am – 1pm, Wednesday -Friday 9am – 4pm and by appointment
Admission: Free and open to the public Phone: 401–331–8900
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Bert Gallery's exhibit, Holiday Selections 2009
11/03 - 12/23/2009
Organization: Bert Gallery
Description: Bert Gallery announces its forthcoming exhibit, Holiday Selections 2009: Including a Special Exhibit of Vintage Artist Greeting Cards, which runs from November 3 – December 23, 2009.
Gallery Night Providence happens on November 19th from 5-9pm; special demonstration at 6:30 by Wells Pile: The process of printing linoleum and wood block prints.
For the holiday season, Bert Gallery has assembled a fine selection of artwork by local artists both past and present. Many of the paintings are noted Providence painters from the late 19th century, including seascapes by Elijah Baxter (1849 – 1939) and Henry Cady (1849 – 1935), Landscapes by Stacy Tolman (1860 – 1935), Grace Albee (1890 – 1985) and F. Usher DeVoll(1873 - 1941) and still life by Gordon Peers (1909 – 1988) and Florence Leif (1913 - 1968).
The exhibit runs from November 3 through December 23, 2009.
The gallery is located on 540 South Water Street in the Corliss Landing building in Providence, RI and is open 11am-5pm Tuesday through Friday, and 12-4pm on Saturday, or by appointment. The gallery is closed Sunday and Monday.
Parking is available on the street in front of the gallery or in the parking lot across the street.
In addition, there is a special exhibit of vintage artist greeting cards for sale. With the growth of printmaking in the United States at the turn of the century, artists developed a special affinity for making their own greeting cards, whether individually designed or printed. Woodblock and linoleum cuts were particularly popular. On exhibit and for sale is a selection of greeting cards, designs and actual linoleum and wood blocks by various early 20th century Rhode Island artists to include Edna Martin (1896 – 1996), Ruth Forrest (1916 - 1994), Eliza Gardiner (1871 -1955) and Edna Lawrence (1898 – 1987). Shop for a perfect creative holiday gift this season.
There will be a special Gallery Night Providence program at 6:30 on November 19th. Wells Pile, a local printmaking enthusiast, will demonstrate the printing process from linoleum and wood blocks from vintage wood blocks of Rhode Island artists. Drop by and see how it is done then make your own hand printed print from a vintage woodblock and take it home!
Contact: Rachel Golub Phone: 401.751.2628
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Freedom Without Walls Events
11/04 - 11/09/2009
Organization: Brown University
Description: Freedom Without Walls Events
Marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Brown University is one of more than 25 United States campuses that will host a series of events, titled "Freedom Without Walls", supported in part by the German Embassy. Brown's events kick off Wednesday, November 4, with a screening of Goodbye Lenin, and include lectures, a poster exhibition, and semi-formal gala with German music. The observance culminates on Monday, November 9, with a 16-foot long, eight-foot high sheetrock replica of the Berlin Wall being built on The College Green. The public is invited to take part in a wall art competition and a spoken word competition before tearing down the wall with hammers. Please see link for complete schedule and further information.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/German_Studies/events
Admission: Free and open to the public
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BankRI Pitman Street Gallery: "The Sketch Book of Jerome Doyle”
11/05 - 12/02/2009
Organization: BankRI Galleries
Description: The BankRI Galleries present:BankRI Pitman Street Gallery: "The Sketch Book of Jerome Doyle” November 5 through December 2, 2009.The branch is located at 137 Pitman Street in Providence.Hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
MEET THE ARTIST – JEROME DOYLE
At age 83, Jerome Doyle is enjoying a new career as an exhibiting artist.The former priest once spent his days as a “dog robber” or an all-around facilitator for a military chaplain in Germany and the Philippines during World War I.Now he sketches all that he sees.
“I can’t stop drawing,” Doyle quips. “It’s awful!”
Born in Boston, Massachusetts I 1926, Doyle grew up in Quincy following his dad through the art department of the Boston Globe.His father, a journeyman photo engraver, died early at age 41, but Doyle had already caught the art bug.He entered Saint John’s Seminary when he returned from the war and after his classes were done for the day, Doyle continued his artistic pursuits and “played with clay.”He took night classes at the Museum School.One of his teachers told him “You no become great artist,”but Doyle persisted taking courses in ceramics and the fundamentals of art.Later as his duties as a chaplain grew, he no longer had time to devote to art and had to leave school.
After 26 years of study and apprenticeship,the diocese finally gave Doyle a parish in a small town west of Boston. For 5 years he served his parish.“I was this side of 50, maybe 55 or so,” Doyle explains.“It is a restless time for guys.I turned in my card.I was no longer a practicing priest.”
After Doyle left the priesthood,he took care of his aging mother and did all sorts of odd jobs.“I was kind of scrapping,”he admits.Again, Doyle attended night school.He received a bachelor’s of fine arts from Bradford College and a master’s degree from Leslie College.He took classes in both the fine arts and the performing arts.He enjoyed theater,storytelling and,of course, drawing.He attended the opera, traveled to Europe and enjoyed as many cultural pursuits as his pocketbook allowed.Fifteen years ago, at age 68, Doyle married a woman from Rhode Island and they settled in East Providence.
Today Doyle divides his time between his home in East Providence and a senior apartment at Highland Court in Providence.He teaches art classes at the Veterans Hospital and is exhibiting his work both at Highland Court and the VA Hospital.He sketches all the time – scenes he remembers from his travels, vignettes of everyday life and ideas that pop into his head from places he has been or places he would like to visit.
“I haven’t sold a picture.” Doyle says. “I wouldn’t know what to do or how to make change.” But that doesn’t stop him from doing what he loves best, sketching his memories from the wonderful theater of life.
The BankRI Galleries are curated by Paula Martiesian, a Providence-based artist and arts advocate.
Contact: Paula Martiesian Phone: 401-521-7634
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BankRI Pitman Street Gallery:
11/05 - 12/02/2009
Organization: BankRI Galleries
Description: The BankRI Galleries present:BankRI Pitman Street Gallery: "The Sketch Book of Jerome Doyle” November 5 through December 2, 2009.The branch is located at 137 Pitman Street in Providence.Hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
MEET THE ARTIST – JEROME DOYLE
At age 83, Jerome Doyle is enjoying a new career as an exhibiting artist.The former priest once spent his days as a “dog robber” or an all-around facilitator for a military chaplain in Germany and the Philippines during World War I.Now he sketches all that he sees.
“I can’t stop drawing,” Doyle quips. “It’s awful!”
Born in Boston, Massachusetts I 1926, Doyle grew up in Quincy following his dad through the art department of the Boston Globe.His father, a journeyman photo engraver, died early at age 41, but Doyle had already caught the art bug.He entered Saint John’s Seminary when he returned from the war and after his classes were done for the day, Doyle continued his artistic pursuits and “played with clay.”He took night classes at the Museum School.One of his teachers told him “You no become great artist,”but Doyle persisted taking courses in ceramics and the fundamentals of art.Later as his duties as a chaplain grew, he no longer had time to devote to art and had to leave school.
After 26 years of study and apprenticeship,the diocese finally gave Doyle a parish in a small town west of Boston. For 5 years he served his parish.“I was this side of 50, maybe 55 or so,” Doyle explains.“It is a restless time for guys.I turned in my card.I was no longer a practicing priest.”
After Doyle left the priesthood,he took care of his aging mother and did all sorts of odd jobs.“I was kind of scrapping,”he admits.Again, Doyle attended night school.He received a bachelor’s of fine arts from Bradford College and a master’s degree from Leslie College.He took classes in both the fine arts and the performing arts.He enjoyed theater,storytelling and,of course, drawing.He attended the opera, traveled to Europe and enjoyed as many cultural pursuits as his pocketbook allowed.Fifteen years ago, at age 68, Doyle married a woman from Rhode Island and they settled in East Providence.
Today Doyle divides his time between his home in East Providence and a senior apartment at Highland Court in Providence.He teaches art classes at the Veterans Hospital and is exhibiting his work both at Highland Court and the VA Hospital.He sketches all the time – scenes he remembers from his travels, vignettes of everyday life and ideas that pop into his head from places he has been or places he would like to visit.
“I haven’t sold a picture.” Doyle says. “I wouldn’t know what to do or how to make change.” But that doesn’t stop him from doing what he loves best, sketching his memories from the wonderful theater of life.
The BankRI Galleries are curated by Paula Martiesian, a Providence-based artist and arts advocate.
Contact: Paula Martiesian Phone: 401-521-7634
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Art of Eve Aschheim
11/05 - 12/02/2009
Organization: Rhode Island College
Description: Art of Eve Aschheim on display at Bannister Nov. 5 to Dec. 2
Eve Aschheim will exhibit her art in Bannister Gallery from Nov. 5 to Dec. 2. An opening reception featuring Aschheim will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 5-8 p.m.
Aschheim, a senior lecturer in visual arts in Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, describes herself and her work this way: “I am an abstract artist who is not interested in image… I use geometry to ‘think about’ the intersection of nature and cityscape. My works might suggest the chaotic geometry of the city, the expectant stillness of air, the tenuous balance of a wire line against a building, the zig-zag movement of wind or water, or defiance of gravity.”
Aschheim generally uses drawing and painting to approach related ideas from an opposite direction. In her paintings she focuses on an almost empirical investigation of pure form, while in her drawings she often approaches abstraction from representational modes.In the past year, she began to merge her painting and drawing practices, developing the ideas in the drawings into paintings. “This new exploration of color and paint planes,” she noted, “is an exciting moment for me, on the edge of discovery.”Aschheim’s work is included in many collections, such as those of the Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art. Aschheim is senior lecturer at Princeton University.
The exhibition is curated by RIC art faculty member Richard Whitten.
The gallery is open during exhibits on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m., or by appointment with the gallery director. Closed Mondays, weekends and holidays. Exhibits and events are free and open to the public. Accessible to persons with disabilities.
Admission: Free and open to the public Phone: (401) 456-9765
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Groundbreaking Exhibit on Gay Black Men in Rhode Island to Open at Brown
11/05 - 01/08/2010
Organization: John Hay Library
Description: Groundbreaking Exhibit on Gay Black Men in Rhode Island to Open at Brown
Black Lavender 2, a groundbreaking exhibit and lecture on Gay Black Men living and working in Rhode Island, will be held at the John Hay Library at Brown University, 20 Prospect Street in Providence, RI on Thursday, November 5th at 5:30pm.
The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Daniel Scott will discuss his oral history project with Rhode Island Black gay men.
Gay Black men from 1919 to present are profiled in this unique exhibit in photographs, printed material and artifacts, showing their contributions to life and culture to RI, and demonstrating how surprisingly consequential and, at times, unexpectedly mainstream they are.
Drawn from the collection of Robb Dimmick, the exhibit includes politicians, academics, civic leaders, artists, and writers and documents pivotal visits to Rhode Island by Black gay luminaries such as James Baldwin, Samuel Delany and Joseph Beam.
Dr. Scott’s lecture illuminates his series of interviews with Black gay men in Rhode Island.
Black Lavender 2 is an outgrowth of the highly successful Black Lavender exhibit five years ago which was a national survey of gay Black writers. Many would be surprised at how many gay men of African descent live and work in Rhode Island. The exhibit will remain open until January 8th weekdays from 9am-5pm at the Hay Library.
This project is funded by the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities and is part of its “On the Road to Freedom” initiative which explores African American life in Rhode Island.
Admission: Free and open to the public Contact: Robb Dimmick Phone: (401) 421-0606
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Caring for Your Family Papers
11/07 - 11/07/2009
Organization: Rhode Island Historical Society Library
Description: Saturday, November 7
10:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
To Register: (401) 273-8107 x12
Caring for Your Family Papers
Many of the Historical Society’s most important collections would not exist today if someone in the past had not taken the time to organize and preserve them. Your own family records are important too, and you can take steps to ensure that your family’s papers last well into the future. Join the Historical Society for the first session of a two-part series in which you will learn techniques to care for your family records. Library staff will discuss options for arranging and storing documents. The second session, which will take place during the spring, will focus on caring for books. The fee is $30 for RIHS members, $35 for non-members. The cost of registration includes an archiving starter kit with sample archival materials. Please register in advance by calling 273-8107 x12. Space is limited to 20 participants.
Admission: $30 for RIHS members, $35 for non-members Phone: 273-8107 x12
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Rock And Roll Yard Sale
11/07 - 11/08/2009
Organization: Providence & Somerville Rock & Roll Yard Sale
Description: What Cheer Antiques + Vintage in Wayland Square on the East Side of Providence is celebrating their 10th Anniversary.
What Cheer Antiques + Vintage Presents . . .
THE PROVIDENCE ROCK & ROLL YARD SALE
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 7-8th NOVEMBER 2009
232 WESTMINSTER STREET
DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE, RI
02903
FREE ADMISSION!
Saturday 7th November (Noon-8pm)
Sunday 8th November (Noon-6pm)
Entertainment:
SLEEPYHEAD (Boston, Mass Pop Rock Legends)
BROWN BIRD (Providence Americana Folk)
THE 'MERICANS (Providence Phoenix 2009 Music Poll Best Act Winners)
TAD OVERBAUGH (formerly of The Kickbacks from Boston, Mass)
DJ CYNTHIA REED
DJ JENNIFER DALTRY (Spinning 78rpm Records Only)
DJ CHRIS DALTRY (Revisiting the '90s Providence Indie Years)
CHRISY GAVIN (Solo Providence Indie Folk Pop)
DJ STUDEBAKER HAWK (Western Mass DJ Extraordinaire)
THE POMMES FRITES DJs (Dan & Annie Messier)
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VETERANS GATHER
11/09 - 12/24/2009
Organization: URI Feinstein Providence Campus
Description: URI Feinstein Providence Campus & Providence VA Hospital present VETERANS GATHER November 9 – December 24
Gallery Night Reception and Open House November 19, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Featuring music, story sharing,poetry and displays with representative from the University of Rhode Island and Providence Veteran Affairs providing information about services available to military and family members.
The exhibit includes artwork in all media and creative writing from Veterans and their family members celebrating their military and creative contributions. The work deals literally and figuratively with the impact of war and military service on Veterans and their families, and the need for our community and our nation to support the military family regardless of political and personal beliefs with regard to war and global conflict. The exhibit will feature work by more than 60 professional artists, community artists and artist from various Veteran Expressive Arts programs in the New England region including works by Ibraham Abdus-Sabur, Tom Anderson, Steve
Beckwith, Nathan Blaney, Peter J. Buotte, Rev. Bill Comeau, J. Joseph Comeau, Travis Crewdson, Thomas Francis Dolan, Raymond Dutra, Lance Gershenoff, Monty Gomez, Charles Gordon Jones, Dante Laurenzo, Nick McKnight, David Allen Arnold Melendez, Thomas Francis Morgan Tom Morrissey, Mike Pichette, Don Primiano, Kelly Reid, Ed Lyman Rondeau, Lyman Rondeau, Joseph Sorel, Mark Vaughn, Dawn Valentim.
URI Feinstein Providence Campus 1st and 2nd Floor Lobby Galleries
80 Washington Stree
Providence, RI 02903
Hours M-TH 9:00am – 9:00pm. F&S 9:00am – 4:00pm closed Sunday and Holidays
For information call 401-277-5206 or visit www.uri.edu/prov
Contact: Steven Pennell Phone: 401-277-5206
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Tuesday Talks Series: Lines of Communication in Renaissance Europe: Michelangelo and Raphael from Florence to Rome
11/10 - 11/10/2009
Organization: Museum of Art - RISD
Description: Tuesday Talks Series: Lines of Communication in Renaissance Europe: Michelangelo and Raphael from Florence to Rome
Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Held in conjunction with the exhibition, The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650, this lecture series explores Renaissance artists, the cities in which they worked and the transcontinental exchange of images and techniques that culminated in acclaimed works of art.
Lectures begin at 1pm in the Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center. Fee: $15 per lecture for nonmembers; FREE to Museum members and RISD + Brown communities. To register, contact Deb Clemons at 401 454-6530 or dclemons@risd.edu.
November 10
Michelangelo and Raphael from Florence to Rome
Dr. Mary Bergstein, Professor and Department Head of History of Art and Visual Culture, RISD
The final date for this series is Tuesday, December 8.
Admission: Fee: $15 per lecture for nonmembers; FREE to Museum members and RISD + Brown communities Contact: Deb Clemons
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Wolves and Oysters: Historical Societies in the Early United States
11/12 - 11/12/2009
Organization: Rhode Island Historical Society
Description: Thursday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
Wolves and Oysters: Historical Societies in the Early United States
Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, historical societies created a tradition of historic preservation in the United States. Among the first in action and one of the most pro-active of the state historical societies, the RIHS worked to preserve Rhode Island's storied past, from Roger Williams to the taking of the Gaspee, inside and outside of the state... and across the Atlantic Ocean. Alea Henle has worked in legal and academic libraries from the District of Columbia to Colorado and is completing a doctorate in history at the University of Connecticut. As a recipient of a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium award, she spent much time at the RIHS Library pursuing research on her dissertation, “Preserving the Past, Making History: Historical Societies, Editors and Collectors in the Early Republic.”
Admission: Free admission. Contact: Lee Teverow Phone: (401) 273-8107 x10
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Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
11/12 - 11/12/2009
Organization: PPAC
Description: Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $30
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
After 23 years of touring, Paramount's LaserSpectacular has become a cult classic, presenting the music of Pink Floyd like you've never seen it before. Surrounded by 10,000 watts of concert quality sound, Pink Floyd’s musical legacy continues as the bands concept music captures the imagination and carries listeners away on a mind-expanding journey driven by cutting edge effects. Colorful lasers and lighting effects parallel the sonic journey as the senses are confronted with an array of glowing visual displays choreographed to the soundtrack during the 2 hour and 20 minute show.
"Pink Floyd's music is very dramatic and visual," says Paramount's LaserSpectacular Producer Steve Monistere. "You can see or imagine images when you listen to their music. Without any lighting effects at all, there is still a show in your mind. Now imagine using lasers, lighting, video and other special visual effects to interpret what your mind is 'seeing' and that is why people love this show so much". Your mind is 'seeing' and that is why people love this show so much".
Admission: Tickets $30 Contact: P.J. Prokop
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Kick up your heels to support RIC Study Abroad
11/12 - 11/12/2009
Organization: Rhode Island College
Description: Kick up your heels to support RIC Study Abroad
The Ridgway F. Shinn Jr. Study Abroad Scholarship Fund at RIC will be hosting its annual fall benefit – An Irish Shinn Dig – on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6-9 p.m. at Nick-A-Nee’s Pub in Providence.
“Supporting Rhode Island College students in their quest to study abroad is the sole mission of the Shinn Study Abroad Fund,” said Elaine Perry, chair of the Shinn Committee. “Our fall event is a way for people to enjoy food and fun all while helping to broaden a student’s academic experience.”
This “fun” raiser will feature music by the Craic Was Mighty, under the direction of RIC student John Birt. “Craic” means fun in Gaelic.
Tickets are $20 (cash bar) and include a spread of Irish delicacies, including corned beef sliders and soda bread. The evening will also have a raffle drawing for top prizes such as tickets to a Boston Celtics game and Trinity Rep performance, among others.
The Shinn Fund, maintained by the Rhode Island College Foundation, provides undergraduate scholarships in planned study outside the United States. The scholarship has supported 56 RIC study abroad scholarships in the last 20 years, totaling over $182,000. They have studied in 24 different countries on 6 continents.
Established in the 1987-88 academic year by Ridgway Shinn through the generous support of many of his friends, colleagues and former students, this fund marked his retirement after 29 years of service at RIC. During those years he was professor of history, the first chair of the Department of History, the first dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and vice president for Academic Affairs.
Admission: $20 Contact: Elaine Perry Phone: (401) 941-1542
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Social Enterprise Summit
11/12 - 11/12/2009
Organization: Social Enterprise Rhode Island
Description: The Summit is hosted by Social Venture Partners Rhode Island, together with leading social entrepreneurs and organizations such as Brown University, the Providence Chamber of Commerce and the Rhode Island Foundation.
The Summit will be held on November 12th, on the campus of Bryant University, and it will highlight social enterprise as an inspirational and proven strategy for:
* creating new opportunities,
* promoting positive social and economic change,
* generating new revenue sources and
* enhancing the overall organizational effectiveness of social change organizations.
There is a significant amount of social enterprise activity emerging in Rhode Island, and the SERI Summit host committee believes that the diverse stakeholders in academia, and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors will develop mutually beneficial collaborations, and share models, lessons learned and best practices – as well as plot a roadmap ahead for more sustainable social enterprise in the state. Sign up for more information about the SERI Summit event.
Admission: $25- $100 Contact: Kelly Ramirez
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Brown/Trinity Rep MFA PROGRAMS present MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
11/13 - 11/16/2009
Organization: Trinity Repertory Company
Description: Brown/Trinity Rep MFA PROGRAMS present MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
NOV. 13-16 AT THE Citizens Bank Theater, PELL CHAFEE PERFORMANCE CENTER
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs present Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare, directed by Kristopher Lencowski (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs ’11).This fresh take on a classic romantic comedy runs November 13-16 in the Citizens Bank Theater, Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence.
Performances are Friday Nov 13 at 7:30PM; Saturday Nov 14 at 7:30PM; Sunday Nov 15 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM; and Monday Nov 16 at 5:00PM.
Tickets are $5 (general admission),and are now on sale at the Trinity Rep box office,by phone (401) 351-4242, and online at www.trinityrep.com.
Director Kristopher Lencowski has moved the bard’s players to the stormy shores of the modern-day Carolinas, where four young lovers careen towards their denouement at that most dramatic of affairs – a wedding. Lencowski, who describes the show as a “tragedy wrapped inside a comedy,” speaks to the themes of trust and barriers in relationships as he discusses the work.
“Amidst the parties, swimming and sunbathing, desire turns to love, and relationships spring anew. Each character soon discovers that a new relationship is a tenuous thing and tests out how they can trust another person with their delicate hearts,” states Lencowski. “I am completely in love with this play! It is a cocktail of perfect proportions - crackling wit, nervous lovers, masquerades, weddings and dancing, mojitos, villains, storms and destruction. . . It's a play for everyone to fall in love with.”
The cast features Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs(’11) MFA acting students Christopher Berry as Claudio, Jaselyn Blanchard as Ursula and Seacoal, Rachel Christopher as Dogberry, Vichet Chum as Conrad and Balthasar, Olivia D’Ambrosio as Antonio, Brandon Drea as Benedick, Charlotte Graham as Beatrice, Tiffany Greene as Hero, Jamey Grisham as Verges and Friar, Madeleine Lambert as Leonato, Zarina Shea as Margaret and Sexton, Terrell Sledge as Borachio, John Tracey as Don John and Oatcakes, and Rich Williams as Don Pedro.
Director Kristopher Lencowski graduated from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and has since worked as an actor and director with Tony Award-winning theaters such as Theatre de la Jeune Lune, touring nationally and to the New Victory on Broadway; and also with The Children’s Theatre Company, assisting Peter Brosius on The Lost Boys of Sudan. Additionally, he has performed at the Jungle Theater and Commonweal Theater, and has directed at the Illusion Theater; produced and directed Strindberg’s The Creditors at the Swedish Institute, Danse Macabre at the 2007 National Puppetry Festival and Cityceased at the Lakewood Cemetery. In his first year at Brown/Trinity, he directed Brecht’s Saint Joan of the Stockyards.
The Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs provides a three-year professional training program for eighteen students under the auspices of an Ivy League University and Rhode Island’s Tony Award-winning theater company. Brown University’s Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance is internationally recognized for the quality of its faculty and instruction. Trinity Rep, with its deep tradition of resident artists, provides powerful artistic assets and creates a firm foundation for a new generation of theater artists.
Admission: $5 General Admission Phone: (401) 351-4242
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West Side Arts Presents: "Birds of a Feather"
11/14 - 12/05/2009
Organization: West Side Arts
Description: Featuring local artists:
Alli Coate
Jyll Ethier-Mullen
Allison Cole
Lauren Minco
Saturday, November 14th to December 5th
Gallery hours Thursdays 1-4pm, or contact westsideartsgallery@gmail.com for an appt.
Opening reception: 6-10pm
A mini show of handmade crafts will accompany opening night
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Art| Works: Engraving Workshop
11/14 - 11/14/2009
Organization: Museum of Art - RISD
Description: Art| Works: Engraving Workshop
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Although most people see and even touch an engraving every day-US currency and many stamps are engraved on steel-few artists work in the medium today. Practicing engraver and RISD Associate Professor of Printmaking, Andrew Raftery, demonstrates the preparation and step-by-step execution of the engraving process. Discover the tools and techniques used by early modern engravers and try your hand at making a mark. This exclusive workshop ends with a guided visit to the exhibition The Brilliant Line. Members $45; Non-members $75; Fee includes admission to the Museum.Space is limited. Preregistration is required. Registration deadline is October 30. To register, contact Deb Clemons at 401 454-6530 or dclemons@risd.edu.
Admission: Members $45; Non-members $75; Fee includes admission to the Museum.Space is limited. Contact: Deb Clemons
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Math Wizard of Oz
11/14 - 11/14/2009
Organization: Providence Children's Museum
Description: Math Wizard of Oz
Sat., November 14 • Noon - 3:00 PM
Puzzles, games and activities, oh my! Join Dorothy and friends on a magical math journey that adds up to a ton of fun. Solve candy number puzzles with the Munchkins. Design costumes for Emerald City residents. Help free Dorothy from the Witch’s Castle and discover the secret identity of the Math Wizard of Oz!Ages 5 - 11
Contact: Megan Fischer Phone: (401) 273-5437 ext. 126
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CIRQUE MECHANICS
11/14 - 11/14/2009
Organization: First Works
Description: CIRQUE MECHANICS
Birdhouse Factory
NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE
Saturday, November 14, 8pm
PPAC, 220 Weybosset St.
Tickets: $43, $36, $22**(includes $3 restoration fee)
On sale now at PPAC Box Office:www.ppacri.org, 401.421.ARTS (2787)
The incomparable Cirque Mechanics fly, climb and contort their way through rotating gears,trampoline walls and aerial hoops. The international troupe of veterans from Cirque du Soleil,Pickle Family Circus and Moscow Circus transform PPAC into a wondrous Birdhouse Factory,complete with uniformed unicyclists and acrobatic assembly lines. Inspired by the masterful industrial murals of Diego Rivera, the outrageous illustrations of cartoonist Rube Goldberg, and the gentle political slapstick of Charlie Chaplin, these literally off-the-wall performers delight both adults and children with inspired fun.
Admission: Tickets: $43, $36, $22* *(includes $3 restoration fee) Contact: Meredith Cutler Phone: 401.421.4278
City Hall Contact Information & Hours
Providence City Hall
Phone: (401) 421-7740 · TDD (401) 751-0203
25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
Hours *
Monday thru Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Summer Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm
* Special early closing times to service the last customer apply to certain Departments. To ensure that you're not disappointed, please call ahead or arrive before 4:00pm.
