http://www.providenceri.comArtsArts Calendar from the City of Providence, Rhode Islandwebmaster@providenceri.comen-usThu, 05 Nov 2009 19:04:26 GMTRIC's 37th annual Art Auction will take place on Friday, Dec. 4, in Bannister Gallery. Previews start at 4 p.m., followed by the auction at 7 p.m. 
 Alumni and friends of the college are encouraged to donate works of art for bid at the event, which helps fund student activities. To arrange for donations, please call the Art Department office at (401) 456-8054. Deadline for drop-offs is Wednesday, Nov. 25. http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5317Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:43 GMTThe Chazan Gallery at Wheeler is presenting work by artists Deborah Bright and David H. Wells from November 19 to December 9, 2009.There will be an opening reception for the artists on Thursday, November 19, from 5 - 7 p.m. The public is invited. Photographer and author, Deborah Bright has long been interested in"landscapes that tell stories, particularly stories that disrupt the smooth surfaces of the official culture."This body of work draws attention to a new and industrial Israel juxtaposed against the pre-1948 Palestinian occupied land, which remains in ruins.She sees these "Arab" landscapes in Israel as "a disruptive presence, "facts on the ground" that most would prefer to ignore or have removed." Bright's series of photographs show "a contested land and its current occupiers do not rest easily upon it. These are spaces of trauma..." Deborah Bright is currently the Dean of Fine Arts at the Rhode Island School of Design.A member of RISD's Dept. of Photography faculty since 1989, she has shown her work internationally, with a recent solo exhibition, "Deborah Bright: Being and Riding," traveling to Tel Aviv, Boston, and Las Vegas. She is a published author and extensive lecturer, and her work is included in numerous public collections,including the Whitney Museum in NY and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Bright received her Bachelor's of Arts from Wheaton College in Illinois and an MFA from the University of Chicago. David H. Wells will be showing photographs from his ongoing project "Concurrence: India marching backwards into the future."In this body of work, Wells explores the changing physical and cultural landscape of India - "a fluctuating encounter between the eternal and the modern."Wells states that his work "visualizes the way I experience India, simultaneously poetic and thought provoking. I try to create for the viewer that same duality of experiences."Some images are singular and meditative; others are in the form of diptychs or triptychs, and the viewer is asked to look at several images concurrently,"collectively recreating South Asia's omnipresent visual noise." A recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, Wells received a Fulbright Regional Studies Research Fellowship, which he completed in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka in 2005.He has spent his last thirteen years in India and the United States.In 2001, he was the recipient of the Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship, as well as the Aaron Siskind Fellowship through the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.His work has been widely exhibited throughout the US and is included in numerous collections.A graduate of Pitzer College of Claremont Colleges,Wells has worked as a freelance photographer in the Americas, Europe, the Mid-East and Asia. Chazan Gallery @ Wheeler is located at 228 Angell Street in Providence, RI 02906. Gallery hours: 12 - 5pm Tuesday through Saturday, 3 - 5pm Sunday. The gallery is closed on Mondays. There is no admission charge. Phone: 401.421.9230 www.chazangallery.org http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5316Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:19:44 GMTYou Might Not Be Crazy by Kevin Broccoli Perishable Theatre, Rhode Island's Research and Development Theatre. In the traditions of storytelling, experimental performance, and group therapy comes You Might Not Be Crazy by Kevin Broccoli. Kevin Broccoli is a local playwright, whose last work was the short piece "Aversion Therapy" performed as part of the Fledgling Festival at Perishable Theatre. An examination of what it means to be—or not to be—losing one's mind, You Might Not Be Crazy is being performed at Perishable Theater November 19th-22nd and at The Artists' Exchange November 28th-29th. Over the course of two weekends, over thirty local performers will take on characters grappling with what it means to be crazy, to be out of control, to be irrational, and to suggest that perhaps they're normal and the world around them is what needs to be put under the magnifying glass. A unique piece of theater that will shift and adapt every night, much like a changing mind, You Might Not Be Crazy has something for everyone. "You've embraced reality/And it's made you a zombie."Kevin Broccoli (Playwright/Director) writes monologues and stories specifically for performers. Recent projects include Aversion Therapy, or Watching Two Boys Kiss, The Dirty Work, Everything's Possible, and Whatever It Takes. Mr. Broccoli is also a producer and performer who recently produced and directed the Rhode Island Premiere of The Coast of Utopia: Part One—Voyage by Tom Stoppard, and co-produced the Rhode Island premiere of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. He is currently living and working in Rhode Island. Perishable Performance Schedule Thursday, November 19th @ 8pmFriday, November 20th @ 8pmSaturday, November 21st @ 8pmSunday, November 22nd @ 7:30pm At Artists' ExchangeSaturday, November 28th @ 8pmSunday, November 29th @ 2pm http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5315Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:54 GMTWhat brings you Joy? ... A walk on a snowy afternoon, shopping for that perfect gift, or time with family and friends? For The Providence Gay Men's Chorus, JOY is sharing voices, making you laugh, and bringing you the warmth of the season. Join The Providence Gay Men's Chorus as the PGMC sings your holiday favorites and puts a new twist on some classics. They take you from home, to the tropics, to Nigeria, and visit the funny pages along the way, as The Providence Gay Men's Chorus celebrates the joy of the holiday season. Their performances are at 7 PM on December 2, 5, and 6, at the Beneficent Congregational Church. Tickets may be purchased at arttixri.com or thru any member of the chorus. http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5314Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:59:45 GMTCommunity MusicWorks Players and Fred Jodry, harpsichord,performing music by Vivaldi, Carter, and Elgar Community MusicWorks presents the Community MusicWorks Players in a concert of music by Antonio Vivaldi, Elliott Carter, and Edward Elgar.Community MusicWorks Players Fred Jodry,harpsichordSunday, November 22, 2009 at 4:00 pmAll Saints' Memorial Church674 Westminster StreetProvidence, Rhode Island$15 suggested admission Built around the permanent residency of the Providence String Quartet, Community MusicWorks is a nationally recognized organization that creates long-term learning and mentoring relationships between children and professional musicians in the West End and South Side of Providence, RI. http://www.communitymusicworks.org http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5313Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:55:54 GMTRIC concert announcement: The RIC Chamber Orchestra and String Chamber Ensembles, under the direction of conductor John Sumerlin, will perform in concert on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nazarian Center's Sapinsley Hall. Free admission. http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5312Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:11 GMTThursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.Gallery NightJohn Brown House Museum52 Power Street, ProvidenceFree Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org If These Walls Could Talk.... RI Reds Hockey: Its Past and PresentThe Rhode Island Reds haven't played a hockey game in 32 years, but there's still a group of fans cheering for them: the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society. Join them in welcoming Buster Clegg, a former Reds general manager and the group's current president, to share the team's history and the growth of its Heritage Society today. http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5311Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:44:59 GMTThursday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.Rhode Island Historical Society Library121 Hope Street, ProvidenceFree 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 StatesBetween 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." http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5310Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:55 GMTSaturday, November 710:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.Rhode Island Historical Society Library121 Hope Street, ProvidenceTo Register: (401) 273-8107 x12 Caring for Your Family PapersMany 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. http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5309Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:38 GMTTen colossal cameo - character- infused plays by Kid Playwrights:Julio Almanzar, Jr., Dilan Alvarado, Stephanie Cuterez, Alexia Diaz, Sonja Lee, Najelie Padilla, Jorge Paz, Jr., Madison Perez, Victor Toj Valdez, Michael Zapeta Friday, November 20th at 7PMSaturday, November 21st at 3PM & 7PMSunday, November 22nd at 3PM The Media and Arts Center at Met Public325 Public StreetProvidence, RI 02905 Visit the website for additional info - www.mantonavenueproject.org Tickets are free but reservations are encouraged: call 401 331 7007http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=5308