http://www.providenceri.comArtsArts Calendar from the City of Providence, Rhode Islandwebmaster@providenceri.comen-usThu, 15 May 2008 15:24:38 GMTThe BankRI Galleries present:BankRI Pitman Street Gallery: "Paintings by Jesse Hashagen," June 5 through July 2, 2008. The branch is located at 137 Pitman Street in Providence. Hours are Monday through Friday 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday 9 am to 3 pm and Sunday noon to 4 pm. For more information, contact www.bankri.com or call 456-5015, ext 1330."I use a very tiny brush," artist and designer Jesse Hashagen declares, "The smallest one I can find." With this very tiny brush, the young and exuberant Hashagen paints meticulously crafted landscapes of urban and agricultural America. His exhibit at the BankRI Galleries is his first one-person show. Hashagen's paintings are quiet contemplative studies of the world around him. He is interested in familiar scenes that a person might come in contact with everyday. He aims to magnify those scenes and illuminate details that might be overlooked with a cursory glance.http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4399Thu, 15 May 2008 15:08:16 GMTSunday, May 18, 3:00 pmProvidence String Quartet & CMW PlayersFeaturing Arnold Schoenberg's Romantic masterpiece Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for string sextet.Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Opus 42 in D Minor Forrest Larson: Solitary Motion No. 1 for solo celloArnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht for string sextetBell Street Chapel5 Bell Streethttp://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4398Thu, 15 May 2008 15:00:09 GMTSunday, June 1, 2:00-4:00 pmBack by popular demand, Community MusicWorks is pleased to present:Matt Haimovitz, cello withGeoff Burleson, pianoBeethoven: Cello Sonata Op. 102 No. 1Elliot Carter: Sonata for Cello and Piano Augusta Read Thomas: TBD (2008)Beethoven: Cello Sonata Op. 102 No. 2 In December 2008, one of the most important figures in music, composer Elliot Carter, will celebrate his 100th birthday. Matt Haimovitz honors this milestone with a performance of Carter's Sonata for Cello and Piano (1946), one of the greatest 20th century works in the sonata genre. Music MansionCongdon Street at Meeting Street Admission: $25 suggested admission; call Community MusicWorks at (401) 861-5650 to reserve, as this event is expected to sell out in advance.http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4397Thu, 15 May 2008 14:49:35 GMTSENTIMENTAL JOURNEY: A nostalgia concert to benefit the Joseph and Viola Marshall Scholarship Fund for high school and college students in the study of the film and media arts. Featuring Great American Songbook hits from the World War era. Performed by "Music for a While" in a special reunion concert. With Julibeth Andrews, soprano; Eric Bronner, tenor; Vaughn Bryner, baritone; and Nancy Nicholson, piano.Background: Two of the founding members of the Flickers Arts Collaborative and the Rhode Island International Film Festival are paid tribute in this moving and entertaining multimedia celebration that showcases popular and contemporary music from the World Wars as interpreted by Rhode Island musicians. The program is under the musical direction of Eric R. Bronner.Contact 401-861-4445 or check out the schedule at http://www.film-festival.org/MusicOfALife.phpDate: Friday, May 30th, 2008Time: 7:30 p.m.Location: Columbus Theatre Arts Center, Cinematheque, 270 Broadway, Providence, RICost: $15, $10 for seniors and studentshttp://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4396Thu, 15 May 2008 14:43:55 GMTBehold The Art Party: New Urban Arts End of Year Student Exhibition, THIS Friday May 16th IT'S ART PARTY TIME!! New Urban Arts annual year-end exhibition celebrating the creative voices, ideas and original artwork of over 150 Providence public high school students!! Join us Friday, May 16th for a night of interactive art installations, our highly- anticipated fashion show, and a visit from the What Cheer Marching Brigade. celebration and 2. We've made the night longer!! So come on by when you can and help us send off our seniors, check out new fashions and get a copy of FLiP. All between the hours of 4-8pm.Schedule of Events:* 4.00-6.00 pm: End of Year CelebrationOur gallery doors will open at 4pm for the release of our annual zine, FLiP. Enjoy a free copy, stick around to have it signed by its distinguished authors and enjoy spoken word performances and film screenings. And don't miss a moving tribute to our graduating seniors and volunteer artist mentors at 5pm. * 6.00-8.00 pm: Art Party! Featuring interactive arts installations, the highly-anticipated fashion show and live music from the What Cheer Marching Brigade! The Art Party is free and open to the public. Drop by anytime between 4-8pm, Friday May 18th to experience the magic at New Urban Arts' studio, 743 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. For more information visit www.newurbanarts.orghttp://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4395Thu, 15 May 2008 14:38:44 GMTURI Feinstein Providence Campus presents The annual "STATE OF THE ARTS IN RHODE ISLAND" Exhibit June 2-27 with a Gallery Night Reception on June 19 from 5pm - 9pm.The exhibit features new works of art by URI, RIC and CCRI students, faculty, staff, alumni and retired faculty. Over the years, this exhibit has included hundreds of works of art in all media including ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, assemblage, multimedia, fabric art along with costume and scenic design. Among the works exhibited have been projects involving whole classes of students at each of the three state schools of higher education. This exhibit also places the work of students along side of their mentor teachers' work, as well as alumni art beside their mentors teacher's work, often now retired but still creating new and exciting art. It is enlightening to see the impact of faculty on their student and sometimes the reverse. It is an indication of the paths taken by graduating students and their success in the field. This also highlights the vital place of the arts in the curriculum, the contributions made by the arts to successful interdisciplinary education, the direct connections with other fields of study and the impact of the arts on our society as a whole. The event is also a grand reunion for many students, faculty and alumni. It explores the new and exciting work being done and also hidden talents of faculty and staff whose major area is not visual art.The galley is located in the 1st and 2nd floor lobby URI Providence Campus 80 Washington St. Providence, RI. Hours M-TH9-9, F&S 9-4 closed Sundays and HolidaysFor information contact Steven Pennell 277-5206 or visit www.uri.edu/provhttp://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4394Thu, 15 May 2008 14:34:52 GMTGallery EventsMay 18-June 6, 2008Sunday, May 18, 2-5 pmMonday through Friday 12-5pm; Saturday and Sunday 2-4pmMAXWELL MAYS GALLERY William Heydt, Johanna W. McKenzie and Lanny Parker: Three PerspectivesIn 'Three Perspectives,' artists William Heydt, Johanna McKenzie and Lanny Parker bring together a series of figures, landscapes and still lifes in media ranging from watercolor to encaustic to oil to graphite, ink and charcoal.DODGE HOUSE GALLERYRobert Venditto: Ramblings"The more I learn about painting, the harder it gets ... I guess they call that growth." In this solo exhibition, award-winning artist Robert Venditto showcases a collection of representational oils of both figurative subjects and rich landscapes. Venditto is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a former art instructor and administrator for the Pawtucket School Department. His work has received recognition from the Providence Art Club, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, the Wickford Art Association, Spring Bull Gallery and the Cranston Cultural Arts Council.ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIChttp://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4393Thu, 15 May 2008 14:30:40 GMTBajucol: Colombian Folkloric Dance Group Rhythms and traditions of my Columbia June 7th, 2008 - 6:00PMTickets $20Columbus Theater270 Broadway Providence617.974.6213 / 401.475.5270http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4392Thu, 15 May 2008 14:24:09 GMTRhode Island Historical Society Library Open House Free and open to the public: refreshments servedSaturday, May 17, 2008, 1 pm to 4 pm 121 Hope St. Providence, RI 02906What's unique about the Rhode Island Historical Society Library? On display will be a small sampling of unusual items- 1950s photos of Eisenhower, RFK and JFK at Quonset Point; Land divisions in City of Providence, 1790 (pencil and ink); Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge, a RI Woman of Color, 1842; a Letter from Martha Washington to four RI Women, 1800; photographs of child labor at mills in Providence, Lonsdale and Pawtucket, 1912 and more.RIHS Library houses a broad range of materials, including books, early newspapers, maps, letters, town records, architectural drawings, diaries, scrapbooks, city directories, photographs, films and more, all reflecting the history and the people of Rhode Island.The Library is open to the public for research Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm for more information. http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4391Thu, 15 May 2008 14:18:14 GMTRiverWalk: Before the Fires are LitEvenings of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.Dates are: May 24, May 30, June 21, June 28, August 2, August 16, August 30, September 13, September 20, September 27, October 11Tour departs from the John Brown House Museum$10 per personFor more information: Barbara Barnes(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.orgAfter the arrival of Roger Williams in 1636, rivers shaped the life of the city of Providence. The Colonial waterfront was the site of a thriving shipping economy for a young town. Eventually, factories and railroads turned attention away from the rivers and toward the land. After the 1950s, highways and bridges covered the waterways, and the rivers were forgotten. But that was yesterday! Today, architects and city planners are creating a "new" waterfront. Once again, the rivers take center stage. And no event commands more attention than Barnaby Evans' WaterFire. Smartly designed walkways, parks, and pedestrian bridges invite strolling, especially on summer evenings. Urban outdoor sculpture and beautiful civic and commercial buildings of varied architectural styles provide the setting for stories of Providence's fabled past and dynamic present. This walk shares the history of Rhode Island's capital city and the history of WaterFire.Reservations requested for this tour. For schedule of WaterFire lightings: www.waterfire.org, or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/event.php?id=4390