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Festival Ballet Presents Dance For Children

Festival Ballet Providence is pleased to present another exciting chatterBOXtheatre program, Little Red Riding Hood! Created especially for children, this show is going to be an exciting reinvention of one of the oldest fairy tales.

URI Providence Campus Black History Month Programs

RI's African-American Community: Colonial Period To Present

"Writing Is Live" Returns To Brown

Providence College Presents "The Illusion"

Providence College's Department of Theatre, Dance and Film presents The Illusion, by Tony Kushner and directed by Providence College senior Patrick Mark Saunders and Providence College's Associate Professor and Managing Director of Theatre John Garrity.

Mayor Taveras Invites Artists and Organizations to Bring Live Performing Arts Into Providence Neighborhoods

PROVIDENCE - Mayor Angel Taveras has announced that the City of Providence is accepting proposals for Celebrate Providence!

Street Closure

Start: Thursday, July 18, 2013 2:00 pm End: Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:00 pm Location:Benefit St.Providence, RIDirections Location: Benefit St.Providence, RI Benefit St. will be Closed between Waterman St.

One Travel Lane Closure

Start: Friday, February 1, 2013 7:00 am End: Sunday, February 3, 2013 6:00 pm Location:Sabin St.Providence, RIDirections Location: Sabin St.Providence, RI One Travel Lane will be Closed at Sabin St. between Snow and Matthewson St.

Street Closure

Start: Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:00 am End: Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:00 pm Location:Elbow St.Providence, RIDirections Location: Elbow St.Providence, RI Elbow St. will be Closed between Chestnut St.

Arcade's Micro-Lofts Featured In NYC Museum Exhibit

Restricted Parking

Start: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 8:00 am End: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:00 pm Location:56 Benefit St.Providence, RIDirections Location: 56 Benefit St.Providence, RI There will be No Parking across from 56 Benefit St.

Providence Welcomes Capacity Crowds With AHL Hockey Events

First Providence Neighborhoods Selected for Evidence2Success

Upper/Lower South Providence/Elmwood and West End will pilot children's initiative; Hartford/Olneyville to follow.

Mayor Taveras Names Ruben Flores-Marzan Planning and Urban Development Director

State Planning Director for Puerto Rico brings visionary leadership to Providence development.

Archives Acquires Rare Atlas Books

Two city atlas books dating from the 1860s and containing nearly 90 hand colored plates were recently acquired by the City Archives. Archives Acquires Rare Atlas Books

Do Plants Flirt? A Guided Tour of the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Start: Saturday, February 9, 2013 11:30 am End: Saturday, February 9, 2013 1:30 pm Location:Roger Williams Park Botanical Center 1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidence, RI 02905Directions Location: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center 1000 Elmwood AvenueP

Residents Urged to Take Precautions During Extreme Cold Weather

Mayor Angel Taveras and Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Peter Gaynor today encouraged residents to take steps to protect themselves from the extreme cold weather in the coming days.

Cape Verdean Exhibit Now On View In Gallery @ City Hall

Providence Declares Citywide Parking Ban, School Delayed 2 Hours

In preparation for a winter snow storm expected to leave up to 4 inches of snow in Providence, Mayor Angel Taveras has declared a citywide parking ban beginning at midnight tonight and ending at 9am on Tuesday morning.Snow has begun to fall and wil