Yay for another cool RIC event! The college’s film studies program has organized a big ol’ Festival of Contemporary Animation, which is co-curated by Maya Allison, director of Five Traverse Gallery, and Jo Dery, curator of the Magic Lantern cinema project, to showcase animated films by contemporary artists both near and far.

Tonight, catch some highlights of the amazing 2008 Ottawa Animation Festival AND the curators’ picks of funky films by various artists around the world, including what’s hailed as “a surprise animation” by Providence’s own Leif Goldberg (who just exhibited some pretty cool drawings, screenprints and paintings at the Stairwell Gallery).

Tomorrow night, stay local. New England artists Jo Dery, Dan Sousa, Lorelei Pepi and Nancy Andrews will present their short films and have a conversation with you lucky people about their work.

Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence; 7-9 p.m. both nights, free both nights

Laugh out loud as you and your friends play improv comedy games with ‘Bring Your Own Improv’. BYOI’s unique audience-participation show gets you up on stage and makes you the star. No experience necessary.You must be at least 18 years old.

$5, Wednesdays at 9pm, Fridays at 11pm, The Spot, 286 Thayer Street.

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I should have used this to brush up on th’ auld Irish before the Dead-In last night.  Ah well, next year…

Attention all art lovers — please help support ‘Festival Ballet Providence’ by attending The Nutcracker this holiday season. As the economy continues to falter, it is more important than ever to support local non-profit arts organizations — especially those whose performers depend on audience support for their livelihood. Art and culture serve as the foundation for any civilized, flourishing and progressive society. I am very much looking forward to seeing The Nutcracker this year.  Even though times are tough The Nutcracker will be an outlet for me personally.

December 12, 13, 14, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street

Friday 7:30pm, Saturday 2pm and 7pm, Sunday 1pm and 6:30pm

Tickets from $18 to $83, call 401.421.ARTS or order online at PPAC.

Student Rush tickets available 2 hours before curtain for a 50% discount. For a $10 discount per ticket, mention code word ‘Clara’ when ordering tickets. A magical holiday tradition that literally sparkles with Swarvoski crystals, stunning choreography, breathtaking costumes and majestic scenery.

Oh hey! This Saturday, November 15, 2008 (a.k.a, tomorrow) from 1pm - 5pm at AS220 (a.k.a 115 empire st, pvd, ri 02903), and for FREE (a.k.a zero (0) dollars) is the totally charming Yankee Art Swap. If you missed it last time (which I did), you should make sure to not miss it this time. Additionally, if you missed the print lottery and my transcendence of states through excessive liquid consumption last time I MC’d, you may have found your second opportunity (although hopefully not). whatever!!!! here’s the press release (or whatever!!!)! god!

“Bring a piece of original work for swappin’. Mickey Zacchilli will MC, and it’s gonna be awesome. The convoluted rules for a yankee-style swap are as such: each person who brings a piece of art gets a to draw a number. The person with the lowest number goes first and gets to choose from all of the pieces of art. We continue in numeric order but the following people not only get to pick from what remains out, BUT they can also choose from what anyone has already picked, yeah it’s like stealing –and that is the fun part. If and when your choice piece of art gets taken away from you, you may choose once again from the items out on the table, but you cannot steal from other people at this point, bummer. . . We go through everyone and finally we return to the first person, they can then choose from everyone else’s art!”

Sustainability Print Show!
The opening is this SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd 2008 from 4-7pm at The AS220 Main Gallery space, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI 02903. It’s also FREE!
Print Show by Just Seeds Visual Arts Cooperative & Thirty+ RI Artists, including (but not limited to! and possibly inaccurate in some instances!):
Mary Tremonte, Josh MacPhee, Bec Young, Pete Yahnke, Meredith Stern, Dylan Miner, Colin Matthes, Erik Ruin, Beatrice McGeoch, Raphael Lyons, Cybele Collins, Michaela Colette Zacchilli, Mike Taylor, Monica Majewski, Scott Noise, Delia Kovac, Tim Patterson, Jenine Bressner, Jola Bielat, Meg Turner, Xander Marro, Caroline Paquita, Jen Daltry, Amber Schulz, Andrew Oesch, Sarah Ryan, Jean Cozzens, Will Schaff, Lu Heintz, Erin Rosenthal, Shawn Gilheeney, Ben Fino-Radin, Anna Shapiro, Jomas Daconceicao.
Come thru! Bring snacks or whatevs, I think its gonna be potluck styleeesssss!!!!!! Suckah!

pvd alleycat bike race! tomorrow (saturday!) october 25th, 1pm, 224 benefit st., $5.
embrace the violence (so sayeth the poster)!
get in it to win it (or just play for fun!).

OH MAN this month is BUMPING, if you missed the free open workshop last saturday you totally missed out, and it’s probably my fault for forgetting to post it…

BUT ANYWAY, THIS Saturday, September 20th @ 6:30 there will be two amazing guest lectures starring Gretchen Wagner, curatorial assistant for the museum of modern art (MOMA!)’s department of prints & illustrated books and printmaker/educator (associate professor in the printmaking dept. at RISD) Mr. Andrew Raftery!

This is part of the AS220 community printshop’s one-year anniversary celebration!! The event is totally free and EVERYBODY IS WELCOME!!!

It’ll take place at AS220’s performance space (115 Empire St. Providence, RI 02903) @ 6:30 on september 20th, 2008 (to be intentionally redundant)!  For a slightly more detailed & coherent official press-release sort of situation, see the printshop website.

ALSO DON’T FORGET to buy your ticket for the print lottery before they run out!!!!!! tickets are $75, all proceeds benefit the printshop, and EVERY TICKET is guaranteed a print! You can buy tickets online here or at the bar at 115 empire st. from 5pm-1am! and to see all the prints you COULD win, stop by 115 empire st. and check out the show that’s up in the performance space from now til sept 27th!!!!!!

hope to see you!! <3<3

so, ok. Print month at AS220; it’s actually more like printmake month, printmaking month, printshop month, printlotto month, raisefundsforyourlocalnonprofitcommunityprintshopmonth. anyway, we’ve got a lot going on. there are some SERIOUSLY brutal events this month, all of which are pretty much free, so keep your eyes peeled. here is some info below, and i’ll be sure to keep you informed.

of course, there’s always the monthly classes! you can check those out at the as220 shop: as220.org/shop

Monday, September 1st
Extra Special Open House & Shop Orientation

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Providence-based burlesque troupe BellaMinx Burly-Q presents Rock the Boat!, a full-scale variety show chock full of performers from all around Southern New England. BellaMinx is quickly making a name for themselves across Rhode Island with their high-quality displays of quick-witted satire and seduction – don’t miss out on the fun!

Join Providence’s Classiest Chassis on a burly-q cruise as they bid a fond farewell to summer with a full bill of burlesque, music, and comedy! Rock the Boat! will be held on Saturday, August 23rd at the Perishable Theatre (95 Empire Street) in Providence. There will be two shows: one at 7:30pm and a second at 10:00pm.

This eclectic live show, in the tradition of the variety shows of Vaudeville, will feature a myriad of performances: the Bob Fosse-inspired and titillating choreography of Briana ‘Miss B’ Masterson, burlesque performances by Providence’s own BellaMinx Burly-Q, comedic-musical duo the Steamy Bohemians, sideshow feats by the Human Floor, and world-fusion dance by Ximon. Rock the Boat! promises quality live entertainment unlike anything in the Providence area!

Tickets for this event are $20, and available at the door. Cash bar will be provided by Artini’s Café & Lounge. Partial proceeds from the show will benefit the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council. This is an 18+ event.

For more information:
www.myspace.com/bellaminx

just when you thought it was safe!!

the co-ed fight club for girls return (again) to e&o monday, june 9th, 8pm-12am for yet another brutal night of biceps, bruises and beer. i’m pretty sure there’ll be free food, new faces, ridonk sweatsuits, and possibly the world premiere of CFCFG’s very own potentially embarrassing/undoubtedly outrageous dance party workout music video party party party dance video.

so stop watching the wire for a couple hours and COME THRU!!!!!!!

monday june 9th, 8pm-12am, 289 knight st. providence, ri

Every month the printshop has classes, but most months I forget to post them on the Dose, which is entirely foolish.
FORTUNATELY, this month (the good month of June), i remembered! but enough about me. let’s talk about YOU (and your post-accredited pseudo-underground alternative learning experience). more »

By Adam Siegel

Shhh….don’t tell Gov. Carcieri but: La copa de futbol de Ingles en Accion es este sabado, 10 de mayo.

The all-day festival starts at 9am, and features 10 soccer teams playing for the cup, food and art from more than 10 different countries, the What Cheer? Brigade and other musical acts, kids’ activities, and even a mini-health fair!

As they say, come for the soccer– stay for the mini-health fair.

The EFA Cup will be at Donigian Park on Valley Street in Olneyville. All are welcome to play or watch…if you can pull yourself away from the mini-health fair!

Well! Classes for February filled up so fast I didn’t really have time to post the schedule, but March is well on it’s way and there’s still room in most of the classes!! I’m only going to post the classes that have space left, but you can see what you’re missing out on in the calendar. Also, there is now a $10 general shop materials fee included in the cost of the classes. Regardless of the fee, some outside supplies may be required. Our official site is here. Myspace here.

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join us TODAY january 26th, from 5pm-9pm at the AS220 Community Print Shop for our POST HOLIDAY CRAFT PARTY PARTY REDUX (a wholesome crafty get-together).

Make some post-holiday presents and cards or tigers or whatever using pom-poms and glitter and pipe cleaner ’cause you haven’t since shortly after you were a fetus!!! “F” ART LETS GET CRAFTY!!!!!!!!!!! BYOB and BYOS (bring your own supplies!). We will provide AWESOME food and drink! AND we have an IPOD!!! Also, it ENDS AT NINE so you can enjoy your regularly scheduled presumably less-than wholesome Saturday night!

FYI, AS220 Community Print Shop is located at 95 Mathewson St. #210 in sunny downtown Providence, Rhode Island! Buzz #210 and come up to the 2nd fl, first star on your right and straight on til morning! For more info on the print shop, call Morgan (401.831.9327 x 112), email Morgan (morgan@as220.org), visit the myspace or the official website, or stop by for a quick peek!

WomanSpiritRising, A Feminist Chorus is seeking several new members and is currently holding auditions on Monday nights at Central Congregational Church in Providence. We look forward to meeting women interested in joining us in singing songs about peace, equality, and justice, in a fun, supportive and musically challenging environment.
To arrange an audition please email us.
For more information about our chorus visit our web site.