(8.10) The Rhode Island Foundation will be hosting a free concert by the Rhode Island Philharmonic this Friday at the Temple to Music in Roger Williams Park. The 60-piece orchestra will play two 45-minute sets with a 20-minute intermission. The program will feature rousing standards, including the Star Spangled Banner, the 1812 Overture, and “Harry’s Wondrous World” from the Harry Potter film series.
At least 25 food trucks food trucks will be at the Temple to Music and at the park’s normal Food Truck Friday location at Carousel Village, including a beer and wine garden. The trucks will serve everything from gourmet burgers and authentic Chinese street food to vegan ice cream and cannoli from 5pm to 9:30pm.
Parking is available throughout Roger Williams Park and there will be a secure area to leave bikes at the Temple to Music. Handicap parking is available along the road in front of the Temple to Music. Go to RWP Pops at the Foundation website for more details.
The Foundation first brought the Philharmonic to Roger Williams Park to celebrate its Centennial in 2016. A new feature this year will be seating in the “bowl” area directly in front of the stage. There will be chairs for about 150 people. It’s open to the public, but it is first come, first served.
Big thanks to the Rhode Island Foundation for this free concert and for its recently concluded multi-million-dollar campaign restoring Roger Williams Park. Improvements have included upgrades to the park’s entrances, and new signage and repairs to the Museum of Natural History, the Bandstand, and the Casino.
Per the regulations of the Providence Parks Commission, dogs and skateboards are prohibited in the park.
Free concert, 7pm to 9pm, Friday, August 10, Temple to Music, RWP, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, (directions)