Head over to the Roger Williams Park Zoo Sunday for ‘The Return Of the Dinosaurs’! This immersive walk-through will take you back to the Mesozoic Era, the age of dinosaurs before that terrible, horrible, very bad day. Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Brave […]
Earlier this month we learned of the death of noted Rhode Island sculptor Armand M. LaMontagne. Many of his life-sized bronze and wooden sculptures honored sports figures like Babe Ruth, Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, and Carl Yastrzemski. Over time he had created three of the incredible Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams, one of which
(3.22) The Roger Williams National Memorial will be hosting author Charlotte Carrington-Farmer this Saturday for a discussion of her latest work, “Roger Williams and His World: A History in Documents.” She will be joined by historical re-enactor and retired National Park Ranger John McNiff. During this discussion, Dr. Carrington-Farmer talks with McNiff about how her
More precisely, an early version of ‘Psycho Killer’ by the Artistics has turned up. David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth met as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics. All three later moved to New York City. Jerry Harrison joined in 1977 and
For now. The Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street is run by the National Park Service which is currently under attack by the hateful goons in Washington. And while we may not have geysers, we do have rangers, and those assigned here in Providence are excellent at what they do. I think they
[Update: The State House will be open on Saturday from 10am to 1pm, in addition to the regular weekday hours.] Only a few days remain for viewing the Independent Man, brought down from atop the dome last year for repairs and regilding. The bronze and gold statue stands just inside the front door of the
After nearly 400 years, the Pokanoket tribe can finally return to their ancestral land. Brown University announced last week that it had transferred ownership of a portion of its land in Bristol, roughly 255 acres, to a preservation trust established by the Pokanoket Indian Tribe. The remaining 120 acres will be sold to the town
(10.20) Head over to the North Burial Ground Sunday for the third annual Mausoleum Hill Sessions. Soak up the ambience while listening to music provided by some top local musicians. Take a look around . . . this place is steeped in local history and familiar names (this is the Brown family mausoleum). Attendees will
Providence native, Sarah Helen Whitman, was already a respected 19th-century poet, essayist and critic, when her brief courtship with Edgar Allan Poe — occasionally conducted in the stacks of the Providence Athenaeum — brought her name to a much wider audience. Now we learn from the new exhibit at the Athenaeum — Spiritualism, Illusion and
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(9.28) A little over a century ago, Providence had a Chinatown. Eventually the surrounding business community realized it was interfering with their visions of expansion and investment . . . these foreigners would have to go. Following years of demonizing and overpolicing the Chinese community, the city fathers finally had them relocated to Summer Street
(8.23) Fans of Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette will get a chance to thank him this Friday when the 13-month Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour comes through Providence (and later in the day, East Providence). In 1824, two-thirds of the population of New York City lined the streets to greet Lafayette when he
Every other year in August, fans of H.P. Lovecraft gather in Providence for NecronomiCon, an international convention of weird fiction, art, and academia. Lovecraft lived most of his life here in Providence and is buried in Swan Point Cemetery where “I Am Providence” is inscribed on his gravestone. So, while the events at the convention
(7.21) If you are planning a visit to Roger Williams Park this weekend, try to work this into your plans. Step back in time and explore the Betsey Williams Cottage, home to Roger Williams’ great-great-great granddaughters, Betsey and Rhoda Williams. And it’s free. Raising chickens and tending to farmland, the sisters occupied the house until
(7.4) What a heartbreaking history lesson this has become. The irony could not be more painful: Mere days before celebrating the Founding Fathers’ complete break with the British king, our corrupted Supreme Court majority has created an American monarchy. Justice Sotomayor read her dissent from the bench: “The relationship between the President and the people
(6.19) This year’s presentation of “From Free to Freedom: A Juneteenth Celebration” has been moved to 7pm, but it will still feature great music, backed up by the Mighty Wurlitzer, and once again it is free and open to the public. Mixed Magic Theatre, RI Black Storytellers, and Juneteenth RI have crafted a play with
Explore Providence neighborhoods on foot with Jane’s Walk, an annual festival of free, resident-led walking conversations inspired by urban activist Jane Jacobs. The Providence Preservation Society has the details including walk titles, themes, start times, and locations. There is an intriguing variety of tours this year: Triggs Golf Course, Field’s Point . . . Babe