(8.24) The Summit Neighborhood Association invites you to the 4th Annual Summit Music Festival this Saturday at Lippitt Memorial Park (north end of Hope Street). Featuring music by: The Stooges Brass Band (New Orleans) Marco Benevento (New York) Roz Raskin & the Rice Cakes (Providence ) The Sugar Honey Iced Tea (Providence ) Extraordinary Rendition […]
(8.22) Head over to the Providence Community Library’s Rochambeau location for a free screening of the 1963 film, “The Haunted Palace,” starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and directed by Roger Corman. The film was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” and a poem by Edgar Allen Poe (fun fact: additional
The annual Blackstone Boulevard summer concert series — “In Concert With Nature” — held at the trolley hut kicks off today, Wednesday, June 19, with performances by the Classical High School Jazz Band and the Classical String Ensemble. More information about upcoming concerts at the Blackstone Park Conservancy. Rain dates are the following Wednesday; today
(6.8) The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society is hosting a community event Saturday at 15 Pratt Street to commemorate the state’s first neighborhood recreational/educational center for African Americans, the John Hope Settlement House at its original site. First known as the Crispus Attucks Association during the late 1920’s, the agency was reorganized in 1937 and
(5.18) It’s been a challenging year for the merchants of Hope Street. Pfizer viagra Construction, noise, and detours have disrupted the retail climate for business owners and customers alike, and they want to reward your patience with a bigger and better Spring Block Party . . . in and around the construction. It’ll be fun.
(4.18) The Rochambeau Library will host Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores Thursday at 7pm. Shake off the winter blues with some stomping Gypsy rhythms, Appalachian dirges, Irish fiddles, Kraut rock and multi-layered percussion. Truly something for everyone. Free concert, 7pm, Thursday, April 18, Rochambeau Library, 708 Hope Street, all ages
(3.2) A reception Saturday, March 2nd, from 6pm to 8pm, opens the new exhibit by artist Coral Bourgeois at Cade Tompkins Projects — Life Series: Focus on Hands 2013 — with an additional installation of 1400 black and white and decorative tiles surrounding the works. The images in Life Series depict multiple interactions such as men and
Contemplate artists in pairs at “Double Legacy: RISD Masters · RISD Alumni” now through February 23rd at Cade Tompkins Projects. Cade Tompkins Projects is pleased to exhibit an extraordinary body of work created by RISD Faculty and Alumni whose symbiotic relationships have informed their respective careers. The exhibit debuts a curated selection of work at
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Check out the new exhibit at the BankRI Gallery “Animal Fantasy: Paintings by Abbot Low” now through March 6. Low took classes at the Rhode Island School of Design, experimenting with sculpture, drawing and painting and had a particular fondness for drawing animals. He attended both the Vermont College of Fine Arts and the Maine
(2.5) What better way to show your love for your city than by pitting one neighborhood against the other in a steel cage, grudge match, food fight to the death! Head down to City Hall Tuesday for the 4th annual “I Heart Providence” celebration and cheer on your team. The two sides in the culinary
Real estate developer and life-long Providence resident Peter M. Scotti has purchased the Clarke Flower Shops property at 398 Hope Street. An effort in 2011 by the former owner to raze the building and develop a new drive-through coffee shop was abandoned in the face of vehement neighborhood opposition who expressed traffic and safety concerns.
(12.6) Hope Street will be blocked off today between Rochambeau and Sixth Streets for the holiday stroll and pub crawl. This year’s stroll will be HUGE! Musical trolley rides, hay ride, petting zoo, food trucks, fire jugglers, The Extraordinary Rendition Marching Band, tree and wreath sales, Children’s Film Festival Outdoor, blacksmithing, glassblowing, carolling, pictures with
Check out the new exhibit up now at the BankRI Galleries on Pitman Street — “Construction Zone: High Contrast Photographs by David DeMelim.” Although DeMelim originally attended the University of Rhode Island to study marine biology, he found himself taking art classes, primarily in photography and printmaking. “Pretty soon,” DeMelim says, “I had enough credits
Hope Street will be closed to traffic between Fifth and Burlington Streets this Sunday afternoon for Fall Fest. Live music and hay rides ($2). Food trucks and a Grilled Pizza Duel between Pizzico and Blaze Restaurant. “Call Me Maybe” flash mob workshop (Festival Ballet parking lot at 3:15pm). The flash mob itself will take place
Take a load off. Another “chair” has appeared; this one is red with a surface to the right where you can keep a beverage, and the remote. Some random thoughts with on Blackstone Boulevard. 1) Just because it is legal for men to go shirtless does not mean it is acceptable in every case. Yes,
A new exhibit “Paintings by Shari Weschler Rubeck” goes up Thursday, August 2, at the BankRI Pitman Street Gallery. Seen here is “Monkey Mess,” mixed media including paint, airbrush, collage, transfer, pen, graphite, and stickers. Through September 5, 137 Pitman Street, Monday through Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 9am to 3pm, Sunday noon to 4pm