(10.9) ‘Mega Show III’ to be exact. Live music all day Sunday at the Scürvy Dög in Olneyville starting with Detroit Rebellion at 2pm. From the Facebook event page: Hope Anchor — 9:30pm Benny Sizzler — 8:45pm Violent Anal Death — 8pm Olneyville Sound System — 7:15pm Laura Espinel — 6:30pm Tall Teenagers — 5:45pm […]
(10.3) If the Olneyville Expressway was a Led Zeppelin song? “What Is and What Should Never Be.” The City of Providence Department of Planning and Development will be holding a review of the draft plan for the 6-10 Connector. Some creative outside-the-box proposals had been aired at a prior meeting, but these have since been
(9.17) A lot is happening around town this weekend. Let’s start with the 7th Annual Woony River Ride Bike-a-Thon. Get on your bike and explore the Woonasquatucket River — from Providence throughout the Woonasquatucket Watershed. Last year’s Woony Ride was a success! We had over 300 participants who helped us raise over $22,000 to help
(8.30) From Greater City Providence (GCP), The City of Providence is launching a public process to bring community members and decision-makers together to craft a design proposal for the 6-10 Connector, a portion of state highway that runs through numerous Providence neighborhoods including Olneyville, West End, Federal Hill, Silver Lake, Hartford, Valley, and Smith Hill.
(7.30) The Providence Fringe Festival is hosting an afternoon of family fun — Family Fringe — at Riverside Park in Olneyville. I hesitated at first to use this image, worried that the shell of the old Riverside Mills building might seem a little sketchy as the backdrop of a family fun day. But the old
(6.25) Recycle-a-Bike in Olneyville is holding a bike sale Saturday. Refurbished Bikes Discounted Prices All Makes and Models Space still available in the July Build-a-Bike class, an 18-hour course with 6 class dates. (Starts 6/30) Class Content: – Bike parts overview, bike assessment & diagnosis – Patching a flat, replacing tubes and tires – Overhauling
This is coming along nicely. More greenway is being developed courtesy of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC), this time it is a section along Kinsley Avenue. For this photo I had my back to Eagle Street; down on the right is the Steel Yard. And don’t you just know that Clay Rockefeller had something
Opening reception Saturday, May 7, for Joan Backes’ installation ‘Paper House.’ Paper House (2007-2016) welcomes visitors into Backes’ artistic heart and home. After stepping through the door, viewers will see an interior featuring samples of amber, slices of fossilized bark and jars filled with acorns, dried leaves and seedpods. The luminous quality of the house
(10.24) The theme for this year’s Halloween Iron Pour is “Monster versus City.” For this event, artists harness the power of the Steel Yard’s custom built, iron pouring tilt furnace to pour over 2,500 pounds of molten iron. In the past the Steel Yard has used liquid iron and the heat of flame to create
(7.26) From the Scürvy Dög, “We’re throwing another free all day parking lot bash with a ton of bands, outdoor tiki bar, outdoor Dogfish Head draft beer, awesomeness, and a pinch of love.” The schedule for the musical acts looks like this: 2:00 – 2:30 Huckleberry War (RI) 2:45 – 3:15 Swan Point (RI) 3:30
(6.14) The Steel Yard is holding its third annual Fire Camp today. This event will feature hands-on mold making, attendees will have a chance to purchase a sand mold, which can then be scratched into to create unique designs, patterns, or images. Customized scratch molds will be cast in iron during the event, and be cleaned and
(5.30) A Woony River bird walk at Riverside Park comes courtesy of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC). Birds that frequent the area include the great blue heron, the great white egret, and the marsh wren. Strange to think of those majestic birds flapping around this wetlands oasis tucked between Manton Avenue and Route 6,
Who isn’t breathing a sigh of relief for the Steel Yard today. Executive Director Howie Sneider posted this pic on Facebook with the following statement. I am so thankful that the Steel Yard is okay after last nights fire, but the neighborhood will never be quite the same. I cannot thank the Providence Fire Department
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(10.12) Enjoy the pleasant Olneyville breezes in the outdoor beer garden or groove awkwardly about in the parking lot. Do both. Beer on tap, beer in bottles. Eat stuffies, dogs, chili, etc. — live music all day. Extinction Machine, the Sleazies, Hope Anchor, Viennagram, Sin of Angels, Sire, Wolfbane Blues, Thee Fabulous Itchies, the Quahogs,
(8.16) And it’s free so get over there. Chris Conti over at The Phoenix has the complete rundown over at the The Phoenix — “Westminster Dog Show” — and by the way, big props to the headline writer. The roster of musical acts spans Brooklyn (1-800-BAND will open the fest) to Shanghai, China (the sax-driven,
This new spur of the Woonasquatucket Greenway Bike Path allows pedestrians and cyclists a new perspective of the Rising Sun fish ladders and adds another stretch of the bike path. From the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council website, The green linear park revitalizes the major hidden natural resource on the West Side of the City and