Be advised Wayland Avenue is blocked off to traffic between Angell and Waterman this afternoon. A “Crazy Days” event of some sort is going on with a live band and sidewalk sales. The event ends at 4pm. Police say the street will be reopened by 5pm. Don’t really know much more.
[youtube]rxZvDTnlvKM[/youtube] James Cagney performs “You’re a Grand Old Flag” from the movie “Yankee Doodle Dandy” the story of composer, lyricist, and song-and-dance man, George M. Cohan. Born in Fox Point on July 3rd, 1878, Cohan always claimed to have been born on the Fourth of July — show biz types are always lying about their
The Providence Athenaeum presents “Volumes of Forgotten Lore” a musical program inspired by poet Sarah Helen Whitman, written by Anna Ghublikian. Inspired by the life and work of Sarah Helen Whitman, a literary legend of Providence and one-time fianceé of Edgar Allan Poe, Volumes of Forgotten Lore is a libretto born in the archives of
Nicely done City Hall — this is a handsome tree, densely spangled with lots of richly colored lights. No bare patches. Glad we didn’t scrimp on this; we need to look like the city we hope to become.
[youtube]FJVz14XeBUw[/youtube] Time to start getting in the mood. KD Lang from “Pee-wee’s Christmas Special.”
Yellow Peril Gallery is pleased to present HITODAMA, a new series of sculptures, paintings, and mixed media installations by Gage Prentiss, from December 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013. The opening reception is Thursday, December 13, from 6PM to 9PM. Hitodama is a Japanese word meaning “disembodied spirit” or “will o wisp.” The works in
(12.9) Head over to What Cheer Antiques and Vintage on Sunday for their 13th annual Christmas Party. What Cheer’s having a Party to Celebrate the Holidays and 13 Years in Business! we’ll have Snacks + Ice Cold ‘Gansett Tall-Boys on hand + a Special Sale to Bring you Good Cheer. all Used Stuff will be
Still looking for holiday presents? Fret no more! Come get the perfect gift for the holidays at the AS220 Industries Holiday sale this Saturday, 12-4pm, at Performance Space, 115 Empire, featuring items made by AS220 residents, staff, members of the Youth Program, and Industries’ members. Shop, eat, drink, and listen to Irish music all in
NOV 29 | Lecture: Maureen Cummins, Artist as Archivist. Free and open to the Public. John Carter Brown Library on the Brown University Main Green, MacMillan Reading Room, 6:00 p.m. Refreshments served. Maureen Cummins will give a slide presentation of her work over the past two decades, which has involved the production of over thirty limited
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Open life drawing $6 every Tuesday at 6pm, AS220’s Performance Space, 115 Empire! Buy a beer and draw-see your work improve!
normally during the holidays we run a huge sale. this year we decided to do something different. we will be donating 40% of all sales between today and Christmas to Girls Rock! Rhode Island. if you don’t know this awesome program, you should look it up: www.girlsrockri.org please take a minute and look through the
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Contracts confuse you? Perplexed by copyright? Someone saying mean things about you? Bring your questions for Attorney Spatt to the Free Legal Workshop for Writers, Thursday, November 15, 4-6pm, Performance Space, 115 Empire Street. Writers may have to deal with a number of legal issues in the course of their career involving copyrights, defamation, and
In Downcity wants to buy you a presents this holiday season – In Downcity Secret Santa. From Friday, November 23rd to Monday, December 31st In Downcity will pick a winner each week and buy that person their gift of choice. How will they know what you want? After shopping at any of the participating Downcity
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10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day free and open to the public on the campus of Brown University! A roomful of vendors with booths chock full of vintage goodness! We’ll have men’s and women’s vintage clothing, accessories, boots, hats, gloves, bags, etc. We have vintage and repurposed original jewelry. We have books, vinyl records,
Don’t miss seeing Lauren Scott’s vibrant oil paintings of dream landscapes, pop culture icons (4 foot painting of Snooki, anyone?) and sewn together memories this month at Peregrine Gallery. Opening Reception, November 15th 6-8pm, Peregrine Gallery, 150 Waterman St, Providence, RI www.peregrinegallery.com
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JOEY KILRAIN / MADE IN OLNEYVILLE / FLAT FILES COLLECT: ART + DESIGN CONCEPT November 9 – December 30, 2012 Launch Party: Friday, November 9, 2012, 7PM – 10PM Store Hours: Thursday + Friday, 3PM – 8PM, Saturday + Sunday, 12PM – 5PM Yellow Peril Gallery is pleased to present COLLECT, an art and design