Illustration Senior Show At Woods-Gerry

(3.14) A strong show this year from the RISD illustration students whose remarkable creativity and high level of technical mastery are everywhere on display. The RISD Illustration Senior Exhibition features work in acrylic paints, gouache on rice paper, oils on canvas, graphite and charcoal, and woodblock prints, as well as more modern techniques like digital …

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Fane Tower Is Dead!

We never have to think about this stupid tower and those odious people ever again! From WPRI: The chairman of the I-195 Commission, Marc Crisafulli, announced Friday that the Fane Organization has opted not to continue with the project. The developers were in the middle of attempting to negotiate a new design approval with the …

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Prov Public Library ‘Special Collections’

This really is special: “How to do Good Tattooing” by Miss Cindy Ray, is just one of the gems to be found in the Providence Public Library’s Special Collections. (She numbered the tattoos on her body to keep track of their progress for her first book.) Head curator Jordan Goffin was kind enough to pull …

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Weekend In Music

Friday — @the Parlour, Bochek, Pulsr, Husbands @Nick-A-Nee’s, Tim Taylor Blues Band @the Narrows, Nervous Eaters, Mark Cutler and Men of Great Courage @Greenwich Odeum, Roomful of Blues @the Met, Bearly Dead @Askew, SEXCoffee, Eclectic Electric Saturday — @Alchemy, Left of Love, All Along, Queen Moo, Afterimage, Smooth Brain @Fête Ballroom, Lisandro Cuxi, Brazão and …

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The Forgotten History Of The Independent Woman

This living statue of The Independent Woman arrived at Kennedy Plaza this afternoon in honor of International Women’s Day, courtesy of the Womxn Project Education Fund. Here is the history behind the project. In their original 1895 renderings, State House architects McKim, Mead and White sketched a female figure atop the building’s dome. The figure …

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Women Who Brew

And how do most women “celebrate” International Women’s Day? By working their butts off. Having said that, Lee Lord, head brewer at Narragansett Brewery, does seem to enjoy a high level of job satisfaction. Lord was very busy earlier today wrangling hoses, working on a new brew in honor of the day: Struggle Bun, a …

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Motion State Dance Festival

(3.11) The Motion State Dance Festival kicks off this Thursday with a screening of short dance films and an opening night party. All festival events take place at Wilbury Theatre Group in the WaterFire Arts Center. Go to the site for ticket prices. Live performances take place on Friday and Saturday nights, interspersed with dance …

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Week in Music

Monday — @Dusk, Tiny Pillows, Vertigo, Traveling Empire Tuesday — @Alchemy, Neglected Witches, Street Trash, Vague, ZeroGodz,  @Dusk, Black Magnet, King Yosef, Kissing Kontest, Bone Curse @Nick-A-Nee’s, Marty and friends @Red Ink, Older Brother, Number One Babe, Windier Wednesday — @Fête Lounge, Squirrel Flower, Horse Jumper of Love, Nova One @Alchemy, Their They’re There, Sweet …

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It’s Craft Beer Week

The second annual RI Craft Beer Week runs now through March 12th with new releases, tastings, food trucks, special dinners, bingo, and craft events. Gail Ciampa has all the details of this statewide event at the ProJo. All during Craft Beer Week, you can do one or two beer crawls, or even the Rhode Map …

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AS220 March ‘In The Galleries’

Head downtown for the AS220 March Galleries opening receptions, always on the first Saturday of the month. Runs through March 25th. Main Gallery, 115 Empire Street — Some RI/Kevin Donnelly & Under the Surface/Raphael A’vant Project Space, 93 Mathewson Street — Ulterior Spaces/Kelly Knight Reading Room, 93 Mathewson Street — Lark’s Thread of Light/Allison Paschke …

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Free First Saturdays In The Park

The Roger Williams Park Conservancy extends this special benefit to Providence residents: No admission is charged on the first Saturday of the month. Proof of residency is required. Get out of the house and enjoy First Free Saturdays in the Park. Come and visit your favorite attractions. The RWP Zoo, the Museum of Natural History …

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Oscar Nominated Shorts At Avon

Movie fans should head over to the Avon and check out this year’s Oscar nominated short subjects. They will be screened in the three categories: Animated, Live Action, and Documentary. The New York Times reviewer was not thrilled with the live action entries, “Fans of sticky sentiment will be delighted with this bundle of live-action …

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Weekend In Music

Friday — @the Dirt Palace, Baby Baby, La Neve, Ultra Deluxe, Blue Shift @Askew, Chris Walton, Miranda Rae, Smug Honey @the Met, King Jeremy, Paranoid Android, Green Sabbath @Nick-A-Nee’s, Dan Lilley and the Keepers @Dusk, Resin Ed and friends, Wild Sundays @the Parlour, Western Stars Saturday — @Fête Lounge, Wolves at the Gate, Convictions, Discrepancies, …

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‘RRR’ At Columbus Theatre

(3.9) People are going absolutely bonkers for this movie, with the common plea that everyone should only see it in a real movie theater on a big screen. Set during the British Raj of the 1920s, this is a fictitious story about two legendary heroes who fight bad guys and save children in peril. From …

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Free Seeds At Prov Public Library

I love that they call this a seed “catalog.” The Louise and Larry Moulton seed catalog at the Providence Public Library is stocked with unopened packets of seeds — vegetables, herbs, and flowers — courtesy of the URI Master Garden seed program and a Vermont concern, High Mowing Organic Seeds. This is just one of …

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West End Lights — Dexter Park

(3.4) The second annual West End Lights festival takes over Dexter Park this Saturday with drinks, percussion, food, and entertainment, courtesy of the West Broadway Neighborhood Association. Join WBNA for our second annual West End Lights winter festival! From 4-7 pm we’ll light up Dexter Park with neighbors over hot drinks, beer, and delicious food. …

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