Convention Center

Providence Inaugural Events Schedule

1 Comment / Politics, providence / By Dave Segal / 12/21/2010 / Angel Taveras, City Hall, Convention Center, inauguration day, mayor, party

Angel Taveras’s inauguration takes place on Monday, January 3rd, and will be celebrated around town with a series of events that week. None are publicly funded, and they’re all free and open to the public, but you need to register for the biggest event — a huge celebration at the Convention Center on Monday night. …

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There was beer in your future anyway

1 Comment / Downtown, Get Out of the House / By Beth Comery / 11/08/2008 / Beer, breweries, Convention Center, Great International Beer Festival

Why not pretend it’s a cultural event. However… you purse your lips, stare into space, and talk about fruity backnotes at your own peril. Today there will be two sessions at the Rhode Island Convention Center of the 15th annual Great International Beer Festival, featuring 250 beers from 160 breweries. There’s food and music as …

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