(7.23) The FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts are back. This Sunday head over to the bandstand in Roger Williams Park for Red Baraat, future funk with a world beat. And it’s free. Bhangra funk is the explosive, multicultural dance music of the next generation and Red Baraat are its undisputed kings. This seven-piece “dhol n’ brass” outfit has …
The city broke ground last week for a major new project creating a new entrance to Roger Williams Park on Broad Street. I’m not sure where exactly this event took place as the current entrance seems undisturbed. This photo proves I was on Broad Street, but the scene shown on abc6 news does not look …
Food Truck Friday returns to the Carousel Village at Roger Williams Park this week. Sample from over fifteen locally owned food trucks while listening to live music. Wash it all down with beer from Trinity Brewhouse or maybe a seltzer from Loyal 9. Come experience the array of foods and delicious sweets from a variety …
Not a patio. New, natural, stormwater filtration systems are being installed around the lakes in Roger Williams Park, one includes this circle of permeable bricks on Willow Lake at the Carousel Village. A variety of designs using river-rock paths, swales, rain gardens, catch basins, and native plants are being adapted to sites around the park. …
(3.7) On the first Saturday of each month, Providence residents with valid ID, or proof or residency, receive free admission to: Botanical Center: 11am to 4pm Museum of Natural History and Planetarium: 10am to 4pm Roger Williams Park Zoo: 10am to 4pm from October-March The Botanical Center includes two main greenhouses (The Conservatory and the …
(2.17) This statue of Abraham Lincoln stands in Roger Williams Park between the Natural History Museum and the Zoo. From “Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence” by Robert Freeman and Vivienne Lasky: The life-size bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln was executed by local sculptor Gilbert Franklin in 1954. It was the result of a trust …
(1.1) Keep walking. The Roger Williams Park Conservancy will be hosting a walk in the park on New Year’s Day. (Facebook event.) Welcome 2020 with a walk through Roger Williams Park! Bundle up and wear comfortable shoes, and bring your friends and your best wishes for the year ahead. This free walk is presented by …
(8.8) [Update: The concert has been postponed to Thursday, August 8, due to weather.] Bring your blanket or lawn chair to the Temple to Music this Wednesday evening. The Rhode Island Foundation and the City of Providence are celebrating the spirit of community by hosting a free concert in Roger Williams Park featuring the Rhode …
(4.30) History buffs will enjoy this trip back in time through Roger Williams Park. Join docent Mike McGinity this Tuesday for the Lost Park Tour. Go back in time with docent Mike McGinity on a motorized tour through Roger Williams Park. Long lost park treasures and missing monuments will be revisited at their original locations …
Discover Mars! I thought I would just go to the NASA Image Gallery and snag a regular picture of the red planet, but it’s all closeups now. This is called ‘Once in a Blue Dune.’ Sand dunes often accumulate in the floors of craters. In this region of Lyot Crater, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) …
(7.20) And yet another outdoor movie opportunity — this one a little more family-friendly than, say, Pulp Fiction. The Roger Williams Park Conservancy will be presenting films on Friday evenings at sunset on the Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn, across from the Carousel Village. This Friday enjoy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Gene …
(6.15) Check out the notable trees of Roger Williams Park with city forester Doug Still today, Thursday. Tour departs from Dalrymple Boathouse. Additional tours sponsored by the Roger Williams Park Conservancy will be held June 22, on waterways and landscapes; and June 29, on statues in the park. Tree tour, 5:30pm, Thursday, June 15, Dalrymple …
(10.7) This Friday may be your last chance to see movies outdoors for a while. “Despicable Me” is the last in the Rhode Island Foundation’s new ‘Movies in the Park’ series at Roger Williams Park. “Despicable Me” is the story of a man who delights in all things wicked. Supervillain Gru hatches a plan to steal the …
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(8.26) ‘Movies in the Park’ is back this month with “In the Heart of the Sea” this Friday at 8pm on the Boathouse Lawn. Set in 1829, crewmen aboard the New England vessel Essex face a harrowing battle for survival when a whale of mammoth size and strength attacks with force, crippling their ship and …
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(7.29) Outdoor movies have come to Roger Williams Park. Make plans for “The Motorcycle Diaries” this Friday at 8pm on the Boathouse Lawn. Set in Latin America, the movie follows an inspiring journey of self-discovery and traces the youthful origins of a revolutionary heart. The rich and complex human and social topography is unveiled in all …
(6.24) Head over to Roger Williams Park for a free screening of ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Friday night . . . under the stars. This is the Rhode Island Wes Anderson movie and one of his best. (From the Facebook event page.) The movie will start at 8:30 pm, but we encourage you to arrive early to …