Apparently ‘Wrenching Wednesdays’ at the Steel Yard has been canceled, but Recycle-a-Bike is now hosting an Open Shop on Tuesdays which is not quite the same thing. According to their website, Open Shop is up and running. Tuesdays 6 – 9 pm. Stop by and fix your bike, access to all tools and a skilled …
Applications for Camp Metalhead at the Steel Yard are due Monday, June 15th. Camp Metalhead is a two-week summer youth program that explores arts and industry. Metalhead is open to young adults from the Providence area between the ages of 14 and 18. This year’s camp will take place Monday through Friday July 20th through …
Maintenance is key and you can learn how to do it yourself by going to ‘Wrenching Wednesdays’ at The Steel Yard. Four bicycle repair clinics rotate throughout the month and you can jump in at any time. For instance, tomorrow’s clinic is ‘Cables and Housing’ which covers “Installing, adjusting and tightening derailleur (Oh Tish, you …
Head over to the Steel Yard on Friday and get your hands into it at the Clay-Doh & Bowl Sale. Learn how to throw, build, and roll while enjoying wine, beer, soda and great music. Check out the bowl sale and purchase pottery hand-crafted by Steel Yard Ceramics Cooperative Residents. This is one of the …
And there is more than one kind of summer camp — Camp Metalhead at the Steel Yard is now taking applications for the summer session. Camp Metalhead is a FREE two-week long intensive introduction to creative metal fabrication from July 20th to 31st… you will learn about the history and profession of metalworking in Providence …
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It’s not too soon to register for summer classes at the Steel Yard. In fact ‘Welding With Mom’ is already full. And it’s not all about metal either — check out the glass and ceramics classes as well (schedule here). The latest edition of The Spark also mentions some public projects coming soon, including installation …
Or is this a mangonel? I forget. Which one hurls flaming pumpkins into the night? At any rate, if you haven’t taken the tour of the Steel Yard and want to know what goes on there, check out the local evening news tonight. Barring any important late-breaking news story (moose falls through the ice) Channel …
All the non-profits are hurting in this economy. Making a donation can be a great way to cross someone off your gift list without leaving the house. Here is a short list. There is a rumor going around that there might be a New Year’s Eve WaterFire — help make that happen. The medical marijuana …
… so by now she’s probably got about four kids and an alcoholic husband and grateful that she had that welding to fall back on. The Steel Yard offers some great workshops including this two-day weekender for welding (offered this weekend and again the next two weekends). Put down the Game Boy and create a …
I know Tim has already covered the details of the Halloween Iron Pour, but this picture is so cool. $5, doors 6pm, iron starts pouring at 7pm, the Steel Yard, 27 Sims Avenue.
The Iron Guild returns to the Steelyard for their third year in a row for a unique dramatic performance of molten metal, fire and zombie movie mayhem. Members of the Iron Guild will perform with a cupola, an iron melting furnace that reaches 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. Animal Hospital (Kevin Micka) will provide an original soundtrack; …
Or as Nathan Explosion would say — brutal. Get out of the rain today by taking a tour of The Steel Yard. Wednesdays and Fridays at 1pm it is possible to get an inside view of the foundry, and the blacksmithing and ceramics facilities. This is the real deal with welding and hammering and forging …
Today is the third annual Cruise Night at The Steel Yard. Classic hot rods, custom bikes, eco-friendly conversions, food, hot rod music by The Colonel, studio tours and much much more. 4pm to dark o’clock/free/27 Sims Avenue/273.7101