Help the Pawtucket/Central Falls Train Station area! The Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation (PCDC), a non-profit community developer working to revitalize the Barton Street Neighborhood is seeking donations for their new tot lot on Barton Street across Broad Street from the train station. This great neighborhood amenity will provide a safe and beautiful outdoor area for children and parents. To buy a brick for $100 or donate any amount, contact Felicia Delgado at 726-1173 or PCDC at 210 West Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860.
Providence Art Windows
Seeking proposals for the Providence Art Windows Project, Providence, RI. Art will be installed by selected artists in windows downtown. Work may be pre-existing or site specific; 2D or 3D. Jury includes Diana Gaston, Associate Curator, Fidelity Investments. Two rounds of installations: opening 9/18/08 and 12/6/08. Deadline for both: postmarked 6/15/08. $100 stipend available. Send 10 jpegs on disk, proposal, resume and SASE to: 205 Kenyon Ave., E. Greenwich, RI, 02818. No email entries. Information: Liz Keithline, keithlineri [at] cox dot net, (put "Windows" in subject line), or 401/578-4313
For more call for entries announcements and events, visit the RISCA blog.
How do I find out what is going on around Providence?
Providence has a surprising amount to do, if you want to look. I am amazed when I meet people who say that there isn’t. So here are some good places to start:
Providence Daily Dose :: Great event blog that covers in surprising detail; what goes on where and what to expect. Also covers local news. A good place to start.
AS220 :: Live music and art venue with a great bar and taco diner the Tacqueria. Also, a place for artists to live and show their work. Live music every night, art openings every other week. Silkscreen and letterpress print shop for rent, as well as a community photo darkroom.
LotsOfNoise :: Music blog for the underground scene. Listings by night for venues and bands that don’t make the local papers.
Providence’s Events Page :: When all else fails, this is another great place to check for an extensive list of cultural events from the PPAC to the VMA to local galleries and stores.
05/04 – Jean Cozzens and Stephen Brownell at AS220 Project Space
Opening Sunday, May 4, 2008 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm
93 Mathewson Street, Providence, Rhode Island
From Jean: I am hanging up some of my recent art work this month, at AS220’s gallery. My friend Stephen Brownell, a painter of industrial and engineering landscapes, is sharing the gallery with me, showing a bunch of small paintings. I’m showing prints and drawings, mostly new (some brand new!), and some older, focusing on buildings, interior spaces, the Providence landscape, apartment houses, etc. I’ll also have a lot of preliminary work, sketches, layouts, transparencies, etc. up on the walls – so you can check out the illegible handwriting and the messy process; Stephen will be revealing drawings from his sketchbooks as well.
05/15 - 5/18 – The Steel Yard’s Work in Progress Fundraiser
From May 15-18, 2008 we throw open our gates for "Works in Progress,” our most ambitious fundraiser to date. This year’s adventure will offer an exciting and unusual menu of opportunities with something for all ages, varied interests and any ability to pay. From the no-fee Iron Chef: Junkyard Edition (torch wielding metal workers take on the secret ingredient) to Spectator Sport Sunday (competitive welding and wheel-throwing), the creative spirit of the Steel Yard community will be in full gear.
05/15 – Providence Roller Derby’s Season Kick-Off Party
Join Providence Roller Derby at Jerky’s Bar Thursday May 15th from 10pm-1am for our 2008 Season Kick Off Party. It’s FREE! Check out our website for other upcoming events.
05/23 – The Antagonist Art Movement at the DeadCat
More than 20 New York artists invade the DeadCat Gallery at 669 Elmwood Avenue. Films, Painting, Sculptures. Opening night will be May 23, 2008, 7pm to 9pm with live bands starting at 11pm ($10 cover for the bands).
05/30 – The Narragansett Bay Insurance Company presents The Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition
“Pawtucket Talks”: Pawtucket Foundation Gallery Talk, Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 5:30. Pawtucket Arts Collaborative Talk and Slater Mill Panel Discussion to follow beginning at 6:30 at the Blackstone Visitor’s Center, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket
06/07 & 06/08 – 2008 RI Sustainable Living Festival
The Aperion Institute presents the 2008 Festival with Workshops, Live Music, Green Vendors, Kids Activites and more. Musical Guests include Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Grateful Dead Tribute, Cheryl Wheeler, The Nields, Fuzek & Rossoni. Buy your tickets online at livingfest.org.
06/14 – World Premiere of “Solitaire” at the Columbus Theatre
Victor Franko presents Marilyn Chambers in Solitaire, PG-rated movie filmed in Rhde Island. Doors open at 6pm at the Columbus, 270 Broadway, Providence RI.
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