ecoRI News Roundup: Emissions past, present & future
State to examine natural gas’s role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions WARWICK — State utility officials will start the new year with a special resolution: studying how the natural gas […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023The Performative Self-Portrait
Explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity.
May 13 - November 12Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmRhode Island Art Educators Exhibit, September 1-30
Join us for our annual RI Art Educator’s Showcase, an exhibition featuring artwork from those individuals who teach art to others. Art teachers have the unique gift of
September 1 - September 30Otis Read & Jimmy Corwin
Acoustic folk with blues and country roots, joined by Chris Books on pedal steel guitar.
September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmVic DiBitetto
Comedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGypsy
Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac tribute.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmConfounded Bridge
Led Zeppelin tribute
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Leigh Band
Guitarist, singer, and composer.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDudemanbro
Alt-rock, reggae fusion
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmWard Hayden & The Outliers
Double record release party performing originals and tributes to Hank Williams.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSilent Disco
2 DJ’s – 1 Pair of Headphones.
September 30Vic DiBitetto
Comedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPat Travers Band
Rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer.
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmForeigners Journey
Foreigner & Journey tribute
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmUnderEstimated Prophet
Grateful Dead tribute and OG rock.
October 1 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmAl Copley Quintet
Blues, jazz, and swing.
October 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmShadows of the ‘60s
Featuring top industry musicians and singers performing Motown hits spanning several decades. It’ll get you dancing in the street!
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn Evening with Tom Rush
Long-standing folk and blues phenomenon
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Botti
Everything from jazz to pop to rock.
October 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
EcoRI News Roundup: Environmentally friendly beer top offs and more
R.I. Transportation Committee Hears Pleas to Revamp Transit System RI’s failure to meet its transportation goals and promises made in recent years will have a deep impact on public health […]
EcoRI News Roundup: November 2022
R.I. Supreme Court Ends Years-Long Battle Over Block Island Marina Expansion The RI Supreme Court has rejected a controversial agreement between the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) and Champlin’s Marina […]
Resurrection and Preservation: EcoRI News Roundup
Resurrection of Environmental Bills Held for Further Study in 2021 RI legislators returned to the General Assembly chambers in January, and environmental advocates are hoping to pass an ambitious agenda. […]
The Birds & The Oysters: EcoRI News Roundup
From Superfund Site to Solar Farm Nestled between Pontiac Avenue and the Pawtuxet River in Cranston, the Beacon Solar Project hosts 9,000 ground-mounted solar panels that can power 509 households. […]
Unholy Lotus, Asphalt Woes, and De-Signed Trees: ecoRI News Roundup
Zoning Board Kicks Asphalt Operation to the Curb Providence’s Zoning Board of Review unanimously denied a variance request Oct. 13 from a pavement manufacturing company that sought to continue the […]
Unbalanced Trees and Climate Change helps Archeologist: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
An Unfair Tale of Two Tree Canopies At the corner of John and Benefit streets on Providence’s East Side, the tree equity score — a measure that indicates whether there are […]
Are We Ready?: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
An Unenforced Emissions Law Means Diesel Trucks Can Pollute at Will Your personal vehicle has to undergo an emissions check every two years, but Rhode Island doesn’t inspect long-haul trucks […]
The Heat Is on in RI: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
More Good Beach Days, In Spite of Rain In the first decade of the 2000s, beach closures were trending in the wrong direction. In 2003, Rhode Island beaches were closed […]
Improvements All Around: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
Shellfishing in the Providence River? Sure! Years of work and millions of dollars in investment are paying off for the Providence River, and with it, fishing and shellfishing opportunities have […]
