Events:

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not bend an inch
February 17 - August 3
Spring Into Action: Clothes for a Cause
Through Friday, April 26 City Personnel, in partnership with Dorcas International, are accepting new clothes donations as part of their commitment to give back to the community. They are looking
March 28 @ 8:00 am - April 26 @ 5:00 pm
Won’t Back Down
Tom Petty tribute.
April 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Foreigners Journey
Foreigner & Journey tribute.
April 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Knickerbocker All-Stars
A 9-piece band made up of the most talented professional musicians in the New England area.
April 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Patrick Ball
Celtic harp and story.
April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Foundation Monday — Reggae Takeover
Featuring performances by Marlon Asher & The Roots Alley Collective and special guest Clatta Bumboo.
April 22 @ 9:00 pm - April 23 @ 1:00 am
The Whale Guitar Celebrates 10 Years
A blend of live and video performances to celebrate the Moby-Dick inspired Whale Guitar, which has traveled all over advocating for climate justice. The evening includes a spoken word
April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Earthworks: Open Juried Clay Annual
The 51st annual exhibit of works in clay.
April 25 - May 18
Wine, Women & Jewelry
Browse a vast selection of new jewelry while sipping wine with your pals.
April 25 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Are You Garbage?
A chance to ask stand-up comedians Kevin Ryan and H. Foley your garbage questions.
April 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jim & Sarah of the Carleans
A New England-based acoustic duo.
April 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
River of Dreams
Billy Joel Tribute.
April 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish
Blues band and an island dance party.
April 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bert Kreischer
Observational comedy.
April 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Roots-tinged rock and bluesy reverie.
April 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
19th Nervous Breakdown
A Rolling Stones tribute band.
April 26 @ 8:30 pm - April 27 @ 12:00 am
Beth Killian
Folk singer-songwriter.
April 27 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Todd Barry
Stand-up comedian known for deadpan humor.
April 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Music director Toshiyuki Shimada conducts Haydn and Stravinsky Finale.
April 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Judee Burr

Judee Burr is a freelance writer, farmer and activist living in Providence, RI, originally from Coventry. She works at Freedom Food Farm in Massachusetts, serves on the Environmental Council of Rhode Island and the board of Groundwork RI, organizes with Standing Up for Racial Justice RI (SURJ RI), and thinks a lot about building an equitable and just environmental movement. She may be spotted playing tennis around the city or eating the vegan reuben at AS220. She writes about sustainability, science and culture.

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Posted on September 4, 2019January 17, 2022
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Extreme Weather: Challenges to local farming in a fast-warming region

Warming temperatures in the Northeast come with shifting seasons, more intense storms and more rainfall – and farmers in RI are noticing. Kathan Teepe is the farm manager and founder […]

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Providence Electric Bike-Share Program to Launch in June

With lovely spring weather (finally) gracing our fair state, it might feel like high time to get that rusty bike from the basement and pedal in the […]

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More Parking, Wider Roads, Bigger Houses and Yards? How Outdated Laws Get in the Way of Sustainable Community Planning

When a representative from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) asked the audience how we’d gotten ourselves to the clean transportation listening session, most people raised their hands to […]

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Six Months After Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico At the Intersection of Racial Injustice and Climate Change

Elizabeth Yeampierre’s words about climate change could aptly be applied to systemic racism. “I think it is all overwhelming,” she said, at a talk titled From Puerto Rico […]

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Posted on February 28, 2018March 1, 2018
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A Year Later: Progress on the 1,000 MW Clean Energy Goal for RI

In March 2017, Governor Raimondo announced a statewide goal to install 1,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by the end of 2020. One thousand megawatts, or one gigawatt, of clean […]

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Posted on January 10, 2018January 17, 2018
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Abilify MyCite – The Ethics of Digital Drugs in Mental Health Treatment

For the first time, the Federal Drug Administration has approved a drug that tracks when you’ve taken it. This digital drug is called Abilify MyCite, a sensor-equipped version […]

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Posted on December 20, 2017January 3, 2018
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Explore Rhode Island’s Ecological Treasures

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it contains an abundance of green and blue places ripe for investigation. Your two feet can carry you along our treasured bay, […]

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Posted on November 29, 2017January 17, 2022
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Can Rhode Island “Bounce Back” after Disasters? A New Climate Resilience Strategy Is in the Works

Shaun O’Rourke wakes up thinking about Rhode Island. He was hired in summer 2017 as the director of stormwater and resiliency at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), an […]

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Posted on November 17, 2017January 17, 2022
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The Simple Magic of Recycling in Rhode Island

Our trash and recycling miraculously evaporate each week. We fill bins with discarded odds and ends, we pull them out to the curb whether in Coventry or Little Compton, […]

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Posted on November 1, 2017October 31, 2017
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One Year Later: Rhode Island’s Local Movements for Climate Action Fill the Federal Void

I stood within a sea of black umbrellas outside the Louvre. We held them at arm’s length toward the cameras – black circles emblazoned with white letters spelling […]