Acoustic music.
September 30 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmThe author of more than 20 books, he is a leading academic historian of US presidents.
October 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmA comedian who’s best known as ‘Mafee’ on the hit Showtime series “Billions.”
October 1 @ 7:30 pm - October 3 @ 10:30 pmA food truck event to benefit the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.
October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pmLobster rolls, quesadillas and tacos paired — at a distance — with local brews.
October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 9:00 pmThemed party, live music from Steve Smith & The Nakeds on the Lanes.
October 3 @ 10:00 pm - October 4 @ 12:00 amRecognizing the historic and cultural contributions from the Caribbean with music, food and cultural events. Postponed from June.
October 4 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pmSpice up your Mondays with live Americana played by an ever-changing roster of musicians.
October 5 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 9:00 pm on Monday, repeating until December 31, 2020
Country rock, perfectly timed.
October 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmA band of high-energy musical misfits too rock for folk, too folk for punk, too punk for bluegrass.
October 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmFall/Christmas crafts and items.
October 11 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amSpice up your Mondays with live Americana played by an ever-changing roster of musicians.
October 12 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 9:00 pm on Monday, repeating until December 31, 2020
The band that did the theme song for The Adventures of Pete and Pete on Nickelodeon.
October 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmSpeaking of peak ‘90s rock.
October 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmOften referred to as the punk rock pirates of the math rock world.
October 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmRI PBS’ annual benefit drive.
October 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmPretty much exactly what it says on the box.
October 18 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmMonthly interactive jam session around old time music.
October 18 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmAn event every month that begins at 4:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until November 15, 2020
Last live patio show of the season, with acoustic covers of classic rock.
October 18 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmComedian and actor.
October 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Farming While Black (in Rhode Island)In 2017, there were just nine black farmers in Rhode Island. Frustrated with that statistic, Quatia “Q” Osorio became a farmer herself, and single-handedly brought the number into the double digits. Since 2018, she has been farming two pieces of property she owns in Providence. The story of farming in […]
New Report Inundates Old Flood Maps Think you’re safe from rising waters in Pascoag? Think again. Many people who live inland believe that the risks of flooding from hurricanes, sea-level rise and coastal storms don’t apply to them. But a new report by the First Street Foundation finds there is a much higher risk of […]
Racist Remarks Sink Raimondo’s DEM Nominee Gov. Gina Raimondo’s nominee for an important post that offers a $130,692 salary for settling disputed permits and penalties had little environmental law experience to recommend him for a job, but Thomas A. DiLuglio’s nomination was yanked only after it was discovered that had posted racist content on his […]
Environmental education in Rhode Island schools is proving to be an effective way of inspiring stewardship in young people, as seen through the efforts of schoolyard green spaces and gardens, and adding climate change in the curriculum. However, there are still boundaries being faced by those trying to provide access to environmental education to all […]
The World Is Not Their Oyster Right NowWith restaurants shuttered because of the COVID-19 crisis, Rhode Island’s oyster farmers are facing market collapse. “We sell 98% of our oysters to restaurants in Rhode Island and New York, and when they closed, our sales dropped by 98%. That was certainly eye-opening,” said Jules Opton-Himmel, co-founder and […]
Whatever Happened to the Climate Crisis?Back in early February — can you remember that far back? — the climate crisis was drawing public (and mainstream media) attention, and environmental activists were planning for the 50th Earth Day celebration scheduled for April 22. Then came COVID-19, and the global pandemic took up all the oxygen in […]
Medical Waste Cooked 24/7 in West Warwick A proposed medical-waste-to-energy processing facility in West Warwick would operate around the clock, heating human blood, pathological waste and syringes to 1,652 degrees Fahrenheit (using a process called pyrolysis) to generate electricity. The net power generated would be sold to the regional power grid. Blood-powered Netflix, anyone? The […]
These days it is hard to avoid thinking about the COVID-19 outbreak. I am mostly working on climate issues, and I am sure there are conspiracy theories about how they are linked. Conspiracies aside, there is one way that the virus and our climate are definitely linked, and that is through deforestation. Let me explain. […]
At first, MJ Robinson may seem an unlikely choice as community gardener in residence for the City of Providence Parks Department, a position created by the city to determine how best to serve the city gardens. MJ found the position through sheer chance while looking over a city job board for opportunities for a friend. […]
Educational experiences that create awareness and connections between personal actions and the natural world are helping kids to develop perception and values regarding their environment. Schoolyard Habitats, the program that provides grants to create green spaces on school grounds, shows that when kids have informative experiences within the natural world, they begin to understand their own connection to nature. However, these experiences infrequently happen organically as kids stay […]
