ALL MONTH Pawtucket Arts Festival: This celebration of arts of every shape and color goes on all month, throughout Pawtucket. Check out our article at motifri.com/pawtucketarts2017 THU 7 – SUN 10 Pawtucket Restaurant Week: For the first time, Pawtucket joins the fray of restaurant weeks, with an impressive array of culinary establishments. Get discounts and […]
THU 31 Pies and Pints: What pairs with a pie better with a pint of beer? 6-8PM, The Revival Brewing Company, 505 Atwood Ave, Cranston. Eatdrinkri.com Raging Bull: Robert De Niro plays a boxer and Martin Scorsese really loves himself some coke. 7:20pm, 260 Westminster St, PVD. moviesontheblock.com Roz and the Rice Cakes: Catch the […]
Summer may be drawing to a close, but good times on the water are not. The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council offers tours of the Blackstone River through October. Passengers can board the Blackstone Valley Explorer at Festival Pier in Pawtucket until September 10 or at Cold Spring Park in Woonsocket beginning on September 16 for […]
THU 24 What Cheer? Brigade/ The Quahogs: Brassy street band followed by local folk. Beer and food trucks are on hand. Burnside Park, Kennedy Plaza, PVD. provparksconservancy.org SAT 26 Blues and BBQ Festival: Advertised as “a down and dirty celebration of blues, beer and BBQ,” so you know it’s gonna be good. 2pm, Bold […]
The city of Pawtucket presents what is arguably its most exciting event of the year each September: The Pawtucket Arts Festival. This event seeks to celebrate the creative and cultural community embedded in the city and surrounding region. The festival showcases art, music, theater, crafts, film and so much more while representing some of the best […]
One hundred singers will gather at Easton’s Beach in Newport on August 21, during the upcoming solar eclipse, for a special choral performance: The Sea Pageant. This performance is the creation of Jed Hancock Brainerd and Rebecca Noon of theater group Strange Attractor. The couple is currently finishing a year-long residency at the Providence Athenaeum, where they researched […]
THU 17 – SUN 20 NecronomiCon: Check out all the Lovecraftian happenings here. FRI 18 – SUN 20 90th Annual Greek Pride and Culture Fest: Celebrate the culture of Greece with food, music, and dance. Fri 5pm, Sat & Sun 12pm. 97 Walcott St, Pawtucket. assumptionri.com MON 21 The Sea Pageant: Over 100 singers will […]
WARNING: Looking directly at the sun can PERMANENTLY DAMAGE your eyes up to and including total blindness, so special protection is needed. Ordinary sunglasses are not sufficient. Even severe eye damage may not be noticeable until a day or two later, like sunburn to the retina. The solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017, visible […]
THU 10 Big Nazo takes to the park as part of the KidoInfo series. 10:30am-12:30pm. Burnside park, Kennedy Plaza, PVD. provparksconservancy.org SAT 12 The Looff: At this East Providence art festival located at the Charles Looff Carousel, find artistic treasures and meet local artisans while listening to live entertainment and dining on delicious food truck […]
SAT 5 Providence Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival: While the kids participate in fun activities, sample craft beers and delicacies from popular New England food trucks in scenic India Point Park. Noon, India Point Park, 201 India St, PVD. eatdrinkri.com Leapfest: Jump for joy as this longest standing international static line parachute-training event and […]