Folk and roots.
January 1, 1970 @ 12:00 am - August 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pmThis exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Consider how and why drawings were created, paying special attention to the materials
March 12 - September 4Photos of local architecture
April 23 - July 24By David Everett.
May 5 - July 6This exhibition showcases some of these recent acquisitions including works by Durr Freedley, Lindsay Morris, Andy Warhol, and Nafis M. White.
May 14 - September 18This three-person exhibition of paintings, works on paper and sculpture focuses on geometric compositional strategies
May 21 - July 19The Museum’s collection of quilts made in the 1880s-1890s by the Palmer family women.
May 28 - September 11Featured IFA Artist Mercedes Nuñez. Guest Artists Laura Travis & Michael Ezzell. Opening Reception: June 4, 5 – 8pm.
June 2 - July 10The theme of the art exhibit is inspired by the town’s unique celebration of American Independence Day.
June 6 - July 13Diaspora describes the migration of cultural identities that challenged the ideas of an established world.
June 16 - July 16Showcasing 100 original pieces of art by over 40 artists from around the world in various mediums, styles, sizes and prices.
June 18 - August 19Creative visualizations from Massachusetts to Malawi – drawings by Kristen Palana. Opening Reception: June 18, 1 – 3pm.
June 18 - July 30Affordable Art.
June 18 - July 31Mary Dondero. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Theresa Girard. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15
As a native of Roswell, New Mexico, I’m accustomed to looking to the sky for activity. We consider it a tourist attraction. In Rhode Island, however, The Ocean State, it makes sense that most people look to the water for summer fun. And while I cannot argue with anyone wanting to anchor down at Potter’s […]
Food, Drinks, and Events for Everyone! Everyone — from the outdoor enthusiast to the Baggo playing beer lover — will find something to enjoy at this year’s Taste of Block Island from paddleboarding lessons to wine tastings, book signings to lighthouse tours, discounted items to the absolutely free (and who can say no to free?). […]
CORRECTION! The URI East Farm Spring Fest is on SATURDAY!! Not Tuesday
Schools becoming a “fixer-upper” Like many schools of its era, Harry Kirzirian Elementary off Chalkstone Avenue needs a lot more than a facelift. From the outside, the school looks like it was built in 1959. But it isn’t until a visit inside that you truly appreciate the challenging conditions that teachers, staff and 600 […]
“Selecting a dance instructor is a little bit like finding your own magic fairy” Being a dad is a real adventure with a learning curve that surpasses much else that I’ve done in life. I’m suspicious of anyone who says otherwise. When my little boy told me he wanted to dance, I mobilized my energy […]
A Providence elementary school introduces a new initiative that focuses on school absences and aims to get children, who walk to school, there and on time. It’s the end of another school day at the Mary Fogarty Elementary School in South Providence and hundreds of kids scatter in different directions. Some take a bus home, […]
Nominal Christians (or “Chreasters” as some like to call them) are often derided for the practice of showing up to church once or twice a year at the Big Masses and calling it good for another trip around the sun. Likewise, even the most reluctant of theatergoers who pay lip service to the dramatic arts, […]
With Christmas right around the corner, local dance companies come bearing a variety of holiday offerings to help get you into the Christmas spirit. From December 20 through 22, Festival Ballet Providence moves into PPAC for their annual production of The Nutcracker. Composed by Tchaikovsky in 1891, it is the most performed ballet in the […]
By 8 o’clock on a Saturday morning in September, the waves are slowly starting to build under crystal clear skies at Narragansett Town Beach. It’s a good omen for hundreds who will arrive shortly for a day of surfing. And while there are professional surfers here from California and Hawaii, the focus will be on […]
