Events
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Organization |
Dates |
Location |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
05/17/12 |
Washington Park Library, Providence |
Kathy Halper: POS (Parents Over Shoulder) @ Craftland Opening Reception
Presented by Craftland at Craftland May 17, 2012 Opening: Thursday, May 17th from 5pm - 8pm - artist will be present |
Craftland |
05/17/12 |
Craftland, Providence |
Let’s Move! Dance Party
Presented by Providence Children's Museum at Providence Children's Museum May 18, 2012 The Museum is open free of charge from 5:00 to 8:00 PM for MetLife Family Friday – Free at Five, sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Stay out late and join a dance party to learn a few new steps and show off your moves! |
Providence Children's Museum |
05/18/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
RISD Museum: Art + Design Lab for Ages 10–14
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum March 24-May 19, 2012 These one-day workshops for 10–14 year olds dive into a variety of artistic topics and techniques. $35 per class, or $45 per class with lunch included; space is limited |
RISD Museum |
03/24/12 -
05/19/12 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
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Community MusicWorks Performance Party
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Community MusicWorks |
05/19/12 |
Calvary Baptist Church, Providence |
Community Boating Open House: Boats, Birds and BBQ
Presented by Providence Community Boating Center at Providence Community Boating Center Boathouse May 19, 2012 Community Boating Center (CBC) and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host a FREE waterfront party featuring skippered sailboat rides, majestic birds of prey, and BBQ on Saturday, May 19th from 1:00- 4:00 pm at the Community Boating Center in India Point Park in Providence, RI. Highlights will include Audubon Birds of Prey presentations at 1:15 pm and 2:45 pm. Anyone who joins either CBC or Audubon Society of Rhode Island as a 2012 member at the event will receive a free bird-watching... |
Providence Community Boating Center |
05/19/12 |
Providence Community Boating Center Boathouse, Providence |
No Time To Waste
Presented by Providence Children's Museum at Providence Children's Museum May 19-May 20, 2012 Kids and adults learn what's so funny about trash during an interactive family comedy that gives a lighthearted look at the three R’s of protecting the environment - reducing, reusing and recycling. Four 20-minute shows at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:15 PM and 1:15 PM; recommended for ages 5 and up. |
Providence Children's Museum |
05/19/12 -
05/20/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
Toddler Art
Presented by Providence Children's Museum at Providence Children's Museum May 7-May 21, 2012 Join Toddler Art on Mondays in May, an activity series sponsored by online parent resource Kidoinfo. Young children, ages 1½ - 3, use real tools and embrace the creative process as they delve into a different art exploration each week, including printmaking and color mixing. Take-home materials provide parents and caregivers with ideas for easy art activities to try at home. |
Providence Children's Museum |
05/07/12 -
05/21/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
05/22/12 |
Rochambeau Library, Providence |
RISD Museum: Tours For Tots
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum February 7-May 24, 2012 Start them young! These interactive tours with read-aloud story time and gallery activities for children ages 3–5, and their parents or caregivers, explore a different theme each week. Free with Museum admission; space is limited. Meet at Farago Entrance.
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RISD Museum |
02/07/12 -
05/24/12 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
05/24/12 |
Fox Point Library, Providence |
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"Shark Gone, Glitter Shine" New Works by Marguerite Keyes
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The Storefront at 186 Carpenter Street |
05/03/12 -
05/26/12 |
The Storefront at 186 Carpenter Street, Providence |
WaterFire Providence
Presented by WaterFire Providence at Downtown Providence May 26, 2012 This award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence, has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence’s renaissance.
WaterFire’s over eighty sparkling bonfires, the fragrant scent of aromatic wood smoke, the flickering firelight on the arched bridges, the silhouettes of the firetenders passing by the flames, the torch-lit vessels... |
WaterFire Providence |
05/26/12 |
Downtown Providence, Providence |
RISD Museum: Open Studios
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum February 5-May 27, 2012 After visiting the galleries, are you inspired to make art of your own? Express yourself with drop-in artmaking for all ages. All materials provided.Saturdays, 1–3 pm; Sundays, 11 am – 1 pm | Meet in Fain Education Classroom |
RISD Museum |
02/05/12 -
05/27/12 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
Imagination Playground
Presented by Providence Children's Museum at Providence Children's Museum May 5-May 27, 2012 Discover Imagination Playground, an exciting new playspace that inspires children to use loose parts to invent their own ways to play – to move props around, shape their environment, make their own rules, and work together to create imaginative structures. Using big blue foam blocks, wheels, spools and tubes, kids construct castles, forts and vehicles that move – the possibilities are endless! |
Providence Children's Museum |
05/05/12 -
05/27/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
Jump In
Presented by Providence Children's Museum at Providence Children's Museum May 26-May 28, 2012 Get out and play! Kids hop, skip and jump as they experiment with long ropes, short ropes, flat ropes, round ropes in the Museum’s Children's Garden. Providence Children’s Museum offers programs that promote physical play and activity each month, as part of the national Let's Move! initiative for children's healthy development. |
Providence Children's Museum |
05/26/12 -
05/28/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
05/29/12 |
South Providence Community Library, Providence |
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Summer Reading Kick-Off
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Providence Children's Museum |
06/01/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
RISD Museum: Art + Design Lab for Families
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum January 28-June 2, 2012 Children ages 6–9, and their adult companions, explore art in the galleries and then experiment and create in the studio. The spring labs, Artistic Experimentation I +II, address a variety of artistic mediums — from traditional techniques to experimental tools. $125 per series of 5 sessions; space is limited. |
RISD Museum |
01/28/12 -
06/02/12 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
Preschool Adventures: River Otter
Presented by Roger Williams Park Zoo at Roger Williams Park Zoo May 5-June 2, 2012 Slip…slide…rough and tumble…river otters at play! While survival is serious business, these sleek and sassy mammals always find the time to have some fun! Join us for a peek into the world of the river otter. Programs include a lesson, activities and a craft. Class size 8 -12. |
Roger Williams Park Zoo |
05/05/12 -
06/02/12 |
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence |
Zoo Explorers: River Otters
Presented by Roger Williams Park Zoo at Roger Williams Park Zoo May 5-June 2, 2012 Come have fun while learning more about our world and the animals in it! This exciting hour-long program is designed for children 6-8 years old, who have moved on from the adult/child pairs of our pre-school programs. Spend some time in the classroom exploring biofacts and other activities, and then head outside to learn more about adaptations, niches and behaviors through Zoo exploration. |
Roger Williams Park Zoo |
05/05/12 -
06/02/12 |
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence |
Wild Art!
Presented by Roger Williams Park Zoo at Roger Williams Park Zoo February 4-June 2, 2012 Join local artists in creating beautiful pieces of animal art! Instructors will lead drawing lessons designed to cultivate new skills and sharpen old ones while having fun and learning about zoo animals. Students will leave the class with a completed drawing featuring the animal of that month’s theme. Ages 6 - 12, Class Size 8 - 15. |
Roger Williams Park Zoo |
02/04/12 -
06/02/12 |
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence |
Providence Art Festival
Presented by at Westminster St (between Eddy and Union) June 2, 2012 At the Providence Art Festival, you will find everything from handmade jewelery to street performers; baby clothes to photography; from kids activities to delicious local food vendors to live music. Spend the entire day exploring over 100 vendors. You’re sure to take home some amazing goodies, enjoy delicious food, and local music. Quickly becoming a Providence tradition, and a regional attraction, the Providence Art Festival is growing bigger and better with age. We hope to see... |
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06/02/12 |
Westminster St (between Eddy and Union), Providence |
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Doodlers
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Providence Children's Museum |
06/02/12 -
06/03/12 |
Providence Children's Museum, Providence |
A Transit of Venus Walking Tour
Presented by Rhode Island Historical Society at Downtown Providence June 3, 2012 On a clear June morning in 1769, a crowd gathered near a tall wooden platform, curiously watching gentlemen like Joseph Brown, his brother Moses, Stephen Hopkins and others using a telescope to observe the Transit of Venus. Two Providence streets now bear the name of their experiment: Transit Street and Planet Street. In June of 2012, don’t miss the truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the Transit of Venus; it won’t happen again until 2117! First on Sunday, June 3rd,... |
Rhode Island Historical Society |
06/03/12 |
Downtown Providence, Providence |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
06/04/12 |
Mount Pleasant Library , Providence |
Hasbro’s Our Big Backyard Grand Opening
Presented by Roger Williams Park Zoo at Roger Williams Park Zoo June 4, 2012 This new kind of children's zoo, opening in Summer 2012, will offer families an experience unlike any other in the Zoo. Components will include Our House, an indoor activity space that will host everything from interactive story times and up-close animal encounters to birthday parties; The Backyard, an ultimate play space featuring three separate activity zones – The Creativity Corner, The Sticks & Stones Building Zone and The Drip Dry Water Garden; and Beyond the... |
Roger Williams Park Zoo |
06/04/12 |
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
06/05/12 |
Smith Hill Library, Providence |
Transit of Venus - Live Viewing
Presented by Rhode Island Historical Society at Museum of Natural History & Planetarium June 5, 2012 On a clear June morning in 1769, a crowd gathered near a tall wooden platform, curiously watching gentlemen like Joseph Brown, his brother Moses, Stephen Hopkins and others using a telescope to observe the Transit of Venus. Two Providence streets now bear the name of their experiment: Transit Street and Planet Street. In June of 2012, don’t miss the truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the Transit of Venus; it won’t happen again until 2117!... |
Rhode Island Historical Society |
06/05/12 |
Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, Providence |
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Providence Storytelling Festival
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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism |
06/06/12 |
Olneyville Library , Providence |
