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 |
SupremeRoyal presents: Talib Kweli
Presented by Fete Music at Fete Ballroom May 18, 2012 On Reflection Eternal’s 2000 album “Train of Thought,” Talib Kweli challenged fans, and himself, to “do what comes naturally.” After years of recording on mainstream labels, he now has the chance to produce exactly what he wants—and feels he needs—to produce: an album straight from his mouth to the ears of his fans. Invoking the true meaning of MC, Master of Ceremonies, Kweli brings incredible power to his live shows and feeds off the spontaneous... |
Fete Music |
05/18/12 |
Fete Ballroom, Providence |
Magic Latern Show
Presented by The Wonder Show at 95 Empire May 18-May 19, 2012 The Wonder Show is pleased to offer two unique magic lantern performances exploring Providence’s rich historical heritage. Historic photographs from the Providence Public Library Special Collection will be projected using an authentic magic lantern: an early slide projector that educated and entertained audiences before the beginning of cinema. As the photographs are projected, local artists and residents, ranging in ages from 10 to 80, will perform stories and live music inspired by... |
The Wonder Show |
05/18/12 -
05/19/12 |
95 Empire, 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 |
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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 |
Pell Lecture 2012 'Creative Placemaking: Providence, the Creative Capital - Fact or Fiction?'
Presented by AS220 at Pell Chafee Performance Center May 24, 2012 Join the Rhode Island community for the Pell Lecture 2012, entitled ‘Creative Placemaking: Providence, the Creative Capital - Fact or Fiction?’ The event begins with a free reception, followed by a panel presentation and discussion of the central theme. Panelists include: Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, Urban Institute, Senior Research Associate of the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center; Director of the Culture, Creativity and Communities Program Colin Kane, 195... |
AS220 |
05/24/12 |
Pell Chafee Performance Center, Providence |
RI BOOK LAUNCH! Meet Author Bruce DeSilva on launch of second RI-set mystery
Presented by Providence Public Library at Providence Public Library - Central May 24, 2012 Providence Public Library welcomes award-winning author Bruce DeSilva for this BOOK LAUNCH, talk and book signing for his new mystery "Cliff Walk" on Thursday, May 24 from 7 – 8:15 pm, 150 Empire Street (Third Floor Meeting Room). “Cliff Walk” is the second in a series of Liam Mulligan mysteries set in Rhode Island. The new novel is at once a hard-boiled mystery and a serious exploration of sex and religion in the age of pornography. His first novel is the... |
Providence Public Library |
05/24/12 |
Providence Public Library - Central, Providence |
Brown Bag Book Club: Einstein's Wife
Presented by Providence Public Library at Providence Public Library - Central May 29, 2012 Members of the PPL Brown Bag Book Club will discuss Einstein's Wife: Work and Marriage in the lives of Five Great Twentieth-Century Women. Copies of the book available at the Library's Circulation desk.
Inspired by her own experiences, Gabor sets out to define the unique stuff of which great women are made and chart the often tangled territory in which love and ambition intersect. The portraits of the five brilliant, married women that emerge serve as both a model and a caution to... |
Providence Public Library |
05/29/12 |
Providence Public Library - Central, 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 |
PechaKucha Night Providence Volume #38
Presented by PechaKucha at Betaspring May 30, 2012 Announcing the 38th Pecha Kucha Night in Providence! Again this month we will descend on a new PKN location... The new office/work-space of Providence's own BETASPRING! Located in the ever changing Jewelry District section of PVD, the space has been transformed into an awesome collaborative area, and this will be your chance to experience it firsthand! |
PechaKucha |
05/30/12 |
Betaspring, 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 |
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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 |
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Not About The Buildings Spelling Bee
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