Jane's Walk is a two-day festival of free walking tours led by locals who want to talk about what matters to them in the places they live and work. Held on the first weekend of May (May 4 & 5), the festival celebrates...
Category - Events
Urbanist Drinks! – May 7, 2013
Longtime readers may remember way back when we had a monthly event we called the GC: Exchange. It was a monthly event, held in a different neighborhood each month, with a short presentation, and many drinks and...
The Providence Athenaeum SALON – May 3, 2013
Photo from The Providence Athenaeum Friday 5/3, 5-7pm: The Providence Athenaeum presents this week’s SALON: “Curating the City: Temporary Installations, Permanent Impressions,” Part 3:...
Roger Williams Decoded – April 30, 2013
In the John Carter Brown Library is a book, the margins of which are filled with a mysterious code, or shorthand, long believed to be the writing of Roger Williams, the seventeenth-century theologian and founder of...
Tweed Ride PVD – April 28, 2013
Stylish and well-wheeled gents and ladies enjoy a leisurely bicycle parade through downtown Providence in the city’s first-ever Tweed Ride, complete with tea! The excursion begins at Greater Kennedy Plaza and ends...
Providence Geeks – April 17, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]Wednesday, April 17, 5:30 – 8pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) RSVP at Facebook[/alert] Spring is here! Come celebrate its...
Upcoming events at The Providence Athenaeum
Fri 4/12, 5-7pm, The Providence Athenaeum presents the weekly SALON: RI Foundation President and CEO Neil Steinberg in conversation with Kipp Bradford, Senior Design Engineer and Lecturer, School of Engineering, Brown...
April vacation at the Providence Children’s Museum
Providence Children's Museum is open for April school vacation, daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Friday, April 19 until 8:00 PM, with special programs and performances all week long.
The Providence Athenaeum SALON: “Curating the City: Temporary Installations, Permanent Impressions” – April 5, 2013
Friday, April 5th, 5pm-7pm, The Providence Athenaeum presents the weekly SALON: "Curating the City: Temporary Installations, Permanent Impressions" series, part 2: "Parades and Papier-Mache,"
Providence Children’s Museum: “What Happened to Recess?”
Recess is crucial for kids, resulting in better attention span, improved classroom behavior, and important opportunities for free play, creativity and interaction with other children – yet it is increasingly limited or...
St. Joseph’s Day celebration at Providence City Hall today
Mayor Taveras to Host Annual St. Joseph's Day Celebration at Providence City Hall
Events at the Skating Center as they wrap up the season
Providence residents and visitors alike can savor the final days of winter by skating outside at the Bank of America City Center at the end of its 14th season. The season ends Sunday, March 24th, completing the 18-week...
St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Providence City Hall today
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras will host the annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Providence City Hall this afternoon. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin will be the honorary guest speaker at this year's formal...
Providence Geeks – March 13, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]Wednesday, March 13th, 5:30 – 8pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) RSVP at Facebook[/alert] The March Geek Dinner will feature a...
Providence Community Library “Great Checkout” Fundraiser
Yes, you can check out a "living book" at PCL! - Modeled on the newest concept in library services — borrowing people with your library card — the raffle at The Great Checkout will allow library supporters to "check...
Summit Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting – February 25, 2013
I will be on a discussion panel tonight at the Summit Neighborhood Association's Annual Meeting where we will be discussing the future of Providence.
Series of public meetings coming up to look at RIPTA COA
RIPTA has been performing a Comprehensive Operational Analysis of the transportation system over recent months and is no preparing to present their findings to the public at a series of meetings starting February 25th.
Providence Geeks – February 20, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 5:30 – 8pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) RSVP at Facebook[/alert] The February Geek Dinner will...