Join Shape Up RI for a walk on Wednesday March 10th at 12:15pm. Meet us at 12:15pm on the Rhode Island State House lawn, across from the Mall for a 1.2 mile walk. That is over 2000 steps! All are welcome. Everyone is...
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PPS March Lecture – Place/Displace: Providence and the Twentieth Century (03/17)
Image from Providence Preservation Society via Facebook On Wednesday, March 17, R. Tripp Evans, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Wheaton College, will present an overview of 20th century architecture in Providence...
March Madness WaterFire
Love this:
Cool poster for WaterFire’s special lighting during the NCAA March Madness.
WaterFire’s special lighting will be in the Waterplace Basin on Friday, March 19th.
2nd Annual Sen. Claiborne Pell Lecture featuring musician David Byrne (03/09)
David Byrne photo (cc) vonlohmann PRESS RELEASE February 24, 2010 MAYOR CICILLINE ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL SENATOR CLAIBORNE PELL LECTURE Lecture honoring the late Senator to focus on “Cities, Bicycles and the Future...
Community Works Rhode Island Open House (02/25)
COMMUNITY WORKS RHODE ISLAND RENOVATES SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS IN ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO STABILIZE THE ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. Community Works Rhode Island has completed the renovation of a significant historic residence on...
Liberty Elm Food Network viewing party – February 22, 2010
Photo (cc) Sarah Parrott Owners, friends and fans of the Liberty Elm Diner are gathering tomorrow night to watch the Liberty Elm episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on the Food Network, and the public is invited...
CBC Wine Tastings Resume This Week
This Thursday, the Providence Community Boating Center is kicking off it’s 2010 wine tasting event series. This months varietal: California Whites If you’ve never been to a CBC wine tasting before, all the...
Providence Geeks (02/17)
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010, 5:30-8:30pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) The February Geek Dinner rolls into town this coming Wednesday, and will...
PPS Winter Bash (02/06)
Providence Preservation Society 2010 Winter Bash February 6, 2010 8pm – Midnight 100 Westminster Street Join PPS at its 7th Winter Bash at 100 Westminster Street overlooking Burnside Park and Capital Center in...
Providence Children’s Film Festival (02/12-02/15)
The Providence Children’s Film Festival was founded in 2009 to bring high quality, independent and international children’s films, animation, and documentaries to Rhode Island, and to present them as shared...
Iway local street design follow-up meeting (02/01)
Monday, February 1, RIDOT and the City Department of Planning & Development will be hosting a follow-up meeting on the design of the post Route 195 relocation street grid. This meeting is a follow-up on feedback...
P-Bruins practice at Skating Center tomorrow
Photo from Greater Kennedy Plaza Saturday, January 23rd, 10am-12pm The public will have an opportunity to watch the P-Bruins take to the ice in a real practice session. Following the practice, several Bruins will remain...
OMG! I want to go to the Children’s Museum!
Check this out. I was reading the city’s Art, Culture, + Tourism Newsletter and saw this little image of the Children’s Museum (sorry it is so small). They’ve got a big model of the Iway Bridge in...
PPS Annual Meeting and Preservation Lecture (01/21)
Providence Preservation Society Annual Meeting and Preservation Lecture featuring William Morgan, Architectural Historian and Author The 52nd Annual Meeting will be held this Thursday, January 21, at the Beneficent...
MLK Day of Service: “Hope Street Sweep”
GC:PVD reader Jessica will is organizing a clean up on Hope Street on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday. Hope Street Sweep How often do you feel less Hope-ful when you see the trash strewn about Hope Street? On...
Providence Geeks (01/20)
Photo by Brian Jepson Wednesday, January 20th, 2009, 5:30 – 8:30pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) January’s Geek Dinner is actually born...
January Evolution Forum: Transit in a Sustainable Rhode Island (01/28)
Photo by Jef Nickerson When: Thursday, January 28, 2010 – 5:30pm to 8:00pm Where: 17 Gordon Avenue, Providence, RI 02905 Cost: Admission for Apeiron members and students with valid ID is free. Admission for others...
Photos: WaterFire’s New Year’s Eve Venetian Masquerade Party
WaterFire has published some photos from their New Year’s Eve Venetian Masquerade Party. WaterFire heads into it’s 15th season in 2010. Photos from WaterFire’s New Year’s Eve Venetian Masquerade...