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| | Wild for the big screen
 This weekend, Save The Bay will host the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. Established by the California-based South Yuba River Citizen’s League, the fest is part of the league’s efforts to promote community building and awareness of environmental issues through film. The beauty of the program is that while you are being taught about issues including the needs for a secure and pure water supply, and wilderness preservation, you are also being entertained by talented documentarians. The films provide a great context for Save The Bay’s 40th anniversary celebration. Films being shown include “Flathead Wild,” “The Edge of the Sea,” “Plastic Perils of the Pacific,” “New Amsterdam Market,” “Every Day at School” and “Watershed Revolution.”
LOCATION: Jane Pickens Theatre, 49 Touro St., Newport. Friday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call (401) 846-5252. Avon Cinema, 260 Thayer St., Providence. Sunday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Call (401) 421-0020. Tickets $10, all proceeds benefit Save The Bay. Doors open half an hour before show. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Save The Bay Center, REI in Cranston and Patagonia on Thames Street in Newport.
WEB SITE: www.savebay.org.
CAPTION: These films are perfect for a family outing.
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| |  |  Bodies talk the talk
Saturday the Newport Art Museum’s Winter Lecture Series final event features Brenda Connors, one of only several hundred certified movement analysts (CMA) in the world. She will discuss her ground-breaking research into nonverbal signs and how they can indicate a person’s leadership style, cognition, emotion, performance, credibility and decision making. To date, Connors is the only researcher to apply CMA work to national security and diplomatic issues, with her expertise having been sought by the National Intelligence Council, the White House National Security Council and the State Department’s Intelligence and Research Bureau. Attendees are encouraged to bring cans of soup, which will be donated to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank as part of the museum’s Art for Soup food drive.
LOCATION: The Griswold House, Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport. Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door: $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Call (401) 848-8200 for more information.
WEB SITE: www.newportartmuseum.org.
CAPTION: Learn to sense what is unsaid.
IMAGE COURTESY NEWPORT ART MUSEUM |
| | A ‘chili’ paradise
 The Winter Chili Festival will turn the entire fifth floor of the R.I. Convention Center into a chili competition, marketplace and demonstration area this Saturday. Attendees can sample a variety of chili recipes made by local and regional chefs and vote for their favorite. Other attractions include a tailgate lounge, raffles, auctions and a children’s play area. Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island and the J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center will receive 33 percent of the proceeds from advance ticket sales. Also, attendees are encouraged to bring gently used coats, cloves, scarves and hats to donate to Big Sisters of Rhode Island. Big Sisters will distribute the donation to the women and children they serve who are in need.
LOCATION: R.I. Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., Providence. Saturday, Feb. 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets $15 adults; $10 seniors and students; free for children under 12.
WEB SITE: www.chili-festival.com.
CAPTION: Whip your taste buds into a frenzy at the Winter Chili Festival.
IMAGE COURTESY WINTER CHILI FESTIVAL |
| | Faydeau’s Farce
 The Theatre Department at the University of Rhode Island will present a two-weekend engagement of David Ives’ version of George Faydeau’s “A Flea In Her Ear.” Widely considered one of the best French farces, the production opens Thursday. The play follows the usual route of the theatrical farce, with quick-paced, tongue-in-cheek humor, innuendo, mistaken identity and an elaborate on-stage chase. In Paris, a wife suspects a husband of cheating and sets a trap. But predictably, it all goes wrong. Alan Hawkridge directs this classic comedy.
LOCATION: Robert E. Will Theatre, Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston. Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $16 general admission; $12 senior citizens and URI faculty/staff; $10 students. For tickets, call (401) 874-5843 or visit the Web site.
WEB SITE: www.uri.edu.
CAPTION: Keep it simple, let the actors make a mess.
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| | Poetry makes for perfect recitation
 The Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest is a national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. It encourages the study of poetry though memorization, performance and competition. This Saturday, watch and listen as students from 15 local high schools compete in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals. Competitors will recite works selected from among 500 classic and contemporary poems. The second- and third- place winners will each be awarded money for themselves, as well as funds for their schools to purchase poetry books. The state champion will be flown to Washington, D.C., for the national finals, where $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends will be awarded.
LOCATION: Bishop Hendricken High School Theater, 2615 Warwick Ave., Warwick. Saturday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Jeannine Chartier, VSA arts of Rhode Island, at (401) 725-0247
WEB SITE: www.ri.gov.
CAPTION: Let the young take you on a poetic trip.
IMAGE COURTESY POETRY OUT LOUD |
| | The fiber of innovation
 Slater Mill was named 2009 Editors’ Choice for “Best History Escape” in Rhode Island by Yankee Magazine. This weekend, head over to the latest exhibition at Slater Mill called “Imagine That!” The event, curated by the Weavers’ Guild of Rhode Island, illuminates the fibers, techniques and ideas behind creative and unusual hand-woven pieces. While nothing compares to a grandmother’s hand-knit sweater, this exhibit will challenge your perception of the crafts of weaving, knitting and crocheting. Each artist who was invited to participate in the exhibit has used atypical materials and methods to make inventive work that pioneers new textile expressions. Fiber artists include Bhakti Ziek, Marjorie Durko Puryear, Sarah Zachs, Barbara Herbster, Laurie Carlson and Suzi Ballenger, as well as students from Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
LOCATION: Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket. Thursday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10 adults; $9 seniors; $8 children age 6 to 12; free for children under 6.
WEB SITE: www.slatermill.org.
CAPTION: Weave yourself a new conception of fiber art.
IMAGE COURTESY WENDY WOOD |
| |  Summer is here, surfer dudes
The Newport Hyatt on Goat Island is hosting a surf-themed fundraiser and silent auction to benefit Joe Caruso, beverage manager of Newport Grand who was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer. From numerous published articles to a Facebook fan page with more than 1,200 fans, the Newport community has gathered around Joe, his wife Linda and their three boys under the age of 4. This weekend, the Hyatt is inviting people from all over Rhode Island and New England to dress up in tropical attire, listen to great island music and browse a huge selection of auction packages displayed throughout the ballroom. Looking for a reason to wear your Hawaiian shirt or summer sundress now instead of four months from now? Here it is. There also will be a children’s “Surf’s Up” activity area with balloon art, face painting, story telling and more.
LOCATION: Newport Hyatt, 1 Goat Island, Newport. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 to 7 p.m. $20 per person, which includes special offers and gift from local businesses; children under 12 are free. Tickets will be available beginning Friday, Feb. 26, at the Newport County YMCA with Shannon D'Eramo (401) 841-5357; the rewards desk at the Newport Grand (401) 849-5000; at Twin River with Frank Martucci (401) 330-7635 and at the Newport Hyatt with Diane DiFazio (401) 851-1234. Tickets also can be purchased at the door. For more information or to find out ways to help, visit the Web site.
WEB SITE: www,joecarusofamilyfund.com.
CAPTION: Taste summer in February this Sunday.
IMAGE COURTESY NEWPORT HYATT |
| | A glimpse behind the curtain
 Jason Hardink, a Rhode Island native from North Smithfield, is the guest artist at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra’s weekend program, “Captivating Colors.” Hardink is the principal keyboardist with the Utah Symphony and will join the Rhode Island Phil as the featured performer in French composer Olivier Messaien’s “Les Oiseaux Exotiques,” or “Exotic Birds.” There will be two opportunities to see Hardink: On Friday, the Open Rehearsal series allows the public a glimpse at how the conductor and the orchestra collaborate for the performance. The following evening Music Director Larry Rachleff shows off the results of their work. Francisco Noya, the Philharmonic’s resident conductor, will speak about the program before both events, at 5:20 p.m. before the rehearsal and from 7 to 7:25 p.m. at the concert.
LOCATION: VMA Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence. Friday, Feb. 26, open rehearsal, 5:30 to 8 p.m. $27 for adults; $12 students. Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Concert tickets $30 to $70 with discounts for students and groups in selected sections. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Web site.
WEB SITE: www.riphill.org.
CAPTION: See this highly acclaimed Rhode Island pianist take the stage.
IMAGE COURTESY VMA |
| | Stepping from the stage into your heart
 Ballet has historically taken place on an elevated stage. The width of the orchestra pit even further removes the audience from an intimate experience of the dance and choreography. Fortunately, ballet has evolved to meet the modern appetite for more information. Under the tutelage of Artistic Director Mihailo “Misha” Djuric, Festival Ballet Providence’s annual series “Up Close on Hope” draws in the audience and creates a visceral experience. Every movement, breath, and muscle is made available to the seated spectators in FBP’s Black Box Theater on Providence’s Hope Street. For anyone who appreciates dance, do not miss this last performance of the series.
LOCATION: Festival Ballet Providence, 825 Hope St., Providence. Saturday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m. $45 per person; seating is first come, first served. Ticket price includes complimentary wine and hors d'oeurves at intermission. To order tickets or subscriptions, call (401) 353-1129.
WEB SITE: www.festivalballetprovidence.org.
CAPTION: So close you can see them sweat.
IMAGE COURTESY FBP |
| | From Paris, with love
 For 12 years, the film and cinema group Les Lutins du Court-Métrage has worked to bring French short films to a wider audience. In cooperation with the Alliance Française of Providence, the French Short Film Festival is coming to Providence. Each Friday through June 11, start your weekend with a twist. Friday’s features include “Andante Mezzo Forte,” “La vie lointaine/Life at a Distance,” “Monstre (2)/Monster n. 2,” and “Le jour de gloire/The Day of Glory.” To catch a listing of each weekend’s films and events, make sure to visit the Web site for plenty of information including excerpts of some of the films.
LOCATION: Alliance Française of Providence, 88 Meeting St., Providence, Friday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. $8 general admission; $5 for students and members. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (401) 272-6243.
WEB SITE: www.afprovidence.org.
CAPTION: The year’s 25 best French short films come from a vote of more than 2,000 film professionals.
IMAGE COURTESY AFP |
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