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| | Living it up downtown
 Once again, the Providence Foundation hosts the wildly popular “Downtown Providence Living Tour,” a sampling of what it’s like to live in lofts, apartments and condos in the heart of the city. See for yourself how residents live, and learn why they love living at: 333 Atwells; Avalon at Center Place; The Promenade; Regency Plaza; Residences Providence; Waterplace and Westminster Lofts. You can start the tour at any of the participating buildings, just stop in and check in at reception. Walking and biking are encouraged and free shuttle service will also be provided. Join the tour for a special hard-hat tour of the Mercantile Block for a sneak preview of AS220’s new retail, commercial and studio space.
LOCATION: Numerous locations, Providence. Saturday, May 8, noon to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public; registration required. Hard-hat tour of the Mercantile Block at 135 Washington St., 3:30 to 5 p.m.
WEBSITE: www.providencedowntown.com.
CAPTION: All stops are within walking distance of restaurants, theaters and shops.
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| |  |  Fox Point of interest
Matt Bird is the owner of The Curatorium, a Wickenden Street shop that sells finely chosen crafts, gifts and specialty goods. Not surprisingly, he was also instrumental in opening the risd|works store. As a native of Providence and graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Bird possesses an intimate knowledge of and personal passion for the Fox Point neighborhood. This Saturday, the Rhode Island Historical Society is hosting a walking tour of the neighborhood, led by Bird. He will discuss points of interest and what he finds to be of architectural value in the area.
LOCATION: The Curatorium, 197 Wickenden St., Providence. Saturday, May 8 at 11 a.m. Tickets $10; reservations required; only 22 spaces available. For more information contact Dalila Goulart (401) 331-8575 x45 or e-mail programs@rihs.org.
WEBSITE: www.rihs.org.
CAPTION: The tour will give you a behind-the-scenes look at Fox Point.
IMAGE COURTESY THE CURATORIUM |
| | Clutter, clutter everywhere
 Perishable Theatre’s monthly program – “Live Bait” – is a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island winner for “Best Storytelling for Grownups,” a Providence Phoenix Best of 2009 Editor’s Choice for “Best Excuse to Yammer On and On” and winner of a Motif Magazine Theatre Award for “Best Audience Participation Show.” This week, Perishable Theatre invites you to join them in celebration of stories of “clutter.” Anyone – in the audience or in the theater group – can sign up to tell their story about clutter. Don’t be nervous – just pretend you are telling a couple of friends at an intimate dinner party. And if you’re not interested in telling your story, the conversation is bound to be intriguing and worth a listen.
LOCATION: Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St., Providence. Friday, May 7, 10 p.m. Tickets $5; no reservations taken. For box office information call (401) 331-2695 x101.
WEBSITE: www.perishable.org.
CAPTION: Clutter your Friday night with ‘Live Bait.’
IMAGE COURTESY PERISHABLE THEATRE |
| | Hot funk, cool punk, it’s still rock ’n’ roll
 Tom Stoppard electrified audiences with his 2006 release of “Rock ’n’ Roll,” a play that focuses on the period between the events of Prague Spring in 1968, when Soviets sent thousands of troops and tanks to occupy Czechoslovakia, to the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that saw the overthrow of the authoritarian government through nonviolent measures. Stoppard’s production, directed by Judith Swift, looks at society as it evolves through the drama of politics and culture, highlighting the capacity for art and music to provide a vein of freedom in the face of oppression. Following the matinee performance this Sunday the community is invited to the discussion “Ideology, the Arts, and Political Change,” delivered by University of Rhode Island Professor of History Gary Thurston.
LOCATION: The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket. Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 9, 2 p.m. $40 per ticket. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the website. Matinee discussion is free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.gammtheatre.org.
CAPTION: Music by the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and U2 drive ‘Rock ’n’ Roll.’
IMAGE COURTESY THE GAMM |  |
| | A natural introduction
 The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is once again offering its popular six-week Li’l Peeps program at the Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge. The program introduces children ages 1 and 2 to nature through age-appropriate, hands-on activities. Catch the first event of this six-week series tonight, and join your child in a nature lesson. As the series progresses, activities may also include a nature walk, learning sign language, songs, stories and crafts. The program is also a great way to meet new friends – for both children and parents. Registration is required and space is limited.
LOCATION: Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, 99 Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter. Thursday, May 6, 10 to 11 a.m. Program fee for six-week series: $48 member child, $66 two siblings; $54 nonmember child, $72 non-member, two siblings. Ages 1-2. Course number: 134333-153. To register, call (401) 949-5454 ext. 3041 or e-mail programs@asri.org.
WEBSITE: www.asri.org.
CAPTION: Ground your li’l peeps in the natural world.
IMAGE COURTESY AUDUBON SOCIETY OF R.I. |
| | Fashionable Newport in the Gilded Age
 The Preservation Society of Newport County presents the annual costume exhibit at Rosecliff with this year’s theme: “Newport Undressed: Crafting the Gilded Age Wardrobe.” The exhibition will explore fashion found in Newport around 1880, including where women bought their dresses, and how their dresses were made. A few dresses will even be displayed inside-out to show the amount of construction that went into them. Often, the women who wore the fashions required a voyage to Paris, hours of fittings, an army of seamstresses and the gumption and grace required to wear the complex attire. The exhibition is curated by Preservation Society Textile Conservator Jessica Urick.
LOCATION: Rosecliff Mansion, 424 Bellevue Ave., Newport. Thursday, May 6 through Sunday, May 9; open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets $14 adults, $5 children; includes admission to Rosecliff and the costume exhibit.
WEBSITE: www.newportmansions.org.
CAPTION: An age that required much pomp and primping.
IMAGE COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY |
| |  Quick-jot workshop
The Providence Athenaeum is hosting part two of its Micro-Memoir workshops, in which attendees write extremely short, 200-word personal memoirs based on a question posed by the program facilitator. Participants will then have the opportunity to read their micro-memoirs aloud. The workshop is facilitated by noted short-short prose writer Karen Donovan. Participants are encouraged to bring their parents, children, and friends – old and young – the more diverse the writing, the better and more fun. Participants are not required to have attended the first workshop in March. This workshop is co-presented with local effort Not About The Buildings, promoting participatory literary events.
LOCATION: Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St., Providence. Friday, May 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.providenceathenaeum.org.
CAPTION: A memoir tight and bright – in 200 words or less.
IMAGE COURTESY PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM |
| | Sounds of a season finale
 The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra presents two special concerts to close the season. The programs open with Ives’ Decoration Day, S.5 No. 2, followed by a performance of Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. Soprano Michelle Areyzaga, alto Susan Lorette Dunn, tenor Roger Honeywell and baritone Robert Honeysucker join the Philharmonic Orchestra for the performance of the Beethoven Symphony. Music Director Larry Rachleff will lead the events and Resident Conductor Fransisco Noya will present an informal talk about the program, beginning one hour before each concert. In addition, students from the Philharmonic Music School will perform in the lobby of the spectacular VMA 45 minutes before each show.
LOCATION: Veterans Memorial Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence. Friday, May 7, 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 8, 8 p.m. Tickets $30 to $70; discounts available for students and groups in select sections. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the website.
WEBSITE: www.ri-philharmonic.org.
CAPTION: Marinate in the delicious sounds of the R.I. Philharmonic Orchestra.
IMAGE COURTESY VMA |
| | A lens to view history
 The Rhode Island School of Design Office of Public Engagement supports community events in the arts and design. This week it will showcase the “Fox Point Cape Verdean Project: Whose History is it? Interpreting History, Memory and Culture.” This week-long series celebrating the Cape Verdean history and community in Fox Point includes movies, panel discussions, shows and festivities. Catch the collaboration between filmmaker Claire Andrade-Watkins and artist John Craig Freeman, “Imaging Cidade Velha,” and the second annual San Antonio Parade. The panel discussions include the topics “Cape Verdean Language, Culture & Art,” “Models and Challenges of First Voice Collaborations,” and “Reconstituting Memory, Preserving History.”
LOCATION: “Imaging Cidade Velha” exhibition: 232 Westminster St., Providence. Thursday, May 6, through Sunday, May 9, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans” screening: RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal St., Providence. Thursday, May 6, 7 p.m. Panel discussions: Brown University Andrews Dining Hall, Providence; Friday, May 7, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal St., Providence; Friday, May 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. San Antonio Parade, Fox Point, Providence, May 8, 1 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.risdpublicengagement.net/.
CAPTION: Cape Verde feels at home on College Hill.
IMAGE COURTESY RISD OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT |
| | Have a barking good time
 The Barking Lot, a new business that caters to our four-legged canine companions, recently opened its doors in Providence. The owner invites you and your friends, dogs and otherwise, to join in celebrating the Grand Opening Celebration Friday evening. Local officials, animal control officers, veterinarians, and representatives from various shelters and animal rescue groups have been invited to attend in addition to other members of the community. Take the opportunity to tour the facility while enjoying beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres, or to make reservations for your dog’s daycare or training services.
LOCATION: The Barking Lot, 697 Allens Ave., Providence. Friday, May 7, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.thebarkinglotri.com.
CAPTION: Park your pet and enjoy a party.
IMAGE COURTESY THE BARKING LOT |
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