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| | Honoring stars and stripes
 This summer, three Rhode Island museums will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31, through Labor Day 2010. The National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Blue Star Families, a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit network of military families from all ranks and services, have enlisted more than 600 museums across the country. In Rhode Island, enjoy the cultivated collections and exciting summer exhibits at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium and the South County Museum. Blue Star Families was founded with a special focus on the nearly 1 million children who have had at least one parent deployed during the current combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Free entrance is available for families whose spouse, sibling or child is currently deployed.
LOCATION: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 224 Benefit St., Providence; Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence; South County Museum, 100 Strathmore St., Narragansett. Free and open to all active military personnel and their families. For information on exhibits and museum hours, visit the website.
WEBSITE: www.arts.gov.
CAPTION: Explore as many museums as possible this summer.
IMAGE COURTESY BLUE STAR FAMILIES |  |
| |  |  Imagination takes the stage
The student production of “Alice in Wonderland” at the Courthouse Center for the Arts takes place this weekend only. Directed by MET High School senior Chelsea Cook, “Alice in Wonderland” takes the audience through the classic tale of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts. Students Hillary Carr and Maggie O’Connell share the role of Alice in this madcap interpretation of the Lewis Carroll classic. For parents, this is an opportunity to bring your family’s aspiring actors and directors and share with them the magic of theater. Watch one of the greatest stories unfold for the audience and join in on the excitement of a student production.
LOCATION: Courthouse Center for The Arts, 3481 Kingstown Road, West Kingston. Saturday, May 29, 7 p.m.; Sunday, May 30, 2 p.m. $15 adults; $10 students. For more information or to purchase your tickets, e-mail Chelsea at ccook@metmail.org
WEBSITE: www.courthousearts.com.
CAPTION: Fall down the rabbit hole this weekend – and land in the theater.
IMAGE COURTESY SIR JOHN TENNIEL |
| | Mental awareness
 Each month, Gallery Z partners with a different nonprofit to help increase understanding and knowledge about an important cause. This month, the Kent Center and Gallery Z curate a special exhibit in celebration of Awareness for Mental Health month. The Kent Center and the center’s Robert Street Artists have created an installation in the front window that highlights mental illness, the importance of treatment and the hope of recovery. Tonight, Join Gallery Z for the monthly Art, Food & Wine: Creating Awareness for a Cause. The gallery area will feature the art of Armenian painter Kevork Mourad. Hand-selected wines will be provided by Gasbarros and cuisine will be provided by Geppetto’s Pizzeria.
LOCATION: Gallery Z, 259 Atwells Ave., Providence. Thursday, May 27, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit the website. Free valet parking is provided by Zooma Restaurant.
WEBSITE: www.galleryzprov.com.
CAPTION: Head over to Federal Hill and enjoy this art and event hot spot.
IMAGE COURTESY GALLERY Z |
| | High fives all around
 Gracie’s, located in downtown Providence, has cultivated a culinary lineage and a dedicated following for more than a decade. This Thursday, saddle up to the bar after work or before dinner and enjoy the $5 Star Cocktail Menu. Delight in an array of prepared surprises as wait-staff and the chefs work double-time to provide top-notch services. Sip on luxury beverages and signature drinks, such as the Cotton Gin or Tequila Sunset, for a mere “five clams” and enjoy the onset of summer fun.
LOCATION: Gracie’s, 194 Washington St., Providence. Thursday, May 27, 5 p.m. to closing. Must be 21 or older. For more information, call (401) 272-7811.
WEBSITE: www.graciesprovidence.com.
CAPTION: What are you going to do after work today?
IMAGE COURTESY GRACIE’S |
| | The spice of life
 The 16th annual Tiverton Four Corners Garden & Herb Festival takes place this Saturday on the lawn of the historic Soule-Seabury House. The landscaped grounds are used for exhibits, concerts, outdoor dance, sculpture, theater and a variety of other special events. This annual family event welcomes the beginning of the planting season, and gardening aficionados will find their heart’s content of annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetable plants. You’ll also find local produce, cut flowers, handmade crafts, birdhouses, garden ornaments, locally made jams and jellies, garden tools, culinary blends, handmade lace, children’s toys, artisan cheeses, handmade soaps and baskets.
LOCATION: Four Corners Arts Center, lawn of the Soule-Seabury House, 3852 Main Road, Tiverton. Saturday, May 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is May 30. Free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.tivertonfourcorners.com.
CAPTION: Celebrate plants and people at the 16th Garden & Herb Festival.
IMAGE COURTESY TIVERTON FOUR CORNERS |
| | P.S. I love you
 One way to support public education is to support the students themselves. This weekend, 24 school districts, 600 students and 350 unique pieces of artwork will be shown in the “PS 2010” exhibit presented by URI Feinstein Providence Campus and the Rhode Island Alliance for Art Education. This annual event, the Richard W. & Ronald S. Buteau Memorial Exhibit, attempts to draw a connection between the hard work and dedication of teachers and students to the importance and positive influence of art in school curriculum. The size of the exhibit would be evidence enough, but it is perhaps the individuality of all the work that expresses the important relationship between creative thinking and basic skills.
LOCATION: URI Providence Campus Gallery, first and second floor, lobby gallery, 80 Washington St., Providence. Thursday, May 27, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.uri.edu.
CAPTION: Students show that their talent is not a postscript of their school education.
IMAGE COURTESY OF URI |
| |  Happy Birthday, Rhode Island!
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th state in the United States, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution. Put that feather in your cap, slap on some new threads and rustle up the children for a day spent celebrating this 220th anniversary at the Providence Children’s Museum. The children will make pennants featuring Rhode Island symbols and sites, browse books about the state, and find your city or town on a map. Attendees will also meet bona fide Rhode Island Red chickens and chicks from a local farm and learn about the life cycle of these feathered friends from farm educators. There also will be an opportunity to sample coffee milk – do you remember your first time? – and toast the day.
LOCATION: Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St., Providence. Saturday, May 29, noon to 2 p.m. $7.50 per person; appropriate for children ages 5 to 11.
WEBSITE: www.childrenmuseum.org.
CAPTION: Sing the Birthday Song with state pride this Saturday.
IMAGE COURTESY PCM |
| | Walk this way
 The Rhode Island Historical Society was founded in 1822 and is the country’s fourth oldest state-historical society. Its museum and library holdings include 25,000 artifacts, 150,000 printed volumes, more than 350,000 images and more than 6,000 manuscript collections. With that kind of archive, you know the society means business about protecting and promoting the history of the state. This weekend, jump in on a vibrant opportunity to understand history: location-based, story telling. Join Ray Rickman, a well-known community leader, as he takes you on a 90-minute walk through Providence’s oldest neighborhood, College Hill. Rickman will offer his perspective and celebrate the life of African Americans who lived in this historic area from 1701 through the modern day.
LOCATION: John Brown House Museum, 52 Power St., Providence. Saturday, May 29, departs at 10 a.m. $10 per person; space is limited; reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call Dalila Goulart at (401) 331-8575 ext. 45.
WEBSITE: www.rihs.oeg.
CAPTION: Preserve the past and share your history at one of the many walking tours offered by RIHS.
IMAGE COURTESY RIHS |
| | Cocktails and couture
 Sarah Jessica Parker’s television show character, Carrie Bradshaw, has hit the cinematic screen for a second-time around with the sequel to “Sex in the City” movie. Join the rest of the cast, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, for the debut weekend of the release and enjoy a girls-night-out stop-off beforehand. Head to The Melting Pot’s Ladies Night Out event for a special celebration of the movie premiere. Patrons will enjoy a three-course fondue dinner that includes a choice of one of four signature SKYY Vodka martinis. The first 12 customers to make a reservation for this event will receive free tickets to that night’s screening. And to add fuel to the fire: raffle tickets will be on sale for a chance to win a gift basket worth more than $300 in prizes, including the “Sex and the City” TV show DVD box set.
LOCATION: The Melting Pot, 199 Providence Place, Providence. Thursday, May 27, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call (401) 865-6670.
WEBSITE: www.meltingpot.com.
CAPTION: The squeals just keep on coming for this movie premiere.
IMAGE COURTESY THE MELTING POT |
| | Learning to find your way
 Didi Suydam Comtemporary Gallery is having an opening reception for its new gallery space location, which now occupies a historic, red-brick firehouse building. The Old Firehouse, as many people know it in the area, is located right across the street from Trinity Church in Newport and just off America’s Cup Avenue. The art on exhibit includes Didi Suydam’s jewelry and ethereal and mysterious nature photos and Peter Diepenbrock’s metal and wood sculptures. Diepenbrock has had his art work commissioned for numerous public spaces, including University of Rhode Island’s Lippitt Hall and the permanent Sept. 11 Memorial for the Rhode Island Statehouse.
LOCATION: Didi Suydam Comtemporary Gallery, 25 Mill St., Newport. Saturday, May 29, 6 to 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.
WEBSITE: www.didisuydamcontemporary.com.
CAPTION: Enjoy a beverage and check out the new space for art in Newport.
IMAGE COURTESY SUYDAM CONTEMPORARY GALLERY |
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