Saturday, August 1, 2026

FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE

GAME CHANGERS Eugenia Zinovieva and Azamat Asangul.  Photos by Zaire Kacz. It’s an evening of movement, music, and athleticism that packs a punch, with works by innovative choreographers at the top of their game plus powerful music performed live.   From Tony Award-winner  Christopher Wheeldon’s  arresting  Morphoses  to a bold and pulsing new work from powerhouse duo choreographer  Yury Yanowsky  and […]

APHASIA CLEFS AT WEAVER

The Aphasia Clefs to sing at the Weaver Library EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Weaver Library and Hands in Harmony invite you to a performance of the Aphasia Clefs Choir on  Monday, February 10, 2020 at 7 pm in the Champlin Program Room of the library.   As stroke survivors, most of the Aphasia Clefs members struggle with […]

GOVERNOR RAIMONDO: SITE READINESS AWARDS

Raimondo Administration Announces First Round of Site Readiness Awards GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO Projects include over 300 acres of potential development across 11 municipalities Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor today announced the first round of awards from the Raimondo Administration’s Site Readiness Program.  Created in the Governor’s FY2020 budget with the support of the General Assembly, […]

PAWTUCKET FOUNDATION PRIZE EXHIBITION

Announcing the 2020 Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition Reminder: There is Still Time to Enter The Pawtucket Arts Collaborative (PAC) and the Pawtucket Foundation announce the 13th year of this highly regarded, juried art exhibition – the Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition. This year’s juror is Steven Pennell, Coordinator for Urban Arts and Culture at the URI Alan […]

THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS

THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS PRESENT CALENDAR GIRLS (from left) Sylvia Bagaglio, Susan Martin, Karen Gail Kessler, Heather Carey, Prreeti Tiwari and Lynn Price star as Cora, Ruth, Chris, Annie, Celia and Jessie in The Community Players’ production of Tim Firth’s delightful comedy, Calendar Girls, which will be performed at Jenks Auditorium in Pawtucket from February 21 – March 1. For tickets visit www.TheCommunityPlayers.org or call (401) 726-6860.   PAWTUCKET, […]

FREE TALK AT MUSEUM OF WORK & CULTURE

Free Talk on the History of the Newport Folk Festival at Museum of Work & Culture   WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Valley Talks, a series of free historical lectures, continues on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:30pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture. RICK MASSIMO Former Providence Journal music critic Rick Massimo will present 60 Years of the Newport Folk Festival. The talk […]

MA HAIRSTYLE DISCRIMINATION HEARING

MA Bill Banning Hairstyle Discrimination Gets Public Hearing Laura Rosbrow-Telem-Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — A bill banning discrimination based on natural hairstyles is getting a public hearing at the Massachusetts Legislature. State Representative Steven Ultrino introduced the legislation because of an incident that happened in his district. Twin black girls got multiple detentions for wearing […]

LTE: JAMES P. MC GOVERN, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Dear Neighbors and Friends: Your phone rings. The number on your caller ID looks official. The person on the other end says there’s a problem with your Social Security account. They may ask you to give them personal information like your Social Security or bank account number. They may tell you that to fix the problem, […]