Local Happenings

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Design Within Reach

Providence, 4/28:

Hear Dan Fogelson of Emeco speak about such designs as the Philippe Starck

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Please join us to DISCUSS, LEARN and SHARE your ideas about PUENTE and The Plant, our innovative mill redevelopment project May 5, from 7-8 PM, at our office at 104 Valley Street.

PUENTE, a non-profit real estate and economic development organization, invites you - our neighbors in Olneyville, artists, small businesses and other interested parties - to our office for an

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RISD Alumni Art Sale

Saturday, April 30 | Benefit Street at the RISD Musuem

Alumni Sales feature thousands of items designed and created by RISD alumni who travel from all over New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, and from as far away as Texas and California. Items for sale range from greeting cards to fine art as well as home accessories, jewelry, ceramics, glass, furniture, rugs, clothing and photography.

RISD

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MAYOR

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Date: April 29th, 2005

For Immediate Release

Contact: Karen Southern, Press Secretary (401) 421-2489 x 752 [email protected]

MEDIA ADVISORY

WORLD RENOWNED ARCHITECTUAL & URBAN DESIGN FIRM TO PRESENT A "VISION FOR PROVIDENCE 2020" AT TWO COMMUNITY FORUMS

City commissioned Sasaki Associates to develop a framework for future economic development in Providence

Providence - Mayor David N. Cicilline announced today that the architectural and urban design firm Sasaki Associates will present an economic development strategy for Providence. Mayor Cicilline said the purpose of the forums is to share with the public the results of a four-month study in which Sasaki Associates analyzed previous and current redevelopment plans.

The Sasaki study resulted in a "Vision for Providence 2020", a draft proposal that establishes a framework and priorities for future economic development in several Providence neighborhoods including Capital Center, Downcity, Old Harbor, the Jewelry District, Promenade area, Narragansett Landing and Fox Point.

Sasaki Associates will present a "Vision for Providence 2020" to the public at two community forums:

Wednesday, May 4, and Thursday, May 5

6 p.m.

Bridgham Middle School cafeteria

1655 Westminster Street

Mayor Cicilline said the community meetings would begin at 6:00 p.m. with an open house, where individuals will have an opportunity to review maps/plans and speak one-on-one with the consultant team from Sasaki Associates. The open house will be followed by a presentation at 6:30 p.m. with opportunities for questions and comments afterwards.

"I'm incredibly excited about the Sasaki study and look forward to the community's input on this strategic plan designed to revitalize several neighborhoods of our city," said Mayor Cicilline. "Sasaki Associates is at the forefront of innovative urban design and this proposal promises to transform old industrial areas of our city into vibrant residential and commercial space."

Sasaki Associates is renowned for its award winning urban design and waterfront projects across America and around the world, said the Mayor.

For more information on the community forums please contact Paula Baron at the Department of Planning and Development, 351-4300 x509.

See this thread.

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Friday May 20, 2005

Bike to Work Day

Kennedy Plaza, Providence

Bike to work day again, from 7am til 10am May 20. Last year they had free food and a bunch of speakers (Cicciline was one of them I beleive). You can also get info from booths set up in the skating center about RIDOT bike projects (from me most likely), Bike Providence and RIPTA. RIDOT Bike to Work

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PAC invites you to our

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What a frightning thought. This board was down for a while earlier this morning denying anyone access to this forum.

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Yes, it was frightening.

There's a thread about it here.

The server crashed and Neo was away and didn't know it was happening, damn him and his personal life away from the computer!

He's set a notification to go to his cell phone to let him know if something like that happens again. The servers the forum is run on have been remarkably stable over the life of the forum, we've had vanishingly few outages, and rare slow downs.

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Mangia Bene! Join us on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the Federal Hill Stroll. The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, in cooperation with Rhode Island Monthly and the Federal Hill Commerce Association, invites guests to stroll through one of Providence's most cultural neighborhoods, while sampling signature cuisine and/or enjoying exclusive discounts at 34 fabulous eateries and specialty boutiques.

For one low price of $25, guests will receive an admission button, two (2) free beverages, and a special map to guide guests to participating venues. The evening will also include live musical entertainment.

This year, guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite venue and crown the

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Don't know if this has been posted yet but there will be a public open house at the Peerless Lofts on Saturday, May 15. Info below:

Saturday, May 15th

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

PEERLESS LOFTS

From 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM

Tours leave from the Info Center

220 Westminster Street

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Does anyone know what's going on at the state house lawn? I drove by today and canopies were being erected.

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Does anyone know what's going on at the state house lawn? I drove by today and canopies were being erected.

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Well there was to be an independence day celebration up there witha Waterfire that's been canceled (since RI declared independence May 4th, 1776.)

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Hive DIY Demolition

the perfect pre-mother's day release

Saturday May 7th

10-2Pm

come help breakdown a wee little room in the big round room. its kinda funny how great it feels to beat the crap out of dry wall and 2x4's.

come dressed to get dirty.

work gloves and dust masks are encouraged

(we got some if you don't)

and from 2-3Pm

I will be hosting tours of the building and talking shop.

so if you can't demo but wanna learn about what's going on at the Hive please come @ 2pm

150 Manton Ave

in Olneyville.

across from the Atlantic Mills Complex

(take either Westminster or Broadway away from downtown, past the 6 n 10 interchange, the two sts merge into Olneyville Sq Manton Ave will be on your right TURN RIGHT take Manton a past the Price Rite-the Hive building is the weird round/triangle building)

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DWR Providence welcomes art and architecture historian Elizabeth Grossman.

Come down to the DWR Downcity Studio on Wednesday, May 18, for an enlightening evening

on pioneering early twentieth century designers Eileen Gray and Charlotte Perriand.

Hear RISD professor Elizabeth Grossman discuss the lives and work of these two design

icons. Slides will be shown, and there will be plenty of time for Q&A. We look forward

to seeing you there.

RSVP to [email protected] by Monday, May 16.

An Evening with Elizabeth Grossman

DWR Providence Studio

Wednesday, May 18, 6:30-8:00pm

210 Westminster Street (at Eddy)

For directions click here - http://www.dwr.com/providence.cfm

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Yard Sale to benefit AIDS Project Rhode Island

The Providence office of Hogan & Stone will be hosting a yard sale on Saturday, May 21 from 9AM

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WBNA Annual Neighborhood-Wide Yard Sale

Get on the Map for the WBNA's Annual Neighborhood-Wide Yard Sale, Saturday, May 21.

Last year over 30 homes participated in this much anticipated neighborhood event!

Here's how it works: Each participating household contibutes $10 to WBNA to be placed on the map showing the sites of the yard sales, we adveritse the yard sale, pass out the maps here at WBNA and you keep the proceeds. You can also donate items to the WBNA yard sale with proceeds to benefit the WBNA.

The more participants the better! Call Ina at 831-9344 to get on the map!

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Winning Equality: A Decade of Civil Rights Successes in RI

Hosted by Marriage Equality RI (MERI) and GLAD

In honor of the anniversaries of LGBT civil rights legislation in Rhode Island and equal access to marriage in Massachusetts

Monday, May 23, 2005

The Hi-Hat, 3 Davol Square, Providence

5:30pm to 8:00pm

Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres

Special Guests:

The honorable David N. Cicilline, Mayor of Providence and past sponsor of civil rights legislation; and

Julie Goodridge, lead plaintiff in GLAD's historic Massachusetts case that won marriage rights for same-sex couples.

$35 per person

For more information, contact MERI at 401-463-5368

Reserve tickets online through GLAD

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05/15

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Please join Partnership for Creative Industrial Space (PCIS) for Art, Music, Food, Drinks and Building Tours at Conley

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What is psychogeography?

Psychogeography is the hidden landscape of atmospheres, histories, actions and characters which charge environments. Learn more about psychogeography here.

What is PIPS?

PIPS grew out of a small group of people looking to investigate the urban environment in detail. Many experiments, small and large, have been undertaken since 2001. Our numbers have grown and links to other groups (such as Glowlab) have given us inspiration for further investigation.

What is the Psy-Geo Provflux?

Part festival and part conference, ProvFlux brings together visual, performance, and new media artists, along with writers, urban adventurers and the general public to explore the physical and psychological landscape of the city. Anchored in two spaces around Providence, the Provflux will be hosted by CUBE2 (230 Westminster St., downtown) and The Steel Yard (27 Sims Ave., Olneyville). Each of the spaces is unique in providing an alternative center for artistic work, while maintaining a commitment to the history of the site.

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SET SAIL with the guys of the PGMC in a celebration of fabulous duos such as Hall & Oats, Seals & Crofts, Streisand & Diamond, Loggins & Messina, Donny & Marie, Sonny & Cher as well as showstoppers from "White Christmas", "Ain't Misbehavin' ", "Miss Saigon" and "Avenue Q".

Wed, Fri, & Sat - JUNE 1, 3, & 4 2005 @ 7:30 pm

URI Feinstein Auditorium 80 Washington ST, Providence, RI

$15.00 in Advance - $18.00 at the the Door

For Reservations Contact us @ 401-455-4698

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Come celebrate with the Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island as we officially open the new ArtTix walk-up location at 10 Dorrance Street, Suite 102!

Thanks to our collaboration with GFI Partners, A&BC/RI will be able to greatly increase the levels of comfort and service at the new location. We are envisioning the new space as an arts concierge service that will provide customers with one-stop shopping for performance and event tickets, cultural information and arts-related merchandise from both our members and local artists. The space will also allow us to create a center for visitor information and services.

Please join us for a special Arts After Hours in honor of the grand opening!

The night will kick off with a short press conference including remarks from Mayor Cicilline and the announcement of our t-shirt and postcard design contest winners - then stay for drinks, hors d'oeuvres and music by BIG NAZO and Tim O'Keefe, and enter to win exciting prize packages! Also, be sure to walk the neighborhood and visit these other great Downcity locations:

[*]Design Within Reach (210 Westminster) will extend their hours until 8:00pm

[*]Gallery Night Providence presents combined openings at 27 galleries, museums & historic sites from 5:00 - 9:00pm

[*]Matthewson Street Methodist Church (134 Matthewson Street) presents free 30-minute organ concerts at 5:30 and 7:30pm

[*]ProvFlux (232 Westminster) presents The Cube Gallery (Contemporary Urban-Based Experiments) with an opening reception from 6:00 - 9:00pm

[*]Providence Black Repertory Company (276 Westminster) presents