AS220 – RI Future

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

If you like ‘Hamilton’ you will love Jared Paul’s ‘Get My Ghost’

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Lately I’ve been listening to ‘Hamilton,’ the hip-hop soundtrack to the breakout Broadway musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton, a rags-to-riches hero who led a revolution and helped form – for better or worse – a more perfect union.

Then I listened to Providence native Jared Paul’s new album ‘Get My Ghost’ and realized his music is every bit as powerful, and it touches on many of the same themes. If Hamilton is a hip-hop story about the birth of our nation, Jared Paul raps about a rebirth – a second American Revolution, if you will, to form an even more perfect union than the one inherited from the founding fathers and subsequent custodians.

Take, for example, Paul’s the second single from the new album ‘$8 Smoothie’ – a pot shot at capitalism’s exploitation and gentrification of health food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz0veYln24M&feature=youtu.be

He is definitely a different breed of radical than was Hamilton in 1776. But both activists fought for and wrote about a better economic model than the one they were born into.

“We sell organic fruits, but not to the poor,” Paul sings in ‘$8 Smoothie’. “Gentrify the East Side, financial segregation.”

Jared Paul grew up in Providence and is a resident artist at AS220. He’s long been known for his spoken-word performances, and the new hip-hop album feels like an extension, or a musical version, of those. In both mediums, Paul explores bluntly the failures of corporatism and capitalism.

“At the forefront of underground radical art for over decade, Jared Paul has toured relentlessly as a spoken word artist, emcee, and revolutionary organizer,” according to according to Black Box Tapes, the Denver, Colorado hip hop label that released the album. “‘Get My Ghost is the culmination of the last ten years of protesting, touring, and learning.”

In ‘Human Beings Migrate’ the last cut on the album, he sings, “If my clothes are slave made, then I’m a part of their chains. We’re all hypocrites, ain’t no one free of blame… but I don’t want that on my heart, don’t want it on my name. Just want to live clean, there’s got to be a way to erase the exchange: outsourcing oppression for the sake of convenience it’s an unequal trade.”

Like Hamilton, Paul doesn’t only wax poetic about building a better society. Both actually went to battle for their politics. Paul was a key organizer of the Occupy Providence protests. He was among the most outspoken radical voices during the months long protests in 2011 and 2012 and was rarely far from the front lines of a march or direct action. In 2008, he was arrested outside the Republican National Convention and in 2014 he was part of what the New York Civil Liberties Association believes to be the largest protest-related police settlement in history for that arrest.

But ‘Get My Ghost’ isn’t as overtly political. “This full length album showcases Jared’s unique storytelling abilities, making it more of a rap-album-as-memoir then a heavy handed political manifesto,” according to Black Box Tapes.

‘Five or Five Thousand’ is an anthem about how “every choice counts,” as Paul sings. “I go all in, whether five or five thousand.”

There’s a release party for the record on Tuesday, May 31 at Aurora in Providence. Between now and then, you should give the album a listen.

November 13, 2015November 21, 2015

New low-power FM community radio station coming to Providence

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Starting next Summer, if all goes as planned, Providence will be home to a new low-power FM community radio station. APB Radio, 101.1 FM is a collaboration between AS220, Brown Student and Community Radio (BSR) and Providence Community Radio (PCR), all nonprofits. The three groups partnered to strengthen their application with the FCC, beating out competitors for what may well be the very last low-power FM radio station license in this area.

Airtime will be split three ways on the new station, with AS220 taking 50 percent of the airtime, PCR programming at least 10 hours a week and BSR the rest. The schedule is staggered and complex to avoid any one group being consigned to the midnight to morning slot, and will probably change going forward.

The groups will collaborate on the construction and fundraising phase of the project. Total projected cost is estimated at $25,000. The plan is to mount their antennae on the PBS television tower located in the Cranston St Industrial Park in South Providence. The station will run at about 100 watts and reach a three and a half mile radius.

APB Radio will be advertiser free, supported through underwriters, grants and other means. Almost all content will be developed by the community, and of course it will be parallel streamed on the Internet.

“Providence can communicate with itself in real time,” enthused PCR’s Wesli Dymoke.

Local poet, activist and performer Jared Paul was on hand to give a flavor of what community driven radio might be like. Reza Clifton and José Ramirez from the BSR show Sonic Watermelons interviewed Paul live as a live demo of Sonic Watermelons, a show they currently do on BSR which would move to APB radio when the station begins broadcasting.

“I’m excited that the radical community in Providence will get to have a crazy amount of shows on the radio, in a central location,” said Paul during the interview.

Questions from the audience concerned foreign language shows. Right now there are more than 29 non-English languages spoken in Rhode Island said a presenter, and commercial radio serves maybe five of them. 101.1 may be able to cover some of that gap.

Another question concerned BMI and ASCAP, music licensing groups that AS220 is currently boycotting. Will that boycott extend to 101.1?

“No, it will not extend to 101.1. BMI/ASCAP do not collect radio licensing fees,“ was the answer.

In the immediate future the station needs money, fundraising, organizing and marketing. An Indiegogo fundraising campaign is planned for January, and the groups will need help putting together a video for that campaign.

All in all, this is an exciting opportunity for Providence, said Dymoke of PCR, but, “if we fumble it, we don’t get another chance.”

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015

Hannah Purcell Martin, Armstrong Diaz show work, break ground at AS220

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AS220 is known for hosting groundbreaking art on a regular basis. Thursday saw the opening of an exhibition of two artists who certainly fit that profile perfectly.

VISIT AS220 FOR MORE INFO!

Hannah Purcell Martin’s work is traditional, but nonetheless has a vibrant quality.

With traditional paint and surface mediums, she has created a series of images of haunting beauty in NATURE AT A BLUR.

A Providence-based New York native, she graduated from University at Buffalo with a BFA in Studio Arts-Print Media.

In ALL JOKES GUARUNTEED STOLEN, Armstrong Diaz combines ironic comic strip-styled art with a variety of surfaces.

From scrap metal to black leather to a three-dimensional cube, he is challenging both the expectations of style and confines of what is ‘allowed’ to constitute art.

Comics were, until the rise of the graphic novel in the late 1970’s and 1980’s, considered children’s fair, and bad at that, excepting instances of kitsch in the work of artists in the vein of Any Warhol.

September 8, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday arts and entertainment calendar

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RIFuture is a fine institution that has made important contributions to the Rhode Island news culture. It is our hope that this new feature – the ‘Tuesday to Tuesday Arts and Entertainment Calendar’ will bring a lighter side to the fare. As we move beyond the dog days of summer, I’m open to tips and press releases regarding the events you or someone you know may be holding in the next few weeks. Feel free to e-mail data to me at andrew.james.stewart.rhode.island@gmail.com.

MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

9/8
Black Wool, Auvn, The Conversation, and Antonio Forte at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm, $6
Check out some local bands and support one of our favorite venues in Providence.
9/9
Frequency’s Providence Anthology Release at Providence Public Library Ship Room, 6 pm, Free
I’m a bibliophile, so something in me is just yearning to see what happens here.
9/10
Movies on the Block: THE MUPPET MOVIE at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free
This is one of my favorite movies of all time and is certainly one for the whole family.
9/11
The Diversity Fellows Present “The 9/11 Show!” at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $5-10 sliding scale
This is a truly interesting event I highly encourage you to check out, it is intentionally flying in the face of nationalism and faux-sentiment in the name of the unity art gives us.
9/12
Happy hour book party for Cedric de Leon’s new release “Origins of Right To Work” at AS220, 5 pm, Free
This is the event not to miss this week, folks, there’s no two ways about it.
9/13
Free Writer’s Workshop at Annex Room, 4 pm, Free
Consider brushing up on your skills as we head back in to the school year.
9/14
Again, this week was light in terms of events, so please send me press releases and event notices as you come across them
9/15
Hartley C. White Project, CE Schneider Topical, Universal Cell Unlock at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $6
Again, let’s send some loving to AS220 and support local music!

9/8
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Brian 4 Ever, Mike Mountain, Invisible Robot Hands at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $5

Black Wool, Auvn, The Conversation, and Antonio Forte at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm, $6

9/9
Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Frequency’s Providence Anthology Release at Providence Public Library Ship Room, 6 pm, Free

Providence Student Union’s Back to School Bash! at AS220 Main Stage, 5:30, Free

Lulz! Comedy Night at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

The Florists, Feng Shui Police, Speechcraft and The Woods at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $6

9/10
Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15 pm, $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes

Movies on the Block: THE MUPPET MOVIE at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free

LAST SHOW! 2015 Burnside Music Series: Mark Cutler and Men of Great Courage + DJ LaRochelle at Kennedy Plaza, 4:30 pm, Free

Live@RWU: Quincy Jones Presents the Justin Kauflin Trio at RWU Global Heritage Hall Auditorium, 7:30 pm, Free

newportFILM Outdoors! THE MASK YOU LIVE IN at Great Friends Meeting House Lawn, 7:15 pm, Free

Counter-Productions Theatre Company presents a staged reading of AMERICA’S FAVORITE PASTIME by Dennis A. Allen II at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, Free

Songwriters In The Round @ AS220, 7 pm, $5

Jesse Holstein (violin) and Clara Yang (cello), and Sun Speak at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

9/11
ART OPENING! Creative Compassion & The Art of Kindness at New Urban Arts, 5 pm, Free

The Diversity Fellows Present “The 9/11 Show!” at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $5-10 sliding scale

Pixels, Aloud, Cat Has Claws, and Food Court at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

9/12
Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4 pm, Free

Collage Creators at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Blackletter, Leiko, and Seven Hats Parade at Parlor Bar & Kitchen, 10 pm, $5 (21+)

Happy hour book party for Cedric de Leon’s new release “Origins of Right To Work” at AS220, 5 pm, Free

Saturday Switch Series Masterclasses at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10 am, $15 per class; $60 for 6 class package

AS220 Residents’ Open House at AS220 Empire Fl. 3/Dreyfus Bldg./Mercantile Block, 2:30, Free

AS220 Industries Open House at AS220 Industries, 5 pm, Free

September Gallery Openings at AS220, 5 pm, Free

All About Buttons, Treehouse Live, Rat Ruckus at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

9/13
Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intermediate Ballet w/ Stephanie Albanese at 95 Empire Dance Studio, Noon, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Happy Grandparents Day! at Providence Children’s Museum, 9 am, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Stacey Peasley Band at Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum, 3 pm, Free

Hann Cassady, Dan Dodd, Bill Bartholomew, and Alexandra Dutremble at Dusk, 8 pm, $5 (18+)

Arduino For Total Newbies With Mitch Altman at AS220 Labs, 1 pm, $35

Free Writer’s Workshop at Annex Room, 4 pm, Free

Math The Bland The Bland, Slingshot Dakota, Twin Foxes, and Honest Living @ Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $6

9/14
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

9/15
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Hartley C. White Project, CE Schneider Topical, Universal Cell Unlock at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $6

Vana Mazi, Orion Rigel Dommisse and Wolf Hongos at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm, $6

September 2, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday arts and entertainment calendar

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It is our hope that this new feature – the ‘Tuesday to Tuesday Arts and Entertainment Calendar’ will bring a lighter side to the fare. As we move into the dog days of summer, I’m open to tips and press releases regarding the events you or someone you know may be holding in the next few weeks. Feel free to e-mail data to me at andrew.james.stewart.rhode.island@gmail.com.

MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

9/1
Open Sewing Circle at AS220, 9 pm, Free
Why not? It is a skill that helps bring people together and form bonds well beyond the thread.
9/2
Paper Theatre by Great Small Works and Facto Teatro at AS220’s Blackbox, 7:30 pm, $15
It may be a bit costly, but a paper-doll puppet show is worth your time.
9/3
Movies on the Block: GANGS OF NEW YORK at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free
It’s not the best of Scorsese’s work, but it is still an amazing work.
9/4
SwapDrobe: Co-Ed Wardrobe & Accessories Swap at Green Envy Eco Boutique, 5 pm, $5
A great opportunity to engage in the ethics of green living, something we all need to be taught about.
9/5
Grungy Garage – a DIY Trunk Sale Event at Jimmy’s Saloon, 2 pm, $10 (21+)
The adventures that can be found just beg for you to attend.
9/6
From Scratch: A Works in Process Night at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $7
Come out to see some of the exciting work coming soon to a venue near you!
9/7
Romp of Otters’ Season Launch Party at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, Free
It’s a holiday, sorry folks. Please send some tips my way so we can get this calendar to grow!
9/8
Cross-Armed Calculator (PVD), Incircles (NY) and Tape-Eater (MA) at Dusk, 9 pm, $6 (18+)
Come see a gathering of bands from three states together at a great venue!

9/1
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

“I Do, I Do” Exhibit at Linden Place Mansion, 10 am, $8/$6 seniors

Songs to Drive Cars, Baggie Rajwah, Valley Reverse and Mic P at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 PM, $6

Open Sewing Circle at AS220, 9 pm, Free

9/2
Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Clothing Optional: A Figurative Show at ArtProv, 11 am, Free

Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition (RI BIKE) Speaker Series at AS220 Main Stage, 6 pm, Free

Paper Theatre by Great Small Works and Facto Teatro at AS220’s Blackbox, 7:30 pm, $15

Voodoo Cuisine, Deceiving Texture, Hombres Del Mar, and ThunderBug at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

9/3
Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15 pm, $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes

Movies on the Block: GANGS OF NEW YORK at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free

2015 Burnside Music Series: Javelin + Preshow sounds by Analog Underground! at Kennedy Plaza, 4:30 pm, Free

LAST SHOW! ALEX AND ANI Summer Concert Series at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, 6 pm, $10 per car

And then That Happened….Again! featuring Christopher Johnson at AS220’s Blackbox, 7:30 pm, $10 (Free for Brown/RISD Students)

Free Speech Thursdays Presents: Providence Poetry Slam at AS220 Main Stage, 8 pm, $4

Sayings, Actor Observer, In Depths and Tides, This Side of Paradise, and Patrick Cowley at The Met, 7 pm, $10 Adv/$12 Day Of

9/4
Friday Night Live, Open Stage, and Lemonade at Everett Stage, 6:30 pm, $5

Opening Reception for Inspiration at Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 5 pm, Free

SwapDrobe: Co-Ed Wardrobe & Accessories Swap at Green Envy Eco Boutique, 5 pm, $5

Encaustic paintings by Anne Marie Rossi at Imago August, Noon, Free

And then That Happened….Again! featuring Christopher Johnson at AS220’s Blackbox, 7:30 pm, $10 (Free for Brown/RISD Students)

Spitehouse, Kyoty, Land Of Fires and Casino Hunks @ AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

Live Bait: Race at 95 Empire Black Box, 10 pm, $7

Natur and Balam at The Parlor, 9 pm, $5 (21+)

Color Me Badd, Rob Base, The Original and TKA at Lupo’s, 8 pm, $60/$50/$30/$25

The Dead LA, Truth In Soul, and Brother Moon Music at Lupo’s, 8 pm, $8

9/5
Grungy Garage – a DIY Trunk Sale Event at Jimmy’s Saloon, 2 pm, $10 (21+)

Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4 pm, Free

Hoop-la! at Providence Children’s Museum, 9 am, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

LAST DAY! Summer Work at Hera Gallery, 10 am, Free

And then That Happened….Again! featuring Christopher Johnson at AS220’s Blackbox, 7:30 pm, $10 (Free for Brown/RISD Students)

Whenskiesaregray, Terror Eyes, There is Nothing Wrong With Your Television Set and Ember Wreath at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

Improv Jones at AS220 Black Box, 10 pm, $5

The Wishing, The Wolf Hongos, Steve Donovan & The IRS, and Warbler Roost at The Parlour, 9 pm, $5 (21+)

Where The Wild Things Are Julians & Allagash Beer Dinner at the Steel Yard, 6:30 pm, $99

The J. Geils Band at India Point Park, 6:30 pm, $69

The Wishing, The Wolf Hongos, Steve Donovan & The IRS and Warbler Roost @ The Parlour, 9 pm, $5 (21+)

9/6
Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intermediate Ballet w/ Stephanie Albanese at 95 Empire Dance Studio, Noon, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

2nd Annual Live Happy Live Healthy Live Green Expo at River Island Park, 10 am, Free

Hoop-la! at Providence Children’s Museum, 9 am, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

LAST DAY! “Island Time” at the Bristol Art Museum, 1 pm, $2

From Scratch: A Works in Process Night at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $7

The Empire Revue Presents: The Surprise Show! at AS220 Main Stage, 8 pm, $10

Rager In A Box: Headband (Blt) Charles Dube (Blt) Multinerango Sun (Oak) Gyna Bootleg, Time-Based Corrector Thorn at AS220’s Blackbox, 10 pm, $5

Scurvy Dog Parking Lot Mega Show at The Scurvy Dog, 2 pm, Free

G-Eazy at Lupo’s, 6 pm, $38/$42

9/7
Romp of Otters’ Season Launch Party at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, Free

9/8
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Brian 4 Ever, Mike Mountain, Invisible Robot Hands at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $5

Black Wool, Auvn, The Conversation, and Antonio Forte at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm, $6

Cross-Armed Calculator (PVD), Incircles (NY) and Tape-Eater (MA) at Dusk, 9 pm, $6 (18+)

August 25, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday arts and entertainment calendar

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MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

8/25
Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6
Take the time to learn a skill. Art is a way to free the soul from the doldrums of daily life.
8/26
MOVIES ON THE ROCKS: Breakfast Club at Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, Dusk (8:15-8:30), Free
The classic of high school angst and Saturday detention. After three decades, the hairstyles and music are simply hilarious, but the message remains the same.
8/27
Songwriters in the Round at AS220 Main Stage, 7 pm, $5
The opportunity to see some of the finest talents of the RI independent music scene.
8/28
Gallery Talk With Mara Metcalf at AS220 Project Space, 5:30 pm, Free
The ability to have a free gallery talk is worth your time, trust me.
8/29
Film Screening: (IT’S A) COMPLEX WORLD at Slater Mill, 8 pm, Free
The cult classic! This film is a bad caper picture, filmed at the -original- Lupo’s, and featuring the music of the Young Adults.
8/30
Jay Brunelle, Bobby B. Keyes, “Sax” Gordon Beadle, The Young Adults at Slater Mill, 11 am, Free
Rudy Cheeks, saxophonist in the Young Adults, was one of this writer’s mentors and deserves your patronage.
8/31
I admit it is a hard week and today was pretty rare. This is why I need people to e-mail me events!
9/1
Open Sewing Circle at AS220, 9 pm, Free
Why not? It is a skill that helps bring people together and form bonds well beyond the thread.

8/25
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Single Lash, Future Museums, Pixels, and Twenty Four Hours at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $5

Boot Leg Soul, John Paul Colasante, Not For Coltrane at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm, $6

Beach House at Lupo’s, 9 pm, $27 adv/$30 day of

8/26
MOVIES ON THE ROCKS: Breakfast Club at Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, Dusk (8:15-8:30), Free

Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Music at Sunset – Super Chief Trio at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 6 pm, Member $7, Non-Member $10

Arkham Film Society presents: THE NORTHVILLE CEMETERY MASSACRE at 95 Empire, 9 pm, $5

Jeff Lavender (Valencourt), Rich Ferri, Travis Alexander (Ghost Thrower), Ava Callery at AS220 Main Stage, $6

Earl Sweatshirt at Lupo’s, 9 pm, $22.50 adv/$25 day of

Shark Rock at The Met, 9 pm, $8

8/27
Musette Explosion at The Towers, 7 pm, $15

Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15 pm, $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes

Movies on the Block: BADLANDS at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free

2015 Burnside Music Series: Dirt Pony + DJ LaRochelle at Kennedy Plaza, 4:30 pm, Free

Songwriters in the Round at AS220 Main Stage, 7 pm, $5

Top 5 Fiend Presents: Seven Hats Parade, Debcaster, Hwuevo, Feng Shui Police at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $7

Debcaster, Two Brothers, Feng Shui Police, The Novi Giants at AS220, 9 pm, $7

8/28
Gallery Talk With Mara Metcalf at AS220 Project Space, 5:30 pm, Free

Lulz! Comedy Open Mic Night at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, Free

Triangle Forest, Home Body, House Red at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

8/29
Newport Stamp Act Protest Re-Enactment at Colony House, 1 pm, Free (Afterparty $25)

Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4 pm, Free

Chalk the Walk at Providence Children’s Museum, All Day, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Field of Artisans at South Kingstown Town Beach, 11 am, Free

Slater’s Art and Manufacture Festival at Slater Mill, 11 am, Free

Film Screening: (IT’S A) COMPLEX WORLD at Slater Mill, 8 pm, Free

Morals, She Said That, Twin Foxes, Otp, and Forrest Fires at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

Mike Mave, Nostalgia, Beth Killian, Sun of Sound, Big Scythe and SOL, and Aubrey Mable at The Met, $10 adv, $12 day of

8/30
Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intermediate Ballet w/ Stephanie Albanese at 95 Empire Dance Studio, Noon, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Jay Brunelle, Bobby B. Keyes, “Sax” Gordon Beadle, The Young Adults at Slater Mill, 11 am, Free

The Wankys (Uk), Who Killed Spikey Jacket?, Cabbageheads (Mi), and Funeral Cone at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

8/31
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

9/1
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Open Sewing Circle at AS220, 9 pm, Free

July 28, 2015July 29, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday: RI Future’s arts and entertainment calendar

RIFuture is a fine institution that has made important contributions to the Rhode Island news culture as the ProJo has shrunk in both scope and talent while the news channels have become more corporatized. It is our hope that this new feature – the ‘Tuesday to Tuesday Arts and Entertainment Calendar’ will bring a lighter side to the fare. As we move into the dog days of summer, I’m open to tips and press releases regarding the events you or someone you know may be holding in the next few weeks. Feel free to e-mail data to me at andrew.james.stewart.rhode.island@gmail.com.

MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

7/28
Get Out! Cardboard Rockets at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person
Something fun to do with the kids and probably a minor refresher on the basic physics of aviation.
7/29
Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5
Why not try out something new and help a working-class instructor at the same time. I do not subscribe to the theology underlying yoga itself, but the exercises and poses are helping me overcome some back issues and are worth checking out.
7/30
CAPOTE at Warwick Public Library, 7 pm, Free -or- Movies on the Block: BLADE RUNNER at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free
This one is a tough call, so I will advise both, it depends on where you located in the state. CAPOTE is a fantastic retelling of how the true crime novel In Cold Blood was composed by the titular author, whereas BLADE RUNNER remains one of the greatest visions of the future in the past three decades, a film I rank with STAR WARS as the best science fiction pictures in American history.
7/31
RI Peoples Assembly: Emancipation Day Festival at Temple of Music Roger Williams Park, 12:25, Free -and- Food Truck Fridays at Carousel Village in Roger Williams Park, 5 pm, Free admission
Take a trip over to Roger Williams Park and help some local businessmen by sampling their great food along with celebrating the end of American slavery. The two are located essentially next to each other, so it is an easy task.
8/1
August Gallery Reception at AS220 Galleries, 5 pm, Free
AS220 continues to be one of the great centers of art in the Providence area and this is a great opportunity to take in some of their new works.
8/2
THE EMPIRE REVUE PRESENTS “THE OCEAN SHOW” at AS220 Main Stage, 8 pm, $10
A comedy-music spectacular about the ocean blue, including a selection of seafaring tunes. What’s to dislike?
8/3
“THE SOCIAL AVENGER” A reading written and directed by LENNY SCHWARTZ at Arctic Playhouse, 8 pm, $10
Lenny Schwartz is a prolific and versatile writer who has put his talent to work in a variety of genres and this should be a great night.
8/4
Rhode Island International Festival Opening Night at PPAC, 7 pm, $15/$50 for Gala Event also
The weeklong RIIFF is a mainstay of RI film culture and opening night is usually a great event to attend. Tickets can be purchased here.

7/28
Get Out! Cardboard Rockets at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Newport BridgeFest at Queen Anne Square, 8 am-Midnight, Free

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Native Giant, Neutrinos, Eric and the Nothing, Pyramid at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6

Armageddon Shop Presents: Windhand, Pilgram, and Second Grave at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $10

Newport BridgeFest at Queen Anne Square, 8 am-Midnight, Free

7/29
Blithewold’s Summer Concert Series: Music at Sunset at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 5 pm, Member $7, Non-Member $10

Wheels at Work: Ambulance at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Newport BridgeFest at Queen Anne Square, 8 am-Midnight, Free

Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Empty Vessels – La Luna – Terror Eyes – Take Nothing, Leave Everything at AS220 Main Stage, 9pm, $7

7/30
CAPOTE at Warwick Public Library, 7 pm, Free

Summer Concert Series presented by ALEX AND ANI at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, 6 pm, $10

newportFILM Outdoors! WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? at Doris Duke’s Rough Point, 8:30 pm (sunset), Free (Sugg. donation $5)

Newport BridgeFest at Queen Anne Square, 8 am-Midnight, Free

Yoga in the Garden at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, $10 member, $15 non-member Pre-paid 1-month unlimited pass

Introduction to Mat Cutting at AS220 Media Arts, 6 pm, $65

Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Manton Avenue Project Presents “Go Team!: The Sports Plays” at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, Pay what you can

Holiday Music, No Hands, Worst Gift, 14 Foot 1 at Psychic Readings, 9:30 pm, $6

Movies on the Block: BLADE RUNNER at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free

7/31
Family Fun Friday: Rolie Polie Guacamole at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, Included with admission

Food Truck Fridays at Carousel Village in Roger Williams Park, 5 pm, Free admission

Manton Avenue Project Presents “Go Team!: The Sports Plays” at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, Pay what you can

Sun Bears, Prism, Skunk Jesus, and Hungry Freaks at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

8/1
Stars and Night Sky at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

ALEX AND ANI Sunday Jazz Series at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vinyard, 1 pm, $10 per car

Manton Avenue Project Presents “Go Team!: The Sports Plays” at AS220’s Blackbox, 2 pm, Pay what you can

Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4 pm, Free

August Gallery Reception at AS220 Galleries, 5 pm, Free
AS220 Main Gallery at 115 Empire St.: Sonny With a Chance of Clouds: New Photographs by James “Sonny” Walker & BITTER/SWEET: New Photographs by Brittany Marcoux
OPEN WINDOW: Girl Talk: New Paintings by Sarah Samways
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Embroidered Stories: New Work by Chloe Cooper
AS220 Project Space at 93 Mathewson St.: Bird’s Eye View: New Work by Mara Metcalf
AS220 Reading Room: FAB ACADEMY Year End Review
Resident’s Gallery @131 Washington St.: Upcycled Life: new work by Steve Duque

Top 5 Fiend Presents: Morris & The East Coast, The Quins, Wild Sun at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

Improv Jones at AS220 Black Box, 10 pm, $5

RI Peoples Assembly: Emancipation Day Festival at Temple of Music Roger Williams Park, 12:25, Free

8/2
Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intermediate Ballet w/ Stephanie Albanese at 95 Empire Dance Studio, Noon, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

THE EMPIRE REVUE PRESENTS “THE OCEAN SHOW” at AS220 Main Stage, 8 pm, $10

I Eat Rocks / Mis(s)invader / Sauna Heat / Vanilla Function at Aurora, 9 pm, $5 (18+)

8/3
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

TOP 5 FIEND PRESENTS: Warbler Roost, Accidental Seabirds, Community Center, John Faraone at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $7

“THE SOCIAL AVENGER” A reading written and directed by LENNY SCHWARTZ at Arctic Playhouse, 8 pm, $10

8/4
Rhode Island International Festival Opening Night at PPAC, 7 pm, $15/$50 for Gala Event also

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

OPEN Sewing Circle * a night of making things * at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, Free

wichita, small talk, he heard footsteps at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday: RI Future’s arts and entertainment calendar (UPDATED 7/22)

MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

7/21
HOME/RUN: A Play at Matthewson Street Church Black Box, 8 pm, $5-10
It would be a conflict of interest if I did not mention I know one of the writers here from my film festival days. But I honestly do think that this sort of interactive theatre is important, it helps generate a dialogue about our society and how it operates. And with Providence in the midst of all sorts of lunatic plots to gentrify the neighborhoods while bailing out billionaires so they can build baseball stadiums, we need these sorts of dialogues that democratize our understanding of home more than ever.
7/22
The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, 7:30 pm, Pay What You Decide
The author of this play previous was nominated for a 2014 Pulitzer but returned to the drawing board for a second draft. This should be impressive.
7/23
Movies on the Block: THE SHINING at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free
Kubrick’s classic horror film remains chilling after 35 years because he was making a truly amazing film. Having studied him in college, I can also say that this is much deeper than you think and that the recent ROOM 237 was closer to the mark than you might think in terms of the subtext about genocide.
7/24
FringePVD: “WRITER’S BLOCK” BY RADIOACTIVE THEATRE COMPANY at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $5-$10
To be honest, I have no idea what this play is about but, since I know very well what writer’s block is, I imagine it might appeal to anyone inclined to epistolary.
7/25
Cultural Survival Bazaar at Tiverton Four Corners Art Center, 10 am-5 pm, Free
This is a arts and crafts festival featuring works from the so-called Third World, something that intrigues me to no end.
7/26
Outdoor Summer Concerts: French Roast at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 6-8 pm, $10 General Admission/$5 Children 12 and under/$5 Botanical Center Conservancy members
This is a Franco-American band that does especially Canadian and Bayou music, plus it’s located in one of my favorite parks in the state. What’s not to love?
7/27
VIOLET / RRLEW / VALISE / MUYASSAR KURDI / GYNA BOOTLEG at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6
Six dollars for five bands at one of the best locations in Providence, why not?
7/28
Get Out! Cardboard Rockets at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person
Something fun to do with the kids and probably a minor refresher on the basic physics of aviation.

7/21
Get Out! Sundials at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

The Newport Music Festival at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, To purchase tickets, call Newport Festival Box Office at 401-849-0700

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

FringePVD: THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET: A BUSKER’S DIGITAL ROCK & ROLL STORY by Andrew Potter at AS220’s Blackbox, 7-1:15 pm, $5-$10

Kid Fame, Jaz Marley, Adrenaline the Rapper, and Project Five Star at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

Slouch + Noway + Disipline + The Daffy and Daisy Chain at Psychic Readings, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

HOME/RUN: A Play at Matthewson Street Church Black Box, 8 pm, $5-10

Tuesday Night Film Series: THEY WILL OUTLIVE US ALL (RI Premiere) at The Arctic Playhouse, 7 pm, $10.00/$7.00 seniors/$5.00 children under 12

7/22
Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Jenkins Construction presents A Concert by The Toe Jam Puppet Band at Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, 10-11 am, Free

Jenkins Construction presents A Concert by Meehan Krous at Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, 7-8 pm, Free

Wheels at Work: Backhoe Loader at Providence Children’s Museum, 10-Noon, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, 7:30 pm, Pay What You Decide

FringePVD: “EN-SEM-BLE” BY FREQUENCY WRITERS at AS220’s Blackbox, 7:30 pm, $5-$10

FringePVD: “a.vanishing.point” by PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE NOVELTY COMPANY at AS220’s Blackbox, 8:30 pm, $5-$10

SURVIVORS OF THE KRAKEN // GELATINUS CUBE // GREGORY MCKILLOP // RYAN PRATT at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/23
Best of Rhode Island Party 2015 at Providence Performing Arts Center, 5:30-9:30 pm, $55-$65

Hank West and the Smokin’ Hots at The Towers, 7-10 pm, $15

Summer Concert Series presented by ALEX AND ANI at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, 6-9 pm, $10

newportFILM Outdoors! THE DIPLOMAT – presented by Lila Delman Real Estate I at Redwood Library & Athenaeum, 8:30 pm (sunset), Free

The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, 7:30 pm, Pay What You Decide

Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15-7:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

FringePVD: THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET: A BUSKER’S DIGITAL ROCK & ROLL STORY at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $5-$10

FringePVD: “WRITER’S BLOCK” BY RADIOACTIVE THEATRE COMPANY @ AS220’s Blackbox, 8:30 pm, $5-$10

Mmere Dane Group and Four Agreements at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $5

FringePVD: “TOUCHSTONE/SALMON/FROSTING” BY THE ERGOT PLAYERS at AS220’s Blackbox, 9:30 pm, $5-$10

Movies on the Block: THE SHINING at Grants Block, 7:30 pm, Free

VERONICA GUERIN at Warwick Public Library, 7 pm, Free

Fringe PVD: TRANS* at Paff Auditorium in the URI Feinstein Providence Campus, 8 pm, $5-$10

7/24
Family Fun Friday: Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am-1 pm, Free

The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, 7:30 pm, Pay What You Decide

FringePVD: “WRITER’S BLOCK” BY RADIOACTIVE THEATRE COMPANY at AS220’s Blackbox, 7 pm, $5-$10

FringePVD: “OXYPROBLEM” BY MCQUADE8PRODUCTIONS at AS220’s Blackbox, 8 pm, $5-$10

FringePVD: “a.vanishing.point” by PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE NOVELTY COMPANY at AS220’s Blackbox, 9 pm, $5-$10

Toad and the Stooligans, True Blue, and Bored with Four at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/25
Cultural Survival Bazaar at Tiverton Four Corners Art Center, 10 am-5 pm, Free

Stars and Night Sky at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, 7:30 pm, Pay What You Decide

Introduction to the Laser Cutter at AS220 Labs, 10 am-1 pm, $80

Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4-7 pm, No cover

FringePVD: “SEARCH FOR THE FORBIDDEN BLANK: AN IMPROVISED CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE WITH PUPPETS” BY THE IMPROVISED PUPPET PROJECT at AS220’s Blackbox, 8 pm, $5-$10

Rampant Decay, Deathface and Timecop Beach Party at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

WHITE MYSTERY (CHI), DIRTY FENCES (NYC), ATLANTIC THRILLS (PVD) at Psychic Readings, 10 pm-1 am, $10

Saturday Night Leftovers 2.0 PART III at The Parlour, 7 pm, $5

Halfway Home / Sic Vita / Shore City / SPC / Bears Bears Bears at The Met, 8 pm-1 am, $8 adv/$10 day of

Fringe PVD: TRANS* at Paff Auditorium in the URI Feinstein Providence Campus, 7 pm, $5-$10

7/26
Cultural Survival Bazaar at Tiverton Four Corners Art Center, 10 am-5 pm, Free

Stars and Night Sky at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9-10 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30-11:30 am, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intermediate Ballet Class at 95 Empire Studio, Noon-1:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Spiritual Recess, Great News and Bukkake Moms at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6

Outdoor Summer Concerts: French Roast at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 6-8 pm, $10 General Admission/$5 Children 12 and under/$5 Botanical Center Conservancy members

7/27
BridgeFest Sunset Soiree at Sanford-Covell Villa Marina, 6-8:30 pm, $30

Newport BridgeFest at Queen Anne Square, 8 am-Midnight, Free

Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

VIOLET / RRLEW / VALISE / MUYASSAR KURDI / GYNA BOOTLEG at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/28
Get Out! Cardboard Rockets at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Newport BridgeFest at Queen Anne Square, 8 am-Midnight, Free

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

Native Giant, Neutrinos, Eric and the Nothing, Pyramid at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6

Armageddon Shop Presents: Windhand, Pilgram, and Second Grave at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $10

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015

Providence gets $300,000 ArtPlace America grant

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With the intention of helping to spruce up the Upper South Providence neighborhood, the Creative Capital recently won a $300,000 ArtPlace America grant.

The project, ‘Illuminating Trinity’, will focus on renovating the Grace Church Cemetery and build capacity and programs at Southside Cultural Center.

“We have seen arts and culture transform our city and we know that cultural expression in our neighborhoods is just as important as in downtown,” said Mayor Jorge Elorza. “I am grateful ArtPlace America has decided to join our efforts by helping provide this opportunity to improve Trinity Square.”

The program also will bring to Providence one of two pilot programs, Community Innovation Lab, developed by EmcArts, which integrates art and artists into the process of developing systemic change.

“We’re thrilled to be working alongside Mayor Elorza, RI-LISC, and the other partners to harvest the unique power of local artists and cultural workers to catalyze systemic change,” says Richard Evans, president of EmcArts. “Public safety is a complex problem. It requires questioning old assumptions, collaborating across boundaries, deep understanding of local system dynamics, and rehearsing many potential strategies for change. The Community Innovation Lab framework creates space for high-impact, creative solutions to emerge and builds a robust network of advocates to ensure that those strategies get implemented.”

Other organizations participating include RI Black Storytellers, RI Latino Arts, the Cambodian Society, the Laotian Society, ECAS Theater, and RISD.

AS220 also applied for the same grant. I sat down with AS220 founder Bert Crenca, who shared his thoughts on the topic.

July 13, 2015July 20, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday: RI Future’s arts and entertainment calendar

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MY PICKS
Here is my selection of events that you should definitely consider checking out this week.

7/14
The Tuesday Night Film Series Presents GUITAR #1711 & LIZBETH: A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE at The Arctic Playhouse, 7-10 pm, $10.00/$7.00 seniors/$5.00 children under 12
This one was a tough pick because both Josh Gravel, who is running the Arkham Film Society screening at AS220, and Ric Rebelo, whose film LIZBETH is showing here, were major forces in my life when I volunteered for them at the RI Horror Film Fest a decade ago. However, despite my love of trash cinema, I have to give Ric the benefit of the doubt, he’s a Communications Professor at Bristol Community College who knows his stuff and has a great grasp of all things horrific in the Ocean State. Furthermore, I can’t deny that watching how a guitar is made fascinates me to no end.
7/15
Intro to the 35mm Camera at AS220 Media Arts, 7-9 pm, $45
I’m a very retro kind of person, I like phonographs better than MP3s and prefer my films on reel-to-reel projection. Furthermore, I think humanity has genuinely lost something in transitioning from the old chemical process over to digital photography. So this is right up my alley and probably will prove to be the skill to have when the dust settles and people realize trying to get the best digital camera is futile.
7/16
Movies on the Block: JAWS at Grants Block, Dusk circa 8 pm, Free
It’s one of the greatest films of the 1970s, the picture that singlehandedly created the summer blockbuster, and was the launching pad for all things Spielberg. The acting remains strong, the music by John Williams is fantastic, and even after four decades, the terror still is gripping despite the fact the shark looked fake the day it was released. Who can resist?
7/17
“Die, Mommie, Die” by Charles Busch at 2nd Story Theatre, Select Thurs, Fri., Sat., Sun. 7:30PM, $10-$25
This is the preview night performance of a biting satire. Featuring a drag queen as the protagonist, this send-up of 1950’s and 60’s domineering matriarch films, like MOMMIE DEAREST, has already been made into a film and promises to be hilarious.
7/18
9th Annual Greatness of Gospel: Shakespeare in the Spirit at Mixed Magic Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20
Gospel music, a multi-ethnic theatre company, and the Bard? This is too good not to miss. This performance proves claims that the Bard is unable to be rescued from the imperialist tradition that spawned him is for naught.
7/19
NEAC presents: Shryne/Jon&Sara/Mattera/Mars Lazzarus at Fatt Squirrel, 8 pm, $8 (21+)
I’ve only heard two of these performers before, Shryne and Mars Lazarus. But it’s on that basis I am making the recommendation. Shryne is a multi-piece band that has some real talent in terms of instrumental arrangement, while Mars is simply a fantastic guitarist.
7/20
No Time to Waste at Providence Children’s Museum, Four 20-minute shows at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person
Kids-friendly fare is pretty hard to come by, and fare that imparts an important message about our oh-so-fragile ecology is simply an endangered species. This is a 20 minute show about recycling and how kids can become active participants in the effort. This is something we all need to become experts in, our lives in fact depend on it. So even if you are child-free, check this out and update your skill sets.
7/21
HOME/RUN: A Play at Matthewson Street Church Black Box, 8 pm, $5-10
It would be a conflict of interest if I did not mention I know one of the writers here from my film festival days. But I honestly do think that this sort of interactive theatre is important, it helps generate a dialogue about our society and how it operates. And with Providence in the midst of all sorts of lunatic plots to gentrify the neighborhoods while bailing out billionaires so they can build baseball stadiums, we need these sorts of dialogues that democratize our understanding of home more than ever.

7/14
Get Out! Solar Printing at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

WaterFire Providence, 8:20 pm, Free

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

The Wishing, Tiny Diamond, Speak Easy, Michael Graham and the Lewd Waters at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

The Tuesday Night Film Series Presents GUITAR #1711 & LIZBETH: A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE at The Arctic Playhouse, 7-10 pm, $10.00/$7.00 seniors/$5.00 children under 12
GUITAR #1711 is a short documentary about the construction of guitars directed by Guy Benoit while Ricardo Rebelo’s LIZBETH: A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE tells the true story of the Ocean State’s own Lizzie Borden. Directors will be on hand for Q & A afterwards.

Arkham Film Society: DEVIL STORY at AS220 Black Box, Doors 8:30 pm, Show at 9, $5
A z-grade picture described as “one of the craziest most non-sensical bad movies ever made”. Directed and written by Bernard Launois, the film has a 3.8 out of 10 rating on IMDB and includes a deformed killer, a phantasmic horse, and a mummy who somehow has become confined to a boat inside a mountain.

7/15
Blithewold Summer Concert Series: Music at Sunset at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 5 pm, Member $7/Non-Member $10

Jenkins Construction presents A Concert by The Rusty Cheetahs at Ballard Park Quarry Meadow, 7-8:30 pm, Free (Patrons are asked to used Hazard Road entrance, rain date is 7/16.)

Wheels at Work: Fire Truck at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am-Noon, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Intro to the 35mm Camera at AS220 Media Arts, 7-9 pm, $45

Kyoshi, Sea Urchin and Geo Trio at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/16
Art Connection-RI Summer Exhibit Reception & Artist’s Talk at URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery, 5-8 pm, Free

FREE MOVIE SCREENING! GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK at Warwick Public Library, 7 pm, Free

Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:15-7:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Free Speech Thursdays Presents: Providence Poetry Slam at AS220 Main Stage, 8-11:30 pm, $6

Mayor Daley, Mother Tongue, Dust Cloud, and Dungeon Broads at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $5

Movies on the Block: JAWS at Grants Block, Dusk circa 8 pm, Free

7/17
Family Fun Friday: Keith Munslow at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am-1 pm, Included with admission

“Die, Mommie, Die” by Charles Busch at 2nd Story Theatre, Select Thurs, Fri., Sat., Sun. 7:30PM, $10-$25

Kick-off for Rhode Island’s 10th 48 Hour Film Project Competition at AS220 Main Stage, 4-7:30 pm, Free

Lulz! Comedy Open Mic at Psychic Readings, 9-11:30 pm, Free

Top 5 Fiend presents The Viennagram, The New Highway Hymnal, Black Oil Incinerator at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $7

7/18
9th Annual Greatness of Gospel: Shakespeare in the Spirit at Mixed Magic Theatre, 7:30 pm, $20

Basic Survival Course at Providence Zen Center, 8 am-1 pm, $235

Bubble Blowout at Providence Children’s Museum, 11 am-2 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Introduction to the Laser Cutter at AS220 Labs, 10 am-1 pm, $80

Introduction to the CNC Router at AS220 Labs, 2-6 pm, $100

Traditional Irish Music Session at AS220 Bar & FOO(D), 4-7 pm, No cover

STEVEN CERIO book release/film screening/poster signing at AS220 Black Box, 7-10 pm, free

QUILT + special guests at Psychic Readings, 10 pm-1 am, $10

7/19
9th Annual Greatness of Gospel: Shakespeare in the Spirit at Mixed Magic Theatre, 3 pm and 7:30 pm, $20

Basic Survival Course at Providence Zen Center, 8 am-1 pm, $235

Bubble Blowout at Providence Children’s Museum, 11 am-2 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

FINAL DAY! Ghost Hit Wall by Hao Ni at Yellow Peril Gallery, 3-8 pm, Free Admission
An eclectic series of video, mixed media installations, sculptures, and drawings.

ALEX AND ANI Sunday Jazz Series at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, 1-4 pm, $10 per car

Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9-10 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30-11:30 am, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Drop-off for Rhode Island’s 10th 48 Hour Film Project Competition at AS220 Main Stage, Noon-8 pm, Turn in by 7:30 to be eligible for prizes and awards.

Intermediate Ballet Class at 95 Empire Studio, Noon-1:30 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

NEAC presents: Shryne/Jon&Sara/Mattera/Mars Lazzarus at Fatt Squirrel, 8 pm, $8 (21+)

7/20
The Newport Music Festival at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, To purchase tickets, call Newport Festival Box Office at 401-849-0700

No Time to Waste at Providence Children’s Museum, Four 20-minute shows at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class/$60 for 6 classes

Darklands, Burglary Years, Hemingway and Holy Hands at Psychic Readings, 9 pm-1 am, $6

7/21
Get Out! Sundials at Providence Children’s Museum, 1-3 pm, Free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person

The Newport Music Festival at Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am, To purchase tickets, call Newport Festival Box Office at 401-849-0700

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

FringePVD: THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET: A BUSKER’S DIGITAL ROCK & ROLL STORY by Andrew Potter at AS220’s Blackbox, 7-1:15 pm, $5-$10

Kid Fame, Jaz Marley, Adrenaline the Rapper, and Project Five Star at AS220 Main Stage, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

Slouch + Noway + Disipline + The Daffy and Daisy Chain at Psychic Readings, 9:30 pm-1 am, $6

HOME/RUN: A Play at Matthewson Street Church Black Box, 8 pm, $5-10

June 30, 2015July 1, 2015

Tuesday to Tuesday arts schedule

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Here’s you schedule for this week in the arts and entertainment world. As a brief side-note, I am just beginning my tenure here with RIFuture, so any and all assistance and tips are genuinely appreciated. Feel free to drop me a line at andrew.james.stewart.rhode.island@gmail.com.

6/30
LAST DAY! Get Real at Spring Bull Gallery, Noon-5 pm, Free admission
Featuring artwork by Del-Bourree Bach, Kyle Bartlett, Deonta Beauchine, Joan Boghossian, Barnet Fain, Carol FitzSimonds, William Hyett, Robert Lavoie, John MacGowan, Johanna McKenzie, and Michele Porior-Mazzone

Ghost Hit Wall by Hao Ni at Yellow Peril Gallery, Thu-Fri 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun Noon-5 pm, Free Admission, June 11, 2015-July 19
An eclectic series of video, mixed media installations, sculptures, and drawings

Fine Artists of the Jewelry District at ArtProv Gallery, Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m., every Gallery Night Providence, and weekend/evening viewings by appointment, June 3, 2015-July 24, 2015
Featuring artwork of the late Alfred DeCredico, Cesare DeCredico, Ira Garber, Patricia Hansen, Bunny Harvey, Nick Paciorek and Allison Paschke

My Sky: an exhibit exploring the universe at Providence Children’s Museum, 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Free with $9 museum admission

Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5 drop-in

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

Dr. Jones And The Shiners, Hoochie Coochie Men and Tommy Alexander at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm, $6

Top 5 Fiend Presents: Sgt. Baker & The Clones, The Wolf Hongos, Tomorrow And Tomorrow, and Rich Polseno at Psychic Readings, 9 pm, $6

7/1
Wheels at Work: Bobcat Utility Vehicle at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am-Noon, Free with $9 museum admission

Open Level Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30 pm-8 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

Vinyasa Yoga with Julie Shore at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, Noon-1 pm, $5 per class

Laurie Amat, Brian 4 Ever, Paper Balls w/ David Grollman, Lucio Menegon and Jeff Barsky, + Flandrew Fleisenberg at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

Lulz! Comedy Night at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-11:30 pm, $6

7/2
Works by Abbot Low, New Paintings by Candace Cotterman Thibeault and Ceramics by Will Heacock at Bristol Art Museum, Thurs-Sun 1 to 4 pm, Admission $2 non-members

Evening Yoga at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio with Jamie Arnold, 6:15 -7:30 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

Free Speech Thursdays Presents: Providence Poetry Slam at AS220 Main Stage, 8-11:30 pm, $4

Movies on the Block: Breakin’ at Grant’s Block, 7:30 pm, Free

7/3
Family Fun Friday: Toe Jam Puppet Band at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 11 am-1 pm, Included with admission

Skyjelly, Deep Likes, Jarva Land + Special Appearance By Josh Kemp Of Beta Motel at AS220 Main Stage, 9 pm-1 am, $6

Live Bait presents Lucky at 95 Empire Black Box, 10-11:45 pm, $7

7/4
Chalk the Walk at Providence Children’s Museum, 9 am-6 pm, Free with $9 museum admission

Standpoints at Just Art Contemporary Art Gallery, Fri-Sat 12-5 pm, Free Admission

7/5
LAST DAY! Art Exhibit on the Figure at Imago Gallery, Thurs 4-8 pm, Fri and Sat Noon-8 pm; Sun 11 am-3 pm, Free Admission
Featuring the art work of Carl Keitner, Martha Antaya, Allison Newsome, Jessie Nickerson, and Germana Rodrigues

Stars and Night Sky at Providence Children’s Museum, 10 am-3 pm, Free with $9 museum admission

ALEX AND ANI Sunday Jazz Series At Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vinyard, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Admission $10 per car

Core Workout with Daniel Shea at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 9-10 am, $5

Beginner Ballet at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 10:30-11:30 am, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

Intermediate Ballet with Stephanie Albanese at 95 Empire Dance Studio, 12-1:30 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

The 9th EMPIRE REVUE – The Literature Show at AS220 Main Stage, 8-10 pm, $8 at http://ninthanniversary.brownpapertickets.com

7/6
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 6:30-8 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

From Scratch: A Works in Process Night at AS220’s Blackbox, 7-9 pm, $7

7/7
Stretch & Strength at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 12-1 pm, $5

Open Life Drawing at AS220, 6 pm-8:30, $6

Intermediate Ballet Class with Danielle Davidson at AS220 Live Arts Dance Studio, 7:15 pm-8:45 pm, $13 per class, $60 for 6 classes

OPEN Sewing Circle * a night of making things * at Psychic Readings, 9-11:30 pm, Free