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Rhode Island Tourism - Event Listings
Statewide events for the next 30-days

  • Fine Furnishings and Fine Craft Show
    Homeowners, art lovers, fine craft collectors, interior designers and architects should all plan to attend the Fine Furnishings and Fine Craft Show to discover an incredible resource for the finest in handcrafted furniture, decorative accessories, fine craft and original art. Talented artisans from across North America display and sell their wares. Goods may be purchased at the show and special commissions and custom orders are always welcome. Fri and Sat 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adults 10.00
  • Richard Grimes Percussionist
    Richard Grimes is an accomplished solo percussionist, known primarily for his electric cimbalom playing in the Boston Pop rock band Cordis. His trademark is playing the cimbalom through tube amplification and running it through a multitude of effects to create the signature searing tones that define the band. Grimes also writes the entire catalogue of music for the band, which is made up of electric 6-string cello, analogue keyboards, drums, bass, and percussion - and including instruments that have to be created specially for the group. Grimes also composes for solo cimbalom, solo marimba, and chamber percussion ensembles under Bachovich Publications.
  • Rhode Island Preservation The Celebration
    To celebrate the positive impact preservation has on Rhode Island communities PRI and the RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission are throwing a party This new annual event will feature the Rhode Island Preservation Awards, now a joint program between the statewide non-profit, PRI, and the statewide agency, the RIHPHC Tickets are 1512 PRI members Tickets include the awards presentation, appetizers and a cash bar of local beer and wine
  • Ninigret Quilters Show Block By Block
    Hundreds of quilts, demonstrations, questions and answers sessions. Auction Gently used books table, Machine and fabric vendors, Miniature quilt silent auction. Childrens free drawin for 2 used sewing machines Raffle tickets 1 each, 32,1510 Refreshments Friday-Sunday 10am to 4pm Admission 5.00 Westerly Armory, 8 Dixon Street, Westerly, RI 02891
  • Boy Scout Pin and Beltloop Days
    Boy Scouts are invited to the Zoo for a day of fun and discovery just for them. While enjoying the exhibits, scouts will learn about wildlife from Zoo staff and earn their Wildlife Conservation Pin and Beltloop. Pre-registration is required. For more information, visit www.rwpzoo.org beginning in mid-summer, or call 401-785-3510 x352
  • Boo at the Zoo Family Overnight
    Head to Roger Williams Park Zoo for a fun-filled overnight adventure guaranteed to give you goose bumps. From spiders to bats to wolves and more, misunderstood animals have been the stuff of scary movies and books for ages. Get the skinny from Zoo staff as they bust some myths about these creatures and the very important role they play in the world. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.rwpzoo.org for further details, pricing, and to register, or call 401-785-3510.
  • Spooky Zoo
    Head to the Zoo for a frighteningly fun time this Halloween season. Grab fun treats on the Wetlands Trick or Treat Trail, enjoy seasonal entertainment and spooky surprises including pumpkin carving demonstrations, live music, games tent, amazing animal encounters, costumed characters, pumpkin treats for the animals and more. Kids 12 and under who come in costume receive half-priced admission. Activities run from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and are free with zoo admission.
  • Festival Ballet Presents Widows Broom
    This is the story of a witchs worn-out broom that befriends a widow and her son, to the growing distrust of her neighbors. The action includes a broom-riding convocation of witches swirling around a boiling cauldron, a magical broom helping the lives of a kind-hearted widow and her son, and the ultimate outwitting of xenophobic neighbors by a simple woman only wanting peace and quiet. The ending of The Widows Broom is a triumph that is both satisfying and delicious.
  • Hayes Greenfields Music For A Green Planet
    Joyful, jazzy and witty music that celebrates the environment. Great for families, little kids and people of all ages. Bring a picnic blanket and come and enjoy your favorite folk songs put to words about keeping our planet green. Trader Joes food for free Tickets 7.00 under 16 and 12.00 for adults.
  • FirstWorks presents Devil Music Ensemble
    Just in time for Halloween, the Devil Music Ensemble will perform their original score, set live to Draculas silent film debut - directed by F.W. Murnau in 1922. Versatile and genre spanning, the ensemble explores different sonic territory with every new project they undertake, composing and performing original scores to silent classics of the silver screen.
  • FirstWorks presents Cirque Mechanics
    The incomparable Cirque Mechanics fly, climb and contort their way through rotating gears, trampoline walls and aerial hoops. Headlining FirstWorks Festival 2009, this international troupe of veterans from Cirque du Soleil, Pickle Family Circus and Moscow Circus transform PPAC into a wondrous Birdhouse Factory. Inspired by the masterful industrial murals of Diego Rivera, the illustrations of Rube Goldberg, and the political slapstick of Charlie Chaplin, these literally off-the-wall performers delight audiences of all ages.
  • FirstWorks presents Providence Singers with Boston Modern Orchestra
    The 100-voice Providence Singers season opener features masterworks expressly written for chorus and percussion. Highlighted by a world premiere by Grammy-nominated composer Tarik ORegan, the program includes the New England premiere of Lou Harrisons epic La Koro Sutro The Heart Sutra, featuring an American gamelan ensemble, a world premiere by Grammy-nominated composer Tarik ORegan, a double-chorus work by Rhode Island-raised Nico Muhly, and works by American Masters Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Presented in collaboration with Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
  • FirstWorks presents HORSE
    Taiwans first all male dance company captures the changing aesthetics of today with explosive energy. Based on their observations of male bodies in the urban landscape, the award-winning HORSE has created a feast of dances set to music by composers ranging from Mozart and Bach to John Cage and Michael Gordon. Synthesizing elements of experimental theater, drama and mime, the playful vignettes of Velocity explore how the frenetic nature of contemporary society pulls people and things apart. Presented as part of FirstWorks Festival 2009. For the full festival schedule visit www.first-works.org.
  • Jewish Genealogy Workshop
    This two-part genealogy workshop is offered in collaboration with the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association. The first session includes an overview of RIJHA resources. The second session focuses on RIHS resources and leaves time for hands-on research under the guidance of RIHS staff and workshop leaders. Presenters include Barbara Carroll, who has been doing genealogical and historical research since 1986, and Dr. George M. Goodwin is co-editor of The Jews of Rhode Island and editor of Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes. The fee per session is 15 for RIHS and RIJHA members, and 20 for non-members. Please register in advance by calling 273-8107 x12. Space is limited to 20 participants.
  • The RIHS presents Home Movie Day
    Do you have home movies on film you havent seen in years Dont throw them away -bring them to Home Movie Day. Local film archivists will discuss film preservation, home movies, and amateur films of regional interest. Bring your home movies andor amateur films on 8mm, super 8mm, and 16mm to be screened, sorry, no video on the following drop off days Saturday, October 10, Wednesday, October 21, Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23 from 10 - 5 pm. Drop off location is the Rhode Island Historical Society Library, 121 Hope Street, Providence. The films you bring need not have been made by you or your family. Films will be screened on a first-come, first-serve basis. Screen time is limited.
  • If These Walls Could Talk... RI Reds Hockey Its Past and Present
    The Rhode Island Reds havent played a hockey game in 32 years, but theres still a group of fans cheering for them the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society. Join us in welcoming Buster Clegg, a former Reds g