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Rhode Island Events Calendar
| ARTS & CRAFTS SHOWS |
Tea by the Sea Ceramic Exhibition -- Newport
Now through April 5, 2010
This show highlights the tradition of creating tea vessels -- teapots, tea cups and tea accessories.
Location: Newport Potters Guild, 302 Thames Street.
Information: 401-619-4880 or visit http://newportpottersguild.com. |
Craftopia - Pawtucket
April 11, 2010
Craftopia is a day-long, juried arts and crafts event featuing 65 established and emerging artisans, most from Rhode Island. There will be a wide spectrum of craft represented as well as music, food and a raffle to benefit Provdence's Everett Dance Theatre. Location: Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free.
Information: info@rhodycraft100.com |
Spring Craft Fair 2010 -- Tiverton
April 17, 2010 to April 18, 2010
More than 35 crafters and vendors offer their creations and products. Also, raffles, baked goods. Free admission and parking. Held rain or shine. Location: Knights of Columbus Hall, 28 Fish Road. Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: 401-396-9921 |
Fabrications Quilt Show -- North Kingstown
April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010
he Narragansett Bay Quilters' Association hosts a large quilt show, which includes 300 member quilts, classes, lectures, special exhibits, quilt raffle, vendors, children's activities, fashion show,small quilt auction, food, and more. Location: North Kingstown High School, 150 Fairway Drive. Time: Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $5l children under age 12 free with paying adult. Information: www.nbquilts.org |
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| CHILDREN & FAMILIES |
Camouflaged Egg Hunt –Bristol, Smithfield, Exeter
March 27, 2010
Children, ages 3 to 10, hunt for brown eggs in a natural setting and quickly learn how well the eggs camouflage. Prizes are awarded to all children, with grand prizes given to the finders of the “golden eggs.”
Locations:
Audubon Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope Street (Route 114), Bristol;
Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road (Route 5), Smithfield;
Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, Pardon Joslin Road Exeter.
Time: 10-11 a.m.; check-in, 9:30 a.m. Cost: $7. Information and registration: 401-949-5454, ext. 3041 |
Annual East Egg Hunt - Westerly
March 27, 2010
Annual spring time event features a visit with the Easter Bunny and Lucky the Duck. Bring your own basket and hunt for candy filled Easter eggs. For children ages 1 - 8.
Location: Wilcox Park, Broad Street.
Time: 1 p.m. Cost: Free.
Information: 401-596-7761 or visit www.westerlychamber.org |
Visit with the Easter Bunny -- Providence
April 2, 2010 to April 3, 2010
The Easter Bunny is returning to the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Come enjoy a spring day at the Zoo, along with a personal meet-and-greet and photo with the Easter Bunny, a fun Easter craft activity, a special spring-themed treat: decorate your own cookie; spring-themed storytelling. Ticket price includes admission to the Zoo for the day.
Location: Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Avenue.
Time: April 2, 1:30-3 p.m.; April 3, 10-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.
Cost: Adults, $21.95; children age 3-12, $15.95.
Information and tickets: 401-785-3510 ext. 343 or 401-941-4998. |
Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch -- Newport
April 3, 2010
Bring the children to meet the Easter Bunny and gather eggs on the oceanside lawn, then sit down for a scrumptious Easter brunch. Reservations required.
Location: Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue. Time: 10 a.m.
Information and reservations: 401-847-1000 ext. 140 |
Easter Egg Hunt -- Newport
April 3, 2010
The Easter Bunny will hop right into the Tennis Hall of Fame for an Easter Egg Hunt through the Museum. Easter Eggs and treats will be hidden throughout the Museum and photographs with the Easter Bunny will be available.
Location: 194 Bellevue Avenue.
Time: 10 a.m.-noon.
Information: 401-324-4055 or visit www.tennisfame.com |
Egg Hunt Safari -- Providence
April 3, 2010
Explore the Zoo and enjoy the animals, but along the way, take part in a hunt for hidden eggs, then turn them in for a prize. Every egg hunter will receive a prize, but keep your eyes open for a golden egg, 17 special dinosaur eggs. While you're hunting, enjoy other fun activities including special Egg-sploration Stations, the magic of Marvelous Marvin, Spring into Fun activity areas and up-close education animal encounters. Activities are included with zoo admission. Location: Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Avenue. Time: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Adults, $12; children ages 3 – 12, $6; seniors, $8. Information: 401-785-3510. |
Pawcatuck River Duck Race --Westerly
April 24, 2010
Twenty thousand yellow rubber ducks will be released into the Pawcatuck River to race for over 90 valuable prizes. Entertainment will include duck games, moonwalk, Ollie’s Rock Wall, food, and more.
Location: Donahue Park.
Time: Festivities begin at noon. Racing starts at 1 p.m
Information: 401-596-7761. |
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| COMEDY |
Irish Bits O’ Humor – Newport
Now through March 27, 2010
Newport's Award-winning Improv troupe offers limericks, laughs and leprechauns. Mostly made up on the spot from audience suggestions. Great fun for all ages. The Firehouse is always BYOB. Location: Firehouse Theater 4 Equality Place Park. Dates: March 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27. Time: 8 p.m. Information: 401-849-3473. |
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| FOOD, WINE, BEER |
"Wally's Cafe" – Newport
Now through March 28, 2010
A couple opens a diner near Las Vegas. It seems their only customer
is a footsore Illinois girl hitchhiking to Hollywood! Years later she
returns to bail out her old friends. No children under 12.
Location: Newport Playhouse & Cabaret, 106 Connell Highway.
Time: Friday, Saturday and Sunday Buffet 6:15 p.m. and curtain at 8 p.m.; Tuesday through Sunday Matinees, Buffet at 11:30 a.m. and curtain at 1 p.m.
Cost: Theatre only, $24.95; dinner, theater and cabaret, $49.95.
Information: 401-848-play (7529) or visit www.newportplayhouse.com. |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket
March 24, 2010
Experience Blackstone Valley’s rich ethnic culture and learn the secret ingredient that makes each stop unique. Learn to prepare Cha Gio - crispy spring rolls, Goi Cuon - fresh summer rolls, and Chao - rice chowder. Sit down to authentic Vietnamese cuisine - Xao Sa Ot - choice of tofu or meat and vegetable medley sauteed in lemon grass sauce sprinkled with roasted peanuts.
Location: Pho Horn's Authentic Vietnamese Restaurant, 50 Ann Mary Street.
Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $19.50 per person. Information and reservations: 401-724-2200 or visit www.tourblackstone.com. |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket
March 31, 2010
Experience Blackstone Valley’s rich ethnic culture and learn the secret ingredient that makes each stop unique. Learn how to make Plouffe's famous meat pie then sit down to a meal of the same.
Location: Cup N Saucer, 267 Main Street,
Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $19.50 per person. Information and reservations: 401-724-2200 or visit www.tourblackstone.com. |
Star Chefs at Gracie’s – Providence
April 5, 2010
The guest Star Chef and Gracie’s create a five-course menu paired with wine. The informal and intimate format allows the chefs to step out of the kitchen from time to time and talk with guests about the meal. Tonight’s guest chef is Even Mallett & Michael Honig from Honig Vineyards. Location: Gracie’s, 194 Washington Street. Cost: $100. Information: 401.272.7811. |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Woonsocket
April 7, 2010
Experience Blackstone Valley’s rich ethnic culture and learn the secret ingredient that makes each stop unique. Learn how a traditional French quiche is prepared. After the demonstration, enjoy a nuts and berry salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing, soup, and French quiche.
Location: The Cakery, 91 Main Street.
Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $19.50 per person. Information and reservations: 401-724-2200 or visit www.tourblackstone.com. |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket
April 14, 2010
Experience Blackstone Valley’s rich ethnic culture and learn the secret ingredient that makes each stop unique. Watch a cooking demonstration of chicken with fried plantains. After the demonstration, sit down to salad, red stew, hard or soft chicken, fried plantains, and white rice.
Location: Village Restaurant, 200 Main Street.
Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $19.50 per person. Information and reservations: 401-724-2200 or visit www.tourblackstone.com. |
Star Chefs at Gracie’s – Providence
May 16, 2010
The guest Star Chef and Gracie’s create a five-course menu paired with wine. The informal and intimate format allows the chefs to step out of the kitchen from time to time and talk with guests about the meal. Tonight’s guest chef is Maria Helm Sinskey of Napa Valley. Location: Gracie’s, 194 Washington Street. Cost: $100. Information: 401.272.7811. |
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| GARDENS |
Daffodil Days at Blithewold -- Barrington
April 10, 2010 to May 2, 2010
Blithewold's gardens come to life as 50,000 daffodils, early blooming bulbs, trees and shrubs enchant guests with their quiet beauty and subtle scents during the annual Daffodil Days. Afternoon tea will be served in the Dining Room of the Mansion, featuring scones, savories, and sweets. Tea is offered Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 1:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. seating. The cost of tea is $10 per person in addition to regular museum admission.
Location: Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Lane. Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors and students, $8; children ages 6-17, $2.
Information: 401-253-2707 or visit www.blithewold.org |
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| HISTORIC |
Fashion in Bloom at Blithewold – Barrington
April 25, 2010 to May 23, 2010
Coinciding with Daffodil Days, Fashion in Bloom will celebrate fashion through works in paper and fabric. Exhibit include fashion design sketches, paintings of vintage clothing, sculptural dresses made out of paper or fabric, unique paper dolls or paper flowers, and original fabric designs. Location: Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Lane.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors and students, $8; children ages 6-17, $2.
Information: 401-253-2707 or visit www.blithewold.org |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
Newport Restaurant Week Spring
Now through March 28, 2010
A three-course meal from some of the finest area restaurant without breaking the bank! From a steaming cup of chowder overlooking the harbor to fine dining in romantic restaurants, Newport County restaurants offer an array of creative menus. Three-course lunch is $16 and three-course dinner is $30.
Information: 401-845-9123 or visit www.gonewportrestaurantweek.com/ |
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| MUSEUMS |
Queen of the Insects: The Art of the Butterfly
Rhode Island School of Design – Providence
Now through May 9, 2010
Transformative, ephemeral, and otherworldly, the butterfly has enchanted cultures for hundreds of years. The butterfly motif has adorned a wide variety of design objects. Objects from the Costume and Textiles collections illustrate the universal impulse to capture the fleeting art of the butterfly. Juxtaposed with its usage in western design, the traditional symbolism of the butterfly in Asian art will be explored and decoded as a design inspiration and as a material in itself.
Location: RISD Museum, 224 Benefit Street.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open until 9 p.m. third Thursday of the month. Closed in August.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors over age 62, $7; college students and youth age 5-18, $3.
Information: 401-454-6500 or visit www.risdmuseum.org |
Mountains and Rivers: Scenic Views of Japan
Rhode Island School of Design – Providence
Now through July 10, 2010
Beginning in the early 19th century, landscape evolved into a popular theme in Japanese printmaking. This subject matter was transferred to the medium of woodblock printing, where richer content appeared. This exhibition will highlight depictions of famous places (meisho), including selections from the museum's complete set of Hiroshige's T˙kaid˙ (Eastern Sea Route) prints and Hokusai's series of the "Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji."
Location: RISD Museum, 224 Benefit Street.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open until 9 p.m. third Thursday of the month. Closed in August.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors over age 62, $7; college students and youth age 5-18, $3.
Information: 401-454-6500 or visit www.risdmuseum.org |
Watercolors in the Porcelain Gallery: Flower and Still Life Painters
Rhode Island School of Design – Providence
Now through March 31, 2010
The RISD Museum has one of the finest collections of 18th- and 19th-century British watercolors in this country. Rotating exhibitions of watercolors from this collection are on view in the Museum's Porcelain Gallery, home to an outstanding group of 18th-century figural ceramics. Now on view are works by British artists who specialized in painting flowers, fruits, birds and their nests. This subject matter appealed to both professional and amateur watercolorists, including a number of female artists. Location: RISD Museum, 224 Benefit Street.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open until 9 p.m. third Thursday of the month. Closed in August.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors over age 62, $7; college students and youth age 5-18, $3.
Information: 401-454-6500 or visit www.risdmuseum.org |
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| MUSIC |
Rhode Island Philharmonic Presents: Rossini, Schubert, Handel and Ginastera -- Providence
March 27, 2010
Rossini’s Barber of Seville, the Overture from Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, Handel’s Water Music Suite, and Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes
Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium Arts and Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts.
Time: 8 p.m.
Information: 401-421-2787 or visit www.vmari.com |
Al Copley & Greg Piccolo at the Knickerbocker - Westerly The Dynamic Duo
March 27, 2010
Jazz and blues masters perform together. Location: The Knickerbocker Cafe, 35 Railroad Avenue. time: 9p.m.-midnight. Informeation: 401-596-4225 |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra with “Beethoven’s last Night” – Providence
March 31, 2010
On a night in the spring of 1827 the city of Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven is slumped over his piano and the completed manuscript for his Tenth Symphony. It is his final and greatest work. As the clock strikes midnight, Mephistopheles appears to collect the great composer’s soul. So begins Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s inaugural performance of “Beethoven’s Last Night” in its entirety. TSO will be debuting songs that have never been performed live.
Location: Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street.
Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $48-$58. Information: 401-421-2787 or visit www.ppacri.org. |
Dream With Me: Music for Soprano, Tenor, Piano and Cello -- Providence
April 11, 2010
Playful contemporary music combines with elegant classical era and lush romantic era music for this concert of lively, dreamy, and emotionally expressive chamber music for cello, voices and piano. Audiences will enjoy the bright rhythms, beautiful melodies and modern harmonies of selections by Bernstein, Foss, and Poulenc, in some rarely performed pieces along with familiar favorites.
Location: Bell Street Chapel, 5 Bell Street. Time: 3 p.m.
Cost: $20 general admission. Information and tickets: 401-861-4445 or visit www.film-festival.org/DreamWithMe.php |
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| OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES |
Seal Watch and Prudence Island Tour – Bristol
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Take the ferry and explore Prudence Island to observe seals at one of the best spots in Narragansett Bay. Participants will be greeted by an educator and take a van to the south end of the island and a popular seal haul-out spot. Island tour with stops at natural and cultural history landmarks. Location: meet at ferry landing in Bristol. Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: Adult, $30; child, $20. Information and reservations : 401-949-5454, ext. 3041. |
Watching Woodcocks Supper and Saunter -- Smithfield
April 3, 2010
Join Audubon naturalist for an evening with the American Woodcock. The evening begins at Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge for a soup and salad supper with fresh bread and an introduction to this amazing bird and its exuberant mating flights. Then venture outdoors to view and listen for the mating flights and songs. Wear sturdy shoes, dress warmly, and bring a flashlight. Location: Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge,
12 Sanderson Road (Route 5).
Time: 6-9 p.m.Cost: Adutls, $18; children, $12. Information and registration: 401-949-5454, ext. 3041. |
Seal Watch and Prudence Island Tour – Bristol
April 10, 2010 to April 12, 2010
Take the ferry and explore Prudence Island to observe seals at one of the best spots in Narragansett Bay. Participants will be greeted by an educator and take a van to the south end of the island and a popular seal haul-out spot. Island tour with stops at natural and cultural history landmarks. Location: meet at ferry landing in Bristol. Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: Adult, $30; child, $20. Information and reservations : 401-949-5454, ext. 3041. |
Audubon Earth Day Celebration 2010 – Statewide
April 17, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Go ahead and explore those special places around the state that are accessible only on foot. Take a nighttime stroll, search for salamanders, explore a salt marsh, discover the rocky shore of Narragansett Bay, or take the kids on a family nature hike. Learn about the varied habitats and creatures that call Rhode Island home. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is offering a weeklong schedule of free guided walks at wildlife refuges across the state. There are programs to suite all ages, interests, and capabilities – from mild birding walks on easy trails to strenuous hikes on steep, rocky terrain. Information: www.asri.org |
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| PERFORMING ARTS, THEATER, DANCE |
"Wally's Cafe" – Newport
Now through March 28, 2010
A couple opens a diner near Las Vegas. It seems their only customer
is a footsore Illinois girl hitchhiking to Hollywood! Years later she
returns to bail out her old friends. No children under 12.
Location: Newport Playhouse & Cabaret, 106 Connell Highway.
Time: Friday, Saturday and Sunday Buffet 6:15 p.m. and curtain at 8 p.m.; Tuesday through Sunday Matinees, Buffet at 11:30 a.m. and curtain at 1 p.m.
Cost: Theatre only, $24.95; dinner, theater and cabaret, $49.95.
Information: 401-848-play (7529) or visit www.newportplayhouse.com. |
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” – Providence
Now through March 28, 2010
Why doesn’t he answer that phone?! Jean picks it up, and finds herself holding his legacy in her hand, along with the phone. From the author of The Clean House, another whimsical comedy about life, death, and love in these modern times – and the connections, real and virtual, holding them together.
Location: Trinity Repertory Company, 280 Kingsley Avenue.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25-$30.
Information: 401-351-4242 oowww.trinityrep.com. |
“The Glass Menagerie” -- Pawtucket
Now through April 4, 2010
In a rundown apartment in a St. Louis ghetto, erstwhile Southern belle Amanda Wingfield, her painfully shy daughter, Laura, and her aspiring writer son, Tom, form a triangle of quiet desperation. Amanda, an overbearing single mother, lives on memories of her glorious flower-scented youth, while her children bear the weight of her unrealistic dreams for their future.
Location: The Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchange Street. Time: Wednesday through Sunday. Times vary. See website for details.
Information: 401-723-4266 or visit www.gammtheatre.org |
“The Voysey Inheritance” – Warren
Now through April 11, 2010
For generations, the Voysey family business has been cheating its clients. And when an honorable son inherits the company, he’s horrified to discover the secret of his family’s wealth: An Edwardian-era Ponzi scheme. Part drawing room comedy, part love story, part business-and-finance drama, Granvill e-Barker’s very prescient, very timely tale could have been ripped from today’s headlines.
Location: 2nd Story Theatre, 28 Market Street.
Time and Cost: Consult website.
Information: 401-247-4200 or visit www.2ndstorytheatre.com. |
“On Golden Pond” -- Westerly
Now through April 11, 2010
Warm, humorous, touching comedy and classic love story that transcends time and age. Location: Granite Theatre, 1 Granite Street. Information: 401-596-2341 or visit www.granitetheatre.com |
"The Real Inspector Hound" in dinner theater -- Wakefield
Now through April 10, 2010
In this dinner theater comedy, two theater critics watch and critique a lively murder mystery in Lady Muldoon’s manor, until they are swept up in the action. With a murderer on the loose, and confusion between real life and performance, can you find the real Inspector Hound?
Location: Midtown Cafe, 333 Main Street.
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays March 20 through April 10.
Time: dinner starts at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m.
Cost: $38 includes dinner and show.
Information: 401-228-5175 or visit
www.TheContemporaryTheater.com |
Dracula at Belcourt Castle -- Newport
March 24, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Island Moving Company's Dracula at Belcourt Castle tells the classic tale through dance, film and live music throughout Newport's magnificent Belcourt Castle, with the audience moving through the spectacular setting along with the action. Audience size very limited. Not recommended for children under 14. Location: Belcourt Castle, 657 Bellevue Avenue. Information: 401-847-4470 |
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" --Pawtucket
April 9, 2010 to April 25, 2010
The Community Players present the delightful musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie", about a young Millie Dillmount who moves to New York City in 1922 in search of a job and a husband. Location: Jenks Auditorium, Division Street across from McCoy Stadium). Time: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Cost: Adutls, $18; students up to age 18, $15. Information: 401-726-6860 or visit www.thecommunityplayers.org |
“The Underpants” -- Warren
April 30, 2010 to May 30, 2010
Steve Martin has transformed Die Hose, a 1910 German satire about an officious bureaucrat and his infuriatingly alluring wife, into a laugh-out-loud farce. In Martin’s hands, scandal erupts into spectacle, and spectacle explodes into comedy. Filled with absurd, off-the-wall humor, incisive social commentary and, of course, Martinesque irreverence, The Underpants affirms the time-honored belief in the seriousness of silliness.
Location: 2nd Story Theatre, 28 Market Street.
Time and Cost: Consult website.
Information: 401-247-4200 or visit www.2ndstorytheatre.com. |
Flickers Film Festival -- Statewide
August 10, 2010 to August 15, 2010
New England’s largest film festival, FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is known for innovative programming, gala celebrations, premiere screenings and VIP guests. The Festival draws hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the globe in a weeklong extravaganza screening a record 175 films. RIIFF is also one of only a handful of festivals worldwide that is a qualifying event for the Academy Awards. Location: TBA. Information: 401-861-4445 or visit www.RIFilmFest.org. |
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| SCIENCE & NATURE |
Life of Stars: From Nebula to Supernova – Providence
Now through April 1, 2010
Discover stars, the powerhouses of the universe! This new astronomy exhibit tracks the evolution of stars, from their birth in giant clouds of cold gas to their explosive end in supernovae and planetary nebulae. Hands-on activities allow visitors to explore the tools that astronomers use to study the life cycle of stars.
Location: Museum of Natural History, Roger William Park, 1000 Elmwood Avenue.
Time: Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: Adults, $3; children age 4-7, $2.
Information: 401-785-9457 or visit www.providenceri.com/museum |
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum/Herring Run -- Saunderstown
April 4, 2010 to April 24, 2010
Grounds open for viewing of the Herring Run, Nature Trail and bird walks.
Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, 815 Gilbert Stuart Road.
Information: 401-294-3001 or visit www.gilbertstuartmuseum.org |
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