Providence Children's Film Festival starts Friday night and has short films, features, documentaries and a couple of classics. Many of the films are outside of what you might think of as "Kid's Movies" but artistic director Eric Bilodeau says that children want to be challenged by what they experience. The post Film Fest Brings Movies That Will Make Kids Laugh And Think appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Zan Berry is the organizer of the festival and one of the performers. We talked with Zan and cellist Laura Cetilia about what makes the cello special and how they were inspired to move beyond the traditional sound of classical cello. The post PVD Cello Festival Highlights Sounds Beyond The Classical appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Providence Performing Arts Center is holding an open house event on Saturday, February 1st. Visitors will be able to walk on stage, visit the projection booth, and see how PPAC works. The post Peek Behind The Curtains, Climb Into The Booth, And Learn The Ropes At PPAC This Saturday appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
"Revolution of the Heart - The Dorothy Day Story" is a new documentary about the woman who helped create the Catholic Worker Movement. Her activism spanned the women's suffrage movement, the great depression, the cold war and the Vietnam war. We talked with filmmaker Martin Doblmeier. The post Dorothy Day Combined Traditional Catholicism And Radical Politics appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
There are two official artists-in-residence living in Providence city parks right now. Specifically, the artists are living in historic homes that are in the parks. Matt Garza is one of the “Parkists in residence” he’s living in the Esek Hopkins House on Admiral Street in Providence. Artscape producer James Baumgartner talked with him earlier this week. The post Parkists-In-Residence Bring Art To An Historic Home in Hopkins Park appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
The play is based on the life of Bena Shklyanoy who left Kiev, Ukraine in 1976, eventually settling in Chicago. The post ‘How Many Bushels Am I Worth?’ Opens At AS220 appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Local Ecologies is an art-based concept aiming to generate understanding of our place in the local landscape, by contemplating our coastal and river ecosystems, as they've been over-layered by all this indigenous, colonial, and industrial history. The post Local Ecologies At UMass Dartmouth appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Festival Ballet Providence will perform The Nutcracker this weekend. We talked with Kirsten Evans who plays the Sugar Plum Fairy and Alban Costello who plays The Nutcracker. The post Kirsten Evans And Alban Costello From Festival Ballet's 'Nutcracker' appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Public Shop & Gallery is a new art space in a wedge building at the corner of Aleppo St. and Manton Ave. in Providence. The post Public Shop & Gallery Is A New Home For Art, Culture And Community appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Fraser Smith was a journalist for the Baltimore Sun and Providence Journal for many years. His new book “The Daily Miracle”is a memoir of nearly 50 years in the newspaper business. He recently talked with The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay for this week’s Artscape feature. The post Fraser Smith’s Memoir “The Daily Miracle” appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Last week, the city of Providence held a forum called “I Love The Nightlife” with a group of people who work in the “night time economy” – that is: musicians, dance clubs, bars, concert venues. The post Music Infrastructure And The Night Time Economy appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Shelley Katsh and Cathy Clasper-Torch are two multi-instrumentalists who have collaborated on a new album of 10 songs called “From The Inside Out.” The post “From The Inside Out” – A Collaboration Of Musical ‘Soul Partners’ appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
The film by director Joseph Lovett is a look at what happened to the Jewish families forced to convert to Catholicism or flee during the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. The post 500 Years Of Hidden History In “Children Of The Inquisition” appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Merino park is in the Hartford neighborhood of Providence. A new part of the park just opened up with some equipment that’s a little different from what you may have seen in other parks before. The post From Rubble-filled Brownfield To Woonasquatucket Adventure Park appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Visit the Rhode Island Statehouse to see art works inspired by the intersection of nature and the city. The post ReSeeding The City: Ethnobotony In The Urban appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra's Artistic Advisor Bramwell Tovey is an accomplished composer as well as a conductor. The orchestra will play his "Urban Runway" this weekend - a short piece inspired by the fashionable (and not-so-fashionable) people of New York and Los Angeles. The post Tovey’s “Urban Runway” Leads RI Philharmonic Concerts This Weekend appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Rhode Island Stage Ensemble updates a horror classic at the Masonic Temple in Woonsocket: The Haunting of Hill House The post Hill House Haunting Comes To Woonsocket appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Since May, the RISD Museum has had an exhibition featuring many works of Gorham Silver. A group of artists put together a response to that show with "Unpolished Legacies." The post “Unpolished Legacies” – Artists Interpret What Gorham Left Behind appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Doors Open Pawtucket & Central Falls lets you go inside 10 places in the two neighboring cities that are usually closed to visitors. The post Explore Hidden Sites In Pawtucket And Central Falls appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
The Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, RI features 325 acres of land, 7 miles of walking trails and now an artist residency program. The post Mabel Artist Residency at Norman Bird Sanctuary appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Taylor Mac: A 24 Decade History of Popular Music (Abridged) at the Vets in Providence on Saturday, plus Providence Improv Fest and Assembly of Light & The Body The post Taylor Mac Brings Music History Spectacle To The Vets appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Vikki Warner wrote "Tenemental: Adventures of a Reluctant Landlady" as a memoir of the first few years owning a three-family house in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence. The post A Portrait Of Federal Hill From A ‘Reluctant Landlady’ appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
The South Coast Artists Open Studios Tour this Saturday and Sunday features about 50 studios. It's a great opportunity to see artists "in the wild" and enjoy the beautiful countryside of Tiverton, Little Compton, Westport and Dartmouth. The post South Coast Artists Open Studios Tour appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
A couple of tried-and-true Independence Day activities, plus a preview of the New Bedford Folk Festival this Saturday and Sunday The post Artscape: New Bedford Folk Festival Preview appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Bristol artist Bradley Wester uses found photos of soldiers doing things you don't usually see soldiers doing, like wearing nothing but a pair of women's pink underwear. Some members of the museum's board of directors wanted the photos removed from the current show at the museum. The post Artscape: Bristol Art Museum Controversy appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
In June 2018, Salve Regina University started their Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Local author Ann Hood is the founding director and she recently talked with our own Scott MacKay about this “low-residency” program. The post Artscape: Salve Regina University’s Creative Writing MFA Program appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
This Friday and Saturday, Mixed Magic Theatre presents “Night’s People” at Trinity Rep. Ricardo Pitts-Wiley tells us how he was first inspired by the night 35 years ago. Plus new kinetic sculptures coming to New Bedford and RI Pride Fest in Providence. The post Artscape: Night’s People From Mixed Magic Theatre appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
PVDFest 2019 takes over downtown Providence this weekend. Organizers say it will have more than 1,500 artists on 22 stages. There's too much for us to cover in a short segment, but we talked to a few artists as a sample of what you can expect from the festival. The post Artscape: PVDFest Preview appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Chuck Hinman talks with Donna Harrington-Lueker about her look at the origins of the beach read, "Books for Idle Hours, 19th Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading." The post Artscape: The Origins Of The Summer Beach Read appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
Mary Anne Carter is the acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. She recently visited Rhode Island to speak with the congressional delegation as well as leaders from the arts community. The post Artscape – NEA Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
