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Fall forward? Smiley says September best for PVDFest

PROVIDENCE – In the aftermath of this year’s PVDFest, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says he remains open to changes to the city's premier arts...

Who’s on the Board?

Riverzedge Arts Project Inc. Mission: Riverzedge Arts Project Inc. uses innovative applied and work-based learning strategies to teach art, design and critical thinking to the...

Newport Historical Society’s ‘Newport Show’ raises $4M for local nonprofits

NEWPORT – The Newport Historical Society’s three-day “Newport Show” at the end of July raised more than $4 million to help support the organization...
AN ADVERTISEMENT for the store owned and operated by Black businesswoman Eleanor Morey on Westminster Street in downtown Providence, starting in the 1860s. / COURTESY STAGES OF FREEDOM

African American museum telling history of R.I. Black businesses

PROVIDENCE – From salons and funeral homes to catering and transportation companies, Black businesses in Rhode Island have a long – and often forgotten...
KEY COMPONENT: Carolyn Simon, owner of the East Side Art Center in Pawtucket, works with student Bruce Kilstein, of Providence. Having been in operation for more than 30 years, Simon values the relationships with her students and says they have been key to the center’s continued success.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

East Side Art Center gets fresh start in Pawtucket

When Carolyn Simon had to relocate the East Side Art Center from Providence to a new building in Pawtucket last year after her husband...
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY'S annual production of "A Christmas Carol" will move this year temporarily to the Providence Performing Arts Center while Trinity Rep's Chace Theater undergoes a major renovation. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

Could Trinity Rep’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ at PPAC be a happy...

PROVIDENCE – Christmas came early for Trinity Repertory Company when the theater arts nonprofit found in grand fashion - and on short notice -...
THE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING Arts Center will host Trinity Repertory Company's "A Christmas Carol" productions this year. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

PPAC to host Trinity Rep’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ this year

PROVIDENCE – Theatergoers will still have the chance to see Trinity Repertory Company’s “A Christmas Carol” in the city this year, thanks to a...
LOCAL ARTS NONPROFIT AS220 has surpassed its $100,000 fundraising goal by June 30. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

AS220 exceeds $100K fundraising goal, says state still needs to support...

PROVIDENCE – Strong community support in a short amount of time resulted in AS220 surpassing its month-long fundraising goal at a time when state...

R.I. Philharmonic names Reinhardt music director

PROVIDENCE – Ruth Reinhardt, who has conducted several orchestras across the U.S. and Europe, was recently appointed as the new music director for the...
JANNELLE CODIANNI has been named the new executive director of New Urban Arts in Providence. / COURTESY NEW URBAN ARTS

Codianni named New Urban Arts executive director

PROVIDENCE – Jannelle Codianni, the former executive director of Framingham, Mass.-based atac: downtown arts + music, is shifting her career south and will hold...
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