Fox Providence’s Rhode Show made a visit to the Bank of America City Center this morning and broadcast the episode live! Our Learn to Skate program was featured as well as the Providence College Women’s Hockey Team, and two solo figure skating performances by Briana Bazel and Angela Nelson! Check out all the clips here!

Play co-ed broomball in the heart of downtown Providence. Broomball is an exciting sport that is played on ice — but without ice skates! — with a ball and a broom. It’s a great workout and a ton of fun. Must be 18 years and older.
The next game is scheduled for January 22nd at 9:30PM at the Bank of America Skating Center in Kennedy Plaza. To sign up, visit meetup.com/Rhode-Island-Broomball or check out the Facebook group at Rhode Island Broomball. For more info call Neil at (401) 441-0871

Have you seen this fun trio of ads zooming around on RIPTA buses? Former Providence resident Jesse LeDoux created them for the Bank of America City Center! LeDoux is a grammy-nominated artist whose clients include Nike, Target, Tiny Showcase, and Sub Pop Records. His artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries world-wide. You get to see it for free any time one of these 15 buses goes by!

The second session for the Bank of America City Center’s Learn-To-Skate program is about to begin! With the US Figure Skating Basic Skills Program, you can hop on the ice at any skill level to learn correct technique while having a fun physical workout!

Classes begin January 16th and run for 6 weeks. Just $90 for the entire session.  Choose to register for either Saturday or Sunday mornings from 10am-11am.

For more information, visit the skating info page.

Courtesy of WJAR NBC10

Show us some fun at the Bank of America City Center and be entered to win a Season Pass!
Email us a JPG of a photo you’ve taken at the Bank of America City Center by January 3rd to enter the contest. First place winner will receive a Season Pass, two runners up will each receive a family 4-pack of passes!
Send your entry to skating@kennedyplaza.org with subject line “Photo Contest Entry”. Include your name, address, phone number, and attach your photo.

In submitting your entry, you certify that you are the creator of the image, own the rights to the photo and accept Bank of America City Center’s option to publicize your photo with your credit. Only digital email submissions will be accepted. One entry per person. All photos must be received by 11:59pm on January 3, 2010.

Stock up on gift certificates for the 2009-2010 skating season and save 25%!

Buy a pack of 10 Bank of America Skating Center gift certificates for just $75. That’s $25 off  normal admission, includes skate rentals - and crosses off ten people from your list for just $7.50 each!

And through December 15th, you’ll also receive 3 FREE  admission tickets to Providence Children’s Museum with each 10-pack purchase! That’s an additional $30 value.

Just head over to the ticket window any day of the week between 11am and 10pm to snag this deal - before it’s gone.

We also have season passes available for $60 for the die-hard figure skating fans on your list!

The gym may be closed on Thanksgiving Day but the Bank of America Skating Center opens at 4pm for post-dinner exercise that’s fun and refreshing! Along with Thanksgiving customs come the traditional weight gains that build through New Year’s. Celebrators are encouraged to put an end to that ritual and partake in calorie-burning, smile-inducing and rejuvenating ice skating time during our special holiday hours from 4pm - 10pm on Thursday.
Ice skating in downtown Providence – where families can merrily earn a second slice of pie.

UPDATE: Due to heavy rains, we will be opening Saturday, November 21st to allow sufficient ice freezing.

This Saturday, November 21st is opening day at the Bank of America City Center Skating Rink! Please join us for a very special fundraising event for Skate for Joy to launch our season:

Saturday, November 21, 2009
11am - 2pm

A portion of every admission and skate rental this morning will benefit the non-profit organization, Skate for Joy. Skate for Joy teaches children ages three to 16 the U.S. Figure Skating’s Basic Skills Program for both hockey and figure skating. “Being one of only five programs in the country, Skate for Joy takes great pride in the lessons we teach children both on and off the ice. At this event, we hope to gather enough donations so we can invite more kids onto the ice this year,” said Carolyn Drumm, founder & executive director of Skate for Joy.

Tonight at the Bank of America City Center from 5-9pm - just $5!