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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Peaceful Day in the Park
Hand-made flags hosting messages of peace hung from trees and fences surrounding Burnside Park on Sunday, September 21st in celebration of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. The Peace Flag Project is one of the many organizations hosting events across the globe each year to celebrate worldwide tolerance, peace and unity. The Peace Flag [...]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Fountain of Youth Kickflips it up a Notch at KP 9/13/08
Fountain of Youth, the newly relocated skate and apparel shop on Eddy Street, opened with grand style on Saturday, September 13. Part Owner and professional skateboarder, Donny Barley, hosted a skateboarding demo at the Bank of America Skating Center. Hundreds of youngsters and old-schoolers on four wheels showed up for the event, filling the rink [...]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Back to School with Kennedy Plaza:
Downtown Student Experience 9/13/08
Saturday, September 13th, the Downtown Student Experience, an event put on by the Providence Foundation and Downtown Improvement District, gathered students, life-sized puppets, tiny dogs and skateboarders to the Biltmore Park and the Bank of America Skating Center to kick off the opening of the school year. Big Nazo puppets danced to the likes of LLOVE, [...]
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Downtown Student Experience 9/13/08
College students! On Saturday, September 13th, join The Providence Foundation and Downtown Improvement District for the Downtown Student Experience. The afternoon will be filled with live music and free activities in Biltmore Park, next to the Bank of America Skating Center in Kennedy Plaza. Listen to the sounds of WBRU, beginning at 2PM, while sampling [...]
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Rhythm & Blues Heritage 8/23/08
Thanks to everyone who came out on the 23rd for a fantastic performance by Paul Williams and the Sweet P Blues Band! The amazing weather and hundreds of attendees made the sweet sounds of the band even more amazing! .
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Community Stage tonight! Central African Cultural Dancers!
Tonight from 5-6pm enjoy the sweet sounds of a chorus and dancers featuring Rwandan, Congolese and Burundian youth! Burnside Park.
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Big Bellies have arrived in Greater Kennedy Plaza!
There are now five new BigBelly solar compactors eating up trash throughout Biltmore and Burnside Parks as well as Kennedy Plaza proper. The BigBelly “uses the sun’s energy to compact trash at the point of disposal, dramatically increasing capacity by 5 times within the same footprint as ordinary receptacles. Increased capacity reduces collection trips and [...]
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Bolivia Festival De la Vergen De Urkupina 8/16-8/17
Come down to the Bank of America Skating Center for the Rhode Island Bolivian-American Association’s music, performances, dancing, food and amazing costumes to celebrate the Bolivia Festival De la Vergen De Urkupina! On Saturday, the festivities start with a procession from St. Patrick’s church on 244 Smith Street and end up at the Bank of [...]
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Providence Italian Festival – August 7-11!
Non-stop live musical entertainment will run from opening until closing each day of the festival. While all the live entertainment has an Italian connection, there is a wide variety of approaches, including classical opera and arias, hard-driving swing, jazz accordion and many others. Also visit vendors of food, beverage and souvenir goods! At Burnside Park, [...]
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
1st Annual RI Rhythm & Blues Heritage Festival! Saturday!
Hosted by the Rhode Island Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society, on Saturday August 2, come check out: Paul “Sweet P” Williams and the Sweet P Blues Band Emancipation Day Performance: Waleed Muhamad, Yakim Parker, Lady D.U.B.B., Christopher Johnson, Yunus, Raffini, Tshombe, Inphynit, Kimberly Morrison and others. FREE! Burnside Park, Greater Kennedy Plaza; 4pm-7:30pm. Then come [...]
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