About Greater Kennedy Plaza

Greater Kennedy Plaza is a partnership of private and public sector organizations that have come together to transform the downtown Providence area (including Burnside Park, the Bank of America Skating Center, Biltmore Park and Kennedy Plaza) into a lively public square, rich with activity. For more information about this initiative, please read our press release and check out our Weekly Events page!

For up-to-the-minute information on events happening now, check out our Facebook page, which can also be glimpsed on the lower right-hand side of this site.

tangotuesday

Glide to festive tango music each Tuesday during our lunchtime special from 12-2pm! Get discounted skating at just $3 admission and $3 skate rental! (Roses not included).

Go ice skating with Pawtucket Red Sox mascot “Paws” tomorrow at the Bank of America City Center! Paws will be on the ice from 2-4pm and will have updated season schedules to give you!

Sports Director Frank Carpano joined us on Sunday, February 14th to showcase the fancy footwork for some Olympics hopefuls!

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Check out our schedule for both Saturday and Sunday!
Saturday, February 13
2-4pm FREE hot chocolate from Ardeo for skaters!
4-6pm Bring a CD and have a special song dedicated to your sweetheart!

Sunday, February 14
2 - 2:30pm Salute to the Olympics with NBC 10 featuring a special skating performance by New England skaters, hosted by Frank Carpano!
2-4pm FREE delicious hot chocolate from Ardeo for skaters!
4-6pm Bring a CD and dedicate a song to your sweetheart!

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!

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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

providence_skatingtrioHave 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!

skatefeetThe 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

photocontest1Show 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.

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