The festival draws together nineteen incredible authors and illustrators — think: Rhody native Chris Van Allsburg, Arthur’s Marc Brown, author/illustrator David Macaulay, and the Baby-Sitters Club’s Ann M. Martin.
The annual fall event runs through November 5.
The business idea grew out of a lifelong passion for Halloween.
It seems as if art is always first up at the guillotine. Why?
Willa Van Nostrand of Little Bitte Artisanal Cocktails is known for her creative libations (see here. Can you say, yum?), but she also has a past in the local art scene. Before launching her successful cocktail company, she had gigs at various galleries in the state, which was part of the inspiration for merging her two interests to create the World’s Fair…
It’s a tale of a woman gone mad, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Via RIHS.org, from the “Thunder and Steam” exhibition at the Museum of Work and Culture. Today, the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) announced some big news: Tours at three RIHS-run sites — the John Brown House, the Museum of Work and Culture and the Robinson Research Center — will henceforth be free for all classes and student groups from preschool…
“Our goal is to kindle curiosity,” says Bonnie Epstein. “It’s less about transmitting specific information and more about process.”
Six top performance art attractions include spoken word poetry, drag, hip hop dance and an alien dance party.
When else can you cruise the streets of Providence drinking from a freshly cracked coconut? (Unless you pack your own — in which case: Can we be friends?)
