Neighborhood & Community events are sponsored by the city of providence, Department of Art, Culture + tourism and the parks department, CELEbrate providence! is a summer long, citywide series of events.
For more info also visit www.providenceri.com »
YOUTH DRUMMING, DANCE & STORY TELLING
MONDAY-THURSDAY JULY 16-19 | 12PM
The Black Rep | FREE
BLACK REP MASQUERADE CAMP & RUMBA SCHOOL
SATURDAYS | JUNE 30, JULY 7 & 14 | 7-10PM
The Black Rep
See Mas Camp page for more details.
RPM VOICES OF RI MASS CHOIR WORKSHOPS
MONDAY, JULY 9 - SATURDAY, JULY 14
Youth & Young Adult Group (ages 8 – 17) 3 – 5:30PM
Mass Choir (Adult) 6 – 8:30PM
Brown University, Churchill House | Rites & Reason Theatre
155 Angell Street, Providence RI
Download RPM Registration form here » (PDF 112kb)
¡CITYARTS! CELEBRATE PROVIDENCE! PERFORMANCE
TUESDAY JULY 17 | 6PM
A public performance by the young artists who have worked with artists from Big Nazo and What Cheer Brigade? in ¡CityArts! Summer programs.
The Met School Green
325 Public Street, Providence RI
WBNA CELEBRATE PROVIDENCE!
WEDNESDAY JULY 18 | 6PM
Bill Harley is a two-time Grammy nominated storyteller and children’s musician. With twenty-five recordings of songs and stories and five children’s books to his credit, Bill’s humorous yet meaningful work chronicles the lives of children at school and at home.
Dexter Park (The Armory)
YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND & BLACK REP YOUTH CELEBRATE PROVIDENCE!
THURSDAY JULY 19 6:30PM
A neighborhood performance by Sound Session artists in residence. YoungBlood Brass Band is preceded by a performance showcasing the costume-making, dancing and drumming of youth participants in Black Rep’s Summer Education programs.
Lippitt Park @ Blackstone & Hope Street
BEN ALLISON JAZZ IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP
FRIDAY JULY 20 | 12PM
Ben Allison has been called a visionary composer, an adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene for the past decade. He’ll be conducting a workshop on Jazz improvisation and how it relates to business and innovation.
The Black Rep
YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND MASTERCLASS WITH WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE
FRIDAY JULY 20 | 2PM
Madison, Wisconsin’s acoustic Hip Hop horn hypernauts, YoungBlood Brass Band, destroys crowds worldwide with trail-blazing acoustic music that is as diverse as it is banging. YoungBlood will hold a masterclass focused on the backline and parade traditions of New Orleans with Providence’s own 18-piece, mutant marching band, The What Cheer? Brigade.
Met School’s Black Box Theater
325 Public Street, Providence RI
RI RHYTHM & BLUES PRESERVATION SOCIETY HALL BAND WORKSHOP
FRIDAY JULY 20 | 4PM
Sylvia Ann Soares, the RIRBPS Hall Band musicians and Ed Coates will take the Black Rep stage to host a panel discussion focusing on the history of the RIRBPS and the Hall Band, R&B music style, and the R&B era in RI.
The Black Rep