Local Happenings

[matt]

Providence Community Boating is doing a neat fund-raiser - they're having a wine tasting event that sounds like a lot of fun.

This event is Friday 6/22/07, 7-9 pm at CBC (live local link)

Here's the deal:

CBC Wine Tasting Event Rules:

* Everyone competes as a team. You must be 21+ years old to participate.

* Each team of 1 to 3 people must bring 3 bottles of THE SAME WINE (the varietal -- i.e., cabernet, shiraz, pinot noir, etc.).

* For example, if the chosen varietal is shiraz, you or your team could bring 3 bottles of the 1997 Tyrrell's Reserve Brokenback Shiraz.

* Remember, it's 3 bottles total per team, and teams can consist of 1 to 3 people.

* In addition to bringing wine, a $10 donation to CBC per person is suggested

* Upon arrival, all 3 bottles will be given to the Hosts, who will wrap 2 of the bottles to conceal the wine's identity.

* The 2 wrapped bottles will have a number randomly assigned to them and will then be set out for tasting.

* The third bottle will be left unopened and will not be tasted or displayed.

* Each invitee will be given a card with a number for each wine.

* The wines will be rated on a taste scale of 1 to 5.

* At the end of the tasting period, each invitee must write down the number of his or her favorite wine and least favorite wine. Cards will be collected and selections tallied.

* The teams that brought the top 3 favorite wines will take home everyone's third unopened bottle of wine.

* The invitee that brought the least favorite bottle of wine will take back his or her unopened bottle of wine.

* The wine tasting begins at 7:00 p.m. so please arrive promptly.

* If 2 (or more) teams bring the same wine, it shouldn't matter. The rankings can still differ depending upon the temperature of the wine, how long it has been open, etc.

* Please remember, teams can consist of up to 3 people. If, for example, 4 people wish to participate, they would be considered 2 teams; thus, they will need to bring 6 bottles to enter the event. This rule will be strictly enforced at the door.

This years category: Bordeaux

Link to more info: http://www.communityboating.com/about/news_wine_sum07.html

To get to CBC during i-195 construction (Gano St entrance is closed):

Follow Point Street towards Wickendon St

Prior to Wickendon Street, turn right onto South Main St (by 195 ramp)

Follow South Main St under new iWay underpass towards waterfront

Turn Left towards India Point Park

CBC will be the 2nd building on your right

[JimmyGreaves]

So my mom and sister will be in town visiting us starting tomorrow until Tuesday morning. Other than Waterfire (and since I'm too lazy to search for things going on), can anyone please off the top of their head suggest things to do that happening in the next few days? Festivals, special exhibits, etc. Your help is very much appreciated.

[runawayjim]

So my mom and sister will be in town visiting us starting tomorrow until Tuesday morning. Other than Waterfire (and since I'm too lazy to search for things going on), can anyone please off the top of their head suggest things to do that happening in the next few days? Festivals, special exhibits, etc. Your help is very much appreciated.

[Frankie811]

Tomorrow

[JimmyGreaves]

This looks like a cool weekend happening.

Tall Ships In Newport

[matt]

Providence Community Boating Center Renaissance Regatta 2007

WHAT:

2007 Renaissance Regatta

* Includes “FUN” small sailboat races with youths and adults

* FREE sailboat rides hosted by CBC youth sailors after the races

* Also includes a post-regatta cocktail reception and silent auction

WHEN:

Thursday, July 26, 2007

* Skippers’ meeting @ 2:00 pm, First start @ 3:00 pm

* Sailboat rides from 5:00 pm — 7:00 pm

* Post-regatta cocktail reception and silent auction 6:00 — 9:00 pm

WHERE:

Community Boating Center

India Point Park, Providence, RI

(401) 454-7245

To get to CBC during i-195 construction (Gano St entrance is closed):

Follow Point Street towards Wickendon St

Prior to Wickendon Street, turn right onto South Main St (by 195 ramp)

Follow South Main St under new iWay underpass towards waterfront

Turn Left towards India Point Park

CBC will be the 2nd building on your right

This fun, fundraiser is your chance to help a great cause. Bring or sponsor a proxy team for a day of sailing while helping us meet our goal of raising $70K to sponsor our inner-city youth outreach sailors for a safe, fun summer on the water!

PM me for details on how to get involved!

-Matt

[f1rehead]

Free Concert, Aug 1st!

Don't miss the West Side's own Police Lt. Mary Day and her Band performing TONIGHT, August 1st at the Dexter Training Grounds as the finale of the West Side Wednesdays series.

Show starts at 6:30pm.

Bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy!

Made possible by the WBNA as part of the Celebrate Providence!Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative in collaboration with the Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, Providence Parks Department and Mayor David N. Cicilline.

[xine]

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES SALON

Thursday August 16th

6:00-7:30 pm

158 Washington Street

Providence, Rhode Island

Admission is Free!

American Institute of Architects RI Committee on the Environment presents a roundtable discussion following presentations on the following themes:

Wil Gates, ASLA

"Can Sustainable Landscapes meet Public's Culturally Ingrained Expectations for Aesthetics?"

Ron Henderson, ASLA, AIA

"Integrating Urban Landscapes and Ecology"

Louis Raymond

"Growing the Community, Greening the City:

Allotment Gardens in Providence"

[foxpointer]

Join us at The Plant, 60 Valley Street, Providence, RI 02909 on August 30, 2007 starting at 4:30 pm to celebrate the completion of The Smokestack Project and dedicate Gillian Christy's artwork "Embrace". We sincerely thank everyone for supporting this new symbol of life on Valley Street and at The Plant!

Please RSVP by August 27 to Doris at 401-454-3570

[Cotuit]

ShopDowncity.com

ProvidenceDowntown.com

[AriPVD]

Did anyone go to the sidewalk sale? Thoughts?

[runawayjim]

Did anyone go to the sidewalk sale? Thoughts?

[Recchia]

I went, it was packed. I loved the map stand they had set up, and the 3 for $5 tables at Symposium.

[mod134]

Announced yesterday, John Mellencamp at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on December 13. Los Lobos is the opening act.

Other area stops are listed below.

Tickets on sale 10/19 at 10AM for all dates listed here except Mohegan Sun, which is 10/13 at 10 AM.

12/06 MANCHESTER, NH VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA

12/07 UNCASVILLE, CT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA

12/11 PORTLAND, ME CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER

12/13 PROVIDENCE, RI DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER

[JimmyGreaves]

This sounds like a fun activity:

What: Music Friday Infusion Experience

Where: RISD Museum Main Gallery - 224 Benefit Street, Providence

When: Recurring Second Friday of Every Month Starting October 12th from 5:30 - 8:00.

Attractions: Cocktails, hors d

[pdxstreetcar]

Richard Meier, Architect: Lecture

5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

MacMillan Hall, Room 117

Brown University

Sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center Public Humanities Program

Architect Richard Meier will discuss his work, focusing on his

projects for museums and other art spaces from the 1970s to such

recent landmark projects as the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome and,

most recently, the Arp Museum in Germany.

Free and open to the public. For more information, please

contact the John Nicholas Brown Center at 401-863-1177 or

[email protected]

http://www.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/index.html

[Griswald]

Not sure if anyone posted about this yet, but the annual Build Boston convention is November 13-15. Im sure some of you on the forums have been before, they always have lot's of interesting seminars. One in particular is relevant to this forum, so I thought I would post the description here:

3:15

[JimmyGreaves]

VIPS' 2nd ANNUAL CITY KIDS

[jencoleslaw]

Food by Local 121, Farmstead and Garrison's Chocolates

Beer by Trinity Brewhouse

Groundwork Providence

[Cotuit]

Not sure if anyone posted about this yet, but the annual Build Boston convention is November 13-15.

[Cotuit]

Craftland is an annual holiday sale in Providence, RI that celebrates all kinds of handmade objects and the people who make them.

Craftland 2007 is located at 235 Westminster Street. We will be open from December 1-22, 2007. Check out the blog for details about upcoming events and featured artists.

Craftland Hours:

wed-sun 11-6, open late thursdays and saturdays 11-8. dec. 1-22.

Events - Save the Date:

Opening party November 30, 5-9 PM

Meet the artists December 13, 6-8 PM

[Cotuit]

RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale

Providence - Rhode Island School of Design presents the RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale, featuring over 200 artists, 45 new to this sale! Slated for Saturday, December 8, 2007 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Rhode Island Convention Center in downtown Providence, this annual event provides an opportunity to purchase original artworks and gift items just in time for the holidays. Much anticipated for its eclectic assortment of works, the RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale brings together artists from many disciplines with a huge variety of items for sale. You'll find hand-made jewelry and scarves, originally designed clothing, one-of-a-kind handbags, ceramic bowls and cups, kid's toys and books, ornaments, blown-glass pieces, paintings and drawings, photographs, sculptures, and more! The admission fee is $7. Children 14 and under and RISD students with current ID enter free. For further information visit RISD Alumni Art Sales or call 401-454-6618.

[matt]

Thursday November 29th - Wine Tasting at Providence Community Boating Center

This month's varietal, in honor of the holidays: Champagne (ok, sparkling white)

The plan:

Come in teams of up to 3 people.

Each team brings two bottles of the same wine (the same sparkling white)

One bottle is brown-bagged, assigned a random number, and put out for tasting

The other bottle is put into the prize pool

You sample the wines and enjoy fancy cheeses from Farmstead

You vote on your favorite wine

You vote on your least favorite wine

The team that brought the most-liked wine wins all the wine in the prize pool.

The team that brought the least-liked wine has to take home their unopened bottle.

In addition to bringing wine, a $10 donation to CBC per person is suggested.

Please join us! 7pm @ CBC Club house

PM me with any questions

[Cotuit]

AS220 will be hosting a Farmers

[Frankie811]

MAYOR DAVID N. CICILLINE speaks at the Dec. 21 press conference announcing the lineup for Bright Night Providence.