2024 Ely Neighborhood Performing Arts Series
Chairman of the Board of Parks Commissioners from 1907 until he died 1920, Edward Francis Ely left the City of Providence an endowment so that this and future generations could continue to enjoy our city’s Parks as sites of congregation, play, and community life.
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| Thu July 4 | 10am | American Story Theater | Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge | Bridging the World with Words: Stories and Poetry for all Ages | 1 James St, Providence, 02903 |
| Tue July 9 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park (Broad St entrance) | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence 02907 |
| Wed July 10 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Thu July 11 | 10am | American Story Theater | Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge | Bridging the World with Words: Stories and Poetry for all Ages | 1 James St, Providence, 02903 |
| Thu July 11 | 4pm | Manton Ave Project | Dexter Training Ground Park | Short plays written by young people in MAP program | 73 Dexter St, Providence, 02909 |
| Fri July 12 | 6pm | Encore Opera | Hopkins Square | Spanish Themes in Opera and Song. Singers accompanied by piano, accordion and percussion | 480 Branch Ave, Providence, 02904 |
| Tue July 16 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park (Broad St entrance) | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence 02907 |
| Wed July 17 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed July 17 | Sundown | Providence Children’s Film Fest | Riverside Park | Short films from the Festival: PELÍCULAS Y PALOMITAS! | 65 Aleppo St, Providence, 02909 |
| Sat July 20 | 2-6pm | Friends of Adrian Hall | Adrian Hall Way | SUMMER FRIENDS JAM | Fountain St & Adrian Hall Way, Providence 02903 |
| Mon July 22 | 2-6pm | Farm Fresh RI | Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market | Kids Days: Ballet Folklorico, Big Nazo, Providence Drum Troupe | 675 Plainfield St, Providence, 02909 |
| Tue July 23 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park (Broad St entrance) | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence 02907 |
| Wed July 24 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed July 24 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Thu July 25 | 10am | American Story Theater | Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge | Bridging the World with Words: Stories and Poetry for all Ages | 1 James St, Providence, 02903 |
| Thu July 25 | 11am: after American Story | Circus Dynamics | Michael S. VanLeesten Bridge | 2-person circus variety show with bubbles | 1 James St, Providence, 02903 |
| Mon July 29 | 5:30-8:30 | MUSE Foundation | Roger Williams Gateway Center | BLKMKTflea Sunset Block Party | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Tue July 30 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park (Broad St entrance) | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence 02907 |
| Wed July 31 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed July 31 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed July 31 | Sundown | Providence Children’s Film Fest | Harriet & Sayles Park | Short films from the Festival: SOLVING & EVOLVING | 375 Sayles St, Providence, 02905 |
| Thu Aug 1 | 4pm | Manton Ave Project | Dexter Training Ground Park | Short plays written by young people in MAP program | 73 Dexter St, Providence, 02909 |
| Thu Aug 1 | 5:30pm | Friends of Brassil | Brassil Memorial Park | picnic, games, and a performance by Number One Babe | 41 Arnold St, Providence, 02906 |
| Sat Aug 3 | 12-6pm | Oasis International | Richardson Park | Africa Summer Bash | 65 Richardson St, Providence, 02905 |
| Mon Aug 5 | 2-6pm | Farm Fresh RI | Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market | Kids Days: Karen Isenberg & Friends and Marimbas | 675 Plainfield St, Providence, 02909 |
| Tue Aug 6 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park (Broad St entrance) | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence 02907 |
| Wed Aug 7 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed Aug 7 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Tue Aug 13 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park (Broad St entrance) | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence 02907 |
| Wed Aug 14 | 10am: before the RIBS show | Circus Dynamics | Roger Williams Gateway Center | 2-person circus variety show with bubbles | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed Aug 14 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed Aug 14 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |
| Wed Aug 14 | Sundown | Providence Children’s Film Fest | Donigian Park | Short films from the Festival: F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise) | 228 Valley St, Providence, 02909 |
| Thu Aug 15 | 5:30pm | Friends of Brassil | Brassil Memorial Park | picnic, games, and a performance by Sharks Come Cruisin’ | 41 Arnold St, Providence, 02906 |
| Sat Aug 24 | 2-9pm | Project401 | Dexter Training Ground Park | PVD FLOW: Safe spaces for the next generation | 73 Dexter St, Providence, 02909 |
| Wed Aug 28 | 6:30pm (before film screening) | Circus Dynamics | Gano Park | 2-person circus variety show with bubbles | 87 Fremont St, Providence, 02906 |
| Wed Aug 28 | Sundown | Providence Children’s Film Fest | Gano Park | Short films from the Festival: PASSIONATE PURSUITS | 87 Fremont St, Providence, 02906 |
| Mon Sept 9 | 2-6pm | Farm Fresh RI | Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market | RI Black Storytellers, Manton Avenue Project, Community Music Works | 675 Plainfield St, Providence, 02909 |
| Thu Sept 19 | 6pm | Stages of Freedom | Prospect Terrace | The Sun is Shining: An Evening with Sissieretta Jones (a one-woman play with music performed by Becky Bass) | 184 Pratt St, Providence, 02906 |
| Thu Sept 20 | 6pm | Stages of Freedom | Prospect Terrace | The Sun is Shining: An Evening with Sissieretta Jones (a one-woman play with music performed by Becky Bass) | 184 Pratt St, Providence, 02906 |
| Mon Sept 30 | 5:30-8:30pm | MUSE Foundation | Roger Williams Gateway Center | BLKMKTflea Sunset Block Party | 1197 Broad St, Providence, 02905 |