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This weekend
See everythingFlight of the Pink Flamingos Staged Reading
Churchill House · 7:00 PM
FreeCOAST x Manoir Hovey x Twin Farms
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island) · Through Nov 14
Denny Love at The Comedy Connection
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island) · Through Nov 14
Zoo Careers 101: An Introduction to How Zoos Work
Roger Williams Park Zoo · Through Nov 15
The Parlour Jazz Series presents the Tom White Trio CD Release Show
The Parlour · 7:00 PM
Flight of the Pink Flamingos Staged Reading
Churchill House · 7:00 PM
Children's Ballet Clinic with Ballet RI
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island) · 7:00 PM
40th Annual RI Open Exhibition
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 7:00 PM
Attitude Dance Company MOVEMENT Charity Showcase
Alumnae Hall · 7:00 PM
Art at Watson Presents: Diagnósticos
The Watson School · 7:00 PM
Leon Trout with Cosmic Factory
The Parlour · 7:00 PM
Jewel House w/ DJ Nicky
Fete Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Exhibition on View: Building Books with Dayanita Singh
Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions) · 7:00 PM
CONTINUUM: Never Still. Always Becoming.
Robert J. Orchard Stage · 7:00 PM
Blue Moon Rising - Painting Class
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island) · 7:00 PM
A View From The Bridge
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 7:00 PM
Trinity Rep: A Christmas Carol
The Trinity Rep Theatre · 7:30 PM
"Jazz It Up" with Sarto!
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island) · 8:00 PM
Opening Night: Introspekt, Carré, Audiofields
Fete Music Hall · 9:00 PM
PVD Artisans Holiday Premiere
WaterFire Arts Center · 10:00 AM
The Holiday Flea at Farm Fresh
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 11:00 AM
Piece By Piece Quilting Club
Studio Classroom · 2:00 PM
Planetarium Show at the Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · 2:00 PM
Opera Workshop Fall Showcase
Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions) · 2:00 PM
Family Concert Series: Action Heights
Meeting Room 1 · 3:00 PM
277 Brook, 281 Brook, 283 Brook, and 75 Charlesfield Streets: Celebration of Life
Providence Preservation Society · 7:00 PM
A Pictorial Dragon: The Art of Fernando Birri Exhibit
John Hay Library · Through Mar 5
1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library
94 George Street · 10:00 AM
Sunset Dinosaur Painting (Gr 4-6)
Tween Space · 4:30 PM
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
Avon Cinema · 6:30 PM
Bookbinding
Studio Classroom · 7:00 PM
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 7:00 PM
In the Gallery: Expressions of Nature
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 10:00 AM
Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)
Children's Classroom · 11:00 AM
My First Storytime (Ages Birth-18 months)
Storytime Room · 11:00 AM
Pins & Needles
Meeting Room 3 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Playtime (Ages 3-5)
Children's Classroom · 11:30 AM
Drop-In Baby Playtime (Ages Birth-18 months)
Storytime Room · 11:30 AM
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tour of Tomaquag Museum
Rhode Island Historical Society (John Brown House) · 3:00 PM
Dinovember Club (Grades K-3)
Tween Space · 4:30 PM
Programa Informativo de los Beneficios Públicos
Meeting Room 3 · 6:00 PM
Brain Hack, The Science of Influence
Meeting Room 1 · 8:00 PM
Vellum Paper & Landscape Painting
Studio Classroom · 8:00 PM
Wee-One Wednesdays
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center · 9:00 AM
Historias Preescolar (Edades 3-5)
Children's Classroom · 11:00 AM
YEP! Sales Night
1 Euclid Ave · 5:00 PM
Family Business
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 5:00 PM
Nonprofit Connections RI
Pop Up Rhody events calendar · 6:00 PM
Poetics of Silence
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 6:00 PM
Hunger Games Movies
Teen Study Room X · 6:30 PM
FREE Wellness Screenings
Meeting Room 2 · 11:00 AM
Dino Dance Party (Ages 18-35 months)
Storytime Room · 12:00 PM
From the Reading Room: Open House
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 2:00 PM
Near and Far: Partnerships in Nebulosity, Viscosity, and Collective Observation
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 3:00 PM
Cozy Coloring Club
Meeting Room 3 · 3:00 PM
SCORE Business Mentoring
Meeting Room 2 · 4:00 PM
Tasty Crafts (Grades K-3)
Tween Space · 4:30 PM
BuyArt 2026 Holiday Local Arts Show
WaterFire Arts Center · 5:00 PM
America’s First Adventure to China: A Book & Exhibit Talk with Dr. John R. Haddad
The Museum at the John Brown House · 5:30 PM
The Athenæum Pub Quiz (November)
Providence Athenaeum · 5:30 PM
Special Presentation for Spotlight on Northern Italy with Collette Travel
Aldrich House · 5:30 PM
Art at Watson Presents: Gallery Night: Human Mythology
111 Thayer Street · 6:00 PM
Apparel Design Department Triennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:00 PM
The World and I: Reported & Researched Personal Narrative
Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media) · 6:00 PM
Seagulls
The Wilbury Theatre Group · Through Dec 13
Dead Gowns with Nova One
The Parlour · 7:00 PM
Fall Dance Concert 2026
Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions) · 8:00 PM
Predictive Intelligence
Meeting Room 2 · 8:00 PM
Brown Jazz Band Concert
Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions) · 8:00 PM
Resin Art Making Night!
Buttonwoods Brewery · 8:00 PM
For the Love of Books
Meeting Room 3 · 8:00 PM
Betsey Williams Cottage Open Houses
Roger Williams Park · 10:00 AM
Greenhouse Impressionism with Jeneane Lunn
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center · 10:00 AM
Rachel Barton Pine Masterclass
Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions) · 12:30 PM
Gaming Club (Gr 4-6)
Tween Space · 4:00 PM
Professor Roots Funky Reggae Dance Party, Early Show
The Parlour · 6:00 PM
Shard Glass Studio: Friday Night Glass Party
Shard Glass Studio at The Agawam Mill Artist Studios · 6:00 PM
Marcus Grant & the Movement: A Journey Through America with Jazz
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:30 PM
Wrestling Night!
Buttonwoods Brewery · 7:00 PM
Wind Symphony & Percussion Ensemble
Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions) · 8:00 PM
Breakfast with the Rainforest Residents
Roger Williams Park Zoo · 8:00 AM
Roger Williams Park Bird Walk with the Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · 10:00 AM
Sing-Along Story Time
Providence Athenaeum · 10:30 AM
Good Trade Makers Market - Providence 2026
WaterFire Arts Center · Through Nov 22
REHARVEST REPAIR: Repair in the World at Scale / Reuse in Practice
Mural Room · 11:00 AM
Pawtucket Specialty Pop-Up Farmers Market
Farm Fresh RI winter farmers markets guide · 12:00 PM
Holiday Market
Meeting Room 1 · 1:00 PM
Drop-In Volunteering
Teen Study Room X · 3:00 PM
Loudsounds, Actor Observer, Dreamwell, & Peace of You
Fete Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Proving Day 2026 Proving Ground Studios Live Music Celebration
The Parlour · 7:00 PM
Parlour Sunday Jazz Series: Mark Berney Project, 80s Reimagined, Early Show
The Parlour · 5:00 PM
Take and Bake Mug Cakes
Providence Community Library (all branches) · 4:00 PM
REHARVEST REPAIR: Aesthetics of Repair
Mural Room · 5:00 PM
Poetry and Short Story Slam with Host Marlon Carey and Special Guest Mark Binder
The Parlour · 7:00 PM
Museum of Natural History Lifelong Learners: Museum-From Top to Bottom
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · 10:00 AM
Dino Stomp! (Ages birth-18 months)
Storytime Room · 11:00 AM
Dinos Divertidos (Edades 3-5)
Children's Classroom · 7:00 PM
Turkey Day at the Branch (Ages 2-6)
Sonya Crawshaw Branch on Audrey Lane · 4:30 PM
Wreath Decorating Workshop - RWP Botanical Center
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center · 10:00 AM
Holiday Lights Spectacular
Roger Williams Park Zoo · Through Jan 3
PVD Artisans Small Business Saturday
WaterFire Arts Center · 10:00 AM
November Open House: The Museum at the John Brown House
The Museum at the John Brown House · 10:00 AM
Cookies and Cocoa Holiday Storytime
Roger Williams Park Zoo · Through Nov 29
Two Rogers: Hope and Consequence at The Museum at the John Brown House
The Museum at the John Brown House · 11:00 AM
Feature Film-Minions & Monsters
Meeting Room 1 · 3:00 PM
CabaRestle!!!
Buttonwoods Brewery · 8:00 PM
Children's Toy Exchange
Children's Classroom · 2:00 PM
Aubrey Atwater's Folk Songs for the Very Young
Providence Athenaeum · 3:00 PM
St. Nicholas Day
Meeting Room 1 · 4:00 PM
Dropsy, Quinsy, or Consumption: Just exactly what did my ancestor have?
Meeting Room 2 · 8:00 PM
Spice Club
Providence Community Library (all branches) · Through Dec 8
Turnover Down On Earth Tour w/ Nothing & Trauma Ray
Fete Music Hall · 6:30 PM
Liberty at Lunchtime: North Carolina Museum of History
Zoom · 12:30 PM
Hot Nights with Rovan & Bergeron
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 7:00 PM
Happy Holidays (Grades K-3)
Tween Space · 4:30 PM
Cute Cookies at the Branch (Ages 2-6)
Sonya Crawshaw Branch on Audrey Lane · 4:30 PM
British Soldiers’ Wives in the American Revolution: A Talk with Author Don Hagist
The Museum at the John Brown House · 5:30 PM
Visceral
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:00 PM
Books and Corks
Meeting Room 3 · 8:00 PM
Discovery Tykes at the Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · 10:00 AM
Junior Scientists (Ages 3-5)
Children's Classroom · 11:00 AM
Club Night: Bianca Oblivion w/ Glowworm, Séga Genn and Red Dawn
Fete Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Travel with the RWPZ to the American Museum of Natural History!
Roger Williams Park Zoo · 6:30 AM
Planful Event Kits Presents: Intentional Celebration
WaterFire Arts Center · Through Dec 6
Winter Wonderland at the Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · 12:00 PM
Roger Williams Park Winter Wonderland
Roger Williams Park Zoo · 12:00 PM
A Christmas Carol Marathon Reading
Providence Athenaeum · 2:00 PM
Avengers Trivia
Teen Study Room X · 3:00 PM
The Tightmare Before Christmas 2026
Fete Music Hall · 6:00 PM
Jolly Jingle Fest
Providence Community Library (all branches) · 2:00 PM
Drawing Wild at the Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · 1:00 PM
Cocoa & Cram
Teen Study Room Y · 4:00 PM
Minecraft: Winter Wonderland (Gr 3-5)
Tween Space · 4:30 PM
Penguin Party! (Ages birth-18 months)
Storytime Room · 11:00 AM
Visiting Artist Talk: Cole Swensen
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 1:10 PM
Hot Nights with Cole Swensen
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 7:00 PM
Friday, December 11 (Holiday Basin Lighting)
WaterFire Arts Center · 4:00 PM
Consider the Source Live and Direct, Two Sets
The Parlour · 7:00 PM
Winter Lecture: Gingerbread Zoo Workshop
Roger Williams Park Zoo · 1:00 PM
The Empire Revue Annual Holiday Spectacular: The Warm Fuzzy Show with Special Guest Host Krampus
Fete Music Hall · 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker: Discover Dance
Veterans Memorial Auditorium · 10:00 AM
Annual Staff Exhibition
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · Through Dec 18
Celebrate Miss Lindsay!
Providence Athenaeum · 4:30 PM
Smoking Hot Jazz!!
Buttonwoods Brewery · 6:30 PM
Illustration Department Triennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:00 PM
Ocean State Home Show
WaterFire Arts Center · Through Jan 17
Graduate Jewelry + Metalsmithing Biennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 7:00 PM
THURSDAY w/ Titus Andronicus
Fete Music Hall · 6:30 PM
Grad Artists' Talks: Sex, Sexuality, Gender
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:30 PM
Film/Animation/Video Department Triennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:00 PM
Grand Horizons
The Wilbury Theatre Group · Through Feb 21
Big Shrimp
Fete Music Hall · 7:00 PM
BABYFXCE E
Fete Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Landscape Architecture Graduate Biennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 7:00 PM
Ballet Meets The Beatles
The Zeiterion · 2:00 PM
Grad Artists' Talks: History, Archives, and Absences
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:30 PM
Printmaking Graduate Biennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 7:00 PM
Ballet Meets The Beatles
Woodman Center at Moses Brown · 7:00 PM
The Antipodes
The Wilbury Theatre Group · Through Apr 18
Ballet RI Gala: Carmen, An Evening in Spain
Woodman Center at Moses Brown · 7:00 PM
Glass Graduate Biennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:00 PM
Unbound Art Book Fair
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 10:00 AM
Made on Hope
Ballet RI · 7:00 PM
A Real Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana
Ballet RI · 12:00 PM
Sculpture Graduate Biennial
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 6:00 PM
Just Seeds Panel: Art, Education, and Archive
RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions · 5:30 PM
On now: exhibits and runs
Reharvest Repair Exhibition
Joan T. Boghossian GalleryA View From The Bridge
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island)A Christmas Carol
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island)Digital + Media Exhibition: TOO MUCH!
Aunty's House StudioBye Bye Birdie
Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island)Coming up at RISD public lectures and campus exhibitions
Family Business
From the Reading Room: Open House
Apparel Design Department Triennial
Marcus Grant & the Movement: A Journey Through America with Jazz
Hot Nights with Rovan & Bergeron
Visceral
Visiting Artist Talk: Cole Swensen
Hot Nights with Cole Swensen
Annual Staff Exhibition
Illustration Department Triennial
Graduate Jewelry + Metalsmithing Biennial
Grad Artists' Talks: Sex, Sexuality, Gender
Close by, in Downtown Providence, Pawtucket, Cranston
The MarketPlace Pop-Up
Providence events calendar (GoProvidence)
18th Annual Providence Fall Home Show
Rhode Island Convention Center
Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)
DISCIPLE OF THE GARDEN – The Legacy of Chris Cornell
The Met
JOKESHOP with Gracie Canaan
Providence events calendar (GoProvidence)
Dynamo
The Strand Ballroom & Theatre
The Wolf of Wall Street Rave
Providence events calendar (GoProvidence)
Holiday Farmers Market Presented by Citizens
Garden City Center
CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF RUDY CHEEKS
The Met
John Crist Live!
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)
KAR Convention
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence Bruins vs Toronto Marlies
Amica Mutual PavilionPlaces in Providence
- Pop Up Rhody events calendarCommunity events calendar · 46 coming up
- Providence Community Library (all branches)Library system · 46 coming up
- Roger Williams Park Botanical CenterBotanical garden · 42 coming up
- Ballet RIBallet company · 40 coming up
- Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumMuseum · 26 coming up
- RISD public lectures and campus exhibitionsArt school · 23 coming up
- Brown University arts (performances, concerts, exhibitions)University arts · 14 coming up
- Providence Monthly calendar (Hey Rhody Media)Magazine events calendar · 12 coming up
- Fete Music HallMusic venue · 10 coming up
- The ParlourBar and music venue · 8 coming up
- WaterFire Arts CenterEvent space · 8 coming up
- Providence AthenaeumLibrary · 7 coming up
- Rhode Island Historical Society (John Brown House)History museum · 7 coming up
- Roger Williams Park ZooZoo · 6 coming up
- Buttonwoods BreweryBrewery · 4 coming up
- Farm Fresh RI winter farmers markets guideFarmers market organizer · 4 coming up
- Rhode Island statewide calendar (Visit Rhode Island)Tourism events calendar · 3 coming up
- The Wilbury Theatre GroupTheater · 3 coming up
- Avon CinemaMovie theater · 1 coming up
- Providence Preservation SocietyHistoric preservation nonprofit · 1 coming up
- What's on Tap RI (brewery events newsletter)Newsletter calendar
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