A Glass Act
Dale Chihuly at RISD
As an alum of the Rhode Island School of
Design (affectionately known in creative
circles simply as RISD), Dale Chihuly is
among an elite community of successful and
important artists to study at the country’s
most prestigious art school. Now, 40 years
since he earned his MFA here, the artist has
returned for the inaugural exhibition of the
school’s new long-awaited Chace Center
Gallery. Chihuly at RISD features not only a
“massive” original work composed of the
ave
Date
EAST SIDE
the
Jonah and
the Whale
with Boston
Modern
Orchestra
Project
Nov. 7-9
Who loves a good Bible
story? Dominick Argen-to’s Jonah and the Whale
marks the season opener
for The Providence
Singers. 401-751-5700;
providencesingers.org
BRISTOL
Christmas at
Blithewold
Nov. 28-Jan. 4
Blithewold Garden
Estate is celebrating
its centennial year
with flowers, trees and,
yes, garden fairies. For
the botanically (and
whimsically) inclined,
it’s a must. 401-253-2707;
blithewold.com
CITY GUIDE
Providence
artist’s signature psychedelic hand-blown glass
sculptures, but it also celebrates the opening of
the Chace Center, a nearly 6,000-square-foot
gallery designed by Pritzker Prize-winning
architect José Rafael Moneo (it’s now the largest venue in the school’s museum). Along with
Chihuly’s vibrant, almost otherworldly creations, the show also features the glass works
of other noteworthy students who studied at
RISD before or after Chihuly himself. Through
Jan. 4. 401-454-6500; risd.edu.
Hanging with the
Older New Kids
OK, they might
not have been the
Beach Boys, but
the New England-
bred New Kids
on the Block
were more than a
household name
in the early ’90s—
they were the
phenomenon that
gave way to
a bottleneck of
uber-cute pop-tastic American groups like
N’Sync, Backstreet Boys and
98 degrees. You
may have long
ago sold off your
CDs, but you’ll
have the chance
to reignite your
Kids crush when
the older, wiser,
DOWNTOWN
The Great
International
Beer Festival
Nov. 8
Who needs fancy Cham-
pagne and Glogg when
you can work your way
through America’s larg-
est international beer
festival? 401-274-3234;
beerfestamerica.com
DOWNTOWN
Grease
Dec. 2-7
Bust out your poodle
skirt—the National tour
of Grease opens in Providence at the Performing
Arts Center. 401-421-
2997; ppacri.org
still-synchronized-dancing quintet returns to the stage
at Providence’s
Dunkin’ Donuts
Center. The group,
which parted ways
in 1994, sold more
than 80 million
albums way back
in the day, and
now the original
five—Jordan, Joey,
Donnie, Danny and
Jonathan—are
looking to revive
their rep with new
songs and slightly
more mature look.
Nov. 6. 401-331-
6700; dunkin
donutscenter.com.
EDGEWOOD
Space Tech:
Inspiring
Art Through
Technology
Ongoing
A clever exhibition at
the Museum of Natural
History and Planetari-
um focusing on artwork
that’s been touched by
space and is tech-far
out.
Providenceri.com/
museum
