CITY GUIDE
Providence
Get Out
Summer offers alfresco
entertainment in Providence
Now that it’s finally possible to ditch that winter coat for good, it’s time to get outside and
enjoy the warm weather. Providence provides
ample opportunity to be entertained and out-of-doors at the same time.
Every Thursday at dusk, starting in June,
Movies on the Block screens a movie on the
side of a building. Bring a lawn chair and head
to Grant’s Block, at the intersection of Union
and Westminster streets, to enjoy this beloved
city tradition, curated by hometown Hollywood director Michael Corrente.
Tuesday afternoons bring a fleet of deli-
cious lunch choices to Grant’s Block for
Food Truck Tuesdays,
where the best of
Providence’s fast-
growing food truck
culture gathers from
noon to 2 p.m. Sample
everything from Poco
Loco’s Mexican food
to Mama Kim’s Korean
BBQ to the vegan des-
serts of Like No Udder. indowncity.com
A Historic Event
The burning of
HMS Gaspee,
which happened
at Warwick Point
in 1772, was as
important as the
Boston Tea Party
in spurring the
American Revolu-
tion. Rhode Island
celebrates in style
all summer long
with Gaspee Days.
The celebration
kicks off Memorial
Day weekend with
the Arts and Crafts
Festival, May
26–28. During the
festival, roughly
150 vendors sell-
ing one-of-a-kind
handmade goods
will show off their
work to an esti-
mated 50,000
people. Food, fam-
ily entertainment
and live music
make the festival
an all-day event.
Then, June 8–10,
the actual Gaspee
Days celebration
includes a parade,
a colonial encamp-
ment where people
can explore and
engage with cos-
tumed historic
reenactors, and
the burning of a
symbolic Gaspee
to culminate the
weekend.
gaspee.com.
ave
Date
OLNEYVILLE
the
The Right to
Assemble
Tuesdays
Hear the best of
local alternative and
rock music at General
Assembly, a showcase
of local bands, every
Tuesday night at Fête,
the boutique music
venue in Olneyville. No
two nights are the same.
fetemusic.com
PAWTUCKET
Hit It Out of the
Park
Weekly
Take in a Red Sox
game—a Pawtucket
Red Sox game at McCoy
Stadium, that is—for
less than the price of a
beer at Fenway Park. As
the minor league affili-
ate for the Boston Sox,
the Paw Sox often rehab
MLB players, so catch
them while they’re here.
pawsox.com
PAWTUCKET
The Future Is
Now
Through May 27
Exactly how Orwellian
did the future turn out
to be? Decide for your-
self—and watch out
for Big Brother—at
the stage adaptation of
1984, the classic novel
by George Orwell, at
the Gamm Theatre.
gammtheatre.org
CITYWIDE
Art Appreciation
May 17 and
June 21
Spend an evening
browsing the best of
Providence’s art on
Gallery Night, when
galleries stay open late
and offer food, wine
and entertainment to
aspiring connoisseurs.
gallerynight.info
GARDEN CITY
The Art of
Shopping
June 9–10
Browse the handmade
creations of more than
100 artists and artisans
at the Garden City
Center Art Festival,
when the outdoor shop-
ping center is overtaken
by vendors, live enter-
tainment and children’s
crafts. festivalfete.com
