Hollywood,
East Coast
Style
The 12th Annual
Rhode Island Film Festival
Indestructible, one of the films
being shown at the 12th Annual
Rhode Island Film Festival.
Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the
Union, but it claims a world-class film festival among its many charms. Ranked as one
of the best film festivals in the United States
(and the largest in New England), the Rhode
Island Film Festival plays host to some
ave
Date
COLLEGE HILL
the
Concerts
Under the
Elms
July 10, 17, 24, 31
and Aug. 7
What better way to
enjoy live music than on
a sprawling lawn in summertime? 401-331-8575,
ext. 33; rihs.org
EAST SIDE/DOWNTOWN
I Am Iron Man!
July 13
Feel the burn with the
first Amica Ironman
70. 3 Rhode Island,
which concludes the
bicycling portion of
the grueling competition through downtown Providence.
ironman.com
CITY GUIDE
Providence
300 features, short films and documentaries
from around the globe during its six-day run.
The festival’s hottest ticket is the Opening
Night Gala, Aug. 5 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, which allows patrons to
enjoy a screening, a food-and-beverage tasting from local restaurants and sponsors, and
a red-carpet reception where they can rub
elbows with celebrity guests and filmmakers.
Past attendees include Julie Andrews, Steve
Buscemi, Cicely Tyson, Patricia Neal and
Andrew McCarthy.
Aspiring Tinseltown moguls may want
to explore the Rhode Island Film Forum
(Aug. 7– 8), a two-day introduction to film
opportunities in the Ocean State, or to polish
their dialogue at the ScriptBiz screenwriting
workshop (Aug. 4– 5). Both take place at the
University of Rhode Island’s Feldstein Campus in Providence. 401-861-4445; rifilmfest.org.
A Taste of
la Dolce Vita
Indulge your Providence Italian
inner paisano Arts and Music
with the myriad Festival, Aug. 7– 11
sights, sounds and in downtown Provi-tastes of the 2008 dence. Two stages
DOWNTOWN/EAST SIDE/
WEST SIDE/WICKENDEN ST.
It’s Gallery
Night
July 17 and
Aug. 21
Twenty-one of the city’s
art hot spots invite you
to experience their visual
beauty via a walking tour
or by bus. 401-490-2042;
gallerynight.info
PROVIDENCE
WaterFire Walk
Through August
View the spectacular
WaterFire exhibit on a
60-minute river stroll;
the walk is scheduled
only on evenings when
the fires are fully lit.
401-331-8575, ext. 33;
rihs.org
accommodate the
festival’s nonstop
wealth of musical
guests, ranging
from headliner and
legendary crooner
Al Martino (Johnny
Fontaine from
The Godfather) to
13-year-old singing
savant Julian Sage
Miyata, while a
host of vendors
along the river
provides authentic
Italian food and
fare. A shuttle
service is available
for guests wishing
to explore Providence’s famed Italian district, Federal
Hill. 401-808-5614;
providenceitalian
festival.com.
E LMWOOD
T otheMoon,
A lice!
Through August
Explore the lunar land-
scape at the Museum
of Natural History’s
new “Mission Moon:
Past, Present and Fu-
ture” exhibit, created
in conjunction with
NASA. 401-785-9457;
providenceri.com/museum
