Haunted
Providence
The city has more spirit than
ever this fall
As a city that’s been around for 375 years, Providence has its share of sordid history. Channel
this sordid past on a Providence Ghost Tour.
Although the tours are offered year-round,
both the frequency and the spookiness of the
experience ramp up in the fall; there’s no better
time to imagine Edgar Allan Poe strolling down
Benefit Street than on an eerie fall evening.
providenceghosttour.com
ave
Date
Downtown
Life as Art
the
Daily
See downtown
as you never have
before—as one giant art
installation—through
Providence Art Win-
dows, which installs
site-specific work into
empty storefronts.
providenceartwindows.
blogspot.com
Downtown
Building
Expectations
Daily
Construct your own
opinion of the relation-
ship between structure
and the human body at
“Building Blocks,” an
architectural exhibit
at the Museum of Art,
Rhode Island School of
Design. risdmuseum.org
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Providence
For a real scare, check out Flickers: Rhode
Island International Horror Film Festival.
This annual fright-fest, which showcases
new, independent feature horror films along
with short films and documentaries, takes
place this year Oct. 20–23 at locations all over
Providence. Oct. 25, the action comes off the
screen and into real life at the Zombiethon
Battle, a costumed combat demonstration.
film-festival.org/horror_ri.php
The most family friendly (and most memorable) of Providence’s Halloween festivities
is the Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular at Roger
Williams Park Zoo. This can’t-miss, nightly
event occurs Oct. 6–31 along the Wetlands
Trail in the zoo and features thousands of
beautifully carved pumpkins, some weighing
hundreds of pounds. It’s an experience like no
other—and not one you should pass up while
you’re visiting Providence. rwpzoo.org.
Art in the Streets
the city lets its most
artistic side show dur-
ing the Providence art
Festival, Sept. 10. this
daylong celebration
of local art and artists
takes over Downcity’s
westminster Street,
block party style: the
event is so extensive
that streets will be
closed to traffic.
Pawtucket
All the World’s a
Stage
Sept. 8–Oct. 9
Things get dramatic in
Circle Mirror Transfor-
mation, the 2010 Obie
Award–winning play
about the power of
acting to affect young
students, performed
at the always thought-
provoking Gamm The-
atre. gammtheatre.org
Downtown
His Girl Friday
Sept. 9—Oct. 9
Engage in the battle of
the sexes—and laugh
about it—as a hard-boiled newspaperman
stops at nothing to
prevent his ex-wife/star
reporter from leaving his
paper. trinityrep.com
More than 100 artists and crafters will
show their wares at
the festival, in addition to food and live
entertainment. this is
the third year for the
Providence art Festival, and the event has
become so popular
that planners added
a second date (the
original festival was
in June). Supporting
independent artists
while celebrating in
the streets? It doesn’t
get much better than
that.
providenceart-festival.com.
Peach Morning Glory
earrings by k.o’brien
jewelry
Pawtucket
Yo La Tengo
Sept. 10
Check out this cult clas-
sic band at the Met. You
never know what crowd-
pleasing songs—origi-
nals and covers—will be
performed. Tickets are
$20 and doors open at 8
p.m. themetri.com
