Fright Nights
Get spooked—in a good way
Being one of the oldest settled cities in the
country definitely has its benefits. But in 376
years Providence has accumulated quite a lot
of history, not all of it good ... and not all of it
is in the past. Explore the city’s haunted history this month on a haunted tour.
Providence’s original Ghost Walk happens
every Saturday afternoon in October. Mentalist, raconteur and local historian Rory Raven
ave
Date
DOWNTOWN
the
Jazz Under
the Stars
Fridays
Enjoy the last of the
warm weather in style.
Every Friday evening,
the Joe Potenza Quartet
plays in the courtyard
of Aspire Restaurant.
Enjoy cocktails, dinner and, if you’re so
inspired, dancing.
aspirerestaurant.com
DOWNTOWN
My Kingdom
for a Sword
Sept. 13–Oct. 21
King Lear, Shakespeare’s
time-honored tale
of pride and family
betrayal, takes the stage
at Trinity Repertory
Company. The play is
produced in conjunction
with the Dallas Theater
Center, and the company
will later travel to Texas
to perform the sho w.
trinityrep.com
CITY GUIDE
Providence
leads a spine-tingling tour that discusses
Edgar Allan Poe’s lingering spirit, Rhode
Island’s real vampire and the origins of H. P.
Lovecraft’s Shunned House. Tours leave at
3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday afternoon
from the Providence Athenaeum on Benefit
Street. roryraven.com
For a bigger scare, venture out on a Providence Ghost Tour, which takes place nightly
in September and October. Conducted by
lantern light, this tour takes you up and down
Benefit Street, Providence’s Mile of History
(which is a National Historic Landmark), and
retells the haunting stories of murders, suicides
and suspicious deaths. Take a tour, if you dare.
providenceghosttour.com.
A Totally Fresh
Approach to Dining
The farm-to-table
movement has
so thoroughly
permeated mod-
ern food culture
that it’s not news
anymore. Even
so, Eating with
the Ecosystem, a
new dining initia-
tive in Providence,
has taken the
concept to a new
level. Each month,
Eating with the
Ecosystem pairs a
talented area chef
with local farmers
and fishermen
to create a com-
pletely sustain-
able multicourse
meal. Between
courses, a scien-
tist explains the
food’s origins and
its effect (or lack
of effect) on the
environment.
EAST SIDE
A New
Perspective
Opens Sept. 21
Get a new perspec-
tive on the country
at “America in View:
Landscape Photography
1865 to Now,” at the
Museum of Art, Rhode
Island School of Design.
The exhibit focuses on
the American landscape,
from 19th-century
photographs to digital
images. risdmuseum.org
SOUTH SIDE
All Aglow
Oct. 4–Nov. 3
The Jack-O-Lantern
Spectacular returns to
Roger Williams Park
Zoo for another stun-
ning show. Thousands
of carved pumpkins—
some weighing hun-
dreds of pounds—line
the zoo’s paths for a
surreal, unforgettable
experience. r wpzoo.org
DOWNTOWN
It’s a Scream
Oct. 25–28
Showcasing independent scary movies from
around the world, the
Rhode Island International Horror Film
Festival also offers
opportunities to meet
the filmmakers, and take
an H.P. Lovecraft walking tour. film-festival.org
