Escape to Paradise: Watercolor Sketch Workshops
Botanical Center 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesRegistration Required As Rhode Islanders we are lucky to have the ability to sketch quaint New England scenery and festive foliage. With this workshop you escape to paradise with a guided sketch session as if you were in the tropics! Enjoy warm environment with plants from all around the world with expert instruction from RISD […]
People’s Creative Workshop: Mobile Photography
Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesRoger Williams Park Conservancy invites beginning but aspiring photographers to join local photographer Jose Ramirez for Saturday morning photography instruction. The Park will be your subject! The instructor will meet with your class, then you will spend time in the Park applying your new photography skills. Bring your own camera phone and you will learn […]
FirstWorks Live – Carlos De Leon
Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin FirstWorks and Roger Williams Park Conservancy for a journey from global Jazz to Americana, from hip-hop to sounds from the mountains and rhythms of the sea. Grab your lawn chair (or blanket) and enjoy extraordinary artists in the park throughout the summer starting Sunday, June 27. Free performances will take place at the Dalrymple […]
FirstWorks Live – Thea Hopkins Performs
Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin FirstWorks and Roger Williams Park Conservancy for a journey from global Jazz to Americana, from hip-hop to sounds from the mountains and rhythms of the sea. Grab your lawn chair (or blanket) and enjoy extraordinary artists in the park throughout the summer starting Sunday, June 27. This free performances will take place at the […]
Lost Park Tour
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesClick Here To Register Go back in time with docent Mike McGinity on a walking tour through Roger Williams Park. Long lost park treasures and missing monuments will be revisited at their original locations in this nostalgic look at the history of this grand space. Program fee per session: $3 per adult/Free for museum members. Capacity is […]
Drawing Wild: From The Collection
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesRegistration Required You will have the opportunity to discover, or rediscover, the fascinating collections during this private program exploring the museum. Bring a small easel or chair and your drawing or painting materials, and choose your subject from the collections of birds, bears, lions, and Oceanic artifacts. Museum staff will also select some special “guests” […]
FirstWorks Live – Music From The Sole Performs
Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesA new addition to the FirstWorks Live concert series lineup is Music From The Sole, a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap's Afro-diasporic roots, particularly its connections to Afro-Brazilian dance and music. The ensemble will perform two sets on Friday, September 24, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Dalrymple […]
Lost Park Tour
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesClick Here To Register Go back in time with docent Mike McGinity on a walking tour through Roger Williams Park. Long lost park treasures and missing monuments will be revisited at their original locations in this nostalgic look at the history of this grand space. Program fee per session: $3 per adult/Free for museum members. Capacity is […]
Open House – SOLD OUT
Botanical Center 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT, SEE YOU AT NEXT YEAR'S OPEN HOUSE! Celebrate the People's Park! Socialize with friends, neighbors, Park staff, donors, and funders surrounded by the beauty of the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center. Meet the incredible people that make the Park so vibrant. Experience a short film about the Campaign for Roger Williams […]
People’s Creative Workshop: A Soft Fire, Art + Healing
Victorian Rose Garden 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesRegistration Required In Advance This is a conversation-based and hands-on workshop about how art can be used for community healing and organizing toward community causes. The session will be held with current and new SISTA Fire members and is open to BIPOC women, femmes, and nonbinary people who are engaged in community organizing or interested […]
Drawing Wild: From The Collection
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesClick Here to Register You will have the opportunity to discover, or rediscover, the fascinating collections during this private program exploring the museum. Bring a small easel or chair and your drawing or painting materials, and choose your subject from the collections of birds, bears, lions, and Oceanic artifacts. Museum staff will also select some […]
People’s Creative Workshop: Earth Sculptures
Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesRegistration is required in advance. In this workshop, we will make temporary, site-specific works of art in Roger Williams Park. Using only materials and forms readily found on the grounds, participants will be asked to reimagine the park and its contents in new and inventive ways. We will make site specific earth installations where we use […]