Upcoming Activities
January 6-8th
All Weekend Long-
12th Annual BAEC Home Show Saturday, January 7th - 10:00am Sunday, January 8th - 10:00am
Mohegan Sun Arena$10.00 General Admission See and meet the region's finest companies exhibiting hundreds of products and services in the home building, remodeling, interior decorating, energy savings and landscaping industries for a one-stop shopping experience!
There will be everything for your home, inside and out. From home building and remodeling, ideas for kitchens, bathrooms, sunrooms, patios, pools and spas to flooring, building materials, air conditioning and heating, windows, doors, appliances, furniture and cookware, it's all here! Plan on spending a couple of hours and bring your shopping list! Tickets available at the door. Children under 12 are FREE with an adult. Active military with ID are FREE.
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OLD LYME Deck the Walls Venue: Lyme Art Association Dates: November 18, 2011 - January 7, 2012 Description: Annual show and sale featuring more than 200 works of arts in all sizes and mediums by member artists. Opening reception, Friday, December 2 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
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The Magic of Christmas - A Holiday Celebration Venue: Florence Griswold Museum
Dates: November 19, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Description: The Museum promises triple the “magic” during the Magic of Christmas celebration. Fantasy Trees, the iconic Palette Tree, and the historic decorations in the Florence Griswold House provide holiday joy for all ages.
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Joy in the Making: A Creative Approach to the Holidays Venue: Florence Griswold Museum
Dates: December 4, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Description: Enjoy hands-on holiday craft workshops and creative projects that relate to the spirit of the season and the decorations on view.
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UNCASVILLE Restaurant Week Venue: Mohegan Sun Dates: January 8-13, 2012
Description: Several restaurants offeirng 20% discounts and several other restaurants offering select specials.
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Shrek The Musical Providence Performing Arts Center January 3, 2012 - January 8, 2012 xSHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar winning DreamWorks film, celebrates the New Year at PPAC January 3 - 8, 2012. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre not a handsome prince shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won't shut up, a villain with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand . . . and his name is Shrek. Featuring a score of 19 all-new songs, big laughs, great dancing and breathtaking scenery, WWOR-TV proclaimed SHREK THE MUSICAL as “far, far and away the funniest new musical on Broadway Providence Performing Arts Center 220 Weybosset Street Providence, Rhode Island 401-421-2997
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Friday 6th-
Quiet Riot Friday, January 6th - 8:00pm The Wolf Den Quiet Riot continues their historic journey with Metal Health founding member Frankie Banali who is joined by Quiet Riot veteran bassist Chuck Wright and Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi from their last and most stable lineup. They are proud to announce their new vocalist Mark Huff to complete the Quiet Riot lineup. Quiet Riot is a Rock & Roll phenomenon. Famously described as the first Heavy Metal band to top the Pop chart at #1 on Billboard magazine, the Los Angeles quartet became an overnight sensation thanks to their monster 1983 smash album Metal Health.
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The Music of ABBA The VETS January 6, 2012 8pmAdmission: $30, $36Arrival from Sweden was founded by Vicky Zetterberg in 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden, and very soon became one of the world's most popular and best-selling ABBA tribute groups. Since their start, the band has toured over 35 nations and appeared on several television and radio shows all over the world. The only group to ever get the exclusive right to reproduce ABBA's original outfits and trademark, this production is the closest you ever will get to see ABBA! Even official ABBA fan clubs around the globe call the show "the best existing ABBA tribute show in the world."
The VETS One Avenue of the Arts Providence, Rhode Island 401-222-1467 http://ppacri.org
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Saturday 7th-
The Sleeping Beauty Sat. Jan. 07 12 Direct from Moscow, Russia, the Moscow Festival Ballet presents THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, a full-length ballet in three acts about one of the most familiar fairytales of all time set to Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable music. Back Add to basket Saturday, January 7, 2012 • 7:30 pm Moscow Festival Ballet’s THE SLEEPING BEAUTY The Moscow Festival Ballet brings lavish sets, beautiful costumes, and a corp de ballet with beauty and grace, as well as superbly gifted principal dancers and the music of Tchaikovsky. Created in 1890 by choreographer Marius Petipa, the Sleeping Beauty ballet is a light-hearted fantasy of popular culture - a journey to an enchanted forest, where good triumphs over evil through a single kiss.
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Black Stone Cherry Saturday, January 7th - 8:00pm The Wolf Den Black Stone Cherry has arrived with their second Roadrunner Records release, Folklore and Superstition. The ability to tell compelling stories and lyrical tales isn't the only thing that Black Stone Cherry brings to the table. The band can churn out riffs that'll put hair on your chest. They crank out choruses that are fit for a fist-raising rebel rousing and still keep the beauty of a Sunday morning back porch service. Folklore and Superstition isn't just a Southern Rock record. It's an American Rock n' Roll record. The album is a timeless work by American pied pipers destined to take their music from the back roads of America to the four corners of the globe.
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Vic DiBitetto featuring JP Justice with special guests Joey Novick and John Romanoff Saturday, January 7th - 9:00pm The Cabaret Theatre$20.00 Tickets On Sale: Friday, December 9, 2011 at 10:00am Vic DiBitetto has appeared on television's America's Funniest People (ABC), where he was a $10,000 Grand Prize winner, as well as Stand-Up Spotlight (VH1) and Last Laugh at Pip's, a pilot with Woody Allen and Danny Aiello. In addition, he has warmed-up hundreds of audiences for hit shows such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and The Ricki Lake Show.Vic has performed at many of the nation's best comedy venues such as New York City's Dangerfield's, Los Angeles' Laugh Factory, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He has opened shows for comedian Pat Cooper and the musical group Jay and the Americas. JP Justice is a hulking, burly black funnyman and a loveable Papa Bear of a comic. And, I say Papa Bear cause a lot of his material is storyteller based comedy coming from a perspective of raising kids, his relationship with his wife, and all the goofy crazy things that go on behind the clothes door of the Justice household. JP has been featured on Russell Simons' original Def Comedy Jam, Comic View on BET and Showtime at the Apollo. JP headlines all the major comedy clubs and colleges around the country. As a professional stand-up comedian and actor, Joey Novick has appeared on MTV, One Life to Live and Comedy Central. He's featured regularly at Catch A Rising Star, The Comedy Zone and Dangerfield's and at scores of comedy venues across the country. He's opened in concert for comedy legends Jerry Seinfield, Ray Romano, Paul Reiser, Chris Rock, Robert Klein and Rosie O'Donnell. He is an award-winning public and as an improv actor, he's had the privilege of appearing with Robin Williams at the Comic Strip in NYC, and studied with Chicago's famed Second City improvisational theater with director Del Close. And Joey was hired by The Ricki Lake Show as a comedy coach for young comedians. John Romanoff was one of hundreds of comics who entered the Funniest Comic in New England Contest held last year at the Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun. John was solid enough to position himself into the final four of the Pro Division of the competition. His high energy and self deprecating style not only catapulted him into the finals but also impressed the judges and was applauded by audience members throughout the four day comedy competition.
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Colonial Holiday Open House Days Smith-Appleby House Museum January 7, 2012 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Admission: Adults: $5, Children: freeTours & demonstrations feature Colonial holiday history, traditions, decorations, and even hearthside cooking and baked treats. Hosted by volunteer historians in Colonial costume, the events offer a festive opportunity to visit & tour the home - originally built circa 1696 as a one-room stone-ender with loft by Elisha Smith, grandson of John Smith "The Miller,"Â one of Roger Williams' original party of six men who left the Mass. Bay Colony to settle in Providence. Expanded by later generations to 12 rooms, today it's one of the few remaining 17th century houses in RI - and features original furnishings, designs and exhibits. The schedule is weather permitting. In case of snow, call 401-487-2473 to confirm hours. Smith-Appleby House Museum 220 Stillwater Rd Smithfield, Rhode Island
401-487-2473http://www.smithapplebyhouse.org/winter-tours.htm
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5th Annual Heroes Auction Twin River Casino January 7, 2012 6:00 pm -12:00am Admission: $25.00The Heroes Auction is a silent auction where you can bid on bachelor/bachelorette and taken firefighters. You will be vying for a date with the bachelors and bachelorettes or skills, services or hobbies of the taken firefighters. Tickets include dinner and music, dancing and entertainment. Other auction items include a two night stay in Los Vegas and a $100 gift certificate to Cardis, just to name a few! This year's 5th Heroes Auction will benefit Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island. With money raised from this event Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island will assist in the education of the EMT's and First Responders of Rhode Island, in the indicators of child abuse and neglect including Shaken Baby Syndrome. Twin River Casino 100 Twin River Road Lincoln, Rhode Island 401-728-7920 http://inahfherosauctioneventbrite.com
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Sunday 8th-
Joey Dee and The Starliters Sunday, January 8th - 7:00pm The Wolf Den Joey Dee and The Starliters are an American Pop music group, best known for their successful recording "Peppermint Twist" of 1961. Today, the group tours and plays at various venues from Connecticut to New Jersey to Florida to Las Vegas, doing well over a hundred concerts per year.
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OLD LYME Gallery Concert: "Ceremony of Carols Op. 28" Venue: Florence Griswold Museum
Dates: January 8, 2012 Description: The Camerata, fourteen singers from All Souls Unitarian/Universalist Chuch in New London, performs in the Museum's Gallery on the final Day of the Magic of Christmas.
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NORWICH Music at Central - Shoreline Ringers Venue: Central Baptist Church Dates: January 8, 2012 Description: Shoreline Ringers, a community hand-bell choir showcases the beauty of handbells and perform a variety of challenging music.
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Seasonal Activities-
NORWICH "The Boy In The Bathroom" Venue: The Spirit of Broadway Theater Dates: January 4-21, 2012 Description: This award-winning musical is about David, who has lived in his bathroom for a year. He eats the flat food his mother slips under the door, writes his college thesis on rolls of toilet paper, and decorates the room with origami birds. But, when Julie comes into his safe existence, a relationship begins (through the bathroom door) that makes David question whether there is finally a reason to stop hiding and step outside.
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common fence music 19th season schedule Common Fence Music September 17, 2011 - May 17, 2012 8 p.m.For Portsmouth Shows: Doors at 7p.m. for the folk tailgate party (an indoor affair). Don't forget your picnic basket Look for our mini-series in Newport: Common Fence Music at Channing Church, 135 Pelham St. Heartfelt thanks to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the people of Rhode Island for their continued support. Coming Soon: Connecting the Beats - Bringing African and Afro-Caribbean Music to the Youth of Newport County. Funded by Rhode Island Foundation Newport County Fund. Common Fence Music
933 Anthony Rd. Portsmouth, R.I., Rhode Island 401-683-5085
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Call to Artists: 14th Annual Fidelity Investments â₠Providence Art Club December 12, 2011 - February 3, 2012 now- February 3, 2012 Admission: $20 submission feeNew England artists are invited to submit recent, original works to the 14th Annual Fidelity Investments Growth All Media Juried Art Exhibition by February 3. Accepted works will be exhibited at the Providence Art Club from March 18-April 6, 2012. Growth is the theme of the exhibition.Recent works in all media are encouraged. All artwork will be reviewed and selected by renowned exhibition jurors. In addition to three cash prizes, Fidelity will purchase one work for its permanent collection. To apply, please visit the CaFE website at www.callforentry.org. The call is listed as '14th Annual Fidelity Investments All Media Juried Exhibition: Growth.' Providence Art Club
11 Thomas Street Providence, Rhode Island (401)331-1114 ext. 15 http://www.callforentry.org
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