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Annenberg Institute Receives $3m Grant
The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University has been awarded nearly $3 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help school districts improve high school graduation rates and college and career readiness. The funds will be used to support development of “College Readiness Indicator Systems” (CRIS) that schools can use to identify students in danger of dropping out or graduating from high school unprepared for a postsecondary job or education.

A Month Of Peace
The Peace Art Project is a month-long celebration of a peace in Providence. It represents the collaboration of five prominent organizations and the support of many additional community organizations and individuals to encourage nonviolence and peace in our community. Among the participants in the partnership are Steven Pennell of the URI Feinstein Providence Campus Urban Arts and Culture Program, Rebecca Siemering of Providence Art Windows, Jodi Glass of the RI Commission on Prejudice and Bias, Ginny Fox of the Peace Flag Project, and Deanna Camputaro of the Arts, Communication, and Teaching Academy of Central Falls High School, a URI Academy Public School and the Rhode Island for Community and Justice.

Sustainability
The University of Rhode Island’s Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition will host a Sustainable Biodiesel Workshop on Sept. 8 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. to share insights and success stories about the use of biodiesel as a clean transportation fuel alternative.

Deadliest Catch In Providence
Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Brothers from Discovery Channel’s hit documentary series Deadliest Catch will make a rare appearance at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Friday, September 10 at 8P. Tickets for DEADLIEST CATCH LIVE! go on sale at www.ppacri.org on Tuesday, June 29 at 6P. Window and phone sales begin on Wednesday, June 30 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).

Deadliest Catch In Providence
Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Brothers from Discovery Channel’s hit documentary series Deadliest Catch will make a rare appearance at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Friday, September 10 at 8P. Tickets for DEADLIEST CATCH LIVE! go on sale at www.ppacri.org on Tuesday, June 29 at 6P. Window and phone sales begin on Wednesday, June 30 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).

Uri’S Hope Commons Dining Center Wins National Grand Prize For Second Straight Year
Dining Services at the University of Rhode Island is again basking in the glow of a major national honor.

Gallery Night Providence Begins 14th Season
Join Gallery Night for a fun-filled cultural extravaganza. Twenty-one galleries, museums, and historic sites; convenient parking lots; live music; refreshments; art buses; Celebrity guides and it's all FREE!

Winning Day On The Water At The Clagett Regatta
In each of the four classes (2.4 Metre, SKUD-18, Sonar and J/22) competing at the eighth annual C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Regatta for sailors with disabilities, an unbroken winning streak on the second and final day of racing determined the championship winners.

Newport Art Museum'S Coleman Center Is Registering Now For Over 50 Fall Classes
The Newport Art Museum is expanding its course offerings this fall to include more digital design classes and a class on "The Business Aspect of an Artist's Career." The changes are part of an ongoing effort to respond to feedback from the community.

Celebrity Chef
Whitmarsh House, a nonprofit agency that provides community-based residential services in Rhode Island for culturally diverse boys and young men in custody of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, is holding a fundraiser featuring Celebrity Chef Frank Terranova on September 22, 2010. The dinner and silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Airport Radisson, located at 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island.

Doris Duke Days At Jane Pickens Theater
NRF and The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center present Doris Duke Days, a three day film event celebrating the many interests of Doris Duke - heiress, Newport preservationist, jazz pianist, animal lover and surfer. Doris Duke Days will be held at the historic Jane Pickens Theater from Friday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26.

Risd Museum Unveils Renovated Galleries
On September 24, The RISD Museum will reveal its latest major renovation and reinstallation: the ancient, medieval, and early Renaissance galleries. These spaces, located in the 1926 Radeke Building, have been fully restored to their original architectural grandeur, and the collections on display in them—some of the Museum’s most important holdings—have been reinterpreted in fresh and compelling new ways. The galleries have been closed since last year. “These are among the most beautiful and highly articulated architectural spaces in The RISD Museum,” says interim director Ann Woolsey, “and we are very pleased to return them to their former glory and to reinstall them with treasures from our permanent collections.”

Newport Mansions Wine And Food Festival
Celebrity chefs from the Food Network and American Public Television, exclusive wines from around the world and fabulous food from the region’s best restaurants make the 5th annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival the place to be from September 24-26, 2010. Sponsored by FOOD & WINE, the Festival takes place in one of America’s most picturesque settings—the historic Newport Mansions, Rosecliff and Marble House, in the seaside resort of Newport, Rhode Island.

Narwals
University of Rhode Island Public Information Officer Todd McLeish from the Department of Communications and Marketing is writing a book about narwals. He spent two weeks this summer in Greenland researching the animal. Here is his account of the trip

Mamet’S Pulitzer Prize-Winning Glengarry Glen Ross Rocket Launches Season 26 At The Gamm
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens Season 26 with GlengarryGlen Ross, David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about four unethical Chicago real estate agents embroiled in aruthless contest to sell questionable investments to reluctant buyers. Inspired partly by Mamet’s stint as a typist in a Chicagoreal estate office during the late 1960s, Glengarry Glen Ross is a scalding comedy-drama, driven by the playwright’strademark staccato and profanity-laced dialogue. With numerous awards to the stage play’s credit, a 1992 film adaptation byMamet further solidified Glengarry’s place as one of the great masterpieces of 20th century drama.

Camalot In The Blitz
Trinity Rep kicks off its 2010-2011 Season on September 10th with Camelot, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical masterpiece. Based on T.H. White’s “The Once and Future King,” Camelot is an epic retelling of the legend of King Arthur and his quest to create a legacy through governance – trying to shape his nation’s laws, presided over by the knights of his round table. Artistic Director Curt Columbus has set his rendition of this classic in a World War II-era London tube stop during Hitler’s blitz on the city, placing the lofty ideals and intrigue of Arthurian Camelot into an interesting political context. The show opens in previews on September 10 and runs through October 10 in the Chace Theater. Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, 201 Washington St.; by phone at (401) 351-4242; and online at www.trinityrep.com.

Odyssey: The Photographs Of Linda Connor On View At The Risd Museum Beginning July 2
As depicted by Linda Connor, even the humblest subjects are radiant. Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor, on view through October 31, 2010, at The RISD Museum, reveals this internationally renowned artist’s 30-year aesthetic journey to diverse contemplative settings in the U.S., Egypt, India, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Turkey, and Tibet. Connor studied photography at RISD and graduated with her BFA in 1969.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular
The World Famous Radio City Rockettes to star in 34 performances of America’s favorite holiday show

Artwork From Great Depression Covered During 1960s Renovations
Seventy-one years ago during the Great Depression, Providence artist Gino Conti completed his final set of mural paintings for the lobby of Edwards Hall at Rhode Island State College.

Mamma Mia!
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to PPAC just in time for the holiday season! Performances begin on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 and run through Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence.

17th Annual Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show
Spring will arrive early in Providence when the 17th Annual Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show blooms from February 18-21, 2010 at the Rhode Island Convention Center. This year’s theme, “Timeless Gardens,” sets the stage for spectators to journey through past decades from the Roaring Twenties to the flower power days of the 60s. While witnessing the thirty themed gardens, attendees can purchase garden tools, art works, flowers, seeds, jewelry and more from over 150 marketplace vendors and artisans.

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