Events going on in and around Providence this weekend.
Family Fun
Wild Art
Each class will include a visit to the focus animal, where students will observe the animals’ unique adaptations and form before returning to the classroom to create their works of art.
Heart Smart
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with heart healthy activities. Kids test their heart rates, learn about the anatomy of a heart, and more.
Museums
Mimi Cabell & Lindsay Foster Two Person Exhibit
One Makes an Instrument of Themselves, and is Estranged Also is a interdisciplinary exhibition focused on the word manage, and other words that contain its root — man — to manipulate, to mandate, to manufacture.
Luminous Lace
Costume & Textiles Exhibition at RISD Museum. Lacemaking is one of fashion’s most time-consuming embellishment enterprises. Dating from the 16th to the 21st centuries, these metallic-lace fashions and accessories attest to the impulse in Western fashion history to capture the fire of the sun and bring that spotlight, prestige, and implied spiritual power to the wearer.
The Vanishing Industrial Heritage of The Black Stone River Valley
The Museum of Work & Culture is proud to present the photography of David Pinkham & Cindy Wilson in our changing gallery. Their exhibit highlights the the work resulting from their three-year mission to record the Valley’s remaining mills before they disappear.
Theatre/Performance
STORY LAB IV- Heart of Glass: First Crushes
The fourth installment of Story Laboratory. Theme: First Crushes.
Romeo & Juliet-Presented by Festival Ballet Providence
A brand-new production of Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy plays out on stage with choreography by Ilya Kozadayev set to Prokofiev’s majestic, commanding score. With its familiar yet stunning twists and turns, the ballet brings to life the ill-fated romance of literature’s famous star-crossed lovers. The production will incorporate spoken-word scenes from Shakespeare’s text.
Miscellaneous
The Spectacular Cookie Smackdown
5th Annual Spectacular Cookie Smackdown where only the finest bakers have been invited to compete for the title of VERY BEST COOKIE in Rhode Island! The BEST cookies in RI and ice cold Yacht Club Soda and New Harvest Coffee Roasters!
Lady Project Works
Celebrate the launch of Lady Project Works and enjoy snacks by Easy Entertaining Inc. and drinks by Chloe Wine Collection, Narragansett Beerand Polar Seltzer.
Providence Flea Winter Market
Local vintage and artisan maker market with food trucks and live music. Shop for one-of-a-kind products for yourself or for gifts!