A DIY Shows Page for Providence, Rhode Island

RIshows.com is a list of underground music shows, local art events, and community gatherings in Providence, Rhode Island. It’s just a list of all shows! Uncurated. We celebrate DIY values…

sáb Jun 3

Books Through Bars Open House

Other

…be gladly accepted, particularly of nonspiral bound puzzle books (Sudoku, word-finder, crosswords), self-help, manga/graphic novels/comics, popular thrillers/mysteries, National Geographics, and other categories. (See our website for information on book donations)….

sáb Oct 28 @ 7:00 pm

Free Halloween show

Deadbeats

The first annual Backlot Halloween Spookshow! Snowbeasts/Vudu Sister/Salem Wolves/Practical Gore/Gyna Bootleg appearing as Dandy Meringue. Fire eaters, food, and lots of beer also on the premises. 7-10 PM, free.

mar Nov 21 @ 5:00 pm

Wayne's World

PPL

Please join us for our fourth film in our Movies on Music series, Wayne’s World. Starring Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, and Rob Lowe, this movie centers around two slackers into

sáb May 11 @ 2:00 pm

Sitting for the Dead, Thee Phibbs, Eleusis, and Bitter Grasses

Other

community member’s medical expenses for an urgent bone marrow transplant. Performances include Sitting for the Dead (https://sittingforthedead.bandcamp.com/), Thee Phibbs ( https://theephibbs.bandcamp.com/), Eleusis, and Bitter Grasses (https://bittergrasses.bandcamp.com/). // In lieu of…

New Releases June-July 2020

…Number https://hottrotty.bandcamp.com/track/i-got-yer-number Jakeel – How could i https://soundcloud.com/lilduph/how-could-i-prod-beatsbybam Peace Test – Uniform Repression https://peacetest.bandcamp.com/album/uniform-repression ScoobySnackS – A.I dreams https://soundcloud.com/mrbonesisscooby/a-i-dreams SLITTY WRISTS – Melanin Poppin’ [SLITMIX] https://slittywrists.bandcamp.com/track/melanin-poppin-slitmix Various Artists – Project…

New Releases May 2020 #2

Dougie Poole – “Los Angeles” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IK6oPsEKso Loretta Querceto – “Dare To Be” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VItQrrCU4iI Anthony Savino – “guitar solo” https://anthonysavino.bandcamp.com/album/guitar-solo Mountainess – Distance (Acoustic) https://mountainess.bandcamp.com/track/distance-acoustic…

mar May 2 @ 10:00 am

“PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK” workshop W/ MERCEDES JELINEK

The Internet

In this workshop artists learn the basics of photographing and documenting their work, whether for marketing, grant proposals, exhibitions, print media, or personal websites. The session will cover camera essentials…

sáb Abr 20 @ 11:00 am

Reinsulator: Pop Up Reading Room

PPL

…in the Providence Public Library’s Special Collections Reading Room (Floor 3). The public is invited to come by and browse the materials, hands on. Zac Mirecki—archivist for the Yankee Pole…

sáb Sep 16 @ 11:00 am

Fall Maker Marketplace at Rochambeau Library

Other

The Maker Marketplace is a maker-centered outdoor marketplace for the whole family. It’s an opportunity for the community to support local businesses by buying hand-crafted goods and purchasing refreshments from…

mar Abr 30 @ 1:00 pm

Bernstingle Memorial Lecture: Inner Intensity and Outer Calm

RISD Museum

registration requested. While in Paris for twelve years between the world wars, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet created powerful sculptures for which she has become best known – meditative portraits of black…

dom Nov 19 @ 10:00 am

Self-Care Day for Teaching Artists

Other

This is a free self-care day for teaching artists working in community education and health settings to gather in person. We invite you to spend the day or part of…

sáb Feb 24 @ 2:00 pm

The Rainbow Beard NOISE Show!

Wilbury Theatre Group

…and play. In February 2024 we will be exploring NOISE! and asking questions such as: What is NOISE? Can we tell where it comes from? How can we focus our…

vie Mar 24 @ 4:00 pm

Tomorrow Untold's Album Release Show

AS220 Main Stage

Tomorrow Untold are here for their first ever live show, debuting thier album, “Before I Die, Everyone Needs To Know.” With guest performances from “The Graveyard Shift” & DeSousa….

vie Sep 22 @ 1:30 pm

Museum Professional Practices 101: Art Acquisition

RISD Museum

…and Design, and Wai Yee Chiong, Associate Curator of Asian Art, will share approaches to art acquisition and recent examples. The session will include conversation, questions, and discussion with participants….

jue Oct 12 @ 6:30 pm

Art as Body, Art as Evidence: Research Workshop

RISD Museum

…writers, and others are welcome and encouraged to attend. This group-led discussion is meant to generate ideas on how art can transverse disciplinary boundaries within research. Registration requested (see external…

sáb Sep 16 @ 2:00 pm

Global Day of Action: Ritual + Revolution

RISD Museum

Join Persian artists from the RISD community for a rare opportunity to explore and discuss ritual and revolution at home and abroad. Provost Touba Ghadessi will introduce an engaging presentation…

sáb Dic 16 @ 11:00 am

Childrens March for Palestine

City Hall

to the bombing of Palestinian children in Gaza by the Israeli occupation. ” // Bring your children and family for this rally and march. // organized by PSL Rhode Island…

History of RIShows.com

…involved! Screenshot of the original RI Shows website. Covid Times During the COVID-19 pandemic, we shifted our focus temporarily from in-person shows to protests and virtual events. During 2020 we…