Read FirstWorks’ Spring 2023 Newsletter
June 1, 2023

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Hip-Hop Spin on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to Open FirstWorks’ 20th Anniversary Season

Hip-Hop Spin on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to Open FirstWorks’ 20th Anniversary Season

Celebrated Street Dance Choreographer Rennie Harris Presents: Rome & Jewels Marking its Rhode Island Premiere ...
Mayor Smiley, FirstWorks Unveil PVDFest 2023 Headliners

Mayor Smiley, FirstWorks Unveil PVDFest 2023 Headliners

Civil rights icon and Grammy Lifetime Achievement award-winner Mavis Staples performing at Innovation Park ...
Read FirstWorks’ Spring 2023 Newsletter

Read FirstWorks’ Spring 2023 Newsletter

See highlights from FirstWorks’ Spring 2023 programs! FirstWorks’ newsletter highlights extraordinary programs ...
FirstWorks to Receive $60,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

FirstWorks to Receive $60,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Award to support projects expanding on FirstWorks’ multi-year Raise Your Voice theme, celebrating diverse voices ...
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced

FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced

Free concerts at Roger Williams Park Bandstand feature bhangra funk titans Red Baraat and multigenerational ...
401Gives – Rhode Island’s Biggest Weekend of Giving Starts Today

401Gives – Rhode Island’s Biggest Weekend of Giving Starts Today

401Gives 2023 is the biggest WEEKEND of giving in Rhode Island history. Your support helps FirstWorks' education ...
Newport This Week: Hip-Hop Performance Brings Cheers from Pell Students

Newport This Week: Hip-Hop Performance Brings Cheers from Pell Students

by Jared Kolok for Newport This Week On March 23 students from Pell Elementary School participated in a hip-hop ...
FirstWorks Lights up Providence G Ballroom with Performance by Hip-Hop Dance Duo the Wondertwins

FirstWorks Lights up Providence G Ballroom with Performance by Hip-Hop Dance Duo the Wondertwins

Identical twin dance crew takes audiences from the roots of street dance to the glitz and glamour of ...
Read FirstWorks’ Fall 2022 Newsletter

Read FirstWorks’ Fall 2022 Newsletter

See highlights from FirstWorks' Fall 2022 season! FirstWorks' newsletter highlights extraordinary programs ...
Read FirstWorks’ Annual Report 2021-22

Read FirstWorks’ Annual Report 2021-22

See what FirstWorks accomplished during its 2021-2022 season FirstWorks Annual Report highlights an ...
FirstWorks announces new date of December 8 for free ice-dancing performances by international ‘rebels on ice’ Le Patin Libre

FirstWorks announces new date of December 8 for free ice-dancing performances by international ‘rebels on ice’ Le Patin Libre

Three Nights of Lights partner extends festivities in Downtown Providence Providence, RI—FirstWorks, a ...
FirstWorks presents international “rebels on ice” Le Patin Libre with three free ice-dancing performances and skating party on December 1

FirstWorks presents international “rebels on ice” Le Patin Libre with three free ice-dancing performances and skating party on December 1

Ice-skating artistry from Montréal and screening of music performance film “Urban Carnevale” joins illuminating ...