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A Family Affair: PVDFest 2022 Features Fun Activities for the Entire Family to Enjoy
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding creative partner ...
FirstWorks to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
FirstWorks to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Award will support projects engaging ...
FirstWorks Announces Summer Beats Concerts
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts Announced
Globe-spanning Afro-Rican jazz, hip-hop, and Ukrainian roots music ...
Blind Boys of Alabama on Motif’s Roots Report Podcast
John Fuzek talks with songwriter, percussionist, and vocalist Ricky McKinney of the gospel group the Blind Boys of ...
Bartholomewtown interviews Ricky McKinnie of Blind Boys of Alabama
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Ricky McKinnie of legendary, multi-Grammy award winning gospel group Blind Boys of ...
FirstWorks Returns to The Vets with Concert from International Supergroup
FirstWorks Returns to The Vets with Concert from International Supergroup
A Musical Combustion with American ...
FirstWorks’ Resilience Celebrated by Sponsor National Grid Foundation
The Foundation's Q1 2022 newsletter features a spotlight on FirstWorks' rapid pivot to virtual programming to meet ...
Call It A Comeback: PVDFest to Return Downtown in Full Force June 10-12
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Council President John J. Igliozzi (Ward 7), the Department of Art, ...
Angélique Kidjo empowers local music students
On Valentine's Day, music students from Mount Pleasant High School and TAPA met with iconic musician and human ...
Arts Emerging From The Pandemic, and Beyond
Bill Bartholomew welcomes FirstWorks Executive Artistic Director Kathleen Pletcher back to BTOWN for a discussion ...
FirstWorks on The Rhode Show
FirstWorks Executive Artistic Director Kathleen Pletcher had a great time on The Rhode Show talking about our ...
The Seeing exhibition brings together music, social movements
As part of a long-standing collaboration with renowned violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, ...