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SUMMARY:FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Khumariyaan
DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT LOCATION UPDATE ☔ 🌡️ Due to a predicted high heat index and storms\, Friday’s concert will be moved INDOORS to the Roger Williams Park Casino\, which is located on the hill above the Bandstand\, near the carousel. Come enjoy a comfortable\, indoor evening of hard-driving\, indie folk-fusion from Pakistan with Khumariyaan! Food and picnic blankets are allowed and dancing encouraged! Chairs will be available. \nOn tour as part of Center Stage \nTransfixing\, hyper-folk jams with deep Pushtoon roots.\nThe third concert of this year’s Summer Beats global journey transports audiences to the ancient crossroads through the Khyber Pass with an electrifying performance by Pakistan’s Khumariyaan. With its propulsive\, furious sound\, Khumariyaan is celebrated for blending traditional folk music with modern styles. The band’s name translates in Pashto as “the state of musical intoxication\,” which captures the essence of this hyper-folk jam band. Khumariyaan\, “The Intoxicators\,” has reawakened the live music scene in its home city of Peshawar\, Pakistan\, where the group was founded in 2009. It emerged during a tumultuous period marked by Talibanization\, sectarian violence\, military operations\, and neo-imperialist expansions. In such a climate\, art\, including music\, served as a form of resistance. In the intervening decade\, Khumariyaan has expanded its repertory of culturally rooted music. \nThe lute-like Pashto rubab is the meeting point for this transfixing quintet that intertwines the djembe-like zerbaghali (clay or wooden goblet drum)\, sehtar (long-necked lute)\, and searching vocals underpinned with driving acoustic guitars. Khumariyaan’s rolling pulse and richly layered sound builds to frenzied intensity. It is an addictive and accessible pleasure that has ushered in a new era for an eclipsed music. \nThis concert coincides with Food Truck Friday\, an outdoor food truck festival at the Carousel Village starting at 5:00 p.m. We invite you to bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket\, grab some delicious food – and enjoy an evening of incredible music and community! \nAccessibility info:\n• Ramp to accessible entrance along right side of building\n• For questions about accessibility\, contact Rainy Stanford-Cordaro
URL:https://firstworks.org/event/firstworks-summer-beats-concerts-khumariyaan/
LOCATION:Roger Williams Park Casino\, 1000 Elmwood Ave\, Providence\, 02907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Season 2025-2026
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SUMMARY:PechaKucha Night PVD #187 - Elephant in the Room
DESCRIPTION:Laugh\, learn\, and get inspired by a mix of people from Providence as they share their ideas\, stories\, and creations using the PechaKucha format of 20 images that last 20 seconds each. Named best event in Rhode Island by RI Monthly!\nThis Month’s Theme: Elephant in the Room\nSome things are too big to ignore\, and yet we try. This month\, we’re tackling the Elephant in the Room—shining a light on the hidden\, the uncomfortable\, and the unavoidable. Join us to explore what happens when we name it\, claim it\, and confront it head-on. \n\nWhat issues do our communities need to confront but haven’t yet?\nHow can art bring attention to the unspoken or overlooked?\nWhat truths have you embraced that set you free?\n\nDoors open at 7:20pm and presentations kick off at 8:20pm. \nWhat is PechaKucha?\nIf you haven’t heard of this global yet unpronounceable phenomenon\, PechaKucha is a monthly format for sharing ideas in which presenters are allotted 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide. Simply put: it’s 6 minutes and 40 seconds of show and tell for grown-ups. It began in Tokyo in 2003\, has since spread to over 1\,200 cities worldwide\, and first landed in Providence in March of 2009. To the best of our knowledge\, Providence is the only chapter in the entire world that hosts a PechaKucha Night every month of the year.
URL:https://firstworks.org/event/pechakucha-night-pvd-187-elephant-in-the-room/
LOCATION:Roger Williams Park Casino\, 1000 Elmwood Ave\, Providence\, 02907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Season 2024-2025
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