East Side Monthly August 2011

August 2011

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Movie Maven George Marshall presents his 15th RI International Film Festival

The Mayor of the Marriott pg 20

RI Historical Society picks new director pg 31

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Contents August 2011

This Month 20 The Mayor of the Marriott The hotel’s 92-year-old resident ambassador is quite a character

23 The Big Screen In the Small State The RI International Film Festival turns 15

31 Making History

Meet the new head of the RI Historical Society

54 On the Runway

StyleWeek Providence comes to PPAC

Every Month 7 Letters/Editorial 10 Other Side 13 Community News 29 Pajama Monologues The long train to somewhere else

34 On the Menu Celebrate local food and wine

35 Dining Guide Your resource for eating out

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Jonathan Joseph Peters at the 2010 StyleWeek Providence

39 Movies Bad Teacher and Midnight In Paris reviewed

East Side Monthly is now online!

43 Art Exploring the world of art collecting

Visit www.providenceonline.com to read the entire issue

45 Education Is homework truly educational?

Cover Photography by Amy Amerantes.

George Marshall at the Vets

46 Finance Best guesses and recovery scenarios

48 Calendar All the info on August’s happenings

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“Chef Rob Harrison and his menu, in collaboration with sous chef Edward Bolus, is a reflection of the care that goes into creating an award-winning dining experience.”

Michael Janusonis – The Providence Journal: June 2011

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“We have never tasted such tender, sweet mussels... and the swordfish was as good as it gets.”

“I have always considered Providence’s four-star Mill’s Tavern as one of the finest restaurants in Rhode Island…you owe it to yourself to enjoy the service and atmosphere of an upscale restaurant like Mill’s Tavern.”

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Editorial Hail (and Farewell) to the Chief We would be remiss if we didn’t note the departure of Police Chief Dean Esserman after eight-plus years on the job. While the chief certainly had his share of critics within his department, and his interpersonal skills were suspect, he still deserves credit for implementing a community policing system that has won accolades across the country. He also deserves major props for his support for the effort of Teny Gross and his Institute for Nonviolence that has also become a model for crime and gang prevention efforts nationally.

With the departure of David Cicilline, his boss and devoted protector, the handwriting was on the wall when Mayor Tavares brought in Steven Pare as the city’s new Commissioner of Public Safety. With the new mayor and his team confronting an increasingly ominous financial abyss, it was going to be difficult to justify the chief’s generous salary within the new organizational structure. Esserman never won over the rank and file of the department and their vote of no confidence, while not a rare occurrence in local departments, did not bode well for his long-term

future. While the unfortunate graduation party at his home proved to be the final straw, it is likely the chief’s days were numbered regardless.

As with any departure, the sign off can be “Good luck” or “Good riddance.” We would come down on the more charitable side of things and thank Chief Esserman for the things he did well, and hope that he finds something in law enforcement that plays to his strengths. Regardless of your feelings towards him, we think the chief deserves our thanks for his sincere efforts to improve our community.

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Letters

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Declaring Our Independence from High Gas Prices To the editor: Though the Fourth of July weekend is now behind us, Rhode Islanders with summer travel plans will continue to be the victims of high cost of gas. What our politicians won’t tell you is that there is no magic wand they can wave to magically lower gas prices overnight.

The good news is that President Obama and his administration have the opportunity to not only save drivers money at the pump in the long run, but also secure our energy future, create American jobs and reduce auto pollution. The solution is simple: adopting strong carbon pollution and fuel efficiency standards that deliver at least 60 miles per gallon (mpg) for new cars and light trucks by 2025.

This September, the White House is set to announce the fuel efficiency and auto pollution standard for new vehicles built between 2017 and 2025. The highest standard under consideration, 62 mpg, would save gas-price weary American drivers an extra $370 billion by 2030, compared to the weakest standard, all while cutting America’s oil dependence by at least 44 billion gallons of fuel and eliminating 465 million metric tons of heat-trapping carbon pollution in 2030. In fact, if the average car went 60 mpg today, this summer Rhode Islanders would be saving over $215 million at the pump, or $474 per household, in just three months. With the recent tax and fee

increases imposed on Rhode Islanders by our elected officials on Smith Hill, wouldn’t you like the opportunity to keep some money in your pocket?

Or, would you prefer to donate that money to the oil companies, like the one that caused the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year or ones that are based in foreign lands where we have American troops on the ground?

Not long ago, the President set an ambitious goal to reduce oil imports by a third by 2025. A 62 mpg standard, which the administration has already said is achievable, is not only the single biggest step that he can take to achieve this target, but will also reduce vehicle pollution and save us money.

Americans automakers will risk falling behind foreign automakers if they do not embrace innovation. After American tax dollars were used to bail out American automakers, it’s time for these manufacturers to return the favor and produce better vehicles at a higher standard will put us on the best path forward.

Consider the following key facts: • America sends $1 billion a day overseas to pay for oil from foreign regimes, money that we could keep in America for investing in manufacturing advanced vehicles.

• The nearly 2 billion metric tons of global warming pollution that our oil consumption pumps into the air each year proves that we remain hooked on oil, but fuel efficiency can help break that addiction.

•A recent poll released by the Consumer Federation of America shows that there is widespread bipartisan support for a new standard that would get us to 60 mpg by 2025.

Sixty-two percent of Americans support a 60 mpg by 2025 standard.

• The claims made by the auto industry, particularly about jobs, are based on inflated cost claims. However, this is similar to their argument about installing lifesaving technology such as seatbelts and airbags when they were first considered.

Rhode Islanders have high standards and American cars should as well! This fall, President Obama can help us reclaim our proud automotive heritage by raising fuel efficiency and auto pollution standards to 62 mpg by 2025. Strong standards will save Rhode Islanders millions at the gas pump, clean up our air and put Americans back to work building a new generation of vehicles that create prosperity, not oil dependence.

The sad truth is that this won’t be the last Fourth of July that still finds consumers enslaved by high gas prices. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way forever. By making the move to the 62 mpg standard, we can declare our independence from high gas prices and a considerable amount of the carbon pollution now generated by cars.

Ben Jones, R.I. Chairperson of the Sierra Club Nicholas Oliver, Sierra Club Coordinator for the Go 60 MPG Campaign

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Making a Formal Presentation A North Main Street business and well-known artist join forces post high school) as well as artwork created just for this event. For more information and specific times, contact the gallery at 453-3337 or email tsetse@tsetsegallery.org.

The East Side as the Great Divide?

A Local Fairey Tale If you drive down North Main Street and go by the Max Formal linens and work clothes store at number 1164, you’ll see a new company billboard that’s particularly attractive. Well, there’s a reason: It seems that back when the noted artist/graffiti specialist Shepard Fairey (of the Obama poster fame) was a student at RISD, he was befriended by Paul Formal, owner of the store. Among other things, Paul acted as his mentor and helped him realize that artists have a right to make money on their talent. A nice friendship developed over the years, so when it was a time for a new billboard, Fairey provided the graphic design.

The painting of the sign itself was done by another talented local RISD grad Buck Hastings. It’s a lovely creation, another advantage of our town-gown environment. Max Formal has created an impressive tradition of its own, as many of its goods have ended up being used in movies, costumes and worn by the likes of the late actor David Caradine. “I like to think my wife Debbie and I are lucky to be part of one of the best family businesses in the country,” Formal says.

Our guess is Shepard Fairey would agree.

The No Bully Pulpit A major art and musical festival will be held at the TSETSE Gallery (51 Empire Street), the parking lot next door and along a portion of the street itself on August 20 to publicize and gain support for efforts to eliminate bullying and negative confrontations, be it in schools, in the work force or in the community at large.. Part of the event will include a poetry competition at four different age levels (elementary, middle, high school and

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Ending as it always does with a blizzard of last minute legislation, we’re happy to report that at least some of the more controversial – and perhaps ill conceived – bills in this legislative session were thankfully tabled for further study. One of the more confusing examples to us was the bill that would have implemented binding arbitration for teacher disputes. Concerned that the bill would hamstring municipalities and force them to swallow potential settlements they can’t afford, a broad coalition of organizations and individuals including East Side favorites Mayor Angel Taveras and Commissioner Deborah Gist, as well as virtually every school committee and watchdog group in the state, banded together to kill the strongly-labor supported bill for now. While the bill narrowly passed in the Senate (20-16), it was tabled by East Side Speaker of the House Gordon Fox. Yet interestingly, two of the bill’s primary sponsors are also East Siders, Rhoda Perry in the Senate and Chris Blazejewski in the House. Can’t wait to see where discussion on the legislation goes from here.

Gimme That Old Fashioned Rock n’ Roll If Golden Oldies are your thing, three of the more venerable will be in our general neck o’ the woods this month. The legendary Beach Boys will be doing their Surf’s Up thing at Foxwoods on August 12 to be followed by Alice Cooper (does he still do the tongue thing?) on the 13th. Then at nearby Mohegan Sun on August 19, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be performing. They say rock and roll will never die. These guys are out to prove it.

Behind the Scenes Biking If you like biking and are tired of the Boulevard and the East Bay Bike Path, here’s something worth getting your wheels around. The “Blackstone Valley Behind the Scenes Leisurely Bike Tour” takes participants on a mellow ride through the Blackstone Valley, just north of Pawtucket. Guides will share some “little known cultural and historical facts” about the area while you get to appease your “exercise gene.” The Bike Excursion costs $20 and will meet at 9am on August 20 at

the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, 175 Main Street in Pawtucket. Call 724-2200 for more information.

Root, Root, Root for the Home Team East Side Monthly has been proudly sponsoring a team in the Fox Point Little League for a long time.

Fortunately we’re a mellow group here and we count our success by the number of kids who have enjoyed the league as opposed to the number of championship banners that don’t adorn our walls.

Still we would also be remiss if we didn’t express our thanks to longtime manager and all around good guy Jim Engle. While he didn’t win the division this year, he did pull off a surprise and won the playoffs.

Unfortunately, this still does not qualify the East Side – what are we, the Yellow Journalists perhaps – for the Mayor’s Cup, which will be held at Little League parks around the city including Gano Field this month. Go catch a game or two and cheer on the locals. It’s a wonderful program that deserves our support and encouragement. And remember, Hall of Famer Davey Lopes started right here in this very same Little League program, so who knows.

In Praise of Corps Vets While the fireworks are over, July Fourth has not been forgotten, at least by the folks who run the Personally Providence Walking Tours. They will be conducting a 90-minute tour of Memorial Park on North Main Street at 10am on August 6, which emphasizes the three monuments that commemorate the fallen veterans of WWI, WWII and the Korean War. The tour begins at the John Brown House Museum, 52 Power Street. For more information call 724-2200.

Four H for Us Living here in the urbanized metro area of our state, it’s easy to forget the role agriculture also plays in Rhode Island. To help us remember, and to help us have something interesting to do on a summer’s day, you might want to check out the annual Washington County State Fair, held on Route 112 in Richmond from August 17 to 21. There will be tons of kids’ activities, live music, food, tractor and horse pulls, plus agricultural and livestock exhibitions. If you’ve never been, it’s definitely worth a look-see.

Go to their website, www.washingtoncountyfair-ri. com, for specifics. One final word of advice: it is an agricultural fair, so watch your step.

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Brown University welcomes friends and neighbors to campus this summer!

Friday, July 22

Theatre Night Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep Production of My New Best Friend by Brooke Berman

Leeds Theatre, 77 Waterman Street, 8:00 PM Please join us for a complimentary performance of this new production and a reception before the show at the Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 7:00 PM. For a complimentary ticket, contact the community liaison: Jennifer_Braga@brown.edu or 863-3717.

Wednesday, August 3

Outdoor Movie Night

Where the Wild Things Are

Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell Street, 8:00 pm Bring a blanket, a basket, and some popcorn as Brown screens the movie at its outdoor amphitheater.

Entrance is complimentary and all are welcome. Rain date is Friday, August 5 at 8:00 PM. Saturday, August 27

Summer Skate Open community ice skating

Meehan Auditorium, 235 Hope Street, 2:00 - 4:00 pm All members of the family are welcome to skate at the home of Brown Bears Hockey free of admission. (Skate rental is not available. All attendees must sign a waiver. Children under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Hockey equipment, speed and trick skating not allowed.)

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Community News Community News is space that East Side Monthly makes available to community organizations free of charge.

The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the editors of this publication.

Brown Street Park

By Wendy Nilsson Friends of Brown Street Park Phone Number: 454-8712 Website: www.friendsofbrownstreetpark.org Email Address: wendy@friendsofbrownstreetpark.org Mailing Address: 30 Pratt Street, Providence, RI 02906 Summer Concert Series Join us for the 4th Annual Providence Neighborhood Performing Arts Initiative Summer Concert Series on Wednesdays at 5:30pm. August 3: AS220 Criss Cross Orchestra, August 17: Infusion Experience. The “Celebrate Providence!”

Neighborhood Performing Arts Series is presented and sponsored by the City of Providence, Angel Taveras, Mayor, the Department of Art, Culture & Tourism, and the Department of Parks & Recreation. Healthy snacks and beverages from our featured sponsor, Whole Foods University Heights will be available for a small donation. The Food Truck from RISD, Rosie’s, will be curbside at all of our concerts this year. We are also grateful to Brown University for their support.

Theater at Brown Street Park All Children’s Theater (ACT) will be touring an audience-participation play at

Brown Street Park, Beauty & the Beast, appropriate for ages 5-12, August 5 at 1pm. Please check the website for details of this free performance.

Athenaeum Story Hours It’s that time again! Brown Street Park welcomes all to join the Athenaeum Story and Craft Hour in the cool of the afternoon. Free. Meet under the trees for lively stories and simple craft activities every Wednesday at 4pm through the summer. If the weather looks poor please call Lindsay at 421-6970.

Summer Fitness Classes All classes take place at The East Side/ Mt. Hope YMCA.You do not need to be a member of the YMCA to take these classes! If you have any questions about whether a Y class is happening, you can call the front desk at 521-0155.

Join the Y’s hybrid training classes on Mondays at 5:30pm (with Childwatch) and Fridays at 7:15am. Bring water, sweat towel, and motivation to get stronger, faster, better. Bring your kids too- a YMCA certified staff member will watch them while you enjoy the class.

Free yoga classes for all will take place Thursday mornings at 7:30am.

Family yoga takes place on Thursdays at 5:30pm, and is perfect for parents with children of all ages (no pre-crawlers).

Adult yoga takes place Sundays at 6pm.

Parkour in the Park local gymnast and Parkour enthusiast Jon Montalbano is leading free Parkour classes on Saturdays at 10am.

Monday Morning Meditation will take place at 7:30am (minimum age 18). It is a free class, and participants are encouraged to wear comfy clothing. Weather permitting, there will be two 20-minute silent sittings with 5 minutes of walking in between sitting.

CrossFit Providence is leading their bootcamp program on Monday,

Tuesday and Thursdays at both 6am and 6pm. There is a charge for CrossFit classes after the first class. Visit www.crossfitprovidence.com for details including price. www.friendsofbrownstreetpark. org Please contact wendy@friendsofbrownstreetpark.org to find out how you can donate or get involved in Brown Street Park.

Fox Point

By John Rousseau Fox Point Neighborhood Association Phone Number: 270-7121 Website: www.fpna.net Email Address: fpna@cox.net Mailing Address: P.O. Box 603177, Providence, RI 02906 FPNA Helps Re-Shape Commission On the last night of the General Assembly’s legislative session, the I-195 bill passed after being amended several times from the original Senate version.

The final version included provisions that would: not allow a casino to be built on the former Route 195 land; allow the Mayor and the Governor to have equal representation on the Commission – each having three appointments; make the Commission subject to the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinances, while giving the City ample time to complete its ongoing streamlining of Planning and Zoning through July 1, 2012; ensure that even if a tax-exempt organization or quasi state agency buys or leases any parcel, they are subject to paying taxes to the City of Providence absent an agreement for a payment in lieu of taxes and the city will also see revenue and savings by collecting one-half of the fees, having the state maintain the parks and the state paying for all private

and public infrastructure improvements on 195 parcels; allow Johnson & Wales University, which is ready to develop two irregularly shaped parcels, to purchase them directly through the City’s Planning and Zoning boards, instead of the commission; and prevent “land banking,” referring to a possible situation where a developer would buy, but not develop the land immediately.

FPNA Vice President Daisy Schnepel testified before a late-in-the-evening House Finance Committee on June 29 against a proposed powerful, state-controlled commission to govern the land made available from the relocation of Route 195.

Later, Schnepel said that everyone on the Finance Committee seemed genuinely concerned about why residents were against the Commission, no matter if they represented Johnston, Kingston or another community.

Schnepel told the committee that residents were upset because their past advocacy efforts to map a Comprehensive Zoning Plan—at charettes and other hearings over the last several years— would be meaningless if the Senate version was passed. “Stacking the deck with four voting members from the state and only three from the city ensures that no code of ethics, public meeting law, or detailed reports of the proposed commission’s activity will matter,” she pointed out. “We’re also worried about the implications regarding the preservation of historic properties in the abutting areas, like Fox Point.”

Mayor’s I-195 Advisory Committee Meets Meanwhile, Ian Barnacle, FPNA president, reported that the first meeting in June of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on development of the I-195 included a diverse representation of interests.

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In all, the committee will be considering the entire 350 acres of downtown Providence from the hospitals to the statehouse to make sure 195 lands will best serve Providence and economic development, Barnacle continued.

“Because this I-195 land includes two parcels in Fox Point, I am glad that we have a place on this committee,” he concluded. “We can be a strong advocate not only for those parcels, but also for all of this prime real estate because it will improve downcity, too.”

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Events this Month: MONTHLY MEETINGS: Wednesday, July 27 and Wednesday, August 24 at 7 pm, Books on the Square, street level, 471 Angell Street (at Elmgrove, next to CVS). Free and open to all. Future meetings will be at the same place and time on the fourth Wednesday of each month through October 2011.

Providence Tomorrow The City Plan Commission is incorporating the results of five years of community planning workshops (Providence Tomorrow) into the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

If you have comments or questions before the final plan is adopted, you should submit them to the planning department by Friday, September 2 (Labor Day weekend) at http://www. providencetomorrow.org/, where you can also see the latest draft of the Comprehensive Plan. This is very likely to be a major topic of our own meeting on Wednesday, August 24.

“Through Our Eyes: Woodland and Water,” the first amateur photographic exhibit co-sponsored by the Blackstone Parks Conservancy, drew a crowd to the Narragansett Boat Club on a flawless Sunday afternoon in June. Visitors drifted from the workout room transformed by images of the Conservation District and the Seekonk River out to the north deck, where guitarist David Soltz played vintage jazz.

The photos revealed wide-ranging enthusiasm for the woods, ponds, and waterfront among the sponsoring groups: the Blackstone Parks Conservancy, the Narragansett Boat Club, and Friends of Blackstone Woods.

As NBC President Dan Goriaran and volunteers lugged rowing machines back into the workout room after the show, he exclaimed, “This was great!

Let’s do again.”

Blackstone Parks

By Jane Peterson Blackstone Parks Conservancy Phone Number: 270-3014 Website: www.blackstoneparksconservancy.org Mailing Address: P.O. Box 603141, Providence, RI 02906 Concert Series Our concert series at the Trolley Shelter last summer went so well received that we’ve organized another. For funding we are indebted once again to Butler Hospital. We also extend heartfelt thanks to Miriam Hospital and Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island.

One of last summer’s favorites, the Latin Jazz group, will perform July 27.

Another popular group, the Mike Miller Band, gets people dancing to a mix of swing and vocal on August 10 and 2 (each one a different program).

All concerts start at 6pm next to the newly electrified Trolley Shelter.

Thanks again to the Parks Department.

Completed Boulevard Projects Wrapping up the pruning at the north end was delayed by storms and lack of funding. But in mid-July this allboulevard project, the first in 25 years, will be completed by Kinder Bros.

Take a look at the new garden at the small shelter.

Photo: “Great Blue Heron, York Pond”

by Frank Kahr

Gardens If you like to garden, please consider helping us look after the South Rose Garden and the Trolley Shelter Garden.

Weeders are especially needed.

Also, the garden at the north end of the Boulevard is in the planning stages.

Please send any comments or recommendations for design and planting to our website (see above).

We thank Swan Point Cemetery and its skilled crew for getting the Trolley Shelter Garden off to a beautiful start this summer by weeding and mulching.

Special thanks to President Anthony Hollingshead and the Swan Point crew for their continued generous support.

Tackling Invasive Plant Species The Rhode Island Natural History Survey returned to spray resurgent bittersweet in the 1.3-acre site where jungle-like vines were cleared this spring. Native plants will be brought in at summer’s end.

Anna Browder and Mary Dennis continued their Sisyphean campaign against the impressive infestations of invasive species that threaten native plants in the Conservation District. Working with small groups of loyal volunteers, they routed out substantial amounts of garlic mustard and black swallowwort on Paterson Street.

We also thank City Year volunteers for devoting an afternoon in June to the Park. This year’s crew tackled small bittersweet plants and trucked wheelbarrows full of mulch to trail edges.

Signs are in the works to inform visitors and neighbors of the varied contents of this garden and of the problems

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Progress Report on Erosion Control Thanks to volunteers Don Cordner and Jon Ford the new gully at Parkside heading down toward Angell Street has been arrested and is slowly being reversed so that topsoil no longer rushes down toward the river in that area.

Please check out our newly refurbished website above. Recent tutoring by our webmaster Dell Sala enables us to keep up with fresh news on the two parks.

Kindly send your Eastside Market receipts to the Conservancy (address above).

Summit Neighborhood

By Ben Goulet Summit Neighborhood Association Website: www.summitneighbors.org Address: PO Box 41092, Providence, RI 02940 SNA Meetings held every third Monday of the month at 7pm at Summit Commons on 99 Hillside Ave in Providence.

Join the listserv at: http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_ sna.providence.ri.us Sign Up for the Second Annual Summit Yard Sale!

Once again, we’re bringing Summit together with a yard sale that spans the entire neighborhood. After a small fee that benefits SNA, all the profit from your sale is yours to keep! It’s as easy as one, two, three: 1. Fill out the form below and send it with your check no later than August 1 (forms available at www.summitneighbors.org.)

2. We’ll create a map of participating houses, then send it to all Summit residents and post it at public places throughout Providence.

3. We’ll send you a special sign. Display it at your yard sale on September 17 (or the rain date of September 24) to show you’re an official participant.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Henry Bowen Anthony Fountain On Saturday, June 4 a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the operation of Henry Bowen Anthony Fountain. Mayor Angel Taveras, Councilman Kevin Jackson, Parks Department Superintendent Robert McMahon, SNA President Dean Weinberg and Sheila Perlow were all on

hand to celebrate. Music was performed by the Gordon School G-Notes.

Farmer’s Market and Open Market Dates The Farmer’s Market will be held in Lippitt Park at Hope Street and Blackstone Boulevard on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 6:30pm and Saturdays from 9am12:30pm. The 2011 Providence Open Market of crafts and collectibles operates from June 11 through September 24. Selling day is Saturday and selling times are from 10am to 2pm.

Crime Watch Needs Block Captains The Summit Neighborhood Crime Watch needs a Block Captain to volunteer. Are you interested? Please visit www.summitneighbors.org for information on how to volunteer.

2nd Annual Summit Music Festival The 2nd annual Summit Music Festival will be held on August 14 in Lippitt Park.

Slated to perform are Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons, Midnight Honey, plus many more! Even better than last year, there will be food vendors, arts and crafts for sale, and more!

College Hill

By Allison Spooner College Hill Neighborhood Association Phone Number: 633-5230 Website: www.collegehillna.com Email Address: chna@collegehillna.com Mailing Address: CHNA, P.O. Box 2442, Providence, RI 02906 Cocktails on College Hill a Success The Cocktails on College Hill event series was a great success and we have many to thank for making it possible.

Thank you to the Keenes, the Werts, the Spooners, Mary Crandall, the Bishops, and the Fains who opened their doors to greet the residents of College Hill. We appreciate all of the neighbors who came out to meet one another, generating a true sense of community.

Lastly, our immense thanks to those businesses who contributed to the parties, namely Meeting Street Café, Spiritus Fermenti, East Side Prescription Center, and Blue State Coffee for contributing cookies, fruit, wine, and coffee, respectively, for all six parties. Nice Slice, Geoff’s Superlative Sandwiches, Munroe Dairy, and Pizza Gourmet generously provided their delicious fare for the events. Chris Gasbarro’s Fine Wine and Spirits rounded out our list of sponsors by provid-

ing six gift certificates to those who attended three or more of our cocktail events. Be sure to visit our supporting local businesses! We will see you again next year for three rounds of Cocktails on College Hill.

Clarke Flower Shop/Schartner Farms Update An appeal of the Providence Zoning Board ruling has been filed in Superior Court (case number CA 11-3099). The City of Providence will be defending the decision of the zoning board. No hearing date has been set. Abutters to the Clarke’s site have been legally notified. The focus now is to identify a new owner or a tenant for the site. We would hate to see the building deteriorate further and risk demolition. We will continue to post updates to our Facebook page, to our web site, www. preservehopestreet.org, and to send out emails with any news. Thanks for continuing to follow this story.

Providence Police Explorers CHNA would also like to thank the Providence Police Department Explorers Post #209 for their great assistance in helping to distribute our marketing materials throughout the neighborhood. You may have seen the Explorers dressed in their uniforms as they made their way through most of College Hill. The Exploring Program provides educational training programs for young adults on the purposes, mission, and objectives of law enforcement. The program provides career orientation experiences, leadership opportunities, and community service activities. The primary goals of the program are to help young adults choose a career path within law enforcement and to challenge them to become responsible citizens of their communities and the nation. If you would like additional information on the program, please contact Officer Jayson Andrew at the Explorer Office at 243-6016.

CHNA Agenda and Meeting Schedule The CHNA meeting will be held next on Monday August 1, with later dates of September 12 and October 3. Our meetings are hosted at the Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum at the corner of Waterman and Angell, from 7-8:30pm.

The meetings are open to the public.

CHNA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the integrity of College Hill as a historic residential neighborhood while balancing commercial and institutional interests. To join, please visit: http://www.collegehillna.com/chna_join.html. Dues are $20 per year.

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frown lines are just not me Dysport® is a prescription injection for temporary improvement in the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) in adults less than 65 years of age.

Important Safety Information What is the most important information you should know about Dysport?

Spread of Toxin Effects: In some cases, the effects of Dysport and all botulinum toxin products may affect areas of the body away from the injection site. These effects can cause symptoms of a serious condition called botulism. Symptoms of botulism can happen hours to weeks after injection and may include swallowing and breathing problems, loss of strength and muscle weakness all over the body, double vision, blurred vision and drooping eyelids, hoarseness or change or loss of voice, trouble saying words clearly, or loss of bladder control. Swallowing and breathing problems can be life threatening and there have been reports of death.

The risk of symptoms is probably greatest in children and adults treated for muscle spasms, particularly in those patients who have underlying medical conditions that could make these symptoms more likely.

The toxic effects have been reported at doses similar to those used to treat muscle spasms in the neck. Lower doses, in both approved and unapproved uses, have also caused toxic effects. This includes treatment of children and adults for muscle spasms.

These effects could make it unsafe for you to drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities.

Do not have Dysport treatment if you: are allergic to Dysport or any of its

ingredients (see the end of the Medication Guide for a list of ingredients), are allergic to cow’s milk protein, had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc® or Botox,® or have a skin infection at the planned injection site.

The dose of Dysport is not the same as the dose of any other botulinum toxin product. The dose of Dysport cannot be compared to the dose of any other botulinum toxin product you may have used.

Dysport may not be right for you if: you have surgical changes to your face, very weak muscles in the treatment area, your face looks very different from side to side, the injection site is inflamed, you have droopy eyelids or sagging eyelid folds, deep facial scars, thick oily skin, or if your wrinkles can’t be smoothed by spreading them apart.

Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have: a disease that affects your muscles and nerves (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease], myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome), allergies to any botulinum toxin product or had any side effect from any botulinum toxin product in the past, a breathing problem (such as asthma or emphysema), swallowing problems, bleeding problems, diabetes, a slow heart beat or other problem with your heart rate or rhythm, plans to have surgery, had surgery on your face, weakness of your forehead muscles (such as trouble raising your eyebrows), drooping eyelids, or any other change in the way your face normally looks. Patients with a disease that affects muscles and nerves who are treated with typical doses of Dysport may have a higher risk of serious side effects, including severe swallowing and breathing problems.

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Human Albumin This product contains albumin taken from human plasma. Steps taken during donor screening and product manufacturing processes make the risk of spreading viral diseases extremely rare. In theory, there is also an extremely rare risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). No cases of spread of viral diseases or CJD have ever been reported for albumin.

Allergic Reaction to Injecting in the Skin It is not known if an allergic reaction can be caused by injecting Dysport into the skin. The safety of treating excessive sweating with Dysport is not known.

Common Side Effects The most common side effects are nose and throat irritation, headache, injection site pain, injection site skin reaction, upper respiratory tract infection, eyelid swelling, eyelid drooping, sinus inflammation, and nausea.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal and other natural products. Using Dysport with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects.

Do not start any new medicines while taking Dysport without talking to your doctor first.

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Especially tell your doctor if you: have received any other botulinum toxin product in the last four months, have received injections of botulinum toxin, such as Myobloc® (rimabotulinumtoxinB) or Botox® (onabotulinumtoxinA) in the past (be You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs sure your doctor knows exactly which product you received), have recently received to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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MEDICATION GUIDE Dysport ® (DIS-port) (abobotulinumtoxinA) Injection Read the Medication Guide that comes with Dysport before you start using it and each time Dysport is given to you. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. You should share this information with your family members and caregivers.

What is the most important information I should know about Dysport ?

Dysport may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Call your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of these problems after treatment with Dysport : • Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing. These problems can happen hours to weeks after an injection of Dysport usually because the muscles that you use to breathe and swallow can become weak after the injection. Death can happen as a complication if you have severe problems with swallowing or breathing after treatment with Dysport.

• People with certain breathing problems may need to use muscles in their neck to help them breathe. These patients may be at greater risk for serious breathing problems with Dysport.

• Swallowing problems may last for several weeks. People who can not swallow well may need a feeding tube to receive food and water. If swallowing problems are severe, food or liquids may go into your lungs. People who already have swallowing or breathing problems before receiving Dysport have the highest risk of getting these problems.

• Spread of toxin effects. In some cases, the effect of botulinum toxin may affect areas of the body away from the injection site and cause symptoms of a serious condition called botulism. The symptoms of botulism include: • loss of strength and muscle weakness all over the body • double vision • blurred vision and drooping eyelids • hoarseness or change or loss of voice (dysphonia) • trouble saying words clearly (dysarthria) • loss of bladder control • trouble breathing • trouble swallowing These symptoms can happen hours to weeks after you receive an injection of Dysport.

These problems could make it unsafe for you to drive a car or do other dangerous activities. See “What should I avoid while receiving Dysport ?”.

What is Dysport ?

Dysport is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used:

• to treat the abnormal head position and neck pain that happens with cervical dystonia (CD) in adults • to improve the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) in adults younger than 65 years of age for a short period of time (temporary) CD is caused by muscle spasms in the neck.

These spasms cause abnormal position of the head and often neck pain. After Dysport is injected into muscles, those muscles are weakened for up to 12 to 16 weeks or longer.

This may help lessen your symptoms.

Frown lines (wrinkles) happen because the muscles that control facial expression are used often (muscle tightening over and over). After Dysport is injected into the muscles that control facial expression, the medicine stops the tightening of these muscles for up to 4 months.

It is not known whether Dysport is safe or effective in children under 18 years of age.

It is not known whether Dysport is safe or effective for the treatment of other types of muscle spasms. It is not known whether Dysport is safe or effective for the treatment of other wrinkles.

Who should not take Dysport ?

Do not take Dysport if you: • are allergic to Dysport or any of the ingredients in Dysport. See the end of this Medication Guide for a list of ingredients in Dysport • are allergic to cow’s milk protein • had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc®* or Botox®* • have a skin infection at the planned injection site What should I tell my doctor before taking Dysport ?

Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have: • a disease that affects your muscles and nerves (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease], myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome). See “What is the most important information I should know about Dysport ?”

• allergies to any botulinum toxin product • had any side effect from any botulinum toxin product in the past • a breathing problem, such as asthma or emphysema • swallowing problems • bleeding problems • diabetes • a slow heart beat or other problem with your heart rate or rhythm • plans to have surgery • had surgery on your face • weakness of your forehead muscles (such as trouble raising your eyebrows) • drooping eyelids

• any other change in the way your face normally looks Tell your doctor if you: • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

It is not known if Dysport can harm your unborn baby • are breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed.

It is not known if Dysport passes into breast milk Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal and other natural products. Using Dysport with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines while taking Dysport without talking to your doctor first.

Especially tell your doctor if you: • have received any other botulinum toxin product in the last four months • have received injections of botulinum toxin, such as Myobloc® (Botulinum Toxin Type B)* or Botox® (Botulinum Toxin Type A)* in the past; be sure your doctor knows exactly which product you received • have recently received an antibiotic by injection • take muscle relaxants • take an allergy or cold medicine • take a sleep medicine Ask your doctor if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.

How should I take Dysport ?

• Dysport is an injection that your doctor will give you • Dysport is injected into the affected muscles • Your doctor may give you another dose of Dysport after 12 weeks or longer, if it is needed • If you are being treated for CD, your doctor may change your dose of Dysport, until you and your doctor find the best dose for you • The dose of Dysport is not the same as the dose of any other botulinum toxin product What should I avoid while taking Dysport ?

Dysport may cause loss of strength or general muscle weakness, blurred vision, or drooping eyelids within hours to weeks of taking Dysport.

If this happens, do not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities. See “What is the most important information I should know about Dysport ?”

What are the possible side effects of Dysport ?

Dysport can cause serious side effects.

See “What is the most important information I should know about Dysport ?”

Other side effects of Dysport include: • dry mouth • injection site discomfort or pain • tiredness • headache • neck pain • muscle pain • eye problems: double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, problems with focusing the eyes (accommodation), drooping eyelids, swelling of the eyelids • allergic reactions. Symptoms of an allergic reaction to Dysport may include: itching, rash, red itchy welts, wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you get wheezing or asthma symptoms, or if you get dizzy or faint Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of Dysport. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

General information about Dysport : Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide.

This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about Dysport. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about Dysport that is written for healthcare professionals. For more information about Dysport call 877-397-7671 or go to www.Dysport.com or www.DysportUSA.com.

What are the ingredients in Dysport ?

Active ingredient: (botulinum toxin Type A) Inactive ingredients: human albumin, and lactose. Dysport may contain cow’s milk protein.

Issued May 2009 This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Dysport Think Outside the Bo**x Terms & Conditions Dysport Think Outside the Bo**x is a coupon program that works by providing you a rebate limited to either $50 or $100 for one treatment with Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA). This offer is limited to patients over the age of 18 who receive a Dysport treatment for the temporary improvement in the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines). To participate in this offer, you must receive a Dysport treatment between July 15 and September 30, 2011. If you have any questions about Dysport Think Outside the Bo**x, please call toll-free 866-222-1480. If you would like to check the status of your rebate check(s), visit www.rapid-rebates.com.

Step 1: Dysport Treatment and a $50 Rebate (Total Rebate = $50) Receive a Dysport treatment between July 15 and September 30, 2011. Within 30 days after your treatment, you must: (1) sign up for Dysport Think Outside the Bo**x (at www.DysportUSA.com or through a self-mailer rebate form from your healthcare professional), and (2) mail your completed rebate redemption form with an itemized receipt for your treatment to the address found on the form. Credit card receipts will not be accepted.

Your rebate submission must be postmarked within 30 days after the date of your treatment and no later than October 31, 2011, and must be received by November 30, 2011. Step 2 below is not required to participate in this offer or to receive a $50 rebate check.

Step 2: Additional $50 Rebate (Total Rebate = $100) You are eligible for an additional $50 rebate check (total rebate = $100) if you purchased and received a treatment with Botox® Cosmetic at least 3 months and no more than one year before this Dysport treatment. To request the additional $50 rebate, you must: (1) follow the offer rules in Step 1 above, and (2) include in your Step 1 rebate submission a separate itemized receipt for your past Botox Cosmetic treatment. Credit card receipts will not be accepted. The treatment receipt for Botox Cosmetic must contain the following information: Botox Cosmetic name, doctor’s office address, date of treatment, and amount paid. Rebate requests will be denied if the itemized receipt shows treatment in any area outside of the approved indication (glabellar lines).

Eligibility Rules You are eligible for this offer only if you paid for your entire treatment yourself and if no part of your treatment was covered by insurance or another third-party payor. This offer excludes any treatment that is reimbursed by Medicaid, Medicare, or other federal or state benefit programs, including state medical assistance programs. You are not eligible for this offer if your private insurance, HMO, or other health benefit program paid for all or part of your treatment. If any form of reimbursement is sought from a third-party, you may be required to disclose the value of this rebate to that party. This offer is available only to patients, excluding claims from Medicis employees and their spouses. This offer is non-transferable. Offer valid only in the U.S. excluding territories and void where prohibited by law.

This offer is limited to one redemption per person and cannot be combined with any other Medicis offer or promotion. If you received a treatment as part of any other Dysport promotional offer, you may participate in Dysport Think Outside the Bo**x; however, you must wait at least 3 months between treatments. By submitting a rebate request, you agree to all terms and conditions of this offer and acknowledge that, in administering this program, Medicis may track your treatment activity and use your personal information to send correspondence in connection with this offer. Medicis reserves the right to verify treatment(s) and/or treatment receipt(s) received and/or submitted in response to this offer.

Fraudulent claims are illegal and may be prosecuted. Medicis reserves the right to cancel or modify this offer without notice. All rebate requests become the property of Medicis and will not be returned. Medicis assumes no responsibility for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, misaddressed, incomplete or postage-due requests that fail to be properly delivered to the address stated on the rebate redemption form for any reason. Rebate checks will be issued in U.S. dollars only. Rebate checks and coupons are void if not cashed or used within 60 days.

The Mayor of the Marriott

At 92, Al Vanasse serves as sole resident, diplomat and character extraordinaire • By Mary K. Connor • Photography by Dan Schwartz Al Vanasse should write a book.

Practically everyone he meets tells him so. Indeed, this reporter was barely into her interview when she found herself saying the very same thing: “Al, you really should write a book.”

For the past five years, Al has been living at the Providence Marriott on Orms Street; he is its one and only full-time resident. “Like Eloise at the Plaza in New York City,” he explains. “Or, you know, like Buddy at the Biltmore.” Al is a character, a natural-born storyteller, a very friendly guy with a self-effacing sense of humor.

Al was easy to spot. He was sitting in a chair at the front entrance to the hotel, like an official greeter, enjoying the sunshine and a beautiful view of the State House, where he served in the House of Representatives from 1972-1982. “How did you know that I’m Al?” he asked. “It is obvious,” I told him. Plus, there was the official ID badge he was wearing: Al Vanasse, Marriott Resident Diplomat.

How did Al come to enjoy such special status? The short version is that he and his wife, Eileen, both native Rhode Islanders, had retired to Maine in 1985.

In 2006, about six months after his wife died – Al had cared for her at their Kennebunkport home through her struggle with Alzheimer’s – he decided to return to his Rhode Island roots. He tried an

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apartment complex near the train station – for three nights. He didn’t like it. “I had to do everything for myself. Plus, I wasn’t meeting anybody,” he recalls.

Al decided to give the Marriott a try.

He had always patronized the Marriott.

For another thing, its owner at the time, Arthur Robbins, had grown up in Woonsocket, as had Al. “I knew his parents,” Al explains. After just one night, he was convinced. “I thought, well, this is exactly what I was looking for!” He went to talk to the manager, Eric Churchill. “I asked him if I could call him Winston,” Al jokes.

“We worked out a deal.” The longer version, as you can imagine, involves a lot of stories.

Al is 92 years old. He tries to tell me he is 93. “I’m 93. I’ll be 93 in just a few months.” I tell him to stop exaggerating, that I can only report the truth. Al was born in Woonsocket, the 11th of 13 children, and grew up during the Great Depression. His father worked in a mill and earned ten cents a day. In 1938, Al went to work for Brown & Williamson Tobacco. Right after Pearl Harbor, Al joined the Marines. He was wounded on the Island of Peleliu in the Pacific, in “one of the worst battles of World War II.” Al was taken first to Guadalcanal, then San Francisco and, finally, to a Naval Hospital in Dublin, Georgia, which

is where a nurse told Al that he had a visitor. He was hoping the visitor would be his girlfriend from Rhode Island, who hadn’t written him in quite a while. It wasn’t her; it was Helen Keller. Naturally, at the time, Al was a little bit disappointed. “I had no idea who Helen Keller was,” he admits. The girlfriend ended up marrying someone else. “What are you going to do?” Al shrugs. “I was gone for years.” Al still remembers, though, what Helen Keller told him that day, through her interpreter: “The greatest misfortune in life is not being able to cope with misfortune.” Al has great coping skills.

Al earned an associate degree at Brown University through the GI Bill. He worked for an insurance company and then opened his own insurance and real estate agency. He met Eileen, a teacher from North Smithfield, on a blind date – that is, each of them was on a blind date with someone else. That summer, Al rode his bike to Narragansett Pier and decided to get a banana split. Eileen happened to have a summer job scooping ice cream. The two spent a lot of time that summer sitting on the wall, talking.

There was a cloud over the relationship, though, because teachers could not be married. “We eloped,” Al says.

“Our mothers both knew.” They lived under cover at Eileen’s mother’s house,

until Eileen became pregnant. “So that was it for the teaching,” Al says. They raised three children in North Smithfield.

Eileen, who was of Irish heritage (Al’s is French) and Catholic, once told her husband, who was traveling a lot for his job, “Al, remember, you have a wife and three children at home. Murder, maybe, but divorce, no.” Al doesn’t seem like the type of guy who would need such reminders. Eileen and Al were married for 60 years.

After serving on the North Smithfield Town Council, the heads of the Democratic and Republican town committees each approached Al in 1972 to run for state representative. “I told them the only way I will do that is if you two each go door-to-door with me on Saturdays, between now and the election.” They did and Al won. He ran as a Republican, he says, only because the incumbent was a Democrat. “I told people, I am the Independent Man.” The day Al was sworn in – Representative Bevilaqua was the Speaker – he asked to be allowed to address the chamber, a very bold request for a freshman: “I told the chamber, I am the most independent, democratic Republican in Rhode Island.”

The State House is on of Al’s favorite subjects to discuss. When he is sitting in his rocking chair, he shares his

knowledge of the building with Marriott guests. “I tell people about the marble, the dome and the Independent Man. I tell them the statue is 11 feet tall.” With a little prompting, Al gives tours. “We walk up the steps and I show them all the things about the State House. We get to the ‘Do Not Enter’ sign, and I say, ‘Follow me.’ We go right in. I show them my seat.”

Al’s seat was near the wall, where many of the visiting guests would sit. He recalls the time the French Consul from Boston was being introduced by the House Speaker, and the Consul’s wife happened to be sitting right next to Al. “Being French, I kissed her,” he recalls. “I told her it was the unofficial greeting of the House of Representatives.” The Consul noticed Al’s gesture, and remarked, to the chamber, “In France, we kiss on both cheeks.” Naturally, Al then kissed the Consul’s wife on both cheeks. “It brought down the house.”

Al is a born politician. He loves talking to people, and he is energized by his new life at the Marriott. “The reason I am still living is because I am here at the Marriott,” he declares. “It keeps my brain going.” Maybe room service for breakfast every morning helps? How about clean sheets every single day? Or dinner at Aqua every night? Al has a pretty sweet lunch routine going, too. He eats at seven different restaurants; in order from Monday through Sunday, it is Pizzico, Brown Faculty Club, Café Nuovo, Rue de L’Espoir, Red Stripe, Old Canteen

and Hemenway’s. Al has his own table at each restaurant. “Do you see why I am happy?” I think the question is rhetorical.

The largest single room in the hotel belongs to Al. His agreement with Marriott includes the adjoining room, so he is able to accommodate visiting grandchildren. One drawback is closet space, which doesn’t really bother him. “I have two suits. The same ones I wore at the State House. They’re from Brooks Brothers.” Al asks me another question, this one not rhetorical: “Do you know how I keep in shape?” I was a little afraid to hear the answer. He doesn’t go to the gym, which was my first guess. “No, I am in good shape because I dance to Frank Sinatra, every day, at the same time, for one half-hour.” The push of a button on Al’s little boom box brings up “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” He has some pretty good dance moves.

Which brings to mind just one more of Al’s many stories. He was awarded a Purple Heart, which means he is entitled to burial in Arlington National Cemetery.

When his wife died, he called to see about her burial. It used to be that a wife could be buried in a separate plot, next to her husband’s. After WWII, for lack of space, that policy was changed. A first wife is still entitled to burial at Arlington, but only in the same plot as her husband.

Eileen is buried in Arlington. You know what’s coming, don’t you? In a way, Al is looking forward to eternity. In the meantime, if he writes a book, it is sure to be a bestseller.

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The Big Screen In the Small State The RI International Film Festival celebrates 15 years of success

By Erin DeVito

What began as a small statewide event at a time when independent film was just gaining traction in mainstream culture is now a prominent festival luring thousands to the Ocean State for screenings and cultural programming. Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival has seen impressive growth for over a decade. Last year, 205 films were screened from 53 countries, including 35 world premieres, proving that the event has become a worldwide draw. Now in its 15th year, the festival (August 9-14) continues to provide a creative avenue for filmmakers and a cultural hub for our diverse state.

For a filmmaker, an Academy Award is the highest honor. Not only do the distinguished winners receive a brilliant, gold-plated statuette – the ultimate mantel piece – but they forever get to hear those three gratifying words, “Academy Award winner,” spoken before their name. The RIIFF is a stepping stone to the Oscars, showcasing talent from around the world and offering the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to qualify for Academy accreditation. Out of over 7,000 film festivals worldwide, Flickers is only one of 65 (and the sole event in

New England) that can nominate short films for Oscars. The prestigious event also offers entrants the prospect of qualifying for several renowned film festivals worldwide. Accepting films of all genres and types – dramatic, documentary, experimental and animation – the RIIFF also takes an active role in film preservation, helping to

Rhode Island Feinstein Providence campus, Metcalf Auditorium in the Chace Center at RISD, Bell Street Chapel and Grant’s Block, the outdoor downtown venue that hosts Tazza’s Thursday night Movies On the Block. Opening night features an elegant soiree and the presentation of the best short films the festival has

“Our slogan and mission is ‘Discover the new voices of independent film.’” – George Marshall, Founder and Executive Director guarantee independent films a place in cultural history.

The six-day event, the largest public film festival in New England (and ranked as one of the top 12 in the nation, according to Travel Smart Magazine), includes film screenings at various locations in Providence, including the Vets (formerly the VMA Arts and Cultural Center), Paff Theater at the University of

to offer. For the first time ever, festival goers can purchase all-access wristbands to all film screenings on a given day (excluding opening night), plus the nightly parties and red carpet ceremonies. Soirees this year will be held at Sidebar Bistro, Bravo Brasserie, Pot Au Feu and Temple Downtown. The wristband, along with food, shopping and entertainment vendors, supplies film enthusiasts with the ulti-

mate festival experience.

Over 4,500 films of every genre were submitted for the 15th annual Flickers festival; between 175 and 200 films will be screened. Along with premieres there will be filmmaking workshops, meet-and-greets, seminars and forums at which filmmakers are available for discussion.

All of these additional events contribute to the mission of Flickers, the Newport Film/Video Society and Arts Collaborative under which the RIIFF was created in 1997.

George Marshall, founder and executive director of the festival, established Flickers Arts Collaborative, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, in 1981 as The Newport Film Society, a film and arts institute focused on promoting work in Rhode Island and worldwide. The organization produces and presents programs that educate in the media arts, performances and cultural events, and films about the arts for television. “Our initial hope was to create an event that would introduce the idea of film as an art form to the Rhode Island and southern New England community,” he explains. “We also wanted to create a platform for students and August 2011 East Side Monthly

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RIIFF at its first home, the Columbus Theatre on Broadway independent filmmakers to be able to screen their work. Our slogan and mission at the start of the festival – and still going strong 15 years later – is ‘Discover the new voices of independent film.’”

The organization has created everything from a Japanese film festival in conjunction with the Black Ships Festival in Newport, to Between Takes, informal meet-andgreets with industry leaders and filmmakers open to the public, to the Creative Impulse Awards, a national awards program honoring marketing and public relations personnel, and the list goes on. Programs created

by Flickers are offered to children’s hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and community youth organizations. Flickers is also responsible for the KidsEye Summer Filmmaking Camp, a five-day workshop for young aspiring filmmakers held at the University of Rhode Island in July, and ScriptBiz, an allday creative workshop for screenwriters (held this year in August).

Each year more than 29,000 people attend events put on by Flickers in association with the International Film Festival.

In 1998, when the festival was just in its second year, RIIFF, along with honorary chairman Bobby Far-

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relly of the legendary Farrelly Brothers, premiered There’s Something About Mary at the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket. In its 15 years as a conduit of expression for filmmakers worldwide, the festival has premiered 21 short film Oscar nominees, six of which took home the award. This impressive record is what inspired this year’s slogan: “Road to the Oscars.”

Indeed, Rhode Island’s own little film festival has grown into a very big deal. What does that all mean for movie-goers, however? Here are some of the best bets for making the 15th year a big one.

One of the most exciting attractions at this year’s festival takes place at 7pm on Wednesday, August 10 at the Vets: the world premiere of Family Band: The Cowsills Story, documenting the life and times of the influential family band from Newport that provided the inspiration for The Partridge Family. “The Rain, the Park, and Other Things,” “Indian Lake” and “Hair” were huge hits in the ‘60s, introducing audiences to the catchy tunes and smooth harmonies of a musical family. After only five years of being at the top, siblings Bill, Bob, Paul, Barry, John and Susan, plus mom Barbara, suddenly split.

Most of the talented clan have

stayed on the music scene: in the late ‘70s, they regrouped to record an album, and in the ‘90s Bob, Paul, John and Susan reunited to play small shows around the country and record their first all new album since 1971, Global. Enjoying their time playing together once again, Bob, Paul

and Susan decided to hit the road as a group. Along with Susan’s husband Russ Broussard, Paul’s son Brendon, Bob’s son Ryan, and friend and bass player Mary Lasseigne, The Cowsills continue to play shows across the country, from local pubs to large venues. Music has remained a family affair, and Paul is thrilled to bring his grandson out on the road this year.

“He’s going to come out, see it and remember it,” Paul declares.

Louise Palanker, director and producer of Family Band and longtime fan of the Cowsills, approached the group about creating the film after watching Bob perform in a pub. After a long seven-year journey of capturing footage (filming ceased for two years after the tragic deaths of Barry and Bill), and help from editor and filmmaker Bill Filipiak, the documentary was finally finished.

The remaining group members played an integral part in the filmmaking process from start to finish, and have seen a rough draft of the final product. Seeing their story made into a documentary was “kind of humbling. We’ve been doing this forever,” recalls Paul. For Palanker, it was “just as much a journey for me as it was for the Cowsills.” The film will test screen in Beverly Hills in late July, but the official world premiere will happen at RIIFF. Though the group is excited to see their story

Opening night at the Vets, 2010

Participants at the KidsEye summer filmmaking camp, 2010 finally be revealed in its entirety to the public, they are not completely sure how fans will react. “The film is factual, it doesn’t waver,” Paul explains. “It’s all the truth, which is nice, because there have been so many untruths in the past. People are going to see it and be somewhat surprised.”

The band is also excited that the film will debut in their home state. It is “surreal” and “phenomenal,” raves Paul, adding, “That is home. That is where family is.” Palanker is sure that local festival-goers will recognize several landmarks in the film, as it is “deeply rooted to Rhode Island.”

Following the film, the band will take part in an open panel and Q&A, after which they will perform some music.

Though Paul and the band hope the audience enjoys the film, he’s completely confident about the live performance: “It’s going to be the best show they’ve ever seen.”

Another accredited film to be screened this year is With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story, a portrayal of the legendary comic book creator’s life and illustrious career

told in his own words and including interviews with comic book writers, producers, actors, family and friends. Lee is responsible, along with other artists, for such notable comic book superheroes as Spiderman, the X-Men, Iron Man and the Hulk, and served as executive producer of the successful movies based on the characters. The film is

want to see The Carrier, featuring several of the show’s stars, including Anna Paquin, Mariana Klaveno, Carrie Preston and Deborah Ann Woll.

This 18-minute short film details the story of a mourning mother who has just lost her son and discovers that he was HIV-positive. She embarks on a life-changing journey that leads to a deeper understanding of her son.

In its 15 years, the festival has premiered 21 short film Oscar nominees, six of which took home the award. a fascinating account of the life of a creative genius, from his childhood during the Depression, to his influential career in the world of Marvel comics and the creation of his own company, POW! Entertainment.

Fans of HBO’s True Blood will

As First Assistant Director on the incredibly successful HBO drama, Scot Schaeffer is sure to draw quite a crowd with his directorial debut.

A more rollicking element of the festival is an outdoor screening of Everyday Sunshine: The Fishbone

Story, free to the public at Grant’s Block. This documentary profiles prominent punk/ska band Fishbone, whose eclectic style and originality influenced such big name rockers as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Gwen Stefani. Preceding the film will be a performance from East Bay acoustic folk band The Mighty Good Boys. This up-tempo, electro-acoustic group has played for crowds across the state and has been compared to everyone from the Old Crow Medicine Show to The Band and Wilco. “We’re thrilled to play the festival. It’s a phenomenal event that seems to be gaining steam each and every year,” enthuses Millard. Fusing the story of a historic band remembered for its distinctive sound with live music from a unique local group seems fitting, as Millard enthuses: “Fishbone was all about humor and activism and diversity. I like to think we stand for the same things, even if our brand of activism is more closely related to opining the misdeeds of women and extolling the virtues of drink.”

True to the Flickers mission, this year’s Road to the Oscars also boasts August 2011 East Side Monthly

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special cultural events across the state. In honor of Anthony Quinn, the Mexican-American actor and Academy Award winner who lived out his latter years in Bristol, Rhode Island libraries will hold screenings of his films as a supplemental event to the festival. In his long career, spanning 65 years, Quinn starred in numerous films including Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, Viva Zapata! and Lust for Life, and earned two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor. He passed away in 2001, but his dedication to the arts lives on through a scholarship program, The Anthony Quinn Foundation.

Another interesting part of this year’s lineup is the screening of seven of the eight Student Academy Award nominees. This includes contributions from students at Ringling College of Art and Design, University of Texas at Austin, the American Film Institute Conservatory and Boston University, among others. These stories of love, war, struggles and dreams capture the essence of the festival’s goal: uniting the community in art appreciation and providing filmmakers with acknowledgment and the opportunity for advancement.

In addition to aspiring artists, expect to see some familiar faces on the big screen this year too.

Several of the accepted films boast all-star casts, including Steve (Keira Knightly, Colin Firth), Montana Amazons (Haley Joel Osment, Olympia Dukakis, Alison Brie), Broken Kingdown (Rachael Leigh Cook, Daniel Gillies), and The Green (Paul Marcarelli, aka “the Verizon guy”).

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and the George M. Cohan Ambassador Award are presented semiannually at the festival, and Flickers has granted six Lifetime Achievement Awards since 2000, the most recent of which was presented to actor Ernest Borgnine in 2009.

The film festival offers the community something that multiplexes do not: a genuine experience and a greater appreciation for filmmaking talent that may not otherwise be recognized. Marshall and the entire staff have high hopes that the event will “continue to be a long-term voice for independent film.” He explains, “We believe that nurturing the careers of these young artists has importance and a critical value to our society and culture. It has never been our intent to copy anyone. We are not Sundance, Cannes or Toronto; rather we have created our own identity in the past 15 years and have found our voice which is unique – and we believe rather significant.”

Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival “Road to the Oscars” will take place August 9-14 at various locations in Providence. Visit www. film-festival.org for more information, including volunteer opportunities, and festival schedule.

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Whether or not you approved of the war was not an issue; you went because you’d been ordered to, and you could go to jail if you didn’t.

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There was a perpetual card game going on down at one end of the car and there was the constant sound of cards shuffling and being slapped down onto the tabletop. There was probably more cigarette smoke than oxygen in the air.

After a surprisingly good meal in the dining car where we were treated like “regular passengers,” not captives of the U.S. Draft System, I went and found my upper berth. I climbed in and pulled the dark green cur-

tains closed behind me. I undressed lying down, which was another thing I’d never done before. It felt clumsy and awkward. Outside the window, the countryside continued rushing by, changing every half hour or so.

I slipped under the covers and I tried to read more of Mailer’s war novel, but the rocking of the train and the prone position I was in made me feel a little queasy, so I put out the light and just watched out the window and listened to the rhythm of the train’s wheels going over the tracks underneath me.

There was moonlight shining off the silver rails and trickling through the trees alongside us as we headed deeper into the South than I had ever been before.

I drifted off to sleep, but kept waking up because through the night the train would stop and back up for several minutes. Then there would be the sound of another train rushing by us, heading in the same direction as we were. Apparently our train, not being on a regularly scheduled commercial trip, had to pull off the main track to let “civilian” passenger trains go by us.

It seemed a little rotten to me that we, who, not entirely of our own free will, were going off to fight for our country and maybe die for it, had to defer to ordinary citizens. It seemed like it should be the other way around. And then it struck me – that I was already thinking of myself as “a soldier.”

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Seated across a table that appears to be a relic in itself at the stately Aldrich House in Providence, Dr. Grefe already seems completely at ease in the handsome building that houses the society’s headquarters. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Grefe “fell in love with Rhode Island” thirteen years ago while visiting relatives who gave her a tour of the East Side. The Philadelphia native immediately decided to pursue her PhD in American Civilization at Brown University and, soon after, she began her relationship with the Rhode Island Historical Society. She applied for and received a coveted position at an Elisha Hunt Rhodes exhibit at the behest of Director of Collections Kirsten Hammerstrom, and by the next year, she had already found upper level employment within the society. In 2005, she became the founding director of the Newell D. Goff Center for Education and Public Programs. “I was able to build up that program by trying to make it a much more cohesive team and focusing on teacher development and creating teaching institutes,” she recalls.

In her six years as director, Dr. Grefe has also acknowledged the challenge of providing educational materials to students and teachers statewide. She believes the problem is that “teachers are very taxed in terms of the standards they have to meet, and then it becomes a time issue. We really feel like we

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It is that distinct passion for Rhode Island history that initially drew Dr. Grefe to the society, and perhaps what caught the attention of Board of Trustees’ President Roger Begin and his colleagues when it came time to find a replacement for Bernard Fishman, who resigned as Executive Director in March. While the society had fallen into a difficult financial period shortly after Fishman was appointed, his nine-year tenure has abated most of the fiscal concerns.

According to Dr. Grefe, “Bernard Fish-

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Dr. Grefe is acutely aware of the importance of the organization’s financial situation, but she is also quick to discuss why she is so optimistic about the society’s future. “I really love Rhode Island, and especially the fascinating way Rhode Islanders feel about their history,” she enthuses. “It’s so different from Boston or my native Philly, because our stories are just so accessible. I think people feel very close to their roots here.”

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Another focus of the organization is to usher Rhode Island history into a period of relevance. This aim has mostly been pursued through the many programs and events the society has already been presenting this summer. The East Side, one of the most historically prominent communities in Rhode Island, has hosted a number of happenings, including special exhibits at the John Brown House Museum, and several historical walking tours that put the spotlight on everything from Benefit Street to famed author H.P Lovecraft. Dr. Grefe also hints at a promising fall schedule, which will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Professor of History Emeritus at Brown Gordon Wood as the keynote speaker at the society’s annual meeting, as well as a series of exhibits relating to Providence’s 375th anniversary. “These include lectures and gallery nights hosted around the East Side,” she explains.

“We’re going to have a series of discussions about different perceptions of our colonial history, and themed tours with names like Hope, Liberty and Roots.”

The Historical Society is also aiming to change the way Rhode Islanders think about history by engaging the community in upcoming projects.

Dr. Grefe is excited to announce that in addition to continuing its successful Concert Under the Elms Series, the society will also be re-introducing Dining with History. Also new, the society plans to promote tours led by individuals in various communities centered around their interpretation of local landmarks and monuments.

Indeed, the young executive director has spent a considerable amount of time carving out her own vision for the society. She hopes that within ten years, it will “offer a more robust set of programs, and become the source of Rhode Island history for individuals and other historical societies nationwide.”

Dr. Grefe has also begun strategizing the inclusion of areas of the state that have traditionally been neglected by the organization. “I’d really like to place more of an emphasis on the history of South County, which, working primarily in Providence, we tend to forget about from a historical standpoint,” she admits.

“No longer expecting everyone to come to us, I think we need to address the question, ‘How can we be useful to you?’

How do we become a responsive organization? My hope is to create a society that reflects the needs of Rhode Island, and represents all of its different ethnic groups and demographics as broadly and inclusively as possible.”

If this sounds idealistic, that is because Dr. Grefe has personally experienced the fruits of the society’s labor and possesses an incredibly strong belief in the organization’s capabilities.

A moment that was particularly special for her happened in May, when an original copy of the Declaration of Independence was displayed at the John Brown House during a national tour. In a time span of only 24 hours, nearly 1,200 people entered the exhibit, a near record for the historical society. Clearly moved by this show of community interest, she describes how “people were crying as they looked at that document and what it really said. It was incredible to see how proud this made people, in addition to our own pieces that were on display, like Rhode Island’s Renunciation of Allegiance, the arrest warrant for the crew of the HMS Gaspee, and the official medical transcript from the doctor who tended to Colonel Duddington’s wounds. It’s easy to forget how special our own collection is when you’re focused on the day-to-day operations. But this day truly proved to me that people do care about their history, and when you make it accessible, people really do want to see and study it.”

It will certainly be interesting to see how Dr. Grefe’s stewardship of the Rhode Island Historical Society will play out. In today’s troubled economy, especially in a state that has been as hard hit by the recession as Rhode Island, any member-driven nonprofit is going to need more than a visionary leader to stay afloat, even if it is currently enjoying relatively solvent finances. Dr. Grefe is prepared and even eager for the challenge; her gratitude to Rhode Island is enough to inspire her to lead and develop the society. “I hope that we grow with everyone else in this state, and my desire is that we become a real part of people’s lives if we were not already,” she says. Interestingly enough, Dr. Grefe does not just work in the business of Rhode Island history – as the first female to lead the society since its beginning, she’s already made it.

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Festival organizers David Dadekian and Natalie Sowa at Tini participate in a conversation with bartenders on “America’s Cocktail Culture,” hosted by associate festival producer Brendan Chipley Roane of Gracie’s.

Of course, what really matters is what’s on the menu. Opening night kicks off with “Red, White and Bleu: An American Wine Experience” from 7-10pm, followed by late night food and drink at select locations throughout the city (TBA) until 1am. (There will be late night programming each night of the festival.) Following some late afternoon educational panels on Friday, there will be charity dinners at Capital Grille, New Rivers, Gracie’s, Gallery Z and Centro, each benefiting a different nonprofit organization. Saturday offers a morning of educational panels, then a lunchtime walking tour of over 30 restaurants, as well as a VIP reception featuring cured meats, New England cheeses and craft brews, hosted by Farmstead’s Matt Jennings at the Biltmore. It all leads up to the Grand Tasting of over 40 exhibitors and four chef demonstrations from 2-6pm in the hotel’s Garden Room, followed by the “Cava and Canapes” closing party at Tazza from 9pm-midnight.

With all this on display, it will be hard to deny that Providence’s dining

scene goes wider and deeper than just beloved classics like the Old Canteen, Capriccio and Al Forno. We’ve got a diverse, robust food culture that would be the envy of many cities, and we should take every opportunity to show it off. For more information and a full schedule, visit www.providencefoodandwinefestival.com.

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Unfortunately, those looking to book a table last month found it closed. On June 30, a fire tore through the building that houses the restaurant, forcing it to close for renovations. Making the most of a bad situation, however, owners Donna and Steven Davenport are using this as an opportunity remodel and revamp what has become a fixture on the restaurant scene. They’re planning an updated look, new menu items and perhaps, best of all, a new rotisserie. Keep a watch on their website, www.parksideprovidence. com, for updates on reopening.

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Providence has always had a reputation as a culinary destination, a great food city, but that reputation has not necessarily kept pace with the evolution of the dining scene. Ask most people – whether locals or visitors – about food in Providence and the first two words you’re likely to hear are either “Federal Hill” or “Italian food.” While the Hill and its Italian roots are what first put Providence on the culinary map, and remain a vital part of its foodways, the city has a lot more to offer these days than a bunch of great red sauce joints.

Unfortunately, that fact doesn’t seem to be as widely recognized.

The first-ever Providence Food and Wine Festival has the potential to help change this perception, to bolster and enrich the city’s status as a dining destination. The three-day event, which runs August 25-27, will spotlight both the sophistication and the diversity our restaurants and bars have to offer. “It’s past time for Providence, and Rhode Island in general, to be recognized as a culinary destination,” says one of the festival’s organizers, David Dadekian, a food writer and photographer who runs the site EatDrinkRI.com. “I’ve eaten in just about every major U.S. city, at some of the most acclaimed restaurants, and I never get tired of eating in Providence.”

From opening night at the Hotel Providence on Thursday to the culminating Grand Tasting and closing party on Saturday night, the festival will span locations around the city, offering attendees a glimpse at the depth and breadth of Providence’s food scene. There will be wine tastings, charity dinners, educational panels, and plenty of late night eats.

Despite all the delicious things to eat and drink, however, there is an emphasis on the educational aspects of the festival. Aspiring oenophiles, for instance, will have plenty of opportunities to learn the finer points of wine appreciation from the pros, including Mark Gasbarro of the famed Gasbarro’s Wines on Federal Hill, who hosts a discussion with the city’s top Italian wine experts, and Jonathan Edwards of his namesake Connecticut winery, who will host “A Talk on Terroir” in the rooftop garden at downtown’s Peerless Building. Those more interested in spirits can

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Hockey players (and figure skaters) residing on the East Side of Providence know that there is no convenient place to get their skates sharpened. The good news is starting in September, Caster’s will be offering this much needed service. Interestingly, there is a family history connected to this practice. Reed Caster explains, “My father was a speed skater in his youth back when he owned the Providence Bike Shop on Broad Street, the original Caster’s, and they sharpened skates there for over 20 years.” In addition to skate sharpening there will also be some accessories to choose from.

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“It’s a really fun gift,” Jim says. “I’ve got some pictures of my kids laughing on the stairs, and I cut a few of the photos out and gave them to my mother, my wife’s mother and my wife’s sister.” Youth photos are very popular, and WallFlys also carries silhouettes for different sports.

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On the last day of high school before summer break, Diaz leaves her teaching job. Peeling out of the parking lot in high-speed reverse with a cigarette crammed into the side of her mouth, missing schoolchildren whose lives were not much more than a concept to her, she races to her wealthy fiancé, but finds her meal ticket poised with his mom, who outlines the bad behavior (Diaz doesn’t even know her fiancé’s birthday) that has resulted in a broken engagement.

Cue next September, with Diaz back at high school orientation. She runs movies for her students while she drinks airline shot bottles of liquor and sleeps.

She insults and swears at everyone

except the school principal, whose dolphin fixation she blatantly gushes over.

All her energy (and she’s got barrels of it) is devoted to acquiring a new rich guy and breast implants, not necessarily in that order.

A bow-tied, horn-rimmed Justin Timberlake (once again convincingly in character) shows up as a new teacher with family money and enough highpriced accessories to catch Diaz’s eye.

The complete mismatch is observed wryly by gym teacher Jason Segel and with increasing anger by upright, uptight fellow teacher Lucy Punch, who has an eye for Timberlake herself.

With romantic rivalry added to the mix, dirty tricks come into play while Diaz still finds plenty of time to pursue her dual quests, soliciting bribes from parents to guarantee A’s for their kids, providing answers to federal exams to her students to ensure high grades and a cash bonus for her.

The film is a series of fast-paced comedy set pieces, nearly all of which work, with tightly written comic asides (by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg),

delivered by an excellent cast. Punch is a great foil for Diaz, and Segel does what he does best: implying there’s something of value beyond the initial negative of his big, lumpy sofa of a body. One of the subtleties of Bad Teacher is watching Diaz catch inklings of what would be obvious to anyone not blinded by greed and substance abuse: as a “catch,” Segel is a lot closer to her in temperament and world view than the hopeless little tadpole Timberlake plays.

Director Jake Kasdan lacks any consistent visual flair, but his pace is fine and he knows when to shoot Diaz in close-up to make use of a face blessed with comic expression, and when to pull back and let her body do the work. Diaz would be stuck in some TV sitcom by now except for her real movie star ability to use every inch of her frame to meet the demands of an expansive cinematic world. She can play broadly on a broad canvas, and Bad Teacher stretches to match her talents.

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The Upper East Side of Manhattan’s usual suspects (artists, patrons, wannabes, sycophants and snobs) continue to populate whatever international setting allows funding for the latest movie.

In Paris for this round, these characters once again pontificate and exasperate over a thick layer of irony, and fall into and out of love whenever cocktail conversation permits. But in Paris there’s something like a time machine at work, allowing heavyweights like Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Dali to get into the act.

The sketchy plot involves a Hollywood screenwriter (Owen Wilson) and his fiancée (Rachel McAdams) on vacation in Paris. He loves the city and sees it as a potential home for his artistic aspirations.

(He’s working on a novel.) She sees Paris as a nice enough place to visit but nothing more. Her meddling parents (Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy) also happen to be in Paris on business, backing McAdams, barely tolerating Wilson. McAdams’ annoying friends also turn up, including Michael Sheen as a pretentious, selfappointed travel guide and wine snob.

In the midst of all this, Wilson takes a walk by himself one night, and is magically transported to Paris in the 1920s, with its reigning congregation of the 20th century’s key artists, all of whom welcome Wilson to the movable feast. He slides from a world of carping mediocrity to one of artistic sensibility, and they like him there. Wilson seeks writing advice from Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates) and becomes infatuated with Picasso’s mistress, model and muse (Marion Cotillard).

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Of course, daylight comes and he’s got to go home to his Parisian guest suite, fiancée, her parents and friends, all of whom become increasingly suspicious as his post-midnight excursions continue.

The different worlds, with the conflicted Wilson in the middle, suggest Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), when Mia Farrow had to decide between a humdrum existence and a glamorous life inside the silver screen, which magically opened up for her right in the middle of a movie matinee.

Like Farrow, Wilson is sorely tempted to stick with the good advice and romantic allure of sympathetic people in a world apart from his own. His wonderment and fascination are palpable in a remarkably good performance.

There is an inevitability to this sort of thing, of course. But while Dorothy doesn’t get to stay in Oz forever, Wilson could stay in contemporary Paris rather than return to a compromised California existence with the increasingly awful people in his life. Allen’s clever and wise screenplay may play Paris in the ‘20s and its immortal artists against the vulgar preoccupations of Wilson’s contemporary company, but he also cracks open a window to a blending of the two, where past greatness remains in residence in a great city.

The real pleasure comes with watching Wilson’s befuddlement over time travel become an enthusiastic camaraderie with legends, while making outrageous excuses back at the hotel. McAdams, Cotillard, Bates and Corey Stoll as Hemingway are all terrific, and Adrien Brody is hilarious in a too-brief cameo as Salvador Dali. Allen’s script is fast and funny and his set pieces are beautifully shot. The icing on this tasty pastry is the sweet whimsy of time travel to the Lost Generation balanced by the ability to find it again, right around the corner.

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The influence of emerging and established artists is felt at openings on Providence Gallery Night, at artist studios like the Steel Yard, or even in projects run by the city to decorate utility boxes with their designs; despite all of this, we tend to overlook one key player: the collector. Perhaps they are forgotten because there are so few here in Providence, but they are the saviors for every artist. Like sweet puppies in the window, each artwork is searching for that perfect owner to bring it home to display. Without a collector, work is forgotten after an opening and when the show closes, it returns to someone’s inventory to be kept safe in storage. It is for our pleasure that Bert Gallery is giving the public the chance to peek into one man’s private journey as a collector through its exhibit, The Passionate Collector.

At the family’s request, the man who amassed 3,000 works of art has been kept anonymous, but a selection of his collection of drawings and etchings has been allowed to be re-released into the market to find new homes. A distinctive element of this man’s collection is that unlike many high brow contemporary collectors, he was drawn to technique and talent rather than to celebrity status: names like Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, whose overly inflated markets continue to set standards every art auction season. This is good news for those who may never be compared to the likes of those superstars, meaning there is a potential collector out there for every artist.

Catherine Bert, director of Bert Gallery, has taken care in this exhibit to remove any intimidation factors about art collecting. In most museums and galleries, work is hung at eye level, creating a ring around the room; for this exhibit Bert hangs pieces how they might be displayed in a collector’s home. While every one is worth reflection, there are a few that stand out. A series of etchings by Anton Schutz done in imperial Japan captures a history before industry arrived on the island. The image of the Sacred Bridge

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A watercolor artist to look out for in the exhibit is the late H.A. Dyer. A native Rhode Islander, Dyer held the position of president at the Providence Art Club from 1905-1914. He mastered the watercolor technique to the point that it becomes difficult to distinguish whether the medium is indeed watercolor before checking the wall plaque.

Dyer drifted back into moderate obscurity after his death. This exhibition helps recharge the late artist’s reputation by reminding viewers that over 100 years ago Providence was already a creative capital.

Anyone can be an art collector, though many use the excuse that they “don’t know much about art” as a way to remove themselves from this unique world. The fact is that even though many may not be able to recognize a Rembrandt etching without reading

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We know what we like and what we don’t by what we see, and as a result by how it makes us feel. This is the reason that Catherine Bert is holding a panel discussion August 18, the same night as Gallery Night, to teach people about art collecting. Though wealthy patrons of the arts like John Paul Getty, Dr. Albert Barnes and Francois Pinault are names typically associated with collecting, people like Dorothy and Herb Vogel, who were mere civil servants, are sometimes forgotten. These two managed to collect over 4,000 works over the course of 45 years on meager salaries. The Vogels collected art according to what they liked, and not who made it. Many people might spend their bonus checks on a vacation or a fancy pair of stilettos as a reward, but the purchase of a work of art, no matter who created it, is a reward that lasts far longer than a vacation and is more comfortable than a pair of high heels. Collecting art not only helps the artist, but it helps us to appreciate the finer things.

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There’s also a role for homework that reinforces and builds on what kids have learned, and not every assignment will thrill and scintillate. But there certainly is room for improvement.

Finally, it’s worth noting that “more, faster, better” is the mantra in many schools. Kids need to be prepared for this as they traverse the achievement gap and prepare themselves for uncertain futures. School structures such as expanded school days and longer, block-scheduled classes allow time both for instruction and the kind of independent work that’s necessary for learning and that usually is assigned as homework. Ideally, kids should have the opportunity to work on essential schoolwork in school while also having the time to create art, perform music and run around at recess. I suggest that we use the extra time and peace of mind to go out and gaze at the moon.

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After dinner every night, we put on coats and hats and went in search of the moon. During the school day, the kids shared their data and observations in a collaborative study of the moon and the night sky.

The moon journal homework held special significance for me because I had the same assignment in graduate school. As I worked toward a Master’s of Education, I took a course taught by Eleanor Duckworth, the author of The Having of Wonderful Ideas: And Other Essays on Teaching and Learning. Professor Duckworth asked us to keep moon journals that were fundamentally the same as those Ms. Abrames assigned to her kindergarteners. We used them in similarly immediate and concrete ways, pooling our data and observations in class to arrive at collective insights about our understanding of and assumptions about the moon. Professor Duckworth used the moon journals to help her students internalize the irreplaceable value of direct experience and evidence in the act of learning.

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Truth be told, in terms of the sheer volume of homework, I don’t have much about which to gripe. Last year, our elementary school kids had 10-20 minutes a night, with a bit more demanded of our fifth grader from time to time. The work – worksheets, most of the time – provided a glimpse into what the kids were working on in class.

Rarely, however, was the homework joyful, thought provoking or work that really needed to be done at home. That dullness tended to confirm my suspicions about homework’s futility. Research and advocacy supporting the case against homework from outspoken critics such as author Alfie Kohn (The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing) and filmmaker Vicki Abeles (Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture) intensified my own homework anxiety considerably.

As much as I am glad to be free of the homework grind for the summer, I wouldn’t want to do away with it entirely come fall. As kids do their homework, parents can observe their choices, coach them to improve and give them a high-five when they ace a question. Homework provides opportunities to see kids think and work through challenges. Of course, time spent on homework would be more valuable if the homework itself were more engaging and meaningful.

When my oldest son was in Ms. Abrames’ kindergarten class at Martin Luther King Elementary, he had one homework assignment a week, generally a fun, manageable project. He counted the number of light bulbs in our house and charted his findings or, with our help, created a family tree. These homework assignments were fun for a fiveyear-old and easy for most families to support.

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Too bad predictability doesn’t apply to the economy. December 31 is an arbitrary line of demarcation often used for judging performance. December 31 is not the true end of one economic chapter and January 1 is not the beginning of another.

So where are we now? Economic data is weakening, the sovereign debt crisis is raging in Europe, QE2 is about to end, and politicians are still wrangling over the debt ceiling. Although I can’t predict the future, I find myself longing to make sense of what might happen.

As I look at the economic data, I see 6:17 Page 1 three PM broad possibilities for our next chapter. I call them Lift Off, Sputter and Stall.

Lift Off In this scenario, the expansion is secure.

The economic stimulus provided by both fiscal policy (extension of the Bush tax cuts and unemployment claims as well as the payroll tax cut) and monetary policy (the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing, QE2) have been just enough to jump start the economy and create a sustainable recovery. As both government programs end, the private sector takes over.

Company profits continue to grow, aided by low labor costs, reduced interest and depreciation expenses and a modest growth in demand. The labor markets recover slowly but steadily, businesses deploy the cash on their balance sheets, and banks increasingly support lending.

The good news for investors in Lift Off is that stocks are attractively valued and able to rise with earnings. Cyclical assets return to favor. Commodities, following their recent pullback, become alluring once more, and interest rates, although poised to increase in the future, remain relatively low, enabling conservative investors to maintain a gainful bond portfolio. Everyone is happy.

Sputter In the Sputter chapter, the recovery is uninspiring. Growth is stuck at

around 2% – not so slow that the Federal Reserve steps in to help, but not fast enough that Congress can institute meaningful spending cuts or tax increases to balance the budget deficit.

Consumers continue to spend with added income, but hold off on purchasing big ticket items. Companies hire willfully but sparingly, and banks remain selective on handing out loans. The housing market remains mired down.

In this environment, selectivity in picking assets matters. Investors, having lost faith in growth, seek income in dividend paying stocks and show preference for defensive sectors, such as health care and consumer staples.

Corporate bonds hold up, both investment grade and high yield, but return is limited. Investment strategies focus on rotation as investors become more active in search of performance.

Stall In this scenario, the recent economic soft patch continues, growth slows significantly and investors start to worry about a double dip. Businesses decide to postpone hiring or capital spending while consumers reluctantly return to strict budgets. Confidence and the wealth effect, inspired when the Federal Reserve was adding money to the system, declines with the ending of QE2.

Investors return to the “risk-on, riskoff” trade, which has dominated the markets since the Great Recession. Safe havens return to popularity as investors flee more volatile assets. Traders pull in and out of stocks (which generally move lower) balancing fears of a prolonged recession with the hope of another government infusion or growth possibilities abroad.

Commentary I do not believe scenario three is likely, although I acknowledge that a mis-

handled default of Greece or a threat to US creditworthiness could derail my hopes. My fears are assuaged by several factors: * Recessions are often precipitated by dramatic declines in cyclical areas such as housing, autos, business equipment and inventories. These sectors are also often the leaders in a recovery. However, following the Great Recession, the cyclical sectors, especially housing and autos, have been laggards. If the economy turns sour, they don’t have a lot further to fall. * Companies’ balance sheets are healthy, and, outside the financial sector, include generous allocations to cash, waiting to be deployed. * T he Federal Reserve remains on hold, having called for a moratorium on further action until its September meeting. Although the Fed has discouraged thoughts of another stimulus program, it is unlikely to allow the economy to implode without initiating some further stimulus. At the same time, rates should remain low, helping businesses and consumers refinance.

For now, the most likely scenario is slow growth. The ending of supply disruptions from Japan, the revival of commercial loans and the apparent soft landing that is being achieved in China and other emerging market economies is helping to keep the recovery moving forward.

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CHAN’S Jun 4: Sarah and the Tall Boys. Jun 10: Aztec Two-Step. Jun 18: Through the Doors. Jun 24: Bruce Marshall Group. See website for additional concerts. 267 Main Street, Woonsocket. 765-1900, www.chanseggrollsandjazz.com.

BLITHEWOLD’S MUSIC AT SUNSET SERIES Aug 10: Atwater Donnelly. Bring your own picnic and wine. 101 Ferry Road, Bristol. 253-2707, www.blithewold. org.

FIREHOUSE 13 Aug 7: Deception of a Ghost, If I Were Thy Captain, His Name Was Iron, Life As A Ghost, and more. 41 Central Street. www.thejespowersproject.com.

Aqua-Life Aquarium Celebrating our 30th Year!

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DUNKIN’ DONUTS CENTER Aug 27: American Idol Live! 1 La Salle Square. 331-6700, www.dunkindonutscenter.com.

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LUPO’S Aug 10: Young Jeezy. Aug 13: Brown Bird. 79 Washington Street. 3315876, www.lupos.com.

MET Aug 3: El Ten Eleven. Aug 5: The Airborne Toxic Event. Aug 13: Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood. Aug 19: Bad Larry. Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket. 331-5876, www.lupos.com.

CLASSICAL & SUCH OPERA PROVIDENCE Sundays: Opera in the Park series

NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL Aug 6-7: Wynton Marsalis, Regina Carter, Simon Phillips, Aaron Parks, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brubeck Brothers and more. Bellevue Ave and Fort Adams Park, Ocean Drive.

847-1705, www.newportjazzfest.net.

CONCERTS UNDER THE ELMS Aug 4: Greg Abate Jazz Quartet. Aug 11: Atwater-Donnelly Trio with Cathy Clasper-Torch. John Brown House Museum lawn, 52 Power Street. 3318575 x 33, www.rihs.org.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES AT WATERPLACE PARK Aug 5: Vulgarrity. Aug 12: The Wandas. Waterplace Park. 421-2489, http://cityof.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism.

SUNSET MUSIC SERIES Aug 4: Guster with Ra Ra Riot. Aug 11: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Aug 12: The Machine performs Pink Floyd with the Interstellar Laser Show.

Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf, Newport. 846-1600, www.newportwaterfrontevents.com.

Newport Jazz Festival, Aug 6-7 at Fort Adams Park, Ocean Drive. www.newportjazzfest.net.

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Rhode Island International Film Festival, Aug 9-14. Check site for venues. www.film-festival.org.

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Opera in the Park series, Sundays at Hopkins Park. www.operaprovidence.org.

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Providence Food and Wine Festival, Aug 25-27 at various locations. www.providencefoodandwinefestival.com.

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NEWPORT WATERFRONT REGGAE FESTIVAL Aug 13: Featuring Yellowman and the Sagittarius Band, Michael Rose of Black Uhru, Bushman, the Skatalites and The Itals. Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf, Newport. 846-1600, www. newportwaterfrontevents.com.

AS220 FOO FEST Aug 13: 26th anniversary celebration, featuring more than 20 music performances on two stages, dancing, eating, visual art installations, homemade games, kid’s music and activities, and more. Along Empire Street. 831-9327, www.as220.org.

PERFORMANCE comedy | dance | theatre COMEDY COMEDY CONNECTION Aug 4: Frank Santos Jr. Aug 5-6: Tim Kaelin. Aug 11: Corey Manning.

Aug 12: Stephanie Peters. Aug 13: Dr. Dirty John Valby. Aug 18: Jay Pharoah. Aug 19: Lisa Landry. Aug 25: Bobby Lee. Aug 26-27: Poppy Champlin. 39 Warren Avenue, East Providence. 438-8383, www.ricomedyconnection.com.

NEWPORT SUMMER COMEDY SERIES Aug 6: Louis CK. Aug 14: Ron White.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR Aug 17-21: Admission includes access to all daily concerts, special acts and events, the giant midway and kiddy land area, all agricultural events and shows, exhibits and displays, tractor and horse pulls, the farm museum, and more. Route 112, Richmond. www.washingtoncountyfair-ri.com.

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The New York Times, Salve Regina’s Mcauly Hall lawn on the cliff walk at sundown. Aug 11: Outdoor community screening at Sweetberry Farm in Middletown. Aug 26-27: mini festival weekend including NewportKIDS. See website for prices and details.

649-2784, www.newportfilm.com.

MOVIES ON THE BLOCK Thru Sep 29 (Thursdays): Providence’s only outdoor movie screen, showing pop hits and cult classics at dusk. Aug: 4: There’s Something About Mary Aug 11: Dog Day Afternoon Aug 18: The Hangover Aug 25: Mad Max Corner of Westminster and Union Streets. www.indowncity.com/ news.

Charlestown Seafood Festival NEWPORT ARTS FESTIVAL Aug 27-28: Enjoy live music, food from the festival cafe, and a marketplace of fine and functional art on the scenic waterfront. Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf, Newport. 8470960, www.newportartsfestival.com.

for foodies CHARLESTOWN SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Aug 6-8: This 26th annual event features all of the ocean state’s best seafood, as well as arts and crafts, rides, rock wall climbing, Hot Rod & Harley car show, continuous entertainment, kite exhibition, children’s shows, bungee jumping and lobster raffle.

Ninigret Park, Charlestown. www. charlestownrichamber.com.

NEWPORT WINEFEST Aug 19-21: Taste hundreds of worldclass wines, spirits, specialty beers, lifestyle products and featured dishes prepared by celebrity, regional and local chefs. Newport Yachting Center,

4 Commercial Wharf, Newport. www. newportwinefest.com.

PROVIDENCE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL Aug 25-27: Experience special dinners, wine tastings, seminars, lectures, classes and much more at locations around the city, hosted by some of Providence’s best chefs, bartenders and other food and wine experts. www.providencefoodandwinefestival. com.

for movie buffs RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Aug 9-14: The RIIFF screens 175 movies and videos over a period of six days for film enthusiasts and moviegoers alike. Tickets range from $20 to $125. Providence. www.filmfestival.org.

NEWPORTFILM Aug 4: Page One: A Year Inside

FUNDRAISERS A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM AT THE ELM Aug 6: Join the preservation Society of Newport County for an elegant black tie dinner and dancing to celebrate The Elms Stable and Carriage House.

All proceeds benefit the Preservation Society. 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org.

4TH ANNUAL RI NURSING INSTITUTE GOLF TOURNAMENT Aug 8: Golf for a day at the Alpine Country Club to benefit the RI Nursing Institute. Tickets are $125 per player or $500 per foursome. See website to register. Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston. 331-5644, www.risnarn.org.

SEASONAL BENEFIT STREET: A MILE OF HISTORY Thru-Oct 15: A 90-minute

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DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE WALKING TOURS Aug 11: The RI Historical Society and The Providence Foundation have partnered to host free walking tours following the four celebration themes of Providence’s 375th anniversary.

August’s theme is “Roots.” Starts at 130 Westminster Street. 621-6122, www.rihs.org.

PERSONALLY PROVIDENCE WALKING TOURS Aug 6: This 90-minute tour highlights WWI, WWII, and Korean War memorials in the city’s Memorial Park. Starts at 10 a.m, $10 per person. John Brown House Museum, 52 Power Street, Providence. 273-5707, www.rihs.org.

WATERFIRE Aug 13: Full lighting. See website for full schedule. www.waterfire.org.

BEHIND THE SCENES LEISURELY BICYCLE TOUR Aug 20: Discover little known historic and cultural facts of Rhode Island’s historic Blackstone River Valley on a guided leisurely bicycle tour. $20 per person, begins at 9 am. The Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket. 724-2200.

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STYLEWEEK PROVIDENCE Aug 28-Sep 3: Providence Performing Arts Center hosts a week of fashion shows featuring emerging and established designers from both the local scene and around the country. There will also be post-show parties at various locations. www.styleweekprovidence.com

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GALLERIES GALLERY NIGHT Aug 18: Featuring more than 20 galleries, live music, refreshments, celebrity guides, and free Art Buses.

Central Art Bus depot and info booth at One Regency Plaza. www.gallerynight.info.

BERT GALLERY Thru Aug 26: The Passionate Collector, featuring pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries. 540 South Water Street. 7512628, www.bertgallery.com.

GALLERY Z Thru Aug 6: Portrait of Self-Reflection.

Aug 11-Sep 3: Glass by Daniel Read and Jewelry by Margarite. 259 Atwells Avenue. www.galleryzprov.com.

PAWTUCKET ARTS COLLABORATIVE Thru Aug 26: Masked and Unmasked.

PAC Gallery, 17 Main Street, Pawtucket. www.pawtucketartscollaborative.org.

PROVIDENCE ART CLUB Aug 10-Sep 2: Members’ Summer Show and Sale. 11 Thomas Street. 3311114, www.providenceartclub.org.

RISD MUSEUM Thru Aug 31: Journeys: Conrad Shawcross and Tavares Strachan. British artist Conrad Shawcross and Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan embrace the spirit of exploration in their respective works. 224 Benefit Street.

454-6500, www.risdmuseum.org.

KIDS +FAMILY PROVIDENCE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Tuesdays at 1 pm: Get Out! Play in the Children’s Garden each Tuesday dur-

VHS TO DVD TRANSFER SERVICE MOVIES, SLIDES & PRINTS TO DVD StyleWeek Providence ing August. Experiment with bubbles, try the art of weaving, and play in the dirt with creepy crawlers. 100 South Street. 273-5437, www.childrenmuseum.org.

ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO Thru Aug 19: Summer ZooCamp, with weekly sessions for kids ages 4-5 and 1st to 12th grade. Aug 10: Zoo Birthday Club: Wallaby Birthday Celebration. Aug 10: Sunset Safari, providing families with an opportunity to experience the zoo with no crowds and an interpretive guide, snack and story time. Registration required. August 12 & 19: ZooARTyssey. 1000 Elmwood Avenue. 785-3510, www.rwpzoo.org.

LEARN discussion | instruction | tour discussion GOVERNOR HENRY LIPPITT HOUSE MUSEUM Fridays: May - Oct., tour this amazing 19th century house at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm and 2 pm. Adult $10, children under 12 free. Tours can also be scheduled by calling the Museum office in advance at 401-4530688, www.preserveri.org.

INSTRUCTION LIFE DRAWING CLASS Tuesdays: Bring your drawing utensils and paper and sketch from a live model. AS220, 115 Empire Street. 8319327, www.as220.org.

MEN’S A CAPPELLA SINGING Thursdays: Open rehearsals with the

Narragansett Bay Chorus. Open to men who like to sing a cappella. Knights of Columbus Hall, 15 Bassett Street, North Providence. www.singnbc.com.

PERISHABLE THEATRE Sundays: Intermediate Ballet, and American Tribal Belly Dance. Wednesdays: Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance. Thursdays: Hop to the Beat Hip Hop classes. Saturdays: Belly Dance. 95 Empire Street. 331-2695, www.perishable.org.

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SPORTS PROVIDENCE ROLLER DERBY Aug 13: Riviters vs. Montreal and Bees vs. Montreal. Begins at 3 pm. Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence. www.providencerollerderby.com.

NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES Thru Sep 24 (Saturdays): Public exhibition polo matches, featuring teams from around the world competing against USA. Glen Farm Polo Grounds, 715 East Main Road, Portsmouth. 846-0200, www.newportinternationalpolo.com.

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PAWSOX Aug 1-2: Louisville Bats. Aug 4-7: Buffalo Bisons. Aug 16-19: Columbus Clippers. Aug 21-23: Syracuse Chiefs.

McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket. www.pawsox.com.

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StyleWeek Providence comes to PPAC – and you’re invited

Although Providence is already known for its culinary and arts scenes, it’s also gaining a reputation as an emerging fashion center. StyleWeek Providence, a weeklong showcase for local, regional and national designers featuring fashion shows, special events and parties, is a big part of that. Returning this month for its third installment in just over a year, the event aims to both provide an outlet for local talent and stimulate the city’s creative economy. From August 28-September 3, StyleWeek takes over the historic Providence Performing Arts Center, an appropriately stylish venue, and for the first time ever, the public is invited.

Founder and executive director of Styleweek Providence, Rosanna Ortiz Sinel is excited for “the general public to be able to support firsthand the Providence creative community.” After relocating to Providence from Boston in 2009, the former fashion writer realized the city’s “extreme convenience and accessibility” made it “a perfect location to hold a regional fashion event.” It turns out she was correct, as designers have come from across the country to showcase their collections in Providence. The number of designers featured this summer will almost double that of the premiere in June of last year.

As for the historic venue, Ortiz Sinel specifically chose PPAC for the “juxtaposition of old world Providence with the modernity of StyleWeek.” The week’s events will take place on the PPAC stage, lending heightened drama to the words “fashion show.”

The show will open with the collection of Boston-based designer Denise Hajjar, and will close with former Project Runway contestant Peach Carr, as well as returning StyleWeek alum David Chum.

Plenty of Rhode Island-based designers will be featured, including Andrea Valentini, textile designer and creator of the famed Crossroads bag. Bold pattern usage and New England sophistication will be seen in the collection of Jess Abernethy, whose designs have appeared in events and retail stores

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across Providence. The locally made garments of Nicole Lebreux will showcase the tradition of apparel manufacturing for which this area was once famous. Knitwear designer and founder of the Providence-based brands JAS and Pretty Snake, Joseph Aaron Segal will showcase his handmade designs.

The vintage style of Brianna Moon will combine the roaring ‘20s with the decadence of Marie Antoinette. Reflective of her coastal upbringing and life on Block Island, IMSY founder Katie Imswiler will

debut her first line of ready-to-wear apparel in addition to swimwear. The kitschy designs of Kelly Eident, creator of I’m Your Present, have been sold in boutiques throughout the world and will also be gracing the PPAC stage. The custom couture designs of Kara Wickman will bring old Hollywood glamour to the runway, and Rhode Island’s own Project Runway alum, Jonathan Joseph Peters, returns for the third time.

Hand-made, locally produced and sustainable will be recurring themes

Boston designer Daniela Corte at the January 2011 StyleWeek

through the week. Many designers utilize recycled fabrics and locally sourced materials in their collections. Featured designer Maria Del Carmen Mercado recycles fabric scraps of former collections into current pieces, for example.

Ortiz Sinel hopes that Providence “will continue to sustain major fashion weeks in the future.” Judging from the stats of the two prior weeks, her hopes are justified. The premiere event in June 2010 generated millions of online and print impressions. Styleweek January 2011 generated $22,000 in alcohol sales over the course of one week for its host venue, the Biltmore Hotel (not to mention dozens of booked rooms).

Additional after-event soirees doubled normal weekday business sales for various locations downtown.

Expectations are big for the third StyleWeek, buoyed by a completely different theme and runway design from both previous events. Both established and upcoming designer lines will debut on the runway, with Providence being the first city to witness the Spring and Summer collections of 2012. (StyleWeek precedes New York City’s famous Fashion Week, on which it is based.) Finally, some of us can actually expect to be sitting in the audience, watching the show firsthand, or at least attending the after party. The influx of designers, buyers, stylists, photographers, writers, makeup artists, publicists and the diehard fans of fashion will generate some very welcome buzz and commerce in Providence – and a thriving economy is always in style. Visit styleweekprovidence.com for ticket information and a full agenda of events or visit facebook. com/styleweekprovidence.

Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Rau, whose column would normally run in the space, is on vacation this month. In her place we bring you an update on one of this month’s hottest events, which, we would be remiss not to mention, is sponsored by our sister publication, Providence Monthly.

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