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The Must List

10 essential events this month

FirstWorks presents violinist Johnny Gandelsman performing selections from This is America

Through December 12:

Don’t miss your shot at tickets to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning genre-smashing hip-hop hit musical Hamilton during its return engagement at the Providence Performing Arts Center. PPACRI.org

December 2:

Brown University professor Stephon Alexander discusses his book Fear of a Black Universe:

An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics

for the New Book Talk series at the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Brown.edu For a statewide listing of events visit us online! HeyRhody.com

December 4:

The Providence premiere of the made-in-Rhode Island epic fantasy The Spine of Night starring the voice talents of Xena’s Lucy Lawless and comic Patton Oswalt is presented by the Columbus Theatre’s Film Club. ColumbusTheatre.com

December 5:

Acclaimed violinist Johnny Gandelsman performs selections from This Is America at the First Unitarian Church. Providence’s Community MusicWorks joins him for Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto.” FirstWorks.org

December 7

The pop-punk band The Wonder Years, a Vans Warped Tour mainstage alum, takes the stage at Fete Music Hall for their northeast December tour. FeteMusic.com

December 9-11, 13-17:

The Providence Public Library displays extracted items from their process-based exhibition Rewilding: Alive in the Churn, curated by artist Kotone Deguchi and co-produced by PVD Young Makers. ProvLib.org

December 10:

Johnny Knoxville sidekick Steve-O makes a stop in Providence for his Bucket List Tour. The show at The Strand mixes standup with film screenings of his wild stunts. TheStrandRI.com

December 10:

The sounds of folk and Americana will fill the house when Miss Tess & The Talkbacks take the stage at Askew with their genre-defying music that transcends eras and resists cliches. AskewProv.com

December 10 & 12:

The Providence Bruins host their First Responders Appreciation Weekend. They’ll wear first responder-themed jerseys while taking on the Belleville Senators and the Toronto Marlies. ProvidenceBruins.com

December 30:

Kids young and old cheer whenever the legendary Harlem Globetrotters take the stage. Their b-ball theatrics, athleticism, and comedy comes to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. DunkinDonutsCenter.com