BULLETIN

Bulletin — 10/14/22

Upcoming Actions & Community Events

Saturday 10/15 @ 11AM-2PM: Autumn Vegan Social Are you vegan? Passionate about environmental issues? Want to make some friends? Swing by this year’s annual Autumn Vegan Social, hosted by Rhode Island Vegan Awareness! Grab tickets for $10 and enjoy cider, donuts, lawn games, crafts, raffles, information about veganism and sustainability, and more.

tinyurl.com/vegan-social

Location: Johnston Memorial Park, 1583 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919

Saturday 10/15 @ 3PM-5PM: Raices Colombian Folk Dance Group Join Raices for an exciting performance of Colombian folk dance to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! The performance is free and open to the public. Snacks from La Casona Restaurant will be available for purchase.

tinyurl.com/raices-group

Location: Rochambeau Library, 708 Hope St, Providence, RI 02906

Saturday 10/15 @ 10AM-4PM: State Street Harvest Festival and Crafts Fair-Oktoberfest Pop by this Oktoberfest presented by Bristol Merchant Association to check out vendor booths by local artisans, live music, and different foods from local vendors. Admission is free!

Location: State Street State Street, Bristol, RI 02809

Saturday 10/15 and Sunday 10/16 @ 11AM-6PM: Rain Harvest Arts Festival Check out this community celebration of water, science, and art hosted by Providence Stormwater Innovation Center! Learn about the importance of clean water through hands-on workshops, science experiments, demonstrations, performances, and more. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Location: Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI 02907

Sunday 10/16 @ 12PM-4PM: 2nd Annual Harvest Market With free admission, come welcome in the fall with the second annual Harvest Market presented by the Tiverton Farmers Market and Tiverton Land Trust! Check out an array of local food trucks, artists, vendors, live music, and more.

Location: Pardon Gray Preserve, 3328 Main Road, Tiverton, RI 02878

Sunday 10/16 @ 10AM-2PM: Heart & Sole Walk for Animals Join the Potter League’s 33rd annual Heart & Sole Walk for Animals in Newport, RI! Enjoy a festive atmosphere celebrating the special bond between animals and people featuring a fun-filled dog walk, music, a sponsor & vendor marketplace, food trucks, and special activities for pets and kids.

tinyurl.com/heart-n-sole

Location: Fort Adams State Park, 80 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, RI 02840

Arts

All Day until December 18th: Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration This art exhibition, featured daily until December 18th, portrays and explores the relationship between the U.S. carceral system and visual art. There is no cost to attend the exhibit, and it highlights work from currently and formerly incarcerated folks.

Location: The David Winton Bell Gallery in the List Art Building, 64 College St, Providence, RI 02912 & the Cohen Gallery in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell St, Providence, RI 02906

Saturday 10/15 @ 3PM: Open Mic Show- Music/Poetry/ Singers/ Rappers/Comedy Attend this Open Mic event for artists and lovers of creativity such as singers, rappers, poets, comedians, and more. Performances will be voted on by audience members, and the performer with the most votes will win a $100 cash prize! Performer tickets cost $10 and audience/voter tickets cost $5. They can be purchased on Eventbrite.

Location: 110-100 Roosevelt Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Saturday 10/15 @10AM-12PM: Learn to “Make Your Own Kind of Movie” at Imago Katherine Reaves is a filmmaker, video artist, educator, and community member of the Imago Foundation for the Arts who is offering this free public workshop. She will be teaching how to take basic shots and angles and use simple editing apps. Each participant will create a 20- to 30-second film and share their product at the end of the workshop. Class size is limited to 10 people, so register on Eventbrite ASAP!

Location: 36 Market Street Warren, RI 02885

Sunday 10/16 @ 8PM-1AM: LA Noche RI Immerse yourself in the cultures of Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba at this monthly dance social for $10 at the door (with valid college ID)! Salsa/ Bachata workshops are from 8-8:45p.m., and Kizomba is from 8:45- 10p.m. The next events are November 20 and December 18, which include performances, announcements, and space to meet new people.

Location: Alchemy 171 Chestnut Street, Providence, RI 02903

Mutual Aid* & Community Fundraisers

*Mutual aid is “survival pending on revolution,” as described by the Black Panthers. Join in redistributing wealth to create an ecosystem of care in response to a system of institutions that have failed or harmed our communities.

+ Amenity Aid Rhode Island Donate at amenityaid.org/donate-money Amenity Aid works to provide hygiene resources to marginalized communities and low-income people in need. On top of serving individuals, Amenity Aid partners with local shelters, food pantries, anti-domestic violence organizations, and other community groups who support underserved communities to distribute hygiene resources to those in need.

+ Project LETS Providence COVID-19 Relief Fund Donate at projectlets.org/covid19 Project Let’s Erase The Stigma (LETS) is working in coalition with various grassroots organizations in Rhode Island to support marginalized groups in our community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. All donations will directly help individuals, children, and families meet their basic needs.

+ Ocean State A$$ Mutual Aid Fund Donate at tinyurl.com/oceanstateass Support sex workers statewide, priority given to BIPOC sex workers, trans sex workers, and sex workers who have been impacted the pandemic

+ Queer & Trans Mutual Aid Providence Venmo: @qtmapvd; Paypal: qtma.pvd@gmail.com / Info: tinyurl. com/qtma-pvd QTMA PVD is a small, volunteer-run mutual aid fund for queer and trans folks in the Providence, RI area. They do payouts once per week and have distributed over $80,000 since their founding in June 2020. They currently have over 30 outstanding requests for aid and would appreciate any donations!

Do you have an event, action, or other information for the Providence community that you’d like to see shared on this page? Email us at indybulletinboard@ gmail.com!