Providence Place Announces Providence Place Gives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Providence Place Announces "Providence Place Gives."

Sunday, October 27, 7 - 9 p.m.

Trinity Repertory Company invites everyone to join in a worthy cause hosted by Providence Place and sponsored by Rhode Island Monthly. Providence Place Gives celebrates five important local organizations within Rhode Island and the passionate philanthropists who support them in this community friendly fundraising event. This year, Kibbe Reilly - Member of the Board of Directors and serving on the Executive Committee for Trinity Repertory Company is one of five nonprofit participants to be honored in the event. Please lend your support to Kibbe Reilly for her hard work and dedication by attending this noteworthy event.

For the past 17 years, Reilly has served as president of her own firm, Reilly Consulting Associates, specializing in special event planning and fund raising for non-profits. In addition to her volunteer work for Trinity Rep, she currently serves on the boards of the Providence Tourism Council, Providence Journal Charities and the Tanner Fund. She is also an avid golfer, having won Rhode Island female golfer of the year honors seven times.

Stephanie Rice, Marketing Manager of Providence Place said "We hope the community will join us for an exciting evening of recognition to honor our city's gracious givers and their passion, commitment and energy to making a better Rhode Island for all of us.” The evening's festivities include cocktails and hors d' oeuvres from Blackstone Caterers, raffle items and the opportunity to bid on a variety of unique items in a silent auction. Miss Rice also stated "The evening will be filled with great entertainment and extraordinary prizes. We are looking forward to a wonderful turnout and an enthusiastic show of support for a number of really good causes."

This year's partnering organizations and their honorees are Trinity Repertory Company- Kibbe Reilly- Member of the Board of Directors and serving on the Executive Committee; Adoption Rhode Island- Patrice Wood- Advocate of Adoption Rhode Island through her Tuesday’s Child segments; Blithewold- Noreen Ackerman- Chairman of the Board of Directors; Rhode Island Community Food Bank- Jyothi Subramaniam, Chair of the Food Bank’s Development Committee; WaterFire- Bronwyn Dannefelser- Director of Development.

The requested donation to attend is $20 for advance tickets and $30 on the evening of the event. To purchase tickets, please contact Trinity Repertory Company at (401)351.4242 or www.trinityrep.com 100% of the proceeds will benefit the represented charities.

The event will be held on Level One, Providence Place, Near Tiffany & Co.

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The State Theater of Rhode Island, Trinity Repertory Company is now celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season. Since its founding in 1963, Trinity Repertory Company has been one of the most respected regional theaters in the country. Featuring the last permanent resident acting company in America, Trinity Rep presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works for an estimated annual audience of approximately 145,000. In its 50-year history, the theater has produced 62 world premieres, mounted national and international tours, and, through its MFA program, trained hundreds of new actors and directors. This season marks the 46th year of Project Discovery, Trinity Rep's pioneering educational outreach program. Last season, Trinity Rep’s educational programs reached over 16,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut students through matinees as well as in-school residencies and workshops. Brown University/Trinity Rep offers professional training for actors and directors in a three-year MFA program. Subscriptions are now on sale for Trinity Rep's 50th Anniversary 2013-2014 season, which includes John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, the New England premiere of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, the world premiere of Veronica Meadows by Stephen Thorne and A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard. For more information, call the box office at (401) 351-4242 or visit Trinity Rep's website at www.trinityrep.com.

Providence Place offers more than 160 stores, nine restaurants and entertainment venues. You’ll find something for every age, taste and style. This shopping, dining and entertainment destination is the centerpiece of a downtown Providence renaissance. The impressive line-up of retailers includes Nordstrom, Tiffany & Co., Coach, The Apple Store, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Sephora, Pandora, Sur La Table, Dave & Buster’s and National Amusements IMAX Theatre. With its stunning architecture, a downtown location, a lively streetscape and carpeted floors, Providence Place provides a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. For more information contact Myah Shein, Public Relations and Advertising Manager, 201 Washington, Providence, RI 02903, (401) 521-110 or mshein@trinityrep.com.

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