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Waterfire Providence - The award winning multi-media installation created by artist Barnaby Evans, is a riverfront symbol of the city's renaissance. With its fires tended from sunset to midnight by volunteers in boats passing softly in front of the flames, it has captured the imagination of thousands of people and brought life and revitalization to Rhode Island's capitol city. Providence Performing Arts Center - The Providence Performing Arts Center is an architectural jewel and landmark theatre located in the heart of the capital city. PPAC presents Broadway, children's, and popular musical entertainment. Providence Children's Museum - Providence Children's Museum is Rhode Island's only museum especially for children and their families. Providence Children's Museum is a hands-on place where kids and grown-ups play and learn together. Explore the swirling, whirling ways of water, discover the secret world beneath the city streets and learn how much fun learning can be! Perishable Theatre Arts Center - Perishable Theatre is a theatre arts center focused on producing and presenting new works for adults and children that challenge assumptions about how we live today. Perishable's programming consists of the shows for Young Audiences touring program, Mainstage, Stage 2, and theatre arts school. |
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - The RISD Museum traces the history of art from antiquity to the present through its collection of more than 85,000 works of art in all media from all cultures. The Museum is widely acknowledged as one of the country's best museums of its size, and brings its collection alive through special exhibitions, lectures, family-oriented activities, educational programs and other initiatives. Providence Athenaeum - The Providence Athenaeum is part of the history of the city - a treasure to be used and enjoyed by all. Located at the corner of College and Benefit Streets, it is the oldest library/cultural center in Providence and one of the oldest libraries in the nation. Roger Williams Park and Zoo - This beautiful 430-acre Victorian park is comprised of waterways, walks, outdoor gardens, a Carousel Village, Museum of Natural History and planetarium, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo. The zoo is home to hundreds of rare and fascinating animals from around the world including polar bears, snow leopards, moon bears, giraffes and elephants all in naturalistic settings. |
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