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Bob Dylan Kicks off Eighth Annual Pawtucket Arts Festival
Bob Dylan and his band kicks off the Eighth
Annual Pawtucket Arts Festival this evening at
5:30pm at McCoy Stadium.
The Pawtucket Arts Festival is a citywide
showcase of visual and performing arts, interactive
workshops, music, theater and dance. Highlights will
include:
- Festival Gala- Friday, September 8 at the
Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street from 6-9pm
featuring Comedian Charlie Hall and Music by the
Gnomes.
- Seventh Annual Rhode Island Chinese
Dragonboat
Race & Taiwan Day Festival - Saturday,
September 9
(see article)..
- Family Fun Fest at Slater Mill - Sunday
September
10, 2006 featuring music by Slippery Sneakers
Zydeco Band.
- Arts Fest 2006 and Stone Soup Folk Fest -
Saturday, September 16 & Sunday, September 17 at
Slater Memorial Park.
For a complete list of events visit the website.
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Greetings!
Summer may be coming to an end, but there are
still plenty of outdoor activities and exciting events
throughout the Blackstone Valley including the eighth
annual Pawtucket Rhode Island Arts Festival August
24-September 17, 2006.
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| Seventh Annual Chinese Dragonboat Race & Taiwan Day Festival Draws Crowds to Pawtucket's Waterfront |
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The 7th Annual Rhode Island Chinese Dragon
Boat Race/Taiwan Day Festival takes place this year
on Saturday, September 9, 2006 at the State Pier
(off School St.) in Pawtucket, RI. Deemed "the
heavyweight champion of the Pawtucket Arts
Festival" in a recent article of the Pawtucket Times,
you will enjoy a full day of cultural activities as
teams of all abilities race in 52' authentic Taiwan-
constructed dragon boats on a 1,000' course on the
Seekonk River.
It's not too late to register a team. Dragon
boats,
paddles, a drum, a team tent, training
time, and personal flotation devices, as well as
T-shirts, hats, pizza lunch, are provided for
teams. Teams require 20 paddlers, a drummer, and a
steerer. The Dragon Boat Races run from 8:00am to
5:00pm, with winning teams in each of three classes
receiving cash prizes.
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| Blackstone Valley Explorer Cruises in Woonsocket |
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Beginning this Sunday, August 27, 2006 through
Sunday, October 29, 2006 enjoy the Thundermist
Tour of Woonsocket, RI aboard the Blackstone Valley
Explorer. These tours depart hourly between 1-4
pm from Woonsocket Landing, located in Market
Square, near the Museum of Work & Culture. Tickets
are $8/adults and $6/seniors and children. A
discount of $1/off will be offered to anyone with a
receipt from the Museum of Work and Culture.
Along this stretch of the river,
passengers will experience historical, architectural,
as well as scenic views between the Thundermist
Dam and the state border in Blackstone, which will be
highlighted with guided interpretation. In late
September through October delight in the seasonal
changes along the river with a breathtaking fall
foliage trip. The Explorer is also available for charters,
school programs, and groups by reservation. For
more information about our river tours and school
programs contact us at 401-724-2200 or
1-800-454-2882.
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| Blackstone Valley Communities Hosting Unique Canoes |
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Bring the family, bring a friend. Come find the
canoes on the Blackstone Canoe Trail. Eighteen
uniquely painted canoes are located within the
communities of the Blackstone Valley, and whoever
finds the most canoes will be eligible to win a brand
new canoe. Though the canoes are not physically on
the river, they make up a trail that travels from
Millbury, Sutton, Whitinsville and Mendon in
Massachusetts and south into Rhode Island, where
canoes are located in Woonsocket, Burrillville,
Cumberland, Lincoln, Smithfield and Pawtucket.
Deadline for photo entries is Tuesday, October
31st.
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| Save The Date - Annual Dinner Meeting, Wednesday, September 27, 2006 |
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Join with the United Nations World Tourism
Organization and the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council as we celebrate World Tourism
Day, Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at our 21st
Annual Dinner Meeting and Silent Auction. For
more information contact our office at
401-724-2200.
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Visit us on the web for further details... |
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| Valley Tapestries |
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Samuel Slater Canalboat, Dragonboats
and Blackstone River to be featured on
What's Hot in New England Wutup
Productions. The feature will air
Mondays in
Septemberat 6:00pm on Cox
Channel 03
- Theatrical and musical venues will begin a new
season of performances in September
including the Sandra
Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, Blackstone River
Theatre, and
Stone Soup Folk
Arts.
- Congratulations to The Kings
Feast, a
medieval dinner theater located at the Hose
Company in Pawtucket, celebrating their
third anniversary in September
- Audubon
Society of RI presents
Critters in the City, a gentle evening
cruise along the Blackstone River aboard the
Blackstone Valley Explorer,
Friday,
September 8, 2006 at 6:00pm in
Woonsocket. Meet a live owl and learn
about other city wildlife.
- Celebrate Burrillville's Bicentennial with a
carriage and bicycle parade on Saturday,
September 9, 2006 or join the town at their
42nd Annual Arts Festival Saturday, September
16 and Sunday, September 17, 2006.
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| Book on Cumberland's History Released |
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The Town of Cumberland announces the release
of a revised edition of Cumberland by the
Blackstone, a historical narrative of Cumberland,
RI. First released in 1997 as part of the Town of
Cumberland's 250th anniversary, the book features
stories and photographs about town history, villages
and community landmarks. Written by Joyce A.
Hindle Koutsogiane, Ed.D. and David W. Balfour,
the book can be purchased at the Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center in Pawtucket from 9am-5pm daily.
Books will also be available at the following locations:
- Elizabeth's Shoppe, Lincoln, RI
- Pentimento, Cumberland, RI
- Phantom Farm, Cumberland, RI
- Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, RI
The Price:
$34.95
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| All Aboard! Have you Got your Tickets Yet? |
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It's not too early to get your tickets for the ever
popular Polar Express.
- Dates: Saturday & Sunday November 4, 5, 11 &
12, 2006
- Departure Times: 10:45am or 1:45pm
The Price:
$27.50 All Seats
Order On-line...
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| We Value Your Opinion - Be Entered to Win a Free $100 Gift Certificate |
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Blackstone Valley Visitor
Center, On the banks of the Blackstone, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860