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"Fatima" Rhode Island Premiere
April 28th
Showings at 5 PM, 6:30 PM & 8 PM
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Fatima, a hard-working single mother and undocumented immigrant, has the day off and plans to celebrate her son’s birthday. A call from her job changes everything.
Blackstone Valley Visitor Center
175 Main St., Pawtucket
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National Poetry Month Event "Borrowers From The Wild"
April 25th, 7 PM - 9 PM
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A celebration of nature and the environment in Poetry.
Featured readers include Patti McAlpine, Bill Carpenter, and Ira Schaefer.
An open mic will follow after the featured poets. Read an original or share your favorite poem on nature and the environment.
Stillwater Books
171 Main St., Pawtucket
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Pawtucket Wintertime Market Final Day
April 28th @ 9 AM
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Come see the largest indoor farmers’ market in New England!!! Over 80 vendors will be selling their locally grown products, including vegetables, fruits, breads, meats, eggs, seafood, artisan cheeses, gluten-free and other baked goods, soaps, flowers, sweets, sauces, coffee and more!
Hope Artiste Village
999 & 1005 Main St., Pawtucket
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Dorr Rebellion Museum opening day and medicinal garden talk
April 28th @ 10 AM
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The URI Master Gardeners will hold a public education talk on spring garden clean up followed by The Dorr Rebellion Museum opening for guided tours, where you can learn more about this site's importance to RI’s own civil war.
Reuben Mason House/Dorr Rebellion Museum
1111 Putnam Pike, Chepachet
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Esmond Mill Blanket Exhibit
April 28th @ 11 AM
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Back by popular request, a second showing of the extensive personal collection of Historic Society of Smithfield member Sandra Achille. The event will showcase more than 100 artifacts including Esmond blankets, original advertisements, vintage photos, Skookum dolls, and other interesting historical memorabilia relating to the Esmond Mills.
Smith-Appleby House
220 Stillwater Rd., Smithfield
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White Dog Distilling Tasting Room Grand Opening
April 28th @ 12 PM
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Blackstone Valley welcomes the newest edition to the region's growing craft "adult beverage" makers! For the first time ever, the White Dog tasting room will be open to the public. Join them for this momentous occasion, and partake in some tastings and cocktails.
White Dog Distilling
560 Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket
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Guinness World Record Attempt
April 29th @ 11:30 AM
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In celebration of Navigant Credit Union winning ‘The Best Place to Work’ award for the third year in a row, they’re doing something special. Please join them for this free event as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Sing-Along of the song, “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”
The Voice’s, Emily Luther, will be on hand to help them sing into the record books, and refreshments will be provided.
McCoy Stadium
1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket
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Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame Inductions
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Unveiling ceremony and inductions of Mike Renzi, John Chan, James Montgomery, Paul Murphy, Lloyd Kaplan, LeRoy Bennett, Bob Morrissey, Andrew Polin, Tom Ghent, and David Blue
April 26th @ 7 PM
Chan's
267 Main St., Woonsocket
April 27th @ 7 PM
POP
219 W Park St, Providence
April 29th @ 2 PM
RI Music Hall of Fame Museum
999 Main St., Pawtucket
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The Garcia Project
April 27th @ 8 PM
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The Garcia Project’s performances are based on actual set lists performed by The Jerry Garcia Band. All of their shows are classic recreations of a Jerry Garcia Band set list from the 1970’s all the way up to the 1990’s. For anyone that never had a chance to experience the Jerry Garcia Band or for fans that want to relive a classic show, The Garcia Project delivers the goods.
Stadium Theatre
28 Monument Sq., Woonsocket
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Mike Block & Bruce Molsky
April 28th @ 8 PM
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Mike Block is a pioneering multi-style cellist, singer, composer, and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the “ideal musician of the 21st-Century.” Bruce Molsky, “one of America’s premier fiddling talents” (Mother Jones) and a Grammy-nominated artist on fiddle, banjo, guitar and song, will play a solo set and also join Mike.
Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad St., Cumberland
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Rhode Island Wind Ensemble
April 29th @ 2 PM
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Rhode Island Wind Ensemble presents “Ecstasy” in the gorgeous St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center, known as the “Sistine Chapel of America.”
St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center
84 Cumberland St., Woonsocket
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BLACKSTONE VALLEY TOURISM COUNCIL EVENTS
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Blackstone Culinaria Food Tour - Fuel Restaurant & Sports Bar
May 9th @ 6 PM
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Join us as we’ll watch a pizza-making demonstration to learn about their special Forza Forni pizza oven and then enjoy a pizza buffet with salad and “spare tires” for dessert! Also, includes a complimentary pizza card for a return visit!!! During the meal you’ll enjoy this new glass-walled venue overlooking the races at R1 Indoor Karting!
Fuel Restaurant at R1 Karting
100 Higginson Ave., Lincoln
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13th Annual Blackstone Valley Heritage Charity Golf Tournament
June 11th @ 11:30 AM
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Join 100 business leaders at this relaxed charity golf tournament for a fun day of golfing, networking (and of course eating & drinking!) to benefit Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's youth environmental education programs.
Crystal Lake
100 Broncos Hwy., Burrillville
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Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
401-724-2200
TourBlackstone.com
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