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Chairman of the Board of Parks Commissioners from 1907 until he died 1920, Edward Francis Ely left the City of Providence an endowment so that this and future generations could continue to enjoy our city’s Parks as sites of congregation, play, and community life.
Download the 2024 performance flyer here: ElyPerformingArtsSeries_Flier in English and Spanish
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When | Time | What | Where | Description |
Fri July 12 | 6pm | Encore Opera | Hopkins Square Park | Spanish Themes in Opera and Song. Singers accompanied by piano, accordion and percussion |
Fri July 12 | 6pm | Encore Opera | Hopkins Square Park | Spanish Themes in Opera and Song. Singers accompanied by piano, accordion and percussion |
Tue July 16 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle |
Wed July 17 | 6:30-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions |
Wed July 17 | Sundown | Providence Childrens Film Fest | Riverside Park | Short films from the Festival: PELÍCULAS Y PALOMITAS! |
Mon July 22 | 2-6pm | Farm Fresh | Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market | Kids Days: Ballet Folklorico, Big Nazo, Providence Drum Troupe |
Tue July 23 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle |
Wed July 24 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time |
Wed July 24 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions |
Thur July 25 | 10am | American Story Theater | Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge | Bridging the World with Words: Stories and Poetry for all Ages. Spoken Word Performers and Storytellers, 60-90 min |
Thur July 25 | 11am | Circus Dynamics | VanLeesten Bridge | 2-person circus variety show with bubbles, 55 min |
Thur July 25 | 4pm | Manton Ave Project | Dexter Park | Short plays written by young people in MAP program. |
Mon July 29 | 5:30-8:30 | MUSE Foundation | Roger Williams Gateway Center | BLKMKTflea Sunset Block Party |
Tue July 30 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle |
Wed July 31 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time |
Wed July 31 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions |
Wed July 31 | Sundown | Providence Childrens Film Fest | Harriet & Sayles | Short films from the Festival: SOLVING & EVOLVING |
Thur Aug 1 | 4pm | Manton Ave Project | Dexter Park | Short plays written by young people in MAP program. |
Thu Aug 1 | 5:30pm | Friends of Brassil | Brassil Park | picnic, games, and a performance by Number One Babe (acoustic) |
Sat Aug 3 | 12-6pm | Oasis International | Richardson Park | Africa Summer Bash |
Mon Aug 5 | 2-6pm | Farm Fresh | Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market | Kids Days: Karen Isenberg & Friends and Marimbas |
Tue Aug 6 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle |
Wed Aug 7 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time |
Wed Aug 7 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions |
Tue Aug 13 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Park | Museo del Barrio Drum Circle |
Wed Aug 14 | 10am | Circus Dynamics | Gateway Center | 2-person circus variety show with bubbles, 55 min |
Wed Aug 14 | 11-1pm | RI Black Storytellers | Gateway Center | Lunch Time Story Time |
Wed Aug 14 | 6-7:30pm | RI Latino Arts | Roger Williams Gateway Center | Museo del Barrio Bachata Sessions |
Wed Aug 14 | Sundown | Providence Childrens Film Fest | Donigian | Short films from the Festival: F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise) |
Thu Aug 15 | 5:30pm | Friends of Brassil | Brassil Park | picnic, games, and a performance by Sharks Come Cruisin’ |
Sat Aug 17 | 2-6pm | Friends of Adrian Hall | Adrian Hall Way | SUMMER FRIENDS JAM |
Sat Aug 24 | 2-9pm | Project401 | Dexter training ground | PVD FLOW: Safe spaces for the next generation |
Wed Aug 28 | 6:30pm | Circus Dynamics | Gano Park | 2-person circus variety show with bubbles, 55 min |
Wed Aug 28 | Sundown | Providence Childrens Film Fest | Gano Park | Short films from the Festival: PASSIONATE PURSUITS |
Mon Sept 9 | 2-6pm | Farm Fresh | Neutaconkanut Park Farmers Market | RI Black Storytellers, Manton Avenue Project, Community Music Works |
Thu Sept 19 | 6pm | Stages of Freedom | Prospect Terrace | The Sun is Shining: An Evening with Sissieretta Jones (a one-woman play with music performed by Becky Bass) |
Thur Sept 20 | 6pm | Stages of Freedom | Prospect Terrace | The Sun is Shining: An Evening with Sissieretta Jones (a one-woman play with music performed by Becky Bass) |
Mon Sept 30 | 5:30-8:30pm | MUSE Foundation | Roger Williams Gateway Center | BLKMKTflea Sunset Block Party |