Global Journeys pop-up performances: Yacouba Diabate

September 19, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Our free pop-up concert series at with FirstWorks continues this fall with a spirit-lifting line-up in a gorgeous outdoor setting. Following the success of our (safely-distanced) summer launch, we’re thrilled to bring you a new series of live arts experiences spanning a world of styles, from salsa and French Cajun to West African kora and indigenous jazz.

September 19 we are pleased to feature kora player Yacouba Diabate, an accomplished craftsman and musician who brings the virtuosic traditions of the griot, or West African troubadour, from his native Burkina Faso to audiences around the world and right here in Providence.

So grab a lawn chair (or blanket) and enjoy extraordinary artists from the well-spaced painted viewing circles on the Dalrymple Boathouse Lawn (across from the Carousel Village – see map).

Thank you to the City of Providence Parks Department and Department of Arts, Culture, and Tourism, along with hundreds of private donors for making these park programs happen!

Details

  • Date: September 19, 2020
  • Time:
    4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Cost: Free

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Venue

Today`s Partner Peace Walk is canceled due to rain – see you next Friday at noon!

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Today's Partner Peace Walk is canceled due to rain – see you next Friday at noon!

We`re excited to host another Save the Bay clean-up at the softball fields at Roger Williams Park on September 18, 10 AM-12 PM! Mark your calendars, and sign up online (link in bio) to be a part of this community effort to beautify the park, while also contributing important data to International Coastal Cleanup as we pick up trash and record what we find!

Hope to see you there! 🌳

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We're excited to host another Save the Bay clean-up at the softball fields at Roger Williams Park on September 18, 10 AM-12 PM! Mark your calendars, and sign up online (link in bio) to be a part of this community effort to beautify the park, while also contributing important data to International Coastal Cleanup as we pick up trash and record what we find! Hope to see you there! 🌳

Yoga is canceled this evening due to the rain – see you next Monday, August 24 at 6 PM! Don`t forget: there`s no yoga the following Monday, August 31.

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Yoga is canceled this evening due to the rain – see you next Monday, August 24 at 6 PM! Don't forget: there's no yoga the following Monday, August 31.

We had an amazing time at last week’s Summer Pops Concert at Roger Williams Park! Thank you, @riphilharmonic for serenading us with Outstanding Overtures — truly a trip down memory lane — and to presenting partner @rifoundation!

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We had an amazing time at last week’s Summer Pops Concert at Roger Williams Park! Thank you, @riphilharmonic for serenading us with Outstanding Overtures — truly a trip down memory lane — and to presenting partner @rifoundation!
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