PVD World Music – Live at Roger Williams Park

August 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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PVD World Music – Live at Roger Williams Park

Saturday, August 24th – FREE
6:00 – 8:00 PM on the Boathouse Lawn

 

Join us for live Jazz performance by Marcus Grant band featuring Braydon on Bas and Michael on Piano.

About Marcus Grant

Marcus Grant is a professional drummer, percussionist, musicologist, and educator from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is a Brown University PhD candidate in Musicology & Ethnomusicology. Mr. Grant holds a BM in jazz performance from Temple University, an MM jazz performance and an MM in musicology from the University of Miami (FL). His research focuses on Black Lives Matter protest music and hip-hop, and the intersections of musical protest and digital culture. Other research interests include jazz studies and music in the Black church.

 

PVD World Music returns to Roger Williams Park Boathouse lawn with another series of a captivating blend of traditional and fusion global sounds and dances performed by talented local artists hailing from Providence and throughout New England, representing diverse cultures from around the world.

We warmly invite you to join us at Roger Williams Park as we commemorate another extraordinary year of music and musical traditions that capture the rich fabric of our global community.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our presenting sponsors Roger Williams Park Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department for their continued generosity. PVD World Music Institute is partially supported by the RISCA Expansion program, Papitto Foundation, and Providence Department of Arts, Tourism and Culture.

This series is part of PVD World Music Institute’s commitment to promoting, celebrating, and enriching the musical traditions and arts of African refugees and immigrants in Rhode Island.

We hope to see you there!

Details

  • Date: August 24, 2024
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Cost: Free

Venue

We're so excited to welcome Julie Gearan back for another Slow Looking in Color and Line workshop at Roger Williams Park! This time, we're gathering at the Rose Garden (near the Elmwood Ave. entrance, and across the street from the Betsey Williams Cottage) on Sunday, October 18, 12-2 PM.

Just bring yourself, your creative spirit, and a chair (if you'd like) to this free drawing workshop. All experience levels welcome, and supplies are provided!

Thank you to @risca1967 for helping make this event possible!
Whether you're a mom, or appreciate a mom in your life, we want to see you at a film screening of No Country for Mothers on October 22 at 6 PM!

Roger Williams Park Conservancy is hosting a screening of this impactful documentary created by @momsfirstus about what motherhood looks like in America today, at the @rwpbotanicalcenter. 

Joining us for the screening and a Q&A panel after the film are representatives from local organizations @collectiveactionri, @rikidscount, and @unitedwayri. This open dialogue and opportunity for resource-sharing is designed to embody the film's premise: that motherhood in America is not a private struggle but a collective one. 

This event is free and open to the public! Learn more and RSVP online (link in bio): https://www.rwpconservancy.org/event/film-screening-of-no-country-for-mothers/
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