FirstWorks & BrownArtsInstitute bring to you "What Problem?" by two-time Tony Award winner BillTJonesArnieZane this Friday 11/4 The VETS. We're thrilled to have the company in residence this week rehearsing with 26 community participants & leading educational events. 🎟 bit.ly/3fqs93V

Bringing opportunities like this to RI students is FirstWorks Arts Education in action! We hope you will join us to see three students from JMW School join over 20 local community members to perform with BillTJonesArnieZane tomorrow The VETS! Visit firstworks.org for info & tix

Listen to FirstWorks' Kathleen Pletcher's interview with Artscape's James Baumgartner on @ThePublicsRadio ahead of the collaborative and moving performance of "What Problem?" by BillTJonesArnieZane happening tomorrow, 11/4 The VETS. thepublicsradio.org/episode/what-p…

The @BillTJonesArnieZane is performing on Friday night at The Vets, as part of a residency produced by FirstWorks and the BrownArtsInstitute. We'll also hear from four artists who share their perspectives on the midterm election. More from James Baumgartner here - thepublicsradio.org/episode/what-p…

"The struggle is to define what the problem is – & to allow the questions to have big, destabilizing, & more honest answers." BillTJonesArnieZane & our community participants put on an amazing performance 11/4 at The VETS. Read Debra Cash's review in The Arts Fuse bit.ly/3E6wJNp

Over 100 high school students from Pawtucket & Providence experienced multi-modal learning through an in-school master class & lecture-demonstration led by BillTJonesArnieZane members. Students & their teachers expressed deep appreciation for having this opportunity.

Montréal’s Le Patin Libre will dazzle Providence with international artistry on ice! Join FirstWorks for three free performances on Thursday, December 1 as part of the Three Nights of Lights festival. For more information --> bit.ly/3X182KR @BankNewportCC GoProvidence

What’s going on in #RhodeIsland this week? We’ve got squid burgers ( not just a SpongeBob thing) pinball, Teddy Thompson, #Dunkin ice carving & more. Check my Boston Globe Rhode Island column for deets. 😎⚓️💯 bostonglobe.com/2023/02/23/met…

Hip-hop Dance Pioneers The Billy & BobbyMcClain Bring Their Moves to Providence G - link.medium.com/ifaXczpaNxb via Medium FirstWorks

Providence's favorite outdoor arts festival is BACK! Join us September 8-10 to celebrate the Creative Capital and its artists, curators, vendors and people. With amazing headlining performances and a WaterFire spectacular, you won't want to miss it! See you there.

Happy 20th birthday, FirstWorks! A pleasure to celebrate with you this evening, and to reflect on two decades of enriching RI’s culture and economic vitality.