Pawtucket Arts Festival 2011 - Event List http://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/ The mission of the Pawtucket Arts Festival is to present a series of events that are high-quality visual, performance and participatory arts EVENTS every year, by Rhode Island, regional, national and internationally-known artists that take place for the enjoyment of Pawtucket residents and visitors to our City. The underlying goals are to highlight the City's 307 acre Downtown Arts and Entertainment District, the State pier, and Slater Memorial Park. Free concert by The Colonial Brass, the brass quintet of the Air Forcehttp://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/June/12/2012/the-colonial-brass<p><strong>Tue, June, 12 2012 &nbsp;&nbsp; 7:00pm</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre</strong> &nbsp; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Roosevelt+Ave+%26+Exchange+St,Pawtucket,RI,02860" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Click here</strong> for directions.</a><br /><a href="/upload/ColonialBrass.pdf"><img alt="Free concert by The Colonial Brass, the brass quintet of the Air Force" src="/img/ColonialBrass.png" /></a></p>Furthur at McCoy Stadiumhttp://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/July/05/2012/furthur-at-mccoy-stadium<p><strong>Thu, July, 05 2012 &nbsp;&nbsp; 5:30pm</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>McCoy Stadium</strong> &nbsp; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=1+Columbus+Ave,Pawtucket,RI,02860" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Click here</strong> for directions.</a><br /><p>The Pawtucket Red Sox, in conjunction with thePawtucket Arts Festival, are pleased to announce that &#8220;<strong>Furthur</strong>&#8221; will perform at McCoyStadium on Thursday, <strong>July 5. Furthur</strong>, which features former GratefulDead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, is starting its summer tour at McCoy. Theband includes Jeff Chimenti (RatDog), drummer Joe Russo (Benevento-Russo Duo,Trey Anastasio), guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra), and vocalistsSunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson.</p><p>Tickets for the show will go on sale this Saturday,March 10 at 10 a.m. at the PawSox box office at McCoy Stadium, on-line at <a href="http://www.pawsox.com" target="_blank">www.pawsox.com</a>, or over the phone by calling(401) 724-7300. All tickets will be priced at $56.50 which includes all servicefees.</p><p>All tickets will be general admission as fans willbe able to sit in the McCoy Stadium seating bowl and be allowed on the field.Children, aged 12 and under, will get in free with each adult ticket holder. Gateswill open at 5:30 p.m. and show time is at 7:00 p.m.</p><p>There is no PawSox game on July 5.</p></p>Arts Marketplace: Pawtuckethttp://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/September/08/2012/arts-marketplace-pawtucket<p><strong>Sat, September, 08 2012 &nbsp;&nbsp; 10:00am &middot; 4:00pm</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Armory Art Center</strong> &nbsp; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=172+Exchange+Street,Pawtucket,RI,02860" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Click here</strong> for directions.</a><br /><img style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; float: right;" alt="" src="/img/arts_marketplace_JPG72.jpg" height="216" width="150" /> We hope you will submit your work to the First Annual Juried Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket, a new and exciting exhibition and sale focusing on fine art and crafts by artists throughout our region. In partnership with the Pawtucket Arts Festival, the Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket is in keeping with the long history of the festival that celebrates the arts and traditions in our community. A juried show whose mission is to meet high standards of technical and artistic excellence and to present the best of contemporary fine Art and American-made crafts in a comfortable, professional and accessible setting. A beautiful spacious location in the Armory Art Center, in Pawtucket, RI, the Drill Hall is the perfect venue to highlight the extraordinary quality of art and crafts from artists of our region. In its thirteenth year, the Pawtucket Arts Festival attendance totaled over 35,000 in 2011. Nearby Festival events will include music, demonstrations, and many other family programs. There is ample parking and a beautiful Blackstone River view from the nearby Morris Nathanson Bridge.<p style="font-size:12pt; text-align:center">To download an application, questions and learn more about this <br />event please visit: <br /><strong><a href="http://www.artsmarketplacepawtucket.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.artsmarketplacepawtucket.com</a></strong></p></p>Arts Marketplace: Pawtuckethttp://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/September/09/2012/arts-marketplace-pawtucket<p><strong>Sun, September, 09 2012 &nbsp;&nbsp; 10:00am &middot; 4:00pm</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Armory Art Center</strong> &nbsp; <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=172+Exchange+Street,Pawtucket,RI,02860" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Click here</strong> for directions.</a><br /><img style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; float: right;" alt="" src="/img/arts_marketplace_JPG72.jpg" height="216" width="150" /> We hope you will submit your work to the First Annual Juried Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket, a new and exciting exhibition and sale focusing on fine art and crafts by artists throughout our region. In partnership with the Pawtucket Arts Festival, the Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket is in keeping with the long history of the festival that celebrates the arts and traditions in our community. A juried show whose mission is to meet high standards of technical and artistic excellence and to present the best of contemporary fine Art and American-made crafts in a comfortable, professional and accessible setting. A beautiful spacious location in the Armory Art Center, in Pawtucket, RI, the Drill Hall is the perfect venue to highlight the extraordinary quality of art and crafts from artists of our region. In its thirteenth year, the Pawtucket Arts Festival attendance totaled over 35,000 in 2011. Nearby Festival events will include music, demonstrations, and many other family programs. There is ample parking and a beautiful Blackstone River view from the nearby Morris Nathanson Bridge.<p style="font-size:12pt; text-align:center">To download an application, questions and learn more about this <br />event please visit: <br /><strong><a href="http://www.artsmarketplacepawtucket.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.artsmarketplacepawtucket.com</a></strong></p></p>