June Calendar

June 3 - 12
Body Language: Representing the Female Form at Royal Gallery. Body Language, the gallery's upcoming exhibit, honors the importance of the female form in art. Throughout the history of art, the female form has been a significant, revealing and even controversial subject. This exhibit showcases women as the focus of art in many different ways and with many interpretations. Royal Gallery is proud to feature selected works from Owise Sanajlih, a Jordanian painter expressing the provocative beauty of his draped nudes; Rawan Rihani, whose unique multimedia works display the female form with modern sensitivity and strong romanticism; Mary Jane Q. Cross, a figurative artist invoking the preciosity of everyday life through her portraits of women; Romard, whose major influences of Picasso, Gorky, and Miro are ever-present in his stylistically varied works; and Frank Piccirillo, a local painter who balances simplistic vivid colors with the focus of the woman's form. Combined, the works of these versatile artists represent the female form in all of its vitality, splendor, and strength as the artists investigate the language of the female body. For more info please contact Leanne Tremblay, Gallery Director, at 401-831-8831, www.royalgalleryri.com.

June 7 - 9
PawSox vs. Buffalo. Pawtucket Red Sox take on the Buffalo Bisons at McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket, 401-724-7300, www.pawsox.com.

June 10 - 13
PawSox vs. Louisville. Pawtucket Red Sox take on the Louisville Bat at McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket, 401-724-7300, www.pawsox.com.

June 11
Senator George Mitchell will be the featured speaker at a June 11 "United States Scholar-Athlete Games Launch" ceremony at the Providence Performing Arts Center. The ceremony will also include the honoring of a number of Rhode Island individuals for their contribution to the scholar-athlete ideal. Senator Mitchell will deliver the "launch address" for the 2008 Games, to be held June 28 - July 5 at The University of Rhode Island. Senator Mitchell will also be inducted into The Institute for International Sport's International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame. The June 11 evening will include a special post-speech "carnival" where attendees will have the
opportunity to greet many of the honorees; shoot baskets against Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch; receive parenting advice from Institute founder and Executive Director Dan Doyle, author of "The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting;" and converse with other experts in the fields of sports psychology and sports medicine. The PPAC refreshment stand will be open for the entire program. For more info please visit www.ppacri.org or call Providence Performing Arts Center at 401-421-2997.

June 12
Auction for the Arts: A Stadium Theatre Fundraiser: This is the Stadium's sixth annual Auction and will once again feature the "A Taste of Northern Rhode Island" featuring cuisine from local restaurants including Gian Carlo's, Chan's Fine Oriental Dining, Kay's, River Falls, Vintage, and
Wright's Dairy Farm; a Silent Auction followed by a Live Auction in the Grand Hall. All proceeds will benefit the continuing restoration of the Stadium Theatre. 5:00 p.m. For more info contact the Stadium Theatre Box Offfice at 401-762-4545.

June 12 - 14
The mythical characters of Sophocles’ Antigone are slammed into the 21st century in Tig. It’s 9:30 a.m. and every parent’s worst nightmare comes true. A quiet, withdrawn student turns gunman and rains bullets down on his peers in a New England town. 17-year-old Tig learns both brothers have died, and that one of them was the gunman. Her guardian and state governor, Kreon, refuses to claim the shooter’s body. What’s a girl to do? What to do about this violent, vengeful world? Do we arm teachers? Psychologically screen all students? Ban all gun sales? 8:00 p.m. For ticket reservations call: 401-441-6771or email tigshow@gmail.com. Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Providence, RI 401-331-2695. Additional show dates available at www.perishable.org.

June 13 - 14
The VBW presents: Alan Sousa’s Comedy Bonanza featuring members of the Bit Players and Senior Discount: Casey Regan, Brad Roar, Alan Sousa, Chuck Staton, Tom Wells. Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. Firehouse Theatre, 4 Equality Parkway, Newport, RI. Visit
www.SousasComedyBonanaz.com or www.firehousetheater.org for more info.

June 13 - 22
The Community Players present Broadway Bound, the conclusion to Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy which began with Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. This Tony-award winning play finds brothers Eugene and Stanley Jerome trying to break into the brand-new world of television comedy writing while coping with the breakup of their family. Set in 1949, Broadway Bound is a funny, moving and thoughtful memory from one of America’s best-loved playwrights. Featuring the talents of Kevin Broccoli, Carl DeSimone, Sonny Dufault, Adam Florio, Janette Gregorian and Barbara Schapiro. Directed by Brian Mulvey. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students through high school. Reservation line opens May 13th. Join us for a special opening night reception June 13th, featuring refreshments, a backstage tour and a chance to meet the cast! For reservations call (401) 726-6860.

June 18
Rock Garden Soirée on Wednesday, June 18 featuring Spanish Wine; Marjorie Jeffries on flute. The Rock Garden’s delightful sweeps of color are intense but fleeting. Enjoy this hidden gem in all its glory in a charming setting by the bay. Blithewold, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809. 401-253-2707 for more information.

June 19 - 22
PawSox vs. Columbus. Pawtucket Red Sox take on the Columbus Clippers at McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket, 401-724-7300, www.pawsox.com.

June 20 - 21
Nickelodeon's backyard friends, The Backyardigans, come to life for preschoolers in their brand-new live show, The Backyardigans Live! The Tale of the Mighty Knights! Join Knights Uniqua and Tyrone as they embark on a quest to protect King Pablo's unpredictable egg. Along the way, Grabbing Goblin Austin and Flighty Fairy Tasha join the medieval mayhem as the runaway egg hatches feet and makes an unexpected dash all the way up to Dragon Mountain! The Backyardigans will need the audience's help to face a mighty dragon and return the egg to the king. The Backyardigans Live! will have the entire family singing, dancing and laughing along to songs of courage, friendship and the power of imagination. Friday, June 20 at 7:00pm; Saturday, June 21 at 11:00am, 2:00pm & 5:00pm. Tickets: $35.00, $28.00, $19.00 & $13.00. For more info please visit www.ppacri.org or call PPAC at 401-421-2997.

June 21
Dance Theatre of RI presents their 2008 Artisitic Revue. 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets for both performances are on sale at the Stadium Theatre Box Offfice, or by phone at 401-762-4545.

June 21 - 22
ECAS Theater, in association with Trinity Repertory Company, will present Federico Garcia Lorca’s Doña Rosita the Spinster, in Trinity Rep’s Dowling Theater. This classic play of love, age and sadness will presented for two performances, June 21st at 7:30 p.m. and June 22nd at 3 p.m. This is the first-ever performance of a Spanish-language theater company at Trinity Rep.
Doña Rosita is a young woman who's lover is sent away. Se promises to wait for him, and wait she does. It is only years later when the lover still does not return, that Rosita starts to doubt her promise, and worries that she’s wasted her life, now being too old to find another love. While her uncle tends the roses that are symbolic of her life, the play introduces a series of characters that give the drama added depth and color. The play spans three periods of Spanish history, the bourgeois times of the 1880s, the social modernization of Spain in the early 1900s and the beginning of World War I. The performances at Trinity Rep will be performed entirely in Spanish
by the ECAS actors, under the direction of ECAS Artistic Director Francis Parra. The show will feature a special guest appearance by Carlos Alfredo Fatule, a renowned contemporary stage and film actor from the Dominican Republic. Performances are scheduled for Saturday, June 21st at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 22nd at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. For tickets visit www.ecastheater.org or call (401) 270-6565.

June 23 - 26
PawSox vs. Richmond. Pawtucket Red Sox take on the Richmond Braves at McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket, 401-724-7300, www.pawsox.com.

June 25 - 29
The Annual PROVIDENCE IMPROV FEST has turned five years old and is running June 25 through June 29, with performances and improv workshops in downtown Providence at Trinity Repertory Company, Perishable Theatre and AS220. Since its humble beginnings in 2004, the PIF has grown in stature and national reputation, with the number and quality of participating groups consistently increasing. This year’s line-up of improvisational acts, which once again represents an international artistic base, continues this trend. Details about the FEST and the PIF Fundraiser will be featured on the PROVIDENCE IMPROV FEST website at www.providenceimprovfest.com.

June 27
An Intimate Tour: Integrating the Past and Present along the Westport River on Friday, June 27, 5: 00 – 7:00 p.m.. Beginning in 2000, and over a three year period, landscape architect Douglas Reed and William Makris acquired property along the east branch of the Westport River, some 42 acres containing meadow, lowland woods and wetlands, to develop a sanctuary for home life. This process gave rise to discoveries about the site’s destructive history, lessons of careful landscape editing, and the challenges of seamlessly integrating the organic landscape with the built environment. Doug will join us to discuss his battle with rampant invasive plants, the collaboration between designers and architects, and to explain how a landscape once used as a sand and gravel pit was transformed into a place of solace and beauty. Seize this rare opportunity to hear this site’s complex story, experience stunning residential architecture, and ramble through a landscape of stone walls, hedgerows, boulder-strewn woods, and sweeping vistas of river and sky. Blithewold, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809. 401-253-2707 for more information.