Events

• There's a Gallery Night during the workshop (July 21). Excellent art, entertainment, free admission to the galleries, free trolley, ... what more could you ask for?
• There will be a WaterFire a few days before the workshop (July 16). (The schedule grows as they keep getting new sponsors, so please check their site for the latest information.)
• Our Restaurant Weeks run July 10-23. Providence has an excellent restaurant scene thanks, especially, to the presence of Johnson and Wales's College of Culinary Arts here.
• There is often a Black Ships Festival in Newport around the same time. Call to confirm information on the Web, which can sometimes be inconsistent or outdated.
• There is supposed to be a Tall Ships Festival in Newport July 6-9, 2012 in Newport. Call to confirm information on the Web, which can sometimes be inconsistent or outdated.

Organizations

• AS220 is Providence's hip cultural collective, responsible for much that is delightful and eclectic in the downtown arts scene. Their pages list several arts events.
• The Trinity Rep is Providence's highly respected theater company.
• The Paw Sox, located in Pawtucket, a few miles north of campus, are the AAA minor league team for the Boston Red Sox. They feature future stars, as well as major league players on their way back from the DL. They have several home games during the workshop.
• Even though people at Brown might not want to admit it, Providence wouldn't be half as cool without the presence of RISD, the Rhode Island School of Design. Their museum is worth visiting.

Places

• Providence has a lot to offer, as does Rhode Island (though are you sure you wouldn't prefer a slightly more irreverent and far more entertaining guide?).
• The East Bay Bike Path is an extremely pleasant 14 mile path from Providence down to the land's end in Bristol, reserved for biking, walking, rollerblading and other recreation. It offers scenic vistas of Narragansett Bay, and passes through pleasant towns and pretty state parks. Note: There's a bike rental place just a few blocks from the dorm and the workshop location.
• Newport is a pretty town with its own set of summer activities. You can drive to Newport in under an hour, or use public transit.
• Boston is another pretty town nearby with some summer activities. You can get there in under an hour by bus, Amtrak, or commuter rail.

Publications

• The Providence Phoenix is the premier free, alternate newspaper of this area. They provide excellent listings of activities about town. (We have a few more such papers around, but they're too cool to run Web sites.)
• Oh yeah, we also have a mainstream paper: The Providence Journal, affectionately known as the ``Projo''. They too provide listings of activities.