Providence At Night

Here are some shots I took a couple of weekends ago when the girls and I went out on the town.  What a beautiful night.  The first few are of the state capital building.

The Renaissance Marriot Hotel, located in an abondoned Masonic Temple that was never completed.

Taking pics of the capital building while playing with reflections through the hotel room window.

India Point Park

Last week we discovered a gem, India Point Park! Once the weather gets a little warmer, I think this playground on the water is going to be a new must go to destination.  What more can you ask for than boats going by, walks with the dog, and an artistic presence?

Bird Sanctuary & Town Compost

The Red Tent

I am a proud member of the VDay movement started by playwright Eve Ensler of The Vagina Monologues.  Last week we had our third annual Until The Violence Stops: RI Festival, which consists of amazing events from Sex Trivia and a Poetry Slam, to theatrical performances and Roller Derby. All of which are to raise awareness and to help stop violence against women and girls both locally and globally.  For the second year in a row I helped coordinate the last event of the festival, the Red Tent.  Really Nancy Rafi, head of our RI board, did all the "heavy lifting", and let me do the creative part of putting together the tent.  It was a lot of fun mixed in with a little work, and we were very happy with the end result. 
One of our sponsors this year was the Renaissance Providence Hotel by Mariott, where we performed The Vagina Monologues and had the Red Tent event.  The actual "tent" was set up in the lobby of the ballroom where we had our performance.

A special thanks to our contributing vendors::

Furniture from Pan Zhai, Design Within Reach, and Comina;

incredible rugs, kilim stools and pillows from Rustigian Rugs;

nomadic fabrics and wall hangings from Peaceable Kingdom;

antique sculptures from Pan Zhai;

and pillows and stools from Killim East