10 Great Things to do in RI This Weekend - October 25, 2019

October 25

Bob Marley at RI Comedy Connection 

Originally from Maine, Bob Marley began performing stand-up comedy in his hometown of Portland.

He moved to Boston early in his career, gaining experience in a city known for spawning comedy all-stars.

He now has a weekly radio call-in segment with several radio stations around the country called “The World According to Bob.”

Winner of this year’s XM/Sirius ‘Super Bowl of Comedy’, he continually makes new fans around the country.

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PHOTO: Bob Marley press photo

October 25

Roosevelt Avenue Haunted Illuminations at Slater Mill

The 6:30 pm illumination of City Hall's Tower and the 1758 Sylvanus Brown House in dramatic lighting sets the spirited tone for an extended week of haunted happenings in Pawtucket. 

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. 

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PHOTO: Dougtone/Wikipedia

October 25

5th Annual Halloween Gala at Courthouse Center for the Arts 

The event will feature James Montgomery who is sure to get you up and rocking.

There is going to be a great raffle going on and of course in the spirit of the holiday, a costume contest.

Be sure to come in your best halloween costumes because there will be prizes for the best, worst, scariest and funniest costumes. The Courthouse will also be decked out in scary haunted house fun, maybe the ghosts will even want to come out and play. 

Montgomery comes on at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m. with a full bar and plenty of room to socialize and show off your halloween spirt. 

The event begins at 8 p.m. 

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PHOTO: Courthouse Center for the Arts 

October 26

2019 U.S. Quidditch Northeast Regional Championships at Bend Street Athletic Complex in Warwick

College teams from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont will compete at this event for the opportunity to attend the national championship, the US Quidditch Cup, and for the title of regional champion.

Want to try the sport for the first time? They will be teaching youth quidditch on both Saturday and Sunday to elementary, middle, and high school students.

Players do not have to sign up in advance to participate, just stop by the HQ tent on-site. All participants must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.

Times for the event vary. 

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PHOTO: Mike Maguire/Flickr Commons

October 26

Beervana Fest 2019 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston

Join Rhode Island’s ultimate craft beer festival at the annual Beervana taking place at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.

Tickets are $55.00 in advance through Eventbrite, and includes 1 tasting glass, 2 oz pours of more than 250 plus world-class beers, a festival guide and a bottle of water.

Stop in to the educational seminars taking place on-site to learn more about the world of craft beer!

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. 

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October 26

Providence Medical Orchestra Halloween Concert at Brown University's Sayles Hall

The Providence Medical Orchestra (PMO) is set to host its first-ever Halloween-themed family concert.

The concert will feature Halloween orchestral favorites like Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre.

The concert will feature organ music by Brown University Organist Mark Steinbach. 

The music begins at 7 p.m. 

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PHOTO: Jordan Emont, Providence Medical Orchestra

October 26

Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival at Various Venues Across RI 

A phantasmagoric symphony of international films blasts its way across the big screen as the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) launches its 19th Annual Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival. In addition to its traditional spooky film fare, “Vortex” will showcase a wide array of sci-fi and fantasy cinema.

This year's festival includes a return of its popular H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour presented in collaboration with the RI Historical Society, free after-school KidsEye programs, the Campus Connections program, which brings programming to area colleges and universities, and two free forums that look behind the scenes at creating genre films in the Ocean State.

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October 27

Providence Monster Dash 5K in Downtown Providence 

The Monster Dash is a unique 5k Run/Walk that takes participants through the RIPTA bus tunnel with zombies and throughout the City of Providence.

The event begins at 9:30 a.m. 

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October 27

P-Bruins vs Belleville Senators at Dunkin' Donuts Center

The Providence Bruins take on the Belleville Senators in the final game of Pink in the Rink Weekend, featuring P-Bruins players wearing special pink theme jerseys

Game time is set for 3 p.m. 

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October 27

Something Rotten at Angell Blackfriars Theatre at Providence College

The time is Renaissance England, where two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, are desperate to write a hit play. But how can they when the competition is the biggest star of the era, everyone's favorite bard: William Shakespeare? So they seek out the soothsayer Nostradamus.

But not the Nostradamus, his nephew Thomas, who gives our heroes a completely original idea from the future - write a play with songs. And thus, the first-ever musical is born. But not without much mayhem, madness, and musical mishaps. There is indeed Something Rotten! - and it will have audiences rolling in the aisles.

The show begins at 7 p.m. 

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PHOTO: Angell Blackfriars Theatre