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The Avon Cinema is an independent movie theater near Brown University on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. The Avon's Art Deco styling dates from its opening in February 1938. [1] [2] The theater primarily screens independent, art house, and foreign films. The theatre has been owned by the same family since 1938.
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), formerly Loew's State Theatre and Palace Concert Theater, is a multi-use not-for-profit theater located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1928 as a movie palace by the Loews Theatres chain to designs by Rapp & Rapp, the leading designers of music palaces ...
In 1929, the theatre changed management and opened a year later as the Paramount Theatre. To capitalize on the emerging "talking pictures" market, the nearly 2,100-seat auditorium was converted into a movie cinema, making it one of eight in downtown Providence. Four years later, the theatre returned to its original name.
The Columbus Cooperative includes the Providence folk band The Low Anthem, whose members assist in planning events such as film screenings and concerts. [ 6 ] The theater will close in June 2024, with a performance by comedian Jessica Kirson on June 9 as the final scheduled event, per an announcement in May by general manager Tom Weyman. [ 7 ]
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS; formerly VMA) is a performing arts theater in Providence, Rhode Island. Construction began in 1928 but was delayed by the Great Depression. The theater was finally completed in 1950. [2] Noted local architect Oresto DiSaia was given the contract to plan the completion. [3]
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Trinity Rep was founded when a small group of Rhode Island citizens sought to create a professional resident theater company in Providence. Incorporated as "The Foundation for Repertory Theater of Rhode Island, Inc." on March 21, 1963, [6] the group hired Adrian Hall, a New York-based director originally from Texas.
The Rhode Island Convention Center is an exposition center in downtown Providence, RI. Opened in 1993, [ 1 ] it is the largest convention center in Rhode Island, with about 130,000 square feet (12,000 m 2 ) of exhibition space, including a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2 ) exhibit hall.