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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.
Cable Car Cinema and Cafe was a 100-seat, single-screen independent movie theater and restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island.Raymond Bilodeau opened the cinema in 1976 in a former truck garage on North Main Street at the foot of College Hill, and the business formed long-term relationships with the neighborhood's Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
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 ]
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.
Sony's 3000 Pictures studio is developing a movie starring Austin Butler and based on a crime novel by Rhode Islander Don Winslow, who set the story in Providence.
The Strand Ballroom & Theatre [2] (formerly the Paramount Theatre, Strand Theatre, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel and commonly The Strand) is a live music venue located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. The theatre opened in 1915 as a vaudeville theatre and later became a cinema and concert venue.
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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.