This Week in Providence

MONDAY

Yappy Hour
Aspire Restaurant A-garden
311 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
5-8pm

Come relax in Aspire’s outdoor space, A-garden, with your best friend - your dog. Each Monday there is a discount food and beverage menu, and of course the water bowls are complimentary. With a drink in hand and dog in tow, you’re in for one happy hour. More info...

TUESDAY

Power Jamz Music $8 Community Class
Wayland Square Power Yoga
13 South Angell Street, Providence, RI 02906
7:30pm-8:30pm
$8
401-270-9854
Truly, the name says it all. For only $8, you can get some yoga in on a Tuesday night and have a blast doing it. This is an All Levels Power Yoga Vinyasa Flow class that is carried by the beat of the music, which is a sequence original to this studio. Get your friends together and add some jamz and flow to your weeknight. More info...

Live Music Tuesday Nights
The Whiskey Republic
515 South Water Street, Providence, RI 02903
What’s better than live music and a deck in the summertime? Every Tuesday night, there’s live music at The Whiskey Republic, overlooking the river. More info...

TUESDAY & THURSDAY

Dine Around Providence
Experience Rhode Island
1 Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903
6-10 pm
Adult: $79; group (10+): $75/person Reserve tickets at least 24 hours in advance
401-886-0733
Experience the best of Providence’s dining scene with Dine Around Providence, a local excursion that will make for a totally unique and tasty evening. Learn new things about the city in between courses on the evening tour- but most importantly, explore and savor one of the best aspects of living in Rhode Island: our food. More info...

WEDNESDAY

Free Live Music on Federal Hill
Depasquale Square
Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02909
As if there wasn’t enough excitement in Providence’s Little Italy, there are free concerts on the Hill every Wednesday. Grab some pasta from Venda, a cannoli from Scialo’s, and enjoy the night in Depasquale Square. Ciao! More info...

Practice Basic Mindfulness Meditation
Shambhala Meditation Center of Providence
514 Pawtucket Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Wednesday 5:30-6:45 pm
Free, walk-ins welcome
508-415-7534
Let’s face it; everybody could use some relaxation and centering. On Wednesday nights, the Shambhala Meditation Center of Providence hosts open meditation classes, which include sitting and walking meditation (group chants optional). Drop in for a bit to try it out or stay through the whole session. More info...

THURSDAY

Kickoff of Burnside Music Series 2014
2 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
Thursdays 4:30pm-7pm; live music 5:30pm-7pm
Parking available at Biltmore Garage, 51 Washington St., 5pm-8pm
Your Thursday nights just got better- all the way through September. Every week, Burnside Park is everything you want on a summer evening: you can relax in the urban green space, eat from Providence’s foremost food trucks, hang out at Trinity Brewhouse’s beer garden, and listen to a wide range of live music. This Thursday, Supreme Satellite Band kicks off the summer, but expect What Cheer? Brigade, an NYC-based Colombian immigrant band, Ethiopian funk, West African Afro-Reggae and much more later on. More info...

Movies on the Block
260 Westminster Street- Grant’s Block, Providence, RI 02903
Thursdays 8pm-11pm
Free
401-421-3300
Grant’s Block is Providence’s only outdoor movie theater, and it has held that title for seven seasons. Trinity Brewhouse, Millie the Macaroon Cart (from Ellie’s Bakery) and Like No Udder food cart provide the food, you provide the blanket and chairs, and Movies on the Block provides the films. This Thursday, “Cocktail” with Tom Cruise will be screened, so come and grab a drink for yourself and enjoy the show. More info...

THURSDAY - SATURDAY

Wayland Square Sidewalk Sale
Wayland Square
10am-5pm
Free
401-831-7740
Everyone loves eating and shopping in Wayland Square, so what could be better than three days of sales, specials, and live music? This is a Providence tradition not to be missed for shoppers and those of us who just like to be where the action is. More info...