Monohasett Woolen Mill

The photo to the left by P.H. Rose shows a view from the south of the Monohasett Woolen Mill, circa 1890. The mill was (and still is) located at the corner of Eagle Street and Kinsley Avenue in Providence.

The mill was established in 1866 by a couple of guys named Paine and Sackett. The main building, according to “Providence Industrial Sites,” published by the Rhode Island Historical Heritage and Preservation Commission (1981), is “a four-story, brick structure with granite trim, a flank-gambrel roof, and a five-story, flat-top tower which originally had a steep hip roof. [This main structure originally] contained the engine room, boiler room, drying room, and packing room. The tower contained stairways, dressing rooms, and an elevator. The two-story, hip-roofed, brick building contained wool shops and more boiler and engine rooms. The Monohasset Mill specialized in the production of fancy cassimers and was known during its twenty-one years in operation as one of the best woolen manufacturers in the country.” The architect was J.C. Bucklin. Read more

Rock the Boat! A BellaMinx Burly-Q Revue

Join Providence’s Classiest Chassis on a burly-q cruise as we bid a fond farewell to summer!

Featuring

• Satire and Seduction by Providence’s Classiest Chassis, BellaMinx Burly-Q!
• Boston’s favorite comedic-musical duo The Steamy Bohemians!
• Sinuous World-Fusion Dance by Ximon!
• Record-Breaking Sideshow Performer The Human Floor!

Details
Saturday, August 23
The Perishable Theatre (95 Empire St. in Downtown Providence)
Two Shows: 7:30PM and 10PM
$20
18+

Registration: Steel Yard’s Fall Community Courses!

We have plenty of new courses to offer; Welding in a Week, Industrial Casting Techniques for the Kitchen, and more! Also, we welcome the return of Slip Casting and TWO sessions of Basic Bike Maintenance (weekday and weekend).

Whether your thing is metalworking, ceramics, jewelry, glass or bicycles, there are plenty of chances to get your hands dirty and let the creativity roar, so sign up today!

Link – http://www.thesteelyard.org/courses.php
Contact – courses@thesteelyard.org

The Steel Yard is located at the historic Providence Steel and Iron site, along the Woonasquatucket River in the heart of Providence’s industrial Valley neighborhood. With a 5612 square foot industrial shop featuring a foundry, ceramics studio, blacksmithing shop, and welding shop, as well as studio space and outdoor work and exhibition space, the Steel Yard is a multi-use venue. The Steel Yard’s program areas, focusing on arts education, the incubation of new business and arts initiatives, and the establishment of a lasting community arts resource, cater to working artists, students and community members, tradespeople, arts educators and entrepreneurs.

Night of Sin

Sponsored by Sin Desserts, Running Brook Vineyards, Thomas Tew Rum of Newport, and Ten31Productions, this event took place at the GC Gallery at 200 Allens Ave.

We had a wicked good time.

Connect Providence Member Crowned

Congratulations to Barbara Lee for representing Rhode Island and being crowned Mrs. American Queen in the 2008 American Queen Beauty Pageant.

Barbara Lee, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was raised by her Puerto Rican mother and her Chinese-born stepfather from Jamaican. At age five Barbara’s father accepted work in California, where Barbara spent her entire youth. Barbara dove into the California film industry after graduating Diamond Bar in 1984. She was a series regular on In The Heat of the Night before becoming a stunt double for Halle Berry, Vanessa Williams and many others in television and film. Her most recent work includes Underdog, Game Plan, Dan In The Real Life and The Surrogates.

From her youth as a candy striper to her volunteer work in homeless shelters and hospitals as a Los Angeles Raider’s cheerleader, charity has always been a prevalent theme and an integral part of Barbara’s life and, in many cases, her work. Barbara has volunteered with the Cranston Chamber, the Hispanic Chamber, Sophia Academy, AIDS Care Ocean State, and the Genesis Center where she presently serves as a board member and the Food For Thought Committee Chair.

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