Connect Providence » Owen Johnson http://connectprovidence.org Connecting People to the City of Providence Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:56:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Spring/Summer Steel Yard Enrollment Open! http://connectprovidence.org/blog/2010/02/23/springsummer-steel-yard-enrollment-open/ http://connectprovidence.org/blog/2010/02/23/springsummer-steel-yard-enrollment-open/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:09:38 +0000 Owen Johnson http://connectprovidence.org/?p=1156 Registration is now open for the Steel Yard’s Spring / Summer Course Season!

Check out their courses page for the full lineup of offerings in Welding, Ceramics,Blacksmithing, Jewelry, and Glass. In addition to their regular introductory courses you’ll find some great new opportunities like:

  • Building Bike Trailers
  • Stained Glass
  • Hollowware
  • Glass Casting
  • Making Jewelry: Becoming a Small Business

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Friday, June 19, 2009
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Keeseh Studio
999 Main Street, Suite 701
Pawtucket, RI
RSVP

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avoiding the financial beast of burden in 2009 and beyond
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
RISD Metcalf Auditorium at The Chace Center (20 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903)
Networking Reception: 6:00-7:00pm (snacks & cash bar)
Live Program: 7:00-8:30pm
Panel Discussion: 8:30-9:15pm
No entrance fee

This MIT Enterprise Forum global broadcast, sandwiched between lively networking and a panel discussion, promises to be an event worth attending! Panel members Everett Bramhall (Swing Design); Steven Lane and Aidan Petrie (Item Group, Ximedica); and Denyse Schmidt (Denyse Schmidt Quilts) discuss their creative solutions to business conundrums. Co-hosted by Connect Providence, RISD, and the MIT Club of RI.

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