Things to do / events in Providence area - Mid December '07

Hello,

Me and my wife are travelling to the US in December for a holiday, staying in Boston first, then Providence R.I and then finally New York.

We have visited the area before and it was fantastic but would like to make the most of this trip and see and do plenty of interesting things hence started researching early.

So, can anyone recommend any events in Providence and the surrounding area for mid December? I%26#39;d love to see some live music in particular, and perhaps a sporting event as well as the usual shopping, eating, drinking etc.

We will have a hire car so we aren%26#39;t limited by public transport. Any ideas?

Much appreciated,

Stu

Things to do / events in Providence area - Mid December '07

Your best bet would be to visit some web sites for more detailed information. Of course, there%26#39;s cityguide.aol.com/providence (note that you can substitute other cities you%26#39;re interested in for ';providence';). There%26#39;s also the official Providence website -- providenceri.com.

For entertainment and events, try providenceafterdark.com, and look at the civic center website -- dunkindonutscenter.com and the convention center website -- riconvention.com.

You can also check out rimonthly.com, which has a calendar option, too.

One unique item for Providence is Waterfire, but I%26#39;m not sure if they continue on into December. Check their webstite -- waterfire.org.

Things to do / events in Providence area - Mid December '07

Sports: Providence College Basketball or Providence Bruins (Boston Bruins Minor League Hockey)

You could also take a ride down to Newport to check out some of the Mansions that will be decorated for the Holidays....Newport itself also has some great restaurants, shopping etc.

Wickford Village is also a cute stop on the way down to Newport too.

craftland will be open at this time - a kind of market for local artists, in downcity where there are a lot of places to see live music (tazza, the black rep)

http://www.craftlandshow.com/

http://www.tazzacaffe.com/

http://www.blackrep.org/