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Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County Commemorates 40 Years with Rubies and Rodeo Gala Celebration
(Wakefield, RI) October is designated as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” and DVRCSC is commemorating this Ruby anniversary with a dinner and auction on Friday, October 26, 2018.
The event, which will run from 6:30pm to 10:30pm, will be held at the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown. This fun-filled night will feature music by the band SUGAR, a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, food stations and sweet treats. Guests are encouraged to dress in festive, event themed attire.
Mary Roda, Executive Director of the DVRCSC, notes that she is “very proud of work the DVRCSC has accomplished over the past 40 years. The community has always generously supported the agency’s efforts to serve the complex needs of domestic violence victims. All of the agency’s services – court, residential, clinical – are provided free of charge regardless of the clients’ ability to pay. None of this would be possible without the commitment from our donors.” It is anticipated that this Gala event will generate over $100,000, all of which will be designated for agency programming.
In 1978, a group of young mothers met around a kitchen table to explore women’s issues in their community. With no paid staff and no equipment, these visionaries opened the Battered Women’s Project in the annex of the Hope Valley Baptist Church and incorporated as the Women’s Resource Center of Wood River. Today, in 2018, The Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County (DVRCSC) marks 40 years of providing a comprehensive range of services for victims of domestic violence and their children. DVRCSC is the only agency in Washington County that specifically addresses the needs of abuse victims. A majority of clients have incomes of less than $10,000/year. Last fiscal year, the DVRCSC provided over 7,100 services to nearly 1,100 clients. Over 3,700 bednights were provided in both the Safe Home and Permanent Supportive Housing Units.
Please contact Jessie Kenyon, Director of Development, for more information regarding individual ticket purchase as well as sponsorship opportunities. www.dvrcsc.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:LAGNIAPPE PRODUCTIONS AND GOODWORKS ENTERTAINMENTANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF RHYTHM&ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVALINITIAL LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOONRhythm&Roots Music Festival, a longstanding arts celebration, will return toCharlestown, RI,this Labor Day Weekend,September 2,3,and4. The event, now in its 24th year, will celebratethe end of summer in its original location,Ninigret Park. The announcement follows the newsof anunexpected cancellation, originally attributed to health concerns from founder and ownerofLagniappe Productions, Chuck Wentworth.Subsequently, Lagniappe sold the festival toindependent, community-mindedHartford, CT-basedGoodworks Entertainment, clearing theway for the festival’s return.Goodworks brings twenty years of extensive experience in concertand festival production to the endeavor, enteringthe partnership with an overarching intention-maintaining the same charm that carried the festival through over two decades.“Goodworks is a perfect fit to take over the festival…”said Wentworth.“…their underlyingphilosoph[ies] mirror that of thoseexemplified by Lagniappe Productions for the past 23 years.”“We don’t plan on making any major changes to Rhythm & Roots as we will strive to continuethe legacy that Chuck and his family have built over the years,”explained GoodworksEntertainment CEOand co-founderTyler Grill.“Furthermore, Chuck and the family will stay onas consultants to aid and assist in the transition process as we take over the day-to-dayoperations of the festival.”
“What drew us to Rhythm & Roots, was the idea of tying together community, culture, and thearts, along with the big appeal of working with Wentworth,” added Goodworks co-founderDave Rosenfeld.”This will be our first time in Rhode Island, and we want it to be a win-win.”Grill and Wentworth, both acclaimed promoters in the northeast, will continue the tradition ofbooking top-tier talent from across the nation. Currently, the team is collaboratively selectingthis year’s musical talent and finalizing remaining logistics. Initial artist lineup and ticketingdetails will arrive in the coming weeks.Rhythm&Roots 2021.###
We asked Rhythm & Roots fans to “keep the vibe alive” after last year’s cancellation, and you delivered. You had faith that we’d put together a diverse lineup for the 23rd Rhythm & Roots festival, and it was a great success.
It takes an extended family of hundreds of volunteers to produce a three-day festival of music, food and dancing, with 1,000+ campers, 24 bands and more than 40 performances on three stages. The jobs are big and small, but each task is essential. Artisans and food vendors, many of whom have been with us from the beginning, brought their own flair to the festival.
It was rewarding to see everyone working together – face to face! – for a common goal: to create a musical experience that will be remembered for years to come. A 2020 without Rhythm & Roots has made us even more grateful for your hard work and for the music lovers and dance enthusiasts who make R&R a ‘must-do’ every year. Thanks go to each one of you.
We’re already planning the 24th Rhythm & Roots Festival, set for Sept. 2, 3 and 4, 2022.
Let us know your favorites and any new bands you’d like to hear because roots music is constantly evolving. We’ll keep you informed as the lineup develops.
Thank you all again and stay tuned,
Chuck, Deb and the entire Wentworth family
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6 N.E. music fests just a tank of gas away
The Rhythm & Roots Festival
Charlestown, R.I.; Sept. 3-5
Miles from Boston: 90
From Creole to Cajun, this one has it all. What, you need more? Fine, how about folk, funk and rock? This little jam hosted by our neighbors to the south gets back in action with sets from Donna the Buffalo, John Hiatt, local piano whiz Veronica Lewis, Ward Hayden & the Outliers and a score more.
Great news!! Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance and Food Festival
is happening on September 3, 4 and 5, 2021
at Ninigret Park in Charlestown RI
After a long dry year and a half without live music and festivals, we know you are as excited as we are to gather and celebrate, so make sure you’re not left out. Due to the probable state and local limited capacity mandates, tickets will be in short supply this year, so be sure to reserve your spot early, as our allotment of available tickets is limited and will most likely sell out.
So, this brings up the big question — how do we proceed to plan (and attend) a festival safely around the limitations necessitated by the Covid virus? For starters, we are adhering to the rules and regulations set forth by the State of Rhode Island for large events. These mandate that there will be a limited amount of attendees allowed on site, and that we follow guidelines for mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing and all of the other CDC protocols.
These rules are changing and loosening up every couple of weeks, and we are anticipating that the situation will be much more advantageous for the festival by the end of the summer. In our favor is our new governor, Daniel McKee, is an advocate of tourism and opening up the parameters for large events and festivals in the state. Whatever occurs though, our main concern will be the health and safety of all of our festival patrons. Please be assured that we will do whatever is necessary to keep everyone safe and secure.
Tickets go on sale May 12 at 10:00 am, so be sure to get yours ASAP! You don’t want to miss out, but tickets will be limited, and if you snooze, you may lose.Thanks! Stay safe, get vaccinated and we hope to see you on Labor Day Weekend! “Keep the Vibe Alive In 2021.”
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While the Covid pandemic is not over we are starting to see glimmers of hope in restrictions being eased and familiar places that we used to frequent gradually opening up again.
We also see that optimism in the loved ones that maybe we haven’t been able to see for a while, or have only seen through the lens of a phone or computer until now.
I call them the faces of hope and they are the ones who will get us through to the other side of this unprecedented period.
They are also the inspiration for the images in my newest collection of works.
My hope is that in these faces you see the optimism and inspiration you need to get yourself through as you continue Riding the Covid Coaster.
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Born and raised in Rhode Island, there has never been a time when Vincent Castaldi was not an artist, following the muse; studying fine art, drawing, pottery. In junior high school he attended Rhode Island School of Design Jr. School Program and later returned to RISD to study fine art, illustration, caricature, children’s illustration and editorial art. In between he worked as a teacher’s assistant and youth art instructor. After graduating, as a participant in the RISD European Honors Program he traveled to Rome where he studied culture and language while continuing to study and practice drawing and painting. As his artistic vision grew and refined, he added layered elements of collage, using his notes, scribbles and sketches as the base element, allowing them to peek out from underneath his pastels like glimpses into his psyche; the heart and inspiration of his art.
From Rome to Boston, and back to Rhode Island, Vincent’s work has developed and elaborated on these techniques with layered figures, and thematic layering as well; whimsy, introspection, longing, liberation, and always striving after beauty.
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Vincent Castaldi – Artist’s Statement
Born and raised in Rhode Island, there has never been a time when Vincent Castaldi was not an artist, following the muse; studying fine art, drawing, pottery. In junior high school he attended Rhode Island School of Design Jr. School Program and later returned to RISD to study fine art, illustration, caricature, children’s illustration and editorial art. In between he worked as a teacher’s assistant and youth art instructor. After graduating, as a participant in the RISD European Honors Program he traveled to Rome where he studied culture and language while continuing to study and practice drawing and painting. As his artistic vision grew and refined, he added layered elements of collage, using his notes, scribbles and sketches as the base element, allowing them to peek out from underneath his pastels like glimpses into his psyche; the heart and inspiration of his art.
From Rome to Boston, and back to Rhode Island, Vincent’s work has developed and elaborated on these techniques with layered figures, and thematic layering as well; whimsy, introspection, longing, liberation, and always striving after beauty.
In this exhibition there are examples of various collected works.
The small still life works: “Still Life with Apples and Pitcher” and “Still Life with Wine Jug” are part of a series created for the Providence Art Club’s 2012 annual Small Picture Show.
“Landscape with Windmill” (16″ x 20″) is a landscape study in oil pastel with touches of oil paint; part of a series created for his one-man show at the Rossoni Gallery in 2013.
Other pieces shown here are the first in a series that Vincent is currently developing. While watching a play at The Gamm Theatre one evening, Vincent found himself completely distracted by the visual beauty of the sets and decided to create a series of paintings inspired by those images. Using the theatre photo archives, he is currently working on a new group of paintings. Featured here are works based on “Macbeth,” “Top Girls,” and “Elephant Man.” The entire series will be shown in the Spring of 2015 in Vincent’s upcoming one-man exhibition at the Providence Art Club.
Congratulations to Vinny Castaldi!! Vinny’s work has been selected for exhibition in the Providence Art Club Nationwide All Media Open Juried Exhibition. From the almost,200 submissions received, only 53 artists were chosen by exhibition juror Claudia Seymour.
This exhibition runs from April 21 through May 9, 2014. The exhibition juror will assign cash prizes on Saturday, April 20 after viewing the works in person. Artists selected to receive these cash awards will be announced at the opening reception on Sunday, April 27th.
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Vincent Castaldi’s art is for sale at The 109th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale: Providence Art Club until December 23, 2013 @ Maxwell Mays & Dodge House Gallerieshttp://providenceartclub.org/
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Vincent Castaldi at Providence Art Club: Nov. 17th-December 23rd
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Opening November 17th, 2013
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Show runs through December 23, 2013
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Opening September 20, 2013
5-9pm
show runs through October 20th
Rossoni Gallery
558 Mineral Spring Ave. Studio BF112 Mail Stop 26
Pawtucket, RI 02860
401-453-6650
Please join us on Friday, September 20 from 5-9:00 pm when the Rossoni Gallery in association with Mixed Media Publicity | Promotions, will host an exhibit of the most recent works of art by Rhode Island resident and RISD graduate Vincent Castaldi.
How are you drawn to a work of art? Do you gravitate toward bright colors or soft tones? Will the size or structure of a piece command your attention ? Sometimes, like magic a piece captures your imagination–such are the works of Vincent Castaldi.
Vincent will be exhibiting some of his modestly sized earlier works, oil pastel on paper, matted and framed and some of his new works which are oil pastels painted on larger stretched canvases.
The subject matter of his earlier work is figurative and illustrative often depicting fantastical dreamlike characters that seem to invite you into their story. The newer works are figurative as well but lean toward abstraction with an evolving theme — a metamorphosis of one’s soul.
I invite you to come see for yourself on the 20th. If you cannot make it, please visit another day — show will run until October 20.
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“The boy and the little girl”
by Vincent Castaldi
Of Three Minds Reception!
Photographer Fred Engle, Vincent Castaldi, Don Fowler of the Cranston Herald
Vincent’s Puppetry Series Featuring at the Dodge House Gallery!
The series will feature as part of The 108th Annual Little Pictures Show and Sale at the Dodge House Gallery from Nov. 18th through Dec. 23rd.
For more information visit http://www.providenceartclub.org/index.php
Check out the video by Carol Scavotto from Cabot House. Cool how we sped up his work. Thanks Fred!
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Please come help us launch this year’s Gallery Season
“THE SATURDAY FEATURED ARTIST”
Throughout the year on select Saturdays we will be featuring individual Artist creating works of Art within the Gallery.
Please join us Saturday on our outdoor patio for a demonstration from several Artists.
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Jason Andrade, Vincent Castaldi, David Lee Black, Beth Claverie, Ricky Gagnon, Janice Ricker, Ann Rozhon, Carol Scavotto, Anthony Tomaselli
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Helmet Boy in Red 16×20
Helmet Girl with Circles
Prophet 1 Amos
Standing Figures (mixed media)
The Tulip and the Balloon mixed media
The Red Bottom Boat
The Woman with Three Red Flowers
The Boy in blue Slippers
Struggle in orange and green (oil pastel) 18×24
The Boy with Green Circles
Protected (mixed media) 18×24
MadonnaOngoing Exhibit of Selected Works
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A Starry Starry Night with Vincent
Showcased an Autumn Evening of Art by Vincent Castaldi
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Congratulations to ‘Lady in the Purple Hat’-winner Christine Piacitelli!
ART SHOW PHOTOS!! (photos courtesy of Angela Williams)
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For those in the Boston area: Visit Accidental Gallery above Channel Cafe on 4/26 from 5-8pm. Click here to “Like” The Accidental Gallery on Facebook.
Back by popular demand, Mixed Media artist, painter and illustrator Vincent Castaldi features new art work at The Cabot House. He will be there on Thursday, April 28th from 5-9pm. The Cabot House is located on 555 Quaker Lane, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Also visit Facebook to “Like” the Cabot House Gallery.
Artist Vincent Castaldi was born in Providence and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island. Discovering his interest and ability in drawing as early as elementary school, he began to develop his artistic skills by participating in many art, drawing, and pottery classes. In junior high school, Vincent was accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design Junior School Program figure drawing classes.
In high school, Vincent completed many accelerated art classes. His artistic ambitions grew further in the form of teacher’s assistant and youth art instructor. Outside of school, Vincent also started his own part time business “Signs Unlimited” designing and painting signs for local organizations.
In Spring 1982, Vincent Castaldi was accepted into the freshman class of The Rhode Island School of Design. Majoring in illustration, he elected such courses as caricature, editorial and children’s illustration. In 1985, his senior year, he was accepted into the RISD European Honors Program in Rome, Italy. While studying the Italian culture and language, he continued to develop his art in the form of drawing and painting. Upon the advice of a visiting professor, Vincent introduced the element of collage into his artwork as a way of describing shapes of color and texture completing a series of collage portraits that were exhibited as his senior degree project. In June of 1986, upon his return from Italy, Vincent graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from The Rhode Island School of Design.
After graduation, Vincent presented his illustration portfolio to various newspapers and magazines in the Providence and Boston areas. While acquiring several freelance assignments, he found that his work did not always fit into the mainstream illustration mode. Around that same time, Vincent was offered to include his series of collage portraits in a group show in a Boston gallery (Gallery Fotene).
To date, Vincent continues to show and sell his paintings locally, nationally, and even internationally. He has received awards in several juried shows and has donated many pieces over the years to local charities, including two pieces per year to “Spurwink RI/The Gail Badessa Memorial Fund”.
Vincent Castaldi’s portfolio of artwork includes series of portraits, landscapes, still-lifes and abstract images.
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