Downtown Rising Org & Community

Name: Downtown Rising Org & Community
Address: 15 Warren Avenue, East Providence, RI, 02914, US
Telephone: +14016635971
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Formerly the Rocktucket Music & Art Festival! Bands: Started at 12:00 pm and ran until 6pm or 11 pm depending on year.

The Original "DOWNTOWN RISING Fest" was held In 2018!!
*Rocktucket Stage
*Culture Shock Stage
*River Bend East Stage

& We Continue To Support Other Festivals,
Such As the,
*Rhode Island Folk Festival! Rocktucket
Rocktucket originally would takes place at 250 Main Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island from 12:00 pm - 11pm. Rocktucket was a music event showcasing a dozen local and regional bands
With art

vendors, and food trucks joining in on Main street. A Beer Garden/cash bar featured local breweries
Food Trucks:

09/07/2024

Dr Bruce Watson Esq,
Hanging out with friends at the Providence Maker Faire event today in the 195 District Park!!!
😀

08/24/2024

Yesterday at Crescent Park,
Riverside RI, beginning the process of laying out the *10th Anniversary* Celebration of the Rhode Island Folk Festival!!!
See you all Tomorrow.... Sunday August 25th 2024!!!

*We will be back later today continuing the RIFF setup!!
Volunteers are always needed at nonprofit community events!!

08/16/2024

Dr Bruce wants to remind you that in just over one week, on Sunday the 25th the RI Folk Festival is scheduled to be here in the beautiful Crescent Park area celebrating its 10th Anniversary!!
He also wants to remind you that if you are an artist, creative, Craft person, author, or vendor that has cool stuff, or retro nostalgia items that fit the vibe... you have until Tuesday the 20th to sign up on the vendor page of the RI Folk Festival website, pay your donation to support the Festival, and or Drop me a direct message!!
Dr Bruce hopes you will all come out to see us and enjoy all the great singer/songwriters at this year's event! See you there!! 😀

08/09/2024

We at the Rhode Island Folk Festival are thrilled to have this legend join us in two weeks on Sunday August 25th.

Thomas Walker Rush
(born February 8, 1941)
Rush is an American folk and blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter who helped launch the careers of other singer-songwriters in the 1960s and has continued his own singing career for 60 years.

Check out the video Announcement he sent us...
Posted separately!!

08/09/2024

Sunday August 25th!! RIFF

07/29/2024

On behalf of the Board/Team from The Rhode Island Folk Festival organization we would like to thank Jack Moore Western Stars and the dozen plus talented musicians and performers who participated in Yesterday's Providence concert to raise support for The Rhode Island Folk Festival event coming up in a month, on Sunday August 25th, in the beautiful Riverside park, adjacent to Crescent Beach!!
Thank You!!!

07/27/2024

Presale Of the 2024 ri folk fest limited edition 10th anniversary bandana!!!
Thanks to Dan & Jen Long!

Introducing the Mermaid & Sailor bandana: the Official 2024 RI Folk Festival LIMITED EDITION Bandana! PREORDER TODAY and support RI's BEST FREE Folk Festival! Only 200 in print featuring a guitar-playing Mermaid and her sailor and seafaring audience - drawn by musician/artist DAN BLAKESLEE in sea gr...

07/26/2024

One Month from now,
Sunday August 25th, 2024
Join Us at the...
Rhode Island Folk Festival
on the waterfront
at Crescent Park...
in Riverside RI!!!

06/08/2024

Among the many various East Side locations, this is the place to be... 😉
Already started... but see you soon.

Address

15 Warren Avenue
East Providence, RI
02914

Telephone

+14016635971

Website

http://www.downtownrisingfest.com/

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Saturday August 12th #Crescentpark #riversideri #looffcarousel #looffartfestival #musicfestival

Congratulations to our friend, Michael Graham for his dedication to his project, the River Bend East Singer Songwriters Festival of 2019. You acomplished it and we are proud of you for all your hard work.

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September 22, 2018 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

ROCKTUCKET - RIVER BEND STAGE - CULTURE SHOCK

“Join Us On The Corner” of EAST & MAIN

Three Stages:

Rocktucket Stage @ 250 Main Street

River Bend Stage @ 175 Main Street

Culture Shock Stage & Events, @ 65 East Avenue

East Avenue and the lower section of historic Main Street, Pawtucket RI

Pre Music Event Activities at some local Pawtucket venues TBA for Friday September 21st, 2018 *7pm-1am Support The Festival

Post Festival Music Event Activities at local Pawtucket venues TBA for Saturday Sept 22nd, 2018 *8pm-1am

The former annual Rocktucket Music & Art Festival returns in 2018 as a collaborative community effort with the Culture Shock Block Party for the 20th Anniversary of the Pawtucket Arts Festival. Joining with us on a third stage, will be a selection of Folk/Singer Song Writers on the River Bend Stage. The three combined events take place in the downtown area on the corner of East Ave and Main Street. The combined three staged events along with other partners will present a musical revival showcasing a broad range of musical styles, with about two dozen performers/acts/bands. The out door events/concerts are FREE with a suggested $5 donation of your support encouraged. Proceeds will go to support staging the Music events and support the musical lineup. Art/music vendors, and food trucks are joining us on lower Main Street and around the corner on East Ave. There is normally a Cash bar/wrist band required.

It is a Rain or Shine event. Two Beer Garden featuring local Revival @ 42 East Ave and Narragansett breweries located @ 250 Main Street,

Food Trucks: to be announced!

Artist Vendors: TBA

Contact Us to Participate, Get Involved, Sponsor, Support, Donate, or Volunteer: [email protected] Things are subject to change and updates as we proceed.

Thanks to community support from SEEN RI Event Venue, News Cafe, Beat Box Studios, Pawtucket Arts Festival, +Plus and a growing list of individuals who are supporting the organization of these events.

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