[Summit] Art, Sophocles & City Planning

Wed May 11 17:24:37 UTC 2016

A couple of more events in the next week, seen on flyers or sent over my e-mail transom:

• “Antigone” at Nathan Bishop, this Thursday through Sunday
• School One’s Art Show a week from tomorrow, on Thursday 19 May
• Agenda for the City Plan Commission next Tuesday 17 May

The Plan Commission agenda includes a proposed addition to Hasbro Children's Hospital and three East Side items: (1) 249 Thayer St. (5 storeys replacing Tedesch's/Store 24), (3) rezoning 9 Duncan Ave. and (4) two 3-storey office buildings at 303 W. River St and 200 Corliss St., near the North Burial Ground and the Peter Pan (Bonanza) bus terminal

Have a good week,

Dave

¶ ANTIGONE

on the lawn and steps outside Nathan Bishop School, 101 Sessions Street at Elmgrove, facing Brown Stadium and the Jewish Community Center

http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Nathan-Bishop-Drama-Antigone-Four-Performances-Only

Betrayal, folly, and the justice of the gods come to Providence!

Nathan Bishop's renowned drama company brings Sophocles into the 1930s with an original adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy Antigone.

Bring a picnic and enjoy this outdoor performance just like the ancient Greeks, complete with living statues, a chorus, and your favorite swing-era memories.

Four performances only!

Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m.
Friday, May 13 at 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 14 at 6 p.m

Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children/students/seniors - at the door or purchase online at https://www.gofundme.com/nbdramaclub

¶ Don’t Miss School One’s Annual Student Art Show!

http://school-one.org/AboutUs/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/ArticleId/39/Don-t-Miss-School-One-s-Annual-Student-Art-Show.aspx

220 University Avenue at Slater (one block from Lloyd Ave. & Blackstone Blvd)

On Thursday, May 19, 2016, School One will host its annual art show.  This year’s art show features the work of School One students, alumni and staff.  An opening reception will be held at School One from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with a Slam Poetry Performance at 6:30 p.m.  Admission is free and all are invited to attend. 

Featured this year is the work of School One senior, Vesper Guo from Providence, Rhode Island.  Miss Guo won a national gold medal at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards this year for her ink drawing entitled “Reflection.”  Less than 1% of all art submissions around the country win at the national level.  The gold medal will be awarded at a ceremony at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on June 2, 2016. Miss Guo currently has two sculptures on display at Providence’s Sprout Gallery and one of her photographs was recently chosen for a show at Pennsylvania’s Drexel University. 

School One is a small, independent high school located on the East Side of Providence. School One offers an exciting array of art courses such as photography, jewelry making, surrealist art, graphic design, visual storytelling, video, painting and drawing, and sculpture. 

>From its founding in 1973 in a bowling alley in downtown Providence, School One has attracted creative students.  Many have considerable talent and a deep interest in the arts. They have been taught and mentored by the school’s top-notch art faculty (most of whom are professional artists). Every year a number of School One students are accepted at the country’s most prestigious art schools, including Pratt Institute, Savannah College of Art, Cooper Union, RISD, Fashion Institute of Technology, Mass College of Art and Design and the Art Institutes of Chicago and of Boston. Many of the school’s alumni became painters, illustrators, and sculptors as well as poets, authors and playwrights.  

For more information about the art show, or to schedule a tour, please contact Julia Volynsky at School One, 401-331-2497 or by email at juliav at school-one.org. 

¶ PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016, 4:45 PM

Joseph Doorley Municipal Building, 
1st floor meeting room,
444 Westminster Street, Providence, RI
(across Empire St from the Celtic Lounge/Finnegan's Wake and AS220

http://sos.ri.gov/documents/publicinfo/omdocs/notices/4752/2016/198148.pdf

OPENING SESSION
• Call to Order
• Roll Call
• Approval of minutes from the April 26 meeting
• Director’s Report

MAJOR LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PUBLIC HEARING

1. Case No. 16-006MA–
249 Thayer Street

The applicant is seeking preliminary plan approval to demolish an existing building at 249 Thayer Street [Tedeschi's]
and construct a five story building providing for a mix of uses including a restaurant, commercial, and residential space
.
An extension of the sidewalk for provision of public space is also proposed. The applicant is seeking a dimensional adjustment from the 50 foot/four story height limit in the C-2 zone, proposing a building height of 57 feet and five stories
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for action (AP 13 Lot 49, College Hill)

MINOR SUBDIVISION

2. Case No. 16-026 MI–
348-R Woodward Road

The applicant is proposing to subdivide a lot measuring approximately 65,340 SF into three lots measuring
43,560 SF and two lots measuring 10,316 SF. No street creation is proposed as part of the subdivision
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for action (AP 78 Lot 372, Wanskuck)

CITY COUNCIL REFERRAL

3. Referral No 3304
–
Rezoning of 9 Duncan Avenue

The petitioner is requesting to rezone  a lot measuring 14,208 SF from R-3 to C-2
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for action (AP5 Lot 517, Mt. Hope)

MAJOR LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
PUBLIC HEARINGS

4. Case No. 15-039MA
–
303 West River Street and 200 Corliss Street (Master Plan)

The applicant is requesting preliminary plan approval for a project consisting of two (2) phases in which the
described properties will each be developed with a three (3) story office building and associated parking. Lot
399 will be developed to provide approximately 25,000 sq. ft. of office space and approximately 89 parking
spaces, and Lot 379 will be developed with approximately 57,000 sq. ft. of office space and approximately 194 parking spaces.

The applicant is requesting a waiver from Section 506.2 of the Development Review Regulations,
from the requirement to provide written confirmation of compliance from appropriate State agencies, the
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the Narragansett Bay Commission and Providence Water.
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for action (Mt. Hope, AP 74 Lots 399 and 379) 

5. Case No. 16-011MA
–
93 Cranston Street

The applicant is seeking preliminary plan approval to construct a mixed use development consisting of two
buildings. The north building will provide 27 residential units and internal parking. The south building will
provide 12 residential units with a grocery store on the ground floor. A total of 70 spaces will be provided
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for action (AP 29 Lots 193, 194, 504 and 505 , West End) 

INSTITUTIONAL MASTER PLAN

6. Rhode Island Hospital Institutional Master Plan Amendment

The applicant is seeking approval of the Institutional Master Plan Amendment to construct a two story addition
to Hasbro Children’s Hospital for inpatient obstetrical services providing 46,230 SF of space 
–
for action (Upper South Providence)

ADJOURNMENT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

All applicants are required to attend or be represented at the meeting.

This meeting is accessible to all persons.

Individuals requesting interpreter services must notify the Department of Planning and
Development at 680–8400, 48 hours in advance of the hearing date.

Contact
Choyon Manjrekar
with the Department of Planning and Development at 680-8525
or
cmanjrekar at providenceri.com
if you have any questions regarding this meeting.

posted
5/10/16