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BVTC
25th Annual
Dinner |
Leisurely Bicycle Tours
(Cycle Blackstone) |
Secret Ingredient Food and Beverage
Tours (Blackstone Culinaria) |
Family Guy Rhode Island Road Trip |
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Thursday, September 23, 2010 - Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council 25th Anniversary
Annual Dinner & Silent Auction - More |
NEW:
September 18 and 25, Oct. 9 and 16.
2 1/2 hour leisurely tours through 4
Blackstone Valley communities.
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Blackstone Culinaria Tour
(weekly
demonstrations and meals)
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Check out new restaurants just added |
Check out the sites that may have
inspired Family Guy
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Article (NY1.com)
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The Road to Rhode Island:
A Family Guy Concordance
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North Smithfield Pumpkin Festival |
Apple Pie Bake-Off |
Fall Foliage Tours
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Blackstone Valley
Explorer 2010 |
Pawtucket Arts Festival |
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September 18, 2010 Live entertainment on the grounds of North Smithfield
Elementary School.
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September 11, 2010 Pies must be delivered to River
Island Park, 16 Bernon Street, Woonsocket, RI, by 10:00 AM. Pies
must be in a pie pan or on a dish etc. More |
Saturday, October 23, 2010 Blackstone Valley Fall Foliage & Shopping
Train Excursion to Putnam, CT. More
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High-quality
visual, performance and participatory arts EVENTS by Rhode
Island, regional, national and internationally-known artists
that take place for the enjoyment of Pawtucket residents and
visitors.
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Blackstone Valley
Polar Express |
River in the Classroom |
Tour Rhode Island |
Autumnfest - Woonsocket |
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful |
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November 7, 13, 14, and 21, 2010
December 4 and 5, 2010
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High quality inquiry based educational programs on the
Blackstone River Explorer for Students. See 2010 schedule.
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May
7, 2011 24 exciting itineraries
that cover every corner of the Ocean
State.
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Three day festival that includes, arts and crafts, ethnic
foods, fireworks, parades, amusements and much more
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2010
Great American Cleanup Dates
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Cumberlandfest |
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Arnold Mills July 4th Parade |
Glocester Ancient & Horribles Parade |
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day |
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Stay tuned for 2010 info. Enjoy family fun
events featuring amusement rides, games, a carnival, live
music and entertainment, food court and other summertime
activities. More |
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Stay tuned for 2011 info. Come celebrate Independence Day with us! Begun
in 1927, the Arnold Mills parade, in
Cumberland, RI, continues to be a
family tradition
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July 4, 2010
Nothing
is sacred as Glocester locals spoof local and national
politics during the famous Ancients and Horribles Parade on
the Fourth of July More |
Stay tuned for 2010 info. Diamond Hill
Park. A great opportunity to pass
your passion for cycling on to your
kids.
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Greek Festival |
Golfblackstone.com Annual Golf Tournament |
Footsteps in History |
Cherry Trees of the Blackstone
Walk/Run & Breakfast |
Dragonboat Races & Taiwan Festival |
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Travel to a Greek Village This Summer – right here in Rhode
Island! The Assumption Greek Church 82nd Annual Festival
will transform the parish grounds into a virtual Greek
Village - and invite EVERYONE to join in their glendi (Greek
Village Festival).
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Monday, June 13,
2011
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October, 2010
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Ongoing
Events & Attractions |
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Backyard Tours |
Bicycle Path |
Slater Mill |
Pawtucket Red Sox |
Museum of Work & Culture |
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Next Tour: TBD More |
Bicycle path from East Providence to
Woonsocket, plus bike path maps.
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An interactive
museum located on the banks of the Blackstone River
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Catch the Boston Red Sox Triple AAA
farm team April - September.
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This interactive museum presents the compelling and touching
story of the French Canadians who left the farms of Quebec
for the factories of New England....More |
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Gamm Theatre |
Stadium Theatre |
Paddling Tours |
Blackstone River Theatre |
Twin River |
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The Gamm
presents plays of substance and distinction, acted with
excellence and offered to the public in an intimate setting
that allows the audience to be immersed fully in the
ambiance of the production and the interchange between the
actors themselves, and between the actors and the audience.
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Discover the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, America’s birthplace of the
Industrial Revolution. Kayak the Blackstone River and
paddle along serene vistas, through mill villages and enjoy the wildlife
and flora in its natural habitat.
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The former site
of the Unity Masonic Lodge, the theatre was built in 1928
and abandoned in 1987; the brick structure has been and
continues to be renovated for use as a nonprofit cultural
arts center with an emphasis on the music and dance
traditions of the Blackstone River Valley...
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Play slot
machines, bet on simulcast dog and horse racing, eat at
fine dining establishments and enjoy a wide variety of
music, comedy, sports and other entertainment.
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Smith Appleby House |
Historic Chepachet Village |
Hearthside House |
Captain Wilbur Kelly House Museum |
Diamond Hill Vineyards |
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Built (circa 1696) by Elisha Smith, the grandson of John
Smith “The Miller”, cartographer of the NE coastline and a
member of Roger William’s original party of six men who left
the Massachusetts Bay Colony to settle in.
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Quaint, rural Rhode Island village with numerous antique and
collectible shops.
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Brown & Hopkins
Country Store
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A unique 1810 stone mansion, known as the house that love
built," on pastoral Great Road, the first road through the
wilderness between Providence and Mendon, Massachusetts, and
one of the oldest thoroughfares in America.
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It's where all of the
transportation stories of the Blackstone River Valley come
together. The museum shows the history of the river and
canal as a means of transportation from the Native American
peoples to the pinnacle of the Industrial Revolution.
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Established in 1976, Diamond Hill
Vineyards is a small family run
vineyard in northeastern Rhode
Island making a wide range of grape
and fruit wines.......More |
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Valentine
Whitman House |
Lincoln Visitor Center |
Pawtucket Visitor Center |
Hannaway Blacksmith Shop |
Chan's
Eggrolls and Jazz |
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Whitman's home is one of a few surviving "stone-end" houses
built in the 17th century. Whitman was a friend of Roger
Williams, founder of Rhode Island. The first town meeting of
old Smithfield, which included Lincoln, was held in this
house in 1730.
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Located between
Exit 9 and 10 on the Northbound side of Rte. 295, the
Visitors Center is open 7 days 24 hours a day and provides
Blackstone Valley information and brochures. More
Info: 401-334-6723 between 9am and 5pm |
Located at 175
Main Street, the Visitors Center is open Mon. - Sat. 10 to 4
and Sun. 1 to 4. The Center provides Blackstone Valley
information and brochures and boasts a 90 seat theatre
showing a 19 minute movie of the Blackstone River Valley
Corridor from East Providence, RI to Worcester, MA.
More Info: 401-724-2200 |
Serves as the
gateway to Chase Farm Park and adjacent to Hearthside.
William H. Hannaway opened his first blacksmith shop in a
lean-to
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Premiere
Jazz Club and Chinese Restaurant. Special
offer to Tourblackstone.com readers -- 15% off dining
and $2 off per ticket for concerts.
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Spring Lake Beach Facility |
Samuel Slater Canal Boat & Bed & Breakfast |
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2010
information...
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British Tea tours
and chartered cruises.
Will return to the water in 2011.
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Buy Local BV |
Trip Advisor |
Donate a Bike Program |
Dineblackstone.com |
Hachi: A Dog's Tale Trailer |
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Invest in your Blackstone
Valley....... Buy Locally....More |
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Donate a bike to help train kids the
skill of repairing bikes.
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Enjoy
traditional Blackstone Valley fare.....More |
Stars Richard Gere
and filmed in Rhode Island.
Features the P & W train & Woonsocket Train Depot
used by the Council for it's train trips.
View Trailer
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Second Trailer Location | "On
the Set" YouTube |
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Burrillville |
Central Falls |
Cumberland |
Glocester |
Lincoln |
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Smithfield |
Pawtucket |
Smithfield |
Woonsocket |
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