pawtucket arts poetry

The Three Tenors Concert

The Pawtucket Arts Council, home of the Galway Kinnel poetry contest and art education is bringing four international music stars to Pawtucket on Sunday, October 8. In a show called "The Three Tenors with David McKenna," the featured players, known for their work throughout the world, are saxophone tenormen Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen and Ken Peplowski, along with pianist Dave McKenna. Marshall Wood will play bass, and Jim Gwin, drums. Three of the players, McKenna, Hamilton, and Allen were raised in Rhode Island.

Tickets are available online, or through Roth Ticket Agency on the 2nd floor of the Westin hotel or phone: (401) 751-0200. Advance ticket purchasers are invited to a post-show reception with the artists--order now!

For more information, visit the Three Tenors home page.

National Polish Heritage Month Exhibit

To celebrate National Polish Heritage Month during October the Polish Sub-Committee of the RI Historical, Preservation and Heritage Commission will display Polish artifacts in the City Hall lobby arts space of Pawtucket Arts Council, as it has done for a number of years. Mrs. Jean Babiec arranges the display and this year the theme will be a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Solidarity, the unified group that helped break up communism. The second floor arts cases display the paintings of Allan Halle. Ethnic Groups and individual artists wishing to use the spaces to display art work, whether costumes, sculptures, paintings, photographs or other art work, please contact the Arts Council at 725-1151.

Galway Kinnell Poetry Contest

The 15th annual Galway Kinnell poetry contest is underway. Kinnell, who was born and raised in Pawtucket, is a famed poet, having won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1984. He has also won a National Book Award and MacArthur Fellowship. The hope is that Kinnell will be able to attend the awards ceremony next Spring, read some of his poems, and help present the awards.