Student Media Community Showcase

Friday, May 15 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

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Join Ocean State Media (RI’s home for PBS & NPR) for an evening celebrating the intersection of local history and modern media. As part of the RI 250 initiative, our dedicated educator cohort and their students have spent the year bringing Rhode Island’s stories to life through innovative digital and print projects.

Explore a curated gallery of student-led work that bridges the gap between 250 years of history and the future of media.

Rhode Island Nursing Education Center, Providence, RI
Friday, May 15 • 5:30 PM - 7 PM

Rhode Island Nursing Education Center

350 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903

Though Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to veto the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, city councilors appear to be one vote short of a veto-proof supermajority. Councilor John Goncalves, who has not taken a public position on the legislation, is seeking to delay the vote
Mayor Roberto DaSilva points to school investments, new housing projects, and a post-bridge recovery as key to easing costs and reshaping the city’s future
Museum curator Melaine Ferdinand-King says the museum will highlight the cultural and historical contributions of Black Rhode Islanders
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee lauded the bystanders who stopped a mass shooting in Pawtucket and called the team ‘an inspiration for all Rhode Islanders’
A Providence chef and cocktail bar move into the final round of the 2026 James Beard Awards
Without stoves or modern tools, participants learned to prep a full 18th-century meal over an open flame in a historic Rhode Island home