Keeping Rhythm & Blues Alive

BOARD of DIRECTORS
Cleveland Kurtz, President
Dr. Maxwell Whiting,
VP/Music Director
Sylvia Whiting, Sec/Treas.
Tom Colantonio,
Instruments for Children
Board Members
Clarice Smith
Paul Williams
Dhana Whiteing
Honorary Directors
Sylvia Ann Soares
Lynn & Elizabeth Pegg
Richard & Donna Pena
Dell Padgett
The Rhode Island Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society (RIRBPS) is a 501(c)3 all volunteer non-profit organization established in 2003 by Edward A 'Prof' Coates and a few dedicated local supporters devoted to preserving and promoting the legacy, heritage and connection of rhythm & blues in Rhode Island.
As a membership organization we offer a variety of community programs and services.
* Preserve & promote R&B through activities, events & education.
* Preserve and promote the heritage & historical connections of R&B music in the evolution of American popular music.
* Improve awareness and acceptance of R&B by the public as a musical art form.
St Martin DePorres Center
160 Cranston Street Providence
11 AM - 3PM
June 18 Juneteenth
Rogers Williams Park - Visit RIRBPS Table
June 29 - Wanskuck Library 5:30 - 7PM
233 Veazie Street, Providcne
July 26 - Knight Library 2-5PM
275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence
August 1 - Rochambeau Library 5-7PM
708 Hope Street, Providence
RIRPBS
12 Kipling Street
Providence, RI 02907
401.461.0012 / rirbps@gmail.com
Donations are tax deductible
12 Kipling Street, Providence, RI 02907
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