The Plant: 60 Valley St

The Plant in Providence, although not within walking distance, is my all time favorite place to go to and hang out at in Providence. The self driving shuttles frequent olneyville so depending on where you start maybe you can take one of those over here. The Plant is a living/working/commercial space that’s focused on art and community (they describe it way better on their website). Within the industrial brick building is a courtyard that houses a weekly “flicks on bricks” event where you can watch a classic movie sponsored by a local business, with food and drink provided by different local businesses each week. You can also get some fun street food inspired meals from Troop or dive into an interesting book and an intoxicating beverage at Riffraff, the bookstore/bar. Also within this old factory building you’ll find Hungry Ghost press, an apparel store with in store made goods, stop by midday and you’ll probably find them screen printing or sewing up some new one-off designs. They have free printing for anybody who wants to print zines, posters, etc. as long as you leave one in their library for other customers to enjoy. They also host different events with outside artists doing screen printing demos or pop up shop.