Wooly Fair is Providence’s homegrown art carnival, a vibrant spectacle that showcases the city’s creative community at its most joyful. This year’s theme is Back to Nature, and the fair’s centerpiece is the Flower Tower, a pyramid of container gardens that will be distributed after the July 31st event to hospitals, schools, and other organizations.

Wooly Fair 2010 ~ Back to Nature ~ July 31 
Monohasset Mill and The Steel Yard
64 Eagle St, Providence, RI
1pm-1am
Tickets: $15 at the door, ($12 if you get 'em here)

Described by attendees as “magic” and “a marathon jamboree of creativity,” Wooly Fair was named one of the top ten art events of 2009 by the Providence 10 and has gained the attention of the local media and online community as well as the Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism. Last year, a trip to Wooly Fair was the grand prize of a contest sponsored by thebiggestlittle.org (please check them out, they rock).

Entertainment lineup for Wooly Fair 2010:

DJ Rupture  ~ Triangle Forest ~  Blevin Blectum ~ Viennagram ~ Micah Jackson ~ Sensual Dan ~ Raw Lip ~ Caroline Hecht ~ Extraordinary Rendition Marching Band ~ The Atlantic Thrills ~ Through the Keyhole Burlesque ~ The Get Lively Experiment and Thirsty Sounds

A sampling of our interactive art:

The Flower Tower -- A 24’x24’  pyramid structure hosting over 100 container gardens to be planted by each attendee of the Fair and the distributed throughout the community after the event.
The Churning of the Ocean -- An Under-the-Sea experience
The Natural Selection Love Connection -- A dating game for all of evolution
Nesty Tacos -- A Back to Nature taco stand
The Distorted Trip Room -- Our disorienting naturalization passage
The Tricycle Rally Championship -- Now in its third year!
Thirsty’s Cantina -- Relax, unwind, with your dirtbag brethren
The Back to Nature Photoshop -- Capture your primordial magic
The Honey Bunny Rangers -- Our native security force
The Blue Passage -- a journey between regions