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Oaklawn Grange, Cranston, RI
Oaklawn Grange hosts the Greater Providence Contra Dance. From I-95: Exit 14B onto Rt. 37 West towards Cranston,
about 3 miles to the flashing red light, left onto Natick Road about a 1/4 mile to a stoplight, left onto Wilbur Ave, after
the expressway overpass bear left up an incline onto Wheelock St. The Grange is the building on the left. From I-295: Exit
3B onto Rt. 37 West, at flashing red light turn left onto Natick Road, then follow as above.
Contact: Bob & Jeane
401-828-3229 (alfalfac@mindspring.com) or Dale 508-636-8168.
Foster, RI
Location 1: The Moosup Valley Grange is located at 81 Moosup Valley Road, Foster, RI (next to the Tyler Free Library). FROM
the Providence area: follow Rt. 6 west all the way to the Connecticut line, left on Cucumber Hill Road, continue for two miles
where road turns sharply to the left and becomes Moosup Valley Road; Grange is a little way up on the right, next to the Tyler
Free Library and across from the Moosup Valley Congregational Church. FROM the south: take Rt. 102 North, cross Rt. 117,
after 2 or 3 miles turn left at first flashing yellow light (Old Plainfield Pike), pass Howard Hill Road in 1 mile and take
next right onto Moosup Valley Road. continue for 1 1/2 miles to Grange on left, just after Tyler Free Library. Explorers can
follow Rt. 6 west, cross Rt. 94 in Foster and turn left onto Boswell Trail (across from a Texaco Station), continue to the
end, then turn left and take the next right onto Johnson Road; follow to the end and turn right onto Moosup Valley Road. Grange
is up on left a bit.
Location 2: The South Foster Fire Station is located at Rt 94 (Mt. Hygeia Rd), just North of the
Rt 94 and Rt 6 (Danielson Pike). contact 401-392-1322 or 647-5812, Elwood or Cindy, or peeptoad@earthlink.net
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Brown University, Providence RI
From I-95, exit at I-195 (exit 20). Take Downtown Providence exit (exit 1) to stop light. Bear left at the light. Take first
right onto College Street (aka Westminster), cross South Main Street (large Court House at corner) and continue to the top
of College Hill, to a dead end at the Van Wickle Gates (huge iron and brass gates) where College and Prospect Streets intersect.
Turn left onto Prospect Street, right onto Waterman, and immediately look for a place to park. Leung Gallery, Faunce Hall
is on your right and has very tall narrow French windows - you'll see the brass chandeliers inside. The ideal place to park
is near the intersection of Waterman & Brown street. If you reach Thayer street, you've entered the shopping & dining
& dancing spots, but you've gone too far. Special Notes: Recreational Folk Dances, Mondays 8-10pm, info contact jatlee@brown.edu
Central Congregational Church, Providence RI
Corner of Angell St & Diman Place on the East Side of Providence. Cathy Clasper-Torch 272-3942
Mathewson Street United Methodist Church, Providence RI (downtown)
134 Mathewson
Street, Providence. The church is located near the Providence Performing Arts
Center (Mathewson Street terminates at the PPAC; if you started walking from the PPAC on Mathewson Street, youd go 1 &
½ blocks; the church is on the right and has a store-front look; don't confuse Mathewson Street United Methodist Church with
the nearby Grace Episcopal church, which is ½ block from the PPAC). Call 331-8900; or e-mail Gregg (gcarter@bryant.edu) for
more information. Note that the summer dance are air conditioned.
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