🌱 RENT Comes To PPAC + Man Threatens Snow Plow Driver With Gun

Hey, Providence! Let's get this Monday started. These are the most important things going on today in Providence.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 27 Low: 10.

Here are the top 3 stories in Providence today:

1. On Friday, the Providence Performing Arts Center announced that a limited number of rush seats will be available for $24 for every performance of RENT - 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour. RENT performs at PPAC from Friday, Jan. 14 through Sunday, Jan. 16. The $24 tickets are available for in-person purchases at the PPAC Box Office window two hours prior to each show; for general ticket information, prospective attendees can call the PPAC Box Office. (Broadway World)
2. On Friday, a Providence man threatened a snowplow driver with a gun out of frustration with the plow dumping snow on his property, he told police. The driver of the snowplow reported that he did not see the man's gun and did not wish to press charges. The man was let off with a verbal warning. (GoLocalProv)
3. According to its latest modeling, the Rhode Island Department of Health expects COVID-19 infections to peak next week "followed by steady, significant declines." According to Health Department spokesman Joseph Wendelken, "this has been the experience seen in other parts of the world with Omicron." (The Providence Journal)

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Today in Providence:

• ESL Class: Intermediate/Intermedio - Providence Community Library (10:00 AM)
• Resume Help - Providence Community Library (2:00 PM)
• Virtual Book Chat - Providence Community Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Providence Brewing Company celebrated its grand opening over the weekend at Farm Fresh Rhode Island. (Instagram)
• Rhode Island Comic Con is inviting vendors and artists to secure their spots at its 10th-anniversary show in November. Space is going fast! (Instagram)
• WWII veteran and North Providence man Joseph Anthony Stabil has died at the age of 95. Stabil passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (GoLocalProv)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners, and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.