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PAST EVENTS
Postponed due to weather!
New date to be
announced!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016 9pm
Allysen Callery plays The Whale Guitar at AS220
with Two Selkies, Quarterly, and Longshoreman
We’ve been looking forward to having Allysen Callery play her unique finger picking style on The Whale Guitar for a long time!
And its about to happen!
Cannot wait to hear her haunting voice as she plays her eerie alt-folk songs on with this unique
alt-folk artwork of a guitar!
As if that isn’t special enough, the guitar’s builder, the amazing Rachel Rosenkrantz will also be performing that night with Two Selkies on a variety of acoustic folk intruments!! With extraordinary folk harpist Reed McLaren by her side, and Quarterly and Longshoreman
sharing the bill, its going to be a night of captivating sounds.
AS220 Main Stage 95 Empire St., Providence RI 9pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016 4pm-7pm
Whale Guitar Show with Ocean Alliance!
BURNSIDE INSIDE :: Wintersession Burnside Music Series at Aurora
On January 21 join us at Aurora's "Indoor Beer Garden" for The Whale Guitar and special guest players!
Come in and hear guitarist and
Ocean Alliance’s Environmental Science Intern Gregory Taylor!
He'll be driving down from Gloucester MA to play for you and chat about how
Ocean Alliance is flying drones to conduct
non-invasive research about whales and their health!
Learn why their work is so important!
Next up will be Aurora’s own
Stev Delmonico and his bandmate Steve Donovan fresh from The Quahogs' CD Release Party!
Last but not least, BlowHole's
Brian Jablonski evokes the ocean on
pedal steel while Berke Marye takes The Whale Guitar on a journey of sound.
Aurora
276 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island
Kid friendly event!
We'll even have tee shirts for sale for kids in ocean blue!
Along with super soft adult tees in blue and black. And durable black totes.
All of our merch is 100% whale friendly organic cotton. We know you'll love the look and feel of all our merch - we hope you'll buy them to support our project!
And, as it's our mission to rally support for
the good science of Ocean Alliance, here is
where we ask you to help fund their work:
Just go to www.whale.org and fill out their form!
NOTE! When they see a spike in donations and whale adoptions around our events, we know we made an impact!
And you can make that super clear if you type in The Whale Guitar Project in the tribute box when you donate –
just to let them know you were inspired by our project!
Thank you Downtown Providence Parks Conservatory
and Aurora for your support!
Thank you all for your whale love!!
#savewhalessaveourselves
#forthewhales
REVIVAL III
The Whale Guitar is honored to be on display at part of The Fort Foreclosure Stage!
Celebrating 3 years since the re-opening of the Columbus Theatre
starring
KISHI BASHI
THE LOW ANTHEM
THE HUNTRESS (debut performance)
SCREAMING FEMALES
MITSKI
SHE KEEPS BEES
LAST GOOD TOOTH
VUDU SISTER
fort foreclosure presents
TWAIN
MAL DEVISA
EDT
HOME BODY
IAN FITZGERALD
INFJ
JACOB AUGUSTINE
tony’s barbershop presents
POTTY MOUTH
with more tbc
NOVEMBER 7TH, 2015
The Columbus Theatre
Doors at 6pm, Show at 7pm
Tickets on sale NOW at
SATURDAY
November 7
The Columbus Theatre
Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist plays The Whale Guitar at Lily Pads
SATURDAY
September 12
Tim Eriksen and Cordelia’s Dad with The Vox Hunters
(Lily Pads' 5th Anniversary show!)
Backyard benefit for Girls Rock Rhode Island!
August 29
SATURDAY
The Whale Guitar Project is honored to participate in a little fund-raiser for one of our favorite organizations:
Girls Rock Rhode Island!
Who knows if The Whale Guitar would ever have been invented if Jen Long had not begun to learn to play guitar at one of their very first camps! So happy to give back, and pass the love forward! Because playing music and empowering girls rules!!
July 31
FRIDAY
Mystic Seaport's 30th Annual Moby Dick Marathon
on the Charles W. Morgan!
Song for the Whales!
The Whale Guitar Project is stoked to be participating in Mystic Seaport's Moby Dick Marathon! We will be featured in an evening concert on the dock of the Charles W. Morgan!
Come see the beautiful and unique whale guitar, as well as performances by the Museum’s chanteymen. Utilizing both traditional and modern songs, the concert will highlight whale preservation efforts and social change.
The Quahogs
SATURAY, MAY 23, 2015
Stev Delmonico and Steve Donovan played The Whale Guitar
Stev Delmonico- Guitar, Vocals
Ryan Gould- Bass
Steve Donovan- Guitar
Charlie Weber- Guitar
John Faraone- Drums
41 Central Street
Providence, RI 02907
PVD Shanty Sing
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015
With Sharks Come Cruisin' playing The Whale Guitar!
Can't wait for tonight! Come sing with Sharks Come Cruisin', The Whale Guitar and me!
It's PVD Shanty Sing TONIGHT at The Parlour! 6-9pm
Raffle to benefit The Whale Guitar Project!
Come and soak in some sudz and sing out some swears!
Keep it clean til 7:30 tho! The first set is FAMILY FRIENDLY!
Bring your first mates and deckhands!
And your appetites too! The Parlour had the best burgers around!!
1119 N Main St, Providence, RI 02904
The New England Right Whale Festival
SUNDAY MAY 3 11am to 3pm
Did you know that there are less than 550 right whales left in the North Atlantic? Come to the 2nd Annual New England Right Whale Festival to celebrate the work being done to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction! The Whale Guitar Project is honored to be invited to display! We'll have The Whale Guitar plugged in and ready for you to play! Come see it, play it, and sign The Right Whale Festival log page that will be sewn into The Whale Guitar's Travel Journal!!
Harbor View Terrace Tent
1 Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
FREE EVENT!
(Aquarium admission not included)
The 7th International WhaleFest
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015
Private party featuring The Whale Guitar to benefit Ocean Alliance, Sea Shepherd and Save The Bay.
The Whale Guitar Closing Ceremony
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014
Join us
at
The Providence Public Library
for a musical reception
in which
The WHALE GUITAR
will be unveiled
and played!
Featuring guitarists
Shannon Le Corre and Chris Carrera
of Bloodpheasant
and Erik Carlson of AREA C
With poetry by Reza Clifton,
and presentations by:
founder Jen Long
luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz
and Special Collections Librarian
Jordan Goffin.
THURSDAY APRIL 24
6pm SHARP!
doors 5:30pm
FREE!
Please
Space is limited!
Please reserve a ticket!
Providence Public Library
Washington Street Entrance
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014
The Whale Guitar Opening Reception
The Whale Guitar will be on display at the Providence Public Library beginning Wednesday, April 23. The exhibit will feature the process of designing and building the guitar as well as display items from the Library's Nicholson Whaling Collection. View rare scrimshaw works and journals of the whaling era which inspired some of the guitar's design elements. On view thrugh June 4.
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Providence Public Library Exhibit
APRIL 24 - JUNE 5

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014
March Clambake at Aurora
Take a journey with mermaid, artist, poet, mother, toy designer, inventor, and late blooming musician, singer, songwriter and founder of The Whale Guitor Project, Jen Long. Jen will be talking about the voyage ofdivergences and convergences that inspired this idea, influenced its design, and are shaping this collaborative project into a mission to save whales.
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Aurora
276 Westminster St.
Providence, RI
Clambake is a monthly event for Rhode Island's design and entrepreneurial community - we hope for another great turnout! The collaborative endeavors of AIGA Rhode Island,DESIGNxRI, and Rally Rhode Island are helping to curate and promote these events.