Editing East Providence, Rhode Island (section)

==Music and Arts==
* On September 2, 1977, The Beach Boys performed before an audience of 40,000 at [[Narragansett_Park#Later_years|Narragansett Park]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], [[Rhode Island]], which remains the largest concert audience in Rhode Island history. The City of East Providence provided parking in the area next to Narragansett Park. On August 9, 2017, a commemoration ceremony produced by [[Al Gomes]] and Connie Watrous of [[Al_Gomes#Big_Noise|Big Noise]] took place in East Providence with The Beach Boys, along with East Providence Mayor James Briden and Assistant Mayor Robert Britto, who gave The Beach Boys the coveted Key to the City. The street where the concert stage formerly stood at 510 Narragansett Park Drive in Pawtucket, RI was officially renamed to "Beach Boys Way".<ref>{{cite web|first1 = Al|last1 = Gomes|first2 = Connie|last2 = Watrous|first3 = Tim|last3 = Labonte|date = August 9, 2017|title = The Beach Boys Street Commemoration Ceremony|publisher=
Big Noise Projects|via = [[YouTube]]|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWiTYLXubaM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1 = Al|last1 = Gomes|first2 = Connie|last2 = Watrous|date = June 1, 2024|title = The Beach Boys and Big Noise Complete Projects|publisher=
Big Noise Official Website|url = https://www.bignoisenow.com/beachboys.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Markgraf|first=Diandra|title=Pawtucket celebrates Beach Boys Way|newspaper=The Valley Breeze|url=http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-09-05/pawtucket/pawtucket-celebrates-beach-boys-way|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2018|archive-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082856/http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-09-05/pawtucket/pawtucket-celebrates-beach-boys-way#.WpcP-rirGzk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Andy|title=In '77 Beach Boys Headlined R.I.'s Largest Concert|newspaper=The Providence Journal|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170808/in-77-beach-boys-headlined-ris-largest-concert|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219210742/http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170808/in-77-beach-boys-headlined-ris-largest-concert|url-status=live}}</ref>