Randall Ashe holds up a painting of himself as a young musician at the Jacqueline M. Clements Memorial Park in Providence. (Jonmaesha Beltran/ecoRI News)
PROVIDENCE — “When the night has come …”
The guitarist and vocalist opened with the familiar words as drums, bass, and saxophone joined in, carrying the music across the block as neighbors waited for hot dogs, hamburgers, macaroni and cheese, and chicken. The ice cream truck was still serving three flavors, while Southside Community Land Trust’s produce stand was almost bare…