Join us for a newportFILM Outdoors screening of HOUSE OF Z & our *Annual Picnic Contest* at OceanCliff Lawn! HOUSE OF Z newportFILM Outdoors is presented by LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL Picnic Contest sponsored by Rib & Rhein Thursday, August 31 OceanCliff Hotel & Resort 65 Ridge Road, Newport, RI 02840 6:35PM - Venue […]
Local historian Bob Geake will discuss the evolution of the obituary in local papers and reveal how those death notices reflected the day-to-day dangers that people faced in early Rhode Island as well as the eccentric and unusual obituaries that found their way into print. This program is presented as part of the Center's series […]
Join SURJ RI South County Chapter for a screening of Ava Duvernay's documentary 13th followed by discussion with an esteemed group of panelists knowledgeable about incarceration in Rhode Island. EnRICHment speaker Nick Horton, with Opendoors will be part of the panel.
GRANT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS! Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. Attend one of four workshops across the state to answer your questions […]
GRANT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS! Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. Attend one of four workshops across the state to answer your questions […]
Imagine receiving a set of keys to historic homes, theaters, sacred spaces, secret vaults, studios and other unique spaces. For one day, Doors Open RI will provide you with free, special access to over 20 great places across Providence. Using a widely distributed event guide and mobile-enabled website, you will be able to build your […]
GRANT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS! Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. Attend one of four workshops across the state to answer your questions […]
GRANT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS! Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. Attend one of four workshops across the state to answer your questions […]
Join Us! The Council will be launching the new Industrial Heritage Along the Woonasquatucket Rhode Tour at the Woonasquatucket Vision Plan Community Picnic scheduled from 1:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday, September 30th. Come and learn about the might of Rhode Island's industry, its role in America's rise as a world superpower, and its lingering environmental and […]
Have you ever wondered why black is worn to a funeral, or why the deceased is surrounded by flowers? Where did the terms "saved by the bell" and "graveyard shift" come from? Did people really take pictures of the dead? Kathy Hartley, president of Friends of Hearthside, will lead a look back to the Victorian […]