Exhibition dates March 4 - April 9, 2020 Opening Reception Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6-8pm All receptions are FREE and open to the public. Join us at the opening reception for Abiding Courage, an exhibition celebrating the centennial of the 19th Amendment. One hundred years ago the US Constitution was amended to ensure individual states […]
Hacking Heritage is a participant-led unconference where attendees can propose session discussions on any topic related to preservation, history, heritage, and the arts. How do we build community through neighborhood history? How do cemeteries, vacant lots, and wild spaces impact our sense of place? How can podcasts be used to tell new stories about place? Which […]
JOIN US FOR OUR 7TH FRIEND-RAISER… THE BEST PARTY OF THE OFF-SEASON IN SUPPORT OF newportFILM! Dust off your favorite cassette tapes, because this year, we’re taking it back to the 80’s… to the days of metal bands, big hair, leg warmers, and more! We encourage you to dress for a RAD night paying tribute […]
Join the Newport Historical Society for a talk with Professor Serena Zabin, author of The Boston Massacre: A Family History on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 5:30pm at the Leatherman Program Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI. Zabin’s The Boston Massacre delivers an indelible new slant on iconic American Revolutionary history. The story of the […]
Common Cause's second Demystifying Democracy event of 2020 will focus on understanding the Census and how Rhode Island is preparing for an accurate Census Count in 2020. The United States Census takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of […]
Lippitt House Museum in partnership with the Providence League of Women Voters Mondays, March 16th, 23rd, & 30th 6:30 p.m. Reception 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Discussion This year is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which made it illegal to prevent a woman from voting based on her sex. But […]
Join the Newport Historical Society for a talk with author Tom Schachtman on The Founding Fortunes: How the Wealthy Paid for and Profited from America’s Revolution on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 5:30pm at 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI. Schachtman makes the case as to how the disparity between social classes affected the Revolution, and […]
UPDATE: Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI) is closely monitoring the COVID-19 (coronavirus) in regard to our upcoming community events. As you know, this is a rapidly evolving situation, and we recognize the need to be flexible. Rather than meeting in person at the URI Feinstein Campus as originally planned for our March 26 Mocktails […]
UPDATE - postponed until Fall 2020 - date TBD The Bristol BookFest Steering Committee has voted to postpone our inaugural event on March 27-28 and to take steps to find a suitable date in the fall to reschedule our All the King’s Men weekend. This, of course, depends on how the COVID 19 pandemic travels, […]
Join us for the Rhode Island Premiere of Cunningham a film by Alla Kovgan Produced in Partnership with the Jamestown Arts Center. Film Screening at the Jane Pickens Theatre: 49 Touro St, Newport, RI 02840 Sunday, March 29th, 1:00 pm. Running time: 93 min. Q&A with Producer, Elizabeth Delude-Dix; Costume Designer, Jeffrey Wirsing; and a […]
Stages of Freedom's 5th Annual And Still I Rise, a Tribute to Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison & Jessye Norman Join Stages of Freedom for poetry readings, live music with an all-female band, reminiscences, and more by great Rhode Island women. Date: Sunday, March 29, 2pm Location: The First Baptist Church in America, 75 North Main […]
Providence author Shai Afsai will discuss Benjamin Franklin’s self-improvement method and its influence on Judaism. As a young man in his twenties, Benjamin Franklin resolved to perfect his character and devised a unique method to aid him in the challenging task of becoming virtuous. Franklin's method, described in his posthumously-published autobiography, became incorporated into the […]