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Spiritual Accounting: Benjamin Franklin and Rabbi Mendel Lefin’s Course of Character Development

March 13, 2022 @ 10:15 am - June 26, 2022 @ 11:45 am
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, 401 Elmgrove Avenue
Providence, RI 02906 United States
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Providence's Congregation Beth Sholom, Core Connects Rhode Island, the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island, Providence's Temple Beth-El, and Providence's Temple Emanu-El are collaborating to offer a 12-week in-person program: "Spiritual Accounting: Benjamin Franklin and Rabbi Mendel Lefin’s Course of Character Development." Taught by Providence’s Rabbi Eliahu Klein, a musar (practical Jewish ethics) instructor […]

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Wanderground Lesbian Archive Exhibits at Providence Public Library

June 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - August 31, 2022 @ 5:00 am
Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903 United States
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Welcome to the first physical public viewing of several of the holdings in the Wanderground Archive/Library. Mev Miller shares selections from her extensive library of Lesbian/feminist publications as well as media, art, and other culturally significant items – collected over the past 40 years. The materials make up the cornerstone of Wanderground, a Lesbian Archive/Library being developed as […]

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Providence Public Library Presents: LGBTQ+ Film Series

June 7, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Providence Public Library’s Donald J. Farish Auditorium (3rd Floor), 150 Empire St
Providence, RI 02903 United States
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PPL is pleased to present a free, three-part film series with panel discussions of queer history and filmmaking, film archives, and preservation. Offered in conjunction with PPL’s 2022 Exhibition & Program Series Identities, these events will focus on different aspects of storytelling and filmmaking, all tied to the RI LGBTQ+ community. “The RI LGBTQ+ Community Archive at PPL is a […]

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7:00 pm

AUTHOR TALK WITH SKIP FINLEY, AWARD-WINNING WRITER

June 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
Linden Place, 500 Hope Street
Bristol, RI 02809 United States
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Over time, some 1750,000 people went whaling. Most experienced the "Nantucket sleigh ride" only once because of the extreme and dangerous conditions, but as many 30% of the those working on whalers were men of color. Join Martha's Vineyard author Skip Finley in the Linden Place Carriage House as he leads us on this fascinating […]

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