Come to hear Eva Andersson Strand of The Danish National Research Foundation's Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. In Viking Age society there has been a need for a wide variety of textiles; textiles for clothing, sails etc. There is no doubt that textiles and production had an important economic and social impact […]
The 2014 Alexis Allen Boss '89 Endowment for Community Accord and Public Service presents Sheryl WuDunn, Pullitzer Prize winning journalist and co-author of the best-selling Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2009) and, A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity (2014). In addition to her writing talents, WuDunn is also a business executive and popular […]
At the Providence Public Library, The Center for Public Humanities at Brown University, the PPL's Story Seekers, and Urban Pond Procession are pleased to announce “Come Sit a Spell: Memories from a Forgotten Neighborhood” – an immersive art and oral history installation. The installation will be open November 18th through January 18th during regular library […]
"Getting Merry Like Christmas" merges traditional holiday songs with jazz and gospel sounds. Powerhouse gospel great Doreen Murray, a soloist known throughout New England, joins an excellent ensemble of Providence vocalists, including Janell Brown, Drew Parker, Luna Abreu-Santana, and Jose Baez, with jazz pianist Rod Luther at the keyboard. Robb Dimmick directs. The show will […]