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One Big Home- newportFILM screening 2/15!
One Big Home- newportFILM screening 2/15!
Gentrification comes in many forms. On the tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard, where presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy homes threaten to destroy the island’s unique character. Twelve years in the making, One Big Home follows one carpenter’s journey to understand the trend toward giant houses. When he feels complicit in wrecking the place he calls […]
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Colonial Food for Thought: A Newport Eats Living History Event
Colonial Food for Thought: A Newport Eats Living History Event
In 1777, Newport was occupied by British troops and a blockade prevented trade to the island. A population with a sophisticated palate, used to trade goods from all over the word, was now forced to eat local. What did people eat 240 years ago to survive the harsh winter and war-torn environment? The Newport Historical […]
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Naledi- newportFILM screening!
Naledi- newportFILM screening!
Join us for a February screening of... Naledi: A Baby Elephant’s Tale tells the incredible true story of a baby elephant born into a rescue camp in the Botswana wilderness. When she’s suddenly orphaned at one month, the keepers and scientist looking after the herd become tireless surrogate mothers. Camp scientist Mike Chase has launched […]
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The Rhode Island Food Strategy: Context & How It Relates to You
The Rhode Island Food Strategy: Context & How It Relates to You
The Newport Historical Society’s current programming initiative Newport Eats aims to provide historical context for present ideas such as food sustainability, community development, and healthy eating. Keeping to this popular topic, the Society is pleased to host author Sue AnderBois for the February 23rd, 2017 talk The Rhode Island Food Strategy: Context & How It […]