Join us for a FREE family-friendly screening of Apollo 11! Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission — the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
Exhibition on view June 3 - September 10 In 1836, the Providence Library Company (1753) and the Providence Athenæum (1831) made the decision to dissolve their institutions and reform as the library we know today as the Providence Athenæum. The library has occupied its home on Benefit Street since 1838, bearing witness to the evolution […]
A screening of a short film, followed by a panel and public conversation about evictions and policy solutions. "Providence Lost," a short nonfiction film, follows a family undergoing an eviction and their subsequent search for a new home. In 2018, the Trottiers were one of more than 13,000 households to be evicted in Rhode Island. […]
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
Historic New England’s Casey Farm at 2325 Boston Neck Road in North Kingstown, RI will hold a free program by Lorén Spears, visiting educator from the Tomaquag Museum, on Saturday, June 8 from 1:00 to 2:00. First, The Tomaquag Museum will offer information and traditional crafts during the Coastal Growers Market which is open from […]
For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will host PVDFest, Providence's signature art festival, June 6 - 9, 2019. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud presenting partner of PVDFest Ideas! the festival's program series that encourages […]
2019 marks 400 years of slavery in America. Rhode Island was a major player in this vicious episode of our history, and also a leader in abolishing it. Breaking Chains tells this story through a series of events held from June 12 to June 15. Breaking Chains Event 1 Pulitzer Prize winning author David W. […]
Join us for a screening of Maiden at the Jane Pickens Theater on Wednesday, June 12th – presented by 11th Hour Racing and in partnership with IYRS. Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round […]
2019 marks 400 years of slavery in America. Rhode Island was a major player in this vicious episode of our history, and also a leader in abolishing it. Breaking Chains tells this story through a series of events held from June 12 to June 15. Breaking Chains Event 2 “Disowning Slavery: Gradual Emancipation & Race […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
2019 marks 400 years of slavery in America. Rhode Island was a major player in this vicious episode of our history, and also a leader in abolishing it. Breaking Chains tells this story through a series of events held from June 12 to June 15. Breaking Chains Event 3 Join the Schiller Boston Community Chorus […]
2019 marks 400 years of slavery in America. Rhode Island was a major player in this vicious episode of our history, and also a leader in abolishing it. Breaking Chains tells this story through a series of events held from June 12 to June 15. Breaking Chains Event 4 "A Living History Walking Tour of […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
Join the Newport Historical Society to celebrate making history today in a new annual award program, the History Starts Here Award, for making history now in Rhode Island. Enjoy food and drink to celebrate the launch of Ardent Advocate: Selected Letters of William Ellery from the Newport Historical Society Collection. The Newport Historical Society has […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
Sip the afternoon away by the fountain in Lippitt House’s secret garden. The flowers will have just begun to bloom, and the early grass will be the freshest green. At this vintage-inspired garden party, guests will enjoy a rosé tasting and small bites, live music, and croquet! What a perfect way to usher in the […]
Exhibition of view May 22 - June 27, 2019 Warwick Center for the Arts is proud to present this years community show Remembering Rocky Point Park! Take a walk down memory lane as this exhibit will feature art and artifacts from the original Rocky Point Park like the skyliner, Shore Dining Hall, House of Horrors, […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
All are invited to join Casey Farm’s tour guide and a professional herbalist for a “History and Herb Hike” at Casey Farm on Saturday, June 29 from 1:00 to 3:00. Casey Farm is located at 2325 Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) in Saunderstown, RI. Included on the tour are the farm house, barn buildings, gardens […]
October 5, 2018 - June 30, 2019 A humble act first born of necessity, repair is an expression of resistance to the unmaking of our world and the environment. Repair and Design Futures is a multidisciplinary exhibition and programming series that investigates mending as material intervention, metaphor, and as a call to action. In this […]
At noon on July 3rd in the East Providence City Hall City Council Chambers, Yvonne Smart, the Education Coordinator of the Cape Verdean Museum, will talk about the history of the Cape Verdean Flag and Cape Verdean Independence. Outdoor Flag Raising: 12:30pm (weather permitting). The East Providence City Hall will also feature a display from […]
'Step into Providence's Golden Age' A National Historic Landmark, Lippitt House has one of the best preserved interiors in America, allowing visitors to experience exceptional Victorian design and American craftsmanship. Guided Tours are on the hour at 12:00 noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3PM and last 45 minutes. Self Guided tours are also available.
The Cape Verdean Museum & Cape Verdean Progressive Center bring you a celebration of Cape Verdean culture and history with a display of all the best Cape Verde has to offer from food and education to music and much more. There will also be a free art exhibit featuring works by Joaquim Freire Semedo, Rossana […]