This much anticipated and highly visible event is the flagship of Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) program and reaches a statewide audiences of thousands. Each January for the week of the Martin Luther King Holiday, RIBS tellers, local artists and invited national and international guests bring the best of Black Storytelling to Rhode Island and […]
Inspired by one of literature’s most haunting figures, award-winning author Lynn Cullen crafts a tale about Edgar Allan Poe, his poet mistress, and his obsessive young wife, featuring many historical characters well known to the Athenæum. Book signing to follow the program. -- Lynn Cullen grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and is the bestselling […]
Hosted by Teatro ECAS and ECOArts USA, this Providence, RI premier of "Councilwoman" will offer local audiences a chance to watch this documentary film about Councilwoman Carmen Castillo. About the Film: Politicians aren’t often full-time hotel housekeepers, grandmothers, and immigrants working service jobs. But Carmen Castillo changes that when she wins a seat on the […]
You would have to be a pretty clever bird to want to hang out at the library! Help welcome Zachariah, a real live raven, and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island to the Providence Athenæum. In conjunction with their special exhibit Ravenous: The Enduring Legacy of Poe, the Athenæum is partnering with the Audubon Society […]