You're invited to join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities on Thursday, August 1, 2019 for a Humanities Happy Hour. Join us as we partner with newportFILM for their wonderful newportFILM OUTDOORS series. Bring your own picnic, blanket and/or chairs and enjoy a night under the stars watching The Apollo –a new documentary film […]
Liza Mandelup’s feature debut, Jawline follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast ecosystem who built his following on wide-eyed optimism and teen girl lust, as he tries to escape a dead-end life in rural Tennessee. Photographs and/or video will be taken at this event. Images may be used by newportFILM for promotional […]
newportFILM Outdoors screening of Halston America’s first superstar designer, Halston rose to international fame in the 1970s, creating an empire and personifying the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century. Reaching beyond the glamour and glitz, acclaimed filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng reveals Halston’s profound impact on fashion, culture, and business. Halston captures the epic […]
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws in Southern states and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South. Led by Gay Chorus Conductor Dr. Tim Seelig and joined by The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, the tour brings a message of music, […]