Grantee Events

Presented by Rhode Island International Film Festival Friday, August 9, 4:00-6:30 pm Center for Media Production, Johnson & Wales University, 10 Abbott Park, Providence, RI Free and open to the public | Family-friendly Rhode Island International Film Festival invites you to join renowned storyteller Len Cabral and filmmaker Evan Villari for a live event including: […]

Wanderground Archives has LOTS of recorded music – and much more on the way. The collection includes very early (and sometimes rare) LP-albums since the late 1970s, a smattering of cassette tapes, and thousands of CDs. All this makes up an eclectic representation of what’s been known as “Women’s Music” (but really Lesbian)! Let’s reminisce about […]

The Queer/Trans Zine Fest (QTZ) is a free zine fair held on unceded Narragansett land (Providence, RI) organized for and by queer, trans, and gender non-conforming people. QTZ 2024 is at The Steel Yard on Saturday, August 31st from 11:00 AM–5:00 PM. There will also be an opening reading at the Binch/QAW Studio on Friday, August 30st. Our definition […]

A free event to give visitors a perspective on Pokanoket life in the East Bay (Sowams) from past centuries to the present day through dancing, singing, drumming, storytelling, presentations, and displays on Pokanoket history and culture. Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:00 - 5:00 pm at Burr's Hill Park in Warren, RI. Free parking in lot […]

Join PVD World Music for the 5th Annual African Film & Art Festival September 18 - 22, 2024. Events will be held at various locations including Brown University’s Watson Institute, the RISD Museum's Metcalf Auditorium, the Providence Public Library, Church Hill House, the Courtland Club, and the Southside Cultural Center. Please check schedule for details. […]

Monday, September 30, 5:30 - 7:00pm: Join Providence Public Library for a talk by Timothy D. Walker, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, on Sailing to Freedom: Recovering and Re-centering the Maritime Dimension of the Underground Railroad as part of their Washed Series. Dr. Walker's talk will highlight little-known stories of freedom-seeking by sea, describe the less-understood […]

Monday, October 7, 5:30 to 7pm: Join Providence Public Library for an evening with science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler on How Far the Light Reaches: lluminating Queerness in Nature, exploring radical models of family, community, identity, and care through the exploration of undersea life forms. The ocean is exuberantly queer—just look at sex-changing clownfish and gay […]

FREE Panel Discussion Date: Wednesday, October 9th Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Venue: Community MusicWorks Center at 1326 Westminster Street, Providence About the panel: FirstWorks will partner with Community MusicWorks (CMW) for a free panel discussion with the artists on the function of Black and Indigenous music over time at the new Community MusicWorks Center. Panelists […]

Please join Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30 pm in the Fleet Library's Living Room for a Panel Discussion to correspond with the current first floor exhibit: Understanding and Appreciating Lesbian Lives through Craft and Art, a collaboration between Waderground Lesbian Archive/Library and Fleet Library's Archives and Special Collections. *The exhibit […]