The India Association of Rhode Island will be celebrating Diwali with dance, drama and music at the Bishop McVinney Auditorium in Providence, RI on October 30th, 2021 at 4:00 pm. For more information about this event click here India Association of Rhode Island is part of the Expansion Arts Cohort.
Experience a groundbreaking film spotlighting diverse women composers spanning twelve centuries. Film Premiere and Live Performance: Thursday, November 4, 2021, 7:30 PM at Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts The film is also streaming on the FirstWorks Virtual Stage on Friday, November 5, 2021, 8 PM EST Tickets […]
This Religious Services in the Age of Social Distancing project sought to document and interpret the experiences of a diverse group of selected churches, mosques, and synagogues (‘religious communities’) across Rhode Island during the pandemic and during the ‘return to normalcy’ in the summer of 2021. The documentation of this unique period for people of […]
FirstWorks is proud to present this stunning live performance film created by Taiwanese jazz artist Vincent Hsu (徐崇育) and his ensemble, Soy La Ley Afro-Cuban Jazz Band (古巴爵士樂團). Born in Changhua, Taiwan, Hsu is an award-winning bassist and composer who fuses jazz and Afro-Cuban music with his Taiwanese roots. Streaming On-Demand November 12-19 Join the […]
We use Wikipedia for everything: trivia, research, or random deep dives. But Wikipedia is run and edited by humans, and therefore its articles reflect a massive gender gap: according to recent studies, over eighty percent of Wikipedia editors are men, and under twenty percent of the biographical pages are about women. The Museum of Work […]
On Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, David will perform a concert in celebration of his 91st birthday at the historic St. Johns Episcopal Church on the Point in Newport, RI. The concert, the conclusion of the composer's 90th year celebration, is being filmed for inclusion in the movie. Through the better part of a century, David […]
An annual Aurea holiday tradition, A Child’s Christmas in Wales features a delightful reading of the Dylan Thomas classic story, with musical interludes of festive chamber music and traditional English carols. The program includes poetry of Dickinson, Oliver, Mansfield, and Longfellow, festive chamber music of Britten, Boyce, Handel, and Clarke, with traditional English carols. Aurea […]
Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse tribes—in distant, residential boarding schools. Many were forcibly taken from their families and communities and stripped of all signs of “Indianness,” even forbidden to speak […]
"The End of Heaven," which will be shown across 2 SLATERSVILLE work-in-progress preview screenings this month. Both events will be virtual and hosted by the Museum of Work & Culture. Part 1 will revisit the post World War II years, the final period in which Slatersville operated as a traditional mill village under the Kendall Company. Part 2 will transition into […]
"The End of Heaven," which will be shown across 2 SLATERSVILLE work-in-progress preview screenings this month. Both events will be virtual and hosted by the Museum of Work & Culture. Part 1 will revisit the post World War II years, the final period in which Slatersville operated as a traditional mill village under the Kendall Company. Part 2 will transition into […]
