Laura E. Wasowicz, Curator of Children’s Literature at the American Antiquarian Society, will profile the firm that pioneered color printing technologies in the mid-19th century and gave us the children’s picture book as we now know it. To learn more and reserve your seat, contact Kate Lentz at kate@ribook.org or call 401-273-2250.
Rhode Island Arts & Preservation Coalition Hosts “Yes on 5” Rally at Trinity Repertory Company to highlight jobs, economic benefits of Question 5 and launch campaign to support Question 5, the Creative and
Cultural Economy Bonds.
This screening of "Vampires of New England" will take place at BITE NIGHT: food, film, fun, fundraiser at Exeter Job Corps Academy.
Ray Rickman and Detra Windsor will discuss Sissieretta Jones -- a Rhode Islander who became the first African-American opera star to achieve global fame a century ago -- and the restoration of one of her gowns. Jones's concert gown, beautifully restored by Detra Windsor of Windsor Conservation, will be on display for the first time […]
Join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to celebrate and support the people and projects that make Rhode Island a vital place to live and work. The Celebration will feature an open wine bar provided by Campus Fine Wines, hors d'oeuvres, silent and live auctions featuring unique humanities experiences, and the presentation of four […]
Professionals who studied the Humanities will share information about their career choices, how they prepared for life after college, and how their major in the Humanities has helped them achieve their career goals at the University of Rhode Island. They will also offer tips on choosing a career, gaining practical experience, and the rewards and […]
In its new exhibit, “Chapter and Verse: Books by and about Rhode Island African Americans,” the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society showcases writings dating to the early 1800s with an opening reception on Thursday, October 16th, 5:30pm at the John Brown House, 52 Power Street (off Benefit) Providence, RI. Admission is free and open to […]
The African American Summer Experience in Newport, Rhode Island 1870 - 1930 Presented by Theresa Guzman Stokes, President, 1696 Heritage Group Keith Stokes, Vice President, 1696 Heritage Group Gilded Age Newport In Color presents for the first time the persons and families that came to Newport each summer during the Gilded Age to share cultural, […]
This screening of "Vampires of New England" will take place at "The Blood is the Life:" Community Blood Drive and Film Screening event at the Museum of Work and Culture.
The Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books & Authors includes nationally acclaimed authors and illustrators who each give a 30-minute presentation on their work, life, and philosophy. You will have the chance to meet and talk with the authors and illustrators and have your books personally signed. The Festival has a great selection of their […]
Join us for The Currents, a new presentation and discussion series, at the Bay Spring Community Center. Inspired by The Moth Radio Hour and This American Life, The Currents brings together East Bay writers, storytellers, artists, and poets who share their thoughts on a single topic for the evening. Our premiere features the concept of […]
Join Dr. Kevin McBride, Director of Research at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, as he discusses the King Philip’s War Nipsachuck battlefield survey focused on identifying and documenting the location and boundaries of the movements, sites and actions associated with Second Battle of […]
Join author Marta V. Martínez as she turns a collection of oral histories into a fascinating story of the birth of Rhode Island’s vibrant Latino community at the Providence Public Library on October 23.
This Freedom Café on October 23 at Brown University Granoff Center for the Creative Arts will examine ongoing issues in our public schools, such as an over-reliance on testing, the disproportionate number of students of color who are suspended and expelled, and how these practices feed the school to prison pipeline. The evening will include performance and poetry from Everett Company.
On Saturday, October 25, the John Brown House Museum comes to life for its 3rd annual What Cheer Day living history event. Think Plimoth Plantation with a dash of coffee milk!
The chamber music and spoken word ensemble AUREA present their first of three Monday evening fall performances at Slater Mill, “Once Upon a Midnight Dreary,” on Monday, October 27. Words of Edgar Allan Poe & Alfred, Lord Tennyson meld with string quartets of Schubert and improvisations of Chris Turner to set the tone for All […]
This screening will take place at the "Vampirism in New England...the Dark Ages of Medical Science" event at the New England Institute of Technology with special guest Christopher Rondina, storyteller and author of "Vampires of New England."