The Lamphere Case Exhibition Opening
The Lamphere Case Exhibition Opening
On March 5, 2015, the Pembroke Center at Brown University will open an exhibit that explores in detail the Lamphere case and its consequences for Brown.
On March 5, 2015, the Pembroke Center at Brown University will open an exhibit that explores in detail the Lamphere case and its consequences for Brown.
Brown University President Christina Paxson will host a public roundtable, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, with women who have been presidents of major universities.
On March 6, 2015, the Pembroke Center at Brown University will host a one-day symposium, Feminist Change and the University.
Join Sylvia Ann Soares for an illustrated presentation on Eddie Soares, jazz pianist and solo performer of the twentieth century. Edwin Jose Soares (1913-1993) was a 1st generation Cape Verdean Rhode Island pianist. Eddie was renowned for his stride to cocktail style in solo performances, and for over 35 years, his work with Tony Tomasso’s […]
This talk, given by Ruth Phillips, Carleton University, re-examines the critical role played by the taste for primitive art in the emergence of contemporary Indigenous artistic modernisms in Australia and Canada. Using the examples of expatriate German anthropologist Leonhard Adam-- author of the widely read 1940 Penguin Primitive Art-- and the Austrian-born artist George Swinton-- […]
An estimated 21 million men, women, and children around the world are held in modern forms of slavery including forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Human trafficking today, similar to systems of slavery in the past, are driven by economic, political, and social dynamics that have evolved over generations. The 2015 Debra Lee lecture will […]
Linden Place Museum is excited to welcome back the internationally known Celtic folk musician and songwriter Robbie O’Connell for a night of music and fun that you will not want to miss. O’Connell will perform in the beautiful and historic Linden Place Mansion in Bristol, RI on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The […]
Everett's FREEDM PROJECT premieres at Brown University's Granoff Center on March 13 and 14 at 8:00pm.
Join Sylvia Ann Soares for an illustrated presentation on Eddie Soares, jazz pianist and solo performer of the twentieth century. Edwin Jose Soares (1913-1993) was a 1st generation Cape Verdean Rhode Island pianist. Eddie was renowned for his stride to cocktail style in solo performances, and for over 35 years, his work with Tony Tomasso’s […]
Dr. Marcia Chatelain, a historian of girls and girlhood in America, will discuss the role African American children have played in shaping the goals, strategies, and motivations for black activism during pivotal moments in history. Drawing upon her new book "South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration", Chatelain will present an overview on […]
Living Literature is a collective of RI-based performing artists, who celebrate the written word through readers theatre style performances of non-dramatic literature. Since its inception in January of 1996, Living Literature has created well over 100 presentations based on poems, stories, novels, plays, essays, biographies, articles, and oral histories, in libraries, schools, and other community […]
This tour will offer an educational primer on different ceramics traditions and include a curator-led tour of the 2015 exhibit, "Fired and Inspired: Ceramics at Rough Point." After the tour, there will be light refreshments in the Great Hall and informal conversations with the curators and educators who developed the exhibit. This program is offered […]
Manuel Barcia is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Leeds. He has published extensively on the fields of African slavery in the Americas. These publications include three books and several articles in peer-reviewed journals from Europe, the US and Latin America. He's an honorary fellow at the Wilberforce Institute for the Study […]
Preston Singletary's work with glass challenges the notion that indigenous artists are only best when traditional materials are used. He has helped advocate on the behalf of all indigenous peoples through his art, connecting ancient Native styles to current modern art movements. His artistic style continues to evolve and develop, keeping the work fresh and relevant while […]