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Barrington Public Library

281 County Rd.
Barrington, RI 02806 United States
247-1920 https://barringtonlibrary.org

March 2015

Living Literature: Norwegian by Night

March 23, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd.
Barrington, RI 02806 United States

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 venues throughout southeastern New England. This is Living Literature’s sixth year creating programs for Reading Across Rhode Island, the signature program of Rhode Island Center…

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April 2016

Living Literature Performance

April 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd.
Barrington, RI 02806 United States
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Join fellow community members and enjoy a performance by Living Literature! This year’s performance is based on the Reading Across Rhode Island selection, The Wright Brothers by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough. Living Literature is a collective of RI-based performing artists, who have been celebrating the written word through readers-theatre style performances of non-dramatic literature, since its inception in January, 1996. Living Literature has created well over 100 presentations based on poems, stories, novels, plays, essays, biographies, articles, and oral histories, in…

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September 2017

Grant Info Workshop – Barrington

September 20, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd.
Barrington, RI 02806 United States
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GRANT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS! Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. Attend one of four workshops across the state to answer your questions about funding opportunities and the grant application process. –Wednesday, September 20, 5:00pm – 6:30pm Barrington Public Library, Barrington –Thursday, September 21, 1:00pm – 2:30pm 
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March 2019

Reading Across Rhode Island 2019 – Living Literature Performance

March 19, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd.
Barrington, RI 02806 United States
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Free

Living Literature is proud to present a 60 minute readers theatre of the Reading Across Rhode Island selection for 2019, What the Eyes Don’t See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Engaging discussions of the book follow the performances, which benefit both those who have read the book and those who have not had the opportunity. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a proud Prime Sponsor of the 2019 Reading Across Rhode Island season of the RI Center for the…

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