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John Nicholas Brown Center

357 Benefit Street (Rear Entrance, Off the Williams Street Driveway)
Providence, RI 02906 United States
401-863-1177 https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-humanities/

March 2015

Eddie Soares Tribute: “RI Ambassador of Jazz”-“Deacon of Dixie”

March 18, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit Street (Rear Entrance, Off the Williams Street Driveway)
Providence, RI 02906 United States
Free

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 Jewels of Dixie. Sylvia Ann also shares Eddie’s music. FREE

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May 2019

The Providence Album, Vol I: Carmel Vitullo and Harry Callahan

May 4, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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One event on May 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm

One event on May 24, 2019 at 3:00 pm

One event on May 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm

John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit Street (Rear Entrance, Off the Williams Street Driveway)
Providence, RI 02906 United States
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May 4, 2019 - July 18, 2019 The Providence Album, Vol 1 revisits Providence in the 1960s through the photographs of Carmel Vitullo and Harry Callahan, whose powerful images capture the city during this time of tremendous change. This exhibition will be on view at the Carriage House Gallery, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, 357 Benefit Street, Providence from May 4 - July 18. Gallery Hours M-F 10-4; closed holidays. Opening reception: Saturday, May 4,…

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September 2019

Map It Out – Providence [Opening Reception]

September 26, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit Street (Rear Entrance, Off the Williams Street Driveway)
Providence, RI 02906 United States
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Exhibition: September 26 – November 14, 2019 Map It Out – Providence (September 26 – November 14) is an exhibition of hand-drawn maps created by Providence and Rhode Island community members in collaboration with the Toronto-based artists Gwen MacGregor and Sandra Rechico. The maps reveal our community’s memories, and propose new ways of understanding the geography of our city and state. Exhibition attendees are welcome to add their own maps to the exhibition. Map It Out has previously been exhibited in Berlin…

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