Explore Providence neighborhoods on foot during Jane’s Walk, a global weekend festival on May 6-8, inspired by the great urban activist Jane Jacobs. These interactive walks are led by local residents and community activists who share stories that get people thinking, talking, and connecting with each other. Jane’s Walks are free, and anyone can participate! […]
Inheritance (April 27 - 30, 2022) brings together activists, curators, educators, tribal leaders, artists, historians, heritage workers, and policy makers to explore the range of strategies that institutions and communities are using to respond to contentious representations of race, Indigenous lifeways, and history in public art and architecture. Over two days on Zoom, speakers from the […]
The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission (RIHPHC) and the Rhode Island Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries (RIACHC) present RI Historical Cemeteries Awareness and Preservation Weeks in April - May 2022. Our Calendar of events features tours, clean-ups, gravestone conservation demonstrations, and additional free outdoor programs that raise awareness about Rhode Island's historic cemeteries and promote their preservation. Please […]
Celebrate the New Year with RI Kung Fu Club's traditional lion dance for 2022's Year of the Tiger. Saturday, February 5 10:30 am - Pho Horn, 50 Ann Mary St, Pawtucket 11:30 pm - New Wing Kee BBQ/Poultry, 39 Central St, Providence 12:30 pm - Garden City Nail Spa, 40 Sockanosset Cross Rd, Cranston 2:00 […]
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 […]
Join us for the 29th Annual Providence Latin American Film Festival! Visit the PLAFF website for a full listing of featured films, locations, information on screenings, and COVID-19 Protocols. In 1993 the Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF) was first founded as the “Festival of the New Latin American Cinema” and began as an opportunity […]
On July 4, 2020 TWPEF implemented a guerilla-girl approach to public art at Linden Place in Bristol. They projected images and graphics accompanied by live narration, to bring attention to the fact that Linden Place is not just a beautiful building in a charming town, but a symbol of wealth built upon human brutality. Staging the event […]
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society along with Deborah Spears Moorehead and fellow artists on a walking tour along the Providence River area on September 18th at 10am. Moorhead will lead a walking tour along the Providence River highlighting its significance to native Indigenous communities. The tour will include musical performances and spoken word storytelling […]
RIHS gave Creators 300 minutes of footage from the RIHS collections – they're giving back remixed short films. RIHS is screening the films in 3 outdoor locations. Tickets are free, but register is encouraged. Please do so through the following links: Providence | Fri, Sept 10 | 6:30pm arrival; 7pm program | Aldrich House Lawn (110 Benevolent […]
Located in four city neighborhoods from the East Side to Elmwood, the eight featured gardens will exhibit a variety of plantings and contemporary interpretations of historic garden design. Six of the featured properties are private residential gardens located at historic houses. Green-thumbed homeowners have transformed their city backyards into urban sanctuaries by using water features, […]
