Instructor: Taylor Polites, Novelist Imagining Worlds: A six-week short fiction workshop offered by the Providence Public Library in conjunction with Portals: an exhibition of artifacts from the Library’s Special Collections, meeting Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm, March 20, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4.
A six-week short fiction workshop offered by the Providence Public Library in conjunction with Portals: an exhibition of artifacts from the Library’s Special Collections, meeting Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm, March 23, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4.
What if time travel were possible? What if you could hire a company to dispose of any and all pests, including human ones? What if very intelligent children were raised in a closed, controlled environment designed to enhance their native abilities? Using both contemporary and classic short stories, Dr. Joan Glazer, Professor Emerita from Rhode […]
A celebration to launch Providence 2050: Visualizing Tomorrow — a digital audio exhibit that envisions the future of Providence through the ideas and voices of young leaders currently working in the city. Meet the participants, enjoy a signature cocktail, and participate in a conversation with some of our interviewees where we’ll explore two main themes […]
Instructor: Candace French Ages 13 ‐ 17, 9am ‐ 3pm RISD campus https://www.provlib.org/TeenSquadFFreg Looking at iconic “fashionistas” from the 1950s like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, and iconic changes to the status quo like Christian Dior's “New Look” and Coco Chanel's suit, students explore what defined this era’s fashions. They create today's interpretation on miniature […]
Imagining Worlds: A six-week short fiction workshop offered by the Providence Public Library in conjunction with Portals: an exhibition of artifacts from the Library’s Special Collections. Meeting occur on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm, March 23, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4.
Join the Library’s Brown Bag Book Club in a discussion of the 2016 Reading Across Rhode Island title, The Wright Brothers. Historian David McCullough brings to life two of the most iconic figures in American history in The Wright Brothers. Regarded by many in their time as mere “bicycle mechanics,” Wilbur and Orville Wright were […]
During King Philip’s War between the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) and the English Colonists, the town of Providence was destroyed by a Native American coalition on March 29, 1676. Providence was one of two major English settlements burned to the ground - the other was Springfield, Massachusetts. A look to the past with this […]
Imagining Worlds: A six-week short fiction workshop offered by the Providence Public Library in conjunction with Portals: an exhibition of artifacts from the Library’s Special Collections, meeting Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm, March 23, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4. The details of the imagined worlds of our short stories give them zing. Whether […]
Ages 13 – 17 – Seats are limited – Registration Required Teens will create glamorous, wearable headdresses inspired by the opulence of the roaring ‘20s, using a variety of materials – including rich, velvety lamé fabrics, beading, feathers and “jeweled” embellishments – to mimic the styles and flair of the period. Students will have access […]