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BLACK INK ON WHITE PAPER: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESS IN RHODE ISLAND

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

The Black Press in Rhode Island is a remarkable yet virtually unknown history. In 1857 we find Alexander P. Niger, an accomplished typesetter, in the Providence print shop of A. C. Greene. In 1860, the first African American newspaper, Rev. George W. Hamblin’s L’Overture, begins publication. In 1906, John Carter Minkins became the nation’s first […]

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[CANCELLED] Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

Providence author Shai Afsai will discuss Benjamin Franklin’s self-improvement method and its influence on Judaism. As a young man in his twenties, Benjamin Franklin resolved to perfect his character and devised a unique method to aid him in the challenging task of becoming virtuous. Franklin's method, described in his posthumously-published autobiography, became incorporated into the […]

Free – $10

Breaking Chains – Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom [SOLD OUT]

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

2019 marks 400 years of slavery in America. Rhode Island was a major player in this vicious episode of our history, and also a leader in abolishing it. Breaking Chains tells this story through a series of events held from June 12 to June 15. Breaking Chains Event 1 Pulitzer Prize winning author David W. […]

Koechlin, Shaw and Brahms at the Redwood Library

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

The Newport String Quartet will be joined by guests Ethan Wood (viola) and Jacob MacKay (cello) for a fabulous afternoon of chamber music in the exquisite surrounds of the Redwood Library. PROGRAM Charles Koechlin - String Quartet No 1 Caroline Shaw - Valencia Johannes Brahms - String Sextet No 1 in G Major

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – newportFILM Outdoors

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

Join us for this week's newportFILM Outdoors screening at THE REDWOOD LIBRARY AND ATHENÆUM! BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY newportFILM Outdoors presented by Lila Delman Real Estate International Thursday, June 29 Redwood Library and Athenæum Lawn 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 6:40PM - Venue & food vendors open 7:25PM - Live music 8:40PM - Film […]

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Life of the Mind Salon Series: Sissieretta Jones

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

Ray Rickman and Detra Windsor will discuss Sissieretta Jones -- a Rhode Islander who became the first African-American opera star to achieve global fame a century ago -- and the restoration of one of her gowns. Jones's concert gown, beautifully restored by Detra Windsor of Windsor Conservation, will be on display for the first time […]