In the Fall of 2020 The Wilbury Theatre Group was commissioned by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to participate in Culture is Key, an initiative to “understand, test, and evaluate the role of cultural participation on our state’s civic health.” Working in collaboration with journalist Ana González of Mosaic on The Public's Radio, […]
Prof Jose Itzigsohn will give a lecture on W. E. B. Du Bois – his life, his groundbreaking work, and his growing influence on contemporary sociology. W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most important thinkers and public intellectuals of the first half of the 20th century and his work remains a powerful […]
Prof. Loretta Ross (Smith College) to deliver the keynote lecture “Calling In the Calling Out Culture: A Pathway Forward” Presented by WaterFire Providence as part of the Mary Beth Meehan exhibition EYE TO EYE and the Mary Beth Meehan and Jonathan Pitts-Wiley exhibition WITNESS June 30 to August 22, 2021 Please click here or at […]
PechaKucha Providence hosts free monthly events where the Greater Providence community comes together to share ideas, creations, and stories using the PechaKucha format of 20 images that each last 20 seconds. Yes, it's kind of like a "show and tell" for grown-ups. This month we've encouraged our presenters to reflect on the wild year we've […]
Note: This screening has been postponed. The Humanities Council will update this listing upon receiving the new dates. May 20, 21, and 22, WaterFire and Wilbury Theatre Group will host playwright and performer Christopher Johnson's Invoice for Emotional Labor, including a live screening, performance, and talkback outdoors on the big screen as part of Theatre […]
Lecture and signing of Brown University Professor Corey Brettschnieder's new book, The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents. Co-sponsored by Symposium Books and WaterFire Providence.
The 5th annual Providence Fringe Festival begins July 30th! It's a week of 250 performing artists from across the country sharing their work in theatre, dance, visual arts, and everything in between. And this year, for the first time ever, the whole thing will be covered by journalist and multi-media artist Jacob Berendes. Thanks to […]
Join WaterFire June 13th, 2015, 243 years after the burning of the Gaspee, as we retell and relive the story of that historic night through a variety of artistic mediums, events, and experiences.
The Mobile Museum of American Artifacts (MMoAA) is a touring museum of personal objects and their histories. Housed in a small vintage trailer, MMoAA travels from town to town, conducting an “archeology of the present” that uncovers objects of significant (and insignificant) connection to everyday American life. MMoAA will be making its debut visit to […]
