And you don’t even have to leave the house. Why not give that special someone a membership to the RISD Museum. Seen here: Elevator Doors/third floor, ca. 2008, unknown artist, aluminum and steel (152 x 166 inches) Or maybe they would like to be a member of the Providence Athenaeum on Benefit Street? Click here. […]
Tony Horwitz, author of Blue Latitudes and Confederates in the Attic and Brown alum, will be speaking today at the Providence Athenaeum about his new book which covers the time between the Pilgrims and Columbus. Lots of fascinating stuff took place during this period but it gets pretty light treatment in our history classes to
This week’s Salon: Fri 11/7, 5-7pm: SALON – Paul Polak on his book Out of Poverty. For 25 years Polak has helped poor farmers develop practical ways to increase their income, moving 17 million people out of poverty. In 2006 his organization received $14 million from the Gates Foundation. How does he succeed when mainstream
Tonight the Athenaeum continues it’s “Meanwhile, At That Same Moment…” series, about stuff that was going on at the same time that the Athenaeum opened, in 1838: Fri, 2/29, 5-7pm: SALON – Meanwhile, At That Same Moment… part 4: Roger Williams University architectural historian Rick Greenwood on transportation, circa 1838. At his 1832 inauguration Providence’s
Wednesday 12/5 at the Providence Athenaeum Happy Birthday, Martin Van Buren – The Final Round. Last year we set out to quietly honor The Red Fox of Kinderhook, who was president when the Athenaeum opened in 1838–and the rest is history. Given the wild emotions that we now know MVB to provoke, we decline