Okay, what’s with the bugs? I did not head over to the Charter Museum at the State House expecting anything but pure unadulterated joy; I couldn’t wait to see this fabulous artifact finally being displayed in an appropriate setting (and that part of the exhibit does not disappoint). But the first thing a visitor sees …
The October issue of GQ came out with a new list of “The 20 Worst Sports Franchises of All Time” and look who comes in at Number 8 — the Providence Steamrollers. In the late 1940s, the Steamrollers, billed as “The Fleetest, Fastest-Breaking Team” in pro basketball, promised fans “a Ding Dong Battle” on the …
(6.22) Rhode Island will celebrate the 350th anniversary of our Colonial Charter this Saturday, June 22nd, with daylong events. 10am to 3pm at the State House — Grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Charter Museum, lecture by John M. Barry author of Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul. 1pm to …
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(5.5) The HiFi (Historical Fiction) Collaborative, in partnership with the Providence Public Library and the Providence Athenaeum, presents “The Craft of Historical Fiction Forum,” with authors Adam Braver, Ann Hood, Thomas Cobb, and Taylor Polites. Local historical fiction authors Braver (Misfit), Hood (The Obituary Writer), Cobb (There Will be Blood in Their Eyes), and moderator …
Okay Howard, big smile for the camera. The Rhode Island Historical Society is hosting two H.P. Lovecraft events this week. Thursday, March 21st, 6:30pm, free — Lecture by Niels S. Hobbs, “Gods”: Atheism and the Cthulhu Mythos. (More about Hobbs.) Niels S. Hobbs will explore the world-renowned literary mythology created by Providence’s own author of …
C-Span2 recently visited Providence to film several segments for its BookTV and AmericanHistoryTV features. Seen here is the interior of the Providence Athenaeum on Benefit Street. Other BookTV segments take you inside the John Hay Library, the Rhode Island Historical Society Library, Cellar Stories Bookstore; there are also talks from local authors and Senator Sheldon …
NOV 29 | Lecture: Maureen Cummins, Artist as Archivist. Free and open to the Public. John Carter Brown Library on the Brown University Main Green, MacMillan Reading Room, 6:00 p.m. Refreshments served. Maureen Cummins will give a slide presentation of her work over the past two decades, which has involved the production of over thirty limited …
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The Providence Preservation Society’s 2012 Providence Symposium brings together a diverse group of speakers in downtown Providence to examine both the past and future of the historic preservation movement in the city. This year’s event — Not Always Pretty: Behind the Façade of Historic Preservation in Providence — explores the more nuanced and less pretty …
(7.19) Join Providence Preservation Society Executive Director James Hall for the second in his series of four evening talks and tours — “Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk”. From June to September, Executive Director James Hall will be taking preservation from the classroom to the taproom. Join him for a lively lecture, and again for …
Celebrate Independence Day by remembering the failed Parisian rebellion of 1832 (no gloating). The Steel Yard will be the Providence host venue for the touring production of Less Miserable (Victor Hugo’s classic tale told through song). For the entire month of June, over seventy underground artists from around the country have converged in the woods …
(6.28) Four neighborhoods; four talks; four tours. Taking preservation from the classroom to the taproom! Thursday is the first walking tour of the PPS “Talk the Talk, and Walk the Walk” series. Join Providence Preservation Society Executive Director James Hall for a walking tour of the old Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Complex (the “talk” has …
(4.17) For about two years the John Hay Library has been running a series called ‘Focus on Special Collections’. These sessions highlight an individual item or specific topic and staff from the Hay talk about the items. This month’s topic is the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. At the John Hay Library …
Come join us as we use local history as creative inspiration. Through a series of four writing workshops, we will explore 19th century photographs, newspaper clippings, and other historic ephemera to reassemble and imagine a past that might otherwise be lost. Starting on April 7, themed workshops will be held every weekend at Providence Public …
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Historian and Providence native Stephen O’Shea, author of The Perfect Heresy and Sea of Faith, will be reading from his latest book The Friar of Carcassonne Friday at the Athenaeum, In 1300, the French region of Languedoc had been cowed under the authority of both Rome and France for nearly a century, since a papal …
From the Office of the Mayor, Mayor Angel Taveras invites you to the Providence 375th birthday celebration at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). The night begins with a fireworks display at 6pm. Ticket holders will then enjoy live performances by Providence native Jeffrey Osborne, Deer Tick, Area 401, the Barr Brothers, the ‘Mericans, the …
Roger Williams National Memorial and Community Partners present “Inspired Providence” A Fall Lecture Series Celebrating 375 Years of Providence History PROVIDENCE, RI – Roger Williams National Memorial is pleased to present Inspired Providence—a fall lecture series celebrating Providence’s rich cultural heritage from Roger Williams’ “lively experiment” in 1636 to the rise of a “Creative Capital.” …