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Rhode Island and New England have some of the best hiking trails in the country! Join Rhode Island native and avid hiker, Elise Hedglen, as she discusses all of her favorite spots to hike in New England. Elise will also be going over some common supplies needed for overnight hiking trips. This is a free […]
Ray Mckenna is the creator of the website Federal Hill Irish where he shares his research on 19th century Irish immigration to Rhode Island. Join us as Ray discusses the history of Irish immigration to Providence. Register here. Learn more about Ray's research by visiting his website. Want to learn about your Irish surname during […]
Thursday, March 14 at 4:00p.m. at Wanskuck Library, with Sylvia Ann Soares for Defiance! In Our Defense. Sylvia Ann Soares, 82, portrays a compelling new elder Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890-1960,) African American Narragansett-Pequot, first known graduate of color from RI School of Design (1918.) Including Prophet’s struggles as an artist in Paris, her friendship with W.E.B. Du […]
Florette Ruggiero presents: Start Your Own Certified Back Yard Wildlife Habitat, Seed Sharing & Bird Counting Program Kristen Fletcher, Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator, presents: Wildlife Attracted to Your Backyard Habitat and Dos & Don'ts of Helping Injured or Orphaned Wildlife! Representative Scott Slater, District 10: Discusses an Educational Component Introduced to Youth about the Environmental Effect […]
Join us for an original one-woman show about Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, whose sculpture is on exhibit at the RISD Museum through August 4. Sylvia Ann Soares, 82, portrays a compelling new elder Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890-1960,) African American Narragansett-Pequot and first known graduate of color from RI School of Design (1918.) Soares dramatizes Prophet’s struggles […]
Calling all bicycling enthusiasts! Local author Robert Isenberg joins us to talk about his recent book Mile Markers: Essays on Cycling, a treasure-trove of reportage and personal writing from a life on two wheels. This collection of previously published pieces covers such diverse topics as penny-farthing adventurers, airless tires, and paratroopers on mountain bikes. Robert Isenberg is […]
Park Ranger Sparkle Bryant discusses Roger Williams, a true revolutionary. Roger Williams took a big leap of faith when he left England to come to the New World for a fresh start. Eventually banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for having new and dangerous opinions against the government, Williams founded Providence, where he put his revolutionary […]
Today, political and social debates rage across American society. How do they compare to the political discourse of the early Colonial settlers of Rhode Island? Join park Ranger Andrew Schnetzer as we discuss some parallels between today's discourse and the lives of Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and others. "Your blood has been on your own […]
Part of our outdoor event series. All events will be held on the front patio. In the case of rain, events will move indoors. This “Concert and Community Jam Session”, which begins at 6pm, will be led by the Hope Tunnel and attendees are encouraged but not required to bring their own instruments and join in […]
