Rhode Island’s 45th Heritage Festival

WaterFire Arts Center 475 Valley Street, Providence, RI, United States

"Explore the world through art and music!" Join in a lively celebration of our state's rich cultural heritage! WaterFire Arts Center will be filled with culture, music, and dancing from […]

Jenks Settlement Walking Tour

Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, United States

Learn about Pawtucket's colonial settlers and the community's early ironworks during a free walking tour this October.  The 1670 Jenks Settlement Walking Tours are hosted by Old Slater Mill Association. Over the course of 1 mile, participants will walk for approximately one hour on paved surfaces, with some small hills and steps.  Meet in front […]

Lecture on Conflict Archaeology and the Battle of Rhode Island

Portsmouth Historical Society 870 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, United States

Join The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) and the Portsmouth Historical Society (PHS) Thursday October 26th at 6pm at the PHS Museum 870 East Main Rd in Portsmouth RI […]

The HMS Gaspee Archaeology Study: An Exhibit Opening

Warwick Public Library 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI, United States

The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) will open an exhibit of the archaeological study to find HMS Gaspee, the small Royal Navy ship that had been burned by Patriots in 1772. With generous local funding in 2021 the RIMAP study conducted a preliminary side scan study of the area south of Gaspee Point and in […]

Barrio Tours | La Calle Broa’

Roger Williams Park Broad Street Entrance 1232 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United States

This tour held on October 29th will focus on first-person oral histories found in the book Nuestras Raíces, which have inspired the play to be performed at Trinity Repertory in […]

Canonchet Opera, In honor of the 300th Anniversary of the Town of South Kingstown

URI Fine Arts Center 105 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI, United States

Opera on The Great Swamp Massacre URI Canonchet Concert featuring music and poetry by Geoffrey Gibbs, will be given Sunday, October 29th at 7:00 pm. The concert will be held at the URI Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston RI. This event is free and open to the public, but Dr. […]

Día de Los Muertos – RI Latino Arts

North Burial Ground 5 Branch Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Celebrate Día de Los Muertos with Rhode Island Latino Arts at North Burial Ground in Providence!  This all day event will be held on November 2nd, 2023!  

Saving Bannister: A Conversation with Ed Shein, Barnaby Evans, and Ray Rickman

Metcalf Auditorium, RISD Museum 20 North Main Street, Providence, RI, United States

Mark your calendars! Ed Shein discusses his groundbreaking work placing the paintings of Edward Mitchell Bannister, America's foremost Black artist, in the Smithsonian Institute. Register now at the Stages of […]

SK300 Speaker Series: 1888 SK and Narragansett split

South Kingstown High School 215 Columbia Street, Wakefield, RI, United States

The Town of South Kingstown 300th Anniversary Speaker Series will host a talk by Richard Vangermeersch on The 1888 South Kingstown/Narragansett Split   Lectures are free; refreshments provided.

Exhibit opening — Waves of Discovery: 18th and 19th Century Seafaring Science

Newport Historical Society Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI, United States

Please join us for the opening of NHS’ fall exhibit Waves of Discovery: 18th and 19th Century Seafaring Science. Excellence in maritime navigation quickly became essential to the economic success of […]