Blackstone Valley International Food Trail
Blackstone ValleyTake a culinary trip around the world without leaving the Ocean State! Kicking off on the weekend of September 23-24, the Food Trail showcases food from over 40 countries, all […]
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Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to Revolution Exhibit
John Brown House Museum 52 Power St, Providence, RI, United StatesThe Rhode Island Historical Society is proud to present Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to the Revolution, the newest exhibit at the John Brown House Museum. The exhibition opens Thursday, May 25, and will remain in the museum’s gallery until Saturday, December 30. Sugar and its derivative products (molasses and rum) were among the major commodities that drove […]
$10
Tomaquag Museum’s Cranberry Thanksgiving
South Kingstown Land Trust 17 Matunuck Beach Road, South Kingstown, RI, United StatesJoin the Tomaquag Museum for their annual Cranberry Thanksgiving event! Art Demos. Storytelling & Games. Art Market. TEK Walk. The event will be held at the South Kingstown Land Trust in Matunuck!
Rhode Island Humanities Presents 50Fest
WaterFire Arts Center 475 Valley Street, Providence, RI, United StatesRI Humanities presents 50Fest, a festival showcasing the richness and diversity of 50 years of humanities and culture in Rhode Island. Attendees can enjoy a mini film festival of remarkable […]
Hands-on Archaeology: Re-excavating the Old State House Parade Ground
Old State House 150 Benefit Street, Providence, RI, United StatesIn 1974, archaeologists from Brown University excavated the site of an 18th century house at the west end of the Parade Ground outside the Old State House. All the artifacts […]
RI Latino Arts: Barrio Tours
Roger Williams Park Broad Street Entrance 1232 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United StatesThis tour held October 10th 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 January 2024. NOTE: We will be walking on busy sidewalks and crossing a highway overpass. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes. Meet 15 minutes before the scheduled […]
General Nathanael Greene: Savior of the Continental Army Lecture with Janet Uhlar
Coventry Town Hall 1675 Flat River Road, Coventry, RI, United StatesOn Wednesday, October 11th at 6:00 PM, the Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA), the Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead, and the Coventry Public Library welcomes Author Janet Uhlar to the Auditorium at the Coventry Town Hall Annex, 1675 Flat River Rd., Coventry, RI. Ms. Uhlar’s lecture is General Nathanael Greene: Savior of the Continental Army. […]
Newport Historical Society Presents: Paulsgrave Williams, “The Pirate’s Wife”, and The Golden Age of Piracy
Newport Historical Society Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI, United StatesBook online now! Who was Newport pirate Paulsgrave Williams? The Newport Historical Society will host author Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos to explore this question on Thursday October 12, 2023 when she presents the […]
$15 – $20
Anchored in Rhode Island: The Slave Trade and Reckoning with Our Past Seminar
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RI, United StatesThis seminar will bring together a host of local scholars and authors to share the history of enslavement in Rhode Island, and offer insights on the legacy of slavery’s grasp […]
Archaeology Month Open House at Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, United StatesExperience Rhode Island Archaeology Month at Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. Learn about the archaeological digs that have taken place at Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark and see a model of […]