RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Thursday, July 24, 6:30 p.m.
John Brown House Museum Lawn
52 Power Street, Providence
For more information: Mary Lou Upham
(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.
 
Concerts Under the Elms
Pendragon will be playing Celtic-inspired “roots music” this evening.  Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free. NO PETS ALLOWED. Check out our website for the full series schedule: http://www.rihs.org/concerts.html.
RIHS gratefully acknowledges our Sponsors:
Lifespan, NBC 10 WJAR, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Brewster Thornton Group Architects LLP, GTECH Corporation, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Nortek, Inc., Washington Trust Wealth Management, Eastside Marketplace, Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor.

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Thursday, July 31, 6:30 p.m.
John Brown House Museum Lawn
52 Power Street, Providence
For more information: Mary Lou Upham
(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.

Concerts Under the Elms
The Greg Abate Jazz Quartet will be playing jazz standards and original music in the same style. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free. NO PETS ALLOWED. Check out our website for the full series schedule: http://www.rihs.org/concerts.html.
RIHS gratefully acknowledges our Sponsors:
Lifespan, NBC 10 WJAR, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Brewster Thornton Group Architects LLP, GTECH Corporation, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Nortek, Inc., Washington Trust Wealth Management, Eastside Marketplace, Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor.

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Saturday, August 2, 5:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
After the arrival of Roger Williams in 1636, rivers shaped the life of the city of Providence. The Colonial waterfront was the site of a thriving shipping economy for a young town. Eventually, factories and railroads turned attention away from the rivers and toward the land. After the 1950s, highways and bridges covered the waterways, and the rivers were forgotten. But that was yesterday! Today, architects and city planners are creating a “new” waterfront. Once again, the rivers take center stage. And no event commands more attention than Barnaby Evans’ WaterFire. Smartly designed walkways, parks, and pedestrian bridges invite strolling, especially on summer evenings. Urban outdoor sculpture and beautiful civic and commercial buildings of varied architectural styles provide the setting for stories of Providence’s fabled past and dynamic present. This walk shares the history of Rhode Island’s capital city and the history of WaterFire.

$10 per person. Reservations requested for this tour. For schedule of WaterFire lightings: www.waterfire.org <http://www.waterfire.org/> , or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.

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August 2 & 3
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Bank of America Museums on Us
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
 
Free Admission for Bank of America Customers!
The Museum of Work & Culture Co-Directors, Raymond H. Bacon and Anne D. Conway have announced that for the seventh consecutive year, the Museum, located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has been selected to participate in the Bank of America Museums on US program.  This program provides unparalleled access to some of the nation’s greatest museums and cultural institutions. Visitors to the Museum will receive free admission every first weekend of the month throughout the year by simply presenting their Bank of America card.  Additionally, participants will receive 10% off their purchases in the Museum Store. For more information on Museums on Us™ or Bank of America’s arts and culture programming, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/museums <http://www.bankofamerica.com/museums> .

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At the Providence Public Library …

On Exhibit: Images of “the Great War” from Providence Public Library’s Circulating and Special Collections
Now through July, in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day (November 11, 1918) which ended “the Great War” (World War I) -- Providence Public Library has mounted a presentation of photos and graphic artwork from the Library’s circulating and special collections which relate to the era in which the Old World died and the age of modernity was born.  Included are pictures, posters, sheet music, and even cartoons of the era. This exhibition is on display at the Central Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence, in the third floor exhibit area (outside Special Collections).
 
Tonia Mason
Marketing & Communications Director
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-455-8090
Fax: 401-455-8001
www.provlib.org <http://www.provlib.org> or www.thelibraryonline.org <http://www.thelibraryonline.org>