Saturday, November 8 to Saturday, January 3, 2009
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
“Woonsocket Now and Again”
The Woonsocket based Riverzedge Arts Project has collaborated closely with the Museum of Work & Culture to develop this exhibit which compares and contrasts the city of Woonsocket “then and now.” The exhibit will feature paintings and digital photographs by Riverzedge students based on their research of the city’s history. The pieces will represent their interpretation of the city’s changes and raise questions about the direction the city is heading. To learn more about the Riverzedge Arts Project: http://www.riverzedgearts.org/
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Thursday, November 20, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Night
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
If These Walls Could Talk…. From Roots to Branches: Today’s Family Connections with the Francises, Herreshoffs, and the Mason-Eatons
The history of the John Brown House Museum remains vital and dynamic today! Join us for this month’s Gallery Night lecture to welcome Nathanael G. Herreshoff III and Henry A.L. Brown, descendants of the historic Herreshoff and Brown Francis families. They will speak about their experiences growing up in and researching their respective families. Mr. Herreshoff and his guest, genealogy researcher Marianne Healey-Wild, will divulge the latest information discovered about Karl Friedrich Herreshoff. Brown will discuss how he worked to clear the bad reputations of Karl Herreshoff and John Francis. Attention will also be given to the Mason-Eaton family line. This exciting night promises to be full of unique facts, anecdotes, memories, and perspectives. The presentation will last about an hour and both speakers will be available for questions afterwards.
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At the Providence Public Library …
Celebrate African Heritage at Providence Public Library, November 15
African Heritage Day will feature live music and dance, discussion and an exhibit
Free and open to the public, African Heritage Day will take place Saturday, November 15 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm in the Central Library Auditorium (3rd floor), 150 Empire Street, downtown Providence. This event is presented in partnership with Bryant University and the African Alliance of Rhode Island (AARI).
African Heritage Day at PPL will feature live music and dance by Rhode Island’s own Moremi Cultural Group, led by Adesina Omodunbi. Also, award-winning Ghanaian playwright Ama Ata Aidoo will lead a discussion on the theme: “Love, Identity and Women in West Africa.” In addition to writing plays, Aidoo is an accomplished poet, has written several children’s books, and has won many literary awards, including the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. She has taught and lived in America, Britain, Germany, and Zimbabwe, and is currently a Visiting Professor in the Africana Studies Department at Brown University.
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