Through to Monday, September 7
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
Gallery Exhibit: Happenstance: Women at Work
From June 28 through September 7, the Museum of Work & Culture will be featuring an exhibit of candid art photographs entitled Happenstance: Women at Work by local artist Madeleine O. Robinson, Ph.D. of Cumberland, RI. The photos are women at their worksites in our local area. Madeleine has been an artist member of the Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA since 1999 and has participated annually in many of their shows, especially the Member, Flower and Small Works events. Her photographs have been exhibited at River Bend Visitor Center in Uxbridge, MA; Ten Year Retrospective at the East Greenwich Photo Gallery, January 1998; Community College of Rhode Island in Lincoln, RI and at the Attleboro City Hall, Attleboro, MA. In 1998 Madeleine Robinson participated in a cultural exchange with the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, sister site of the Blackstone Valley. Her second ten year retrospective was held at the Museum of Work & Culture during the summer of 2007.
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Thursday, July 23, 6:30p.m.
John Brown House Museum Lawn
52 Power Street, Providence
For more information: Mary Lou Upham
(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.
Concert Under the Elms
Capital Properties Inc., Presenting Sponsor
Magnolia plays Cajun music tonight. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free.
NO PETS ALLOWED. Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor: Eastside Marketplace.
Other sponsors include: Bank of America, Brown University, Esten & Richard Insurance, Partridge, Snow & Hahn, LLP, Coldmasters, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP, Joukowsky Family Foundation, Dr. & Mrs. George Goodwin, Mandel & Tracy, LLC, Pratt Radiation Oncology Associates, Inc., Dr. Russell & Ms. Carla Ricci, E.F. O’Donnell & Sons Co., Inc., Santoro Oil Company, Inc. and Washington Trust Company Wealth Management. Check out our website for the full series schedule: www.rihs.org <http://www.rihs.org/> .
Thursday, July 23 – Magnolia
Thursday, July 30 – The Carlos de Leon Latin Jazz band
Thursday, August 6 – Greg Abate Jazz Quartet
Thursday, August 13 – Pendragon
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Saturday, August 8, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tour begins at St. Joseph’s Church
92 Hope Street, Providence
Tickets: $32.95
Reserve by Friday, July 31!
Contact: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
A Cultural Day in Fox Point
Today, come take a walk through and experience Fox Point, one of the oldest and most diverse neighborhoods in Providence. Learn about the ever-changing character of Fox Point, from its first colonial settlements through the waves of Irish, then Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigration, to the impacts of urban and highway development today. The tour’s route will focus on and include three active churches in the area: St. Joseph’s, Sheldon Street Church, and Our Lady of the Rosary. The neighborhood’s vibrant cultural story including a varied cuisine, art, architecture, and music, comes alive in these parishes. Lunch is included in this day-long excursion. Reservations are required. Please reserve by Friday, July 31st. The tour begins at St Joseph’s Church, 92 Hope Street, Providence.
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