Feb 10th Event at AS220: "I Brake For Historical Markers"

Feb 1 - Feb 14 Shaun Slifer will be here.
http://www.justseeds.org/artists/shaun_slifer/
Shaun will be doing a presentation at As220 on February 10th from 6-8:30pm :
"I Brake For Historical Markers"

Pittsburgh-based artist Shaun Slifer (Justseeds, Howling Mob Society) will
present a slideshow and discussion of problematic and progressive historical
monuments and plaques with an eye towards remembering the often-buried
stories of struggles for social justice. Slifer will discuss the Howling Mob
Society's 2007 guerilla historical marker series commemorating the Great
Railroad Strike of 1877.

Localization, Location, Ubicaci=?ISO-8859-1?B?8w==?=n - Pitzer Art Galleries - Opening Thursday, January 28, 5-8 p.m.

Carla Herrera-Prats
Localization, Location, Ubicación
Curated by Ciara Ennis
Lenzner Family Art Gallery

January 28-March 19, 2010
Opening Reception:
Thursday, January 28, 5-8 p.m.

Referencing Marcel Mauss's theory of Gift Economy, New York-based artist Carla Herrera-Prats produces a gift-in the form of a book entitled Localization, Location, Ubicación-and donates it to libraries in Canada, the United States and Mexico that have contributed information and photographs to it on the subject of immigration, labor, collaboration and art. This gift functions as a bridge linking the participating institutions together and examines the way knowledge production and art are formed, disseminated and organized. The gallery houses the materials accumulated in the production of Localization, Location, Ubicación, including the pictures each library sent for their publication.

Pitzer Art Galleries
1050 North Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA  91711
Contact:
Ciara Ennis, Director/Curator, (909) 607-3143
Anna Mendoza, Curatorial/PR Assistant, (909) 607-8797
Email: pitzer_galleries@pitzer.edu <x-msg://14/pitzer_galleries@pitzer.edu>
Web site: http://www.pitzer.edu/galleries <http://www.pitzer.edu/galleries>  
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. and by appointment.

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

 

Sunday, January 31, 1:30 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
Ranger Days
Betty and Carlo Mencucci from the Burrillville Historical Society will present views of Spring Lake through the years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the lake attracted thousands of visitors looking for recreation in the form of swimming, boating, clambakes and outings, providing rest from the workday world of the mill workers. Their collection of photos and postcards will provide an educational and entertaining experience for all.
 
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In the Community…
 
Sunday, January 31, 2:00-3:00pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Author Toby Lester, “The Fourth Part of the World”

Providence Public Library is pleased to welcome author Toby Lester for a presentation of his new book THE FOURTH PART OF THE WORLD: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

For millennia Europeans believed that the world consisted of three parts: Europe, Africa, and Asia. They drew the three continents in countless shapes and sizes on their maps, but occasionally they hinted at the existence of a “fourth part of the world,” a mysterious, inaccessible place, separated from the rest by a vast expanse of ocean.  It was a land of myth, until 1507, when Martin Waldseemüller and Mathias Ringmann, two obscure scholars working in the mountains of eastern France, made it real with what is now known as the Waldseemüller map.
In THE FOURTH PART OF THE WORLD: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name, Toby Lester, acclaimed writer and former editor for The Atlantic, tells the improbable story of how the Waldseemüller map forever changed the way we see the world.

Toby Lester is a contributing editor to and has written extensively for The Atlantic. His work has also been featured on the radio show This American Life.  A former Peace Corps volunteer and United Nations observer, he lives in the Boston area with his wife and three daughters.  He is an invited research scholar at Brown University’s John Carter Brown Library.
 
CONTACT:  Tonia Mason, 455-8090

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See 19th Century Rhode Island through the
Eyes of a Free Black Man
 
Wednesday, February 10, 5:30pm
24 Meeting Street, Providence
Public Discussion

William J. Brown, the noted 19th century Black Rhode Island leader, published his autobiography in 1883. Considered the finest narrative by a free African American, this extraordinary book is not only a memoir, but one of the most exciting observations of the Rhode Island community ever written. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has funded a yearlong study of Brown’s life, which includes a series of lectures, exhibits and walking tours.
 
A discussion and planning session will take place on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 5:30pm at the Brick School House at 24 Meeting Street in Providence. You are invited to participate in this event, to share your thoughts on the book, and to help determine what the Providence walking tour should encompass.
This event is sponsored by Ocean State Learning.
 
If you would like to attend or learn more about this project, where to purchase the book, or find a book club, please contact:
Ray Rickman
(401) 421-0606, rickman@rickmangroup.com.

 

FW: RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW for The Manton Avenue Project's newest installment!!

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FW: Reminder Sign up Now - Continuing the Discussion for Sustainable Tourism in Rhode Island - Save the Date January, 28, 2010

For more information contact Lilly at bvtclilly@aol.com        Download pdf brochure       Click here to register on-line

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

 

Continuing until Sunday, February 14, 2010
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org

Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln
The RIHS will continue celebrating the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth with an exhibit that takes a look at life in Rhode Island during the 1860s. Though Lincoln made only two stops in RI, they were widely attended and remembered. But what did the RI that Lincoln visited look like? Come see the exhibit and learn of the people, places, and attitudes of the times. Sponsored by the RI Foundation and the RI Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
 
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Sunday, January 31, 1:30 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
Ranger Days
Betty and Carlo Mencucci from the Burrillville Historical Society will present views of Spring Lake through the years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the lake attracted thousands of visitors looking for recreation in the form of swimming, boating, clambakes and outings, providing rest from the workday world of the mill workers. Their collection of photos and postcards will provide an educational and entertaining experience for all.
 
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In the Community…
 
John Hay Library
20 Prospect Street, Providence
Exhibit - Black Lavender 2
 
Gay Black men from 1919 to present are profiled in this unique exhibit of photographs, printed material and artifacts, showing their contributions to life and culture to Rhode Island, and demonstrating how surprisingly consequential and, at times, unexpectedly mainstream they are. Drawn from the collection of Robb Dimmick, the exhibit includes politicians, academics, civic leaders, artists, and writers, and documents pivotal visits to Rhode Island by Black gay luminaries such as James Baldwin, Samuel Delany and Joseph Beam.
The exhibit will remain open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm until January 29, 2010.
This project is funded by the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities and is part of its “On the Road to Freedom” initiative which explores African American life in Rhode Island.
 
For additional information contact: Robb Dimmick; ribooks@aol.com; (401) 421-0606

FW: Get ready to enter the Garden of Good and Evil at the PPS Winter Bash

Join PPS at its 7th Winter Bash! Saturday, February 6, 2010 8 p.m. to midnight Location: 100 Westminster Street overlooking Burnside Park and Capital Center in Downtown Providence (directions) Theme: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Attire: From cocktail casual to funky formal, and bring a mask if you have one or buy one at the event! The Bash brings together hundreds of  people to celebrate our citywide preservation efforts. Latin-rock sensation Santa Mamba is back to heat things up, and with a full cash bar and mystery specialty bar, this is the winter preservation party not to miss! Tickets are $30 in advance; $40 at the door. VIP tickets are also available. Visit the PPS website for more information. Tickets may be purchased online, over the phone at 401-831-7440, or by mail using the mail order form. Tickets must be purchased by February 5 at noon to receive the advance discount. Co-Chairs: Jay Fluck * Christopher Marsella * Emily Meyer Committee: Lindsay Armstrong * Anthony Autiello * Oliver Bennett *  Jennifer Bostick * Melissa and Charles Brusso * Curt Columbus * Marc Crisafulli * Jerrold Dorfman * Barry Fain * Chris Fiore * Emily Hall * Kurt Kalberer * Libby Lord * Barbara Macaulay * Helen Macdonald * David Maceroni *  John Macliver * Kip McMahan * Leeds Mitchell * Pat and Terry Moran * Lee Morgan * Betsy Myers * Blythe and John Pariseault * Susan Phipps * Jessica Ricci * Paige Ryan * Ted Scholhamer * Michael Sweeney * C.C. Wall * Mack Woodward Platinum Masque Sponsor: Bank of America Gold Masque Sponsors: Bankers Life and Causality Company Duffy & Sweeney, Ltd. H. Carr & Sons, Inc. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP LGC&D Wealth Management Marsella Development Corporation Nortek, Inc. The Foundry Associates Winkler Group Ltd. In-kind Donor: McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. Logo design by Watermark Design Formed in 1956, the mission of the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is to improve the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment. We educate the public about protecting the city's strong identity and enhancing its rich architectural legacy. PPS also advocates for best city planning and development practices.

FW: PPS January E-Newsletter

In This Issue Preservation Education Events Development Volunteer Opportunity Community Notes Quick Links Become a Member PPS Website Preservation Nation Upcoming PPS Events January 21 Annual Meeting February 6 Winter Bash June 5 31st Festival of Historic Houses Support our work! Support PPS by mailing us your Eastside Marketplace receipts! A percentage of each dollar goes to support PPS programs. To learn more, e-mail PPS. January 2010 News Annual Meeting & Preservation Lecture Thursday, January 21, 5:30 p.m. For more details, click here or see below. Preservation Most Endangered Properties 2009 Update: Providence National Bank Building Facade The Downcity Design Review committee was scheduled to continue its review of the Providence National Bank Building façade at a meeting on January 11. This meeting has been canceled. Look for an update regarding the February meeting in next month's e-news. The façade was included as an element of the "Downtown National Register District" listing on the 2009 Ten Most Endangered Properties List to highlight the fact that the overall quality of the Downtown National Register District is threatened by the lack of a formal public policy that respects preservation values. Most Endangered Properties 2009 Update: Grove Street School The Building Board of Review will continue its review of Grove Street School at a meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 7 at 3:00 p.m. at 190 Dyer Street. The Board requested the owners to present clarified cost estimates for the work required. The owners were scheduled to appear in December, but the meeting was postponed. For more information, call the Building Board of Review at (401) 421-7740. NEW National Register District: Blackstone Boulevard-Cole Avenue-Grotto Avenue The Blackstone Boulevard-Cole Avenue-Grotto Avenue area  was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Reflecting Providence's twentieth-century development as the East Side area was transformed from farmland and open space into a residential neighborhood, the neighborhood is notable for its variety of revival architectural forms and styles that were popular during the period, as well as the transition to a more modern aesthetic. The Cole Farmhouse (pictured above), built in 1732, is part of this historic district, and is one of the few surviving pre-revolutionary houses, typifying the modest farmhouses built on the far reaches of the early English settlement in Providence. This small one-and-a- half-story house, recently bank-owned, has been sold. Our hopes are that a new owner will restore the property so that the house will survive as an vibrant reminder of Providence's rural past.   Preservation Watch List: Brownell & Field Company Building PPS is always on the lookout for historic properties that may be endangered. The Brownell & Field Company Building (1907-08) at 119 Harris Avenue is included in the Provisions Warehouse Historic District, determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Brownell & Field and two adjacent buildings, Standard Wholesale Liquors Co. (1937) at 115 Harris Avenue and Turner Centre System Building (1923-26) at 135 Harris Avenue are the only buildings remaining in that district.  Brownell & Field is also included in the city's Industrial & Commercial Buildings District (ICBD).   The property on which Brownell & Field stands was acquired by Field Land Company after 1906 and remained in its or its successor's (Autocrat) possession until the Providence Journal Company bought it in 1995.  This building is being carefully watched by PPS because of its deteriorated state and the uncertainty about its future use. Education Children's Heritage Education Tours Open for Booking Bookings are now being accepted for our Spring 2010 Children's Heritage Education Tours, which are led from Monday through Friday at 10:00 a.m., March 29 through June 11. The tours offered this spring are: ~ College Hill Tour, 1636-1775 - Roger Williams and the Settlement of Colonial Providence focuses on grade four. ~ Downtown Tour, c. 1800 - Present - The Rise of the West Side focuses on grades six through twelve.  ~ "Avi" Tour - Something Upstairs, 1800 - A Literary Journey to the Past focuses on grades five through seven.  ~ H.P. Lovecraft as Preservationist, 1920s Benefit Street focuses on grades ten through twelve.  ~ "Avi" Tour - The Man Who Was Poe, Mid-1800s Providence focuses on grades five through seven.  ~ The Crest of College Hill:  A Late 19th Century Victorian Journey focuses on the third grade.  Please spread the word at your children's and grandchildren's schools. Teachers may contact Education Coordinator Kathleen McAreavey at kmcareavey@ppsri.org or (401) 831-7440, ext. 103.   Wheeler School Tour on Slavery Last fall, under the tutelage of Wheeler School teacher Becca Hunsicker, 7th grade students completed a unit about the slave trade in Rhode Island and in Providence, in particular. During the course of the unit, students discussed the triangle trade, looked at primary source documents, and read about the Brown family as well as other ships' captains. In addition, they researched sites connected to the trade that are within walking distance of their school. These include Brown's University Hall, the John Brown House, and the Old State House. They also viewed primary source documents at the RI Historical Society Library. On Tuesday, November 24, the students participated on a day-long walking tour of these sites. Thanks to the help of longtime PPS docent Mr. Ed Hooks the students learned all about the Old State House, its history of place and its significance to the slave trade in Rhode Island, due in large part to the laws passed within the building. It was a thought-provoking day and PPS is pleased to have participated and grateful to Mr. Ed for giving so generously of his time. We are also grateful to the staff at the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission, which is housed in the Old State House, for allowing us to use the space on that day. Upcoming Events Annual Meeting & Preservation Lecture Thursday, January 21, 5:30 p.m. The Providence Preservation Society will host its 52nd Annual Meeting and Preservation Lecture on January 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Beneficent Congregational Church, 300 Weybosset Street, in downtown Providence. The event is free and open to the public. William Morgan, architectural historian and author, will present the lecture. Mr. Morgan has a Ph.D in Art History from the University of Delaware, a certificate in architecture and an M.A. in history from Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree in history from Dartmouth College. He is a teacher and widely published author of books, articles, and reviews with architectural themes. He is also an occasional contributor to the Providence Journal.  PPS Winter Bash Saturday, February 6, 8:00 p.m. Join PPS at its seventh Winter Bash at 100 Westminster Street overlooking Burnside Park and Capital Center in Downtown Providence on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8 p.m. The Bash will bring together over 600 people from across the region. Featuring fabulous entertainment, specialty drinks, and a full cash bar, this is the event everyone will be talking about through the year! This year's theme is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Plan to dance the night away with Santa Mamba as we transform this empty space into a magical evening not to be missed. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here. Development Thank You, and Membership in the New Year Many thanks to those of you who included the PPS Annual Fund in your year-end giving. The board and staff deeply appreciate your support and ongoing commitment to the mission of protecting and enhancing the built environment in our capital city.    We often hear questions from members about their membership status. PPS memberships renew on a rolling schedule annually, so the month in which your membership expires is the month in which you joined. Renewal notices are mailed before expiration. A large percentage of our members join in December and January, so if you are among this group, now is a good time to be sure your membership is current. If you are unsure of your membership status, Lauren Goldenberg or John Rogers in the PPS office will be happy to confirm.     We hope to see you at our events throughout 2010. Volunteer Opportunity PPS is seeking volunteers to help out at our Winter Bash, coming up on Saturday, February 6 at 100 Westminster Street in downtown Providence. The always-popular event runs from 8:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight. The attire is casual cocktail. For more information, click here. Community Notes Central Library Offers Free Sunday Programming Film Noir Matinees Sundays, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. until January 31 Central Library, 150 Empire Street See ten classics of the genre throughout the dark, cold winter! All matinees will take place on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in the Library's Auditorium Theater. The Library is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Click here for more information and the complete schedule. Family Learning Sundays Second Sunday of every month, January - May at 2:00 p.m. Providence Public Library presents its 2010 Family Learning Sundays series, beginning January 10. Bring your family to enjoy varied opportunities to seek new knowledge - together - at the Library. For information, call (401) 455-8025 or visit www.provlib.org. The mission of the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is to improve the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment. PPS is a nonprofit membership organization, exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is recognized as a charitable organization.

RI Historical Society -- January Events

John Brown House Museum Hours
For more information: Dan Santos
(401) 273-7507 x60 or dsantos@rihs.org
January 2 through March 31:
Fridays and Saturdays, tours begin at 10:30am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm and 3:00pm

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Continuing until Sunday, February 14, 2010
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln
The RIHS will continue celebrating the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth with an exhibit that takes a look at life in Rhode Island during the 1860s. Though Lincoln made only two stops in RI, they were widely attended and remembered. But what did the RI that Lincoln visited look like? Come see the exhibit and learn of the people, places, and attitudes of the times. Sponsored by the RI Foundation and the RI Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
 
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Sunday, January 17, 1:30 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
Ranger Days
Local historian Erik Eckilson will take you on a multi-media tour of Rhode Island’s Blackstone River Valley. Using pictures and video, Eckilson will take you on a trip down the Blackstone to visit the ten mill villages that grew up between Woonsocket and Valley Falls. Presented in conjunction with the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
 
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Sunday, January 31, 1:30 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
Ranger Days
Betty and Carlo Mencucci from the Burrillville Historical Society will present views of Spring Lake through the years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the lake attracted thousands of visitors looking for recreation in the form of swimming, boating, clambakes and outings, providing rest from the workday world of the mill workers. Their collection of photos and postcards will provide an educational and entertaining experience for all.