Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.
RIHS Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Natasha Brooks
(401) 273-8107 x12 or libprograms@rihs.org
Study Hill Book Club
On March 30, 1927, the Librarian of Brown University inaugurated what was to become the Study Hill Book Club. Richard Ring will talk about this network of bibliophiles, what the club managed to accomplish during its five-year lifespan, and why it never took hold in the apparently fertile bibliophilic ground of Providence. Ring holds a B.A. in English Literature from Ohio State University, and an M.L.S. from Indiana University. He is now the Special Collections Librarian at the Providence Public Library.
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Thursday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Night
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
If These Walls Could Talk… Westminster Stories
"Westminster Stories" is a unique collection of facts, memories, and stories about two blocks in downtown Providence. The centerpiece of Westminster Stories is a diorama on public display at 191 Westminster Street. The project is the work of more than 30 photographers, artists, interviewers, and researchers who have captured stories in an effort to deepen the connections between the past and the present, and between the people who use the street. Co-creators Andrew Losowsky and Lyra Monteiro will share some of the project’s stories and their experiences in making it a reality. Learn more at www.westminsterstories.com <http://www.westminsterstories.com/> .
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Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 p.m.
RIHS Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Natasha Brooks
(401) 273-8107 x12 or libprograms@rihs.org
George Lee Gaskell: Rhode Island Soldier and World Traveler
How did a native of Tiverton, RI travel the world, learn to speak four foreign languages fluently, fight in some of the Civil War's bloodiest battles and for the rights of freedmen, and travel westward? Come hear the interesting and strange life of George Lee Gaskell, a Rhode Islander who saw much and saw fit to write it down. This program is based on Robert Grandchamp's thesis in American History at Rhode Island College. Grandchamp is the author of several books and a former National Park Ranger.
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Saturday, April 24, 10:00 a.m.
Tour departs from the
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
A Walking Tour of Edward M. Bannister’s Providence
This tour, conducted by Ray Rickman, will visit the College Hill home and studio of Edward and Christiana Carteaux Bannister. The walk will also include five other sites associated with the noted African-American artist and a lively discussion of several other landmarks. A stop at the Providence Art Club to view one of Bannister's landscape paintings will conclude the tour. Tickets are $10 each, tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are required.
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At the URI Feinstein Gallery Providence Campus…
April 1 - 30
“THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE—95 YEARS LATER, IN REMEMBRANCE”
This historically and artistically important exhibition will mark the 95th anniversary of the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide and is being curated by Gallery Z director Bérge Ara Zobian, an Armenian of Providence, RI. The show is proud to now boast 47 professional artists and over 100 works of school-age children ages 6-16 years old. Zobian is producing the show in collaboration with The Urban Arts and Culture Program of the University of Rhode Island.
www.armeniangenocide95years.com <http://www.armeniangenocide95years.com/> .
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