Thursday, August 5, 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
Capital Properties Inc., Presenting Sponsor
Magnolia will conclude this year's summer concert series with Cajun music. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free.
NO PETS ALLOWED.
Our 2010 season sponsors are Premier Sponsor Capital Properties, Inc., Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor Eastside Marketplace, Brown University, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, The Washington Trust Company, Wealth Management, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, Esten & Richard Agency, Inc., Providence Business News, Santoro Oil, Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, Mandel & Tracy, LLC, Dr. George & Mrs. Betsey Goodwin, Dr. & Mrs. William S. Simmons, Mr. Stanley & Mrs. Beth Weiss.
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Tuesdays and Fridays in August,
August 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
$10 per person
For more information: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
Art and the City walking tours
Rhode Island boasts one of the highest concentrations of visual artists in the country. Providence streets, parks, and the RiverWalk are full of public sculpture; some of which make fabulous "outdoor rooms." The stories of art, artists, the Providence Art Club, the Rhode Island School of Design, Gallery Night Providence, Waterfire and excellent urban design are inspirational.
The RISD Museum will be closed during the month of August. However, Providence is a gallery en plein air. Take a guided walking tour with the Rhode Island Historical Society's SummerWalks program. Feast your eyes; fill your soul; enjoy one of the best art cities in the country! Tickets are $10; tour lasts about ninety minutes.
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Saturday, August 14, 5:30 p.m.
Evenings of full WaterFire Lightings
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
Discover the winding history and continued importance of Providence's rivers! 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, or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.
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Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
La Fièvre des États/American Fever
The Museum of Work & Culture will host a presentation by McGill University history student, Brendan Shanahan, entitled "La Fièvre des États/American Fever" the American- French Genealogical Society. Shanahan will discuss the research he conducted as an intern at the Museum of Work & Culture concerning the French Canadian emigration history. He will recount the many reasons for emigration found in French Canada during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the appeal of industrial employment in New England, and the various attempts by the French Canadian elite to prevent emigration to Protestant New England. He will also question whether the emigration of French Canadians to New England truly represented a "Fièvre des Etats" (American Fever). The heightened importance of race and gender in American immigration policy during the 1840-1930's will also be addressed. As a result of his research, new exhibit panels will be created and added to the Museum of Work & Culture's existing French Canadian Farmhouse exhibit.
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What's Happening in Providence…
HATS OFF TO BROADWAY
AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY AND JAZZ
Tuesday, August 17, 6:30 – 10:00pm
Sidebar Bistro Jazz Club, 127 Dorrance Street, Providence
Hats off to Classic Broadway, a George M. Cohan fundraiser, will feature the music of the fabulous Broadway composers of the 20s and 30s. Featured will be the Jeanne Evans Quartet with Bill Moretti on piano, Tom Pasquarelli on bass, Tony Coelho on sax/clarinet, Jeanne Evans on vocals. Special guest artists include, Yvonne Monnett, Donald Blais, Brian Evans, Mike Miller and Ms. Wensday. You are invited to sing and swing to the music of Rodgers and Hart, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter, and of course George M. Cohan.
All proceeds will go towards the completion of funding of the George M. Cohan sculpture in Fox Point. The sculpture was created by internationally reknown sculptor Robert Shure and stands at the corner of Wickenden and Governor Sts. George M. Cohan was born on Wickenden St. in 1878. He quickly rose to stardom and went on to become the father of the American Broadway musical. Cohan also received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his patriotic words and music.
Tickets are $17.76 and must be purchased in advance. Please send check to George M. Cohan Committee, c/o Sy Dill-125 Governor St., Providence, RI 02906 Ticket holders will receive two raffle tickets for our sensational Jazz & Wine Basket. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $10 each on August 17.
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