Thursday, June 26, 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
The 2008 summer concerts series will present some exciting new acts while continuing to feature the satisfying mix of musical genres that have made the Society’s outdoor music series a popular fixture of summer on the East Side. The American Band kicks off the season on June 26 with its traditional pre-Independence Day concert. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free. Check out our website for the full series schedule: www.rihs.org <http://www.rihs.org/> .
RIHS gratefully acknowledges our Sponsors:
Lifespan, NBC 10 WJAR, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Brewster Thornton Group Architects LLP, GTECH Corporation, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Nortek, Inc., Washington Trust Wealth Management, Eastside Marketplace, Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor
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Saturday, June 28
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
After the arrival of Roger Williams in 1636, rivers shaped the life of the city of Providence. The Colonial waterfront was the site of a thriving shipping economy for a young town. Eventually, factories and railroads turned attention away from the rivers and toward the land. After the 1950s, highways and bridges covered the waterways, and the rivers were forgotten. But that was yesterday! Today, architects and city planners are creating a “new” waterfront. Once again, the rivers take center stage. And no event commands more attention than Barnaby Evans’ WaterFire. Smartly designed walkways, parks, and pedestrian bridges invite strolling, especially on summer evenings. 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 <http://www.waterfire.org/> , or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.
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Saturday, June 28 &
Saturday, July 5, 11:00 a.m.
Tour departs from
Reflections Café
8 Governor Street, Providence
For more information: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
A Fox Point Fourth of July
On Saturday, June 28 and July 5, the scheduled 11:00 a.m. walking tours will be patriotic strolls through the Fox Point neighborhood. Come celebrate the life and works of Providence native George M. Cohan, the original Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was born in one of the oldest and most diverse neighborhoods in Providence, and is associated by his birth and patriotic songs, with the Fourth of July. 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 begins at Reflections Café, 8 Governor Street, Providence. $10 per person.
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July 5 & 6
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Bank of America Museums on Us
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
Free Admission for Bank of America Customers!
The Museum of Work & Culture Co-Directors, Raymond H. Bacon and Anne D. Conway have announced that for the seventh consecutive year, the Museum, located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has been selected to participate in the Bank of America Museums on US program. This program provides unparalleled access to some of the nation’s greatest museums and cultural institutions. Visitors to the Museum will receive free admission every first weekend of the month throughout the year by simply presenting their Bank of America card. Additionally, participants will receive 10% off their purchases in the Museum Store. For more information on Museums on Us™ or Bank of America’s arts and culture programming, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/museums <http://www.bankofamerica.com/museums> .
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At the Theatre by the Sea in Matunuck…
George M!
A tribute to Rhode Island’s own and the celebration of America and the Fourth of July, this spectacular, fast paced patriotic musical follows the great song-and-dance man, George M. Cohan, over a 60-year period from his childhood on the vaudeville circuit to New York where he began his 25-year reign over the Broadway stage.
June 18, 2008 - July 12, 2008
364 Cards Pond Road, Matunuck, RI.
(401)782-TKTS (8587)
$35.00 for preview performances and $39.00-$49.00 for all other performances
www.theatrebythesea.com <http://www.theatrebythesea.com/> .
At the Providence Public Library…
Providence Public Library Announces New History High Jinks Book Club at Central Library!
Are we doomed to repeat the past? Come find out! Join Providence Public Library’s latest new book club beginning in July! The club will meet the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm beginning July 7, and continuing August 4 and September 8 at Central Library, 150 Empire Street, (Barnard Room, 3rd Floor). To register & reserve your books, call or email leader Nancy Callahan: 401-787-4152; nancycallahan@cox.net.
July 7: His Excellency George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis.
In this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the exacting scholarship, shrewd analysis, and lyric prose that have made him one of the premier historians of the Revolutionary era. Training his lens on a figure who sometimes seems as remote as his effigy on Mt. Rushmore, Ellis assesses George Washington as a military and political leader and a man whose “statue-like solidity” concealed volcanic energies and emotions.
On Exhibit at Central Library:
Images of “the Great War” from Providence Public Library’s Circulating and Special Collections
Now through July, in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day (November 11, 1918) -- which ended “the Great War” (World War I) -- Providence Public Library (PPL) has mounted a presentation of photos and graphic artwork from the Library’s circulating and special collections which relate to the era in which the Old World died and the age of modernity was born. Included are pictures, posters, sheet music, and even cartoons of the era.
PPL has thousands of items documenting the war and its impact in our circulating, Special, and Rhode Island Collections. This exhibition is on display at the Central Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence, in the third floor exhibit area (outside Special Collections)
Tonia Mason
Marketing & Communications Director
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-455-8090
Fax: 401-455-8001
www.provlib.org <http://www.provlib.org> or www.thelibraryonline.org <http://www.thelibraryonline.org>
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Founded in 1822, the Rhode Island Historical Society is the nation’s fourth oldest state historical society and is today the steward of tens of thousands of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, artifacts, and other historical materials. The Society maintains its research library and John Brown House Museum in Providence and operates the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. The Society’s ongoing public and educational programming includes publication of the historical journal Rhode Island History and the presentation of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and tours. www.rihs.org <http://www.rihs.org/>
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A Spanish trip featuring special access to equally splendid sites in planned for October 2 to 8. "Marvelous Madrid" takes Appleton Circle members to royal palaces, noted private art collections, museums, and historic monasteries.
