EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Blackbirds are among the avian species experiencing the greatest amount of population loss across North America as their preferred wetland habitat dries up and is filled in and paved over. Credit: Skyler Ewing, Pexels. Dear EarthTalk: How are bird populations faring in the U.S. and […]
Mass Archaeology Annual Meeting Saturday, December 11 1:30pm Business Meeting 2pm Guest Speaker Join the Trustees of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society on Saturday, December 11 for our Annual Meeting and guest lecture with Dr. Robert Goodby. A brief business meeting will begin at 1:30pm, followed by a special presentation on the new book at 2pm, A Deep Presence: 13,000 […]
“Freezin for a Reason” Plunge Weekend WHAT: SUPER PLUNGE and the 14th Annual Torch Run Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Rhode Island WHEN: Saturday, December 4th and Sunday, December 5th WHERE: Salty Brine Beach, Narragansett, RI TIME: Saturday, December 4th at 1:00pm, our “SUPER PLUNGERS” will take their 1st plunge and will continue to plunge once an hour for […]
MEET DESIGNER AND ARTIST SUSAN FREDA AT GALLERY AT FOUR Popular jewelry designer and artist Susan Freda visits the gallery for a personal appearance on Saturday, December 11th from 12-4. The gallery’s Susan Freda Studios Boutique offers a holiday collection of Sue’s signature jewelry as well as her ever popular crochet wire dresses plus new […]
The Art of Creating a Solstice Spiral We will show you how to create a Winter Solstice Spiral and share the symbolism of the ritual of both building and walking the Spiral. This offering is part of our Holiday Homestead Series. Demos are free and will be held at 1:00pm on Saturdays. We will meet in the […]
Harrison Avenue Location Aquidneck Land Trust Welcomes Ocean Hour Farm as the Next Steward of “Swiss Village” and Surrounding Property The SVF Foundation property as it looks today on Harrison Avenue in Newport. (Photo provided by SVF) NEWPORT, R.I. (December 2, 2021) – The SVF Foundation (SVF) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced today that it has completed its 20-year mission to cryo-preserve […]
Concert this Sunday: Violinist Johnny Gandelsman’s This is America Join us this Sunday for an afternoon of exquisite, timely music. Curated by violinist Johnny Gandelsman, “This is America” is a new commissioning and recording project featuring over 20 works for solo violin. The diverse group of invited American and US-based composers were asked to reflect on the events of the past year and to […]
THE MUSE JIŘÍ DOKOUPIL Jiří Dokoupil is a Czech-German painter and graphic artist who rose to prominence in the 1990s. Dokoupil takes an unusually singular approach to his work, preferring to constantly seek out new styles and techniques with which to create his work. Dokoupil was born in 1954 in Krnov—then part of Czechoslovakia—an ancient town on the […]
