FRIENDS OF LIBRARY HAD A VERY GOOD YEAR Friends of the East Providence Public Library reflected on a successful year in 2025. The Friends provided more than $27,000 for new or continuing projects to benefit local residents, as well as Rhode Islanders in schools, hospital and community service agencies throughout the state. They donated nearly […]
Whitehouse, Padilla Introduce Bills to Ban Taxpayer Payouts for January 6 Rioters Senators’ bills would prevent the Trump Administration from handing out millions in taxpayer funds to Capitol rioters Washington, DC – On the fifth anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced a pair of […]
Nonprofit Collaborative Focused on Girls and Gender Expansive Youth awarded $750,000 Catalyst Grant to Launch First Statewide RI Girls Coalition Providence, RI — [January 6, 2025] — Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE), in partnership with Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI), Girls on the Run Rhode Island (GOTRRI), Rhode Island for Community & Justice […]
Attleboro Industrial Museum Thursday, January 15 at 6:45 PM Attleboro Area Industrial Museum 42 Union St., Attleboro The Old West was once right here in southeastern Massachusetts! Kristine Moore from the Plainville Historical Commission will present about the local theme park at the Attleboro Industrial Museum. Learn about the western theme park and the TV […]
MLK: Amazing Grace Monday, January 19th 10:30 am & 1:30 pm We’re celebrating MLK Day as we do every year with a special performance you won’t want to miss! For over two decades, we’ve proudly presented this annual tradition honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The talented, award winning storyteller […]
Journalist and Award-Winning Author of The Connection Cure Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging. The Connection Cure combines diligent […]
“Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire” with New York Times Bestselling author Julian Sancton February 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID […]
ON GOING EXHIBITS Nevena Prijic Voyager Ongoing Howard G. and Esther Freeman Hall (320) Nevena Prijic (Serbian, born 1985) has been commissioned to create a monumental painting directly on the walls of the Worcester Art Museum. Located within a twenty-foot-tall blind archway, Voyager is inspired by speculative possibilities suggested by the portal-like space. Prijic creates enigmatic and […]
