“Tales of the Slave Trade” Walking Tours are Back at Linden Place Mansion Linden Place Museum will host a walking tour of Linden Place Mansion and downtown Bristol, focused specifically on Bristol’s DeWolf Family and their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The DeWolf family, Bristol’s premier family in the 18th and early 19th centuries, was once […]
FirstWorks & PVDFest present Requiem for the Living, In Color by Carlos Andres Toro and Daniel Bernard Roumain Premiere work, originally commissioned for PVDFest, debuts on FirstWorks Virtual Stage via Facebook Live on Friday, June 12 at 7 PM DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Responding to the realities of creating as people of color during these extraordinary times, Providence-based multimedia […]
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020 Angelcat Haven Feline Rescue is hosting our semi-annual deposit cans and bottles drive on Saturday June 13, 2020, from 8:00am to 2:00pm at Desco 36 Bacon Square, Plainville, MA. Drop off any redeemable cans and bottles to help support Angelcat Haven. We are also collecting used ink cartridges. All cans and […]
INVASIVE BUSTERS BY DON DOUCETTE JASON KULL Our local forests and neighborhood margins are under constant attack by a variety of invasive plants and trees. The attack is silent as our native natural green community is overcome by the snarl and tangle of green invasive plants. This green-on-green battle is persistently at hand and requires […]
Chapter Launches Free CE Webinar Series AIA Rhode Island is offering 2 continuing education webinars this week, as part of our regular CE Webinar series: 6/9 – com – Floodplain Design, Construction, and Impacts on Flood Insurance 6/10 – International Masonry Institute – Forensic Engineering for Historic Properties As the profession remains open for business, albeit remotely, […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine The worst years on record for primary tropical forest loss across the Amazon and beyond were 2016, 2017 and 2019. Credit: Tom Fisk, Pexels. Dear EarthTalk: How are we doing in the battle to stop or slow deforestation, especially in the tropics where forests […]
In Memoriam It is with great sorrow that I share the news with you that violinist Judson Griffin passed away after a brief illness on May 27th. He had been a member of the Museum Concerts Board for many years. His partner, violinist Margaret Ziemnicka, was at his side at the time of his transition. […]
A Message to the Rhode Island Community Over the last few days, our country has been engaged in a very public conversation, with many having to take to the streets to protest in order to have their voices heard. The recent homicides of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have been unacceptable acts fueled […]
