Newport Black History Walking Tour: Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, […]

Join the 18+ community choir that ONLY sings rock music! No auditions. Rock Voices has choirs around New England, but this will be the very first one in Rhode Island and you can be a part of it. Can't read music? No problem; we provide recordings. Haven't sung in awhile? You'll be in good company, […]

Ladd Observatory will be open to the public on Monday nights, from 8pm to 10pm, beginning September 16th, 2024. The historic Ladd Observatory opened in 1891 under the direction of Prof. Winslow Upton. A regular program of transit observations and timekeeping was started in 1893. Prof. Charles Smiley, famous for his observations of solar eclipses, became director […]

Image: siren eun young jung, Playwriting Practice: To Die as Fish (2021), Performance, 01:20:00 (Courtesy of the Theatre Practice Project and the Artist / Photo by Jun-hyuk Won) This two-day public symposium, Transpacific Dialogues: Asian/American Art of Collaboration, will explore the transformative potential of aesthetic inquiry on how we make collaborative art. It will feature invited artists, scholars, and curators […]

Sewing 101 Course — Learn to Sew with Louise Sutton Learn to machine sew in this intimate beginners sewing class & create a custom tote bag while learning the basics of machine sewing. Bring your own machine or borrow one of ours. Who you are: Someone who wants to learn how to sew on a […]

Come meet the designers behind the DESIGN WEEK RI 2024 beer can label, Rye Dean of LUMUKU and Hannah Chung, and learn more about their work as artists and designers. STAR! Impressed with these designers' work? Apply today for the Spring 2025 Design Catalyst Program! Applications are open to low-to-moderate income Providence residents and close […]

Image: siren eun young jung, Playwriting Practice: To Die as Fish (2021), Performance, 01:20:00 (Courtesy of the Theatre Practice Project and the Artist / Photo by Jun-hyuk Won) This two-day public symposium, Transpacific Dialogues: Asian/American Art of Collaboration, will explore the transformative potential of aesthetic inquiry on how we make collaborative art. It will feature invited artists, scholars, and […]

Americans’ relationship with animals transformed during the Gilded Age (1870-1914). With a focus on Newport history, the exhibition explores how this exciting, tumultuous period shaped the role of animals in our modern world. In the late 19th century, Americans moved in large numbers from farms to cities, losing touch with a rural way of life […]

Newport Black History Walking Tour: Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, […]

Americans’ relationship with animals transformed during the Gilded Age (1870-1914). With a focus on Newport history, the exhibition explores how this exciting, tumultuous period shaped the role of animals in our modern world. In the late 19th century, Americans moved in large numbers from farms to cities, losing touch with a rural way of life […]

Join us for RI’s first annual Palestine Day to honor our people’s liberation struggle, history and culture of our homeland, in solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters in Palestine. Palestine Day will have local halal food vendors, cultural performances, children’s activities, prayer, Palestinian traditional goods, political education, art, raffles, a children’s bouncy house and more. […]

Planetarium Show Saturdays & Sundays @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Located in the Museum of Natural History, the planetarium is a dome theater with a Zeiss projector that casts images of stars, planets and constellations to simulate the night sky. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased online using our online ticketing system. Museum admission does not include the […]

The Nest's sustainable fashion show will be an incredible networking opportunity within the local sustainable fashion space, featuring vendors like Sashoonya, Hungry Ghost Press, Broke Popstar, Make Me Feel Better, Zizin Apparel + drinks by RI Cruisin Cocktails + food by everybody's fav - Empanada Assassin. STAR! But wait! There's more! Tunes by Joe Lou, […]

Newport Black History Walking Tour: Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, […]

Planetarium Show Saturdays & Sundays @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Located in the Museum of Natural History, the planetarium is a dome theater with a Zeiss projector that casts images of stars, planets and constellations to simulate the night sky. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased online using our online ticketing system. Museum admission does not include the […]