BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Rhode Island Historical Society - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Rhode Island Historical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.rihs.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Rhode Island Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210612T191253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210612T191727Z UID:22337-1626202800-1626206400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Slatersville Preview Screening: The War DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a virtual documentary screening on Tuesday\, July 13\, 2021 at 7:00 pm when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present a segment of Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village: “The War.” This virtual event will also feature an introduction by and concluding Q&A with the filmmaker. \nIn this event\, documentarian de Rezendes will discuss his upcoming historical documentary series\, Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village\, which will premiere on Rhode Island PBS in 2022. “The War” covers World War II on the homefront in Slatersville and the achievements of the Kendall Company. This segment\, which will run about 30 minutes in length\, will also explore the correspondence between those at home with our soldiers abroad. \nRegister for this free virtual screening at https://bit.ly/3v59mwV. \n  \nThrough his company\, Breaking Branches Pictures (est. 1996)\, de Rezendes has produced critically acclaimed feature films including 41\, a documentary about the youngest victim of the Station Nightclub Fire\, Getting Out of Rhode Island\, a fully improvised dramedy feature\, Alzira’s Story\, the family inspired documentary\, and Raising Matty Christian\, a documentary about a man born without full limbs whose accomplishments inspired thousands. To date\, his work has received more than 35 filmmaking awards. Many of his twenty plus directing credits have been broadcast on PBS and screened internationally at film festivals. De Rezendes continues to direct\, film and edit promotional pieces for a wide variety of corporate\, non-profit and commercial clients as well as his own projects. For more information about Slatersville\, please visit www.firstmillvillage.com. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/slatersville-preview-screening-the-war/ CATEGORIES:Event,Screening,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SLiP8-Postcard-02.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210625T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210604T190321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210612T191705Z UID:22318-1624647600-1624654800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Québec National Holiday Virtual Concert with Genticorum DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture\, in association with the Blackstone River Theatre of Cumberland\, RI\, and the Dana Center at Saint Anselm College of Manchester\, NH\, will present a virtual concert featuring the Québécois band\, Genticorum\, on Friday\, June 25 at 7:00pm. This event will celebrate La Saint-Jean-Baptiste\, Québec’s National Holiday.   \nOn June 25 at 7pm\, ticket holders can view the hour-long\, pre-recorded concert in a Zoom call with the band\, who will be answering fan questions live in the chat. Ticket holders will also be able to join an 8:00pm afterparty on Zoom with the members of Genticorum. The Zoom link will be sent out to all ticket holders on June 25 by 2 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 and unlimited access to the concert recording will be available for 96 hours after the show. To purchase tickets\, visit https://bit.ly/3vShbHI.  \nThis virtual concert is made possible through the support of our generous sponsor\, Délégation du Québec in Boston. \n\nOver the past 20 years\, the traditional Québec group Genticorum has become a fixture on the international folk and Celtic music circuit. The band’s six albums met with critical acclaim in Canada\, the U.S.\, and Europe\, and their newest album was just nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards for “Best Ensemble” and “Best Traditional Record.” Firmly rooted in the soil of their native land\, the energetic and original traditional power trio weaves precise and intricate fiddle\, flute\, and accordion work along with gorgeous vocal harmonies\, energetic foot percussion\, and guitar accompaniment into a high-energy musical feast. Their distinctive sound\, sense of humor\, and stage presence always make for an amazing show. Genticorum has given more than 1\,000 concerts in more than 15 countries. \nPascal Gemme (fiddle\, feet\, voice) is widely recognized as a cultural ambassador for Québécois music. Yann Falquet is one of the most active and creative acoustic guitar players in the Québécois and New England music scenes. Since completing a bachelor’s degree in jazz\, he has developed his own personal guitar style for Québec folk music. Nicholas Williams has developed a reputation as a versatile and sought-after musician in the traditional music scenes of Québec and New England. His rhythmic yet nuanced style of flute-playing draws from Irish and Scottish traditions\, as well as from his studies of classical North Indian music.  \nOne of the most important holidays in Québec\, as well as in French Canada more broadly\, is Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. Celebrated annually on June 24th\, it’s commonly referred to as La Saint-Jean. The general origin of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day comes from pre-Christian rituals around the time of the summer solstice on June 21. As Catholicism spread into France\, the summer solstice celebrations evolved during the 5th century into the feast day of John the Baptist. Traditionally\, bonfires would take place on the evening of June 24 in order to honor the saint. Designed to promote Québécois language and culture\, the first “official” Saint-Jean-Baptiste festival in Montreal occurred on June 24\, 1834. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/quebec-national-holiday-virtual-concert-with-genticorum/ CATEGORIES:Concert,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Genticorum-concert-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210426T204235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T234352Z UID:22228-1622138400-1622145600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Come Together: Taking a Stand in 1960s Rhode Island DESCRIPTION:Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday\, May 27 for “Come Together: Taking a Stand in 1960s Rhode Island\,” a virtual fundraising gala. \nThis year’s event will highlight the music\, fashion\, and passion that made the 1960s a transformative decade in our state and nation. \nThe evening will feature: \n\nA presentation honoring History Maker recipient Clifford R. Montiero\, for his decades of taking a stand in Rhode Island\, working tirelessly to increase access\, opportunity and equality.\n“Protest Goes Pop: Music Takes a Stand (Sort of) in the ’60s\,” an exploration of the history of protest music with Brown University Senior Lecturer Emeritus Luther Spoehr.\n“Beyond Bell Bottoms\,” a look at our collection of 1960s fashion by local designer Connie Hicks\, as well as pieces from the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History.\nMusical performances of songs from the 60s by Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts\, archival film footage\, cocktail how-tos\, trivia and much more!\n\nVIPs will receive access to private breakout rooms hosted by RIHS staff with exclusive content from our collections\, as well as a private concert by the Good Living Band taking audience requests. \nAll guests will also receive a pre-emailed party packet  featuring cocktail recipes\, playlists\, fashion tips\, slang sheets\, cutout decorations\, and everything you’ll need to transport yourself to the swinging sixties. You dig? \nWant some munchies? Order a boxed dinner from Pranzi\, with options including Chicken Piccata\, Beef Tips in Burgundy Sauce\, New England White Fish\, and Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Caps. All dinners also include dessert and will be available for pickup the day of the event. \nSo don’t be a square! Tune in\, turn on and take a seat as we celebrate those who took a stand. \nGeneral Admission is $40 per Zoom connection and VIP Admission is $60 per Zoom connection. Buy your tickets here! URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/come-together-taking-a-stand-in-1960s-rhode-island/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Come-Together-Invite-5-3-21-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210505T190351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T193431Z UID:22232-1621335600-1621339200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:RHODI Conversation: "'RI 250:' How Your Organization Can Join this Statewide Effort" DESCRIPTION:The rolling anniversary of our country’s founding is already underway! Rhode Island is poised to take center stage in 2022 with the 250th anniversary of the attack on the HMS Gaspee. Learn how your organization can join RI 250\, a statewide effort to amplify the state’s important role in the founding of our country and leverage tourism and outreach opportunities presented by this important anniversary. Sarah Zurier of the RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission and Lane Sparkman of the RI Department of State will talk about Rhode Island’s 250th Commission\, and special guest Shawn McBurney\, from America 250—the national semiquincentennial organization—will share information about plans across the country. \nTo register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-Cspj4jEtbsg1p0gSLqtFUCb8PU0Wdw URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/rhodi-conversation-ri-250-how-your-organization-can-join-this-statewide-effort/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2020/01/Rhodi-Conversations-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210505T191821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T163719Z UID:22216-1620932400-1620936000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:New England Franco-Route GeoTour Preview DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture will be hosting a preview of its New England Franco-Route GeoTour\, created in association with the Québec Délégation in Boston and the French-Canadian Legacy of Manchester\, on Thursday\, May 13\, 2021 at 7:00pm. The virtual preview event will feature representatives from each city of the Franco-Route of New England\, including Woonsocket\, RI\, Lowell\, MA\, Manchester\, NH\, Biddeford\, ME\, and Lewiston-Auburn\, ME. \nSpeakers will include Anne Conway\, Director of Museum of Work & Culture\, and members of the French-Canadian Legacy of Manchester\, as well as John Tousignant\, Executive Director of the Franco-American Centre; Paul Marion\, poet and former administrator for the U.S. Department of the Interior in the development of Lowell’s national park; Jeff Caulfield\, Business Development Specialist in Travel & Tourism for Geocaching; Camden Martin\, French teacher at the St. Dominic Academy in Auburn; and Marie-Claude Francoeur\, Delegate of Quebec in New England. \nGeocaching is a massive\, modern day scavenger hunt for caches\, or site-specific hidden objects. Nearly 4 million people are already part of the global Geocaching community\, with caches in 191 countries and every continent. A GeoTour is a series of grouped geocache sites which share a common theme or history. \nThe New England Franco-Route GeoTour will highlight several Franco-American cultural sites in cities across New England. In addition to the traditional treasure hunt aspect of Geocaching\, this GeoTour will teach the historical significance of its cache sites in English and in French. This makes the New England Franco-Route GeoTour a fun and uniquely engaging educational experience for individuals\, families\, friends and classes of all ages. \nIndividuals can register for the New England Franco-Route GeoTour Preview event for free at https://bit.ly/3gQPevc. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/new-england-franco-route-geotour-preview/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/New-England-Franco-Route-GeoTour-Preview.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210503T195545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T195545Z UID:22234-1620324000-1620327600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Collections Conversation DESCRIPTION:Join us for Collections Conversation! In this virtual program\, you will be introduced to rarely seen objects from RIHS collections. Handled by Registrar Dana-Signe K. Munroe under an overhead camera\, you’ll see details up-close as you hear about these unique items. If you find yourself captivated by something in particular and want to know more\, simply ask! Guests are encouraged to pose questions in real-time as they view the pieces\, which will be answered as we go. \nIn this inaugural session\, we’ll take a look at six purses and bags that span two centuries. Considered “everyday items\,” these pieces feature beautiful detailing and show us that even the most mundane things can be special and treasured. \nTo register: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/rihs/items/302448/availability/647132685/book/ URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/collections-conversation/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/May-2021-Collections-Conversation-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Wilson":MAILTO:jwilson@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T113000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20201216T164645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T173955Z UID:21871-1619085600-1619091000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual RHODI Conversations: Navigating Your Modern Career Path as an Arts & Culture Professional DESCRIPTION:Over the past year\, we’ve encountered unexpected shifts in the arts and culture industry—and as professionals\, we’ve faced new challenges\, furloughs\, layoffs\, and drastic changes to our work flows. How do we navigate this changing world of work when so much is out of our control? In this workshop\, we’ll explore new mindsets and tools that allow us to navigate our professional lives with purpose and adaptability to change. Learn how to create a cohesive\, mission-driven narrative of your career path—even when that path has many twists and turns. You’ll walk away with tools to help you articulate your story (no matter your job status) and confidently convey the transferable skills that you bring to the table—so that you can take control of your career path and open yourself up to new professional opportunities. \nRegister for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-6trDgjGty8WIOlrGIIx6kGjSwr6msx \n \nCarole Ann Penney helps mission-driven professionals navigate their career and leadership journeys with purpose and resilience. As the Founder of Penney Leadership\, LLC and a facilitator of Harvard Business Publishing’s leadership development programs\, Carole Ann guides her clients to develop skills and mindsets to become more engaged employees\, more effective managers\, and ultimately support more impactful organizations. While she works with clients in all sectors and industries\, Carole Ann has a particular expertise and fondness for the arts and culture sector\, where she developed her own leadership through roles at the Providence Children’s Museum and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Carole Ann holds a B.A. in Education from Brown University and certifications in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from Tufts University and Professional Coaching from iPEC. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-rhodi-conversations-navigating-your-modern-career-path-as-an-arts-culture-professional/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:RHODI,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2020/01/Rhodi-Conversations-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210411T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210301T221912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T191005Z UID:22146-1618153200-1618160400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Salute to Spring ~ Bonjour Printemps DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of Work & Culture on Sunday\, April 11\, for Salute to Spring ~ Bonjours Printemps\, the culmination of its annual month-long celebration of French language and culture!  The event will begin at 3pm with a live stream on Facebook featuring the announcement of the winning restaurant of its 5th Annual Poutine Indulgence\, as well as a live drawing of the Museum’s annual raffle. \nAdditional entertainment for Salute to Spring ticket holders will include a 4pm live-streamed performance by Quebecois band Mélisande\, who fuses Quebec traditional song and instrumentation with complex electronic programming to create a sonic experience like no other. Concert only tickets are available for $15 for adults and $10 for students. The performance will be available for viewing for up to two (2) weeks. \nSalute to Spring is made possible in part by the event’s generous sponsors: Délégation of Québec in Boston\, The Brickle Group\, Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home and Lepine Financial Advisors\, Inc.; along with\, Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery\, Bourget & Associates\, Councilman David Soucy; as well as Esten & Richard Insurance\, the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce\, and Woonsocket Rotary Club. \nTickets are available now at shopmowc.com. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/salute-to-spring-2021/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/vitormunhoz_melisande2017-10132.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T183000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210315T201539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T201539Z UID:22162-1617298200-1617301800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual: "Social Justice: A Narragansett Perspective" DESCRIPTION:Lorén Spears\, Narragansett\, and Executive Director of Tomaquag Museum\, will share the historical and contemporary colonization constructs\, impacts of conquest\, historical and intergenerational trauma and today’s social justice initiatives while expressing the resiliency\, vibrancy and cultural continuation of the Native community. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtfumqrzwoGdyeLBmqbLg-59WnrXghANAw \nSpeaker Biography \nLorén M. Spears\, Narragansett\, Executive Director of Tomaquag Museum\, holds a Master’s in Education and received a Doctor of Humane Letters\, honoris causa\, from the University of Rhode Island. She is an author\, artist and shares her cultural knowledge with the public through museum programs. She has written curriculum\, poetry\, and narratives published in a variety of publications such as Dawnland Voices\, An Anthology of Indigenous Writing of New England; Through Our Eyes: An Indigenous View of Mashapaug Pond; The Pursuit of Happiness: An Indigenous View and From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution. Recently\, she co-edited a new edition of  A Key into the Language of America by Roger Williams.n URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-social-justice-a-narragansett-perspective/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Social-Justice_-A-Narragansett-Perspective-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T183000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210321T173222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210321T173418Z UID:22170-1616691600-1616697000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Rhode Island Celebrates La Francophonie DESCRIPTION:Join leaders of Rhode Island’s Francophone organizations\, along with the Consuls General of Canada and France\, and the Delegate of Quebec in New England\, as we celebrate the French language and culture during the month of March. Each organization will showcase their community offerings and their work to promote the French culture of our State. Free registration at http://bit.ly/3kA1cZI.\n\n\nJoignez-vous aux dirigeants des organismes francophones du Rhode Island\, ainsi qu’aux consuls généraux du Canada et de France\, et à la Déléguée du Québec en Nouvelle-Angleterre\, alors que nous célébrons la culture et la langue française tout au long du mois de mars. Chaque organisme présentera ses activités et son travail de promotion au rayonnement de la culture francophone de notre État. Inscription gratuite: http://bit.ly/3kA1cZI. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/rhode-island-celebrates-la-francophonie/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/franco-flag.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210108T235941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T153136Z UID:21896-1616331600-1616335200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Valley Talks -- Fears of Conspiracy: The Reception of French Canadian Immigrants DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, conclude Sunday\, March 21 at 1pm on Zoom.\n\nAuthor David Vermette will present “Fears of Conspiracy: The Reception of French Canadian Immigrants” exploring the experience of the Quebecois upon arriving in New England at the turn-of-the-century. Americans don’t think of Canada as a source of potential terrorists—speaking a foreign tongue\, serving a foreign religion\, and invading their country. But when nearly a million French-Canadians crossed the border between 1840 and 1930\, many seeking work in New England’s burgeoning textile industry\, elements in the press\, clergy and public sector cast them as foot soldiers in an alleged Roman Catholic plot to subvert the New England states.\n\nIndividuals can register here.\n\nThis year’s series is presented as part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Taking a Stand in Rhode Island\, a yearlong examination of how the people who have called this place home\, from the 17th century to the recent past\, have identified aspects of society that needed to shift and how they worked to change them.\n\nVermette is the author of A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans. He is a researcher and writer originally from Massachusetts. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-valley-talks-fears-of-conspiracy-the-reception-of-french-canadian-immigrants/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ADAR_Book-Cover_good.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210301T220700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T220700Z UID:22142-1616090400-1616097600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Cine Quebec: Grand Cru with Cheese Tasting & Wine DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of Work & Culture for a virtual reimagining of its annual Cine Quebec event. The evening will begin with a virtual cheese tasting led by Edgewood Cheese Shop. It will be followed by a screening of Quebecois documentary Grand Cru\, chronicling the lifework of Pascal Marchand\, an aspiring poet from Montreal\, arrived in the mythical land of Burgundy\, France to work the harvest at age 21. Enchanted by the region\, he settled there and embarked on an unlikely path to winemaking stardom. Now over 30 years later\, he is renowned as an artist and innovator\, finding his inspiration in the ancient techniques of the Cistercian monks who meticulously studied and refined Burgundy’s winemaking in the middle ages. Shot over his most difficult year ever\, the catastrophic 2016 season which saw devastating frosts\, hailstorms and disease in the vineyards\, the film is both a love letter and a cautionary tale\, as winemakers like Pascal must face the unpredictable and destructive consequences of climate change. \nTickets are $30 and include a refreshment pickup featuring a selection of 5 cheeses for two from Edgewood Cheese Shop and a bottle of Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages from the Burgundy region of France. \nSpace is limited\, and early registration is strongly encouraged. Registration ends on Monday\, March 15\, 2021. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/cine-quebec-grand-cru-with-cheese-tasting-wine/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Grand-Cru.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T143000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210218T210023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T210023Z UID:22123-1616072400-1616077800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual RHODI Conversations: "Designing & Learning from Virtual Experiences: K-12 and Adult Audiences" DESCRIPTION:Join RISD Museum colleagues\, Mariani Lefas-Tetenes\, Assistant Director\, School and Teacher Programs\, and Deborah Clemons\, Assistant Director\, Public and Academic Programs\, as they reflect on creating digital spaces for learning and sharing with a range of adult and K-12 audiences. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlce-tpjMqGdAUvx0fU6ClHvTHRdRmIekZ \nPresenter Biographies \n \nDeborah Clemons\, Assistant Director of Public and Academic Programs at the RISD Museum\, develops opportunities for adult learning\, artist engagement\, and collegiate exchange that emphasize multiple perspectives\, accessibility and inclusivity. Through research and experimentation\, she designs programs that support cross-cultural dialogues and free expression. A member of the Museum’s Education Department for over 20 years\, she holds a BS in Legal Studies from Roger Williams University\, and serves on the board of Gallery Night Providence\, a non-profit arts organization providing access to visual arts. \n \nMariani Lefas-Tetenes is Assistant Director of School and Teacher Programs at the RISD Museum where she coordinates and develops K-12 student and teacher experiences through visits\, partnerships and collaborations\, professional development and curricular resources. She has taught art history at City University of New York and worked  in education\, curatorial\, conservation\, and editorial capacities at The Jewish Museum\, The Grey Art Gallery at New York University\, and the New-York Historical Society. \n  URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-rhodi-conversations-designing-learning-from-virtual-experiences-k-12-and-adult-audiences/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,RHODI,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2020/01/Rhodi-Conversations-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210319 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210301T220405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T220405Z UID:22140-1616025600-1616111999@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Streamable Quebecois Films: Grand Cru DESCRIPTION:Beginning Thursday\, March 18\, stream the Quebecois documentary Grand Cru\, chronicling the lifework of Pascal Marchand\, an aspiring poet from Montreal\, arrived in the mythical land of Burgundy\, France to work the harvest at age 21. Enchanted by the region\, he settled there and embarked on an unlikely path to winemaking stardom. Now over 30 years later\, he is renowned as an artist and innovator\, finding his inspiration in the ancient techniques of the Cistercian monks who meticulously studied and refined Burgundy’s winemaking in the middle ages. Shot over his most difficult year ever\, the catastrophic 2016 season which saw devastating frosts\, hailstorms and disease in the vineyards\, the film is both a love letter and a cautionary tale\, as winemakers like Pascal must face the unpredictable and destructive consequences of climate change. The film will be available for 72-hours\, with registrants receiving the link on the afternoon of March 18th. \nA $5 donation is suggested. \nThis offering is made possible by the Délegation of Québec in Boston and details of registrants may be provided to the Delegation. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/streamable-quebecois-films-gran-cru/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Grand-Cru-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210412 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210301T221219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T185722Z UID:22144-1615766400-1618185599@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:5th Annual Poutine Indulgence DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to announce the eagerly anticipated 5th Annual Poutine Indulgence & Competition. \nBetween Monday\, March 15th\, and Sunday\, April 11th\, event ticket holders will be able to sample poutine (a traditional Québecois dish of French fries smothered in gravy and cheese curds) from seven restaurants from across the state via curbside pickup and then vote online for their favorite. Restaurants include: Adelines: A Speakeasy Kitchen Bar in Cumberland\, Bywater in Warren\, Ciro’s Tavern in Woonsocket\, Durk’s Bar-B-Que in Providence\, Friskie Fries in Johnston\, KG Kitchen Bar in Providence and Ming’s Asian Street Food. \nThe Poutine Indulgence will culminate on Sunday\, April 11 with Salute to Salute to Spring~Bonjours Printemps. The event will begin at 3pm with a live stream on Facebook featuring the announcement of the winning restaurant\, as well as a live drawing of the Museum’s annual raffle. Additional entertainment for Salute to Spring ticket holders will include a 4pm live-streamed performance by Quebecois band Mélisande\, who fuses Quebec traditional song and instrumentation with complex electronic programming to create a sonic experience like no other. \nSalute to Spring is made possible in part by the event’s generous sponsors: Délégation of Québec in Boston\, The Brickle Group\, Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home and Lepine Financial Advisors\, Inc.; along with\, Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery\, Bourget & Associates\, Councilman David Soucy; as well as Esten & Richard Insurance\, the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce\, and Woonsocket Rotary Club. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/5th-annual-poutine-indulgence/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Poutine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210128T135637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T221319Z UID:22038-1615489200-1615492800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket's Franco Landmarks DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours exploring different districts of Woonsocket. \nThe final tour on Thursday\, March 11th will spotlight the city’s historic Franco sites\, including the people and places with French Canadian cultural significance. The event will be a part of the Museum’s month-long observance of Francophonie\, a celebration of French language and culture. \n\nTours will be conducted on Zoom and registration is required with a suggested donation of $5 per tour. Register by visiting shopmowc.com. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-winter-walking-tours-woonsockets-franco-landmarks/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual,Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Virtual-Walking-Tours-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T193000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210218T204306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T204306Z UID:22120-1615487400-1615491000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual: "Roger WIlliams\, New and Dangerous" DESCRIPTION:Roger Williams and his ideas were considered dangerous in the 1600s. Not insightful\, not enlightened—outright dangerous. Join National Park Ranger John McNiff as he explores why and to whom Williams ideas were considered dangerous.  \nThis talk is presented as part of Rhode Island Historical Society’s “Take a Stand” programming theme for 2021. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudeGurD8pGNUJO987EoZzeG7gZoevLyYE \nPresenter Biography \nJohn McNiff was born and brought up in RI. He attended Rhode Island College and received his BA in History with a minor in Anthropology in 1979. He spent the summer of 1980 studying archaeology in England through Christ’s College\, Cambridge University\, and then came back to the US where he worked as a commercial fisherman\, in sales\, and advertising. In 1984 he began graduate studies at SUNY Binghamton\, now Binghamton University in NY\, studying Anthropology\, specializing in Archaeology. He worked with the Public Archaeology Lab\, Inc of Pawtucket and Rhode Island College’s Public Archaeology Program on numerous archaeological projects around New England the 1980s and 1990s. In 1988 he was part of a National Science Foundation funded expedition to map archaeological sites in the Sonoran Desert in northwest Mexico. He received his MA in Anthropology\, specializing in archaeology\, in 1990 from Binghamton University. In 1996 John began working with the National Park Service and in 1997 was stationed as a Park Ranger at the Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street in Providence. \nMr. McNiff has been an historical re-enactor since the mid-1970s\, first with the Kentish Guard and then with the Second RI Regt. of the continental Line. For the last 20 years he has been a re-enactor of the nautical aspects of Rhode Island history\, as a privateer and pirate. \nMr. McNiff is a Ranger with the National Park Service at the Roger Williams National Memorial\, and has presented countless public programs for schools\, libraries\, historical societies\, retirement groups\, scouts\, religious groups\, family groups and visitors from all over the world. He has also consulted\, worked on and appeared in several films about the colonial period and particularly dealing with the early Colonial history of Rhode Island. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-roger-williams-new-and-dangerous/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ranger-me.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210301T222605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T222605Z UID:22148-1615402800-1615406400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Smithsonian Affiliations Women's History Lecture Series: Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of Work & Culture\, a Smithsonian Affiliate\, on Wednesday\, March 10 at 7pm for “Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History.” \nThrough their cookbooks\, teaching\, and television programs\, these extraordinary women inspired generations of people to take cooking seriously. They challenged perceptions and stereotypes of women in their respective eras and made lasting contributions to culinary history. Their stories\, reflective of their very different backgrounds\, reveal insights about women\, race\, food\, and culture in 20th-century America. The program will feature Paula Johnson\, Curator\, National Museum of American History and Ashley Rose Young\, Historian\, National Museum of American History.  \nRegister by visiting https://bit.ly/3jPmG4x. \nThis talk is presented as part of the Museum of Work & Culture’s 2021 Francophonie Celebration\, a month long series highlighting French language and culture\, and is a segment of the Smithsonian Affiliations’ Women’s History Lecture Series. \n  \nPaula J. Johnson is a curator and public historian in the Division of Work and Industry at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.  She is responsible for the food technology and marine resources collections and directs the Smithsonian’s Food History Project. Johnson was one of the curators who collected Julia Child’s home kitchen in 2001\, and led the team that created the current exhibition\, FOOD: Transforming the American Table. She has shaped and contributed to many public programs on food history and has served as a curator for several museum exhibitions. She holds degrees in English (BA) and Folklore/Anthropology (MA)\, and has published books and articles on the fisheries of the Chesapeake Bay\, traditional watercraft\, maritime communities\, and food and museums. \nDr. Ashley Rose Young is the Historian of the American Food History Project at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. She is the host and historian of “Cooking Up History\,” the museum’s cooking demonstration series. She also co-curated the museum’s main food history exhibition\, FOOD: Transforming the American Table along with Paula Johnson and other food history team members. She is currently working on two books: an academic manuscript about New Orleans’ street food culture and an historically-informed cookbook about Chef Lena Richard. Young earned a Ph.D. in History from Duke University\, an M.A. in History from Duke University\, a B.A. in History from Yale University\, and was also a visiting scholar at Oxford University. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/smithsonian-affiliations-womens-history-lecture-series-lena-richard-and-julia-child-two-women-who-changed-culinary-history/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lena-Richard_Courtesy-Newcomb-Archives-and-Vorhoff-Library.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210307T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210307T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210109T000208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T000208Z UID:21898-1615122000-1615125600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Valley Talks: The Sentinelle Affair DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, March 7 at 1pm on Zoom.\n\nWriter and historical reenactor Paul Bourget will examine the Sentinelle Affair\, the local underground movement to preserve French Canadian culture that led to the excommunication of 61 congregants. The Movement Sentinelliste\, one of the most divisive periods in Woonsocket’s history\, caused battle lines to be drawn among French-Canadians in St. Ann’s Parish and throughout New England. Bourget will discuss the roots of the movement\, its impact on the city\, and the long-term ramifications of the members’ actions.\n\nIndividuals can register for the talk here.\n\nThis year’s series is presented as part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Taking a Stand in Rhode Island\, a yearlong examination of how the people who have called this place home\, from the 17th century to the recent past\, have identified aspects of society that needed to shift and how they worked to change them.\n\nPaul Bourget is the owner of Bourget & Associates. He was the editor\, researcher\, and co-writer of Towers of Faith and Family\, a history of Woonsocket’s St. Ann’s parish\, and was the founding president of St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center. He currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Museum of Work & Culture’s Preservation Foundation and is Chairman of the Woonsocket School Committee. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-valley-talks-the-sentinelle-affair/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/french-papers.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210305 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210301T220233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T220233Z UID:22138-1614816000-1614902399@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Streamable Quebecois Films: Merci Pour Tout DESCRIPTION:Beginning Thursday\, March 4\, stream the Quebecois dark comedy\, Merci Pour Tout\, which tells the story of two estranged sisters who reunite after the death of their father and embark on a road trip to the Magdalen Islands to scatter his ashes. The film will be available for 72-hours\, with registrants receiving the link on the afternoon of March 4th. \nA $5 donation is suggested. \nThis offering is made possible by the Délegation of Québec in Boston and details of registrants may be provided to the Delegation. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/streamable-quebecois-films-merci-pour-tout/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/merci.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T203000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210218T202200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T202200Z UID:22118-1614798000-1614803400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual: "African American Women’s Activism in Historical Perspective" DESCRIPTION:In honor of RIHS’s “Take A Stand” 2021 theme\, we’re happy to offer this talk from the Smithsonian Institution! Highlighting objects related to African American women’s history in the Smithsonian collections\, this event focuses on African American women’s activism and contributions in historical perspective. Each speaker will explore an interesting aspect of African American women’s activism through an extended discussion of one or two objects. \nFeaturing: \n\nCrystal Moten\, Curator\, National Museum of American History\nNancy Bercaw\, Chair\, Division of Political and Military History\, National Museum of American History \nModupe Labode\, Curator\, National Museum of American History\nAleia Brown\, Assistant Director\, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities\n\nRegister here: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316124684093/WN_UDFln1_RRdqW0MwZN7Riaw \nImage Credit: Pressing Comb and Can of Glossine\, Gift of Dr. Marjorie Joyner and Barbara J. Powell in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-african-american-womens-activism-in-historical-perspective/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2021/02/NMAH_collection-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210204T171945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T172829Z UID:22100-1614276000-1614279600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: "The Brown and Sharpe Strike in Historical Perspective: Why Organized Labor Declined in the Late Twentieth Century (And How It Might Revive Itself)" DESCRIPTION:In 1981\, workers at the Brown and Sharpe factory in North Kingstown\, Rhode Island began what became the longest strike in American history. But the workers had almost no chance of winning because conditions for labor changed dramatically from the height of union power in the 1940s and 1950s. This talk places one of Rhode Island’s iconic moments in the context of the larger decline of the labor movement\, demonstrating the structural issues that have always limited union power in the United States. Finally\, it considers recent changes to the labor movement in Rhode Island and nationally and suggests some reason for cautious optimism about its future. \nLocal independent bookstore Riffraff is selling copies of Loomis’ book The History of America in Ten Strikes on behalf of RIHS. Order a signed copy now\, and you’ll receive yours after the public lecture later this month. \n \nSpeaker Biography \nErik Loomis is Associate Professor of History at the University of Rhode island. He is the author of three books\, including Out of Sight: The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe (2015)\, Empire of Timber: Labor Unions and the Pacific Northwest Forests (2016)\, and A History of America in Ten Strikes (2018). His work has been published in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The New Republic\, The Nation\, Dissent\, and other journals. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscu2urTojHNQRe03XxM5eyAFE6lIpo5PK \nOrder The History of America in Ten Strikes here: https://riffraffpvd.com/a-history-of-america-in-ten-strikes/ \n  URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-lecture-the-brown-and-sharpe-strike-in-historical-perspective-why-organized-labor-declined-in-the-late-twentieth-century-and-how-it-might-revive-itself/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EP-180129934.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Wilson":MAILTO:jwilson@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210128T135439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T135456Z UID:22036-1614193200-1614196800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket's Historic Downtown DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours exploring different districts of Woonsocket. \nWednesday\, February 24th’s tour will explore the history of Downtown Woonsocket and the homes\, businesses\, and municipal buildings that helped make the city a bustling hub in Rhode Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. \n\nTours will be conducted on Zoom and registration is required with a suggested donation of $5 per tour. Register by visiting shopmowc.com. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-winter-walking-tours-woonsockets-historic-main-street/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual,Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Virtual-Walking-Tours-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T113000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20201216T164327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201216T164327Z UID:21867-1614074400-1614079800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual RHODI Conversations: Case Studies and Takeaways from Virtual Fundraising DESCRIPTION:Join Jodie Vinson from What Cheer Writers Club and Erica Busillo Adams from Providence Public Library for a conversation all about virtual fundraising! Both Jodie and Erica will share about their own experiences planning and executing virtual fundraisers and offer takeaways learned through those processes. We’ll have lots of time for sharing\, discussion\, and questions from the audience\, too! \nJodie Vinson serves the Rhode Island literary arts community as program manager at What Cheer Writers Club\, a nonprofit supporting writers\, illustrators and podcasters across the state. She holds an MFA in nonfiction creative writing from Emerson College and has worked in the book publishing and travel industries in Minneapolis\, Boston and Seattle. Contact jodie@whatcheerclub.org or visit www.whatcheerclub.org for more info. \nErica Busillo Adams is a passionate change maker and non-profit leader who has built her career working for incredible organizations like The Philadelphia Orchestra\, Save The Bay\, The Autism Project\, and Providence Public Library (PPL)\, where she is currently the Director of External Relations. Erica sits on the Boards of the Association of Fundraising Professionals-RI and FountainHead RI\, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Providence. Erica was selected as a 2020 “40 Under Forty” honoree and as the 2017 “Woman to Watch” in Social Services by Providence Business News and also as an “Emerging Nonprofit Leader” by the Rhode Island Foundation in 2014. Erica studied Communications\, Dance\, and Comparative Religion at Northwestern University and received a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from Tufts University in 2018. She lives in Providence with her husband\, two amazing kids\, a sweet and energetic black lab named Gomez\, and an only occasionally aloof tabby cat named Rosemary. Contact Erica at ebusilloadams@provlib.org and learn more about PPL at www.provlib.org. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-rhodi-conversations-case-studies-and-takeaways-from-virtual-fundraising/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:RHODI,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2020/01/Rhodi-Conversations-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210109T000418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T211303Z UID:21900-1613912400-1613916000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Valley Talks: Paper or Plastic? Legacies of Work\, Family\, Community DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, February 21 at 1pm on Zoom.\n\nWriters Kerri Arsenault and Rebecca Altman will present “Paper or Plastic? Legacies of Work\, Family\, Community” a discussion of their work about North American manufacturing and the environmental\, political\, and personal legacies it has left behind.\n\nArsenault grew up in the rural working-class town of Mexico\, Maine\, where for over 100 years the community orbited around a paper mill that provided jobs for most people\, including three generations of her family\, which is the focus of her book\, Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains. She had a happy childhood\, but years after she moved away\, she realized the price she paid for that childhood. The price they all paid. The mill\, while providing community\, jobs\, stability\, also contributed to the destruction of the environment and their lives. Mill Town examines and interrogates the modern world and its contemporary conundrums: the rise and collapse of the working-class; the hazards of nostalgia and memory; the ambiguous nature of toxics and disease; and how the past affects our present-day lives. At the center of the narrative is this central question; who or what are we willing to sacrifice for our own survival?\n\nAltman’s forthcoming book\, The Song of Styrene\, contains an intimate story about a seemingly un-intimate thing: plastic. Plastics are personal to Rebecca\, not only because her father made plastic\, but because plastic is so embedded in our everyday lives\, bodies\, even used in life-saving medical devices. This intimacy\, Rebecca writes\, also stems from plastics’ connection with changing climate\, water-borne legacy contaminants\, and other far-reaching consequences wrought by petrochemical production. The systems integral to plastics are as complex a system as a human heart or her family tree. This marriage of petroleum with oil hurtles across history and family\, science and emotion\, macro and micro to produce something unmanageable\, unrecyclable\, and ultimately inextricable from our planet and our lives. Plastics are humankind’s legacy.\n\nIndividuals can register for the talk here.\n\nThis year’s series is presented as part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Taking a Stand in Rhode Island\, a yearlong examination of how the people who have called this place home\, from the 17th century to the recent past\, have identified aspects of society that needed to shift and how they worked to change them.\n\nArsenault is a book critic\, book editor at Orion magazine\, contributing editor at Literary Hub\, and author of Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains. Her work has appeared in the Paris Review Daily\, NYRB\, Freeman’s\, the Boston Globe\, and Air Mail.\n\nAltman holds a PhD in environmental sociology from Brown University. Recent essays have appeared in The Atlantic\, Aeon Magazine and Orion Magazine\, for whom she is currently guest-editing a special series on plastics. The Song of Styrene is her first book and is forthcoming from Scribner Books. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-valley-talks-paper-or-plastic-legacies-of-work-family-community/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Plastic-Bios.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T193000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210108T205826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T215121Z UID:21892-1613066400-1613071800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:A Journey Through the History of Chocolate DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered how the chocolate that you enjoy today was created? We are going to take a journey through time we will “learn history\, as we taste history.” David Borhesani\, the exclusive chocolate historian for Mars\, Incorporated\, will explain the evolution of chocolate making\, starting over 3\,500 years ago bringing guests all the way up to the 21st century. We will discuss innovations\, machinery\, and modern chocolate making techniques that led to the wonderful and delicious confections that you enjoy today. You will have the opportunity to taste 5 delicious pieces of chocolate\, while you learn about how technology gave chocolate makers the ability to create them. \nPlan a pre-Valentines at-home date night with chocolate tasting! Kits will include all the samples you need for this interactive tasting\, a bottle of wine\, and a surprise or two. Kits will need to be picked up from the Rhode Island Historical Society headquarters at 110 Benevolent Street in Providence on February 8\, 9\, or 10 between 1 and 4pm. You must be 21+ to pick up a kit. If these times are inconvenient for you\, or you would prefer a non-alcoholic option\, please call Elizabeth Wood at (401) 331-8575 x135 and we are happy to make other arrangements. This exclusive engagement is limited. Click here to reserve your spot today! URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/a-journey-through-the-history-of-chocolate/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/DBorghesani-0761-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210128T135142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T135142Z UID:22034-1612983600-1612987200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket's Historic North End DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours beginning Wednesday\, February 10 at 7pm. \nEach tour will feature a different district\, with February 10th highlighting the historic homes of the North End\, beginning with the area’s use as farmland\, before making way to homes of wealthy industrialists and eventually a showcase of the work of famed Woonsocket architect\, Walter Fontaine. \n\nTours will be conducted on Zoom and registration is required with a suggested donation of $5 per tour. Register by visiting shopmowc.com. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-winter-walking-tours-woonsockets-historic-north-end/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual,Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Virtual-Walking-Tours-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210207T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210109T000651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T000652Z UID:21902-1612702800-1612706400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Valley Talks -- Slatersville Documentary Screening: Henry Plimpton Kendall: They Will All Be My Friends DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, February 7 at 1pm on Zoom.\n\nCritically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present a segment of Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village\, a historical documentary series which will have its world premiere on Rhode Island PBS in the Fall of 2021. This sixth work-in-progress piece\, “Henry Plimpton Kendall: They Will All Be My Friends\,” will focus on Kendall\, who purchased the Slatersville mill and village in 1915 and brought it from a state of low morale to a New England renaissance.\n\nIndividuals can register for the talk here.\n\nThis year’s series is presented as part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Taking a Stand in Rhode Island\, a yearlong examination of how the people who have called this place home\, from the 17th century to the recent past\, have identified aspects of society that needed to shift and how they worked to change them.\n\nThrough his company\, Breaking Branches Pictures (est. 1996)\, de Rezendes has produced critically acclaimed feature films including 41\, a documentary about the youngest victim of the Station Nightclub Fire\, Getting Out of Rhode Island\, a fully improvised dramedy feature\, Alzira’s Story\, the family inspired documentary\, and Raising Matty Christian\, a documentary about a man born without full limbs whose accomplishments inspired thousands. To date\, his work has received more than 35 filmmaking awards. Many of his twenty plus directing credits have been broadcast on PBS and screened internationally at film festivals. De Rezendes continues to direct\, film and edit promotional pieces for a wide variety of corporate\, non-profit and commercial clients as well as his own projects. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-valley-talks-slatersville-documentary-screening-henry-plimpton-kendall-they-will-all-be-my-friends/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HPK-Portrait-03_1915-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210108T211152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210108T211447Z UID:21895-1611849600-1611853200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Announcing the Expansion of EnCompass: A Digital Sourcebook of RI History DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday\, January 28 at 4:00 PM as we proudly announce the release of seven new topical modules of the free online textbook of Rhode Island history\, EnCompass. Geralyn Ducady\, the Director of Education and Public Programs at the RIHS’ Newell D. Goff Center will showcase these new modules and be available for questions on Zoom. \nThese new modules are made possible by a $10\,000 grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Web hosting and support is provided by the Phillip’s Memorial Library at Providence College. New modules include “Rhode Island\, Slavery\, and the Slave Trade\,” “African American Civil Rights in Rhode Island\,” “Narragansett History\,” “The Struggle for Woman Suffrage in Rhode Island\,” and more. \nAll modules are aligned with Rhode Island Grade Span Expectations for Social Studies and feature images of primary source documents and objects from the RIHS collections. These modules provide teachers with free resources\, content\, and activities for their classrooms. \nEnCompass was first launched in 2016 thanks to a grant from RICH that funded preliminary research and teacher focus groups. The award has provided funding for scholarly essays\, student research and writing\, a partnership with the Tomaquag Museum\, and teacher evaluations. \nThis project is made possible through major funding support from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities\, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Council seeds\, supports\, and strengthens public history\, cultural heritage\, civic education\, and community engagement by and for all Rhode Islanders. \nPlease register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvd-2hrT8qHterD97ovmDXNQqKlaEFN5MZ URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/announcing-the-expansion-of-encompass-a-digital-sourcebook-of-ri-history/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Compass-_1_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T011937 CREATED:20210109T000857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T205710Z UID:21904-1611493200-1611496800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Valley Talks: "The People's Martyr" and the Dorr Rebellion DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, January 24 at 1pm on Zoom.\n\nProfessor Erik Chaput will present “The People’s Martyr” and the Dorr Rebellion an exploration of the life of Thomas Wilson Dorr and the 1842 Rhode Island rebellion that bears his name. Thomas Dorr’s attempt at constitutional reform set off a firestorm of debate over the nature of the people’s sovereignty in Jacksonian America.\n\nIndividuals can register for the talk here.\n\nThis year’s series is presented as part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Taking a Stand in Rhode Island\, a yearlong examination of how the people who have called this place home\, from the 17th century to the recent past\, have identified aspects of society that needed to shift and how they worked to change them.\n\nErik J. Chaput received his doctorate in early American History from Syracuse University. He is the author of The People’s Martyr: Thomas Wilson Dorr and His 1842 Rhode Island Rebellion (University Press of Kansas\, 2013). Professor Chaput teaches American history in the School of Continuing Education at Providence College and The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. Professor Chaput’s research has appeared in numerous publications\, including Reviews in American History\, Rhode Island History\, Common-Place\, American Nineteenth Century History\, The New England Quarterly\, the U.S. Catholic Historian\, The Catholic Historical Review\, Historical New Hampshire\, and the Historical Journal of Massachusetts. He is the co-editor with Russell J. DeSimone of a digital edition of the letters of Thomas Wilson Dorr. The letters are available on the Dorr Rebellion project site hosted by Providence College. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-valley-talks-the-peoples-martyr-and-the-dorr-rebellion/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RHiX171558-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR