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:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T193000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220517T203533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T203534Z UID:23501-1654624800-1654630200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:RI LGBTQ Film Series: Queer Archives Movie Night (in-person screening) DESCRIPTION:RI LGBTQ Film Series: Queer Archives Movie Night\, an in-person screening in PPL’s Donald J. Farish Auditorium. \nView archival film footage that is only recently available to the public. We’ll screen film footage from the RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives and audio-video recordings from the Rhode Island Historical Society holdings. Learn about the importance of film and audio archives to researchers and historians and how you can best preserve your own home movies. \nPreserving historical evidence is important so that we can learn from the past and celebrate the communities and lives of those who came before us. Engaging with archival records of the LGBTQ+ experience can be emotional\, especially since materials may contain a reflection of oppression and trauma. Our goal with this program is to celebrate the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Rhode Island and to honor their legacy with preservation. \nProgram is free and open to the public; registration is required. \nPlease note that masks are required in the Auditorium. Seating opens at 5:30 pm; event begins promptly at 6 pm. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/ri-lgbtq-film-series-queer-archives-movie-night-in-person-screening/ LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States CATEGORIES:Event,Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PPLRIHS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220510T135200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T135200Z UID:23464-1654792200-1654801200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Educator Workshop: Bringing the 1st RI Regiment to Life in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to join us on Thursday\, June 9th\, 2022\, from 4.30pm-7.00pm\, for a professional development workshop that will help educators explore how to effectively utilize primary source materials in their classrooms. \nThe 1st Rhode Island Regiment\, an integrated military unit who bravely fought during the American Revolution\, will be the foundation for the workshop discussion. Participants will also have the opportunity to apply the content and strategies highlighted in the session to their own practices. Attendees are encouraged to bring classroom lesson plans and/or curriculum modules\, relevant to their respective disciplines\, to model workshop learnings. \nThe workshop will be facilitated by Providence College’s Prof. Nuria Alonso García and Prof. Theresa Moore and will also include guidance and insights from representatives from the RI Black Heritage Society\, the RI Historical Society\, the RI State Archives and the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum. \nThe event will be hosted at the Rhode Island Community Foundation\, One Union Street\, Providence\, and refreshments will be served. Please register on Eventbrite.  Providence College\, the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society and the Rhode Island Historical Society are partnering to host this event. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/educator-workshop-bringing-the-1st-ri-regiment-to-life-in-the-classroom/ LOCATION:Rhode Island Community Foundation\, One Union Street\, Providence\, RI CATEGORIES:Teacher Professional Development ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Image-for-1st-regiment-workshop.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T193000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220511T133047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220511T133047Z UID:23487-1654797600-1654803000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Le Grand Jack (Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey) Documentary Screening DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, invites the public to a screening of Le Grand Jack (Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey) on June 9\, 2022\, at 6 pm. \nThe program will feature a screening of this classic documentary which tells the story of Jack Kerouac from a uniquely French-American perspective. Prior to the film\, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the Franco Route throughout New England\, with exciting spots to visit in Woonsocket\, along with informational videos about the villages where Kerouac’s family lived. Following the film\, Le Grand Jack director Herménégilde Chiasson will take part in a live question-and-answer session. Wine\, soda\, water and hors d’oeuvres will be provided. \nTickets are $10 (cost of refreshment) and are available at shopmowc.com. \nAbout Herménégilde Chiasson: Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick from 2003 to 2009\, Chiasson is an Officer of the Order of Canada\, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France\, member of the Royal Society of Canada\, of the Order of New Brunswick and of the Order of Francophones of America. He is considered the “father of Acadian modernity.” \nThis event is presented by the Québec Delegation in Boston\, the Consul General of Canada in Boston\, and the Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/le-grand-jack-jack-kerouacs-road-a-franco-american-odyssey-documentary-screening/ LOCATION:Museum of Work & Culture\, 42 S Main St\, Woonsocket\, RI\, 02895\, United States CATEGORIES:Event,Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kerouac.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220924T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220609T203053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T145146Z UID:23587-1654848000-1664038800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:“Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program\, 1942-1964\,” Smithsonian Poster Exhibition and “This Kind of Love\, Our Love: Latino Stories in the Blackstone Valley\, 1960s-Today” DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society and Smithsonian Affiliate\, is excited to present “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program\, 1942-1964\,” a bilingual poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution with images and interviews by documentary photographer Leonard Nadel. The exhibit will open on Friday\, June 10\, and will remain in the changing gallery through September 24. \nFacing labor shortages on the home front during World War II\, the United States initiated a series of agreements with Mexico to recruit guest workers for American farms and railroads. The Emergency Farm Labor Program\, more familiarly known as the Bracero Program\, enabled approximately 2 million Mexicans to enter the United States. While the work was often grueling\, the program offered participants economic opportunity. The contributions made by these laborers have had a significant impact on the political\, economic\, and social climate of both the United States and Mexico. Also on display at the Museum will be panels that present stories of how the Bracero Program made its way to Rhode Island. \nComplimenting the Smithsonian poster exhibit\, the Museum\, in partnership with Rhode Island Latino Arts\, will present “This Kind of Love\, Our Love: Latino Stories in the Blackstone Valley\, 1960s-Today.” “This Kind of Love” continues the themes of “Bittersweet Harvest” locally\, presenting the history of Latino settlement and community-building over the past half-century in Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley region\, from Central Falls to Woonsocket. Historical artifacts\, an art installation\, and collected oral histories will complement the informational posters\, making these stories come alive. \n“Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program\, 1942-1964” was organized by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the SITES\, and received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool\, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. \nFunding provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities\, through the Rhode Island Culture\, Humanities\, and Arts Recovery Grant (RI CHARG) program. This program was made possible thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities\, via funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/bittersweet-harvest-the-bracero-program-1942-1964-smithsonian-poster-exhibition-and-this-kind-of-love-our-love-latino-stories-in-the-blackstone-valley-1960s-today/ LOCATION:Museum of Work & Culture\, 42 S Main St\, Woonsocket\, RI\, 02895\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Untitled-design-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T160000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220526T154425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T184442Z UID:23534-1654952400-1654963200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:1872 Jubilee DESCRIPTION:Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Saturday\, June 11\, for the second of its Bicentennial Jubilees\, featuring a free 1872 birthday party on the lawn of the John Brown House Museum in Providence. The program will begin at 1 p.m.\, with entertainment featured until 4 p.m. \nProgram attendees will be treated to a variety of 1872-inspired delights\, including samples of Rhode Island history-inspired ice creams created by Clementine’s\, Like No Udder\, Three Sisters and The Wright Scoop all served on the Great Lawn. Helado Taiyaki will also be selling a special flavor at their shop that afternoon. \nGuests will also enjoy a special visit from Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Zoomobile\, and have access to educators and ambassador animals to learn more about the natural world\, as well as the Zoo’s 1872 founding. \nAdditional entertainment will include performances by Kevin Doyle’s Roscommon Soles\, a dance-driven performance ensemble that steps through the decades of Irish dance and music\, song\, and story in America. Visitors will also be welcome to engage in period lawn games organized by the RIHS’s Teen Advisory Board\, and to view the RIHS’s bicentennial birthday cake created by Chef Robert Zielinski from the International Baking & Pastry Institute at Johnson & Wales University. \nThe Jubilee will also mark the opening of a new exhibit honoring the 250th anniversary of the Gaspee Affair\, The Gaspee Legacy: Resistance or Treason? at the John Brown House Museum. \nIn the event of inclement weather\, the event will be moved to Sunday\, June 12. \nThe 1872 Jubilee is a part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance\, as well as Bank of America. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/1872-jubilee/ LOCATION:The John Brown House Museum\, 52 Power St\, Providence\, RI\, 02906-1012\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1822-Jubilee.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220609T200732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T183309Z UID:23580-1655920800-1655924400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:VIRTUAL Inside the Archives: Teen Advisory Board Raids the Archives DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society continues its free Inside the Archives series on Wednesday\, June 22\, at 6 p.m.\, with a program presented by the RIHS’s Teen Advisory Board. \nBoard members will present their findings on Rhode Island’s history of suffrage and environmentalism\, topics selected because of their contemporary importance to their generation. In addition to sharing an overview of each topic’s history\, they offer their reflections on the impact of viewing primary sources\, and how their research shaped their opinions of the significance of archives and the future of collection practices. \nThe program will be held on Zoom and guests can register here. \nThe Teen Advisory Board includes high school students from across the state whose self-described mission statement is: Rhode Island’s engaged and empowered youth amplifying history’s relevance to evolve the future. \nInside the Archives is part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/inside-the-archives-teen-advisory-board-raids-the-archives/ LOCATION:Aldrich House\, 110 Benevolent Street\, Providence\, RI\, 02906\, United States CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TABITA.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220609T202631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T183022Z UID:23582-1656162000-1656165600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Drink in the History: Green Line Apothecary (Providence) DESCRIPTION:Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and Green Line Apothecary on Saturday\, June 25 at 1 p.m. for the continuation of Drink in the History\, a year-long series pairing RI beverages with history talks. \nProgram guests will enjoy both Green Line’s house-made ice cream and a classic egg cream soda fountain beverage. Ken Procaccianti\, co-founder and chief operating officer of Green Line Apothecary\, will also share the rich history of drugstore soda fountains\, including his own experience restoring the authentic 80-year-old equipment used to make the classic beverages in their stores. \nTickets are $25 for RIHS members and $30 for nonmembers\, and can be purchased at rihs.org. \nGreen Line makes their own ice cream using local dairy and all-natural ingredients\, offered in both original and vegan. Vintage soda fountain drinks like the lime rickey\, ice cream soda and egg cream are thoughtfully re-created alongside Green Line’s modern pharmacy setting. \nDrink in the History is part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/drink-in-the-history-green-line-apothecary/ LOCATION:Green Line Apothecary- Providence\, 905 N Main St\, Providence\, RI\, 02904\, United States CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GreenLineApothecary-soda.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220614T204803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T204803Z UID:23601-1656169200-1656176400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Oral History Workshop with Rhode Island Latino Arts Executive Director Marta V. Martínez DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society and Smithsonian Affiliate\, invites the public to participate in an oral history workshop on Saturday\, June 25 from 3-5pm led by Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA)’s Nuestras Raíces Latino Oral History Project of Rhode Island. \nRILA Executive Director Marta V. Martínez will instruct workshop participants on the best practices for interviewing a wide range of people in their own lives and communities. \nAttendance is free\, but registration is required. Please contact mowc@rihs.org to sign up. \nThe Nuestras Raíces Latino Oral History Project of Rhode Island has documented the stories of Latinos all over the state of Rhode Island for decades. They will be working with the Museum through September collecting stories from Woonsocket’s Latino communities in concert with the Museum’s current exhibitions “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program\, 1942-1964” (a bilingual poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution) and “This Kind of Love\, Our Love: Latino Stories in the Blackstone Valley\, 1960s-Today” (created by the Museum of Work & Culture in collaboration with Rhode Island Latino Arts). \nFunding provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities\, through the Rhode Island Culture\, Humanities\, and Arts Recovery Grant (RI CHARG) program. This program was made possible thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities\, via funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/oral-history-workshop-with-rhode-island-latino-arts-executive-director-marta-v-martinez/ LOCATION:Museum of Work & Culture\, 42 S Main St\, Woonsocket\, RI\, 02895\, United States CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Untitled-design-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221231T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220629T210222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T180940Z UID:23638-1656489600-1672506000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:The Gaspee Legacy: Resistance or Treason? DESCRIPTION:To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Gaspee Affair\, Rhode Island Historical Society invites the public to explore this chapter in our state’s history with The Gaspee Legacy: Resistance or Treason? at the John Brown House Museum. \nThis exhibit\, on display through December\, explores the events that immediately preceded the Gaspee Affair\, what occurred on that June evening\, and the legacy of the investigations that followed and the response throughout the colonies and Britain. Visitors will also see more than 15 items from the RIHS collections related to the Affair\, including John Brown’s cane engraved with the Gaspee’s name and rumored to be constructed of wood from the Gaspee. \nThe Museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 1-4pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/the-gaspee-legacy-resistance-of-treason/ LOCATION:The John Brown House Museum\, 52 Power St\, Providence\, RI\, 02906-1012\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Gaspee-Legacy-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024759 CREATED:20220601T155721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T182802Z UID:23545-1656613800-1656619200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Concerts Under the Elms: Eight to the Bar DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off the 25th season of its beloved Concerts Under the Elms series on Thursday\, June 30th at 6:30 p.m. The six-week series\, hosted on the lawn of the John Brown House Museum\, will feature a lineup of returning favorites and first-time performers selected by RIHS stakeholders in celebration of the organization’s bicentennial. Each evening will also feature a specially selected food truck. \nJune 30 will feature Eight to the Bar\, as selected by RIHS members! Drawing its musical influences from American roots music – swing\, boogie-woogie\, and Motown – Eight to the Bar is known for its outstanding instrumentalists and vocal arrangements. \nConcerts are free for RIHS members and $10 for nonmembers. Membership packages start at $40. Guests are welcome to bring chairs and coolers. \nConcerts Under the Elms are made possible by AAA Northeast\, along with Brown University and Esten & Richard Insurance\, as well as The Washington Trust Company. \nConcerts Under the Elms are a part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/concerts-under-the-elms-eight-to-the-bar/ LOCATION:The John Brown House Museum\, 52 Power St\, Providence\, RI\, 02906-1012\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8bar.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR