FREDERIC DOUGLASS “This Fourth [of] July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? If so, there
UNCLE DON’S 4TH of JULY STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SHORTCAKE BY DON DOUCETTE 4 or 5 pounds FOUR TOWN FARM Red Rhubarb 1 pound strawberries Low Cal brown sugar Baking powder biscuits Squirt cream, or if a purist, whip and sweeten your own cream. Clean and dice strawberries and rhubarb into a clean stainless stew pot with a
SCULPTURE ON THE LAWN; AN OUTDOOR EXHIBIT BY THE BRISTOL ART MUSEUM Linden Place Mansion is participating in Sculpture on the Lawn, Bristol Art Museum’s outdoor exhibit featuring works by artists Michael Cochran, Mike Hansel, Rob Lorenson, Paul Menensis, Matt Noiseux, Derek Riley and Mark Wholey. The sculptures may be viewed while walking or by
FIRSTWORKS AND RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PARTNER FirstWorks is excited to partner with the Rhode Island Department of Education to bring virtual summer arts camps to Rhode Island public school students from July 20-24. Led by world-class teaching artists, FirstWorks Virtual Dance and Theater Arts camps encourage students to stretch the boundaries of their creativity
Beginning next week, FBP School in-studio classes are set to resume with new procedures and limited class sizes. This will be the first time returning to the studio since March and we are excited to welcome our students back as responsibly as possible. Space in our Open Summer classes is still available and you can find all of
MUSEUM OF WORK & CULTURE – WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND Museum of Work & Culture Launches Free Summer Virtual Education Series for Children (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch a free, bi-weekly virtual summer education series: Hands-on History: Summer Spotlight Rhode Island for ages 4-7, beginning Tuesday, July 7
CULTURAL CENTER REOPENING PLAN The mission of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod is to serve the entire Cape community and visitors to the area by offering instruction, entertainment, and exhibition in the visual, literary, and performing arts. As a respected organization, the Cultural Center must present facts and information to the community, especially
Let’s All Get Back to Nature! Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium To Reopen on Saturday, June 27, 2020 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI Visitors Must Register in Advance for Timed Ticket Entry Smithfield, RI – Welcome back! Even though the Audubon trails and boardwalk to Narragansett Bay have been busy, it’s been a quiet
“TEN MILE RIVER RAMBLES” By Don Doucette Friends of the Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook after a Cleanup by Larson Woodland. Photo submitted by Ben Cote Like ancient smoke signals of old, a distress call went out earlier this week concerning an act of blatant vandalism within the Ten Mile River corridor in Attleboro,
The Hempsted Houses present The Hempstead Women & Their Poetry New London, CT – Join Connecticut Landmarks’ Hempsted Houses Museum Interpreters to celebrate the Thames River Heritage Park’s theme – “The Year of the Women”! On Saturday, June 27 th at 2 pm. Enjoy a dramatic reading of Anna Hempstead Branch and Martha Hempstead Prince’s poetry in the Hempsted