Linden Place Mansion Presents “Heroes” A Free Live Stream Quarantine Concert with Tenor, Michael DiMucci Linden Place keeps live music alive with our first-ever live stream concert with audience favorite, Michael DiMucci BRISTOL, R.I. – Michael DiMucci, tenor and pianist, will perform a free “virtual” concert LIVE from the Linden Place Ballroom on Saturday, May 9th
Museum of Work & Culture Launches Free Virtual Education Series For Pre-K and Teens (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch two free weekly virtual education series: Hands-on History for Pre-K and History Homeschool High for teens. Beginning Monday, April 27 at 10am, Hands-on History will offer weekly educational activities appropriate for ages 3-6 led by Museum educators.
Rehoboth State Forest WATERSHED RAMBLES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BY DON DOUCETTE Cellar holes and wells deep in the woods. Do you know know any history of this place? Ben. No sorry to say. I surmise you are in East Branch, Palmer River Watershed below the old NIKI Rocket site off Peck Street. Otis Dyer the
THE TRIPLE DECKER Popular Valley Talks Find New Home Online and Kick-off with Triple Decker Documentary WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Valley Talks, a popular series of biweekly historical lectures presented by the Museum of Work & Culture, finds a new home online beginning Wednesday, April 22 at 4pm. The new virtual series will kick-off with Triple Deckers:
Providence Public Library and Rhode Island Historical Society Launch Digital Archive of COVID-19 in Rhode Island Public digital archive to record stories, photographs, artwork, oral histories, social media and memories of the COVID-19 pandemic in Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI — Providence Public Library (PPL) and Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) have partnered to create a collaborative public
ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION: CALL FOR ENTRIES June 24, 2020 – November 8, 2020 New Bedford Creative’s Wicked Cool Places is sponsoring our 2020 Members’ Exhibition. The WCP sponsorship has made it possible for us to waive your entry fees! Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the exhibition will be virtual and therefore we have also lifted the “small works” restriction. Member
2020 RHODY AWARDS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION Call for nominations Online nomination form Though times are uncertain, let’s reflect on Rhode Island’s historic preservation successes. Who are your historic preservation heroes? Where are the recently completed projects you admire? What programs and policies have made a difference in your community? RIHPHC and Preserve Rhode
Watershed Rambles By Don Doucette Herring run enthusiasts should be interested to know that firm confirmation has been established this season that Ten Mile River herring have reached the shoreline of Slater Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The falls at Pawtucket Country Club prevent any further advance of herring further upstream. Since the official establishment
SNEP Watershed Grants 2020 Request for Proposals Dear Friends, To help restore clean water and healthy ecosystems to Southeast New England, Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), with financial support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is soliciting 2020 Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants . These grants support the goals and priorities of EPA’s Southeast New
THE ROCK I went to the rock located in the Leach Property in Attleboro. Shame to see that a beautiful green lawn extends to the rock. I noticed signs of a big fire. Is that something you remember? Ben. Ben, thank you for the photo. THE ROCK BY DON DOUCETTE No memory of the fire, but