Free Virtual Valley Talks Continue with Slatersville Documentary WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Virtual Valley Talks, a series of free virtual historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues on Wednesday, May 6 at 4pm when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present Slatersville: The Catholics are Coming!. In this talk, documentarian de Rezendes will discuss the complexities of filmmaking and producingRead More...

Let’s Get Together! Join us for a 3-Day Virtual Arts and Music Festival  to Benefit the Cape Cod Arts Relief Fund Thursday, April 30 – Saturday, May 2 Dear Friend One week from today our virtual arts and music festival, Home Is Where The Art Is, will kick off with live performances on social media.   ThisRead More...

QUESTIONS-ANSWERS-COCKTAILS New Virtual Q&A Happy Hour Launches featuring RI COVID-19 Archive Creators WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Q&A and Cocktails, a free virtual happy hour featuring talkbacks with experts from Rhode Island’s heritage, arts, culture, and business sectors, launches on Wednesday, May 1 at 5:30pm with the creators of the Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive. Join Kate Wells, Curator of RhodeRead More...

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 9thRead More...

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.Read More...

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 theRead More...

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:Read More...

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 publicRead More...