{"id":573,"date":"2020-01-27T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2020-01-27T16:04:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:04:28","slug":"mwoc-history-of-newport-folk-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=573","title":{"rendered":"MWOC: HISTORY OF NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free Talk on the History of the Newport Folk Festival at Museum of Work & Culture<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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WOONSOCKET, R.I. \u2013 Valley Talks, a series of free historical lectures, continues on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:30pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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RICK MASSIMO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Former\u00a0Providence Journal\u00a0<\/em>music critic\u00a0Rick Massimo\u00a0will present\u00a060 Years of the Newport Folk Festival. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The talk will illuminate how this iconic Rhode Island event, the musical world around it and the city of Newport have transformed since the festival\u2019s founding in 1959. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Massimo will explore these evolutions through music, photographs, and stories, most of which are encapsulated in his new book:\u00a0I Got a Song:\u00a0A History of the Newport Folk Festival<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Massimo grew up in Providence, RI. He covered pop music for\u00a0The Providence Journal\u00a0<\/em>for nine years and now works as a writer and editor in Washington, D.C. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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He has authored two books:\u00a0I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival\u00a0<\/em>(Wesleyan University Press 2017) and\u00a0A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set<\/em>\u00a0(Lyons Press 2016).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Seating is limited to 75 and is first-come, first-served.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Other Valley Talks will include:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 23:\u00a0Writer\u00a0Jeanne Douillard\u00a0examines the initial move of French settlers from France to Canada, their transformation into British subjects, and their eventual immigration to New England.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 8:\u00a0Paul & Denise Bourget\u00a0discusses how they transform themselves into\u00a0Brevet\u00a0Major General George Sears Greene and Mrs. Martha Greene & their dedication to historical reenacting.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 22: Filmmaker\u00a0Christian de Rezendes\u00a0offers a preview of his historical documentary series\u00a0Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village<\/em>\u00a0highlighting the French-Canadian portion of the story.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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About the Museum of Work & Culture<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island\u2019s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a\u00a0Rhode Island Monthly<\/em>\u00a0Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Rhode Island Historical Society<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island\u2019s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state\u2019s most distinctive areas.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Free Talk on the History of the Newport Folk Festival at Museum of Work & Culture \u00a0 WOONSOCKET, R.I. \u2013 Valley Talks, a series of free historical lectures, continues on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:30pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture.\u00a0 RICK MASSIMO Former\u00a0Providence Journal\u00a0music critic\u00a0Rick Massimo\u00a0will present\u00a060 Years of the Newport Folk Festival.  <\/p>\n

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