The Rhode Island Historical Society invites the public to view its latest temporary exhibit, The Girl of My Dreams, Sylvia: A 19th Century Life from artist Stacy Morrison now on display in the RIHS’s museum at the John Brown House. The exhibit features contents from a small 19th century trunk discarded on a New York [...]
As our digital sphere has become increasingly surveilled and polarized, physical spaces are even more vital to connection and expression. In The World Is on Fire, 2025 Dorner Prize winner Kailyn Bryant (BFA 2025, Furniture Design) depicts five queer people of color at a dinner party. A prompt on the painting reads: “What’s something you [...]
What a person chooses to have in their home, put on their table, and wear on their body can reflect who they are. Whether functional, ornamental or both, the objects designers create can reflect the style, innovation, and technology of an era. From silver to aluminum, metal is often the medium from which tableware, decorative [...]
Process Work: Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today explores the development of photographic printmaking processes and traces its historical legacy into the present day. Starting around 1825, a widespread interest in reproducing visual information faster and more cheaply fueled an explosion of experimentation in photographic printmaking techniques, with wide-ranging effects across visual culture [...]
May 10, 2025 - December 14, 2025 Are they mountains? Are they clouds? It's hard to tell. But when mists open and clouds disperse, the mountains remain. Inscribed into a jade sculpture of a mountain, these words—first written [...]
Return of the Dinosaurs at RWP Zoo Open Daily, 9:00 – 4:00 April 6, 2025 – August 10, 2025 Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Witness towering predators, meet curious herbivores, and discover the untold stories of these ancient giants. Get hands-on with digging up [...]
PROVIDENCE, RI – SPACES THAT HOLD US, Artwork by Bhen Alan, Providence Public Library’s spring exhibition, will be on view in the Joan T. Boghossian Gallery, 3rd Floor beginning March 24 through June 3, 2025 daily during the Library’s open hours. The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, March 29 from 1 – 3:45 [...]
Hear stories about different artists and try your hands at different styles of art.
The Gráfica Latina exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center Gallery showcases a powerful collection of Latin American posters that serve as both artistic expressions and historical documents of resistance, resilience, and cultural identity. Curated by José R. Menéndez and Tatiana Gómez of Buena Gráfica Social Studio, this exhibition presents graphic works from 16 countries across Latin America, [...]
Designed to welcome international spouses, partners, and family members!The group will provide drinks & dessert! Feel free to bring your lunch boxes!Do you love meeting new people from different cultures? Do you like conversing about a myriad of interesting topics? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions - please join our RIISP + [...]
New Exhibitions Open June 1 from 2-4pm On view June 1 - June 19 Opening Receptions: Sunday, June 1 from 2-4pm Gallery Hours: Sunday - Friday, 12-4pm each day On view in Maxwell Mays Gallery: Sherie Bishop Harkins, Richard Kattman, and Charles Wharton: The Color of Experience On view in Mary Castelnovo Gallery: Kristin Street: Crazy for [...]
This month, join us in making some tasty dip! For kids and teens.
Youth explore all the things cities and city goverment do. Make public art, plant a tree, enjoy field day, design your ideal city, create your ideal living space, debate a city issue, and have a press conference. Mondays, April 14 through June 16 4 pm Touch-A-Truck with city sewer, highway, and emergency vehicles will be [...]
3D-FRUIT CRAFT PROGRAM 3D crafts offer numerous benefits for children: self-expression, fostering imagination, generating a sense of accomplishment, and much more. All are welcome!
Design your very own custom tote bag with our sublimation printer and heat press, just in time for summer. All supplies are provided, and no prior experience is needed! Please contact Sochan at ssok@clpvd.org to attend.
Open meeting to talk about education in Providence and connect with community and any teachers who might be interested in joining.
Do you have your own creative project in mind? We have makerspace equipment that might be useful! We offer access to Silhouette and Cricut cutting machines, sewing machines, sublimation printing, a Glowforge laser cutter, Wacom drawing tablets, and heat presses for fabric and mugs. To participate, simply follow these steps: 1. First, we encourage you to request a training [...]
In this multi-part workshop, learn different weaving techniques such as plain weave and tapestry. Materials provided; no experience necessary. Space is limited, so please register at khaines@clpvd.org or speak with Kristen at the library to join. It is recommended that participants attend at least three classes to learn a variety of techniques and complete a weaving. This [...]
Timed to coincide with the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Mays Boyz Makin’ NOIZE is a bold and reflective exhibition by Don Mays, presented in collaboration with his sons, Zachary (Zac) and Nicolas (Nic) Mays. Through video, photography, and mixed media, the exhibition confronts systemic racism, displacement, and the ongoing struggle for justice with unflinching urgency [...]
Set in 1980s New York City, a gay man is abandoned by his lover when he contracts the AIDS virus, and a closeted Mormon lawyer's marriage to his pill-popping wife stalls. Other characters include the infamous McCarthy-ite lawyer Roy Cohn, Ethel Rosenberg, a former drag queen who works as a nurse, and an angel. Masterfully exploring [...]
A ROCK OPERA BASED ON GREEN DAY'S SEMINAL 2004 ALBUM American Idiot, Green Day's Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album released in 2004, follows the exhilarating journey of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post 9/11 world. The subsequent Broadway musical featured the iconic album hits "Boulevard of [...]
Foundation Mondays is our WEEKLY Dancehall and Reggae collaboration, featuring LIVE Bands and DJs each and every Monday at The Parlour with residents Pauly Danger and The Upsetta Sound System long side resident band Natural Element and sponsor Reggae Takeover. Come bring your dancing shoes in a one love Jam Down! Doors @ 9 PM [...]
Return of the Dinosaurs at RWP Zoo Open Daily, 9:00 – 4:00 April 6, 2025 – August 10, 2025 Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Witness towering predators, meet curious herbivores, and discover the untold stories of these ancient giants. Get hands-on with digging up [...]
It’s time to resume our weekly neighborhood walks! We’re sticking with Tuesdays, 9:30- 10 or 10:30, depending on everyone’s energy level. I hope to be able to join in periodically, but this will be mostly a leaderless group. It’s a great opportunity to explore the Mt. Hope, East Side, Summit and Blackstone areas. You’ll see [...]
Join us for Tuesday Baby Books Storytime at the Rochambeau library! Each Tuesday we will read a selection of books and sing songs geared towards children ages 0-2 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome!
Come read a story or two and have various tactile, fine motor, songs, or free play activities. Come meet new families!
Do you have your own creative project in mind? We have makerspace equipment that might be useful! We offer access to Silhouette and Cricut cutting machines, sewing machines, sublimation printing, a Glowforge laser cutter, heat presses for fabric and mugs, and more. To learn more and get started, please email Sochan at ssok@clpvd.org.
Join us for sensory-friendly storytime designed for children of all abilities! It involves stories, songs, movement, and bubbles! All participants will have access to fidget toys, visuals, and other supports throughout the program. This six-week session will run from May 13th to July 1st not including May 27th and June 17th.
Are you looking for your family’s roots? Gather with other genealogy buffs and beginners to make use of the Library’s new subscription to Ancestry.com Library Edition. There will be a staff member available to help you navigate the website and offer guidance on how to build your family tree. Bring your own laptop or use [...]
One-on-one help with…. emailing, recovering email accounts, scanning documents, printing, converting files, creating online accounts, completing applications, and more.
Drop in and learn computer basics during free one-on-one sessions! Every Tuesday from 2pm – 4pm. Each session is 30 minutes long. Please sign up at the front desk! Learn How To: Log Into the Computer with you Library Card or Guest Pass Sign Up or Log In To Your Email Compose New Emails To [...]
Join us to create beautiful sun prints using light-sensitive paper, natural materials, and a little summer magic. We’ll arrange leaves, flowers, and other objects to make unique cyanotype-style designs—no drawing skills needed, just your imagination and the sun.
Stop by the library to build and play with Legos! All ages are welcome.
Myrtle Spring Clean Day 1 & 2Come buy cheap stuff and help us make space!
Come work on your latest crochet or knitting piece! Beginners welcome.
Have fun building with Legos! Make the weekly building challenge or create a design of your own. For ages 4 and up. Registration not required.
YARD SALE By the Friends of the South Providence Library Books, clothing, art, toys, food, and more for sale. We invite you to support the Friends of the South Providence Library, which raises funds to support the library, with program materials, books purchases, and small projects.
Walk The Greenway with Jill Davidson Tuesdays, 5:30–6:30 PM May to September (weekly except July 1 and August 12) Meet at Riverside Park, Aleppo Street entrance Join us for a weekly, beginner-friendly walk along the Woonasquatucket River Greenway led by WRWC’s Director of Development and Communications (and enthusiastic walker) Jill Davidson and her dog June! Most [...]
Join Rochambeau Library in our Teen Space for our new knitting and crochet club for teens! Beginners welcome and encouraged; all materials and lessons provided. No registration required, just stop by!
This new group is for adult knitters, crocheters, and other hand needlers to work on projects in a social setting, share tips, patterns, help each other, get inspired, and talk all things fiber! If you’re not a knitter, you are welcome, although the instruction will be informal and somewhat limited. The group will meet the [...]
Please join us on the first Monday of each month for our Friends Group meeting! Dues are a one-time contribution of $5 (or more if you like!).
Learn how to use old books, newspaper and magazines to create poetry. All materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own.
Summer Mushroom Hunting in Rhode Island, Part I Slideshow-lecture class & cooking demo with The Mushroom Hunting Foundation Recommended for adults and mature kids; to actually participate in the cooking demonstration, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian, or at least have the guardian sign a waiver on their behalf. There are many types of [...]
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 – 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
Explore the trailblazing lives of 30 trans people who radically change everything you’ve been told about transgender history Highlighting influential individuals from 1850-1950 who are all but unknown today, Eli Erlick shares 30 remarkable stories from romance to rebellion and mystery to murder. These narratives chronicle the grit, joy, and survival of trans people long [...]
It’s 1930 in New York City, and Harlem is sizzling. The summer heat and sultry jazz records set the backdrop as the explosive creativity of the Harlem Renaissance bleeds into the struggle of the Great Depression. And in one small apartment complex, four friends’ lives change forever upon the arrival of a mysterious stranger from Alabama… This [...]
Return of the Dinosaurs at RWP Zoo Open Daily, 9:00 – 4:00 April 6, 2025 – August 10, 2025 Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Witness towering predators, meet curious herbivores, and discover the untold stories of these ancient giants. Get hands-on with digging up [...]
Wee Wednesdays at RWPBC! Register HERE Wednesday mornings 9:00am-10:00am, check-in begins at 8:45am. Bring your preschooler, ages 2-4, to the Botanical Center to explore and enjoy an hour of family fun and crafts. Enjoy nature themed activities: walks, stories, and crafts. Explore the greenhouses and gardens with your little ones. Wear? Comfortable clothes and shoes, [...]
