The International Tennis Hall of Fame hosts professor Ashley Brown, to discuss her new book Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson. In this comprehensive biography, Brown narrates the public career and private struggles of tennis Hall of Famer Althea Gibson (1927-2003). From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem […]
JAC Talk with artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak and historian, Jamestown resident Peter Fay to discuss this research-driven, poignant piece of art. Over the past twenty years, Fay has poured over Rhode Island historical archives, uncovering unknown and overlooked people and stories. Superville Sovak found Fay’s work online in a research piece created for the Rhode […]
Led by artist and outsider art enthusiast Kim Pinksaw, exhibit artists and curators will be discussing the controversial term, Outsider Art, and color as an important feature in providing artists a voice to communicate their own identity and narrative. Many of the artists will be communicating to the audience through artistic expression. The intent is […]
Rhode Island was the home of several inventors and mechanics working to create practical motor vehicles at the turn of the century. Alongside small craftsmen building and repairing small engines who embarked on the building of early automobiles, some large manufacturers also joined in. With its well-developed and sophisticated machine shops, foundries, rubber, glass and […]
From the thriving colonial rum trade through the temperance movement and Prohibition era smuggling, learn about the changing role of alcohol in the Newport community.
The third and final event in this series will feature a presentation from Zach Henderson, Practice Leader at Woodard & Curran in partnership with Richard Bourbonnais from the Town of South Kingstown’s Department of Public Works & Utilities. Zach will discuss how they approached a watershed-scale assessment and stormwater management plan for Green Hill Pond, […]
Join Dr. Adria Updike assistant professor of Physics at Roger Williams as she leads stargazers on a walk through the Farm trails and out to Cove Cabin. Farm Members: $10. Nonmembers: $12 Children 10 and under: $5 Rain Date: March 23, 2023
Join the ITHF as we celebrate barrier-breaking tennis photographer, Carol Newsom with the launch the ITHF's newest exhibit "Hit Me With Your Best Shot!". The exhibit showcase curated selection from Newsom's full photographic archive of over a million images. After you explore the exhibit, you will hear from three preeminent photographers for a panel discussion […]
the Newport Historical Society will host fashion historian Rebecca Kelly to present the illustrated lectureNewport: Resort City of Fashion 1870 – 1920. The talk will highlight Newport, Rhode Island as a resort fashion capital that propelled New York’s sportswear industry. During the Gilded Age vibrant “Gibsonesque”, women wearing simple shirtwaists and walking skirts for golf, […]
Touro Synagogue Foundation announces the fourth and final program of its Winter 2022-2023 Judah Touro Program Series, to be presented virtually, via Zoom, on Thursday, March 30 at noon. This will be a special collaborative presentation hosted by the Rhode Island School of Design Museum’s “Local Collections in Conversation” series. The presentation will feature the […]
The talk featuring Rebecca Kelly will highlight Newport, Rhode Island as a resort fashion capital that propelled New York’s sportswear industry. During the Gilded Age vibrant “Gibsonesque”, women wearing simple shirtwaists and walking skirts for golf, tennis, or out driving in Newport became the idealized version of the sporty American woman.
