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February 2021
Fate Comes Knocking
An original play with music about Martin Luther King and the foot soldiers of The Civil Rights Movement. Their names would not appear in history books,…
Find out more »Jake Blount/The Vox Hunters Online Concert
Blackstone River Theatre is excited to welcome back Rhode Island favorites, The Vox Hunters, and also offer the BRT debut of the incredibly talented Jake Blount.…
Find out more »March 2021
Mindful Mondays
Life is stressful! But there are ways to decrease the stress and increase your contentment- even during the time of Covid! Join Melissa every Monday for…
Find out more »Trivia Night with Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful – The Problem of Litter
A main goal of KBVB is end litter in our communities. Lets have some fun as we look at what this is all about. Your participation…
Find out more »Ciné Quebec: Comédie Noire
Kick-off the month long celebration of Francophonie with a screening of the Quebecois black comedy Merci Pour Tout, the story of two estranged sisters who reunite…
Find out more »Young Writers Workshop – Grades 6-12
Explore different kinds of writing in a supportive environment. New members are always welcome. Please register to receive a link to our Google Meet. Grades 6-12.
Find out more »Painting Through the Pandemic
Rhode Island Watercolor Society presents an online show: Painting Through the Pandemic. Exhibition Dates: March 6 - April 9th A virtual opening on Zoom March 6th…
Find out more »Virtual Valley Talks: The Sentinelle Affair
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues with writer and historical reenactor Paul Bourget. Bourget will examine…
Find out more »Pawtucket 7th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration
You are invited virtually to the Pawtucket International Women's Day Committee tradition of celebrating Women's History and Pawtucket Women's achievements at the 7th annual International Women's…
Find out more »Teen Cooking Course – Grades 6-12
Learn some easy cooking skills and treat yourself to a brownie in a mug!. Teens will need access to a microwave, refrigerator, spoon, and a large…
Find out more »Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History (A Francophonie 2021 Celebration Event)
Join the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society and Smithsonian Affiliate, for “Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women…
Find out more »International Women’s Day 2021 – Choose to Challenge
Central Falls invites to participate in #ChooseToChange for International Women’s Day 2021. Central Falls chooses equity and welcomes all to participate by seeking out and celebrating…
Find out more »Park Ranger John McNiff Presents: Roger Williams, New & Dangerous
Roger Williams and his ideas were considered dangerous in the 1600s. Not insightful, not enlightened—outright dangerous. Join National Park Ranger John McNiff as he explores why…
Find out more »Amazing Amphibians
Spring is just around the corner, and some of RI’s amphibians are already awakening from their winter sleep! In this virtual program, the Rhode Island Department…
Find out more »Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Franco-Heritage Sites
The Museum of Work & Culture's Virtual Winter Walking Tours will feature a different district each week. This week is spotlighting the city’s historic Franco sites,…
Find out more »Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas – Livestream event
Don’t miss this spectacular livestream concert called "Highlander’s Farewell" that celebrates a 20-year musical retrospective of one of the most acclaimed duos in traditional music. Blackstone…
Find out more »We, They, and the People: Part of Series XIX: Shall not be Denied: Why it Matters
WE, THEY AND THE PEOPLE is a Mixed Magic Theatre Civic Engagement Series that explores and dramatizes Supreme Court cases that have had a significant impact…
Find out more »How the Irish Saved the Blackstone Canal – Virtual Lecture via Zoom
Rhode Islanders were excited about building the Blackstone Canal and saw it as a major employment opportunity. After all, how hard could it be to dig…
Find out more »Stephen King Book & Movie Club
Love horror in all of its forms? Then this is the club for you! Staff person, Katie Jablonski will celebrate the works of the master of…
Find out more »Chakras, Crystals and Oils
The chakra system holds the body's energy and there are many ways we can work with it for a more balanced and fulfilling life. Jacquelyn Smith…
Find out more »Francophone 2021 – Cine Quebec 2021
The evening will begin with a virtual cheese tasting led by Edgewood Cheese Shop. It will be followed by a screening of Quebecois documentary Grand Cru,…
Find out more »Roger Williams Had a Wife
Roger Williams had a Wife: Writing Mary Williams née Barnard Back into the Historical Record An early twentieth-century biographer of Rhode Island's Roger Williams wrote, "Who…
Find out more »Rise to Black: This Woman’s Work
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Mixed Magic Theatre’s (RI)SE TO BLACK: This Woman’s Work gives voice to Black and Brown women from the past to…
Find out more »Torrin Ryan / Ryefield Cove – Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!
Blackstone River Theatre is excited to host a special concert of Irish traditional music featuring amazing Uilleann piper Torrin Ryan and the wonderful flute/guitar duo, Ryefield…
Find out more »Virtual Valley Talks: Examination of the French Canadian Immigrant Experience
Author David Vermette will present “Fears of Conspiracy: The Reception of French Canadian Immigrants” exploring the experience of the Quebecois upon arriving in New England at…
Find out more »16th Annual Poetry Out Loud State Finals
High school students compete for the 16 annual Poetry Out Finalist to compete in the National Poetry Out Loud competition. This year's event will be online. …
Find out more »Garifuna Rhythms
The Garifuna Rhythms conversation will consist of a dialogue of the threads of the African diaspora across the Americas, with a particular focus on the evolution…
Find out more »Rhode Island’s Francophonie Flag-Raising: Celebrating Francophonie in Rhode Island
Join leaders of Rhode Island's Francophone organizations, along with the Consuls General of Canada and France, and the Delegate of Quebec in New England, as we…
Find out more »Virtual Wildllife Program – Vernal Pool Night
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Wildlife Outreach team is excited to host its annual family-friendly vernal pool program --virtual style! 🐸 You'll learn…
Find out more »Finding Easy Walks in Blackstone Valley Parks – Blackstone River Valley Volunteer-In-Parks
Join VIP Marjorie Turner Hollman, author of the "Easy Walks in Massachusetts" book series and "Finding Easy Walks Wherever You Are," to get some ideas for…
Find out more »April 2021
Godspell
Inspiration Performing Arts and Advanced Production Design present Godspell streaming April 1 - April 4. Godspell is an award-winning musical that took the world by storm.…
Find out more »Virtual Poetry Open Mic to Kick-off National Poetry Month
Poets will send videos to pawtucketpoetry@gmail.com or tag one already posted somewhere online, etc. For ideas watch the video from last year we re-posted 3/12/2021. Anyone…
Find out more »Making An Artist’s Life Work
Art League RI is pleased to host “Making An Artist’s Life Work,” a presentation by Jackie Battenfield. Gain new insights on how to make a living…
Find out more »Wildlife Solutions: Black Bear Basics
Because you never know when you might run into a bear! American black bears disappeared from Rhode Island and much of New England following colonization, but…
Find out more »School! A Livestream Family Concertwith Bill Harley
School!?#!? Some things never change, and one of them is the attempt to teach children in large institutional settings. Mayhem is inevitable, and nobody presents it…
Find out more »We, They and the People: Part of Series XIX: Shall not be Denied: Why it Matters
WE, THEY AND THE PEOPLE is a Mixed Magic Theatre Civic Engagement Series that explores and dramatizes Supreme Court cases that have had a significant impact…
Find out more »Rhode Island Watercolor Society Annual Member Show
RIWS Presents: 125th Annual Artist Members Show: An Online Show Featuring the Al Albrektson Award of Excellence and the Gail Armstrong Memorial Award. Exhibition Dates: April…
Find out more »“Music and Mischief” Featuring Mari Black and Troy MacGillvray
This concert airs April 10, at 7 p.m. EST, but with ticket purchase, you can watch again, any time, during an included 72-hour rebroadcast! Mari &…
Find out more »Salute to Spring – Bonjour Printemps
Join the Museum of Work & Culture on Sunday, April 11, for Salute to Spring ~ Bonjours Printemps, the culmination of its annual month-long celebration of…
Find out more »Blackstone Valley Tourism Council’s Annual Celebration (Virtual)
Come to the best annual meeting you've never had to attend! (But please do join us virtually!) This year, we're doing this a bit differently... view…
Find out more »(RI)SE TO BLACK: Lingua Americana
Join Mixed Magic Theatre in celebrating National Poetry month with (RI)SE TO BLACK: Lingua Americana. This month's (RI)SE TO BLACK explores dialects heard throughout America in…
Find out more »Atwater-Donnelly Duo
This concert airs April 17, at 7 p.m. EST, but with ticket purchase, you can watch again, any time, during an included 72-hour rebroadcast! Tickets can…
Find out more »Notable Works Virtual Earth Day Celebration
This event will feature some of the poets who contributed their great work to two recent Notable Works’ publications, Voices of the Earth: The Future of…
Find out more »May 2021
Rise to Black – Song for Our Mothers
Join Mixed Magic Theatre in uplifting matriarchal excellence in this May’s (RI)SE TO BLACK: Songs for our Mothers. Featuring performances celebrating the moms in our lives.
Find out more »Live Watch Party for “Night of January 16th”
Celebrating its 100th anniversary season (2020-2021), join Community Players on Saturday, May 15 for a LIVE WATCH PARTY and PREMIERE of the virtual production of “Night…
Find out more »RI Latino Arts Presents a Conversation with Anika
Anika Aldamuy Denise is not only the author of ten picture books, but also a Rhode Island resident! How cool is that? Anika is the Pura Belpré honor-winning author…
Find out more »Unexpected Poetry Affair
Join Mixed Magic Theatre in wrapping up National Poetry Month in UNEXPECTED POETRY AFFAIR as they pay homage to their favorites poets. -Featuring-- Bernadet Pitts-Wiley Amos…
Find out more »Spring Forward
An Online Exhibition - Spring Forward - Through all the struggles of the past year there has always been a light at the end of the…
Find out more »June 2021
(RI)SE TO BLACK: Strength of Our Fathers
Join Mixed Magic Theatre in uplifting the strength in our paternal bonds in June’s (RI)SE TO BLACK: Strength of Our Fathers. Featuring performances to celebrate the…
Find out more »Protecting Pollinators – Skills Workshop
The pollinators of the world are losing ground at an alarming rate. Take a look at what you can do on your property to encourage, assist,…
Find out more »Museum of Work & Culture Presents Virtual Concert with Genticorum
The Museum of Work & Culture, in association with the Blackstone River Theatre of Cumberland, RI, and the Dana Center at Saint Anselm College of Manchester,…
Find out more »July 2021
Slatersville Film Preview Screening: The War
Museum of Work & Culture's virtual documentary screening of critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes' presentation of a segment of Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village: “The…
Find out more »September 2021
2021 Rhode Island Heritage Month Virtual Celebration
Due to COVID-19, in lieu of Rhode Island’s 43rd Heritage Day Festival, September 2021 was designated as RI Heritage Month. Each Saturday we featured “Heritage Highlights”…
Find out more »Art and Labor for Lunch
Join the Museum of Work and Culture and the Rhode Island Labor History Society on Wednesday, September 22nd at 12pm for the free, virtual panel “Art and Labor for…
Find out more »William Shakespeare’s MacBeth: A Digital Feature Film Event
Burbage Theatre presents MacBeth a free digital feature film event available free to watch on youtube starting September 30 through October 31. MACBETH By William…
Find out more »October 2021
D & D Kids Club
Dungeons and Dragons for kids ages 8-12 - virtually! D&D is a cooperative storytelling game, kids are the main characters! Join fellow players in becoming a…
Find out more »Old Slater Mill Para-Zoom: A Virtual Reinvestigation
Join renowned New England paranormal investigation teams Carl Johnson & Elise Carlson, and Thomas D’Agostino & Arlene Nicholson, as they revisit past investigations of Old Slater…
Find out more »Let’s Rock Songwriting Workshop – A Virtual Workshop for Teens
Join the Museum of Work & Culture and Riot RI on Sunday, October 24th at 4:30 pm for Let’s Rock Songwriting Workshop, a free virtual program…
Find out more »November 2021
2021 Goff Lecture Series: Nathaniel Philbrick and Travels with George
Join the RIHS on Saturday, November 20 at 5pm, as Nathaniel Philbrick and RIHS Executive Director Dr. C. Morgan Grefe will welcome the public to a…
Find out more »December 2021
Community Tamalada
Making Tamales is a family tradition and community ritual among Mexican, Mexican-American people that is also shared by a diverse mixture of Latin American cultures. The tradition of…
Find out more »Great Holiday Traditions: Favorite Christmas Songs
Streaming online December 21 - 31 GREAT HOLIDAY TRADITIONS is Mixed Magic Theatre's yearly ode to the holiday season. This year’s MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS is ringing…
Find out more »January 2022
Valley Talk #1: “The Battle of the Gravestones & The Saylesville Massacre of 1934” – Patrick Conley
The Valley Talk series will kick off with The Battle of the Gravestones & The Saylesville Massacre of 1934, a talk by Secretary-Treasurer of the Rhode…
Find out more »DEM Outreach – Otters, Beavers and Muskrats oh my!
Otters and Beavers and Muskrats, oh my! Join the DEM Division of Fish & Wildlife outreach program to learn all about these three species of semi-aquatic…
Find out more »Slatersville: The End of Heaven, Part I
As the young men and women return home from serving abroad in World War II, the children of the late 1940s and 50s recall an idyllic…
Find out more »Celebrating Color – An Online Show
Color is an important part of our society and our lives. It conveys information and emotion and its presence (and absence) is instrumental in the creation…
Find out more »Valley Talk #2: “The Power of Objects” – Noriko Sanefuji
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, January 23 at 1pm on Zoom. In this presentation,…
Find out more »Work/Life Winter Series – Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Join the National Park for a free virtual series of winter workshops on how people have worked, rested, and played in the Blackstone River Valley. Together…
Find out more »February 2022
“A Viler Place Never Yet Existed:” Snowtown in Early Nineteenth-century Providence
Heather Olson and Andrew Polta, of The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc., will discuss the Providence Cove Lands Project; a large-scale archaeological excavation undertaken in downtown Providence…
Find out more »Valley Talk #3: Entangled Landscape – Chuck Arnig and Bruce Curliss
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, February 6 at 1pm on Zoom. In this talk,…
Find out more »Romance After Dark
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday, February 10th at 6pm for Romance After Dark, a virtual evening filled with craft cocktails, cheese samplings, and…
Find out more »Virtual Valentine’s Day Children’s Baking Class with Gingersnaps Bakery
The Museum of Work & Culture is offering its annual Children’s Baking Workshop with Gingersnaps Bakery this year in a virtual format with curbside pickup bakers…
Find out more »Rhode Island Watercolor Society – Vision ’22
Theme: A new year begins! This theme is wide open to interpretation. This show will be taking place online and will not be displayed physically in the…
Find out more »Day of Remembrance 2022: Executive Order 9066 and Its Legacies
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized removal of people of Japanese ancestry from the west coast of the…
Find out more »Valley Talk #4: Before Hollywood. There was Vaudeville – Kathryn Sos-Hayda and Irene Blais
In anticipation of the Museum of Work & Culture’s 25th anniversary exhibition “Hollywood Comes to Woonsocket,” researcher Kathryn Sos-Hayda and Woonsocket Historical Society President Irene Blais share their research on…
Find out more »March 2022
Valley Talk #5 – In the Beginning: Origins of the French-Canadian Exodus, 1826-1861- Patrick LaCroix
The final Valley Talk will feature scholar Patrick Lacroix presenting his talk “In the Beginning: Origins of the French-Canadian Exodus, 1826-1861.” The American immigration story is…
Find out more »Parked at Home: Community
Travel through the sites that make up Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, connecting with national park staff from important sites along the way. Over the…
Find out more »“Family Memories: A Conversation About Camp and Its Aftermath”
Virtual Panel Discussion Explores Japanese-American Experiences During World War II Join the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, on…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series: Construction
Featuring Cuyahoga Valley National Park During this talk, we’ll be connecting with folks out in Ohio to talk about canals. Who built the infrastructure that made…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series: Family
Featuring Wright Brothers National Memorial You may not think that the folks who were “first in flight” have much in common with a family from Whitinsville,…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series: Equality
Featuring Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument During this virtual discussion, we will travel from a small town in Massachusetts to the nation’s capital. What is our…
Find out more »April 2022
Parked at Home Series: Space
Featuring Canaveral National Seashore Join us as we soar beyond earth’s atmosphere to discuss space. From beta cloth to the Kennedy Space Center, National Parks have…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series: Cotton
Featuring Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Slater Mill is the first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill in America. Where did the cotton come from? Slave labor…
Find out more »June 2022
Rise to Black: Our Fathers – A “Theatre At A Distance” Broadcast!
Mixed Magic Theatre presents "Celebrating Our Fathers!" Streams June 17, 18, 19, 2022 7:30 pm on Mixed Magic YouTube and Facebook.
Find out more »August 2022
Inside the Archives: Developing Flowing Through Time
Free Inside the Archives series on Wednesday, August 3, at noon, with a program highlighting the development of the Museum of Work & Culture’s soon-to-be-debuted digital exhibit Flowing…
Find out more »Seeing Beyond an Online Photography and Digital Exhibition
Over the years the RI Watercolor Society has expanded beyond purely watercolor media to all traditional 2D media. We are excited to finally welcome photographers and…
Find out more »November 2022
Candle Magick with Amy Blackthorn
Even your children are taught candle magic from birth. Blowing out the candles on a birthday cake after making a wish has the power to manifest…
Find out more »January 2023
Museum of Work and Culture Valley Talks: #1 Worldly RI
As the nineteenth century rolled into the twentieth, Rhode Island’s industrial production per capita was second to none. The goods made here traveled around the world.…
Find out more »Winter Blues – An Online Exhibit with RIWS
The theme of this exhibit could be a winter landscape, an abstract piece, or just feature the color blue!
Find out more »February 2023
Valley Talks: “B’nai Israel: Woonsocket’s Gorgeous but Little-Known Synagogue”
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, continues Sunday, February…
Find out more »Rhode Island Watercolor Society presents Spring Break: An Online Exhibit
View selected artists interpretation of where one goes for spring break, and what spring break means to them? Exhibition Dates: February 25th - March 24th NLINE…
Find out more »March 2023
Parked at Home Series – Featuring: Historian Megan Kate Nelson’s book Saving Yellowstone
Explore America's national parks from the comfort of home! Every park has a story. During this virtual series, we’ll connect with people from across the country…
Find out more »Valley Talks: Visualizing Franco-American Culture Through French-Canadian Folklore
Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures presented by the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, conclude Sunday,…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series – Featuring: Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
How far have you traveled for work—or for a dream? For centuries, people have moved to the Blackstone Valley for new opportunities. Some of the immigrants…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series – Featuring: Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield, the farm served the president and…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series – Featuring: Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
What makes a place a land of opportunity? During this Parked at Home talk, rangers from Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and Reconstruction Era National…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series – Featuring: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park
Get the inside scoop on one of the newest national parks in the United States! Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, located in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, was…
Find out more »April 2023
Parked at Home Series – Featuring: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Explore America's national parks from the comfort of home! Every park has a story. During this virtual series, we’ll connect with people from across the country…
Find out more »Parked at Home Series – Featuring: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Music can make us feel fully present. It also has the power to transport us back in time. Learn about the history of Jazz in New…
Find out more »June 2023
Auction for the Arts: A Stadium Theatre Fundraiser 2023 online event
Join the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre for it's online silent 20th annual ‘Auction for the Arts’ Online bidding will open on Thursday, June 1st 2023…
Find out more »July 2023
Dramatic Skies
From vivid sunsets to gray thunderclouds, the sky is ever-changing and full of inspiration. Exhibition Dates: July 29th – September 1st ONLINE Opening Reception: Friday, August…
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