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EX LIBRIS: The Agitators
In The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights, Dorothy Wickenden – longtime executive editor at The New Yorker – traces the…
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The Public’s Voice
The Public’s Radio’s Ian Donnis moderates a panel discussion about the state of the state of Rhode Island. Topics will include the upcoming Rhode Island…
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EX LIBRIS: The Life of Alain Locke
In The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart offers the definitive biography of the father of the Harlem Renaissance, based on…
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EX LIBRIS: The Fire Right Now
Princeton University classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta will be joined by Brown University classicist Johanna Hanink to discuss what, if anything, the study of the ancient…
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Edgar Allan Poe
This program is reserved for members of the Athenæum. In 1848, famed American writer and master of the macabre Edgar Allan Poe spent time at…
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EX LIBRIS: North Burial Ground
The Providence North Burial Ground is the largest public cemetery in Rhode Island and the second largest green space in Providence, but only recently has…
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EX LIBRIS: The Woman Who Made Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists of all time, yet few are aware that his legacy was secured through the efforts…
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EX LIBRIS: My Name is Pauli Murray
Filmmaker and director Betsy West (RBG) joins us to discuss her new project, My Name Is Pauli Murray. Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to…
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Joseph C. Ely
This program is reserved for members of the Athenæum. A dark, unassuming painting which has hung in the Art Room for more than 100 years…
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EX LIBRIS: The Engagement
Author and journalist Sasha Issenberg discusses The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage. On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state…
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EX LIBRIS: Barbara Kingsolver
Named one of the most important writers of the 20th century by Writer’s Digest, Barbara Kingsolver is the bestselling author of over a dozen books,…
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Annual Meeting
Members are invited to join us for a review of last fiscal year and Board of Directors elections.
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