Display of Events from Fri, Oct 30, 2015 - Fri, Sep 18, 2015

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From Day to Day

Fri, Feb 22,

5 pm – 7 pm

RISD Illustration Stars

Sat, Feb 23,

2 pm – 3 pm

Shakespeare Recitation Competition

Sun, Feb 24,

1:30 pm – 3 pm

Dan Barry

Fri, Mar 1,

5 pm – 7 pm

Rock-a-Baby!

Sun, Mar 3,

11 am – 12 pm

Nevermore Tasting

Thu, Mar 7,

6 pm – 8 pm

Marijuana & Medicine

Thu, Mar 14,

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Family Movie Night!

Fri, Mar 15,

6 pm – 8 pm

Meg Wolitzer

Fri, Mar 22,

6 pm – 8 pm

The Road Ahead

Fri, Mar 29,

5 pm – 7 pm

Meet a Live Raven!

Sat, Mar 30,

2 pm – 3 pm

Gorham Silver

Fri, Apr 5,

5 pm – 7 pm

A Woodland Cinderella

Sat, Apr 6,

2 pm – 3 pm

Gothic Poe-try Night

Thu, Apr 11,

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

House of Secrets

Fri, Apr 12,

5 pm – 7 pm

Family Movie Night

Fri, Apr 12,

6 pm – 8 pm

Solid Seasons

Thu, Apr 18,

5 pm – 7 pm

Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences

Sat, Apr 20,

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

While Benefit Street was Young

Tue, Apr 23,

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

21st Annual Philbrick Poetry Reading

Thu, Apr 25,

5 pm – 7 pm

A May Basket Workshop

Sat, Apr 27,

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Making Their Debut

Fri, May 3,

5 pm – 7 pm

Heifetz Musicale

Fri, May 10,

5:30 pm – 7 pm

Sparky’s Puppets

Sat, May 11,

11 am – 12 pm

Stephen Greenblatt

Fri, May 17,

5 pm – 7 pm

Fairy Houses & Insect Apartments

Sat, May 18,

3 pm – 4 pm

Shakespeare in the Library

Thu, May 23,

6 pm – 6:45 pm

Providence Unveiled Exhibit Opening

Sat, Jun 8,

10 am – 2 pm

The Rainbow Beard Show

Fri, Jun 14,

6 pm – 7 pm

Fiddle N’ Fun Music Experience

Sat, Sep 21,

11 am – 12 pm

Banned Books Live

Tue, Sep 24,

5 pm – 7 pm

The Athenæum presents Colson Whitehead!

Fri, Sep 27,

6 pm – 8 pm

Wilding

Fri, Oct 4,

5 pm – 7 pm

Halloween Magic

Sat, Oct 5,

10 am – 11 am

Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night

Wed, Oct 9,

6 pm – 8:30 pm

Politics & the Media

Thu, Oct 10,

5 pm – 7 pm

Mike Stanton

Fri, Oct 18,

5 pm – 7 pm

A Walt Whitman Celebration!

Sat, Oct 19,

11 am – 3 pm

Little Pumpkins Party

Thu, Oct 24,

4 pm – 5 pm

Becoming Whitman

Fri, Oct 25,

5 pm – 7 pm

Monuments & Memory

Fri, Nov 1,

5 pm – 7 pm

Rock-a-Baby!

Sat, Nov 2,

11 am – 12 pm

Pfaff’s Saloon Tasting

Thu, Nov 7,

6 pm – 8 pm

The Athenæum presents Karen Armstrong

Fri, Nov 15,

6 pm – 8 pm

Thanksgiving Luminaire Craft Workshop

Sat, Nov 16,

3 pm – 4 pm

Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night

Wed, Nov 20,

6 pm – 8:30 pm

How to Think About War

Fri, Nov 22,

5 pm – 7 pm

Family Film: Pippi in the South Seas

Sat, Nov 30,

3 pm – 4 pm

Annual Meeting

Thu, Dec 5,

5 pm – 7 pm

Pippi, Pirates, & Pancakes!

Sat, Dec 7,

3 pm – 4:30 pm

Nathaniel Philbrick

Thu, Dec 12,

6 pm – 8 pm

Cozy Stories & Craft Hour

Sat, Dec 14,

3 pm – 4 pm

An Afternoon with TinTin

Sat, Jan 25,

3 pm – 4:30 pm

A Mysterious Affair

Thu, Jan 30,

7 pm – 10 pm

Victorian Valentine Crafting

Sat, Feb 8,

3 pm – 4 pm

PCFF 2020 Screenings

Tue, Feb 18,

10:30 am – 2:45 pm

History of the Book

Fri, Feb 21,

5 pm – 7 pm

ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition

Sun, Feb 23,

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Citizen Reporters

Fri, Feb 28,

5 pm – 7 pm

RISD Illustration Stars

Sat, Feb 29,

3 pm – 4 pm

Gish Jen

Fri, Mar 6,

5 pm – 7 pm

Bibliomania Exhibit Opening

Sat, Mar 7,

1 pm – 3 pm

SUSPENDED Hail Caesar

Fri, Mar 13,

5 pm – 7 pm

SUSPENDED Irish Dance Performance with Tir Na Nog

Sat, Mar 14,

11 am – 12 pm

SUSPENDED Secrets of Suspense

Thu, Mar 19,

5 pm – 7 pm

SUSPENDED Rock-A-Baby!

Sat, Mar 21,

11 am – 12 pm

SUSPENDED Conan Doyle for the Defense

Fri, Mar 27,

5 pm – 7 pm

SUSPENDED Poetry Out Loud

Fri, Apr 3,

5 pm – 7 pm

SUSPENDED Animated Picture Books & Crafts

Sat, Apr 4,

11 am – 12 pm

SUSPENDED 1.5 Celsius

Fri, Apr 17,

5 pm – 7 pm

SUSPENDED Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences

Sat, Apr 18,

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

SUSPENDED The Great Athenæum Pub Quiz!

Thu, Apr 23,

6:30 pm – 9 pm

SUSPENDED Lincoln on the Verge

Fri, May 1,

5 pm – 7 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Fri, May 1,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

SUSPENDED Pressed Flower Creations

Sat, May 2,

3 pm – 4:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Worthy and Virtuous Portraits

Wed, May 6,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Fri, May 8,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Weird with Olga Khazan

Wed, May 13,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Fri, May 15,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Riddle of the Rosetta

Wed, May 20,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Fri, May 22,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Victoria Regia

Wed, May 27,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

The Final Spring Virtual Cocktail Party!

Fri, May 29,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Lincoln on the Verge

Wed, Jun 3,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Witching Hour

Wed, Jun 10,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

POSTPONED EX LIBRIS: Thoreau’s Library Alcoves

Wed, Jun 17,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: Spider Silk in Textiles

Wed, Jun 17,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: Bibliomania

Wed, Jun 24,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Thu, Sep 10,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: The Art Room

Thu, Sep 17,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Annette Gordon-Reed

Fri, Sep 25,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Thu, Oct 1,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Rough Riders

Fri, Oct 2,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Little Women Book Group: Part 1

Sun, Oct 4,

2 pm – 3:30 pm

The Public’s Voice

Thu, Oct 8,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: David Blight

Fri, Oct 9,

6 pm – 7 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: The Bust Project

Thu, Oct 15,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: From Here to Equality

Fri, Oct 16,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Mary Wollstonecraft

Fri, Oct 23,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Little Pumpkins’ Party!

Thu, Oct 29,

4 pm – 5 pm

EX LIBRIS: Louisa May Alcott

Fri, Oct 30,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Little Women Book Group: Part 2

Sun, Nov 1,

2 pm – 3:30 pm

CANCELLED Virtual Cocktail Party!

Thu, Nov 5,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Frederick Douglass

Fri, Nov 6,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Meet Louisa May Alcott!

Sun, Nov 8,

2 pm – 3 pm

EX LIBRIS: Senator Sherrod Brown

Fri, Nov 13,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

CANCELLED Virtual Animal Experiences

Sat, Nov 14,

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Special Collections

Thu, Nov 19,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Hail Caesar

Fri, Nov 20,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Boston’s Apollo

Tue, Nov 24,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Annual Meeting

Thu, Dec 3,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Alexander Chee

Fri, Dec 4,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!

Thu, Dec 10,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Winter/Spring 2021 Programs

Sun, Dec 20,

All day

Burns Night 2021: The Home Edition

Mon, Jan 25,

7 pm – 8:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Ann Patchett

Fri, Feb 5,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

FILM CLUB: Two Short Films

Thu, Feb 11,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Conan Doyle for the Defense

Fri, Feb 12,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Chazan! Unfiltered

Fri, Feb 19,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Malbone’s Miniature

Thu, Feb 25,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Creative Survival

Fri, Mar 5,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

FILM CLUB: The Hitch-Hiker

Thu, Mar 11,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: John Locke

Fri, Mar 12,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual New Members’ Tour & Reception

Thu, Mar 18,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: Chef Sean Sherman

Fri, Mar 19,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Ath Architecture 101

Thu, Mar 25,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

FILM CLUB: Chinatown

Thu, Apr 8,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Peter Brooks

Fri, Apr 9,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Vintage Egyptologist

Fri, Apr 16,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Rita Dove

Fri, Apr 23,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: What’s Next?

Thu, Apr 29,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: John McWhorter

Fri, Apr 30,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Tour & Orientation for New & Renewing Members

Tue, May 4,

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

FILM CLUB: Grizzly Man

Thu, May 13,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Daniel Mendelsohn

Fri, May 14,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Summer Break!

Sat, May 15, 2021 – Tue, Sep 7, 2021

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Welcome back!

Thu, Sep 16,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Charles Yu

Fri, Sep 24,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Agitators

Fri, Oct 1,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

The Public’s Voice

Thu, Oct 7,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Life of Alain Locke

Fri, Oct 15,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Fire Right Now

Fri, Oct 22,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Edgar Allan Poe

Thu, Oct 28,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: North Burial Ground

Fri, Oct 29,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Woman Who Made Van Gogh

Fri, Nov 5,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: My Name is Pauli Murray

Fri, Nov 12,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Joseph C. Ely

Thu, Nov 18,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Engagement

Fri, Nov 19,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Barbara Kingsolver

Fri, Dec 3,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Annual Meeting

Thu, Dec 9,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Happy Holidays!

Fri, Dec 10, 2021 – Tue, Jan 11, 2022

EX LIBRIS: A Defense of Truth

Fri, Feb 4,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Begin Again

Fri, Feb 11,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Michael Pollan

Fri, Feb 18,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Salem Witch Trials

Fri, Feb 25,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Words That Made Us

Fri, Mar 4,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Azar Nafisi

Fri, Mar 11,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Membership Library Spotlight: Cincinnati’s Mercantile Library

Thu, Mar 17,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Shouting from the Archives

Fri, Mar 25,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Membership Library Spotlight: The Folio Seattle

Thu, Mar 31,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Central Park

Fri, Apr 8,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Membership Library Spotlight: Providence’s Athenæum

Thu, Apr 14,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Poetry Out Loud

Fri, Apr 22,

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Sep 17,

10:30 am – 11 am

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Sep 24,

10:30 am – 11 am

EX LIBRIS: Magnificent Rebels with Andrea Wulf

Thu, Sep 29,

6 pm – 7 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Oct 1,

10:30 am – 11 am

EX LIBRIS: The Transcendentalists and Their World

Thu, Oct 6,

6 pm – 7 pm

Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night

Fri, Oct 7,

6 pm – 8 pm

EX LIBRIS: Stages of Freedom’s African American Museum

Thu, Oct 13,

6 pm – 7 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Oct 15,

10:30 am – 11 am

EX LIBRIS: Jewels of the Nile

Thu, Oct 20,

6 pm – 7 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Oct 22,

10:30 am – 11 am

EX LIBRIS: The Monster’s Bones

Thu, Oct 27,

6 pm – 7 pm

Little Pumpkins Party

Fri, Oct 28,

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

ATHENÆUM HALLOW[Æ]N

Sat, Oct 29,

10 am – 5 pm

The Great Athenæum Pub Quiz

Thu, Nov 3,

6 pm – 8 pm

Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night

Fri, Nov 4,

6 pm – 8 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Nov 5,

10:30 am – 11 am

The Public’s Voice

Thu, Nov 10,

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Nov 12,

10:30 am – 11 am

EX LIBRIS: Rescuing Socrates

Thu, Nov 17,

6 pm – 7 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Nov 19,

10:30 am – 11 am

Annual Meeting

Thu, Dec 1,

5:30 pm – 7 pm

EX LIBRIS: Sheldon Whitehouse

Fri, Dec 2,

6 pm – 7 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Dec 3,

10:30 am – 11 am

EX LIBRIS: Crystal Williams

Thu, Dec 8,

6 pm – 7 pm

A Victorian Holiday Celebration

Sat, Dec 10,

2 pm – 6 pm

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Dec 17,

10:30 am – 11 am

CANCELLED Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Jan 7,

10:30 am – 11 am

Sing-Along Story Time

Sat, Jan 14,

10:30 am – 11 am