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September 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 @ 6:00 pm

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare

Love Shakespeare?  Every Thursday evening in the Carpenter Board Room, take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy reading Shakespeare out loud with fellow aficionados of the Bard.

Saturday, September 18 10:30am

The Redwood Book Club will meet.

Saturday, September 18 1:30-3:00pm

The Redwood's Poet Group will meet.

Saturday, September 25, 11:00am

Curator's Talk

Philip Weimerskirch, former head of the Providence Public Library Special Collections and curator of our exhibit In Pursuit of Natural History, will give a talk on six notable Newport naturalists in conjunction with the exhibition.

 

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Life of the Mind Salon Series

Join us for four exciting Thursday evenings at 5:30pm when we will discuss

important and controversial topics of the day. 

Wine and Cheese Served!

Sept. 9th - Can Our Civil Rights Survive The Threat of Terrorism

Presented by RI Chief Justice Frank Williams

Sept. 16 - Will The Next Book You Read Be On Your Cell Phone?

Presented by former Managing Editor of The New Yorker Jacob Lewis, CEO of figment.com

Sept. 23 - What Can Wind Farms Do and What Can't They Do?

Presented by economist and energy expert Dr. Miles Bidwell

Sept. 30 - What Are The Challenges of Translating

A Book into a Screenplay?

Presented by Jon Land, author of 25 published thrillers and a number of screenplays and Tom Cobb, author of the book Crazy Heart from which the film was taken.

 

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Come back soon! We've got more great programs lined up for you in October.


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