Wednesday, November 13th
Sott'Acqua: A Tale of Two Cities Underwater - Photo Exhibit
Grace Episcopal Church Pavilion will exhibit iconic photographs taken by the late Life Magazine photographer David Lees that document the flood in Florence in 1966 and the Providence Journal photos of downtown Providence after Hurricane Carol in 1954. The lobby of the church will have on display eight of the most dramatic photographs from the exhibit.
Date: Wednesday, November 13th
Location: Grace Church Pavilion
Address: 300 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Time: 10 AM - 6 PM
Admission: Free
Location: Grace Church Pavilion
Address: 300 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Time: 10 AM - 6 PM
Admission: Free
Save The Bay Organized School Visits
Grace Church Pavilion's tented courtyard will host educational activities for students from Pre-K to High School to interact with environmentalists in a weeklong program organized by Save The Bay to introduce young people to the Narragansett Bay, its living creatures, and the importance of keeping it healthy.
Location: Grace Church Pavilion
Address: 300 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Address: 300 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Sott’ Acqua: A Tale of Two Cities - Film Screenings of rare footage from the 1966 Arno Flood and 1954 Hurricane Carol
The Department of Italian Studies and the Office of Global Engagement, Brown University is hosting a two-part event - a film screening on November 13 and roundtable panel discussion on November 14
- Opening Remarks by Arnaldo Minuti, Consul General, Consulate General of Italy, Boston
- Screening of Per Firenze (Florence: Days of Destruction, 1966, 51’) directed by Franco Zeffirelli, courtesy of RAI Teche and the Zeffirelli Foundation in Florence, Italy. Introduction by Pippo Zeffirelli.
- Screening of Natural Disasters in Rhode Island, Hurricane Carol, (1954, 27’)
The Screenings will be followed by a moderated Q&A facilitated by Massimo Riva, Professor and Interim Chair of Italian Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, Coordinator of the Virtual Humanities Lab, and Affiliated Professor of Modern Culture and Media.
Date: Wednesday, November 13th
Location: Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Address: 154 Angell St, Providence, RI 02906
Time: 7 PM
Admission: Register Here
Location: Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Address: 154 Angell St, Providence, RI 02906
Time: 7 PM
Admission: Register Here
Hope and Main Downtown Makers Marketplace: Tuscan Trattoria
Hope and Main Downtown Makers Marketplace will become a Tuscan Trattoria serving a typical breakfast and lunch as well as holding wine, cheese, and olive oil tastings.
Location: Hope and Main Downtown Makers Marketplace
Address: 100 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Address: 100 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903