Events Open to the Public
RIC offers numerous events throughout the year for the public to enjoy. Our well-known performing arts program brings music, theatre, and dance performances of the highest quality, and our Bannister Gallery features exhibitions by local, regional and international artists. We also hold conferences, programs, and of course admissions events, intended for the public. For athletics matches please view RIC Athletics' Calendar.
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Book Talk: An Azorean Family's History, by Keith Tavares
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- room Adams Library, Special Collections Room, 4th floor
Join us for a book talk by Keith Tavares, author and Director of Capacity Building at the Rhode Island Foundation. Also learn about the Rhode Island Portuguese American Archives and the Cape Verdean Archives from Veronica Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.
Radical Atlas: Maps, Urban Planning, and Racial Inequality
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- room Clarke Science, Room 152
Patty Heyda, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University, will give a lecture that uses maps to chart the systemic forces that defined Ferguson, Missouri, and suburbs in America more broadly, and contributed to racial inequality.
The Galileo Project: Lecture and Reception
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- room Lecture in ALEX AND ANI Hall 138, Reception to follow in Bannister Gallery
"Art of the Instrument Maker," Lecture by Sara J. Schechner, Ph.D., the David P. Wheatland Curator Emerita of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University – Thursday, November 13, 4 PM, ALEX AND ANI Hall 138, followed by a reception in Bannister Gallery
Why Won't You Listen?
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- room Clarke Science 152
Join us for a lecture on better listening by Dr. Avraham (Avi) N. Kluger from the Hebrew University Business School (HUBS).