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Harry Benson: Persons of Interest Exhibition Opening Reception

June 29th

17:00:00
Parks of the 21st Century with Victoria Newhouse

June 30th

18:00:00
Redwood Gala

July 8th

18:30:00
John Quinlan Murphy Lecture: Grounded Histories of Climate in the Native Northeast and Colonial New England with Thomas Wickman

July 9th

16:00:00
Bob Woodward, legendary prize-winning journalist/author and Associate Editor of The Washington Post

July 13th

18:00:00
Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markwad: Aaron Copland Symphony No. 3

July 20th

18:00:00
Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends: New Worlds

July 26th

20:00:00
Stages of Freedom and the Redwood Library & Athenaeum Present a Benefit Lecture and Reception: Frederick Douglass and What He Continues to Teach Us with Dr. David Blight

August 18th

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Please join us Thursday, June 30th at 6 pm for Par

Please join us Thursday, June 30th at 6 pm for Parks of the 21st Century with Victoria Newhouse. Free, but registration is required at redwoodlibrary.org/events
#parksofthe21stcentury #lecture #book #landscapes #victorianewhouse #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Manuscript Map of the City a

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Manuscript Map of the City and Harbor of Newport, August 9, 1758 by Ezra Stiles (1727-1795). Stiles was a prominent early librarian at the Redwood and one of the influential founders of Brown University who would later go on to become president of Yale. While the map does not show building footprints, lots are labeled by their respective owners’ names, many of whom are still recognizable today, including Redwood, Brown, Coggeshall, and Malbone. According to the key, properties are identified by: a “1” for a one-story building, a “2” for a two story, an “S” for stores, stables, shops, etc., and a “2” with a line through it for a 2 chimney, 2 story house. From 1776-1779 the British occupied Newport, and during this time many buildings were destroyed. Therefore, the Stiles Map serves as a historical record of what Newport was like in this pre-war era. Can you recognize any buildings or streets?
#map #oldmap #newportri #newportrhodeisland #newporthistory #colonialnewport #ezrastiles #cartographer #mapmaker #streets #buildings #history

Happy Summer Solstice! How are you spending the lo

Happy Summer Solstice! How are you spending the longest day of the year?
This untitled photograph is from the Newport Collection at the Redwood.
#firstdayofsummer #summer #summersolstice #beach #lake #ocean #boat #swim #swimming #summertime #sweetsummer #newport #newportri #newportrhodeisland #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood #newportcollection

#RedwoodFeatureFriday In honor of the 52nd Newport

#RedwoodFeatureFriday In honor of the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race launching today, we feature Frederic Schiller Cozzens' 1883 print of an Untitled Yacht Race which shows several boats engaging in a race as they make the turn around a buoy. Founded in 1906, the 635-mile biennial Newport Bermuda Race is the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race. It is one of very few international distance races and one of two of the world’s regularly scheduled races held offshore, almost entirely out of sight of land.
#sailing #sailingrace #boats #yachts #race #bermuda #newport #newportbermudarace #bermudarace #gotobermuda #masterworksbermuda #bermudanationalgallery #newportri #newportrhodeisland #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

There is still time to register for tonight's Musi

There is still time to register for tonight's Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: 5 Women Composers Who Paved the Way. To register for this free lecture presented virtually via Crowdcast, just visit our website
#musicappreciationseries #composers #women #womencomposers #classicalmusic #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

In anticipation of "Treasures of the Redwood: Cele

In anticipation of "Treasures of the Redwood: Celebrating 275 Years," exhibition opening one week from today, this week's #RedwoodFeatureFriday is Charles Bird King's Self-Portrait at Thirty ca. 1815. Charles Bird King (1785-1862) was born in Newport and made his living in Washington, D.C. as a painter of political figures and other celebrities of the day. Over the years, King contributed generously to the Redwood, giving money, books, and scores of paintings. Upon his death, he gave the Redwood his own personal library, volumes of bound engravings, a significant sum of money and seventy-five additional paintings. Opening June 17 and on view through March 5, 2023, make sure to stop by and see this work, and the other treasures on display, in person, and remember, admission is free in our anniversary year
#exhibition #exhibitionopening #treasures #treasuresoftheredwood #celebrating275years #anniversary #275 #275years #275thanniversary #art #artwork #portrait #portraiture #charlesbirdking #artist #objects #books

Please join us for the annual “Bloomsday” comm

Please join us for the annual “Bloomsday” commemoration of James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” next Thursday at 6 pm with the Newport Celtic Players and traditional Irish musicians. While in person attendance is sold out, we welcome you to attend the program virtually. To register to attend virtually via Crowdcast, visit redwood.org/events
#bloomsday #jamesjoyce #ulysses #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood #irish

Please join us on Wednesday, June 15th at 6 pm wit

Please join us on Wednesday, June 15th at 6 pm with Dr. Markward as he continues his Music Appreciation Series. 5 Women Composers Who Paved the Way will be presented virtually via Crowdcast. To register for this free lecture visit redwoodlibrary.org/events
#virtual #virtuallecture #lecture #classicalmusic #womencomposers #amybeach #musicappreciationseries #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Have you noticed how Newport

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Have you noticed how Newport Harbor is coming alive with the return of numerous boats, signaling the start of the summer season? Here we see a bird's eye view of the harbor with multiple sailboats and steamships visible in this "Supplement to Harper's Weekly August 30, 1873" based on sketches by Theo R. Davis and photographs by J.A. Williams as noted on the bottom of the work.

Beach ready in today's #RedwoodFeatureFriday This

Beach ready in today's #RedwoodFeatureFriday This weekend, we expect Easton's Beach to look much like it did in this c. 1894 photograph... except for a difference in beachwear. Children and adults alike are shown standing on the beach and playing in the waves. While the photographer is unknown, it is assumed to be attributed to Newport born Clarence Stanhope (1851-1924). A glance back in time to see a late nineteenth century beach day. The photo also reveals how much the land has changed since then with the mostly undeveloped land of Middletown in the background. Is a visit to the beach in your holiday weekend plans?
#beachday #beach #eastonsbeach #newportri #newport #newportrhodeisland #newporthistory #newportrihistory #rhodeislandhistory #photograph #photography #oldphotos #oldphotograph #sand #waves #undeveloped #middletown

Springtime weekends in today's #RedwoodFeatureFrid

Springtime weekends in today's #RedwoodFeatureFriday
The Glen at Newport, refers to Glen Farm which is actually in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is an undated lithograph published by Currier & Ives which operated from 1835-1907. The company was known for designing and selling inexpensive, hand-colored lithographs that demonstrated news events and popular culture. It's fitting this scene depicts an elegant al fresco afternoon. What is your favorite picnic spot in Newport?
#picnic #outdoors #weather #warm #sun #trees #park #farm #newportri #rhodeisland #newportrhodeisland #walk #stroll #garden #gardens #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood #litograph #print #currierandives

There's still time to register for tonight's virtu

There's still time to register for tonight's virtual lecture via Crowdcast as Dr. Edward Markward continues his Music Appreciation Series with John Adams: Nixon in China. This free lecture will start at 6 pm and registration is required. Just visit our website at redwoodlibrary.org/events
#crowdcast #virtuallecture #johnadams #composer #classicalmusic #nixoninchina #musicappreciationseries #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

Please join us Wednesday, May 18th for a virtual l

Please join us Wednesday, May 18th for a virtual lecture via Crowdcast as Dr. Edward Markward continues his Music Appreciation Series with John Adams: Nixon in China. This free lecture will start at 6 pm and registration is required. Just visit our website at redwoodlibrary.org/events
#virtuallecture #lecture #wednesday #wednesdaylecture #classicalmusic #music #johnadams #nixoninchina #musicappreciationseries #musicappreciation

Perfect for those chilly spring nights, today’s

Perfect for those chilly spring nights, today’s #RedwoodFeatureFriday is Abraham Redwood's c. 18th-century fireplace tongs. The gold-colored tongs are adorned with a faceted ball at the top, while the legs have a similar ball pattern at three points down the sides. Interestingly, the styles of modern-day fireplace tools are generally the same as those from four hundred years ago.
#fireplace #fireplacetools #tongs #firetongs #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Have you ever wondered why t

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Have you ever wondered why they are called "sideburns"? The signature facial hair style of Ambrose Everett Burnside, pictured here, helped to coin the term. Burnside was the original creator of the Burnside carbine rifle and brigadier general in the Rhode Island militia during the Civil War. From 1875 until his death in 1881, he served as Senator from Rhode Island. This oil on canvas was painted by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze in 1863.
#portrait #sideburns #painting #burnside #governor #rhodeisland #rhodeislandhistory #newportri #newportrhodeisland #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

Bob Woodward, legendary prize-winning journalist/a

Bob Woodward, legendary prize-winning journalist/author and Associate Editor of The Washington Post will deliver the John J. Slocum, Jr. Memorial Lecture on July 13th, a highlight of the Redwood’s 275th anniversary celebration. To purchase tickets, visit our website.
#worldpressfreedomday #summerspeaker #summerlecture #summer #thingstodonewportri #newportri #newportrhodeisland #july

On Arbor Day, today's #RedwoodFeatureFriday is thi

On Arbor Day, today's #RedwoodFeatureFriday is this black and white photograph showing the Redwood's historic Fern-leaf Beech tree. Planted in 1835, the tree has been a star of the Redwood grounds for 187 years. Although this photograph is not dated, the women's fashions and horse and carriage in the background indicate it to be from c. the late nineteenth century- early twentieth century. Can you spot the house to the right of the Redwood building? This property was acquired in 1934, at which time, architect John Russell Pope was engaged to design the allée leading to the Summer House.
#redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood #newporthistory #rhodeislandhistory #newport #newportri #newportrhodeisland #history #historyinpictures #oldphotograph #photo #historicphoto #historicphotograph #blackandwhite

What better day to visit the Redwood Library & Ath

What better day to visit the Redwood Library & Athenaeum than on World Book Day? The Redwood is open today from 11am-4pm with free admission. We hope to see you there
#books #libraries #library #librariesofinstagram #oldbooks #theredwood #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #worldbookday

#RedwoodFeatureFriday In honor of Earth Day today,

#RedwoodFeatureFriday In honor of Earth Day today, we appreciate the beautiful natural vistas that surround us in Newport's City by the Sea as evidenced in this untitled watercolor of a Newport beach by Charles Biesel. c. late 19th century/early 20th century, a gift of Hamilton Fish Webster and Lina Post Webster in 1941
#EarthDay #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood #ocean #sunset #beach #untitled #earth #theearth #planet #green

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Bloomsday with the Newport Celtic Players and traditional Irish musicians. This hybrid event was Broadcasted via Crowdcast June 16, 2022

Bloomsday with the Newport Celtic Players and traditional Irish musicians. This hybrid event was Broadcasted via Crowdcast June 16, 2022

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: 5 Women Composers Who Paved the Way Broadcasted via Crowdcast June 15, 2022

Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: 5 Women Composers Who Paved the Way

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: John Adams- Nixon in China Broadcasted via Crowdcast on May 18, 2022

Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: John Adams- Nixon in China

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Philip Glass- The Portrait Opera Trilogy (Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, Akhnaten) Broadcasted via Crowdcast on April 13, 2022

Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Philip Glass- The Portrait Opera Trilogy

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Black Composers and Their Contributions to American Classical Music Part 2 Broadcasted via Crowdcast on March 16, 2022

Music Appreciation Series: Black Composers & Their Contributions to American Classical Music Part 2

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Destiny of a Dream" with Rev. Glen S. Leverette, Pastor Community Baptist Church Broadcasted via Crowdcast February 24, 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Destiny of a Dream" with Rev. Glen S. Leverette

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A Brief Exploration into the Life and Work of Lorenzo Johnston Greene with Dr. Christopher Roberts, Assistant Professor Rhode Island School of Design Broadcasted via Crowdcast on February 23, 2022

A Brief Exploration into the Life and Work of Lorenzo Johnston Greene with Dr. Christopher Roberts

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Black History Month and the Perils of Symbolic Blackness with Dr. Brenna Wynn Greer, Associate Professor Wellesley College Broadcasted via Crowdcast on February 17, 2022

Black History Month and the Perils of Symbolic Blackness with Dr. Brenna Wynn Greer

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Black Composers and Their Contributions to American Classical Music Part 1 Broadcasted via Crowdcast on February 16, 2022

Music Appreciation Series: Black Composers & Their Contributions to American Classical Music

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Please join us Thursday, June 30th at 6 pm for Par

Please join us Thursday, June 30th at 6 pm for Parks of the 21st Century with Victoria Newhouse. Free, but registration is required at redwoodlibrary.org/events
#parksofthe21stcentury #lecture #book #landscapes #victorianewhouse #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Manuscript Map of the City a

#RedwoodFeatureFriday Manuscript Map of the City and Harbor of Newport, August 9, 1758 by Ezra Stiles (1727-1795). Stiles was a prominent early librarian at the Redwood and one of the influential founders of Brown University who would later go on to become president of Yale. While the map does not show building footprints, lots are labeled by their respective owners’ names, many of whom are still recognizable today, including Redwood, Brown, Coggeshall, and Malbone. According to the key, properties are identified by: a “1” for a one-story building, a “2” for a two story, an “S” for stores, stables, shops, etc., and a “2” with a line through it for a 2 chimney, 2 story house. From 1776-1779 the British occupied Newport, and during this time many buildings were destroyed. Therefore, the Stiles Map serves as a historical record of what Newport was like in this pre-war era. Can you recognize any buildings or streets?
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Happy Summer Solstice! How are you spending the lo

Happy Summer Solstice! How are you spending the longest day of the year?
This untitled photograph is from the Newport Collection at the Redwood.
#firstdayofsummer #summer #summersolstice #beach #lake #ocean #boat #swim #swimming #summertime #sweetsummer #newport #newportri #newportrhodeisland #redwoodlibraryandathenaeum #theredwood #newportcollection

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Bloomsday with the Newport Celtic Players and traditional Irish musicians. This hybrid event was Broadcasted via Crowdcast June 16, 2022

Bloomsday with the Newport Celtic Players and traditional Irish musicians. This hybrid event was Broadcasted via Crowdcast June 16, 2022

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: 5 Women Composers Who Paved the Way Broadcasted via Crowdcast June 15, 2022

Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: 5 Women Composers Who Paved the Way

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: John Adams- Nixon in China Broadcasted via Crowdcast on May 18, 2022

Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: John Adams- Nixon in China

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Philip Glass- The Portrait Opera Trilogy (Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, Akhnaten) Broadcasted via Crowdcast on April 13, 2022

Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Philip Glass- The Portrait Opera Trilogy

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Black Composers and Their Contributions to American Classical Music Part 2 Broadcasted via Crowdcast on March 16, 2022

Music Appreciation Series: Black Composers & Their Contributions to American Classical Music Part 2

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Destiny of a Dream" with Rev. Glen S. Leverette, Pastor Community Baptist Church Broadcasted via Crowdcast February 24, 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Destiny of a Dream" with Rev. Glen S. Leverette

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A Brief Exploration into the Life and Work of Lorenzo Johnston Greene with Dr. Christopher Roberts, Assistant Professor Rhode Island School of Design Broadcasted via Crowdcast on February 23, 2022

A Brief Exploration into the Life and Work of Lorenzo Johnston Greene with Dr. Christopher Roberts

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Black History Month and the Perils of Symbolic Blackness with Dr. Brenna Wynn Greer, Associate Professor Wellesley College Broadcasted via Crowdcast on February 17, 2022

Black History Month and the Perils of Symbolic Blackness with Dr. Brenna Wynn Greer

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Music Appreciation Series with Dr. Edward Markward: Black Composers and Their Contributions to American Classical Music Part 1 Broadcasted via Crowdcast on February 16, 2022

Music Appreciation Series: Black Composers & Their Contributions to American Classical Music

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