CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR AN EVENTFUL 2023!
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As a reminder, Lippitt House Museum's regular tour season runs from May to October.
If you are interested in scheduling a private tour, click below for more information.
PAST EVENTS
PRESERVE RI
Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation
Sunday, October 15, 2023
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
$150/Person
We celebrated the honorees of the 2023 Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation on Sunday at The United Theatre in Westerly. They included a range of projects and people from across the state. Each year, Preserve RI showcases the best in historic preservation and its beneficial impacts to communities across Rhode Island. An independent jury of historians, architects, developers, community leaders and preservationists selected this year’s finalists.
Valerie Talmage, our Executive Director, said, “The Rhody Awards celebrates ordinary people taking extraordinary actions to make our world better--place by place, project by project. Today, when we are often disappointed with the prominent and powerful, how wonderful it is to find heroes here close to home.”
LIPPITT HOUSE MUSEUM
Rosé Garden Party
Sunday, June 25, 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
$85/person, $315/admission for 4
The Rosé Garden Party was a great way for guests to kick off the summer season in style! Held on the grounds and inside the 1865 Lippitt House on Providence’s East Side, this annual party is a vintage-inspired event with live music, yard games including croquet, light bites, and a variety of rosé wines.
A fun summer afternoon in the lusciously landscaped garden, every guest received a wine glass to take home after the party as a memento.
Proceeds from the Rosé Garden Party support Lippitt House Museum programs throughout the year.
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LIPPITT HOUSE MUSEUM: Virtual Program
A Tale of Two Gentlemen: Providence's Henry Lippitt, Portland's Ruggles Morse, and the Homes they Created
Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Watch the recording of this illustrated talk hosted in conjunction with Victoria Mansion Director of Education & Public Programs Stacia Hanscom that explored details of both sites and the meanings behind them.
Even though both Victorian-era mansions have strikingly similar interiors and exteriors, the successful businessmen had very different origin stories. Why did men with such dissimilar backgrounds end up building such similar houses? What messages were they sending through the design of their homes?
LIPPITT HOUSE MUSEUM: Virtual Program
CLIMATE CHANGE, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND LOCAL RESILIENCY
A TWO-PART COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SERIES
Lippitt House Museum, the Providence League of Women Voters, and the Southside Community Land Trust are partnering on two community conversations.
During the virtual programs, community leaders will address how building resilient communities, and creating health equity for residents help counter the effects of climate change. Speakers will share ideas for attendees to enact change locally. Time will be allocated during both discussions for questions from the audience and will be facilitated by the Providence League of Women Voters.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the League of Women Voters Rhode Island Education Fund. Media Sponsor ecoRI News.
Advance registration required.
LAND, FOOD, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Virtual via Zoom
FREE
In response to the growing threat posed to Rhode Island by climate change, how can urban land support sustainable food availability for diverse communities? As one of the most urban states in the country, how is our state’s land used and by whom? Three panelists will answer these questions and discuss efforts underway to empower communities disproportionately impacted by environmental and public health risks and have limited access to natural places.
SPEAKERS:
Chris Gaynor - Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Julius Kolawole - African Alliance of Rhode Island
Jake Stanton - Southside Community Land Trust
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Virtual via Zoom
FREE
Industrial and government infrastructure impacts health and quality of life. So how can policies be changed to support environmentally resilient communities? And how can all people feel empowered to voice their right to healthy, safe, and environmentally resilient neighborhoods? Grassroots activists and a healthcare professional will discuss policy and sustainability efforts to address some of these challenges that neighborhoods in Providence face.
SPEAKERS:
Monica Huertas - People's Port Authority
Vatic Kuumba - Providence Racial and Environmental Justice Committee
Dr. Dannie Ritchie - Community Health Innovations of Rhode Island
