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SUMMARY:Was Freedom Sweet? The Travels of Arthur Bowler\, Black Loyalist: a Book Talk with Jane Lancaster
DESCRIPTION:This book talk from author and historian Jan Lancaster will share the story of Arthur Bowler\, an enslaved African\, who lived in the house later called the Vernon House for at least a decade — before Cato Vernon’s time. She’ll discuss the clues available about his life in Newport\, and his subsequent life in Portsmouth\, New York\, Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone. As a so-called Black Loyalist his life followed a very different trajectory from that of Cato Vernon. \nThis talk coincides with research Jane conducted for her debut work of historical fiction\, Liberty is Sweet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jane Lancaster:\n\nJane Lancaster is a historian by training and a communicator by instinct. In books\, articles and talks\, she shows people that history is all around them. Before she earned a PhD in history from Brown University and started publishing books and articles\, she was an award-winning high school history teacher\, both in the UK and in the USA\, persuading students (often successfully) that history was all around them if they knew how and where to look.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/was-freedom-sweet-the-travels-of-arthur-bowler-black-loyalist-a-book-talk-with-jane-lancaster/
LOCATION:The Vernon House\, 46 Clarke Street\, Newport\, RI 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Talk,Vernon House
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SUMMARY:Book Event: The Forest Year by Ethan Tapper
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with our friends at Charter Books\, join us for an event with author Ethan Tapper. Tapper will discuss his new book\, The Forest Year\, a meditative and lyrical ode to the land\, weaving complex scientific and ecological concepts with beautiful narrative prose\, making nuanced ideas easy to understand and deeply resonant. Both place-based and practice-driven\, Tapper writes not as an armchair philosopher or an academic\, but as a working forester and ecologist stewarding real forests in real time\, blending emotional insight with ecological rigor. \nDoors open at 5:00 PM to view the museum and the talk begins at 5:30 PM. \n$15 general admission; FREE for Newport County Residents. \nTickets available here \nAbout The Forest Year: \nA forest almanac for our time\, rooted in a full year observing a rural woodland and its birds.\nTapper’s groundbreaking first book How to Love a Forest offered a pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. His new book\, The Forest Year\, lives inside the practice of staying\, caretaking\, and paying attention. Following the author’s forest through a year of life\, the book explores flowers\, birds\, forest ecology\, biodiversity\, while also reflecting on stewardship\, community\, and what it means to be rooted in place.\n\nA moving account of what it means to persist in the face of change and to love a place through work\, compromise\, sacrifice\, and humility\, this book will inspire readers to think deeply about where they live and who they are.\n\nAbout the author:\nEthan Tapper is a forester\, ecologist\, digital storyteller\, and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. For more than a decade\, Ethan has been recognized as a thought-leader in the world of ecosystem stewardship\, winning numerous regional and national awards for his work. More recently\, he has been recognized as a writer – since its publication in 2024\, How to Love a Forest has been named the winner of the 2025 New England Book Award for nonfiction\, and received international acclaim. Ethan’s message of relationship\, responsibility and hope reaches millions of people each year through his writing\, social media channels with hundreds of thousands of followers\, and the hundreds of walks\, talks and keynotes that he delivers across North America each year. Ethan works\, writes\, hunts\, birds and runs a small consulting forestry business from his home at Bear Island – his 175-acre working forest\, homestead\, orchard and sugarbush in Vermont – and plays in his punk band\, The Bubs. \nAbout our partner\, Charter Books:\nFounded in 2020\, Charter Books is a Newport-based business whose mission is to cultivate community and a robust local culture through a broad selection of books\, programming\, and the free exchange of ideas. We’re committed to exceptional customer service and the values of inclusion\, diversity\, and independence.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/book-event-the-forest-year-by-ethan-tapper/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Lois Harada
DESCRIPTION:Artist Lois Harada is a printmaker based in North Providence\, RI. Join her for an artist talk about her practice\, recent projects and her work. \nBring your pennies; the artist will have a custom penny press installed at The Cato Vernon Freedom Library. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Lois Harada:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLois Harada is an artist and printmaker working in Providence\, Rhode Island. She studied printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and settled in Providence after graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010. She works at DWRI Letterpress\, a commercial letterpress printshop where she also prints her own work. Harada utilizes text and the medium of the poster to tell her family’s story of incarceration — her paternal grandmother was interned in Poston\, Arizona from 1942 -1945. She takes inspiration from propaganda printed and distributed by the United States government and prints with type and equipment similar to that which would have created the original works.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/artist-talk-with-lois-harada/
LOCATION:The Vernon House\, 46 Clarke Street\, Newport\, RI 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Talk,Vernon House
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SUMMARY:Tree Talk: The Rough Point Turkish Oak & Tree Planting
DESCRIPTION:Join us and our friends at the Newport Tree Conservancy for a special Tree Talk and Ceremonial Planting at Rough Point. We will plant a grafted clone of the grand Turkish Oak (Quercus cerris)\, a tribute to the vision of the Frederick Law Olmsted’s historic 1887-1891 landscape and an example of the Newport Tree Conservancy’s efforts in historical preservation through horticulture. \nKnow before you go: \n\nThe program will be held outdoors\, rain or shine\nPlease wear appropriate footwear for walking on uneven ground\nThis tour is not wheelchair accessible\n\nAbout the Turkish Oak: The Turkish Oak is a Rhode Island State Champion Tree. At over 180 years old\, the tree predates the construction of Rough Point and the design of the landscape in 1891.\nIn April 2026\, Rough Point Achieved Level 1 Arboretum accreditation through ArbNet\, which unites arboreta\, botanic gardens with woody plant collections\, and tree advocates around the world in a collaborative community dedicated to advancing the planting\, study\, and conservation of trees. \nWhile this event is free for all\, we ask that you please register here in advance. \n________________________________ \nAbout the Newport Tree Conservancy: \nThe Newport Tree Conservancy is committed to supporting the health and resiliency of trees in Newport\, RI. They are connecting the community with the city-wide arboretum\, and planting the next generation of Newport’s urban forest. \nLearn more at newporttreeconservancy.org.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/tree-talk-the-rough-point-turkish-oak-tree-planting/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM,Talk
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SUMMARY:Strangers in a Strange Land: a Talk on the Free African Union movement by Keith Stokes
DESCRIPTION:Held on the anniversary of its founding\, this talk will interpret the evolution of the Free African Union movement during the American Revolution era\, showcasing the profound influence of the African Diaspora on the advancement of Black identity in early America. \nFree for all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Keith Stokes: \nGriot\, Historian\, Intellectual\, Convener\, Public Policy Wonk\, Father\, Husband\, and son of Rhode Island \nThroughout his four decades of public service in Rhode Island\, Keith W. Stokes has remained dedicated to building a community that welcomes everyone who calls the Ocean State home. Currently the Historian Laureate for the State of Rhode Island\, he has served in various roles\, including as an elected official in his cherished Newport hometown and a gubernatorial appointee focused on economic development. Additionally\, he has contributed to the City of Providence and the State of Rhode Island\, leading business development efforts.  Stokes has consistently aimed to intertwine public funding with private development to nurture a strong and beloved community. \nKeith earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and completed his graduate studies in public policy at the University of Chicago. His education is enriched by the stories of his ancestors\, who have shared long-held narratives from a time before the American Revolution\, providing him with a unique perspective on the present. \nKeith is presently Director of the State of Rhode Island Division of Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion. He has also been an Advisor for Rhode Island with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and served on numerous local\, regional\, and national business and public boards\, including Preservation Society for Newport County\, Touro Synagogue Foundation\, Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Historical Review Board\, Rhode Island Black Heritage Society\, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation\, Quonset Development Corporation\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the American Antiquarian Society. \nHis current passion is borne of a heritage that extends before the republic and grounds his roots in the land of Rhode Island.  From his father\, the cerebral and equally physical baseball\, and from his mother\, a grounding in history and a curiosity to learn more about his African\, Jewish\, and Caribbean family roots. \nHe frequently appears on national historical programs\, including C-SPAN\, Fox News Legends & Lies\, and Ted Talk.  Recently\, he was the lead researcher and author of “A Matter of Truth” publication for the examination and documentation of the role of the City of Providence and the State of Rhode Island in supporting a “Separate and Unequal” existence for African heritage\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. \nHe is a 9th-generation Rhode Islander who calls Newport home with his beloved wife Theresa. He is the father of four children and an extended clan of Pit Bull dogs that he rescues and nurtures.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/strangers-in-a-strange-land-a-talk-on-the-free-african-union-movement-by-keith-stokes/
LOCATION:The Vernon House\, 46 Clarke Street\, Newport\, RI 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Talk,Vernon House
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