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  • Was Freedom Sweet? The Travels of Arthur Bowler, Black Loyalist: a Book Talk with Jane Lancaster

    The Vernon House 46 Clarke Street, Newport, United States

    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.

  • Book Event: The Forest Year by Ethan Tapper

    Rough Point Museum 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

    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.

  • Artist Talk with Lois Harada

    The Vernon House 46 Clarke Street, Newport, United States

    Join Lois Harada for an artist talk about her practice, recent projects and her work on encouraging a name change for the RI holiday Victory Day.

  • Strangers in a Strange Land: a Talk on the Free African Union movement by Keith Stokes

    The Vernon House 46 Clarke Street, Newport, United States

    Held on the anniversary of its founding, this talk given by RI State Historian Laureate Keith Stokes 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.