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April 2026

Wed 29
Featured Featured April 29 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “Stealing America: The Hidden History of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History” with author Linford D. Fisher

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 The Colony House | Washington Square, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6pm to 7pm; doors […]

May 2026

Tue 5
Featured Featured May 5 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “When the Declaration of Independence Was News” with author Emily Sneff

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6:30pm […]

Thu 21
Featured Featured May 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

“Emerson’s Daughters: Ellen Tucker Emerson, Edith Emerson Forbes and Their Legacy” with author Kate Culkin

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island

Thursday, May 21, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6:30pm […]

June 2026

Thu 11
Featured Featured June 11 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “How Liberty Is Sweet: Black Loyalists in Newport During the Revolutionary War” with Dr. Jane Lancaster

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island

Thursday, June 11, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6:30pm […]

Tue 30
Featured Featured June 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

“The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail” with author Eric Jay Dolin

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 The Colony House | Washington Square, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6pm to 7pm; doors […]

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