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January 2026

Thu 29
Featured Featured January 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

“Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights” with Dr. Keisha N. Blain at the Colony House

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Thursday, January 29th, 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 open at 5pm for a complimentary reception Even before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for […]

February 2026

Thu 5
Featured Featured February 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tavern Talk – “Not Your Founding Father: How a Nonbinary Minister Became America’s Most Radical Revolutionary” with author Nina Sankovitch

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Thursday, February 5th, 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 open at 5pm for a complimentary reception   Early in the morning of October 9, 1776—in the small farming community of Cumberland, Rhode Island, in […]

March 2026

Wed 4
Featured Featured March 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

“Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America” with Colin Woodward

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Wednesday, March 4th, 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 […]

Thu 19
Featured Featured March 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “Newport’s Town Records: Lost and Found” with Cherry Fletcher Bamberg

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

Thursday, March 19, 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 […]

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 […]

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