Winter Lecture Series

Hear inspiring, provocative, entertaining speakers on Saturdays at 2 pm in Griswold House. Check our calendar for details.

Tea reception after each lecture Museum members $10, non-members $15 Sign up for the entire series to receive preferred seating. Call Larry Bacon, (401) 848-8200 x 109

• January 9: Darrell West "Politics of the Times" Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at the Brookings institution assesses the Obama Administration after one year in office.
  
  
• January 16: Robert Thorson "Romancing the Stone Wall" Professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut discusses the history, geography, and archeology of stone walls, especially in Rhode Island.
  
  
• January 23: Edward Widmer "From the Harvard Lampoon, to the Clinton Whitehouse, and now the John Carter Brown Library" Director of the John Carter Brown Library reminisces about his career as humorist, political speech writer and more.
  
  
• January 30: Stephen Houston "In the Realm of Monkey Scribes, Ancient Mayan Civilization, Writing and their Role in It" Dupee Family Professor of Social Sciences, Anthropology, Brown University. Latest findings from the study of Mayan glyphs.

  Tea Sponsor: Café Zelda

• February 6: Maury Klein "Robber Barons: Then and Now" A prolific writer who is well known for his works on industrial and financial America. Klein discusses myths and reality about men who built 20th century American economic power.

  Tea Sponsor: Sardella's Italian Restaurant and La Forge Casino Restaurant

• February 13: Malcolm Grear "Seeing is Believing (The Cora Gibbs Lecture)" An inside look at projects designed by world-renowned designer and educator Malcolm Grear and his associates.

  Tea Sponsor: Yesterday's

• February 20: Robin Young "Seeing the Artist through the Radio: The Art of the Interview" Young looks back at three decades of interviews with creative, captivating subjects. Journalist, host of WBUR/National Public Radio's "Here and Now."

  Tea Sponsor: Fatulli's Gourmet Bakery & Deli

• February 27: Brenda Connors "Sensing What is not Said" Study of nonverbal behavior and communication has implications for predicting decision-making style, diagnosing medical issues and more. Behavioral Research Fellow, Chief of Naval Operations, Strategic Studies Group.

  Tea Sponsor: Empire Tea & Coffee

Many thanks to the sponsors of our 2010 Winter Lecture Series:
Ronald Lee Fleming II
Felicia Fund, Inc.
Cynthia and Robert Sinclair
The Hope Foundation
Anita and George Furbish

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