[Summit] Featured Events at Brown + Avon showtimes (Ammonite) + Leaf Detectives in Blackstone Park (Saturday)

Wed Nov 11 04:26:08 UTC 2020

 Since Wednesday is Armistice or Veterans’ Day, let me repeat (more or less) what I wrote a year ago:
¶  Rhode Island commonly calls November 11th Armistice Day because it was 102 years ago that the guns on the Western Front fell silent, after the German Army had accepted an armistice. Regardless of one’s views about a particular war, or about all wars, remember those who have risked life and limb for their country or their beliefs.
One of the inscriptions on Soldiers’ Gate at the Thayer Street entrance to Brown University reads:

They gave their merry youth away

For country and for God.

Abraham Lincoln concluded his last inaugural address,

With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations.

 ¶ Best wishes for a peaceful and thoughtful Veterans’ Day,

Dave

Mon, Nov 9 at 11:14 AM

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Virtual Events

   Wednesday 11 November 12:00pm   Landscapes of Belonging: Grounding Black Memory, Sowing Black Futures    The story of being Black in America is, in many ways, the story of forced removal from home. In this talk, Azzurra Cox explores how American narratives of the natural — from the sublime scale of our national parks to the intimate scale of our everyday landscapes — have historically entailed an erasure of nuanced, often fraught Black narratives around land and belonging. Drawing from her research and practice as a landscape designer, she illustrates how reclaiming these landscapes — and the stories therein — is an act of both cultural memory and cultural projection.  Learn more
   Wednesday 11 November 1:00pm   Election Aftermath: Public Health in the World    How can the United States improve the public health response to the pandemic with new or existing leadership? How will the new administration tackle public health challenges more broadly? In this discussion, a group of national and international experts will take a closer look at how the U.S. election will impact international relations and the ways in which the U.S. navigates the changing landscape of global health. An interactive audience Q&A will follow.  Learn more
   Wednesday 11 November 5:00pm   Artist Talk with Katherine Bradford    Katherine Bradford is an American artist based in New York, best known for paintings of swimmers, superheroes and ships that critics describe as simultaneously representational and abstract, luminous and richly metaphorical. She began her career as an artist relatively late in life and has achieved her widest recognition in her seventies. This talk will be moderated by Heather Bhandari, and attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions during registration and the live event.  Learn more
   Thursday 12 November 12:00pm   Tambores de Lamba: A Workshop on Afro-Carribean Drums with Janer Amaris Orozco    Renowned Colombia musician Janer Amaris Orozco will lead a lecture and workshop expanding on the history of tambor alegre as part of the cultural heritage of Afro-Colombians. The event will include a lesson on how to play bullerengue and son de negro, two iconic rhythms of the region.  Learn more
   Thursday 12 November 12:00pm   Lincoln’s Lie: Reading and Conversation with Elizabeth Mitchell    In 1864, during the bloodiest days of the Civil War, two newspapers published a call, allegedly authored by President Lincoln, for the immediate conscription of 400,000 more Union soldiers. New York streets erupted in pandemonium. Wall Street markets went wild. When Lincoln sent troops to seize the newspaper presses and arrest the editors, it became clear: the proclamation was a lie. Author Elizabeth Mitchell will read from her recently published book, “Lincoln’s Lie.” Following the reading, Mitchell will be joined in conversation by faculty members Emily Hipchen and Elizabeth Rush from the Department of English.  Learn more
   Friday 13 November 12:00pm   Founder Friday: Leading and Navigating Startups During Uncertainty    This panel discussion will focus on how Brown alumni entrepreneurs have grown and adapted through times of uncertainty in their startups and careers. The panel will feature Ben Chesler, co-founder of Imperfect Foods, and Lisa Gelobter, founder and CEO of tEQuitable, and will be moderated by Scott Norton, co-founder and CEO of Sir Kensington’s.  Learn more
   Friday 13 November 12:00pm   Writing Queer / Queer Writing: Diasporic Dialogues between the Middle East and Brazil    What does it mean to be a queer writer in a context of increasing authoritarianism? What spaces, both literal and figurative, have opened up and shrunk in the writers’ respective contexts? A roundtable discussion with and between queer writers from Brazil and the Middle East will aim to answer these questions and more.  Learn more
   Friday 13 November 1:00pm   Archiving Power: Vietnamese Refugee Studies and the Politics of Memory    This event explores the contested meanings of “refugee” — as a geopolitical label of national non-belonging; as familial stories of injustice, humanity and survival (which both haunt and unite); and as contemporary plight in need of political and social action. Focused on the case of the Vietnamese refugee exodus, this panel invites participants to present on a specific “archive” or “artifact” of refugee exodus. By considering the material and affective significance of specific refugee archives, we seek to engage questions of refugee agency, narrative authority, the politics of deservingness, and community identity.  Learn more
   Monday 16 November 12:00pm   Music Now with Erin McKeown    Over the last 20 years, Erin McKeown has performed around the world, released 10 full-length albums, and written for film, television and theater, all the while refining her distinctive and challenging mix of American musical forms. A discussion with McKeown will take attendees on her path from idea to composition to orchestration to production for the song “Lioness” from her Off-Broadway musical “Miss You Like Hell.”  Learn more
   Monday 16 November 5:00pm   Where Do We Go From Here? Finding Anti-Racist Common Ground After 2020    For many, the 2020 presidential election has been perceived as a battle over opposing values in which one set of values will emerge victorious. But the election likely won’t end disagreements about racism in the U.S. This discussion attempts to imagine what the U.S. can do to manage and possibly repair its battered racial fabric.  Learn more
   Tuesday 17 November 12:00pm   A Historical Perspective on Black & African American Capitalism, Economic Inequalities and the Complex Role of Franchises    In this talk inspired by her latest book “Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America,” scholar Marcia Chatelain uncovers a surprising history of cooperation among fast-food companies, Black capitalists and civil rights leaders, who — in the troubled years after King’s assassination — believed they found an economic answer to the problem of racial inequality.  Learn more
   Wednesday 18 November 6:00pm   Tuition, Talent, and Trump: A Discussion of the American Beauty Pageant    In this discussion inspired by her new book “Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America,” Visiting Assistant Professor Hilary Levey Friedman will cover the role of beauty pageants in higher education and how they can power social mobility for some women. The discussion will also cover why Miss USA happened in person when so many other similar events were not held in 2020, and how pageantry and politics intersect beyond Donald Trump. A Q&A session will follow.  Learn more
   Thursday 19 November 12:00pm   Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran    While much has been written about the impact of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on life in Iran, discussions about the everyday life of Iranian women have been glaringly missing. In this talk, author Nazanin Shahrokni takes us onto gender-segregated buses, inside a women-only park, and outside the closed doors of stadiums where women are banned from attending men’s soccer matches. Shahrokni throws into sharp relief the ways in which the state strives to constantly regulate and contain women’s bodies and movements within the boundaries of the “proper” but simultaneously invests in and claims credit for their expanded access to public spaces.  Learn more

Virtual Exhibits
    Friday 11 September 12:00am to Thursday 31 December 11:55pm   Raymond Hood and the American Skyscraper    Once called the “brilliant bad boy of architecture” by the New Yorker, Raymond Hood stood apart from the architectural establishment over the course of his relatively short career. Hood was known for his ability to clad a building in any style. Some of Hood’s contemporaries criticized him for being equivocal in terms of style, but his flexible approach to design freed him to create effective buildings unburdened by doctrine. The David Winton Bell Gallery highlights his early life, inspiration and legacy in this virtual exhibit.  Learn more/
   Saturday 12 September 12:00am to Thursday 31 December 11:55pm   Resilience    Focusing on what the many forms of “resilience” look like, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America’s 2019-2020 art exhibit is now fully online. The exhibit features work by 26 artists, photographers and dancers, and touches on themes of adjustment, perseverance, trauma and recovery.  Learn more
   Thursday 24 September 9:00am to Sunday 31 January 5:00pm   Out of the Fray    What does the American flag stand for? In a deeply divided United States, American citizens’ answers to the question may vary considerably. Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, an online exhibition from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs reflects on our country’s sociopolitical frays and unravelings by examining works of art that ruminate on the changing significance of the American flag through the years.  Learn more
   Thursday 22 October 9:00am to Thursday 30 June 5:00pm   Transcendent Futures    "Taking stock of where we’ve been. Moving beyond where we are." With the daunting challenges of the year 2020, including a global pandemic, renewed struggles for racial justice, and ongoing environmental and climate concerns, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America’s new art exhibit features more than 20 artists whose artwork explores hope, connection and community, as we collectively strive to build a world that works for everybody.  Learn more
   Wednesday 30 September 9:00am to Tuesday 15 December 5:00pm   State of Urgency    During summer 2020, 10 artists formed the Print Like You Give a Damn collective to create protest posters for the Rhode Island community. View their work online and in person through the west-facing windows of the Cohen Gallery at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell Street.  Learn more
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Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:05:42 PM ESTSubject: Avon Cinema Showtimes!

NOVEMBER 13-19, 2020 

AMMONITE 
DAILY (except Tuesday) AT 3:30 & 6:20 
TUESDAY AT 3:30 

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In 1800s England, acclaimed but unrecognized fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone on the rugged Southern coastline. With the days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with the care of his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), she cannot afford to turn his offer down. Proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, Mary initially clashes with her unwelcome guest, but despite the distance between their social class and personalities, an intense bond begins to develop, compelling the two women to determine the true nature of their relationship. 

Directed by Francis Lee 
Rated R 
Running time 117 minutes 

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---We're Keeping You Safe At the Avon Cinema--- 

Following the CDC and state and local guidelines, we have instituted new procedures to keep everyone safe. 

Many seats and rows have been closed to ensure proper spacing between guests. Seats that are available are easily identified with white tape at the top of the seat back. No one will be directly in front of or in back of another person. Two people arriving together may sit together. If someone comes alone, they may not sit next to another person who came alone. 

Guests buying tickets will notice tape on the floor at 6 foot intervals leading up to the box office. There are decals on the lobby floor at 6 foot intervals that lead up to the concession stand and the auditorium. 

If you are paying with a credit card, our terminal is now accessible to you. Our cashier will prompt you when to insert or remove your card. You may also tear your receipt directly from the credit card machine. You may also pay with cash. 

At the end of each show, we clean and sanitize the theatre (including seats, armrests, counters, bathrooms, door handles, hand rails, etc.) before admitting people in for the next show. 

Face masks are worn at all times except while you are sitting in the auditorium. Remember to wear your face mask to exit after the show. 

We look forward to seeing all of you again! 

 Please Note: 
 Film dates and showtimes are subject to change. To confirm call 401-421-AVON (or 401-421-3315) for Film Titles and Showtimes.

For more information visit www.avoncinema.com.

The Avon Cinema, 260 Thayer Street, Providence, Rhode Island

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Gold, green, brown, red, yellow…  Celebrate the changing seasons and learn the important roles trees play in the environment as you go on a leaf hunt and make texture rubbings.

Join us for our next free family event, "Leaf Detectives", on Saturday, November 14 at 10 am. Meet at Blackstone Field, across from the Narragansett Boat Club (2 River Drive, Providence, RI 02906).

Registration and masks required.

"Leaf Detectives" is part of our monthly “Art & Science in the Park” series with 15 Minute Field Trips. "Art & Science at the Park" is a continuation of the "Art in the Park" series, with more focus on community action to protect wildlife and biodiversity and combat climate change.  Learn about local flora and fauna through art and science activities.  Great for families or to use in the classroom.  Stay longer to enjoy the park, pick up litter, or use your new knowledge to educate others.

Check the 15 Minute Field Trips Facebook page for weather updates. 

This event is led by Melissa Guillet, from 15 Minute Field Trips. Melissa has taught art for over 20 years and is an avid nature-lover involved in gardening, hiking, and collecting data as a citizen scientist.

Please see our website for other events. We encourage you to contact us with questions or feedback.

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Our mailing address is:
PO Box 603141 Providence, Rhode Island 02906

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