Melville’s Seagoing Uncle, Nor’West John D’Wolf
…and his travelogue “Voyage to the North Pacific.” A presentation by Bristol writer DeWolf Fulton on this adventurous circumnavigation, including D’Wolf’s collision with a whale as it appears in Moby Dick.
This event at Linden Place is free and open to the public.
Whale Guitar 10-Year Celebration
Created by artists in the Ocean State, the guitar is inspired by Melville’s Moby-Dick as an Instrument of Change that makes waves about climate change. Join us in a rollicking all- ages concert of sea shanties to celebrate the Whale Guitar’s 10-year anniversary.
Readers’ Theatre of Moby-Dick // See the performance!
Come see a live readers’ theatre of a section of Moby-Dick, performed by the Bristol Theatre Company and the community.
Female Pirates: Myth and Reality
When we think about pirates, we tend to imagine men. However, there were some women who sailed under the Jolly Roger. This talk by Charlotte Carrington Farmer will explore the myth and reality about the lives of women onboard pirate ships during the golden age of sail. We will examine primary sources that illuminate their lives and challenge the traditional male-dominated narrative.
Charlotte Carrington Farmer is an Associate Professor of History, Roger Williams University.
Readers’ Theatre Rehearsal
Play a part in a live Readers’ Theatre!
For anyone 14 and older!
Join the Bristol Theatre Company and Rogers Free Library to bring a section of this novel to life.
Sign up HERE to be in the Cast. We will contact you with more info
Curtain Up!
Aurea Concert: Melville and the Great White Whale
This string ensemble’s concert features an exploration of the life and times of Herman Melville alongside Moby-Dick, Melville’s letters to Nathaniel Hawthorne, weaving in works of Beethoven and Webern, sea shanties, and harmonica improv.
Join us on Sunday March 10 from 4:00-5:30 at St. Michael’s Church. This is a ticketed event: $25 each.
"Why Read Moby-Dick" presented by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Herreshoff Marine Museum Lecture Series and Bristol BookFest present "Why Read Moby-Dick" presented by Nathaniel Philbrick, New York Times Best Selling Author, March 5, 2024
Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 8)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Knotically Challenged: Craft Night
The craft program will be hosted on the last Monday of the month at 6 pm unless there’s a holiday or other event. The crafts are open to all ages unless there is a note below. Registration required - limits vary.
Craft: Knotically Challenged
Learn simple knots and what they are used for from Don Betts, boat builder, storyteller and Warren community rowing facilitator.
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Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 7)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Whale Tales
Learn about this massive mammal and star of Moby-Dick.
Discover the amazing size and adaptations of a whale! Children will get up close and climb inside a 65-foot, life-sized inflatable fin whale. They will learn why whales are mammals and all about their special characteristics and skills for survival. Recommended for ages 3-12.
Film Screening with SPECIAL GUEST
Deb Newhall, a Hollywood costume designer, will join us as we watch John Huston’s 1956 film adaptation of Herman Melville’s novel, Moby-Dick.
Learn about the exciting behind the scenes work of a costume designer, see authentic costumes of the time and screen a classic with us!
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Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 6)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 5)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Magic Lantern Slides and Moby-Dick
Professor Tony Hollingsworth of RWU will present 19th-century glass slides shown through a magic lantern during a talk on biblical references in Moby-Dick.
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Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 4)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Sailors’ Valentines
Join this craft night with Melonie Massa of Mermaids Baubles and design and make your own sailors’ valentine inspired creation from seashells and other sea treasures. All supplies will be provided.
Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 3)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 2)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Whale Guitar 10-Year Celebration
Created by artists in the Ocean State, the guitar is inspired by Melville’s Moby-Dick as an Instrument of Change that makes waves about climate change. Join us in a rollicking all- ages concert of sea shanties to celebrate the Whale Guitar’s 10-year anniversary.
Registration will be open soon. Please check back.
Moby-Dick Reading Group (Week 1)
Join Charles Calhoun in an eight-session reading and group discussion, 100 pages at a time. Attend one, or some, or all! Thursdays January 11-February 29 from 6:00- 7:30 at Rogers Free Library (RFL).
Bestiary Workshop I
A bestiary workshop will be led by RWU Secondary Education/English pre-service teachers and Professor Susan Pasquarelli. While hand-building representations of fearsome beasts of the Odyssey, participants will take pleasure in a relaxed discussion of the archetypes suggested by Homer’s beasts. Create Charybdis, the monster whirlpool, who snagged and swallowed whole ships- or Scylla- the nymph, whom Circe turned into a man-eating monster. Air drying clay, workshop space, and pizza will be provided.
Recommended for ages 12+
Readers’ Theatre of The Odyssey
The Odyssey was part of the oral-telling tradition in ancient Greece. Homer’s stories were first told from memory, only later becoming a part of the written literary canon. Ancient bards would often augment their storytelling with music and props, to help audience members better understand the meaning of complicated plots.
Join us for a live readers’ theater of one book of the Odyssey, performed by local teens.
This project is hosted and led by RWU Secondary Education/English pre-service teachers enrolled in Professor Susan Pasquarelli’s education course.
Reading Group: Week 6
Week 6 (2/16/23 in the Herreshoff Community Room): The Patience of Penelope (Books 20-21-22-23-24)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Greek Alphabet Class
Learn the Greek Alphabet with Professor Anthony Hollingsworth!
In this class Professor Hollingsworth will illustrate how to write and pronounce each letter in the Greek alphabet, both upper and lower case. He will also offer fun facts about each of the letters, – their origins, how they are used today, why they look the way they do – as aids for remembering the alphabet. By the end of the class, participants will be able to pronounce words in Greek!
Reading Group: Week 5
Week 5 (2/9/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Home at Last (Books 14-15-16-17-18-19)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 4
Week 4 (2/2/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Is He a “Hero”? (Books 10-11-12-13)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 3
Week 3 (1/26/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Odysseus’s “Odyssey” (Books 6-7-8-9)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 2
Week 2 (1/19/23 in the Herreshoff Community Room): The Travels of Telemachus (Books 2-3-4-5)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 1
Week 1 (1/12/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Setting the Stage: An introduction to Homer and close reading of Book 1
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.