Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
August: Things to do in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

For a complete, detailed listing of events, see the event calendar
 
Ranger Walkabouts Continue Through August 28

manville dam
Manville Dam
Thursday, August 7
Manville: Mill Village on the Blackstone
Cumberland, RI 
Start time: 6:30 pm
 
Manville has been a manufacturing center since 1711 when Israel Wilkinson opened the Unity Furnace to produce iron. Later, it was briefly home to the largest cotton mill under one roof in America, and Manville village spanned both sides of the Blackstone River to house the 2,000 mill workers who toiled here. 

Parking: The tour begins at the Manville Landing, at the foot of Manville Hill Road, Cumberland, RI, adjacent to the Blackstone River.
 
 
Greenway Challenge
greenway challenge

Saturday, September 27
Rain Date: October 4

The UniBank Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge.
An Adventure Race... Like No Other!
The mission of the UniBank Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge is to promote the recreational quality of life in the Blackstone River Valley. 

Coordinated by he Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc, the UniBank Greenway Challenge supports clean water campaigns, hiking and biking trails, wildlife projects, environmental education and development of waterway access.


Worcester Shakespeare Festival 2014
July 18 - August 25
The GB & Lexi Singh Performance Center
Alternatives' Whitin Mill
60 Douglas Road
Whitinsville, MA

The Worcester Shakespeare Festival on Alternatives' Community Plaza at the Historic Whitin Mill proudly presents The Merry Wives of Windsor in repertory with The Winter's Tale

 

For the performance calender and to purchase tickets online, visit WorcesterShakespeareCompany.org

 

Tickets are also available at the door. 


Public Informational Meeting and Public Hearing: Proposed Cleanup Plan
epa event

 

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Cumberland Public Library
1464 Diamond Hill Road
Cumberland, RI
Start time: 6:30 pm

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public informational meeting on the proposed cleanup plan for a portion of a Superfund site, in Cumberland, RI. The site is known as the Peterson/Puritan site, and the clean up plan being reviewed relates to "Operable Unit 2" of the site.

Thursday, August 21
Cumberland Public Library
1464 Diamond Hill Road
Cumberland, RI
Start time: 6:30 pm
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing on the proposed cleanup plan for a portion of a Superfund site, in Cumberland, RI. The site is known as the Peterson/Puritan site, and the clean up plan being reviewed relates to "Operable Unit 2" of the site


 

Information is available on the web at www.epa.gov/region1/superfund/sites/peterson. The proposed clean up plan will be posted on that web site some time after July 31.


Museum of Work & Culture to host
Cin�-Francohone, Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival
Museum of Work and Culture
Thursday, August 7
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street
Woonsocket, RI
Start time: 7:15 pm

The Museum of Work & Culture in partnership with Flickers is hosting a Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) screening.

The Museum will show a collection of new and dynamic films by newly discovered Qu�b�cois filmmakers currently in competition in this year's 18th Annual RIIFF. All films have English subtitles. 

For more information about the festival please visit: www.RIFilmFest.org or contact the Museum of Work & Culture at (401)769-9675.

Cumberland Fest
Friday, August 8 - Sunday, August 10
Cumberland, RI

CumberlandFest™ is 24 years old and it is an all volunteer organization that raises funds for sport programs in Cumberland, RI. Each organization receiving funds must provide volunteers throughout the 3 days of the fair to help with tickets, cleaning, parking, setup, security etc. Many of the volunteer committee members have been there since year one. CumberlandFest™ is the largest family entertainment draw in Northern RI.
 
7th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival at Broad Meadow Brook

Saturday, August 9
Rain Date: August 10
Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
208 South Great Road
Lincoln, MA
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enjoy educational fun for all ages at the 7th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival at Broad Meadow Brook, where butterflies fly free in their natural habitats.
 

Downtown Sundown Concert Series

downtown sundown
Roger Williams National Memorial
282 North Main Street
Providence, RI
 
Saturday, August 9
  • Michelle Cruz
  • Lily Faith Milne
  • Dylan Sevey
  • Vudu Sister
Saturday, August 23
  • Marc Douglas Berardo
  • Allysen Callery
  • Bob Kendall
  • Ed McGuirl
Pawtucket Foundation and Foolproof Brewing Company Partner for Second Annual Augtoberfest

Saturday, August 9
Foolproof Brewing Company
241 Grotto Avenue
Pawtucket, RI
2:00 - 6:00 pm

The second annual Augtoberfest will feature live music, food trucks, and of course...beer! Attendees will receive four beer tickets and a commemorative plastic beer stein. Foolproof will be releasing their new Augtoberfest beer - a delicious fester. Tickets are $30 and include four beer tickets, a commemorative Augtoberfest stein, access to food trucks and live music! 

6th Annual Memorial Car Show at Waters Farm

Saturday, August 16
10:00 am - 2:00 pm  
Contact Dan Farnham at 508-865-2373, email: danfarnham112@aol.com.

Come & Play Games of Old at the Smith-Appleby House
Sunday, August 17
Smith-Appleby House Museum
220 Stillwater Road
Smithfield, RI
1:00 - 4:00 pm

Enjoy a colonial fun-filled family day of yard games and watermelon at the Smith-Appleby House.


Show your skill and challenge others at tug-o-war, sack race, hoops, graces, 9 pin bowling, and "how far can you spit that seed?" Then tour the historical Smith-Appleby House to see and hear what daily life was really like in Colonial Rhode Island during the American Revolution. Tours are led by educators and history enthusiasts in Colonial dress.


The Little Red Shop Museum "In Days Gone By" The Story of the Draper Company
little red shop museum
Sunday, August 17
The Little Red Shop Museum
12 Hopedale Street
Hopedale, MA
Start time: 1:30 pm

Come and enjoy a lecture by Professor William Mass of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, followed by a discussion of the loom pictured in Cotton Chats with Deb Adamczyk, Seth Blackwell, Cathy Blackwell, and Liane Speroni. 

 

Little Red Shop Museum is located in scenic downtown Hopedale, MA, and sits amid the town's extensive National Register (historic) district. They are located about 10 minutes from Rte. 495 exits in both Milford and Bellingham, at the corner of Freedom St. and Hopedale St. 

 

Phone: 508-478-2926 

Email: curator@littleredshopmuseum.org


 Circus - Design the Night Celebration
Henri Matisse, The Nightmare of the White Elephant (Le Cauchemar de l'�l�phant blanc), 1947. � Henri Matisse. Mary B. Jackson Fund.

Friday, August 1, 2014 - Sunday, February 22, 2015
Works on Paper Galleries
Design the Night Celebration: August 21
5:00 - 9:00 pm, free

RISD Museum
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI

The spectacle of the American and European circus takes center stage this summer in Circus, a glimpse into the visual world of this phenomenon during the height of its popularity, 1850 to 1960. 

Approximately 40 circus-themed paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and posters by artists such as Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec delve into life under the big top and its wider connections to culture and society.
 

"Mrs. Asa Waters" To Host Grand Tea Luncheon Honoring General Lafayette

Thursday, August 21
Asa Waters Mansion
123 Elm Street
Millbury, MA
Start time: 1:00 pm

The Friends of the Asa Waters Mansion and "Mrs. Asa Waters" cordially invite you to a Grand Tea Luncheon in celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the return visit to America of the great Marquis de Lafayette. 

 

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Event Calendar

Check out the event calendar for a more complete, detailed listing of Blackstone Corridor Events:
 

We are glad to include Corridor-related news and events, both on our web site calendar and in our monthly newsletter, Corridor Currents.

 
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
About The Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor
Congress established the National Heritage Corridor in 1986 to restore and preserve the nationally significant heritage of the Blackstone River Valley, where the industrialization of America began. It has become a successful program of partnerships between federal, state and local government agencies, as well as nongovernment organizations, pooling their resources and pursuing a common agenda of preservation and revitalization. 

Ongoing Blackstone Corridor programs and projects include historic preservation, river cleanup, land conservation and stewardship, visitor centers, ranger walks, programs with schools, recreational programs and events, support for arts and cultural events, training for partners and volunteers and assistance to towns trying to preserve their heritage while also improving the local and regional economy.
 
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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
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