May 7, 2021 -- Cultural Content
Dear Friends,

Are you listening? The anticipatory nature of spring, and particularly this spring, requires a lot of quiet attention.
 
Tune in to exercise your ears this Monday at 7 pm, when PPL's 2020 Creative Fellow, Kelly Eriksen Perez, will virtually present Sound Collecting: a Workshop. Participants will collect sounds together and listen, share recordings of sounds, descriptions of sounds, and memories of sounds. To participate, you will need a bit of time and any kind of recording device. The workshop is free, register (required) here! Stay tuned for details about Kelly's sound installation, coming to PPL later this month. The installation will collect voices responding to a prompt, and play those responses over and over in a random order over an FM radio station.
Then, listen into the Local Authors Lunchtime Talk virtual series, where middle-grade mystery author Risa Nyman will be reading and talking about her work on Thursday, May 13 at noon. Learn more about Risa, see the whole series lineup, and register for the event here.
 
Dream on with SLEEP MODE, which will feature a new Curator’s Essay next week, and a virtual Curator’s Conversation on the themes of Hypnotism and Trance on Monday, May 17 at noon, register here.

Just in time for beach season! Public historian and Rhode Island expat Jamin Wells, Associate Professor of History at the University of West Florida, will join us Monday, May 24 at 7 pm for a virtual program about his new book, Shipwrecked: Coastal Disasters and the Making of the American Beach. Read more about the book and register here!

Take a moment to view our Culture is Key trailer, the result of the exciting, imaginative work of Will James, Ken Borge and Lo Bell (with thanks to the RI Council for the Humanities), and stay tuned for more.

We hope to see you soon!
 
In gratitude,

Christina Bevilacqua
Programs & Exhibitions Director

Janaya Kizzie
Events Coordinator
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!

Catch up with curator Angela DiVeglia’s previous SLEEP MODE audio essays here; subscribe to receive the remaining essays here, and register for the remaining Curator’s Conversations here! Scroll to the drop down menu here to watch previous Conversations.
We continue to celebrate throughout the spring with "Earth to PPL!" a series of fun, free programs and activities dedicated to celebrating, protecting, and enjoying our planet!