Free Webinars

Talented Concert Pianist, William Fried, will talk about Debussy and the Music of La Belle Époque – the sounds of prewar Paris through the music of Debussy and his circle – and will offer a live piano performance of selected works. TRY NOT TO MISS THIS ONE William Fried is a pianist based in Charlotte,… Read More »Brown Bag Webinar w/ William Fried, Concert Pianist: “Debussy and the Music of La Belle Époque: The sounds of prewar Paris through the music of Debussy and his circle”

Professor Danny Warshay, Executive Director of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at Brown University and Author of See, Solve, Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem into a Breakthrough… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Danny Warshay

Alan Hoffman, Translator of Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825 "Lafayette and the Farewell Tour: Odyssey of an American Idol" Contemporaries thought that Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America in… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Alan Hoffman, Translator

Professor Stephen Porder, Brown University and Author of Elemental: How five elements changed Earth’s past and will shape our future “Climate Change: Local Solutions to a Global Problem” Human-caused climate… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Professor Stephen Porder

Eric Nathan, noted Composer and Brown Professor “From Inspiration to sound: behind my creative process” A Special Presentation - Here’s a rare opportunity to understand what new music is and… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Professor Eric Nathan

For History Buffs, and lovers of Beauty: Azulejos: Memories in Blue and White Many of us have traveled to Portugal, or have seen pictures of, the distinctive and beautiful multicolor… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Maria DeCarvalho

The Ghost Army of World War II: Call them warriors of illusion, or a symphony of subterfuge – During World War II, a handpicked group of GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. The men of the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, used inflatable tanks, sound effects, fake radio… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture Webinar w/ Rick Beyer – Author, Documentary Filmmaker, Historian

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: “Ukraine: Known and Unknown” Oleksandr (Alexander) Kreshchuk and his family relocated to the USA in 2022 from Ukraine because of the war – and he has a lot to tell us. He will be addressing: What information do politicians and mass media withhold? How to see the real truth? How to recognize hidden… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Oleksandr (Alexander) Kreshchuk

Dr. David Weed, Coordinator, Sowams Heritage Area Project Creating a New National Heritage Area in East Bay, RI and nearby Massachusetts Sowams, the homeland of the Pokanoket Tribal Nation and their leader, the Massasoit Ousamequin, is the setting for one of our nation’s origin stories. It is the critical alliance that established 50 years of… Read More »Brown Bag Webinar feat. Dr. David Weed, Sowams Heritage Area Project

“Do You Want to Take an Easy Walk?” Interested in an easy walk? Discover what an easy walk entails with the insight of Marjorie Turner Hollman. She describes it as a path with few obstacles like roots or rocks, mostly flat terrain with stable footing and plenty of captivating sights. Join Marjorie on a virtual… Read More »Brown Bag Webinar w/ Marjorie Turner Hollman, Author