Spring events at Slater Mill
Come celebrate Spring with five events
at Slater Mill
Pawtucket, RI: Slater
Mill, located at
67 Roosevelt
Avenue in the heart of Pawtucket, offers five events between March 28 and
April 27.
The
Pawtucket Visitors Center, directly across from Slater Mill in
Pawtucket,
Rhode Island
will host its second in a series of three Twisted History lectures on
Friday, March 28 at
7PM.
The Legacy of Corruption in the Ocean State explores
Rhode Island’s
colorful history of corruption- from its founding to its years as a haven
for smugglers and slavers, from its ugly political wars of the nineteenth
century to the present day. Edward Achorn, Deputy Editor of the Providence
Journal Editorials will be presenting this lecture. There is a suggested
donation of $10. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling
401-725-8638.
On
March 30, 2008 from 11AM- 3PM,
Slater Mill presents Invention Convention as part of its Free for All
Sunday series. Families and young inventors are welcome to take part in
this workshop where they will learn how machines operate. Children are
asked to come and bring their own inventions from home for a special
“Science Fair” show & tell in the second floor of Slater Mill. Also,
participants can explore using their imagination with various components at
our play and invention station. This event is free!
As part of Slater Mill’s Curator Salon series, the Mill’s own curator
takes a look at the earliest types of sewing machines from our archives and
how they revolutionized clothing manufacturing in the 19th
century. This event will be held on
Thursday, April 3, 2008
from
7-9PM
at the Wilkinson Mill (on the Slater Mill site). This event is geared toward
anyone interested in history, textiles and “behind the scene” information.
The cost is $15 for members, and $20 for non-members. Please make
reservations by
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
by calling 401-725-8638.
The last in Slater Mill’s Twisted History lectures, Fantastic
Archaeology: Stories of frauds, fakes and facts in
New England
will be held on
Friday, April 11, 2008
at 7PM
in the Pawtucket Visitors Center directly across from Slater Mill in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
At this lecture archaeologist Alan Leveillee explores whether UFO’s, Celts
and Vikings have left their marks upon
New England
and if crop circles, mysterious letters on stones and strange rock
arrangements are evidence of such visitation. Learn about the tools of
archaeology and how they help in sorting fact from fiction. There is a
suggested donation of $10. Reservations are requested and can be made by
calling 401-725-8638.
The last Free for All Sunday in April will be held on
Sunday, April 27, 2008
from
11AM-3PM
on the Slater Mill site. Everyone is welcome to attend this Spring Fling
celebration. The Mill will have special discussions in our garden to let
you know about our heritage and kitchen gardens. At 2PM, “Ocean Bones”- a
multi piece trombone group will lead us into the Spring season with a
mini-concert. This event is free!
For more
information please contact Francine at 401-725-8638 ext. 105 or
fmurphybrillon@slatermill.org.
