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UPDATED 10/07/2009
Brown Bag Lunches for Public Humanities Students Seminar Room
W, 9/16/09: Julie Strandberg and Laura Bennett, American Dance Legacy Institute (http://www.adli.us/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 9/23/09: Pam Roberts (director) and Ed Dobb (writer) of Butte, America (http://butteamericafilm.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 9/30/09: Stephanie Fortunato, Providence Department of Arts, Culture + Tourism (http://www.creativeprov.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 10/7/09: Shannon Flattery, Touchable Stories (http://www.touchablestories.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 10/14/09: Summer Practicum Presentations. (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 10/21/09: Betsey Biggs, composer and Cogut Center Postdoctoral Fellow in International Humanities (http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Humanities_Center/fellows/IntlPostdoc.html). (12–1:30 p.m.
W, 10/28/09: Marci Reaven, City Lore (http://www.citylore.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
T, 11/3/09: Elise Ciregna, Forest Hills Educational Trust (http://www.foresthillstrust.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 11/4/09: Megan Fischer, Providence Children's Museum (http://www.childrenmuseum.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 11/11/09: Ray Williams, Harvard Art Museums (http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/). (12-1:30 p.m.)
W, 11/18/09 Michael Edson, director of Web and new media strategy for the Smithsonian (http://usingdata.typepad.com/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 12/2/09: Michael Lapides, director of digital initiatives / curator of photography at the New Bedford Whaling Museum (http://www.whalingmuseum.org/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
W, 12/9/09: Susan Sakash, RISD Office of Public Engagement (http://www.risdpublicengagement.net/). (12–1:30 p.m.)
Lunches for Public Humanities Students (lunch provided)
Th, 11/5/09: Lucy Spelman, author, veterinarian, former director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo, and assistant visiting professor of psychology at Brown. JNBC, Seminar Room (12:00-1:30 p.m.) RSVP to Chelsea.
Workshops
Th, 9/17/09: AAM Online Advocacy Training Series: Advocacy and Legislation 101: Understanding the Basics of Advocacy and its Application to City Hall, the State Legislature and Beyond. JNBC, Seminar Room (1-2 p.m.) http://www.speakupformuseums.org/advocacy_trainings.htm
F, 9/25/09: Historic Sites Collalition Seminar. JNBC, Library (1:30-3:30 p.m.). Public humanities students can also come to the morning session from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
T, 10/20/09: Jessica Jennings, Frank Muhly, Michelle LeBrun, and Jim Karpeichik: Using Film to Tell Your Story. JNBC, Library (1-4 p.m.)
F, 10/23/09: AAM Online Advocacy Training Series: Budget and Appropriations 101: Understanding the Process and Timelines, and Learning How and When to Effectively Weigh In. JNBC, Seminar Room (1-2 p.m.) http://www.speakupformuseums.org/advocacy_trainings.htm
M, 11/9/09: AAM Online Advocacy Training Series: Building Relationships with Elected Officials: Strategies for Getting to Know Your Elected Officials. JNBC, Library (1-2 p.m.) http://www.speakupformuseums.org/advocacy_trainings.htm
Sa, 11/14/09: Barbara Palley: Assessment and Evaluation. Danforth Room, RISD Museum. (10 a.m.-3 p.m)
W, 11/18/09: Jori Ketten: Building Documentation into Your Public Humanities Project. Student-only workshop. JNBC, Seminar Room (6:30–8:30 p.m.). Dinner will be provided, so RSVP to Chelsea.
T, 12/8/09: AAM Online Advocacy Training Series: Making Your Case 101: What to Say, How to Say It, and Getting Your Staff and Visitors Involved in Your Museum’s Cause. JNBC, Seminar Room (1-2 p.m.) http://www.speakupformuseums.org/advocacy_trainings.htm
Brown Lectures, Conferences and Symposia
W, 9/23/09: New England Film Premier of "Butte, America". Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 106 (7 p.m.)
T, 10/6/09: AMCV1250B: Gravestones and Burying Grounds - Lecture and stonecutting demonstration. JNBC, Library (10:30-11:50 p.m.) Public humanities students not enrolled in the class but interested in the demonstration are welcome to attend.
Th, 10/29/09: Lecture by Marci Reaven of CityLore (part of public humanities open house). JNBC, Library (7-8 p.m.)
M, 11/23/09: Public presentation by Mary Lee Partington, singer with famed local group Pendragon, and Blackstone Valley theater director for the Theory and Practice of Local History. JNBC, Library (4:15-5:00 p.m.) Public humanities students not enrolled in the class but interested in the presentation are welcome to attend.
Th-Sa, 1/21-1/23/10: National Trust for Historic Preservation workshop on African American historic sites. JNBC (Times TBD)
Fieldtrips
Sa, 9/12/09: Providence Arts and Culture Outing. Meet at the JNBC at 9:45 a.m.
Sa, 11/21/09: Old Sturbridge Village. More details to come. Depart from the JNBC at 9 a.m. Let Chelsea know if you would be able to drive.
Graduate Student Meetings
Th, 9/24/09: General graduate student meeting. JNBC, Library (12-1:30 p.m.)
Other Events
Th, 9/3/09: New Public Humanities / AmCiv Student Orientation Breakfast. JNBC, Library (9:30–10:30 a.m.)
F, 9/4/09: Graduate School Orientation. Meet at tent on Lincoln Field (8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.) http://gradschool.brown.edu/go/newstudent
Sa, 9/5/09: New Student Welcome Dinner / WaterFire Fieldtrip. JNBC. Library (6 p.m.)
Tu, 9/8/09: AmCiv Welcome BBQ. Sharpe Garden, 82 Waterman Street (4-7 p.m.)
F, 9/11/09: Joukowsky Institute Welcome Back Party. Rhode Island Hall (5:30-6:30 p.m.)
Th, 9/24/09: By the Sweat of Our Brow: Longshoremen Stories. JNBC, Library (7-9 p.m.)
Sa, 10/17/09: Family Weekend Open House. JNBC (1-4 p.m.)
Th, 10/29/09: Public Humanities Program Open House and Lecture by Marci Reaven. JNBC, Library (5-8 p.m. Open house from 5-7 p.m.; Marci Reaven's lecture at 7 p.m.)
Conferences of Interest
9/11/09: Google Info Session for Nonprofits. Boston, MA. http://www.nefa.org/events/google_info_session_nonprofits
10/1-10/3/09: Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. New Orleans, LA. http://www.imaginingamerica.org/
10/14/10/18/09: Oral History Association Annual Meeting: Moving Beyong the Interview. Louisville, KY. http://www.oralhistory.org/annual-meeting/
10/30-11/2/09: National Arts Marketing Conference. Providence, RI. http://www.artsmarketing.org/conference
11/11-11/13/09: New England Museum Association Annual Conference: Promises to Keep: Vision and Value in Museums. Nashua, NH. http://www.nemanet.org/conf09/index.htm
11/17-11/21/09: National Association for Interpretation Annual Conference: Navigating Change, Revolutionizing Interpretation. Hartford, CT. http://interpnet.com/workshop/2009/02/about-the-2009-nai-national-workshop/
2/19-2/20/10: The Past’s Digital Presence: Database, Archive, and Knowledge Work in the Humanities. New Haven, CT. http://digitalhumanities.yale.edu/pdp/
2/27/10: Architecture and Performance Graduate Student Symposium. New Haven, CT.
3/10-3/14/10: National Council for Public History Annual Conference: Currents of Change. Portland, OR. http://www.ncph.org/Conferences/2010/tabid/553/Default.aspx
