Each January for the week of the Martin Luther King Holiday, the Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS), local artists and invited national and international guests bring the best of Black Storytelling to Rhode Island and Southern New England.
Tellers present a variety of performances and workshops which include school assemblies, family performances, intergenerational and family workshops, spoken word and storytelling concerts for adults.
January 19 - 27
State-Wide
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Saturday, January 19
Storytelling Workshop
10am @ Beneficent Congregational Church
300 Weybosset Street, Providence
(401) 331-9845
$20/individual (Lunch included) $50/church for up to 5 members. (Lunch included)
Sunday, January 20
Family Storytelling Concert
2pm @ Westerly Public Library
44 Broad Street, Westerly
(401) 596-2877
Donations accepted
Monday, January 21
MLK: Amazing Grace
11:30am, 1pm & 2:30pm @ Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street, Providence
(401) 273-5437
Free with museum admission
Tuesday through Friday, January 22 - 25
Storytelling at the Providence Community Libraries and schools
Thursday, January 24
Family Storytelling Concert
6:30pm @ YWCA of RI
514 Blackstone Street, Woonsocket
(401)769-7450
$1
Friday, January 25
2nd Annual Liar's Contest/Storytelling and Spoken Word
7pm @ ROOTS Cultural Center
276 Westminster Street, Providence
$7
Saturday, January 26
Family FUNday with performances, vendors, market place
Southside Cultural Center
393 Broad St, Providence
- 10am: Storytelling Workshops For Adults & Kids (Free)
- 12:30pm: Afternoon Cultural Workshop (Free)
- 2:30pm: Family Storytelling Concert (Adults Free, Kids $1)
- 4pm: Digital Stories (Free)
- 8pm: Evening Concert For Adults ($10)
Sunday, January 27
Family Storytelling Concert
2pm @ Martin Luther King Center
20 Marcus Wheatland Blvd, Newport
(401) 846-4828
Donations accepted