Honoring the economic and cultural value of Rhode Island's shellfish
The Newport Oyster Festival May 21st and May 22nd in Newport, RI.
“The Newport Oyster Festival will connect Rhode Island growers with the oyster-loving public, as well as the chefs and restaurants that serve them.”
For more information or to purchase tickets for this event click here.
Join us for this joint presentation by Pam Lyons of the Charlestown Historical Society, Sarah Schumann, author of Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History, and Matt Behan of Behan Family Farms.
Monday, February 22, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kettle Pond Visitors Center, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI
Rhode Island’s salt ponds have a long, vibrant history. With a focus on Ninigret Pond, this talk will explore post-colonial pond life, feature historical maps and photographs, and examine critical contexts of a changing landscape and the growth of shellfish farming. Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Azure Cygler, Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant extension specialist, at azure@crc.uri.edu.
This talk is the first in a series of educational presentations about Rhode Island’s salt ponds and their uses, especially shellfish farming. Join us and hear from experts, tour a working shellfish farm, visit a shellfish nursery, and talk to community members, policy-makers, and researchers. To see other upcoming events, go to www.rismp.org.
This series is sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, in collaboration with Roger Williams University and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, supported by a grant from the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program.
The article written by Keven Proft for ecoRI on December 8th details a RISD Professor’s vision of an Oyster Habitat Restoration Project as Public Art along the Providence Waterfront.
To read the full article click here.
The University of Rhode Island and Perry Raso ’02, M.S. ’06
invite you to a benefit for the
Aquaculture and Sustainable Fisheries Programs
College of Environment and Life Sciences
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
COCKTAILS AND RAW BAR • 6 P.M.
CLAMBAKE • 7 P.M.
$125 PER PERSON
To be held at the home of Perry Raso
Matunuck Vegetable Farm
2236 Commodore Perry Highway
South Kingstown, RI
RSVP by May 23, 2015.
Contact: Kathy Gianquitti, Alumni Relations, 401.874.4853 or kathyg@uri.edu
To see the full invitation, please click here.
Shared on behalf of the Warwick Public Library
Celebrate Warwick’s quahogging heritage with chowder and stuffies, a visit by the Steamship Historical Society of America, and a concert by Chicago singer-songwriter Michael Smith.
The festivities begin at 5 p.m. Tour Warwick fisherman Jody King’s quahogging boat. Visit the Poppy’s Gourmet concession tent to buy kettle corn and lemonade. Sample a Dockside Seafood Marketplace stuffie and cup of red or white chowder for $3. Chat with Clamcake Summer and Stuffie Summer author David Norton Stone and peruse a selection of local artisan wares at the Made From RI table.
At 5:15 p.m., hear how Narragansett Bay inspires illustrator and children’s book author Seth McCombs’ writing and art.
At 5:45 p.m., learn what a day of fishing on the Bay is like for Warwick quahogger Dave Ghigliotty.
At 6:15 p.m., discover which steamships were typically seen on the Bay in a talk by researcher Astrid Drew from the Steamship Historical Society of America.
At 7 p.m. acclaimed Chicago singer-songwriter Michael Smith takes the stage. Famous for his song The Dutchman, Michael is a master of musical storytelling who ranges from keen character studies to rousing comedic romps. Enjoy dazzling tunes tinged with folk, jazz, rock, and pop and influenced by greats such as Duke Ellington, The Beatles, and John Prine.
The Fourth Annual Quahoggers Jamboree is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
This event is free and open to all. Sign up begins on Monday, May 25.