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Fall 2026

Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration, and American Freedom 

$18.00

Thu 5 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Comical Characters in Shakespeare

$18.00

Wed 4 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Another Favorite Maritime Epic Fail

$18.00

Thu 29 Oct
Young Building Boardroom

The Federal Reserve: (New Date - Nov. 10) The Economics and Politics of Money

$18.00

Tue 10 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Saint Francis of Assisi (New Date - Dec. 1)

$18.00

Tue 1 Dec
Young Building Ballroom

Black Gold (New Dates - Nov. 30, Dec. 1): The Economics of Oil

$28.00

30 Nov - 1 Dec
Young Building Ballroom

The Fall of Rome (New Dates - Oct. 19, 26)

$28.00

19 - 26 Oct
Young Building Ballroom

A Brief Moment in Time (New Date - Nov 24)

$18.00

Tue 24 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

The Visionary Van Gogh (New Date: Nov. 23)

$18.00

Mon 23 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

A Polite Visitor in Newport (New Date - Dec. 2): Houseguests and Hospitality in the Gilded Age

$18.00

Wed 2 Dec
Young Building Ballroom

AI, Trust, and Truth: Navigating Deepfakes, Misinformation, and Scams

$18.00

Fri 6 Nov
O'Hare Academic Building, room 160 (Bazarsky Lecture Hall)

Africa: From Human Origins to Modern Times

$48.00

19 Oct - 9 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

CANCELED - Against All Odds: History’s Greatest Escapes

Free

19 Oct - 2 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

America at 250: What is Worth Celebrating

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Architecture of Ochre Point - 3:30 p.m. TOUR

$38.00

No dates scheduled

Architecture of Ochre Point - 5:00 p.m. TOUR

$38.00

No dates scheduled

Autumn Starscapes: Exploring the Magnificent Fall Sky

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Between Memory and Return: Immigration, Exile and the Meaning of Home

$18.00

Tue 1 Dec
Young Building Ballroom

Black Gold: The Economics of Oil

$28.00

16 - 23 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Bob Marley: Rhythm, Resistance, and Redemption

$18.00

Wed 18 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Breaking the Rules: Alice Paul and the Fight for Equality

$18.00

No dates scheduled

A Brief Moment in Time

$18.00

Fri 13 Nov
DiStefano Lecture Hall

Burgerization: How McDonald’s Changed Food and Culture

$18.00 excl. Tax

Thu 12 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

Calendars: A Short History of the Passage of Time

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Coastal Marsh (Oct. 13, Tues.) and Forest Exploration

Rain Date: October 14, Wednesday, 10 a.m. - noon

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Coastal Marsh (Oct. 15, Thurs.) and Forest Exploration

Rain Date: October 16, Friday, 10 a.m. - noon

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Congressional Caucuses: The Social Network That Serves “Special Interests”

$28.00

No dates scheduled

Consequences of WWI: Unresolved Issues That Still Afflict the World

$28.00

3 - 10 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

The Corporal and the General: New Englanders Together in the Civil War

$18.00

Wed 28 Oct
Young Building Boardroom

Creating Calm in a Chaotic World: Practical Tools for Managing Stress

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Drawing Animals (9:00 a.m.): A Beginner’s Portrait Class

$68.00

No dates scheduled

Drawing Animals (1:00 p.m.): A Beginner’s Portrait Class

$68.00

No dates scheduled

Drawing Animals and Drawing Botanicals Art Supplies

$10.00

No dates scheduled

Drawing Botanicals (9:00 a.m.): Seeing and Sketching Nature

$68.00

No dates scheduled

Drawing Botanicals (1:00 p.m.): Seeing and Sketching Nature

$68.00

No dates scheduled

Epidemic Threats Today: From Ticks to Vegetables

$18.00

Fri 20 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Evolution of Life on Earth: LUCA to Present

$18.00

No dates scheduled

The Fall of Rome

$28.00

22 - 29 Oct
Young Building Ballroom

The Federal Reserve (Oct. 6): The Economics and Politics of Money

$18.00

No dates scheduled

The Federal Reserve (Dec. 2): The Economics and Politics of Money

$18.00

Wed 2 Dec
Young Building Ballroom

Finding Beauty in Everyday Life

$38.00

28 Oct - 11 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

Following the Science: Religion’s Effect on Human Flourishing

$28.00

11 - 18 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

The Forgotten Founders of America

$18.00

No dates scheduled

The Founding of the Founding: The Origins of American Liberty

$18.00

Tue 17 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

The Galapagos: “Sea Lions, Turtles, and Blue-Footed Boobies, Oh My!”

$18.00

Tue 3 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Great Movies: Legacy and Sacrifice

$33.00

No dates scheduled

Great Movies: Love and Longing

$48.00

9 - 30 Oct
Young Building Boardroom

Great Movies: Pursuit of Excellence

$33.00

6 - 13 Nov
DiStefano Lecture Hall

Hello Tomorrow!

$18.00

Fri 30 Oct
DiStefano Lecture Hall

CANCELED - Here’s Johnny! Johnny Carson, The King of Late-Night Television

Free

Wed 4 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

History of U.S.-Cuban Relations

$28.00

26 Oct - 2 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Hollywood Myth vs. Human Reality in “The Natural”

$28.00

No dates scheduled

In a New Light: Birth of American Impressionism

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Investment Market Update

$28.00

No dates scheduled

Iran’s (Nov. 5) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

$18.00

Thu 5 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Iran’s (Nov. 9) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

$18.00

Mon 9 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Is the American President an Elected King?

$18.00

Thu 29 Oct
Young Building Ballroom

La Bohème: Puccini’s Timeless Masterpiece

$23.00

No dates scheduled

Maggie O’Farrell, “Land” & Ireland’s Resistance to Cultural Erasure by British Rule

$18.00

Fri 20 Nov
DiStefano Lecture Hall

Maine’s 1976 UFO Incident in Allagash Wilderness

$18.00

Mon 30 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

CANCELED - The Man in Black: Johnny Cash

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Mindful Moments with Sound and Music

$18.00

Tue 10 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

NATO (Oct. 7): Has Its Time Finally Come?

$18.00

No dates scheduled

NATO (Oct. 20): Has Its Time Finally Come?

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Newport String Quartet

$23.00

Fri 4 Dec
Newport

Ocean State Stories: Six Remarkable Rhode Islanders

$18.00

Thu 19 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

Oil Pastels: Beginner (Nov. 8 - 11, 9 a.m. - noon)

$78.00

8 - 11 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

Oil Pastels: Beginner (Nov. 30 - Dec. 3, 1 - 4 p.m.)

$78.00

30 Nov - 3 Dec
Young Building Boardroom

Oil Pastels Class Art Supplies

$28.00

8 Nov - 3 Dec
Young Building Boardroom

Oil Pastels: Beginner (Nov. 8 - 11, 1 - 4 p.m.)

$78.00

8 - 11 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

Oil Pastels: Intermediate (Nov. 30 - Dec. 3, 9 a.m. - noon)

$78.00

30 Nov - 3 Dec
Young Building Boardroom

Part of Our National DNA: America’s Philanthropic Tradition

$18.00

Wed 11 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

The Pearl: Hope, Destruction, and the Human Condition

$48.00

No dates scheduled

Planning Ahead

$28.00

5 - 12 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

A Polite Visitor in Newport: Houseguests and Hospitality in the Gilded Age

$18.00

Wed 18 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

The Religious Diversity of Newport (Tues., Oct. 13 TOUR)

Rain Date: Thursday, October 15, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

$38.00

No dates scheduled

The Religious Diversity of Newport (Wed., Oct. 14 TOUR)

Rain Date: Thursday, October 15, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

$38.00

No dates scheduled

Saint Francis of Assisi

$18.00

Thu 3 Dec
Young Building Ballroom

Soft Power and the Global Ascendance of Speech Suppression

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Strengthening Happiness in Retirement

$18.00

No dates scheduled

The Supreme Court: The Rise of Women on the Bench

$28.00

20 - 27 Oct
Young Building Ballroom

CANCELED - Surgery: From Brutal to Brilliant

Free

23 - 30 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Thaddeus Kosciuszko: Engineer of the American Revolution

$18.00

No dates scheduled

Theo of Golden

$28.00

16 - 23 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

CANCELED: Thomas Jefferson: Architect of a Nation

Free

29 Oct - 5 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Traitors, Tories or Good Americans? The Loyalists Who Opposed Independence

$28.00

No dates scheduled

“12 Angry Men” and the Art of Ethical Persuasion

$28.00

No dates scheduled

Ukraine and Russia (Oct. 28): Now and the Future

$18.00

Wed 28 Oct
Young Building Ballroom

Ukraine and Russia (Nov. 4): Now and the Future

$18.00

Wed 4 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Underwater Robots

$18.00

No dates scheduled

The Visionary Van Gogh

$18.00

Tue 17 Nov
Young Building Ballroom

Voices in Color: Women Composers of the Impressionist Era

$18.00

No dates scheduled

What Ever Happened to Sunday Dinner?

$18.00

Thu 19 Nov
Young Building Boardroom

What is the Appeal of Communism?

$18.00

Tue 27 Oct
Young Building Ballroom

When Secure Elections Aren’t Enough: Trust, Technology, and Democracy After 2020

$18.00

No dates scheduled

X-Rays in WWI and WWII from Roentgen to Curie to Pickers: A Family Story

$18.00

Mon 16 Nov
Young Building Ballroom