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 ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.rialliance.org/events/829/\n\nEve
 nt Title: A Concert for Freedom: Revoluntionary Black and White Voices wit
 h the Schiller Institute Chorus\nStart Date / Time: Oct 25, 2026 16:00 PM 
 US/Eastern\nLocation: First Baptist Church in America\nGoogle\nhttp://maps
 .google.com/maps?q=75+North+Main+st,Providence,RI\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.
 weather.com/weather/monthly/\n\nPresented by Stages of Freedom and the RI 
 250 Commission.\n \n \nThe award-winning Black nonprofit Stages of Freedom
 , in partnership with the RI 250 Commission,  presents "A Concert for Free
 dom: Revolutionary Black and White Voices", a stirring public performance 
 weaving music, spoken word, and American ideals, into a glorious tapestry 
 of history and song as the concluding event of Rhode Island's celebration 
 of our nation's 250th.\n \nThe program features Revolutionary-era African 
 American spirituals performed by the interracial Schiller Institute Chorus
 , alongside dramatic readings by prominent Rhode Island leaders, artists, 
 and scholars. Drawing on the words of diverse Rhode Island patriots, write
 rs, and thinkers, this performance explores foundational ideals of liberty
 , self-determination, and civic responsibility.\n \nBy entwining powerful 
 music with historic texts, the event amplifies underrepresented voices tha
 t shaped America's founding aspirations. This collaborative initiative fos
 ters deep community engagement, promotes cultural equity, and provides vit
 al educational outreach, inviting local residents and regional visitors al
 ike to actively participate in Rhode Island&rsquo\;s Semiquincentennial ce
 lebration.\n​\nOur Performers To Date:\nThe Schiller Institute Chorus\nS
 ecretary of State Gregg Amore\nRobb Dimmick\nRay Rickman\nCathy Clasper-To
 rch\nFrank Mathis\nBecky Bass\nNatasha Rosario\nLauri Smalls \nJason Roome
 \nRochelle Garner Coleman\n \nFree and ope to the public!\n\n--- This iCal
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SUMMARY:A Concert for Freedom: Revoluntionary Black and White Voices with the Schiller Institute Chorus
DTSTART:20261025T200000Z
DTEND:20261025T220000Z
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DTSTAMP:20260914T231440Z
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LOCATION:First Baptist Church in America
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm re
 gistration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><h1>Event Title: A Co
 ncert for Freedom: Revoluntionary Black and White Voices with the Schiller
  Institute Chorus</h1><div>https://www.rialliance.org/events/829/</div><br
  /><div>When: Oct 25, 2026 16:00 PM US/Eastern</div><br />First Baptist Ch
 urch in America<br />75 North Main st<br />Providence, RI<br /><div>http:/
 /maps.google.com/maps?q=75+North+Main+st,Providence,RI</div><br /><div>For
 ecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/</div><br /><br /><div><p><e
 m>Presented by Stages of Freedom and the RI 250 Commission.</em></p> <p>&n
 bsp\;</p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span cla
 ss="wixui-rich-text__text">The award-winning Black nonprofit Stages of Fre
 edom, in partnership with the RI 250 Commission, &nbsp\;presents "A Concer
 t for Freedom: Revolutionary Black and White Voices", a stirring public pe
 rformance weaving music, spoken word, and American ideals, into a glorious
  tapestry of history and song as the concluding event of Rhode Island's ce
 lebration of our nation's 250th.</span></p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-te
 xt__text">&nbsp\;</p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class=
 "wixui-rich-text__text">The program features Revolutionary-era African Ame
 rican spirituals performed by the interracial Schiller Institute Chorus, a
 longside dramatic readings by prominent Rhode Island leaders, artists, and
  scholars. Drawing on the words of diverse Rhode Island patriots, writers,
  and thinkers, this performance explores foundational ideals of liberty, s
 elf-determination, and civic responsibility.</span></p> <p class="font_8 w
 ixui-rich-text__text">&nbsp\;</p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text">
 <span class="wixui-rich-text__text">By entwining powerful music with histo
 ric texts, the event amplifies underrepresented voices that shaped America
 's founding aspirations. This collaborative initiative fosters deep commun
 ity engagement, promotes cultural equity, and provides vital educational o
 utreach, inviting local residents and regional visitors alike to actively 
 participate in Rhode Island&rsquo\;s Semiquincentennial celebration.</span
 ></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text
 __text">​</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class
 ="wixui-rich-text__text">Our Performers To Date:</span></p> <p class="font
 _7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">The Schiller
  Institute Chorus</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span
  class="wixui-rich-text__text">Secretary of State Gregg Amore</span></p> <
 p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"
 >Robb Dimmick</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span cla
 ss="wixui-rich-text__text">Ray Rickman</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-r
 ich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">Cathy Clasper-Torch</s
 pan></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-t
 ext__text">Frank Mathis</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"
 ><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">Becky Bass</span></p> <p class="font_
 7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">Natasha Rosar
 io</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-r
 ich-text__text">Lauri</span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">&nbsp\;Sma
 lls&nbsp\;</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class=
 "wixui-rich-text__text">Jason Roome</span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich
 -text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">Rochelle Garner Coleman</
 span></p> <p class="font_7 wixui-rich-text__text">&nbsp\;</p> <p class="fo
 nt_7 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">Free and o
 pe to the public!</span></p></div><div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confi
 rm registration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><div>--- Tendenc
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