2019 Events (in a List format) *see also our calendar
uri master gardeners PRESENTATION
Saturday June 1st 10am-12pm
Colonial Gardening is Organic Gardening
Free event
Tea and Local history
Sunday June 2nd 4pm
Guest Lynne Heinzmann: “The Curious Childhood of Wanton Chase” her new book about a boyhood spent on Rose Island
$10 suggested donation
an evening with… professor linford fisher (brown)
Tuesday June 11th 6pm
“The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the Atlantic World”
Professor Lin Fisher is leading a team of scholars in the creation of the Database of Indigenous Slavery in the Americans (DISA). In addition to creating this important database, Fisher is completing a book entitled Atlantic Passages: The Rise and Fall of Native Slavery in the Atlantic World, which will be published by Oxford University Press.
$5 suggested donation
Strawberry Festival
Saturday June 15th (rain date June 16th) 12pm-4pm
Smith’s Castle will host its annual Strawberry Festival, its seasonal celebration of spring on June 15, 2019 from 12-4 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, June 16.
This year’s festival will once again feature puppeteer Dan Butterworth, entertainment by the Jesse Liam Band, and children’s activities including Pony Rides and Baby Chicks, courtesy of Casey Farm. Other activities and local vendors will also be included, and of course, our famous homemade strawberry shortcake, for purchase.
Admission is $8.00 per adult, children 5-12 $6.00, free under 5 years of age.$20.00 family cap.
Contact 401-294-3521 or email smithscastle55@gmail.com for more information
rise-up paranormal event
June 15th
more details to come
An evening with…Robert grandchamp
Tuesday July 2nd 6pm
“Rhode Island’s Sacrifice in the Civil War”
Robert Grandchamp is a twelfth generation Rhode Islander and is widely regarded as the nation’s leading authority on Rhode Island Civil War history. He earned his MA in American History from Rhode Island College where he studied Rhode Island History under Dr. Stan Lemons. Robert is the author of nine books including, The Seventh Rhode Island Infantry, Rhody Redlegs, Colonel Edward E. Cross: New Hampshire Fighting Fifth, A Civil War Biography, The Boys of Adams’ Battery G, Rhode Island and the Civil War: Voices from the Ocean State, and the forthcoming A Connecticut Yankee at War: The Life and Letters of George Lee Gaskell. A former National Park Ranger he is an analyst with the government and resides in northern Vermont.
$5 suggested donation
Tea and local history
Sunday July 7th 4pm
Guests: URI Master Gardeners talk about the history of their involvement with Smith’s Castle and give a tour of the Colonial Garden and adjacent gardens.
$10 suggested donation
Pot luck supper: members and their guests only
July 11th 6pm-8pm
President Chet Browning will discuss his career as State photographer and give a presentation.
An evening with…Robert Geake
Friday July 19th 6pm
Bob Geake will talk about Daniel Updike and Wanton Casey: Brothers in Arms on the Homefront
$5 suggested donation
rise-up paranormal event
August 10th
more details to come
pot luck supper: members and their guests only
September 10th 6pm-8pm
see members corner for more details
Tea and local history
Sunday September 15th 4pm
Guests: TBA
$10 suggested donation
rise-up paranormal event
September 21st
more details to come
Tea and local history
Sunday October 6th 4pm
Guests: TBA
$10 suggested donation
harvest Festival: Dairy days
Saturday October 19th (rain date October 20th) 12pm-4pm
Come learn about Smith’s Castle during its days as a dairy operation. Children’s games, music, the bounty of the harvest. All of this and apple crisp too! Relax and enjoy a fine autumn day!
what’s it worth wickford?
October 26th
more details to come
rise-up paranormal event
October 26th
more details to come
Rise-up paranormal event
November 16th
more details to come
Christmas at the castle
Saturday December 7th and Sunday December 8th 12pm-4pm both days
The best time of the year! The aroma of home baked treats will fill Smith’s Castle along with the spices of mulled cider and the scents of the season. Enjoy some cider, good conversation, and the music of the season.
