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PAST EVENTS AND PROJECTS This is my schedule of presentations, appearances and works in progress. For further information on any of these, please contact Michael E. Bell at folk-lore@cox.net
Michael Bell will give a talk at the Berkshire Paranormal Conference Saturday, July 16, 2005 For more info: Click Here
"Vampires and Death in New England, 1793 to 1892" Illustrated discussion by Michael E. Bell All talks are free and open to the public .
Thursday, October 21,2004 7 P.M. Pawtucket Public Library 13 Summer St.(401) 725-3714
Monday, October 25, 2004 7 P.M. East Providence Public Library Weaver Library Grove Ave.
Monday, November 1, 2004 6:30 P.M. Lincoln Public Library (401) 333-2422 _______________________________________________ "Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires." Monday, September 29, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Slide talk at the Pawtuxet Valley Historical and Preservation Society at Club Fontenac, Arctic, West Warwick, RI. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lydia Rapoza at rilydia@ix.netcom.com. _________________________________________________________ Book signing. Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Borders, Winrock Mall, Albuquerque, NM. _________________________________________________________ "The Black Cat Bone: Invisibility and the Social Order." Friday, October 10, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. Paper for panel "Black Cat Bones, Spiritual Supplies, and Neo-Voodoo: Conjure in African-American Life," at annual meeting of the American Folklore Society, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Albuquerque, NM. _________________________________________________________ Book signing. Monday, October 13, 2003 at Noon, University of Arizona Bookstore, Tucson, Arizona. _________________________________________________________ "13 Spooky Places in Rhode Island," Exhibit, In 13 Spooky Places, gothic photographer Cyril Place and folklorist/author Michael Bell take viewers on a legend trip to a handful of Rhode Island's places of dark reputation, from the graves of ghosts and vampires to the mansions of the rich and famous. October 16 through November 2, 2003 Opening Reception - Thursday, October 16, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI Phone 401-739-5440 _________________________________________________________ "The Haunting of Sprague Mansion," Friday, October 17, 10 a.m., Cranston High School West, Cranston, RI. _________________________________________________________ "Ghost Walking Tour." Friday, October 17, 2003 at 6 p.m. Reader for tour sponsored by the Pawtuxet Valley Historical and Preservation Society, Crompton, West Warwick, RI. For more information, contact Lydia Rapoza at rilydia@ix.netcom.com. _________________________________________________________ "Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires." Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 7 p.m. Slide talk at theWarwick Public Library, Sandy Land, RI. Free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, free admission tickets will be given to those who sign up at the library. _________________________________________________________ Baker Books, Book signing. Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 7 p.m. 69 State Road (Rte. 6), N. Dartmouth, MA 02747. For more information, phone (508) 997-6700 or 1-800-339-6705. _______________________________________________________ "Ghost Walking Tour." Friday, October 24, 2003 at 6 p.m. Reader for tour sponsored by the Pawtuxet Valley Historical and Preservation Society, Crompton, West Warwick, RI. For more information, contact Lydia Rapoza at rilydia@ix.netcom.com. _________________________________________________________ "Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires." Sunday, October 26, 2003 at 3 p.m. Slide talk at the Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South Street, Coventry, CT. For more information, contact nathan.hale@snet.net. _________________________________________________________ "On the Trail of New England's Vampires." Monday, October 27, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Slide talk at the Bristol Historical Society, Bristol, RI. For more information, phone Gildon Stillings at 401-253-325. _________________________________________________________ "Freedom as a Folk Idea in Pawtuxet Village." Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 7 p.m. Lecture for "What is Freedom?" series, sponsored by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and Verizon. William H. Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad St., Cranston, RI. Free and open to the public. _________________________________________________________ "Charlie the Butleršs Ghost Party." Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 7 p.m. Presenter for Cranston Historical Society fund raiser. Haunted Sprague Mansion, Cranston St., Cranston, RI. For more information, visit http://www.geocities.com/rilydia _________________________________________________________ "Charlie the Butleršs Ghost Party." Thursday, October 30, 2003 at 7 p.m. Presenter for Cranston Historical Society fund raiser. Haunted Sprague Mansion, Cranston St., Cranston, RI. For more information, visit http://www.geocities.com/rilydia _________________________________________________________ "A Walking Tour of Invisible Landmarks: Preserving the Past and our Property Rights." Saturday, November 1, 2003 at 10 a.m. Walking tour and discussion for Pawtuxet Village Freedom Project. William H. Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad St., Cranston, RI. _________________________________________________________ "Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires." Friday, November 14, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Slide talk at Apponaug Baptist Church, Warwick, RI. For more information, phone Dwight Peterson at (401) 759-5386. _________________________________________________________ "Vampires and Death in New England, 1793-1892." Sunday, November 23, 2003. Paper for panel "Fragile Borders and Common Miracles: Death Reconsidered," sponsored by the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago Hilton Towers, Chicago, IL. _________________________________________________________ "The Vampire Tradition in New England," Monday, November 24, 2003, slide lecture for Ethnohistory Program, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. |
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