January listings at the Ashton Hall back room
The back room at Ashton Hall opens its January calendar this week. Entry is through the service hall off Mathewson, not the main doors. Most events seat twelve. Two require standing.
This week
Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. — Projection evening: Rhode Island mill interiors, 1973–1981. Photographer unattributed. Slides run forty minutes. Folding chairs.
Thursday, 8:00 p.m. — Reading: three poets, no introductions. Submissions closed. Doors at 7:45. Standing only.
Saturday, 3:00 p.m. — Trace paper workshop. Bring your own if you have preferences. Materials provided otherwise. Two hours. Seats ten.
Later in the month
January 18, 6:30 p.m. — Listening session: field recordings from the Benefit Cut and Olney Slip area, winter 2023. Fifty-two minutes. Chairs.
January 22, 7:00 p.m. — Talk: canal infrastructure under the Hill. Traverse Canal surveyor, retired. Maps on loan from the Pendleton Building archive. Questions after. Seats twelve.
January 25, 8:30 p.m. — Late showing: experimental short films, local makers. No advance titles. Seventy minutes. Standing.
January 28, 4:00 p.m. — Afternoon tea service with single-origin pours. Reservation required. Seats eight. Email to hold a slot: backroom@ashtonhall.ri (responses within three days).
Notes
The back room does not list on the main Ashton Hall board. No phone number. Email only for reservation events. Walk-ins for open seating work on a first-come basis; arrive fifteen minutes early.
The service hall entrance is unmarked. Look for the blue door next to the loading zone. Buzz twice. Someone will come down.
Events are donation-based. Suggested $8–12. Cash or check at the door. No one is turned away.
The room holds residual cold from the building's older ventilation. Bring a jacket even if the forecast is mild. The folding chairs are metal.
For more on nearby spaces, see what's on this week at Benefit Cut or browse the full events category.
January calendar subject to additions. Check the hall's back-room board in person for late posts, or email for the updated list after mid-month.