# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Please note!! This lecture, originally scheduled for July 15, has been rescheduled to July 22 due to extreme heat. The location of the lecture has also changed and will now be held at the South Kingstown Land Trust, 17 Matunuck Beach Rd., to accommodate more people. All are welcome. Please RSVP at: https://halehouseri.org/event/760/

This lecture by Erica Luke of the South County History Center will explore Matunuck’s history as a center of Black life through the portraits of two well-remembered residents: Violet Sands Hazard and Oliver Hazard Perry Gardiner. What can we learn from the historical record about their experiences and relationships with the Hales and other Matunuck families? How has the area’s multi-racial community inspired artists, writers, and historians?
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wakefield/faces-of-history-the-lives-and-portraits-of-violet-hazard-and-oliver-gardiner/200030370414035
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wakefield
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879-5302, United States
- **lat**: 41.3966
- **long**: -71.55109
- **full address**: 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879-5302, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner being held?
  - **A:** Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner takes place on Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879-5302, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner?
  - **A:** Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner is organized by Hale House RI.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wakefield, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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