St Mark's

10/04/2026

Blessing of the Animals Sunday October 4th at 1 pm. Celebrate the 800th birthday of with us on the front stoop of St Mark’s, Sunday at 1 pm. Well-behaved animals and humans of all stripes, ages, and persuasions welcome. PS. Why’s his hand out? He’s asking for cat food, cleaning supplies, and/or cash donations for the Warren Animal Shelter.

10/03/2026

Celebrate the 800th birthday of with us Sunday on the front stoop of St Mark’s at 1 pm. Well behaved animals and humans of all stripes, ages, and persuasions welcome. PS. Why’s his hand out? He’s asking for cat food, cleaning supplies, and/or cash donations for the Warren Animal Shelter.

08/16/2026

Research team exploring the making and meaning of the 1877 Warren Black Gospel Window came together to kick off 3-year collaboration yesterday. Astonishing contributions and dialog. Grateful to National Endowment for the Humanities and collaborators Historical & Preservation Society Osayimwese Brooks Museum of Art Bailey of Freedom @@ RI Historical Society Melaine Ferdinand-King Raguin A'vant-Deishinni Clark-Pujara and all our teammates. Enlarged window photo by Matthewson, by permission. Photo of space by Peter Arnold. Joyful and productive milestone. Onward to Memphis!

06/20/2026

Gratitude to Historical and Preservation Society, playwright Gail Burton, and five powerful actors for bringing us Truth: A biofictional choreopoem last night. Thank you to the 100+ community members who engaged Juneteenth through this experimental piece of public theater and dialog. And thank you, Stages of Freedom for the creative support. Great to have you all here together.

06/11/2026

Join us for an open house and staged reading of Truth: A Biofictional Choreopoem by Gail Burton, exploring the inner lives of four 19th C Black female freedom fighters. Free and open to the public; seating is limited. Reserve here:

A Juneteenth Celebration--our "second Independence Day"

02/25/2026

St. Mark's after the Blizzard of 2026. photo by Dory Skemp.

01/03/2026

Searching for a little peace to start your New Year? A young visitor stopped by with her violin to check out the acoustics yesterday. Enjoy.

09/19/2025

Isaksen Solar

08/09/2025

Erik Stark and Allen Mitchell of Davenport & Thomson getting ingenious as they compress the column shaft, make a rigid box beam around it, raise it and the pediment it supports about an inch using jacks, to clear out a rotted base and replace it with one they milled.

06/04/2025

Turning a corner: old boards meet next chapter.