Name: Farm Tour and Information Session
Start: 2026-09-27T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Roots Family Farm

Roots Family Farm

Join us for an educational tour of Roots Family Farm, a certified organic vegetable farm. Discover how working with USDA/NRCS can help you better care for your land while exploring the grounds.<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roots-farm-tour-and-information-session-tickets-1989399450309" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">eventbrite.com/e/roots-farm-tour-and-information-session-tickets-1989399450309</a>

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Farm Tour and Information Session

Join us for an educational tour of Roots Family Farm, a certified organic vegetable farm. Discover how working with USDA/NRCS...

The Meeting House at the Four Corners Arts Center

The Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center will present, Understanding Antique Rugs: Exploring the History and Learning the Finer Points of Color and Design in Rugs Woven Before 1900, an illustrated lecture by internationally respected rug scholar, collector, author, and educator Peter Pap, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Guests will enjoy a preview of the trunk show before it opens to the public on August 5. The lecture will be followed by the Arts Center's inaugural Antique Rug Trunk Show, presented in partnership with Peter Pap Rugs, from Wednesday, August 5, through Friday, August 7. As with fine art, collectors are invited to take rugs home on approval to experience them in their own interiors before making a final decision. Pap will also offer private in-home consultations and appraisals by appointment. Together, the events offer collectors, designers, and enthusiasts a rare opportunity to explore museum-quality antique rugs while gaining insight into one of the world's oldest and most sophisticated art forms.
The inaugural Antique Rug Trunk Show and Benefit Sale, marks the first program of its kind presented by the Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center. Ten percent of proceeds from rug sales will benefit the Arts Center, reflecting a shared commitment to supporting its mission while introducing audiences to one of the world's oldest and most sophisticated artistic traditions.
Peter Pap is a leading authority on historic carpets and textiles, Pap has spent more than five decades studying, collecting, exhibiting, and writing about antique rugs. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship and connoisseurship, his lecture explores the artistic, cultural, and historical significance of these remarkable works while revealing how color, design, and craftsmanship distinguish the finest examples.Founded more than fifty years ago, Peter Pap Rugs specializes in exceptional antique rugs and historic textiles from the great weaving traditions of Europe, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and beyond. Based in Dublin, New Hampshire, with a presence in San Francisco, the gallery is recognized for its scholarly approach, museum-quality inventory, and commitment to educating collectors, designers, and institutions. Peter Pap is an internationally recognized lecturer and published author whose essays have appeared in leading publications, including The Magazine ANTIQUES. He served for sixteen seasons as a guest appraiser on PBS's Antiques Roadshow and has exhibited for twenty-seven consecutive years at The Winter Show in New York, in addition to exhibiting at the Delaware Antiques Show, two of the nation's premier antique fairs.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026 Illustrated Lecture: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 
Opening Reception: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. INAUGURAL ANTIQUE RUG TRUNK SHOW 
Wednesday, August 5 – Friday, August 7 
Open daily 
9:00–11:00 a.m. 
4:00–7:00 p.m. The Meeting House at the Four Corners Arts Center 
Tiverton, RI 02878


For reservations to the lecture or to inquire about a consultation, please contact: <a href="mailto:inquiries@peterpap.com">inquiries@peterpap.com</a>

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Stop by our FREE Blood Pressure and Wellness Clinic in the Trustees Room between 1:00 and 2:00pm on the first Thursday of every month.Wellness clinics offer blood pressure screenings along with other vital signs and periodic cholesterol and glucose screenings. The nurses from Visiting Nurse Home &amp; Hospice can also relay general health information, review medications, and answer health-related questions.

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Chase-Cory House

The early
 18th century dwelling, headquarters of the Tiverton Historical Society,
 with its early outbuildings, is open with tours Sundays from 2 to 4:30 
PM for the summer season. The Society's collection of early American 
antiques and furnishings are displayed in restored period rooms, as well
 as documents and artifacts from Tiverton's rich past. 
This season, special displays have been set up celebrating our 
country's semiquincentennial: a silk flag flown by George Washington's 
RI Infantry, a rare printing of the Declaration of Independence, a map 
of the 1778 Battle of RI showing redoubts and troop movements, a 
July 1776 surveyor's chart of Narragansett Bay and environs, Civil 
War uniforms, and more.
Outbuildings include the wash house, corn crib, and outhouse. The 
entrance is through the museum shop where historical books, Weetamoo 
Woods guide books, Tiverton mugs and ornaments, Tiverton Revolutionary 
militia placemats, copies of early Tiverton maps, Tiverton Bank 
bookmarks, and other items may be purchased.
The Chace-Cory House is located at 3908 Main Road, over the wall from
 Gray's Ice Cream at Tiverton Four Corners, and will be open from 2-4:30 
PM Sundays, June 7-Sept. 6 or by appointment. 
There is a preservation donation for non-members: $3 non-members, $2&nbsp;
 seniors (55+ yrs), members and children 12 years and younger free. For 
more information on future programs, visit&nbsp; <a href="https://www.tivertonhistorical.org." target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tivertonhistorical.org.</a>

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