Upcoming “Lovecraft Readathon” at Providence Public Library on 23rd August 2014, 7pm-10pm. Public readers can only sign up to give a five minute reading, but there will be three full story readings.

Those in Rhode Island can also celebrate H.P. Lovecraft’s 124th Birthday at the Central Congregational Church on 20th August 2014…

H.P. Lovecraft’s horrific masterpiece, “The Call of Cthulhu”, comes to life in this twisted one-man performance from storyteller David Neilsen. […] Then, take a “sitting tour” of locations in Lovecraft’s Providence. In this informative and entertaining slideshow, Lovecraft scholar Donovan K. Loucks — webmaster of The H.P. Lovecraft Archive at HPLovecraft.com — will present photos of dozens of places on Providence’s East Side related to Lovecraft’s life and works. […] This event is a joint production of Hamilton House, The H.P. Lovecraft Archive, and The Lovecraft Arts and Sciences Council.