The Providence Preservaton Society will be holding its 53rd Annual Meeting at Grace Episcopal Church (175 Mathewson Street, Providence) on January 20 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will also feature a preservation lecture by Kennedy Lawson Smith, former Director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street Program. She will bring her experience and expertise to bear in a richly informative lecture, "The Road Ahead: Main Street & the Economics of Downtown."

Additionally, the 2011 Board of Trustees will be presented to the membership for a vote. All members in good standing will be presented with the slate of nominations at the meeting. Any member wishing to receive the slate in advance may contact the PPS office at (401) 831-7440 or info@ppsri.org.