What’s Up This Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov. 25 – 28)
What’s Up This Thanksgiving Weekend: Newport Nutcracker, A Rough Point Holiday, and more
Plus: Holiday at the Newport Mansions, Newport Ice Skating Rink, Sparkling Lights at The Breakers, and more.
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Our Fall 2021 Supporter Drive is underway. We’re looking to add 150 additional supporters by December 20. These supporters will help fund more reporting and content in Newport – as we add a Newport-focused correspondent to our crew in the next couple of weeks.
Opinion: Bishop’s 4th Street Diner and the North End Urban Plan
By Jamie Bova, Newport At-Large City Councilor
MLK Center to host free community holiday dinner on December 1
The holiday dinner, sponsored by The Aramli Foundation and BedJet, will be free of charge for anyone in attendance.
Concert Recap and Photos: The Schemers ring in the holiday season at The Met
RI Music Hall of Famers bring a rock show to town
Blackstone River Theatre Holiday Craft Fair and Festival returns with 24 crafters and live music
Annual event coming Dec 4th
Newport Jazz Festival releases 2021 Thank You Video
On sale date for 2022 Festival to be announced in the new year
RITBA: For the first time since the pandemic began, traffic returning to 2019 levels on Pell Bridge
Transponder use tops 330,000; traffic at 2019 level; New ORT lanes open ahead of schedule
Singing For Shelter returns December 1 – 22, nightly virtual live concerts will raise money for local shelters
This is the fourteenth year that Newporters Anne and Mark Gorman have hosted the concert and the second year it’s had to go virtual, due to COVID.
Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting scheduled for December 2 at Rhode Island State House
Governor McKee Announces 2021 State House Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting
Start date confirmed for next edition of The Ocean Race
Two race fleets will assemble in Alicante, the Spanish home of the Race, for the winter holiday period in 2022 before a mid-January 2023 start for leg one of the around the world race
Newport Folk Festival releases ‘2021 Thank You Video’
Before we officially turn the page to 2022, we want to take a moment to express how grateful we are for this amazing community. We love you, Folk Family”
New England 10 Miler Series returning to Newport, Portland, and Stowe in 2022
Run 10 miles in three of New England’s favorite destinations – Portland, Newport and Stowe while earning some extra swag and bling.
David Cadorette appointed new President at SEACORP
Mr. Cadorette, who has been with the company for over 22 years, brings decades of experience to the position and has a proven record of advancing customer-centric Business Areas within our company to the next level.
Stowe Mountain Resort will open for the winter season on November 26
“The FourRunner Quad will start spinning at 8 am and we will be celebrating the first runs of the day with DJ music, complimentary 85th-anniversary pins, and our warm, and delicious breakfast sandwiches”
Local hip-hop artist Camden Murphy will perform at Top of Pelham on Thanksgiving Eve
Living by the mantra, “good vibes, good times, good people,” it’s hard not to gravitate towards Murphy’s positive demeanor and energy on stage. This show will sell out and is the place to be this Thanksgiving Eve in Newport!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County distributes turkeys and sides to families
With the Consumer Price Index increasing 6.2% in October 2021 compared to the previous year, consumers are paying more for food and other products, making this giveaway even more meaningful.
Sour Grapes by Tim Jones: Dog Bite
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Hiss Golden Messenger to play Fete Music Hall on December 6th
Newport Folk Festival favorite coming to Providence
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What Sold: 37 Newport County real estate sales, transactions
Have a look at what sold in your neighborhood between November 15 – 19, 2021
Casual and Connected: Live dance and music performance coming to Jamestown Arts Center
These free, drop-in performances will take place during the Jamestown Holiday Stroll on December 4 from 12 – 3 pm and provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse at two performers collaborating in the moment to create improvised, responsive dance vignettes.
New York Yacht Club, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, and Cruising Club of America join forces to create Bermuda Short-Handed Return
Short-Handed Bermuda Return Offers Safer, Fun Alternative to Delivery after Newport Bermuda Race
Special pre-Thanksgiving Farmers Market to be held on Wednesday at Stoneacre Garden
Market stalls will be brimming with fresh and local ingredients from regional farmers and food vendors for the upcoming Thanksgiving feasts
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