‘Return To Camelot: The Kennedy Wedding Remembered’ Returns to St. Mary’s For Summer Season

Here’s your opportunity to re-live that special September day back in 1953, when Jacqueline Bouvier married then Senator John F. Kennedy at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Return To Camelot – The Kennedy Wedding Remembered, a live musical performance and video presentation of Jackie and JFK’s Newport wedding, will return to St. Mary’s Catholic Church beginning on July 3rd.

Every Sunday from 1pm to 2pm and on Tuesday from 3pm to 4pm from July 3rd through September 4th, you can re-live that special day while watching vintage film clips and enjoying a live performance of music and song from Jackie and JFK’s wedding ceremony at St. Mary’s Church and reception at Hammersmith Farm, Jackie’s childhood summer home in Newport.

Tickets are $15 per person and are available at Newport Visitors Information Center, Bowen’s Wharf Pilot House and online here.

For more information, visit www.returntocamelot.org.

This Day in RI History: June 10, 1772 – The burning of the HMS Gaspee

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Rhode Island House approves $14 billion state budget proposal

The House approved an additional $31 million to support housing development, including $4 million for transit-oriented development and $4.3 million to support infrastructure needed for housing development, such as road and utility connections.

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