The inaugural Live Local Music & Arts Festival celebrated the art and culture that defines Newport and Rhode Island as a whole on Thursday, August 3rd on the lawn of Great Friends Meeting House.

Live Local gave the hundreds that came out to the festival a first-hand look at what it means to be a Newport local through art, music, food, history and more.

The event was presented by The Kings Lens And Friends and Mission NPT.

For more information and future event updates, visit www.livelocalnpt.com.

All photos via Patrick Murphy, for The King Lens & Friends/What’sUpNewp.

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