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Newport Art Museum to Welcome Six New Summer Exhibitions at Art After Dark

The Newport Art Museum will welcome six new exhibitions to its galleries this Summer, including Jason Evans’ Boys of Summer: A Season with the Newport Gulls, Peter Hussey’s Stops Along the Way, the New England Watercolor Society’s 2017 Juried Exhibition, Caleb Cole’s Forget Me Not, Henry Horenstein’s Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music, and Larry […]

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20+ Local Attractions Will Offer Free Admission For Newport County Residents and Hospitality Employees, June 10 – 12

Newport County residents and hospitality industry employees are invited to visit many great local attractions from Saturday, June 10 through Monday, June 12, 2017. A total of 14 attractions/organizations (more than 20 attractions when you count each Preservation Society of Newport County property) in Newport and Bristol Counties are participating. Visitors showing proof of residency […]

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22nd Annual Newport Flower Show Set to Take Place at Rosecliff from June 23 – 25

Newport Flower Show, themed Fête Des Fleurs: Paintings and Parterres, will take place at Rosecliff from Friday, June 23 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. America’s premier summer flower show will transport guests’ imaginations to France, the place that has inspired generations of artists and gardeners. Newport Flower Show highlights include: Opening Night Party Presented by ALEX […]

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2017 Newport Folk Festival Lineup (Updates)

Newport, RI – The Newport Folk Festival has begun its annual tradition of announces who will perform at the 2017 Festival via their unique rolling lineup announcements. The first announcement came on Folk Festival’s Facebook Page on Wednesday morning, when they announced Fleet Foxes would return to Fort Adams on Friday, July 28th. This story will be […]

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Newport Art Museum to host ‘Drinks with Designers’ on June 14th in partnership with DESIGNxRI

The Newport Art Museum has announced the fourth collaboration with DESIGNxRI highlighting the creative work of area designers with “Drinks with Designers”, on Wednesday June 14, 2017 at in the historic N. A. Griswold House. Drinks with Designers spotlights two industry professionals, from two different design disciplines, who present their work and share their inspiration. […]

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St. Mary’s Church “Festival of Pipes” Celebration Will Feature First Public Performance of its Refurbished 1,900-Pipe Organ

The glorious sound of St. Mary’s Church 1,900-pipe organ, the Casavant Op.2463, will be unveiled on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the “Festival of Pipes” celebration, beginning at 2 p.m. The occasion marks the premiere performance of the massive newly refurbished pipe organ for the public. The event includes a lecture-recital by Simone Couture, vice […]

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Newport Art Museum to Host 2017 New England Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition

The Newport Art Museum has announced that they will host the 2017 New England Watercolor Society’s Juried Exhibition. Founded in 1885 as the Boston Watercolor Society, the New England Watercolor Society (or “NEWS”) is one of the oldest watercolor societies in America. Its past members include a roster of influential American artists, such as Childe […]

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This Weekend: 30+ Things To Do Including On The Verge, The Golden Bowl with James Ivory and Shipwrecked Into The Blue

Things are really starting to pick up in and around Newport, the season is here! Mother’s Day is this weekend (hopefully you remembered), Newport Oyster Festival and Salve graduation is next weekend, and then we roll right into Memorial Day weekend. Here’s what’s happening in and around the City this weekend, make the most of it! Friday, […]

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