{Photo: BEST IN SHOW – Joan Hall | Global Warming/Algae Bloom} The Newport Art Museum has announced the winners of the 2016 Newport Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition. One of the Museum’s most anticipated annual events, this exhibition highlights top talent from the region, bringing together an eclectic mix of art sourced from Rhode Island and beyond. Entries […]
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PODCAST: Interview with Mark Gorman of The Playboys
Thursday’s edition of “The Open Forum with Ryan Belmore” on 1540 AM WADK Newport featured a great conversation about live music with Mark Gorman, a local musician and writer. Mark and I discussed the area’s live music scene, world-class musicians you shouldn’t miss, how to get kids actively involved in music and much more. 12:30pm […]
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Jane Pickens Theater Will Host Screening of Sleepless in Seattle on Valentine’s Day
Jane Pickens Theater and Events Center is planning a very special nostalgic and romantic evening with a screening of Sleepless In Seattle on Valentine’s Day. A screening of the 1993 romantic drama film will be shown at 7:00pm and tickets for this special Valentine’s Day screening are just $15. The $15 includes the “Sleepless Valentines Package”, this […]
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Ray LaMontagne Will Play 2016 Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival has announced that singer-songwriter, Ray LaMontagne, will perform at their 2016 festival at Fort Adams State Park. LaMontagne, scheduled to perform on Friday, July 22nd, is the first artist to be announced for the 2016 lineup. Ten years ago LaMontagne released his first album, TROUBLE, the gold-certified start to a fiercely ambitious, […]
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The Newport String Project Will Present “Dvorak in America” at Ochre Court
On January 31st at 3pm, the Newport String Project will bring a program of works for strings by Czech master Antonin Dvorak to the beautiful surrounds of Ochre Court at Salve Regina University. Violinists and Newport String Project directors EmmaLee and Ealain The centerpiece of the concert is Dvorak’s String Quartet in F Major op.96, […]
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Newport Folk Festival Rolls Out Fan-To-Fan Ticket Exchange
Back in December after seeing tickets quickly go up on 3rd party sites just minutes after tickets went on sale, Newport Folk Festival announced that they would be exploring the possibility of a direct fan to fan way of selling and exchanging tickets. Related Post: Newport Folk Festival and Scalping: Here’s What You All Need To […]
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The Slambovian Circus of Dreams Will Perform at Channing Memorial Church
Photo by Tom Moore Common Fence Music at Channing Church will present The Slambovian Circus of Dreams on St. Valentine’s Eve, Saturday, February 13 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The band is a Common Fence Music favorite and returns for a fifth visit on this night for lovers of all ages. The performance will take place in […]
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The Wild Ponies Performance at Common Fence Music Has Been Postponed
The Wild Ponies performance originally schedule at Common Fence Music, 933 Anthony Road for February 6, 2016 at 8 pm has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Doug and Telisha Williams, Virginia alternate-country singer songwriters appeared at Common Fence Music in April 2012 and were enthusiastically received. They have since added a bass player and now appear […]
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Island Moving Company Will Open Their 34th Season at Rosecliff on February 26th
ISLAND MOVING CO. OPENS ITS 34th SEASON AT NEWPORT’S ROSECLIFF MANSION Island Moving Co., Newport’s contemporary ballet company, opens its 34th season with an Opening Weekend at Newport’s most romantic mansion, Rosecliff, February 26, 27 & 28, 2016. The Company restages its popular ballet for the very young, Mother Goose, at four matinees; and presents two evenings of […]
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Newport Art Museum Will Welcome Four New Exhibitions This Winter
The Newport Art Museum will welcome four new exhibitions to its galleries this winter, including two solo artists, one group show, and an exhibition of recent Museum acquisitions. Mary Dondero: Small Points in Time, Jason E. Smith: Outer Myths, Paintings: Recent Acquisitions, and the Newport Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition will be on view this winter and celebrated during an opening […]
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George Wein Announces Entire Lineup For 2016 Newport Jazz Festival
With last year’s highly-celebrated festival behind him, George Wein, Festival producer and chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, today announced the lineup for the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which will again take place in Newport, RI, July 29 – 31 at historic Fort Adams State Park and the […]
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2016 Newport Jazz Festival Rolling Lineup Announcements
The Newport Festivals Foundation continues to slowly roll out the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival lineup. This year’s event will take place from July 29-31 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. $59 Flex Tickets are currently on sale and can be used for General Admission to concerts at Fort […]
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Newport-Area Residents Get First Chance to Buy Tickets For Newport Jazz Festival Opening Night
Be among the first to get tickets to one of the city’s most popular summer social events when Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ offers area residents a 24-hour head start to purchase tickets for the Friday night concert of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management and the annual pre-concert cocktail party on the Horseshoe […]
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Call All Artists: RIPTA Launches Bus Pass Design Contest For Its 50th Anniversary
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) today announced a call for art in honor of its 50th Anniversary. RIPTA is inviting the public to submit vibrant, eye-catching, unique designs for a bus pass that will celebrate the Authority’s 50 years of public transportation in Rhode Island. “Creating a design contest for a commemorative pass […]
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Newport Jazz Festival Announces First Dozen of 2016 Acts
Over the last few weeks the Newport Jazz Festival has slowly been announcing who will take the stage on July 29-31 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. As of Wednesday, January 6th Newport Jazz Festival has announced at least 12 different acts that will perform at the 62nd edition […]
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Bands From Rogers High School and Thompson Middle School Will Make National TV Debut Tonight
RHS/TMS School Bands make national TV debut tonight! 7:00 pm Game URI vs Richmond on Cox Cable 134 or 1134HD The Rogers High School Band and Thompson Middle School Band will be the guest Band for the Nationally Televised URI Men’s Basketball Game vs. Richmond University tonight at 7:00 at the Ryan Center. The game […]
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Fundraiser Will be Held To Support AOH Pipes and Drums Band’s Upcoming Trip to Dublin, Ireland
Support the AOH PIPES & DRUMS BAND and their upcoming trip to Dublin, Ireland to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of 1916 Easter Rising. Join the AOH Mens Singers and the AOH Pipe and Drum Band at Newport’s Hibernian Hall on Saturday, January 9th for an evening of celebration of Irish Culture, music and poetry to support the AOH Pipes & […]
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Common Fence Music Set to Host Fiddlers and Fishermen on January 23rd
Common Fence Music presents A Gathering of Fiddlers and Fishermen #17 with Master of Ceremonies Ilana Katz on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. The Irish Session begins when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Stage performances begin by 7:20 p.m. The performance will take place at the Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth, R.I. This […]
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Onne van der Wal Set To Speak About His Experiences at Newport Art Museum
The Newport Art Museum welcomes Onne van der Wal, marine photographer and sailor, for the second lecture in the Newport Art Museum’s 88th annual Winter Speaker Series on Saturday, January 16 at 2pm in the Museum’s Griswold House at 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Van der Wal will speak on his experiences documenting the ocean while sailing around the world and will […]
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newportFILM Will Screen The Champions, Documentary About Michael Vick’s Pitbulls
newportFILM, in partnership with Potter League For Animals, Handsome Dan’s Rescue & Best Friends Animal Society, will screen The Champions at 6pm on Thursday, January 14th at the Casino Theater. The Champions is an inspirational story about the pitbulls rescued from the brutal fighting ring of Atlanta Falcon’s star quarterback Michael Vick, and those who […]
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VIDEO: Newport Jazz Festival Featured in January 3rd 60 Minutes Story About Joey Alexander
“Joey Alexander plays jazz like a veteran of decades, but he’s just 12 years old.” Anderson Cooper reports on the jazz prodigy for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Joey Alexander is the youngest person ever to be invited to play the legendary Newport Jazz Festival. In 2015, he performed twice at Fort Adams – once on the […]
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Newport Jazz Festival Favorite Natalie Cole Has Passed Away
VIDEO: Watch Her 1986 Newport Jazz Festival Performance Singer Natalie Cole died on December 31st, 2015 at the age of 65 according to her publicist. Natalie Maria Cole was an American singer, songwriter, and performer. The daughter of Nat King Cole, Natalie rose to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits […]
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SUNDAY GALLERY SUNDAY, a New Monthly Gallery Day, Will be Unveiled This Sunday
SUNDAY GALLERY SUNDAY was realized amongst a group of like-minded gallery owners and operators in Newport after attending several opening receptions and arts-oriented gatherings together in the fall of 2015. The creators of this new event series will bring artists, artisans and art enthusiasts together while infusing the community with art, art viewing and education […]
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Darrell West Will Kick Off 88th Annual Winter Speaker Series at Newport Art Museum
Newport Art Museum Welcomes First Winter Speaker Darrell West on January Darrell West, a former Brown University Professor and author of 20 books, will kick off the Newport Art Museum‘s 88th annual Winter Speaker Series on Saturday, January 9 at 2pm in the Museum’s Griswold House at 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. In keeping with tradition, […]
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PODCAST: Discussion About the Upcoming State Mandated Changes at the Maher Garden Center
The Maher Garden Center in Middletown, operated by the John L. Maher Center, will be closing temporarily at the end of 2015 for their seasonal closing.When it re-opens in the spring, it will have a whole new feel to it as far as operations and the people who work there. The 17 employees with disabilities […]