FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Raycom-Legacy Content Company, in partnership with Mattel, Inc., announced today that Gillette Stadium will host the popular Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru from March 19 through April 18, 2021. This must-see, kid-focused event allows families to enjoy the thrill of the larger-than-life showcase of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks and legendary vehicles from the comfort […]
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Newport Mansions announce 2021 schedule; Marble House to open, Breakers to close March 1
Source: The Preservation Society of Newport County Starting March 1, The Preservation Society of Newport County will close The Breakers for three months and reopen Marble House to visitors for the first time in nearly a year. Marble House will be the only Preservation Society property open until April 16, when Green Animals Topiary Garden […]
NPAC presents Classical Guitarist Victor Main in free online performance
The Newport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) continues its free online music series with a performance by classical guitarist Victor Main this Wednesday, February 24 at 8 p.m. Main is an award-winning classical guitarist, composer, and educator based in Cranston, Rhode Island. Victor is the guitarist in residence at Pumphouse Music Works in Peace Dale, and […]
What’s Up in Newport County this week: Feb. 22 – 28
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County this week, February 22 – 28. Have something you’d like to see included here? Email Ryan@whatsupnewp.com. This story will be updated as we’re made aware of additional events and meetings, check back often for updates. Monday, February 22 Things To Do Nothing […]
Common Fence Music will present William Cepeda, Innovator, Composer, Jazz Trombonist, Producer, and Educator on March 14
Common Fence Music will present William Cepeda, cultural icon of Puerto Rico, four time Grammy Nominee, and composer, in a Facebook Live concert on Sunday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Cepeda is a member of the world renowned Cepeda family, and one of Puerto Rico’s most distinguished Afro-Puerto Rican folkloric. The event is free, and […]
What’s Up in Newport County this weekend: Feb. 19 – 21
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this weekend. Friday, February 19 Things To Do 10 am to 5 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Winter Sale Days JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room MinariLapsisMuseum TownThe Salt of Tears City & Government 2 pm – Newport Board of Tax Appeals Live on WUN (watch […]
Newport Historical Society’s March Walking Tours will explore Newport’s early history
Explore the heart of historic Newport and learn about the city’s rich history on a Saturday walking tour. Newport History Tours, the Newport Historical Society’s walking tour program, will offer tours presented by an expert tour guide. The schedule is as follows: Saturday March 6, 2021 at 1pm: Home to craftsmen, merchants, religious dissenters and […]
Common Fence Music and Creative Communities Collaborative to host ‘An Introduction to African-Inspired Chair Dancing and Drumming’
Source: Common Fence Music An Introduction to African-Inspired Chair Dancing and Drumming is a free offering and open to seniors, the adult disabled, those recovering from an ailment, or those just wanting to stretch and participate in an engaging cultural journey. Class size will be limited to 25 individuals on a first-come, first-served basis. The […]
Newport Music Festival to return July 4 – 20
Classical music will return to Newport this July! Newport Musical Festival’s newly appointed executive director Gillian Friedman Fox announced today during a live virtual video conversation that the 2021 Music Festival will be happening in July! In accordance with state and local guidelines, Newport Music Festival will host seventeen outdoor converts with limited total capacity […]
Island Moving Company launches news series of streaming and on-demand performances
Island Moving Company (IMC), Newport’s classically trained contemporary ballet company, announces performance dates and tickets on sale for its spring repertory production of TOGETHER IN THIS DREAM- Dancing Through the Digital Divide. Live streaming performances are scheduled for March 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm, and recorded encore performances will be made available through On Demand […]
CCRI Professor examines digital communication during COVID-19 Pandemic through art exhibit at Newport Art Museum
Community College of Rhode Island Adjunct Art Professor Brian O’Malley is exploring the world’s reliance on digital communication during the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on our relationships through a unique multimedia exhibit at the Newport Art Museum. Digital Breath: Video and Sound Art in the Age of Global Connectivity is on display from now through […]
What’s Up in Newport County This Week: Feb. 15 – 21
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this week and weekend. Monday, February 15 Things To Do 10 am to 5 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Winter Sale Days JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room M.C. Escher Journey To InfinityIdentifying FeaturesA Glitch In The MatrixTwo Of UsMinariLapsisMuseum TownThe Salt of Tears City […]
What’s Up in Newport County this weekend: Feb. 12 – 14
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do this weekend in Newport County. This list will be updated as new events and meeting are announced, so be sure to check back often for updates. Have something that you’d like to see included here? Email Ryan@whatsupnewp.com. Friday, February 12 Things To Do 10 am to 5 […]
Newport Art Museum to host Funda Story Camp with the RI Black Storytellers
This February vacation, the Newport Art Museum has partnered with the Rhode Island Black Storytellers to incorporate storytelling inspired by artworks in the Museum’s permanent collection into their first online Funda Story Camp! This event will take place virtually on Zoom every day during vacation week: Monday, February 15, 2021 – Friday, February 19, 2021, 10 -11 am EST.According to […]
Newport Art Museum to host a Chinese Brush Painting Workshop with Yuemei Zhang
The Newport Art Museum is inviting the public to join themfor a live 2-hour workshop n the art of Chinese brush painting with accomplished artist and educator, Yuemei Zhang. The event will take place virtually on Zoom on February 26, 2021, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm EST. Ms. Zhang will explain the traditional materials used, the elements of composition and […]
“Love is in the Air” Valentine’s Day at PPAC – Virtual Concert with Peter Krasinski
Providence, RI –The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce that their FREE virtual Mighty Wurlitzer concert series with PPAC House Organist Peter Edwin Krasinski continues this Valentine’s Day with “Love is in the Air!” This concert can be viewed via PPAC’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcUTL6FiyJI Mr. Krasinski’s Valentine’s Day concert includes selections […]
Hidden Newport: Newport String Project brings virtual concert series to Newport Congregational Church
The Newport String Project has announced details for their third virtual concert in their new series Hidden Newport. This performance, premiering on February 28th at 2pm on YouTube, features the Newport Congregational Church, the only surviving comprehensive architectural interior by the renowned American artist John La Farge, who was inspired by geometric patterns of Byzantine, Moorish and Persian […]
What’s Up in Newport County this week: Feb. 8 – 14
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do this week and weekend in Newport County. This list will be updated as new events and meeting are announced, so be sure to check back often for updates. Have something that you’d like to see included here? Email Ryan@whatsupnewp.com. Monday, February 8 Agenda: Portsmouth Town Council February […]
Valentine’s Day Musings – How to Celebrate in a Pandemic
So. Not sure if I’m one hundred percent the right person to go to for Valentine’s Day advice. It’s not that I don’t like Valentine’s Day (I do, I think!) I just haven’t really celebrated it in a traditional sense. This is due to a few things. 1. I’m chronically unlucky in love. I like […]
What’s Up in Newport County this weekend: Feb. 5 – 7
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County this weekend, Friday, February 5 – Sunday, February 7. Friday, February 5 Arts Emerson to Screen Documentary “Down a Dark Stairwell” Feb 5-7 Things To Do 3:30 pm – Arts & Crafternoon at Island Art Spot JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room Some […]
What’s Up in Newport County this week: Feb 1 – 7
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this week. Monday, February 1 Lottery for dinghy and kayak rack spaces in Newport will open on February 1 Things To Do Nothing scheduled. JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room Rock CampSome Kind Of HeavenIdentifying FeaturesThe Salt Of Tears City & Government 9 […]
What’s Up in Newport County this weekend: Jan. 29 – 31
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do this last weekend of January in Newport County. Know of an event or a meeting that we haven’t included here? Let us know, email ryan@whatsupnewp.com. We update this story often throughout the week as we are notified about new events and meetings, check back often. Friday, January […]
Rhode Island PBS revisits four hard-hitting selections from ‘Story in the Public Square’
SOURCE: Story In The Public Square Storytelling has the ability to touch listeners and viewers in a way that the cold hard facts of exposition never can. Hosted by Jim Ludes, Executive Director of the Pell Center at Salve Regina University, and G. Wayne Miller, senior staff writer at The Providence Journal, and produced in association with Rhode Island PBS, Story […]
Museum of Newport Irish History announces next talk in its 19th Annual Lecture Series
The Museum of Newport Irish History recently announced the third talk in its 19th Annual Michael F. Crowley Lecture Series, to be presented virtually via Zoom, on Wednesday, February 10 at 6:00 p.m. Guest speaker, Erik J. Chaput, PhD, will present a talk entitled: “Politics, Bigotry and Nativism: Rhode Island’s Catholic Irish in the 1842 Dorr Rebellion.” According […]
Hidden Newport: Newport String Project to host the second concert in their virtual series at the Belmont Chapel
The Newport String Project will present the second concert in their series Hidden Newport, showcasing some of Newport’s most beautiful and unusual locations through virtual chamber music concerts. This performance, premiering on February 7th at 2 pm on YouTube, spotlights the Belmont Chapel, situated in the heart of the Island Cemetery. While its Gothic profile is a familiar […]