People’s Credit Union’s Children’s Halloween Dance Party & Costume Contest will be held on Saturday, October 15th at Ballard Park. DJ Butch (well known for his BIG BIG BIG Halloween party) will spin spooky tunes children can dance to from 1 to 3 pm. At 2 pm, children will be invited to line up for a costume parade […]
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Fortress of Nightmares returns to Fort Adams this month with new attractions
Fortress of Nightmares returns to Fort Adams this month for its thirteenth season in a row with new adventures and attractions. Fortress of Nightmares is the largest and last of the season fundraiser for the year that benefits the Fort Adams Trust. The haunted attraction features: “Tunnels of Terror, Mayhem in Three-D and Paranormal 360.” “Tunnels […]
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Newport Art Museum to present artist talk and book signing with Christopher W. Benson
The Newport Art Museum will host an Artist Talk & Book Signing with exhibiting artist Christopher W. Benson on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at 3 pm. The talk will take place in the Museum’s Cushing Building, where Benson’s exhibition, “Pictures & Windows: The Paintings of Christopher W. Benson from 1975 to 2017,” is currently on view. A book of […]
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Chuck Mosley brings the ‘Reintroduce Yourself World Tour’ to Providence on October 3rd
Chuck Mosley has always been a sort of creative enigma. He was the original lead singer of experimental hard rock act Faith No More during the ‘80s where he brought a mix of rapping and punk rock grit during a time where no one was attempting to do so. After he left, he was the […]
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Newport Music Festival’s 2017-18 Chamber Music Series kicks off on October 27th
The Newport Music Festival’s 2017-18 Chamber Music Series opens October 27 at the Newport Art Museum at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Euclid Quartet. The four-concert series begins in anticipation of the Newport Music Festival’s 50th-anniversary summer festival (July 4-22, 2018). The Chamber Music Series will feature award-winning guest artists and Newport Music Festival’s internationally renowned resident artists. On March 24 the series presents […]
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Live music and entertainment listings: Oct. 2 – 6
A look at where to find live music, comedy, movies, karaoke and more this week. Monday, October 2nd 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater6 pm to 9 pm – Julio Amaro at Perro Salado7 pm to 10 pm – The Groove Merchants at Fifth Element7:30 pm – Columbus at Jane Pickens Theater9 pm – Yacht […]
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20+ things to do this week: Oct. 2 – 6
Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this week. Monday, October 2nd 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater Tuesday, October 3rd 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater 6 pm – 4th Annual Meatball Challenge 2017 […]
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Rogue Island Comedy Festival features TJ Miller, sometimes known as the “Mucinex Man”
So how is it that someone can go from earning a degree in psychology, to becoming the most famous ball of mucus on the planet? Well, that’s been comic TJ Miller’s journey, and it’s one that’s taking him to Newport’s Jane Pickens Theater on Sunday (October 8) as the headliner of this year’s Rogue Island […]
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20+ things to do this weekend: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
Discover what’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this weekend. You Might Also Like – Live music and entertainment listings: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 Friday, September 29th 4 pm – Annual Pumpkin Regatta at Newport Shipyard 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater 4:30 pm – WWI Baseball at Cardines Field […]
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Live music and entertainment listings: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
Discover where to find live music, karaoke, comedy, dancing and entertainment this weekend in and around Newport! YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE –20+ things to do this weekend: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 *Unless otherwise noted, the venue is located in Newport. Friday, September 29 Bowen’s Wharf: Panoramic Steel Drum from 11 am to 2 pmBuskers: Shawn Reilly at 9 […]
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Newport Art Museum to present Newport String Project’s Season Opening Concert
Last year, the Newport Art Museum proudly hosted the Newport String Project’s Season Opening and Season Finale Concerts. The Museum is delighted to welcome them back again for their fifth season at the Season Opening Concert in the galleries of the historic N.A. Griswold House on Sunday, October 1, at2pm. Project directors and violinists, EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks and Ealain McMullin promise […]
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The Alliance Francaise of Newport will present a Harp Concert on October 12th
The Alliance Française of Newport will present a Harp Concert of classical French music favorites featuring acclaimed area harpist, Arilyn Mitchell, on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at The Redwood Library. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. The Concert is from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public and is free for […]
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Live music and entertainment listings: Sept. 25 – 29
A look at where to find live music, comedy, movies, karaoke and more this week. Monday, September 25 5 pm – Menashe at Jane Pickens Theater6 pm to 9 pm – Julio Amaro at Perro Salado7 pm to 10 pm – The Groove Merchants at Fifth Element7:30 pm – Columbus at Jane Pickens Theater9 pm – Yacht Club Rejects at Midtown Oyster […]
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25+ things to do this weekend: Sept. 22 – 24
Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this first weekend of fall. You Might Also Like – Live music and entertainment listings: Sept. 22 – 24 Friday, September 22nd Island Moving Company’s Open For Dancing 2017 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival 5 pm – Menashe at Jane Pickens Theater 7 pm […]
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Live music and entertainment listings: Sept. 22 – 24
Discover where to find live music, karaoke, comedy, dancing and entertainment this weekend in and around Newport! YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE –25+ things to do this weekend: Sept. 22 – 24 *Unless otherwise noted, the venue is located in Newport. Friday, September 22 Buskers: Pat Cottrell at 9 pmCeltica: Karaoke at 10 pmClarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom […]
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MLK Community Center to host Fall Food Expo
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center has announced that it will be hosting a Fall Food Expo on October 6, 2017. This free event is in partnership with Jamestown Community Farm with funding from an AARP Community Challenge Grant and will be held at the MLK Community Center, 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., […]
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Preservation Society announces free Breakers landscape lecture series
This fall, The Preservation Society of Newport County will present a series of three lectures on “The Evolution of The Breakers Landscape,” sponsored by ALEX AND ANI. Admission to all lectures is free, but advance registration is required, online at www.NewportMansions.org/Learn/Lectures, or by calling 401-847-1851. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 11:00 a.m. Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport Ernest Bowditch: […]
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25+ things to do this week: September 18 – 22
Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport, RI this week. Monday, September 18th 4:45 pm – Maudie at Jane Pickens Theater 6 pm – Alliance For A Livable Newport presents Town and Gown in Newport at O’Hare Academic Center 7:30 pm – Trip To Spain at Jane Pickens Theater Tuesday, September […]
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Naval War College to host World War I period-accurate baseball game between Army-Navy at Cardines Field
The Naval War College has announced that they will host a period-accurate baseball game between Army-Navy on Friday, September 29th at Cardines Field in downtown Newport. The program is designed as “a fun event” with educational programming to mark the centennial of American involvement in World War I, and is being organized in close collaboration […]
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30+ things to do this weekend: September 15 – 17
Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this weekend. Friday, September 15th 10 am to 6 pm – 47th Annual Newport International Boat Show at Newport Yachting Center 10 am to 6 pm – Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational at International Tennis Hall Of Fame 10 am to 8 pm – Newport […]
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Live music and entertainment listings: September 15 – 17
Discover where to find live music, karaoke, comedy, dancing and entertainment this weekend in and around Newport! YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE –30+ things to do this weekend: September 15 – 17 *Unless otherwise noted, the venue is located in Newport. Friday, September 15 Bowen’s Wharf: Panoramic View at 12 pm, Atwater Donnely at 4 pmBuskers: Mike Warner at 9 […]
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Free tours of Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry will be available this weekend for Newport International Boat Show ticket holders
The 200-foot Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will be open for free tours to all Newport International Boat Show ticket holders from 10 am – 6 pm Thursday, Sept. 14 through Saturday, Sept. 16 and from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, Sept.17. She will be berthed at Perry Mill Wharf, next to the Newport Yachting Center in downtown Newport. More than […]
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Friends of Ballad Park will host an evening of star gazing on September 23rd
Friends of Ballard Park will hold a star gazing program in Ballard Park’s quarry meadow on Saturday, September 23rd from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Robert Horton, Manager of Astronomical Laboratories at Brown University, and telescope operator Scott MacNeill of Brown University’s Ladd Observatory will guide event goers through the fall skies. The astronomers will bring their telescopes […]
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25 things to do this week: September 11 – 15
Here’s what’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this week. Monday, September 11th 11 am – Busking at Bowen’s Wharf 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater Tuesday, September 12th 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater Wednesday, September 13th 10 am […]
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Live music and entertainment listings: September 11 – 15
A look at where to find live music, comedy, movies, karaoke and more this week. Monday, September 11 11 am – Busking at Bowen’s Wharf4:30 pm – Brian Scott at The Landing4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater6 pm to 9 pm – Julio Amaro at Perro Salado7 pm to 10 pm – The Groove Merchants […]