Friends of Ballard Park is partnering with Newport Daffodillion to plant 2,000 more daffodil bulbs in Ballard Park. Volunteers are sought to help plant the bulbs on Wednesday, November 11th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Last October volunteers and professional landscapers planted 19,000 bulbs in the quarry meadow of Ballard Park. The bulbs planted […]
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Tracy Jonsson from Newport Art House Will Speak at November’s ‘Arts Around The Fire’
The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County presents its networking event, Arts Around the Fire Tuesday, November 17th from 6-8pm at Salvation Café’s Post & Beam room at 140 Broadway in Newport. Arts Around the Fire is an opportunity for artists, writers, performers and arts patrons to chat with colleagues about events and accomplishments in […]
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Oyster Sommelier and Expert Julie Qiu of In A Half Shell to Host Oyster Tasting at Hotel Viking on November 7
Photo/Flyer by Marial Maher/Visual Manor Hotel Viking invites bivalve fans to slurp Rhode Island’s freshest oysters paired with sumptuous spirits in a special “Oysters Explorers” gathering hosted by oyster sommelier and bloggerJulie Qiu of In A Half Shell. Julie Qiu an internationally-recognized oyster sommelier and blogger in search of the world’s most exceptional oysters and […]
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Ten Best Things To Do This Week in Newport | November 2 – 6
The first week of November is here and there’s no sign of the fun activities, events and things to do slowing down! Here’s the best of what’s up this week in and around Newport, RI…. Listings: Where to Find Live Music & Entertainment This Week in Newport, RI 1 – Mermaid Masterpieces Sunset Dune November […]
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Jane Pickens Theater Will Host 25th Anniversary Special Screening of ‘Home Alone’
Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center will host a very special 25th Anniversary screening of the 1990 holiday classic Home Alone on Tuesday, December 22nd at 7pm. When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters […]
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Common Fence Music Will Host Concert at Channing Church on November 7
Photo via Channing Memorial Church Facebook Page Common Fence Music presents culturally relevant but underplayed folk, roots & world music concerts & educational workshops. Most performances hosted by Common Fence Music are held at CFPIA Community Hall in Portsmouth but on Saturday, November 7th they will take their show to Channing Memorial Church in Newport […]
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Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs Will Present ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet’ at Jamestown Arts Center
Photo: Romeo & Juliet via wikimedia The Jamestown Arts Center, located at 18 Valley Street in Jamestown, has announced the continuation of their partnership with the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs with a fourth annual presentation of two Shakespeare plays. This season the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs presents The Tempest, directed by Kyle Vincent Terry and Romeo & […]
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Newport County Chamber of Commerce Set to Host Black, White and Gilded Event at Rosecliff
The Newport County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Annual Cocktail Celebration & Silent Auction on Friday, November 13, 2015 and cordially invites it’s Chamber members and the public to their Black, White and Gilded event. The event will be held at the astounding Rosecliff Mansion located on Bellevue Avenue from seven to ten […]
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Prepare to Celebrate These “Holidays” in Newport This November
Photo: Nachos at Brick Alley Pub We hear about them all the time, seems like there’s about a dozen “holidays” for just about every day of the year! The What’sUpNewp Crew has curated what holidays you should actually look forward celebrating this month, many of them give you the opportunity to indulge in something we […]
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The 20 Best Things To Do In and Around Newport This November
Photo: Illuminated Boat Parade via Bowen’s Wharf Where o’ where has the year gone? While curating this list of the best things that will be happening in November in and around Newport, RI it hit us hard that Christmas is just around the corner! Actually, many Christmas and holiday activities get underway at some point […]
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Newport Polo is at Forefront of Introducing the 3,000 Year-Old Sport to New Players
Newport Polo, reputed as a leading instructional polo program by the United States Polo Association (USPA), offers weekly Group Lessons in Autumn – December, with open enrollment for newcomers to start anytime. Lesson fee is $65 for 1 hour of instruction and scrimmage in the arena, including use of polo horses, polo mallets and safety […]
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Your Ultimate Newport Halloween Party Guide
This Halloween promises plenty of spooktacular events and parties at some of the area’s favorite places for you to enjoy. Looking for what’s happening in Newport in 2016? Visit here – https://whatsupnewp.com/top-halloween-events-parties-happening-newport-oct-28-31/ 1 – 7 Spooky Things to do in Newport This October 2 – The Best Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes and Hayrides to Visit […]
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Best Things To Do in Newport on Halloween Weekend
Happy Halloween Weekend! There’s plenty of great reasons to get out in Newport (with or without a costume) this weekend, here’s what’s happening for events, activities and things to do! Still don’t have plans for Halloween? Scroll down for some great ideas or check out our Halloween Party Guide! Here’s where to find live music […]
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Prepare To Laugh Out Loud With Live Improv Comedy This Halloween Weekend
The Bit Players, Rhode Island’s most award-winning comedy troupe, will hit the stage five times this Halloween weekend with their hilarious improv comedy show full of larger than life characters, hysterical musical numbers, and the quickest wit you’ll ever see. The Bit Players will host Family Friendly Freaky Funnies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, their […]
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Host Your Own Laser Tag Battle at Fort Adams This Fall
After successfully hosting Laser Tag Battles at Fort Adams during Fortress of Nightmares, Fort Adams Trust has announced that they will continue to host laser tag battles until November 22nd for private parties, corporate retreats and children’s birthday parties. Using innovative technology supplied by E-Combat, taggers can point and shoot a harmless laser at their opponent and […]
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Best Things to do This Week in Newport | October 26 – 29
Photo by Morgan Macia/Macia Photography The last week of October is already here, where did our beloved fall go? Anyway, Halloween is right around the corner and things are really getting spooky around The City By The Sea! Here’s what’s happening, new and to do this week in and around Newport… 1 – Esporao Wine […]
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Final day of Fortress Of Nightmares at Fort Adams is Here
Fortress of Nightmares returns to Fort Adams in October for its eighth season in a row. Fortress of Nightmares is a haunted attraction featuring Tunnels of Terror, Zombie Hunter Challenge (Laser Tag), the Haunted Officer’s Quarters Ghost Hunt (previously explored by the TAPS Team from the television show Ghost Hunters), a Killer Film Fest, a […]
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5 Best Things To Do In And Around Newport This Weekend | October 23 – 25
Photo by Marial Maher/Visual Manor It’s official, now that Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival and International Oktoberfest is behind us we’re all feeling that fall is now officially here! Discover the best activities, events and things to do in and around Newport this weekend. Click Here For -> Where To Go For Live Music & Entertainment […]
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7 Spooky Things to do in Newport This October
As the end of October approaches in Newport a spooky wind sweeps in and strange things begin to go bump in the night. Here’s all that’s happening in Newport in October that is spooky, frightful, terror-filled and spooktacular… 1 – Olde Town Ghost Walk Tours depart nightly at 8 p.m. Ghost Tours of Newport will take […]
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5 Reasons to Visit Fort Adams This Fall
Fort Adams, a National Historic Landmark and the largest coastal fortress in North America, is a place that all locals and tourists should visit as often as possible. The Fort Adams Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the programming, preservation and restoration of this “Priority I” Threatened Landmark. The Trust has partnered with the State […]
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Preparations are Underway for Christmas at the Newport Mansions
Christmas at the Newport Mansions is just one month away, and preparations are well underway to dress The Breakers (1895), The Elms (1901) and Marble House (1892) in their holiday finery. Beginning November 21, 2015 and running through January 3, 2016, guests are invited to join The Preservation Society of Newport County to create holiday […]
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Newport Art Museum’s Faculty & Student Holiday Art Sale to Feature Local Artists & Return of the Museum Gift Shop
The Newport Art Museum will host its annual Faculty and Student Holiday Arts Sale, Friday, November 27, 12 – 4pm and Saturday, November 28, 10am – 4pm, in the Museum’s Griswold House at 76 Bellevue Avenue. Shoppers can purchase unique holiday gifts, while supporting local artists and arts education. Items include ceramic tableware and ornaments, quilts, […]
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Life is Good Founders Will Visit Newport During First-Ever ‘Nationwide Optimism Tour’
Life is Good Founders are hitting the road on their first-ever Nationwide Optimism Tour and they’re coming to Newport. The tour will bring the owners of the optimistic lifestyle brand to the Life Is Good Newport Store, one of the very first stores to carry Life is Good, on November 6th from 5 p.m. to […]
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Newport Art Museum’s Coleman Center Now Enrolling for Holiday Workshops
The Newport Art Museum‘s art school, the Coleman Center for Creative Studies, is now enrolling students for holiday themed workshops in ceramics, calligraphy and painting. The workshops, geared toward beginners but open to all levels, are designed to give students an opportunity to learn a new art making skill while creating holiday gifts. Those interested in ceramics can take Handmade Holiday with Charlene […]
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5 Best Things To Do In and Around Newport This Week
Photo by Marial Maher/Visual Manor Hard to believe it’s almost November, where has the year gone? Don’t let the cooler temps fool you, plenty of great things still to do in and around Newport! Check out our list below to discover the best events, activities and things to do this week in and around Newport, […]