Welcome to What’s Up Newp’s Event Calendar for Newport County!
This community events calendar is brought to you by Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant.
May 2022
Touro Synagogue: Step inside America’s oldest synagogue once again
Touro Synagogue, a National Historic Site, has re-opened for the 2022 Season and will be open 5 days a week in May. Touro Synagogue Foundation is also pleased to announce that the history presentations will once again take place inside the synagogue building, which had been closed for two years, due to covid restrictions. In addition to the award-winning presentations by knowledgeable and engaging guides, visitors may explore two floors of interactive exhibits at the Loeb Visitors Center, and enjoy…
Find out more »Presentation to Showcase Surviving Early American Synagogues
Touro Synagogue Foundation announces the second program of its 2022 Judah Touro Program Series, to be presented virtually, via Zoom, on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker, Mr. Mark W. Gordon, will give a talk titled “Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Showcasing Surviving Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Synagogues in America.” The illustrated lecture is based on Gordon’s 2018 and two prior article from American Jewish History, the journal of the American Jewish Historical Society. His research and urban exploration revealed…
Find out more »