Saturday, Dec. 21
Holiday History Stroll
Follow a guide in colonial costume and learn about winter holiday traditions during the colonial era. $12 per person, reservations suggested. Departs from the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street. 401-841-8770
Hoppy Holidays!
Save the date and spend some holiday fun at Newport Storm Microbrewery, 293 JT Connell Road Newport. Head by any time between 12-5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21 for our Hoppy Holidays open house!
A Conversation with Lt Col. Karen Pinch
Newport Public Library will welcome Lt. Col. Karen D. Pinch, the highest ranking woman in the RI State Police for an informal conversation about women in law enforcement and her own career. The conversation begins at 2 p.m. in the library's Program Room, lower level and the public is welcome.
UnDecked Halls
UnDecked Halls offers visitors a behind-the-scenes tour of the first floor of Rough Point, an English Manorial style mansion owned by Doris Duke. The tour provides an authentic view inside a Newport mansion in winter- shrouded and shuttered- when Miss Duke was in Hawaii. Visitors will experience the quiet house, learn about winter caretaking traditions, and get a rare glimpse into Miss Duke's tropical Hawaiian holiday. A highlight of the tour will be refreshments in the decorated staff wing, an area of the home not ordinarily open to the public.Tours offered every half hour from 10am to noon on Saturdays, December 7, 14, 21, 28 and Friday, December 27.
Sunday, Dec. 22
Candlelight Lessons & Carols Service
A candlelight service of Lessons & Carols will be offered at Saint John the Evangelist Church, corner of Washington and Willow streets in Newport, at 6:30 p.m.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
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