Thursday, April 5, 2012
A new exhibit at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum will pay tribute to two Hall of Famers who survived the Titanic sinking, Karl Howell Behr and Richard Norris Williams II.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Like many of the R.M.S. Titanic's approximately 2,200 passengers, Americans Karl Howell Behr and Richard Norris Williams II climbed aboard the ill-fated ship in search of their dreams- Behr was chasing love, and Williams striving for an Ivy League education and a successful tennis career. When the grand, "unsinkable" ship struck an iceberg late on April 14, 1912, the two were among the small, fortunate group of just 700 or so survivors. After meeting for the first time aboard the rescue ship R.M.S. Carpathia, neither man took their good fortune for granted, and they achieved great success as two of the best players in the history of tennis. Williams remarkably won the U.S. Nationals Mixed Doubles title just months after the Titanic …
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International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The Festival will feature two-time Grammy award winner Taj Mahal, as well as John Lee Hooker, Jr., Shemekia Copeland, Joanne Shaw Taylor and a fifth act still to be announced.
The Newport Yachting Center event venue and marina continues to offer diverse entertainment on the waterfront with an extended summer of live music. This Thursday, April 5th at 10:00 a.m. tickets go on sale for the debut of the Newport Blues & BBQ Festival happening Saturday, August 18th from Noon to 10:00 p.m. The Festival will feature two-time Grammy award winner Taj Mahal, as well as John Lee Hooker, Jr., Shemekia Copeland, Joanne Shaw Taylor and a fifth act still to be announced. Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 the day of and can be purchased online at www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or by calling the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at (401) 846-1600. There is no reserved seating for the show. Flexible general admission allows …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Polo matches will be played Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Atlantic Beach in Middletown. Please note the location has changed since last year.
Back by popular demand, beach polo returns to the Newport Winter Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26, at 2:30 p.m. at Atlantic Beach in Middletown for an exciting exhibition match of equine polo each day. The event is free and open to the public. Public beach parking is available at no charge. For directions, click here. Call the 24-hour information line at 401-846-0200 for status updates and weather changes. Beach polo, organized by Newport Polo Inc., will feature two teams competing each day in a match composed of four periods of play, seven minutes per period. In between periods, the players change to fresh horses. In total, each match will have duration of about one hour during low tide. Spectators are encouraged to …
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Easton's Beach
175 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The Island Moving Co. presents Mother Goose beginning March 2.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Newport, contemporary ballet company, Island Moving Co., celebrates its Thirtieth Anniversary Season with an Opening Weekend at Rosecliff March 2, 3 & 4th. Artistic Director Miki Ohlsen will premiere Mother Goose at Rosecliff, a lively retelling of the familiar nursery rhymes using movement, live music and the spectacular rooms of Rosecliff to create an interactive and entertaining performance event for children as young as three. Newport actress and educator Lisa Reimer oversees the action and recites the rhymes as Mother Goose. Naseer Ashraf is the minstrel fiddler, leading audience members from scene to scene throughout the mansion with live music. The children will have opportunities for participation and will be invited to meet …
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Island Moving Company
3 Charles St, Newport, RI
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
k.d. Lang will play the Sunset Music Series on Friday, Aug. 17.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The ‘constant craving’ of the Newport Yachting Center’s Newport Waterfront Events and the fans of its concerts will soon be satisfied as four-time Grammy and eight-time Juno award-winner, k.d. lang, has been secured to appear at the 15th Annual Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series on Friday, Aug. 17. Tickets for k.d.lang and her band, The Siss Boom Bang, are $46 for standard seating or $66 for preferred seating and will be available for purchase at 10:00 a.m. this Thursday, Feb. 16. Those interested can purchase and print tickets at home by visiting www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or by calling the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at (401) 846-1600. This headliner announcement is the second in what will be an expanded 2012 Sunset Music…
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Newport Yachting Center
4 Commercial Wharf, Newport, RI
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
The ballet company has marked its 30th anniversary from its establishment in February 1982.
For the past three decades, the Island Moving Company has been making a scene, literally, all around Newport. Established in February, 1982, the classically trained contemporary ballet company has put on several shows a year at their stage on Charles Street and beyond. Artistic Director Miki Ohlsen was one of the moving forces behind the company in its earliest days, when about ten people decided it was time to present new work to the community. The Island Moving Co. had its first performance at the then Newport Art Association. Ohlsen recalled their first performance in February 1982, which had been scheduled in the yet-to-be refurbished Casino Theatre. “The roof fell in and we had to scramble to find a place to perform,” she said. The …
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Island Moving Company
3 Charles St, Newport, RI
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
President of the Senate M. Teresa Paiva Weed works to restore sales tax exemption for vital Rhode Island industry.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
STATE HOUSE, Providence – Legislation has been submitted in the Senate to restore the sales tax exemption on scenic tour and transportation services. Sponsored by Presidentof the Senate M. Teresa Paiva Weed and Senators Louis P. DiPalma, Christopher Scott Ottiano, David E. Bates and Walter S. Felag, Jr., the bipartisan legislation (2012-S-2049)has been referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. The legislation was promised by the Newport delegation – President Paiva Weed and Senator DiPalma – in August following meetings during which members of the tourism industry expressed their concerns that the new tax placed them at a competitivedisadvantage. The senators noted that the $1.1 million provision impacts one of the state’s most …
A look at what's happening in Newport today.
The Salvation Army is holding a free workshop on “Mother’s Organization and Coupon Cutting” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The workshop will address time management, household management, and saving money. There will be light refreshments, free babysitting, door prizes, and a question and answer period. The Newport Art Museum will host Lunch with the Artist at 12 p.m. Richard Tyre will lead a discussion on "Pueblo Indian Pottery: The Significance of Form and Soul." Attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch. Admission is free for museum members and $5 for non-members. Rogers High School will hold a Financial Aid Night for junior and senior college-bound students and their parents at 6 p.m. The Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Salve …
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William S. Rogers High School
15 Wickham Rd, Newport, RI
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The Salvation Army Center for Worship and Service
51 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI
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Edward King House
35 King St, Newport, RI
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City of Newport City Hall
43 Broadway, Newport, RI
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Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
This Friday and Saturday, newportFILM boasts an action-packed weekend of not only film, but food and wine receptions, active post-film discussions and, as always, something for the little ones.
The traffic on the sidewalks have thinned, the days are shorter and weather has cooled off (well, sort of). It’s January and Newporters have set their sights on hibernation and the winter-time hunker-down. newportFILM, however, is giving you a reason to un-batten the hatches, liven up and celebrate your thriving community through a weekend of film. On Friday, January 13th at the Casino Theater, newportFILM will be showing a preview screening of The Island President at 7 p.m., with a wine and food reception to precede it at 6 p.m. This environmental documentary tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives and his heart-felt battle to not only stop, but reverse global warming and the ever-present rising sea-level. The Island …
Saturday, January 7, 2012
The presentation will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m., kicking off the
MLK Community Center’s new Community Forum program.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
When a massive earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, the catastrophe shed light on the small island nation’s already dire situation of poverty. However, a group of three local women and many of their friends viewed the earthquake with the unique perspective of already knowing first-hand how difficult life was prior to the earthquake for the people of Haiti, and what its devastation would mean. On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m., Gail Alofsin and Colleen Hopkins, both of Newport, and Kate Whitney Lucey, of Middletown, will share stories of their personal experiences volunteering in Haiti in a special presentation at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center. The presentation kicks off the Center’s new Community Forum program, a …
Catherine Munson
6:41 pm on Saturday, January 7, 2012
Perhaps a reason to volunteer was the extreme disaster on such an immense scale... a country that was leveled and devastated by the natural disaster without the social services and infrastructure to provide for survivors' vast needs... emergency medical, emergency food, emergency shelter, just to name a few. The volunteers are working on putting systems in place to handle the long term needs for … more ›