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Newport
County Convention & Visitor's Bureau Calendar of Events
Check for events at the Inernational Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) and the Museum of Yachting here
June through August. Newport: Guided Walking Tours
Various tours on various days. See the site. Step back into Newport's Golden Age with Newport History Tours. Stroll through exquisitely preserved living neighborhoods. Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty, and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport’s diverse people. Tickets can be purchased and most tours will begin at the Museum of Newport History, 127 Thames Street.
through Halloween - Newport: Ghost Tours of Newport
nightly until Sept. 3rd at 8:30pm. Then from sept 4th through halloween we start at 8pm. The ghost walk is a 90 minute walking tour combining dark Newport history and true ghost stories. You will be led by lantern light through shadowy lanes and church burying grounds and discover who still haunts these historic locations. Ghost walks are nightly May 1st through Halloween. Adult tickets are $18, kids 10 and under are $10. Ghost Tours of Newport
June 6 through Oct. 31 - Middletown & Newport: The Aquidneck Grower's Market
Saturdays 9am to 1pm (June 6 - Oct.31 ), 909 East Main Rd (Rte 138) in Middletown (at Newport Vineyards & Winery). 401-848-0099 AND Wednesdays 2pm to 6pm (June 10 - Oct 28), Memorial Boulevard Parkway between Chapel St. & Edgar Court, Newport. For more information on RI's Farmer's Markets check the RI Division of Agriculture/DEM website.
June 18 through Oct. 29 - Middletown: The Island Farmers Market
2pm to 6pm at Aquidneck Grange Hall, 499 East Main Road Middletown
Saturdays, through Sept. - Portsmouth: Newport International Polo Series
Generally a 5pm start Saturdays. Glen Farm is on Rt 138 in Portsmouth. See the web site for more information.
June 25 - August 21 - Newport: Sunset Music Series
at the Newport Yachting Center, America's Cup Blvd. Join us for hot summer nights on the waterfront with live music, featuring a diverse range of national and regional artists. Expect an eclectic mix of blues, rock, folk, country, pop and anything in between! Past entertainers to grace our stage include Ben Folds, Peter Frampton, The Indigo Girls, Joan Jett, Train, Jason Mraz, John Hiatt, Melissa Etheridge, Kenny Rogers, Boz Scaggs and many more. Stay tuned for the additions of more great acts to our Summer 2009 lineup! See the web site for more info
Saturdays through Oct. 31- Portsmouth: Summer Jazz Series at Greenvale Vineyards
The concerts are held in the Tasting Room at Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Road in Portsmouth from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday beginning on May 23 and continuing through the last Saturday in October, October 31. The lineup has been organized by Dick Lupino of Portsmouth
The concert series is held in honor of the late series founder and great musician Matthew Quinn who was born and raised in Newport. He called the series Jazz Tastings.
DATE SINGER or INST. PIANO or GUITAR BASS
Jun 6 Dennis Cook, sax Jordan Nunes Dick Lupino - L
Jun 13 Karen Frisk Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Jun 20 Jody Ebling Mike Renzi - L Dave Landoni
Jun 27 Daryl Sherman Mike Renzi - L Tom Pasquerelli
July 4 Ruthie Ristich Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
July 11 Sisters of Swing -L Brad Hatfield, piano
July 18 Jim Porcella Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
July 25 Jeff Fountain, drums Yvonne Monnett Dick Lupino - L
Aug 1 Marlene Ver Planck Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Aug 8 Marcelle Gauvin Kent Hewitt Dick Lupino - L
Aug 15 Ida Zecco Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Aug 22 Angela Bacari Mac Chrupcala Dick Lupino - L
Aug 29 Tish Adams Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Sep 5 Annette Sanders Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Sep 12 Pat Loncar Diamond Centofanti Dick Lupino - L
Sep 19 Lori Colombo Paul Schmeling Dick Lupino - L
Sep 26 Bonnie Mann Mac Chrupcala Dick Lupino - L
Oct 3 Deb Larkin, Jeff Stout-trumpet, Paul Schmeling Dick Lupino - L
Oct 10 Nicholas King Mac Chrupcala Dick Lupino - L
Oct 17 Ethel Lee Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Oct 24 Amanda Carr Mike Renzi Dick Lupino - L
Oct 31 Carl Hosbond Jordan Nunes Dick Lupino - L
*** L = Leader
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