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County Convention & Visitor's Bureau Calendar of Events
Check for events at the Inernational Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) and the Museum of Yachting here
Through early July - Now open for Pick Your Own Strawberries
Middletown: 8:30am-7:00pm at Sweet Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell's Lane, Middletown. For more information and their market hours see sweetberryfarmri.com
Portsmouth: 8:00 am - 7:30pm at Quonset View Farm, 895 Middle Rd, Portsmouth. 683-1254 Baskets available or bring your own.
Through Oct. 29 - Middletown & Newport: The Aquidneck Grower's Market
Saturdays 9am to 1pm (June 7- Oct.25 ), 909 East Main Rd (Rte 138) in Middletown. 401-848-0099 AND Wednesdays 2pm to 6pm (June 11 - Oct 29), 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.
The Preservation Society of Newport County kicks off the 2008 season on Saturday, April 5 with the opening of five properties for daily tours—The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms, Marble House and Rosecliff. Kingscote and Green Animals Topiary Garden will open for the season on Tuesday, May 20, and the other Newport Mansions—Chepstow, Hunter House and Isaac Bell House—will open for the season on Saturday, June 21 NewportMansions.org
Through June 29 - Portsmouth: "Portraits & Figures: Here's Looking at You" at the Portsmouth Art Guild
Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from 1-5pm. The opening reception is May 30th from 6-8pm at The Portsmouth Arts Guild Center For The Arts, 2679 East Main Rd, next to St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth, RI. Portraits & Figures: Here's Looking at You
June 14 through Sept.1 - Newport: Guided Walking Tours
Various tours on various days. See the site. Newport History Tours is a collaborative program of The Newport Historical Society and The Newport Restoration Foundation. See Newport the way George Washington experienced it in 1781 with the Newport History Tours. Stroll through exquisitely preserved living neighborhoods; feel transported back to the heyday of this thriving colonial metropolis. 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.
Events, Exhibits and Shows at the Newport Art Museum
The Newport Art Museum is located at 76 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI. See their web site at NewportArtMuseum.org
June 13 – July 31 - PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GUILD MEMBERS SHOW Reception: June 12, 5 – 7 pm (Gallery Night in Newport)
June 7 – August 10 - DORA ATWATER MILLIKIN: GEOMETRY OF PLACE Reception: June 12, 5 – 7 pm (Gallery Night in Newport) Paintings depicting the “unpicturesque” aspect of picturesque places, using flat patterns and contrasting planes of color. Through her art, Millikin asks the question, “Which is more important the object or the environment in which it sits?”
June 13 – September 7 - BOB RIZZO; SHRINES, ICONS AND SPIRITS Reception: June 12, 5 – 7 pm (Gallery Night in Newport) Found object sculpture that reflects the artist’s interest in tribal art, spiritual worship and rituals. Bob Rizzo is the creator and curator of the internationally recognized Convergence International Arts Festival, 1988-2003.
July 9 - PM MUSICAL PICNIC – Navy Band Northeast – Free outdoor concert. “Navy Band Northeast” performs at the Newport Art Museum beginning at 6:30 pm. This 35-piece wind ensemble concert band plays light patriotic selections, classic American and Dixieland tunes. Bring a blanket, lawn chairs and a picnic. This PM Musical Picnic is free for everyone. Weather permitting. Listen to WADK 1540 AM for cancellation notices. Visit www.NewportArtMuseum.org or call (401) 848-8200 for general information. (No advance reservations.) The Newport Art Museum’s 2008 PM Musical Picnic series is sponsored by NewportFed.
July 10 - GALLERY TALK: Painter Dora Atwater Millikin will give an informal gallery talk at the Newport Art Museum beginning at 5:30 pm. This free event is part of Newport Gallery Night. Millikin’s work is featured in “Dora Atwater Millikin: Geometry of Place”, running through August 12.
July 13 – October 13 - RICHARD GROSVENOR: NEWPORT’S MUSE AND MENTOR A collection of works reflecting Richard Grosvenor’s career as a teacher, artist and mentor. The exhibition includes paintings by people with whom Grosvenor studied and artists he mentored. Grosvenor taught painting, architecture and art history at St. George’s School in Middletown, RI for forty years until he retired in 1993. He has been a major force at the Newport Art Museum and Art Association since he first joined the Council in 1954, and has been instrumental in the development of contemporary plein air painting in the Newport region, founding the Museum's popular 'Wet Paint' event in the 1990s. The Museum is honoring the artist with the gala event, "A Summer Soiree Honoring Richard Grosvenor" on Saturday, July 12, 2008.
July 15 - Lunch with the Artist ~ American Folk Art: Especially Pennsylvania Dutch. Richard Tyre hosts this lunch hour discussion - a different artist, period or genre every month. Bring a lunch and meet at the Museum's John Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. Talk begins at noon. Free for Museum members; non-members $5. Join or renew your Newport Art Museum membership at this event and receive a 10% discount on membership dues. (401) 848-8200. www.newportartmuseum.org
Summer Hours at Greenvale Vineyards
Greenvale Vineyards will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday from April 1 through December 31, 2008 for wine tastings and tours. Daily tours of the vineyards are still scheduled for 2 p.m. For further information please call (401)847-3777, or view the web site at Greenvale.com
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