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Through March 15 - Portsmouth: Little League Registration Check the Portsmouth Little League web site for more information, and online registration. The only Walk-In Registration is March 1st at Aquidneck Island Christian Academy (9am - 12pm)
Through March 30 - Portsmouth: "Members All Media Exhibition" at the Portsmouth Art Guild Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from 1-5pm. The opening reception is Sunday Mar. 2 from 2-4pm at The Portsmouth Arts Guild Center For The Arts, 2679 East Main Rd, next to St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth, RI.
The artwork for the Portsmouth Arts Guild's "Members All Media Exhibition" will be drawn from the studios of the Arts Guild membership of more than 160 artists from Aquidneck Island and surrounding towns. Free and open to the public. Plus there are ongoing displays of work by: Wanda Perkowska Coderre, Libby Gilpatric, Anne Winthrop Cordin, Jerry Landay, Lenny Rumpler, Rita Heymann, John Tolley, Carol Gates, John Foraste, Carol Lynn Hall, Nancy Isherwood, Tim Reilly, Toni Petersen, Sue Moreira, Barbara Ney, Laura Collins, Bob Doyle, Martha MacNaught and Mary Ann Martin.
March 1 - Portsmouth: Common Fence Music Series See The Wiyos, 8pm (doors open at 7pm) at the Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Rd. For more information and reservations click here
Through March 2 - Newport: "Mafia on Prozac" at the Firehouse Theater Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00p.m.; Sundays at 4:00 p.m. at the Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, Newport. Mafia on Prozac by RI's own Edward Allan Baker followed by Newport's Comedy Improv Troupe The Bit Players.
Mafia on Prozac, a one-act comedy written by Rhode Island native Edward Allan Baker, presents a humorous dilemma for two veteran mob hit men who analyze the implications of their professional activities while on a contract. Should they push their victim, concealed in burlap sack throughmost of the play, over the edge of a Galilee pier? Or, acting on the advice in a dream inspired by Al Capone, should they free the victim and suffer the consequences? Maybe The Sopranos hire a professional psychiatrist, but these guys self medicate. All seats $20 Mention OnAquidneck.com to get $5 off on up to six seats. For reservations call 401-849-FIRE (3473). The Firehouse Theater is BYOB.
March 7 - 30 - Newport: Two Celtic One Act Comedies at the Firehouse Theater Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00p.m.; Sundays at 4:00 p.m. at the Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, Newport.
Slainte: IN THE BAR A tourist trap with a Celtic twist,
My First Confession: IN THE CHURCH The sins of a 7-year old lad. All seats $20 Mention OnAquidneck.com to get $5 off on up to six seats. For reservations call 401-849-FIRE (3473). The Firehouse Theater is BYOB.
March 10 - Portsmouth: Portsmouth Community Theater Open House 7:00 p.m. at the Aquidneck Island Christian Academy, 321 East Main Rd. The Portsmouth Community Theater (PCT) is holding an open house. Come for coffee and gourmet desserts while you look at zany memorabilia and share your interests and talents. The group will display props, posters and costumes from their history of productions. PCT members will be on hand to answer questions and membership applications will be available.
March 11 - Newport: Lunch with the Artist - Topic on Mary Cassatt: "Her Mothers and Children Are Not What You Think" at the Newport Art Museum at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport. The informal noontime discussion will be facilitated by Richard Tyre and is free for Museum members, with a $3 charge for non-members.
Participants may bring bag lunches. For more information about this and other Newport Art Museum programs, call the Museum at (401) 848-8200 or go to www.newportartmuseum.org.
March 12 - Middletown: Composting Program & How To Workshop 6:00 - 8:00p.m. in the cafeteria of the Gaudet Middle School, 1113 Aquidneck Ave. URI's Outreach Center's Master Composter & Recycler Program is offering several free workshops that will give you all the basic information needed to start and maintain a compost bin. The lecture/workshop is roughly 2 hours long. Come learn about how you could be turning all of your food scraps as well as leaf and yard waste into a valuable soil amendment by composting. Various topics will be discussed in this workshop including; the benefits of composting, the do’s and don’ts, how to build and maintain a compost, as well as composting with worms! Web Site
March 15 - Newport: 52nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade It will begin promptly at 11:00am from Newport City Hall (43 Broadway) and will proceed to Carroll Avenue at Saint Augustin’s Church in the heart of the Fifth Ward. See the web site for more details and events NewportIrish.com
March 15 - Portsmouth: Common Fence Music Series See Kevin O’Hara and Aine Minogue, Last of the Donkey Pilgrims, 8pm (doors open at 7pm) at the Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Rd. For more information and reservations click here
March 18 - Newport: Composting Program & How To Workshop 6:00 - 8:00p.m. at the Newport Library, 300 Spring Street. URI's Outreach Center's Master Composter & Recycler Program is offering several free workshops that will give you all the basic information needed to start and maintain a compost bin. The lecture/workshop is roughly 2 hours long. Come learn about how you could be turning all of your food scraps as well as leaf and yard waste into a valuable soil amendment by composting. Various topics will be discussed in this workshop including; the benefits of composting, the do’s and don’ts, how to build and maintain a compost, as well as composting with worms! Web Site
March 19 - 31 - Newport: Newport Art Museum Offers Winter Workshops for Children noon at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport. Just in time for school vacations, the Newport Art Museum announces its Winter Workshops, a creative way to inspire and motivate children. March Madness Photo Workshop (ages 9-12) Kahn Building -
This five-day workshop explores the darkroom process and its application into the digital age. Fun and creative, students learn to use digital cameras, how to scan and manipulate them and even print on tee shirts. Limited to six students. Wednesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., March 19-21 (3 days). Dan McManus, Instructor. Members $70; Non-Members $85. Studio Fee $15. Multi Media (ages 6-9) Griswold House -
This five-day workshop is a series of art projects that will encourage your children to think creatively and to express themselves in an artistic way. Hand building with clay; painting, collage and book making are the techniques to be explored. Limited to ten students. Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., March 24-31 (5 days). Helen Hadley, Instructor. Members $70; Non-Members $85; Material Fee $10.
March 22 - Newport: Easter
Egg Hunts - Morning & Evening Morning Egg Hunt is 10 am at Touro
Park for children 3 - 7 years old. Free
Evening Hunt for older children (8 - 10 yrs) 8pm at Toppa Field,
Freebody Park, Freebody Street. This second hunt is after dark, children must bring
a flashlight (2 D-cell battery size or smaller). For more info call 847-6875.
March 22 - Portsmouth: 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and fun day at the Brown House 12:30p In the yard at the Brown House, Linden Lane (Glen Farm/Seveney Sports Complex). Pony rides by Ponies to Go will be available (weather permitting) from 12:15p. The main egg hunt starts promptly at 1pm. There will be a hunt for toddlers through 2 year olds at 1:15pm. Parents, this is a non-stress event, the hunt is structured so all kids win! Please bring your own basket or bag to collect the eggs and your camera because the Easter Bunny will be there! Admission is free, but donations are encouraged and happily accepted.See some photos and info from previous event. Any one interested in helping out please contact the
. Come see the house and the work that's being done to create a community center, "the Front Porch of Portsmouth"! Brown House web site
March 23 - Newport: Easter Carousel Rides 11am to 1:30pm
the Carousel at Easton's Beach will be open and rides will be $1 each.
(Rain or Shine) For more info call 847-6875.
March 25 - Portsmouth: First book discussion group meeting at Portsmouth Free Public Library 6:30 PM at the Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd. Please join in for the first book discussion group meeting at Portsmouth Free Public Library. Readers of all ages are invited to share their thoughts on James Hilton’s Random Harvest. First published in 1941, Hilton’s previous novels were Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Lost Horizon. Random Harvest is the story of a man who was. Without revealing plot twists, wealthy industrialist Charles Rainier loses his memory during World War I and begins a new life. A chain of events helps him regain his memory after several years. Books may be reserved using our web site’s online library catalog at portsmouthlibrary.org or by calling the Library at 683-9457. Refreshments will be served.
March 27 - Newport: A Winter Garden & Tree Walk for the Hale & Hardy! at the Elms 11:00AM at The Elms, 367 Bellevue Avenue. The beech trees and formal gardens of The Elms have a unique quality in winter. Explore this great preserved landscape with the experts, Preservation Society Director of Gardens and Grounds Jeff Curtis, and Arborist Chris Fletcher of Bartlett Tree Experts. Dress for warmth!
Admission: Members $10, non-members $15. Space limited, advance registration required. Call (401) 847-1000 ext.154, or online at www.NewportMansions.org.
March 29 - Portsmouth: Common Fence Music Series See Catie Curtis, 8pm (doors open at 7pm) at the Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Rd. For more information and reservations click here
Previous year's events (below) that we haven't gotten current information to update yet.
