George Thorogood & The Destroyers are one of four confirmed acts recently announced for this summer's Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series.
NEWPORT, R.I. – No, it isn’t too soon to be thinking about your summer plans.
The Newport Yachting Center has announced that four award-winning headliners offering an eclectic mix of music have already been secured for this summer’s 13th Annual Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series. Boz Scaggs, John Hiatt and the Combo, CAKE, and bad-to-the-bone George Thorogood & the Destroyers are all scheduled to take the stage under the tent in downtown Newport this summer.
NEWPORT, R.I. – Just in time to say goodbye to those winter blues, the Newport and Bristol County Visitors and Convention Bureau’s Spring Restaurant Week kicks off next week.
In the run-up to the gastronomic celebration, we’ll be featuring a series of videos, previews, and our personal picks for where to spend your hard-earned dollar. First up is Washington Square landmark Yesterday’s and The Place, where Chef Alex Daglis recently took us through one of his signature Restaurant Week dishes.
If you’re interested in having your restaurant profiled, e-mail Kirby@NewportThisWeek.net, or Advertising@Newport-Now.com. Also, be sure to look for our upcoming coverage in next Wednesday’s edition of Newport This Week.
Newport and Bristol Restaurant Week begins March 19 and runs until March 28. Visit www.GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com for more details and a full list of participating establishments.
NEWPORT, R.I. – Ballard Park was aglow over the weekend for the 5th Annual Illuminated Garden. Navigating snow and mud (we told you to bring your hiking boots), scores of visitors streamed through the park’s quarry meadow to take in the display.
This year’s event, which drew on the significant talents of steadfast volunteers, was by all accounts a delightfully whimsical success.
From the waterfall of blue cascading down from the quarry wall to the innovative sea shanty and teepee displays, this latest installation continued to build the event’s reputations as one of the most creative and family-friendly attractions of the off-season. If you missed it, follow the jump for a special slideshow. Also, look for our Illuminated Garden photo album on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/newportnow.
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – It was hard not to take note of the collective hush that swept over the bar at a particular local tavern on a recent evening. On the television screen, the phenomenon that is Olympic curling had cast its spell over a normally lively bunch of regulars who in unspoken unison had craned their necks in one direction to take in this unlikeliest of Olympic sports.
Few pretend to understand exactly how the game works, but there is something undeniably enthralling about watching the strategy and strangeness that typify competitive curling.
Channel 10’s Mario Hilaro took a trip out to Middletown recently where the Ocean State Curling Club gathers each Saturday to hone their skills at the St. George’s ice rink.
The fledgling club currently has about 40 members – or 41 if you count Hilario, who took to the ice himself in fairly impressive fashion.
If you’ve been bitten by the curling bug, then check out the OSCC website at www.oceanstatecurling.com. This Saturday, they’re inviting the public to come take in a match or two and see what the sport is like up close and personal. Competition begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free.
NEWPORT, R.I. – Dozens of dogs and their walkers hit the sidewalks of downtown Newport on Saturday for pet boutique Wag Nation’s first Winter Fest dog stroll.
Snaking down the Historic Hill from Williams Street and on to Queen Anne Square, the pack was led by Wag Nation proprietor Lynne Wieder and her dog Eloise, dressed fashionably in pink.
In addition to the requisite scratching and sniffing, prizes were handed out to the Best Dressed Dog, Best Coordinated Canine/Human combination, Best Trick and Best Look-a-Like. The Winter Festival Snowman was also on hand, as was the Potter League’s mascot.
NEWPORT, R.I. – A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to transform Ballard Park into a mystical Illuminated Garden. We caught up with Friends of Ballard Park Executive Director Colleen McGrath on Thursday, who, along with about a dozen volunteers, was pretty busy putting the finishing touches on this weekend’s event.
Visitors stroll through Ballard Park's quarry meadow during a previous year's installment of the Iluminated Garden. This year's event begins on Friday. (Photo by Francisco Amaral)
NEWPORT, R.I. – To regular readers, it’s no secret that Ballard Park is one of our favorite destinations. An oasis of green space replete with wooded trails, ponds, and overlooks, it has a ceaseless ability to surprise and inspire.
For evidence of both, look no further than this weekend’s 5th Annual Illuminated Garden. If you’ve never been, you may just be surprised by how even in the winter, this park can come alive by a simple, yet inspired light display.
Always a favorite, an ice carver demonstrates his talents during a previous year's Winter Fest.
NEWPORT, R.I. – Hibernation is for bears. And this weekend, as eyes turn toward Vancouver for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, Newport will be celebrating its own fortnight of events that’s sure to get you out and about.
Winter Fest, the annual celebration of all things wonderful about the off-season, kicks off Friday, and this year, there are a few new additions that have us looking forward to throwing on some extra layers and heading out into the cold! From concerts and comedians to even some fun on the beach, the Feb. 12-21 celebration is perfect solution for families in search of something to do with the kids over winter break, while also offering plenty of activities for the kid at heart.
Below are just some of the highlights of this year’s festival.
NEWPORT, R.I. – While some of us might be content to place our hopes for spring on the tempers of a groundhog, the Friends of Ballard Park is sponsoring an afternoon coffee on Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 4-6 p.m. at Starbucks on Thames Street to celebrate the opening of “Window on Ballard Park,” an exhibition of photographs by Francisco (Frank) Amaral that highlight the changing beauty of the park over the four seasons. [click to continue…]
NEWPORT, R.I. – Historian and author Maury Klein will speak about the fiercely competitive men who helped transform the United States from an agrarian society to an industrial superpower and the world’s most advanced material society, on Saturday, February 6 during a lecture at the Newport Art Museum.
Newport, R.I. – Award winners for the “2010 Newport Annual” will be announced Friday, Feb. 5 during a reception hosted by the Newport Art Museum.
The “Newport Annual” is the most comprehensive exhibition of contemporary regional art, and draws hundreds of entries in a multitude of media including painting, watercolor, prints/drawings/pastels, three-dimensional, photography/video and mixed media. It opens to the public on February 6 and runs through May 24.
NEWPORT, R.I. – If the proliferation of farmers markets and the “locavore” movement is any indication, it seems that America is experiencing a reawakening of sorts to the importance of sustainable local agriculture.
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, island locavores will be given the chance to learn more about the kinds of efforts being carried out here on Aquidneck Island during a special forum entitled: Agriculture on Aquidneck Island. The event is being presented by the Pennfield School on Sandy Point Ave in Portsmouth, and will feature presentations from local farmers and discussions about the importance of island farms.
Presenters will include representatives from Escobar’s Farm (part of the Rhody Milk collaborative), Newport’s Swiss Village Foundation (SVF), Newport Vineyards, and Aquidneck Farms.
The evening will be moderated by Ted Clement of the Aquidneck Land Trust and is scheduled to run from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
UConn Prof. Robert M. Thorson will explore stone walls and New England.
NEWPORT, RI – “To know New England well, one must know its stone walls.” So says Robert M. Thorson in his regional best seller, Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England’s Stone Walls.
Thorson, Professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut, will weave together cultural and environmental histories with geography and natural science to tell the story of the walls and how they were built, as the second speaker in the 2010 Newport Art Museum Winter Lecture Series.
“Abandoned stone walls are the signatures of rural New England,” he writes.
NEWPORT, R.I. – Looking for something to do this weekend with the whole fam?
It’s been a while since we spotlighted the Sovereign Bank Skating Center at the Newport Yachting Center, but with the chill of winter forecast to be accompanied by bright blue skies this weekend, we couldn’t help but think of lacing up our skates and hitting the rink. Thankfully, the ice is nice and thick and a host of activities are planned over the next several weeks, including the popular Learn To Skate Program, Skate Camp, as well as some enticing nightly specials.
Not only that, but this Saturday, Jan. 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., the Family Skating Center will host the Rhode Island Blood Center’s Annual Blood Drive. The organization’s Bloodmobile will be parked by the rink and all are asked to make a donation to this vital cause. Donors will receive a free skate pass, good for one free skate session, or one free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
Also for good measure, for the entire month of January, the Family Skating Center will be teaming up with Amica Insurance once again to host the Amica Coat Drive benefiting the St. Joseph’s Soup Kitchen located on Broadway in downtown Newport. In order to take part, skaters are asked to donate one new or gently used coat at a drop off station at the Family Skating Center.
In other words, as the hubbub of the holidays subsides, the Skating Center is just beginning to hit its stride. [click to continue…]
NEWPORT, R.I. – If the proliferation of farmers markets and the “locavore” movement is any indication, it seems that America is experiencing a reawakening of sorts to the importance of sustainable local agriculture.
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