The Great Chowder Cook-Off and Oyster Festival

2014-05-23T06:49:08+00:00May 23rd, 2014|

For the past 32 years, The Great Chowder Cook-Off helps kick off summer in the beginning of June.  This year, the 33rd Annual Polar Seltzer Great Chowder Cook-Off will take place on Saturday, June 7th, from noon to 6pm, at the Newport Yachting Center.  As [...]

Green Animals Topiary Garden is Open for the Season

2014-05-16T06:26:14+00:00May 16th, 2014|

The Green Animals Topiary Garden opened for the season last week.  As part of the Preservation Society of Newport County, this mansion, located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, gives visitors the chance to visit the oldest and most northern Topiary Garden in the United States. This [...]

The Atlantic Cup is Back in Newport

2014-05-09T06:49:39+00:00May 9th, 2014|

The Atlantic Cup is a three-leg event held in Charleston, New York and Newport, that showcases some of the top Class 40 Sailors in the U.S. and world.  Presented by 11th Hour Racing, this is the only racing event dedicated to Class 40 sailing, as [...]

Jane Pickens Theater

2014-05-02T06:09:56+00:00May 2nd, 2014|

If you're looking to see a movie without leaving the city limits of Newport, the Jane Pickens Theater and Event Center is your destination.  It is the only movie house in the downtown area and is known for the films it screens and the events [...]

Newport’s Very Own 3rd Annual Craft Beer Festival

2014-04-25T06:24:38+00:00April 25th, 2014|

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 26th, Newport Storm and Pour Judgement Bar and Grill are sponsoring the 3rd Annual Newport Craft Beer Festival to benefit the Rhode Island Brewers Guild and Newport Historical Society. There will be two sessions, one from 12pm to 3pm and the second [...]

Celebrating Newport’s 375th Anniversary

2014-04-18T06:36:07+00:00April 18th, 2014|

Ann Hutchinson and her followers left Boston and settled on Aquidneck Island in order to gain religious freedom.  After a few years, in 1639, the settlement divided, and a group led by William Codington and Nicholas Easton moved south and formed Newport.  The founders were [...]

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