Calendar of Events
March 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010, 6 p.m., Lecture, Father Albino Barrera: "Why Equity Matters in Contemporary Globalization" The Pell Center for International Relations & Public Policy, DiStefano Lecture Hall Salve Regina Unversity. Policymakers are often faced with trade-offs in having to choose either efficiency or equity in running the economy. Contemporary globalization is distinctive because it is driven by the Information Revolution. As a result, nurturing human capital has become even more important. Thus, far from being at odds with each other, efficiency and equity are inseparable and reinforce each other in the emerging knowledge economy. Father Albino Barrera is professor of economics and theology at Providence College. RSVP by March 1 to pellcenter@salve.edu or (401) 341-2927
Thursday, March 4, 1:30 p.m. Newport Tax Exemption Seminar featuring Allan Booth, Newport Tax Assessor, at the Edward King Senior Center. Sponsored by the Alliance for a Livable Newport. for information, contact Michelle Duga at 846-7426 or visit their website.
Thursday, March 4, 6:00 p.m., Book talk by author Toby Lester on THE FOURTH PART OF THE WORLD: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Namat the Redwood Library for a presentation. The Fourth Part of the World is the story behind that map, a thrilling saga of geographical and intellectual exploration, full of outsize thinkers and voyages. Free. IThe program will be held in the newly restored historic 1750 Harrison Room of the Redwood Library. It will be held in the newly restored historic 1750 Harrison Room of the Redwood. For more information, please call (401) 847-0292, or go to www.redwoodlibrary.org.
Thursday, March 4, Jazz Concert: What Made the '20's Roar?, 6:00 p.m., The Preservation Society's Great Gatsby The Music and Times of the Gatsby Era Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue. Boston-based jazz group "Made in the Shade" will explore the early jazz, the first truly American music. The social and historical aspects of the time, flappers, AABA song form, the blues, ragtime, boogie woogie, and Dixieland, will be covered, and information about a time in America when people began to discover their right to express themselves. Admission is free, but space is limited and advance registration is requested. Call (401) 847-1000 ext. 154.
Thursday, March 4, 5:00 pm: Museum Tour • 6:00 pm: Film, "Origins of the Game" , USTA Wing at the International Tennis Hall of Fame 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Special screening of a one-hour film produced for Tennis Channel that showcases the origins of tennis and includes segments filmed at the National Tennis Club in Newport. Film will be followed by a group discussion led by Bailey Pryor, filmmaker, Bud Collins, Hall of Famer & tennis historian and Alex Walsh, National Tennis Club. Admission is free for ITHF Members, $10 for Non-members
Wine & Cheese Reception will. Email: programs@tennisfame.com or call (401) 849-3990.
Saturday, March 6, Newport Harbor Walk, 10 a.m. , sponsored by Newport Coastal Resources Committee. Begins at Mary Ferrazzoli Park (at the corner of Long Wharf and Washington streets). "The Newport Harbor Walk is a hidden jewel of the city, providing residents and tourists a unique opportunity to see the harbor up close and enjoy its shops, restaurants and the working waterfront,” the group said in a news release.
Saturday, March 6 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., IYRS Fifth Annual Marine Industry Career Day with Nigel Calder, at IYRS, Thames Street, Newport. Will give individuals interested in marine careers a valuable chance to learn about career opportunities and green jobs that are emerging in the field. This year's event features a special appearance by world-renowned marine technical expert and writer Nigel Calder, who has been on the frontlines of exploring new technologies that have the potential to revolutionize onboard marine system. Free and open to the public. For information got to www.IYRS.org
Tuesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Lecture, Russell Jinishian, “Collecting Fine Marine Art,” at IYRS Restoration Hall, Thames Street, Newport. For information, go to www.IYRS.org, or telephone 401.848.5777.
Tuesday, March 9, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Lecture, Exploring 18th and 19th Century African American Community Life in Newport.Akeia Benard, Professor of American Studies at Wheelock College, at
Doris Duke's Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Landscape development in Newport has had a tremendous impact on the place of African Americans in the city. Prof. Benard will use archaeological data and historical documents to explore community dynamics and concerns within the city’s African American community. $5 per person. http://www.newportrestoration.org/learning_programs/
Wednesday, March 10, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., "Newport To a Tea",
an annual event to benefit Newport Education Foundation, at Salve Regina’s Ochre Court Mansion. 22 tables are hosted, decorated and set by community members. A silent auction, champagne reception and high tea make this a lovely event for a great cause. $40 per person includes a champagne reception, tea, refreshments and a centerpiece raffle
Please make checks payable to "NPEF" and mail to: NPEF TEA, c/o 50 Pelham Street, Newport, RI 02840, or go to www.NPEF.org.
Sunday. March 14 through Thursday, March 25, 5th annual Tournées. French Film Festival, Salve Regina University. McKillop Library, the Department of Modern Languages, the Department of English, and the Office of International Programs will sponsor. The festival includes six recent award-winning films and two receptions.
Sunday, March 14. 6:30 p.m. Opening night , the Jane Pickens Theatre. wine reception compliments of Newport Vineyards and traditional French music by accordionist Renata Adams. All films and events are free and open to the public. For information and a shedule, go to www.Salve.edu/quick-news.html.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. "American Furniture of the 18th Century: History, Technique, Structure" author Jeffrey Greene will speak at Doris Duke's Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. A noted furniture maker, Mr.Greene will explore the colonial furniture workshops of the Townsend and Goddard families and situate them in their place in the larger Newport cabinetmaking trade. Mr. Greene is an expert on 18th-century Newport furniture. $5 per person. http://www.newportrestoration.org/learning_programs/
Tuesday, March 16th, 7:00 p.m. Screening of "WIND", fundraiser for Sail Rhode Island, at the Jane Pickens Theater , Washington Square, Newport.The film is centered on the America's Cup series of yachting races and uses them as a backdrop for both an action/adventure and a romantic storyline. It is inspired by real events, starting from the loss of the 1983 America's Cup through the events of the 1987 America's Cup. Advance tickets $20, call Will Sofrin 401-787-5843.
Thursday, March 18, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Artist Book Exhibit, opening reception at Antone Academic Center of Salve Regina University, corner of Lawrence and Leroy Avenues, Newport. Exhibition runs through April 11. For information, telephone 401.341.2981.
Friday March 19th, 11:30 a.m.. Pirates and Scoundrels history walking tour. Newport Historical Society. See where scoundrels lived, where pirates profited and where criminals were put on trial and punished. Find out why Newport was once called "Rogue's Island". Tour lasts approximately 75 minutes and costs $12 per person, $10 for NHS members. All tours depart from the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, Newport, RI. Reservations recommended. call 401-871-8770. Repeated Friday, March 26th.
Saturday, March 20,4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., "Spring Soiree" and Open Studio, Portsmouth Artists Guild, at Beach Studios and Beach Studios North, 146 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown. Meet the artists,
see their works, and enjoy refreshments. Oils, acrylics, watercolors, colored pencil, encaustic, photography & jewelry will be displayed.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 6:30 p.m., the Noreen Stonor Drexel Preservation Lecture on "The Rest of Your Life: Preserving Places Beyond the Immediate Threat" by Simeon Bankoff. at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue. Outracing the wrecking ball and stopping the bulldozer has tangible results which can lead to wonderfully successful campaigns. Focusing on historic preservation practice as a form of community self-empowerment, Simeon Bankoff will discuss case studies drawn from New York City's 100 designated historic districts to illustrate how gaining protection for your historic neighborhood is only the first step in preserving it. Admission is free, but space is limited and advance registration is requested. Please call 401-847-1000 ext. 154, or register online . www.Newportmansions.org.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.“Old and Broken” A Newport Merchant and the (Mis)Fortunes of War, Lecture by James Garman, using recent archaeological findings from the lower Thames home lot of colonial merchant Thomas Richardson (an NRF property). Dr Garman, Professor of Cultural and Historic Preservation at Salve Regina University, will tell the story of Richardson, whose fortunes changed dramatically and tragically during the course of the American Revolution. $5 per person. http://www.newportrestoration.org/learning_programs/
Tuesday, March 23, 2010; 6:30 p.m., "Preserving Places Beyond Immediate Threat" , Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the New York City Historic Districts Council, will discuss case studies drawn from New York City's 100 designated historic districts to illustrate how gaining protection for your historic neighborhood is only the first step in preserving it. At Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Focusing on historic preservation practice as a form of community self-empowerment, Admission to the lecture and reception is free for Newport Architectural Forum Members. To receive one of the allocated places, Forum members, please call Ross Cann at 401.849.5100 by March 15.
Wednesday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., "Dracula" at Belcourt Castle presented by the Island Moviing Company. The Count Returns! This site specific adaptation lures the audience through the haunted halls and eerie rooms of Belcourt Castle in Newport, RI. You never know what may lurk around each corner! Times areThursday, March 25 at 7:30pm,,,Friday, March 26 at 7:30pm, Gala Night , Saturday, March 27 at 4pm & 8pm ~ $85, and Sunday, March 28 at 2pm & 6pm ~ $85. Visit ArtTixRI.com or call 401.847.4470. Opening Night Gala tickets only available through Island Moving Co.
Thursday, March 25, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. "Swing into Spring", Martin Luther King Center benefit at the Atlantic Beach Club & Pavilion, Middletown. Dinner, dancing and auctions. The James Montgomery Band, with special guests The Uptown Horns, entertain. For tickets and nformaton, email mwarren@mlkccenter.org.
March 25, 2010; 7:00 p.m. Film screening , Antonio Gaudi (1984)
Jane Pickens Theatre, 49 Touro St, Newport. A spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced Picasso, Miro and Dali. The film has been described as “a mind-blowing sensory experience like "Koyaanisqatsi." Hiroshi Teshigahara (the Academy Award-nominated director of Woman in the Dunes) captures the grand scope of the artist's creative genius in this film that follows every curve of Gaudi's colorful, organic architecture. Tickets for the screening are $8, 20% off the normal price. There will be a Spanish wine tasting before the screening at 6:30pm.
Sunday, March 28, 4:00 p.m., "A Night of Cabaret" featuring Angela Bacari, Nicolas King, Lisa Ferraro and the Mac Chrupcala orchestra to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Best of jazz and a lght buffet overlooking the ocean at the Atlantic Beach Club, 55 Purgatory Road, Middletown. Tickets are $30, and are available through the RI MDA office, 401.732.1910, or at the ABC Club, 401.847.27750. Tickets will be available at the door, cash or check only.
Monday, March 29th, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. LNG Public Forum
at CCRI campus, Newport. Hosted by Alliance for a Livable Newport. Pro's and con'sof transporting LNG tankers through Narragansett Bay top of a panel discussion featuring Evan Smith, CEO of Newport & Bristol County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Gordon Shearer, CEO of Hess - Weaver Cove, Jonathan Stone, CEO of Save The Bay, with Mike Kehew, Moderator. Please submit question in advce to info@livablenewport.net
APRIL 2010
Saturday April 10, 2010 2:00 PM, Third annual Royal Tea and Recital, Newport Baroque Orchestra, Hotel Viking, 1 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. A menu of freshly-made tea sandwiches, assorted scones served with Lemon Curd, assorted Tea Breads, Truffles and Petit Fours, Champagne or Kir Royale. Enjoy an elegant afternoon Tea with live music of the baroque. All proceeds of this event benefit Newport Baroque. Tickets, $40. All seats are General Admission. Names will be held at the door. Doors open at 2pm. for information, go to www.newportbaroque.org
Saturday, April 24, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., Star Gazing Soiree, 10th anniversary special celebration for Star Kids, at the Carnegie Abbey Club, Portsmouth, RI. For information on tickets, please go to www.starkidsprogram.org.
Saturday, April 24, 2010; 9:00am,Statewide Conference: "Preservation is Local!", Statewide conference of the RI Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission (RIHPHC) to bring leaders together to learn about ongoing issues and opportunities and to network with one another.United Congressional Church, The Commons, Little Compton, RI. Newport Architectural Forum is a sponsor and has been allocated some discounted admissions to this full day conference, which includes three seminars or tours, breakfast, lunch and a closing reception. $40. $30 for Newport Architectural Forum members, who should call Ross Cann as soon as possible. Visit the online program schedule at: http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/conf_pdfs/10program.pdf.
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Neighborhoods of Newport County House Tour, a Fundraiser for St. Michael's Country Day School. House Tour will provide entry to five private homes. The event has featured more than 50 of Newport’s most impressive private homes since its inception in 1995. Organized by the Parents Association of St. Michael’s, and proceeds benefits the students and programs of the school, an independent, nondenominational, coeducational school for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.For information go to www.NewportHouseTour.com.
Monday, April 26 - Wednesday, April 28, 2010 , The Newport Symposium of the Preservation Society of Newport Count., Great Designers: A Colorful History of the Interior. Various locations. For information go to www.newportmansions.org.
Thursday, April 29, Scrimshaw of Rhode Island, The Colony House,
Washington Square, Newport, RI. Stuart M. Frank, PhD, Senior Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will discuss the unique nature of Rhode Island scrimshaw including pieces from the Newport Historical Society's collections. The program will conclude with scrimshaw appraisal by Dr. Frank and two members of his Scrimshaw Forensics Laboratory team. Admission costs $10 per person; $5 for NHS members. for information, telehone: 401-841-8770.
Friday, April 30, 6:00 p.m., Men Who Make a Difference, 14th annual awards and dinner dance of the Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol Counties. At the Viking Hotel, One Bellevue Avenue, Newport. For information, go to www.wrcnbc.org, or telephone Shannon at 401.619.2555,
May 2010
Friday May 7, 2010 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Hidden Kitchens of Portsmouth, Experience the Beauty of Portsmouth's Hearths and Homes. The Hidden Kitchens of Portsmouth Tour is in its third year as a fundraiser for the Portsmouth Public Education Foundation. Seven unique Portsmouth kitchens will be open to the public from 11 a.m to 7:00 p.m. on Friday May 7, 2010. The kitchens were selected for their unique features and varied locations throughout Portsmouth. and range from do- it-yourself to professionally designed and appointed. The tour features tastings along the way from local restaurants, caterers and merchants. Tickets, $25. for information, go to
www.PortsmouthKitchenTour.org
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