Calendar of Events
february 2012
Friday, February 3, 6:00 p.m., NBS 2nd Annual Executive Director’s Dinner, Norman Bird Sanctuary. Executive Director Natasha Harrison will be joined by Friends of Ballard Park Executive Director, Colleen McGrath, as they pool their culinary talents for a special dinner. Held at 583 Third Beach Road, Middletown. $55 per person/$100 per couple. To register, call 401-846-2577
Saturday, February 4, 2:00 p.m., "Out to Pasture: Colonial to Present Day Dairy Farming in Rhode Island", lecture by Richard E. Greenwood, PhD in tehe Newport Art Museum 2012 Winter Lecture Series. At the Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Reception follows lecture, weather permitting. Members $10, non-members $15. For information call (401) 848-8200, or go to www.NewportArtMuseum.org
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7:00 p.m.,, “Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East,” Salve Regina’s Atwood Lecture given by Tom Karako, assistant professor of political science and interim director of the Center for the Study of American Democracy at Kenyon College At the .O’Hare Academic Center's Bazarsky Lecture Hallon Ochre Point Ave. Free and open to the public,
Friday, February 10, 6:30 p.m., "Have a Heart Cocktail Party and Auction", annual Potter League event, at Hotel Viking, One Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Preview Party at 5:30 p.m. Preview Party Individual Ticket at $85.00 per person ($34 of ticket price is tax-deductible), Main Event Individual Tickets at $60.00 per person. For information and tickets,
please contact Ginny Hanbridge, 401.846.8276 or email ginnyh@potterleague.org
Saturday, February 11, 7:00pm-11:00pm, NewportFILM Friendraiser, at 41 North, 351 Thames Street, Newport. Featuring a brief and entertaining sampling of short films, open bar, a fabulous silent auction table, light hors d'oeuvres, complimentary photo-book-booth, chic ambiance, fabulous DJ, cool people. Tickets: $55 in advance (before Feb 6), $65 at the door. Please reserve as space is limited, purchase tickets at:
www.newportfilm.com/films/love-film-newportfilm-friend-raiser
Tuesday, February 14, ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
Thursday, February 16, 5:45–9 p.m. (VIP) · 6:30–9 p.m. (general) Careers Through Culinary Arts Program Annual Tasting, culinary creations prepared by New York’s top chefs. Honoring Michael McCarty of Michael's Restaurant. At Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers at West 23rd Street. Honorary Chairs Bette Midler & Martin von Haselberg, co chairs Nina & Tim Zagat, Susan & Richard Grausman. M.C is Maurice DuBois. Sponsored by C-Cap.org Tickets from $500. For reservations and information, telephone 212.974.7111 or go to www.ccapinc.org
Sunday, February 19, 7:00 p.m., Cheryl Wheeler Concert, first performance of the Casino Theatre Concert Series. Cheryl Wheeler will bring her unique mix of story- telling, modern folk music and comedic wit to Newport. At the Casino Theatre. 9 Freebody Street, Newport. Tickets: Orchestra Front / Orchestra Rear / Balcony - $40 / $35 / $30.Members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame receive access to priority seating. For tickets & information call 401.849.6053, or go to www.tennisfame.com
March 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., 5th Annual New York Wine Expo, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, he Grand Tasting offers more than 760 wines from nearly 200 winemakers from around the globe. Continues through Sunday, March 4. In addition to the Grand Tasting, there is a series of educational seminars. For wine lovers of all levels. Friday admission: $75 in advance, Saturday admission: $85 in advance. Save $10 on tickets purchased before February 24. Go to: www.NewYorkWineExpo.com or call 800-544-1660
Saturday March 3rd, 7:00 p.m. Island Moving Company's Opening Night of its 30th birthday year. The Opening Night celebration includes a performance of highlights from IMC's diverse repertoire including selections from Miki Ohlsen's Dracula and the Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff. at Rosecliff, Bellevue Avenue, Newport.
Tickets are $65 per person. Cash bar at intermission. For tickets, go to https://tix.newportmansions.org/ecommerce/
Saturday, March 17, ST. PATRICK"S DAY
Sunday, March 18, 6:30 - to 7:00 p.m. French Film Festival Opening Reception, at the Jane Pickens Theater with wine and French café music. Featured film: "The Names of Love/Le Nom des gens". Playful and provocative romantic comedy with a splash of politics. Festival pass: $25. At door tickets: Sundays $10 and weeknights $5. Students free with a valid Salve I.D. Buy a pass to all films and events at www.tinyurl.com/salvecasino
Tuesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m., French Film Festival, "Rapt", a
realistic kidnap thriller and compelling character study of a powerful industrialist who leads a double life. At the O'Hare Academic Center on Ochre Point Avenue. Tickets $5.00 at the door.Buy a pass to all films and events at www.tinyurl.com/salvecasino
Thursday, March 22, 7:00 p.m., French Film Festival "The Princess of Montpensier/La Princesse de Montpensier", Ravishing drama about the conflict between duty and passion set against the background of the 16th century Catholic/Protestant Wars of Religion. At the O'Hare Academic Center on Ochre Point Avenue. Tickets $5.00 at the door.Buy a pass to all films and events at www.tinyurl.com/salvecasino
Sunday, March 25, 2:00 p.m. French Film Festival, "Le Havre", Humanistic tale of working-class community and friendship in the port city of Le Havre. Reception following the film sponsored by Alliance Française of Newport. At the O'Hare Academic Center on Ochre Point Avenue. Tickets $5.00 at the door.Buy a pass to all films and events at www.tinyurl.com/salvecasino
Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 p.m., French Film Festival "A Screaming Man/Un Homme qui crie" Amidst job lay-offs and imminently approaching civil war, tension and envy threaten a close father-son bond in this moving drama from Chad. At the O'Hare Academic Center on Ochre Point Avenue. Tickets $5.00 at the door.Buy a pass to all films and events at www.tinyurl.com/salvecasino
Thursday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. "Women on the 6th Floor/Les Femmes du 6e étage" Comedy about class relations in 60's Paris when bourgeois life is turned upside down by Spanish maids living on the 6th floor. Complimentary closing night coffee. At the O'Hare Academic Center on Ochre Point Avenue. Tickets $5.00 at the door.Buy a pass to all films and events at www.tinyurl.com/salvecasino
April 2012
Sunday, April 7, 8:00 p.m., Livingston Taylor Concert, Casino Theatre Concert Series, At the Casino Theatre. 9 Freebody Street, Newport. Members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame receive access to priority seating. For tickets & informatio call 401.849.6053, or go to www.tennisfame.com
Sunday, April 8, -- EASTER
April 30-May 2, 2012 20th Annual Newport Symposium, "What Makes a Masterpiece", examination of what makes a work of ar a masterpiece. Lecturers will include: Bertrand du Vignaud, President, World Monuments Fund Europe, Morrison H. Heckschur, Lawrence A. Fleischman Chairman of the American Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Philip K. Hu, Associate Curator of Asian Art, Saint Louis Art Museum. Presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County, the Newport Symposium is an international forum for the study and discussion of a diverse range of arts and historical issues. A detailed schedule and registration information will be available in January. For further information, contact Patricia Toomey at ppeterson@newportmansions.org, or call (401) 847-1000 ext 154.
MAY 2012
Saturday, May 5, 'It's in the Bag' , a gala cocktail party benefit for the RISD Museum, Providence. With a live and silent auction of luxury handbags and themed handbags All the bags will be exhibited in the Museum a week prior to the event for early bidding. For information, go to www.risd.org
JUNE 2012
Saturday, June 23 to Tuesday, July 1, AC America's Cup World Series , Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay. The final stop of the 2011-2012 AC World Series, which promises to be a dramatic finish to the first season of the new AC45 professional circuit. high-performance racing, In addition to being the first American host of the high-tech AC45 wing-sailed catamarans in 2012, Newport also has the honor of seeing the first AC World Series circuit champion crowned. Winner-takes-all, fleet race on Sunday, July 1. For full information, go to www.AmericasCup.com
JULY 2012
Friday, July 6 through Monday, July 9, Ocean State Tall Ships® Festival.The pageantry of the tall ships will sail into Newport Harbor. Parade of Sail through Newport Harbor. This event will also feature exhibits, food, music and family entertainment. Visitors may board these remarkable vessels, and have the opportunity to meet international crew members providing insight into the many unique cultures that have helped to shape the past and future of sailing. For more information, contact EDonovan@OceanStateTallShips.com, call Erin Donovan at 401.847.6787, or visit www.OceanStateTallShips.com
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