Friday, February 15

Refer to "On-Going Activities" for Additional Daily Events
Note: Children/Family Events are Denoted with a

9:30am-5pm - International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum 194 Bellevue Ave. Guided Tour daily at 1:30pm; showcasing the Hall's extensive collection. All Winter Festival programs are free with general admission. $10/adult and $5/child. $2 off admission w/ button.

10am-4pm - Victorian Servants Tours- The Astors' Beechwood Mansion 580 Bellevue Ave. Step back to 1891 as you apply for a position at the home of Mrs. Astor- queen of American Society. Tours begin every half-hour beginning at 10 am until 4 pm. No tour at 12:30. $20 Adult/$8 Children; $2 off w/button.

10am-4pm - Preservation Society Mansion Tours The Breakers, Marble House and Rosecliff, Bellevue Ave. Tickets available at entrances. $1 off adult admission w/button to all tours plus kids under 18 free when accompanied by an adult with a button 847-1000.

10am & 12:30pm - Family Scavenger Hunt - International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave. Follow a map of the Newport Casino to answer questions about objects in our museum - a great family activity! Old-fashioned tennis outfits and racquets available to really get you in the spirit! Photo Opportunities. Free with admission $10/adult, $5/child. $2 off regular admission rates w/button.

11am-2:30pm/3-6pm/6:30-9:30pm - Sovereign Bank Family Skating Center Enjoy skating with children, family or friends at the Sovereign Bank Family Skating Center. Twice the size of Rockefeller Center, the rink offers enough ice for beginner, intermediate, and novice skaters alike. $2 discount w/button on one session of skating. Weather Permitting. (401) 846-3018

12-4pm - Make Your Own Perfume Fireworks Gallery, Natural Pharmacy, (located near Touro Synagogue) 64 Spring St. Learn to make your own perfume…Great weekday activity! Customized for adults with individual attention for children too! $3/$2 w/button. (401) 846-1101. Monday - Friday.

12-5pm - Mother Daughter Makeovers Daily Cosmetic Cosmos, 387 Thames St. 50% discount w/button. Makeup artists apply the newest shades of cosmetics to complement your skin and eye tones. Leave the shop gorgous! See Ongoing Activities. (866) 4-COSMOS. $30/$15 w/button.

12-5pm - Paint Your Own Pottery Studio Accidental Artist, 516 Thames St. Pick out pottery to paint and make your own! $7 per person or $ 5 per person with a group of 2 or more. $3 off w/button.

4-8pm Newport Fire Department Open House Fire Station #1, 21 West Marlborough Street. Learn fire prevention activities. Fire safety open house. See the fire apparatus and talk with the firefighters. Free.

5pm- Rum & Revolution Tour. A toast to taverns and tippling, this walking tour is an entertaining & informative history of drinking. Colonial taverns were centers of politics & news. For centuries, Newporters have gotten wealthy, on rum, a critical aspect of the seaport's history. Through jovial, authentic history telling, learn about the changing role of alcohol in our culture. Tour begins at the Museum of Newport History, 127 Thames St. Weather permitting: reservations required, call NRF at (401) 849-7300. Adult $12/$8 w/button.

5-8pm One Bellevue Restaurant Hotel Viking. Receive 20% off an entrée w/button. Don't miss the Radio Disney Talent Contest in the ballroom.

5–8pm Newport’s Got Talent Hotel Viking, Bellevue Ave. Do you think you have talent? If you are age 15 or under, here’s your chance to be Radio Disney’s guest star. Auditions and registration are limited. Prizes will be awarded. Public welcome to cheer on the talented contestants! Contact Radio Disney to register at (401) 722-0839 ext. 224 and leave a message for Amanda

6pm - Candelight Tour of Belcour Castle 657 Bellevue Ave. $18 for all ages, $1 off w/button. Tour is one hour. Not for children under 5. Reservations needed (401) 846-0669 or www.belcourtcastle.com .

Storefront Competition being presented by Amica Insurance, NBC 10, the Newport Daily News and WADK 1540. Stores and restaurants throughout Newport compete to create the best-decorated windows either incorporating this year's Winter Festival theme Enchanted Winters, or the Best Use of Festival Sponsors' Logos. View these enchanting window displays, then cast your vote at the Gateway Visitors Center, 23 America's Cup Ave., for the best decorated storefront. To register your store or business call the Festival office at (401) 847-7666.

Wine Dinner at the Gas Lamp Grille Enjoy portabella and goat cheese risotto served with toasted garlic bread slice, Asian salad with mandarin oranges, sliced almonds, crunchy noodles and shredded lettuce topped with a sesame vinaigrette dressing, shrimp and roasted garlic ravioli covered in our chef's scallop and lobster sherry sauce, maple glazed salmon, beef tenderloin with a cabernet reduction and grilled chicken topped with a Cajun white bean bruschetta and an assortment of fresh desserts served with coffee and tea. This is a 6 course dinner with 4 wines. $50 per person with button. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call 845-9300.

8pm- Firehouse Theater presents MAFIA ON PROZAC by Rhode Island's own Edward Allan Baker. 4 Equality Park Place. $20/$15 w/button. (401) 849-3473.

8pm - Bruce at the Pickens Throughout the 1970s & '80s Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band barnstormed America, rocking audiences in clubs and performing arts centers all across the country. Many were, in fact, classic theaters from the Golden Age of vaudeville and "picture shows". Bruce's fondness for these iconic Movie Palaces has lead to his commitment to support fundraisers to help community-based theaters underwrite an ongoing digital cinema program. Emerging and the Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center are proud to partner up with Bruce in making his thrilling HD concert film available to you. All money collected at the box office will be earmarked for the newly established FRIENDS OF THE JANE PICKENS and will allow for future film opportunities with Emerging Pictures. Tickets $20 or join us for the pre-party at 6:30pm followed by the screening for $50. Free gift w/Winter Festival button.

10pm-1am- Live Band: "The Kulprits" The Rhino Bar & Grille, 337 Thames St. DJ in the Mamba Room Dance Club - Free w/Button. (401) 846-0707.