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Newport Winter Festival Schedule.
Saturday, February 18
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9:30am-5:00pm International Hall of Fame & Museum- 194 Bellevue Ave. Discover the history of tennis and its superstars through a diverse collection of memorabilia, art, fashion, video and more from the 12th century to present day. The Museum is housed within the stunning Victorian architecture of the historic Newport Casino and surrounded by legendary grass tennis courts. Daily activities and special events make Winter Festival a great time to visit!
For more information visit www.tennisfame.com
9:30am-2:30pm Make Your Own Marshmallow Snowman- Destination Chocolate, 15 Bowen's Wharf. Let it Snow! From the warmth of our candy wonderland, create your own marshmallow snowman. Come satisfy your sweet tooth while expressing you imagination as you make your own marshmallow snowman. Fun for all ages! $6/$5 w/button
10am-4pm Health & Wellness Expo Hotel Viking, 1 Bellevue Ave. Join us for Southern New England's second annual Newport Health and Wellness Expo. Learn how to stay healthy and happy throughout the year. Raskin Resources Productions, Inc. and Marketing & Events, Inc. with Discover You Holistic & Wellness Expo is proud to present this premier event. With over fifty exhibitors from leading New England businesses, showcasing everything from in depth panel discussions to food demonstrations, this is an event not to miss. We are also proud to announce our renowned keynote speaker, Rajiv Kumar, President of Shape Up RI. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information go to newporthealthandwellnessexpo.com
10am-4pm Newport Mansion Tours - The Breakers 44 Ochre Pt. Ave., The Elms 367 Bellevue Ave., and Marble House 596 Bellevue Ave. (401) 847-1000 Admission $14.50-$28/$13.50-$27 w/button, youth 6-17 free when accompanied by an adult.
10am-4pm Newport Art Museum- 76 Bellevue Avenue. New hands on gallery activities for kids and families. Kids activities are free with admission to the museum. Make sure you wear your button for admission discount. Regular admission Adults $10 Senior $8 students & military $6 children under 5 free with button $9/$7/$5/Free
10am-4pm Family Fun at the International Tennis of Fame & Museum- 194 Bellevue Ave. Come by the museum for a full day of fun! Kids can do museum scavenger hunts, tennis-themed arts and crafts, play Nintendo Wii tennis on the big screen or USTA Quick Start Tennis on our museum indoor court, and check out cool memorabilia from their favorite stars like Venus Williams and Roger Federer, while adults join in the fun and enjoy perusing the 18 museum galleries. Museum open daily, 9:30 am - 5 pm; Kids activities, 10 am - 4 pm; Arts & Crafts, 12 pm - 3 pm; Museum Tours, 11 am & 2 pm. Admission is free for kids 16 & under, $12 for adults; $10 for seniors; $2 off regular admission rates w/button, plus 15% off all purchases at the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Museum Store, and The Tennis Store.
10am-5pm Helicopter Tour and Vineyard Packages-Bird's Eye View Helicopters, 211 Airport Access Rd.These helicopter and vineyard packages include a helicopter tour and vineyard tour, tasting, and logo wine glass starting at $125 plus tax per couple. Upgrade to our Island Helicopter Tour plus the Vineyard Tour and Tasting for $205.00 plus tax per couple. Fly over the vineyards and all of Newport in our "heated" helicopter. The Newport Vineyards Wine Tasting and Tours are available everyday during the Winter Festival. Call 401-843-8687 to book helicopter flight time. Present you button and get $10 off any tour and receive a free inflight video of your helicopter flight. A perfect way to get out of the house on a winter day
10am-6pm Design your own T-shirt Graphics-Head down to Bite Me Live Bait located at 337 Thames St. Spring is right around the corner! Bring your creativity, and we'll supply the paint, magic markers, pencils and crayons. Sit down and create your artwork on paper at our store "Bite Me Live Bait" and we will digitally print your one of a kind graphic on a white T-shirt while you wait. All youth and adult shirt sizes will be available. You can bring in any designs you have created at home or school on either a flash drive or CD, and we will print it while you wait. T-shirts are $19/adults and $15/kids receive 15% off w/button. For more information call (401) 846-9903
10am-9pm Ice Skating - Newport Skating Center, Open 7 days a week - Located at 4 Commercial Wharf, off America's Cup Avenue, in downtown. The Skating Center is an outdoor, ice skating facility offering public skating sessions, skate rentals, a full concessions menu, warming area, and free parking! Visit SkateNewport.com or call 846-3018 for information. All dates and times are weather permitting and subject to change. $2 off skating admission w/ button. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.
10am &11am Seal Watch Cruises - Join Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation and Save The Bay aboard M/V Alletta Morris for a one hour cruise around the Rose Island Lighthouse to observe the seals. We provide binoculars and an expert guide. The boat is partially enclosed, but the bay can be chilly so dress warmly. All programs are weather dependent. Reservations are strongly recommended - contact Save The Bay's Exploration Center at (401) 324-6020. For information, visit online at www.savebay.org. Departures from Bowen's Ferry Landing. $20 adult & $15 kids/seniors; $2 off tour w/button.
10am, 12pm & 2pm - Narrated Trolley Tour, Viking Tours of Newport - Gateway Center. Tour of Newport's Ocean Drive and Bellevue Avenue Mansion Area. Adult $25/$19 w/button. Child $15/$12 w/button. (401) 847-6921.
10:30am,12:30pm & 2:30pm Scenic Train Rides- Old Colony/Newport Railroad 19 America's Cup Ave. Remember the days of old riding in heated vintage rail cars. Enjoy a 70-minute narrated trip through Newport Naval Station and along scenic Narragansett Bay. Trains may sell out, so arrive early for tickets or call 401-849-0546 for reservations. Regular train tickets: parlor car $13.50, adult coach $10.00, and child coach $6.00 w/button parlor car $12.50, adult coach $9.00, and child coach $5.00.
11am-5pm Sakonnet Vineyards -162 W. Main Rd., Little Compton. Wine tasting and tours. $2 off tasting fee w/button. 15% off non-sale items & wine w/button
11am-5pm National Museum of American Illustration - 492 Bellevue Ave. Newport The museum's final week of the exhibition on Norman Rockwell: The American Imagist. 50% off admission with button
11am - 2:30pm Ice Sculpting Demonstration presented by Bailey T's 12 Long Wharf Mall Ice sculptors wield their chisels, chain saws, blow dryers and power sanders as they create masterpieces. Don't miss these spectacular works of ice! To participate or for more information call the festival office at (401) 847-7666.
11am - 3:30pm The 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off presented by Samuel Adams- Newport Harbor Hotel, 49 America's Cup Ave. Winter heats up as area restaurants and caterers compete to see who has the best chili in town! Bring your appetite, sharpen your taste buds, and join in the fun as you choose your favorite chili! Grand prize will be provided by Southwest Airlines with additional prizes provided by Samuel Adams Brewery. Enjoy complimentary chips and salsa provided by Tito's Cantina, and Sam Adams specials. Admission $8/$6 with button Children (6-12) $3/$2 with button Children under 5 Free! To enter your restaurant's chili call 401-847-7666
11am-4pm The 10th Annual Newport Bridal Show- the area's largest and most elegant bridal show, presented by Newport Wedding Magazine! Two romantic venues: Rosecliff and OceanCliff. Free parking and trolley transportation between venues. Meet with 80 top wedding professionals. Enjoy fashion shows, live entertainment, and tasty treats by top wedding caterers. Grand Prize from Platinum House Jewelers! Pre-register and pre-pay your ticket for the chance to win fabulous Door Prizes and enjoy savings on your ticket price. $15 in advance or with button on show day, and $20 at the door. www.newportbridalshow.net (401) 841-0200
11am-5pm Sakonnet Vineyards- 162 W. Main Rd., Little Compton. Wine tasting and tours. $2 off tasting fee w/button. 15% off non-sale items & wine w/button.
11am Newport's Revival Walking Tour - Newport Historical Society, Discover the social history and architecture of Newport after its Golden Colonial Era and before the Gilded Age. $12/a person and $10 w/Newport Winter Festival button. Weather permitting; space is limited. (401) 841-8770
11:30am Colonial Site Tour Public & Private Life - Newport Historical Society Tour the 1739 Colony House, built to house R.I. government meetings and the C.1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Newport's oldest house museum. Tour begins at the Museum & Shop Brick Market, 127 Thames St. $12 a person/ $10 w/Newport Winter Festival button. Weather permitting; space is limited. (401) 841-8770.
12pm-6pm Paint Your Own Pottery-The Accidental Artist 516 Thames St. Fun for all ages. You buy the pottery and paint time. We don't charge by the hour at our store! Spend the day with us! Appointments necessary for parties of 5 or more. (401) 662-0221. Paint time for 1 $9/$7 w/button. Paint time for 2 or more, $7/$5 w/button.
12pm-4pm 2nd Annual Newport Kiwanis Club Book Fair The Newport Kiwanis Club is at the Mainstay Best Western, 151 Admiral Kalbfus Rd. There is no cost to get in. All books are used and cost $1.00 each. All proceeds raised will be distributed to our Charities. For any other questions or concerns feel free to contact 401-255-4987
12pm & 2pm- Newport Seal Safari- Enjoy a 1-hour narrated and guided seal safari of Narragansett Bay, Newport Harbor, and Rose Island Light House aboard and the Patriot. Leaving from the Oldport Marine's dock next to the Mooring Restaurant. Be ready to board 15 min. prior to departure time and bundle up. Adults $18/$16 w/button Children $14/$12 w/button. (401) 847-9190.
12pm-4pm Psychic Tarot Readings with Meribeth McNair, the Happy Medium. Newport Marriott 25 America's Cup Avenue. Maribeth is the author of Tarot Talk, the popular advice column published in the Newport Mercury. Curious about what 2012 holds for you? $20 for 15 minutes or $1 per minute with button!
12pm-4:30pm - WINEterfest Wine Tasting & Outside Wine Bar - Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Road, Middletown. Chase away winter's chill and have a tasty thrill at Newport Vineyards. Check out the outside "Ice Wine" bar. Wine tasting, cheese, chocolate and spreadable edibles offered from local gourmet purveyors. (401) 848-5161. $20/$18 w/button.
12pm-5pm - Mother Daughter Makeovers -Cosmetic Cosmos 387 Thames St. Makeup artists apply the newest shades of cosmetics to complement your skin and eye tones. Leave the shop gorgeous! (866) 842-0666. $30/$15 w/button.
12pm-5pm Newport Storm & Thomas Tew Distillery tours- 293 JT Connell Rd, In their 11 years of operation we have made 35 unique beers and brought back Newport's famous colonial rum tradition. Come sample fresh beer and aged rum at Rhode Island's Microbrewery and Distillery. 401-849-5232 $7/$5 with button for beer tour and $9/$7 with button for rum tour.
12pm-6pm The Rhino Bar & Grille 337 Thames Street ½ Price Appetizers with button (401) 846-0707
2pm Redwood Library Tours - 50 Bellevue Ave. Explore the oldest lending library in America, and the oldest library building in continuous use in the country. Admission $5/$4 with button
2pm Winter Lecture- Bill Vareika- "The Enduring Art of William Trost Richards"- Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, A case study of the rich artistic heritage of Newport and the Narragansett Bay region, with personal reflections in celebration of the Newport Art Museum and Art Association. 401-848-8200. Members $10/$8 w/button, Non-members $15/$12 w/button.
2pm Tour Greenvale Vineyards - 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth. Located 5 miles from Newport. Enjoy samples of award winning, estate-grown wine from this 50-acre family farm now operating as a vineyard. Weather Permitting. 15% discount off wine purchases w/button. (401) 847-3777
4pm Pizza & Beer 4 Course Pairing - Gas Lamp Grille 206 Thames Street. 4 of our specialty pizzas paired with four 8 oz. glasses of select beers. Menu to follow. $18 + tax & tip. Free commemorative glass with button. Space is limited reservations required.
5:30pm-7pm Rhody Beer and Cheese Pairing - Newport Storm Brewery, 293 JT Connell Rd. and Narragansett Creamery are teaming up to bring you the best of local flavor. Experience a local beer and cheese pairing at the new Newport Storm Brewery. Five locally brewed beers will be expertly paired with five locally made cheeses to show off the best Rhode Island artisan agriculture has to offer. This event starts promptly at 5:30pm. Tickets are $10/$8 w/button and available in the tickets/seasonal section of www.newportstorm.com (401) 849-5232. Space is limited so advance purchase is recommended. Come sample the best tastes of Rhode Island!
5:30pm Murder at the Museum "The Butler Did it" - Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue. Whodunit? Solve the crime with your family and the Marley Bridges Theatre Company. 401-848-8200 Adult Members $15/$12 w/button, child/student members $8/$6 w/button, Non-member adults $25/$21 w/button; child/student $13/$10 w/button.
6pm Newport Playhouse Dinner and Cabaret-Newport Playhouse & Cabaret - Restaurant 102 Connell Highway. Come enjoy a great buffet in our dining room. Then walk through the lobby to our intimate theatre for the hilarious comedy: NEVER GET SMART WITH AN ANGEL. After the show, your dinner table awaits you for cabaret. Dinner at 6pm show at 8pm 401-848-7529 $49.95/$40 w/button.
8pm Comedy with The Bit Players - Firehouse Theater 4 Equality Park Place. Award-winning Comedy Troupe, The Bit Players perform high-energy, fast-paced improvisation. With various bits, hilarious performers and the always popular participation from the audience there is no telling what might happen when The Players hit the stage. One thing is for certain, you will laugh! Much like the hit TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Everything is entirely made up on the spot, in front of your eyes - all live, including the music! $15/$10w/button includes hot cocoa & teas or cold drinks. Always BYOB. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: 401-849-3473.
www.firehousetheater.org.
9pm Beatlemania Hyatt Regency. Sponsored by IHOP (Middletown, RI & North Dartmouth, MA). Relive the Revolution with members from "The Cast of Beatlemania." Key up the memories, drive the images and trigger the events of the Beatles Era in a live concert. These four seasoned musicians capture the spirit, look and sound of the Beatles in 29 renditions that take us back to "Yesterday", and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to "Here Comes the Sun" and "Hey Jude". A smash on Broadway and thrilling sellout audience from Los Angeles to Boston, these performers bring the best-loved popular music of all time to Newport. Bring your dancing shoes! Beatle memorabilia silent auction. $25/$20 w/button. Purchase tickets through the Festival Office 28 Pelham Street, the Gateway Center 23 America's Cup Ave., MWR ITT- Newport Navy Base, or Music Box 160 Thames St. A sellout performance every year! For info/tickets call (401)847-7666. Tickets sold at door based on availability.
10 The Rhino Bar & Grille -337 Thames Street Live DJ in the Mamba Room Dance club ½ off cover with button (401)846-0707
Trail Rides - Newport Equestrian Academy-281 Third Beach Rd., Middletown. 15% off regular prices w/button. 1 ½ & 2 hour rides to the beach. Must call for reservations. (401)848-5440.
Best Yoga/Fitness Instructor in Newport County Contest- Potter & Co., 172 Thames Street, Newport, RI. Nominate your favorite yoga instructor, Pilates instructor, personal trainer or other certified fitness instructor to be voted Best in Newport County. Nominees must be certified by a recognized national authority for fitness training, yoga instruction or Pilates instruction. Nominations will be accepted from February 1st through February 16th. Nominations may be submitted in person at Potter & Co. or via email. Voting will take place during Newport Winter Festival, February 17th -24th and the winner will be announced on Saturday, February 25th. The winner will receive a Potter & Co. gift card for athletic apparel (and the individual who nominated the winner will receive a $25 Gift Card). 401.847.0392 shop@potterconewport.com
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