Events happening throughout the Winter Festival…don’t forget your Festival Button!
❅ 8:30am-9:30am * Ice Skate Camp * Feb. 18-22
Newport Skating Center, 4 Commercial Wharf. Includes professional instruction and practice time. $100/$85 w/button for the week or $25/$20 w/button per day. For more information contact Meghan at Island Skating Academy at www.islandskatingacademy.com or 401.952.4336.
❅ 9am-9pm * Ice Skating at the Newport Skating Center * Daily (Fri. 2/15 5pm-9pm & Sun. 2/17 & 2/24 12pm-5pm)
4 Commerical Wharf. The Skating Center is an outdoor, ice skating facility offering public skating sessions, skate rentals, a concessions menu, warming area and parking! Visit www.SkateNewport.com or call 401.846.3018 for information. All dates and times are weather permitting and subject to change. $2 off skating admission w/button. Not to be combined with any other offer or discount.
❅ 9:30am-2:30pm * Make Your Own Marshmallow Snowman * Daily (No Sundays)
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 your imagination as you make your own marshmallow snowman. Fun for all ages! $6/$5 w/button.
❅ 9:30am-5pm * Family Fun at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum * Sat. 2/16-Sun. 2/24
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave (Museum- 9:30am-5pm, Kids Activities- 10am-2pm, Tours- 11am & 2pm). Discover the history of tennis and its superstars through a diverse collection of memorabilia, art, fashion, video and more from the 12th century through 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! Kids can do Museum scavenger hunts, play Nintendo Wii tennis on the big screen, pose for photos in old fashion tennis costumes and with the US Open trophy, have fun with paint-by-numbers, and check out cool memorabilia from their favorite stars like Venus Williams and Roger Federer. Adults can join in the fun and also enjoy perusing the fascinating Museum galleries. Admission: Adults: $12/$10 w/button, Seniors: $10/$8 w/button, Children: 16 & Under Free w/button & plus 15% off all purchases at the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Museum Store, and The Tennis Store w/button. 401.849.3990.
10am * Walking Tours, Newport Historical Society * Days Vary: see following schedule
All tours begin at The Museum of Newport History & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street.
Daily 11am-3pm: Historic Site Tours (Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Great Friends Meeting House, Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House & Colony House ($8/$6/button.
2/15 & 2/19 11am: Discover Colonial Newport Walking Tour- Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport’s diverse people. $12/$10 w/button.
2/15 & 2/22 4:30pm: Lantern Tour of Colonial Newport- Feel transported through time to the heyday of this thriving colonial metropolis on a lantern-lit stroll through Newport’s Historic Hill. $12/$10 w/button.
2/16 & 2/20 11am: Golden to Gilded- From Newport’s colonial Golden Age to Gilded Age summer colony, discover the transformation of the city and its people. $12/$10 w/button.
2/16 & 2/23 2pm: A reading of the Scrimshaw Ring, written by William Jaspersohn- In 1710 a Newport boy spies pirates rowing ashore near the family farm. Donations welcome.
2/17 & 2/24 11am: Souls and Stones Walking Tour- Explore the common burying ground, view the remarkable gravestones that make this cemetery a work of art and learn about select colonial-era and 19th century residents who helped shape Newport’s history. $12/$10 w/button.
2/18 & 2/23 11am: Rogues and Scoundrels Walking Tour- See where the scoundrels lived, where pirates profited and where criminals were punished. Find out why this colony was sometimes known as “Rogue’s Island”. $12/$10 w/button.
2/21 11am: Road to Independence Walking Tour- Riots and rebellion, enemies and allies! Hear stories from the years surrounding the American Revolution in Newport. $12/$10 w/button.
2/21 5:30pm: Undressing History: What Women Wore in the 18th- Donning authentic reproductions an interpreter dresses from her shift into a working class women’s gown, then redresses into a gown typically worn by a woman of the upper class while describing each garment’s material, manufacture and function. $5/$4 w/button and $1 for NHS members.
2/22 11am: Rum Merchants & Rum Runners Walking Tour- From thriving colonial rum trade through the temperance movement and Prohibition era smuggling, learn about the changing role of alcohol in Newport. $12/$10 w/button.
All tours are weather permitting, space is limited. Contact 401.841.8770 with questions.
❅ 10am, 1:30pm & 3pm * Seal Watch Cruises * Daily (Times Vary: 2/16-2/17 at 1:30pm, 2/18 at 3pm and 2/19-2/24 at 10am)
Save The Bay, boat departs from 142 Long Wharf Dock. Join Save The Bay for our one hour award-winning seal-watching tours around Rose Island! 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. Adults: $20/$18 w/button, Children & Seniors: $15/$13 w/button. 401.619.2640.
❅ 10am-11am * Make Your Own Pinata * Mon. 2/18-Wed. 2/20
Diego’s Restaurant, 11 Bowen’s Wharf. Learn to make your own pinata! $5/$3 w/button. 401.619.2640.
10am-4pm * Newport Mansion Tours * Daily
The Breakers, 44 Ochre Pt. Ave., The Elms, 367 Bellevue Ave., Marble House, 596 Bellevue Ave. Tour the historic summer homes of Newport’s Elite. Admission: $14.50-$28/$12.50-$26 w/button, Youth under 18 free when accompanies by an adult w/button. 401.847.1000.
❅ 10am-5pm * Bite Me Live Bait DIY T-Shirt Artwork * Daily
Bite Me Live Bait Co., 337 Thames Street. 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 sizing available. You can also 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. $22/$19 w/button. 401.662.9292.
10am-5pm * Helicopter Tour and Vineyard Packages * Daily
Bird’s Eye View Helicopters, 211 Airport Access Road. Helicopter and vineyard packages include a helicopter 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 plus tax per couple or our Lighthouse Helicopter Tour and Vineyard for $285 plus tax. Fly over the vineyards and all of Newport in our “heated” helicopter. $10 off any tour w/button or receive a free inflight video. Call 401.843.8687 to book. For more info go to http://www.riaerial.com/air_tours.php.
10am-5pm * Wine Tasting Newport Vineyards * Mon. 2/18-Sun. 2/24
(Sun. 12-5pm)
909 East Main Road, Middletown. Winery Tours Daily, 1 & 3pm. Learn the art of wine making with a tour of our vineyard, winery and barrel room and then select from a list of over 25 Newport Vineyards Wines to evaluate and enjoy. $12 Tour & Tasting/$10 w/button. 401.848.5161.
❅ 10am-6pm * The Cutest Dog of Newport * Feb. 15-23 (Winner Announced Feb. 24)
The Black Dog General Store, 33 Bannister’s Wharf. Bring in a photo of your dog and our customers will vote who is the cutest of them all. Winner will be announced Feb. 24th. 401.842.0339.
❅ 10am, 12pm & 2pm * Scenic Overview Tour * Sat. Feb 16th, Sun. Feb 17th, Sat. Feb 23rd & Sun. Feb 24th
Gateway Center, 25 America’s Cup Avenue. Narrated Tour of Newport’s Ocean Drive & Bellevue Avenue mansion area. Adult $25/$19 w/button, Child $15/$10 w/button. 401.847.6921.
❅ 10:30am, 12:30pm & 2:30pm * Scenic Train Rides * Daily (2/16-2/24) (2/19-2/22 10:30am & 12:30pm Only)
Old Colony & Newport Railroad, 19 America’s Cup Avenue. Remember the days of 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 (ages 7 & up) $13.50/$12.50 w/button, Adult Coach $10/$9 w/button, Child Coach (ages 2-13) $6/$5 w/button. (No senior class during Winter Festival).
11am * Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant * Sun. 2/17, Wed. 2/20, Thurs. 2/21, Sun. 2/24
102 Connell Highway. Come enjoy a great buffet in our dining room, then enjoy our main stage show “Greetings” in our intimate theater. After the show, your dinner table awaits you for our hilariously funny cabaret. “Greetings”- A young man brings his Jewish fiance home to meet his sweet Catholic mother and his grouchy Catholic father on Christmas Eve, paving the way for what seems to be a most interesting family occasion! As they argue about their differences, an incredible event occurs that causes everyone to realize that there actually is a true bond among them! $49.95/$40 w/button. 401.848.7529.
❅ 11am-4pm * Cosmetic Cosmos Mother/Daughter Makeovers * Fri. 2/15-Tue. 2/19 & Sat. 2/23
Cosmetic Cosmos, 387 Thames Street. Mother/Daughter makeovers by appointment only by expert make-up artist. Learn the best skincare and makeup techniques for your skin type and features in a relaxed atmosphere. $30/person and 15% discount on all products purchased w/button. By Appointment Only: www.cosmeticcosmos.com or 401.842.0666.
11am-4pm * Newport Art Museum * Daily (Sun. 12-4pm, Closed Mon.)
76 Bellevue Avenue. Wear your button for admission discount. Adults $10/$9 w/button, Seniors $8/$7 w/button, Students (valid ID) $6/$5 w/button, Military (valid ID) $6/$5 w/button, Museum Members and Children under 5 Free w/button.
11am-4pm * Wine Tasting Greenvale Vineyards * Daily (Sun. 12-4pm)
582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth. Winery Tours are at 2pm and include 7 wines and a wine glass. 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.
❅ 11:30am * Scenic Overview Tour & Grand Mansion Tour * Daily
Gateway Center, 25 America’s Cup Avenue. Narrated Tour of Newport’s Ocean Drive which includes a visit to a mansion. Adult $39 (Marble House) or $41 (Breakers)/$33 (Marble House) or $35 (Breakers) w/button, Child $19/$14 w/button. 401.847.6921.
11:30am-2:30pm * Touro Synagogue Tours * Sun. 2/17 & 2/24 & Mon. 2/18
Touro Synagogue, 85 Touro Street. Enjoy tours of the oldest synagogue building in America every 1/2 hour, last tour at 1:30pm. Adults $12/$10 w/button, Seniors $10/$8 w/button, Student (13 and older) & military $8/$6 w/button & Children under 13/Free w/button. 401.847.4794.
❅ 12pm & 2pm * Fort Adams, Guided Tours * Daily
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive. Make History Come Alive for Every Member of the Family. Fun for Kids of All Ages
Tours are largely outdoors and include approximately one mile of walking. Proper footwear is highly recommended. Tours are weather permitting. Adults $12/$6 w/button, Children (6-17) $6/$3 w/button, Children 5 and Under Free. 401.841.0707.
❅ 12pm-3pm * Adornment Fine Jewelry Diamond Face Painting * Sat. 2/16-Sun. 2/17 & Thurs. 2/21-Sun. 2/24
Adornment Fine Jewelry, Brick Marketplace. Adornment Fine Jewelry is offering FREE Diamond Face Painting to celebrate Winterfest! Come on in and get your “face bling” with a hundred carats of fancy face paint and crystals. 401.619.3301.
❅ 12pm-4pm * Interactive Lighthouse Trailer * Daily (2/16-2/24)
Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, 365 Thames Street (Armory Building). Children learn to be a lighthouse keeper for the afternoon. This interactive trailer is a replica of Rose Island Lighthouse and teaches children how to take care of and “keep” the lighthouse. Free. 401.847.4242.
❅ 12pm-4pm * Make Your Own Perfume * Daily (2/15-2/18 & 2/20-2/23)
Newport Aromatherapy, 127 Bellevue Avenue. All ages activity. $15/$10 w/button. 401.846.1101.
12pm-4pm * Psychic Tarot Readings with Maribeth McNair, the Happy Medium * Fri.-Sun. 2/15-2/17 & 2/22-2/24
Newport Marriott, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Maribeth is the author of Tarot Talk, the popular advice column published in the Newport Mercury. Curious about what 2013 holds for you? $20 for 15 minutes or $1 per minute w/button. Appointments encouraged, walk-ins welcome! 401.323.0530.
12pm-4:30pm * Newport Vineyards WINE-ter-Fest 2013 * Sat. 2/16 & Sun. 2/17
Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Road, Middletown. Chase away winter’s chill and have a tasting thrill at Newport Vineyards. Check out the outside “Ice Wine” bar. Wine tasting, cheese, chocolate and spreadable edibles offered from local gourmet purveyors. RSVP suggested to info@newportvineyards.com. $20/$18 w/button. 401.848.5161.
12pm-5pm * Newport Storm Brewery Tours * Daily (Closed Tuesday)
Newport Storm Brewery, 293 JT Connell Road. The Newport Storm Brewery and Thomas Tew Distillery is open for tours and tastings. In our 13 years of operation we have made 44 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! Beer Tour: $7/$5 w/button. Rum Tour: $9/$7 w/button. 401.849.5232.
❅ 1pm * Newport Seal Safari & Rose Island Lighthouse Tour * Daily (2/16-2/24)
Old Port Marine, Sayer’s Wharf. A 1-hour narrated and guided seal safari of Narragansett Bay, Newport Harbor and Rose Island Light House aboard the Patriot. Leaving from Old Port marine’s dock next to the Mooring Restaurant. Boards 15 min. prior to departure time, bundle up! Adults $18/$16 w/button, Children (10 and under) $14/$12 w/button. 401.847.9109.
❅ 1pm * newportFILM KIDS Film Screening * Tues. 2/19 & Thurs. 2/21
Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro Street. Tuesday: “A Collection of Kids Short Films From Around The World”. Thursday: “The Gruffalo/The Gruffalo’s Child”. Adults: $8/$5 w/button, Children: $5/$3 w/button. 401.649.2784.
1pm, 2pm & 3pm * Family Cookie Decorating Workshop * 2/17 & 2/18
Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Avenue. Stop by the Radio Disney Children’s Fair booth on 2/17 & 2/18 at the Newport Marriott and receive your free pass to the Cookie Extravaganza in the Newport Art Museum youth studio. You must have your pass to decorate a delightful cookie…then devour! Wear your button and receive $1 off Newport Art Museum admission after the workshop. 401.848.8200.
1pm-4pm * Watch the Potter Make Ceramic Vases * Thursday, 2/21 & Friday, 2/22
All Fired Up Pottery, 452 Thames Street. Experience the art of making pottery. Space is limited so if you can’t watch the first show come back for the next one. Shows are every 20 minutes! Free. 401.846.4042.
2pm * Redwood Library Tours * Daily
50 Bellevue Avenue. Explore the oldest lending library in America and learn about its fascinating 265 year history! $5/$4 w/button. 401.847.0292.
2pm * Winter Lectures * 2/16 & 2/23
Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue.
2/16 2pm: Chris C. Demchak, Ph.D.- How Cyberspace has Changed War: the Emerging Struggle for Cyber Power through Resilience and Disruption. A discussion on how critical infrastructure of Western democracies is threatened by the potential for secret attack via cyberspace, and the challenge of securing the long term physical and economic well being of their national systems.
2/23 2pm: Danny Rubin- Unscripted. Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on Screenwriting at Harvard University. Actor, celebrity blogger and screenwriter of the modern classic “Groundhog Day” talks about his craft.
Members $10/$8 w/button. Non-members $15/$12 w/button. Students $6. 401.848.8200.
❅ 2pm-3pm * Kids Tennis Lessons at the Hall of Fame Indoor Tennis Club * Tues. 2/19, 2pm-3pm & Thurs. 2/21, 2:30pm-3:30pm
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue. If you’ve been thinking of getting your kids involved with tennis, here’s a great chance to test it out and have some fun during winter break. Of course, there’s no better place to learn the game than at the Tennis Hall of Fame! Ages 5 – 10 will be introduced to the game through USTA 10 & Under Tennis, which uses special balls, equipment and rules to introduce kids to tennis in a fun and effective way! Ages 11 -18 up will be offered an introductory clinic tailored to their skill and experience. Regularly $10/child/$8/child w/button. Class size is limited. Advance registration requested – please call 401-849-4777.
2pm-4pm * 25th Annual Nacho Tasting * Tues. 2/19-Fri. 2/22
Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames Street. Sample Award Winning Nachos. Free w/button and purchase of a beverage. 401.849.6334.
3pm-7pm * Live Jazz at Atlantic Beach Club * Sunday 2/17 & 2/24
Atlantic Beach Club, 55 Purgatory Road, Middletown. Enjoy live jazz with Mac Chrupcala in the lounge. Free. 401.847.2750.
5:30pm * Murder at the Museum “A Diamond in the Rough” * 2/16, 2/21, 2/23
Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue. George Griswold, sole heir to the Griswold fortune, is more interested in late night gambling and world travel than taking over the family shipping business. His father John will cut him off unless he can solve a wickedly difficult scavenger hunt to claim the family jewels. Accustomed to short cuts, George hires a professional firm to do the dirty work and invites YOU and the rest of his friends to an “inheritance party”. Family ties, deadly secrets and unexpected visitors add up to murder most foul! Members: Adult $15/$12 w/button, Child $8 w/button, Student $8/$6 w/button. Non-members: Adult $25/$21 w/button, Child $13, Student $13/$10 w/button. 401.848.8200.
6pm * Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant * Fri. 2/15, Sat. 2/16, Fri. 2/22, Sat. 2/23
102 Connell Highway. Come enjoy a great buffet in our dining room, then enjoy our main stage show “Greetings” in our intimate theater. After the show, your dinner table awaits you for our hilariously funny cabaret. “Greetings”- A young man brings his Jewish fiance home to meet his sweet Catholic mother and his grouchy Catholic father on Christmas Eve, paving the way for what seems to be a most interesting family occasion! As they argue about their differences, an incredible event occurs that causes everyone to realize that there actually is a true bond among them! $49.95/$40 w/button. 401.848.7529.
8pm * Comedy with The Bit Players * Fri. 2/15, Sat. 2/16, Fri. 2/22 & Sat. 2/23; Family Friendly Comedy Show Wed. 2/20 at 7pm)
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 participation from the audience there is not 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 made up on the spot- all live, including the music. $15/$10 w/button includes hot cocoa & teas or cold drinks. Always BYOB. Reservations required. 401.849.3473.
