Thursday, May 31, 2012
The Newport Yachting Center's 31st annual Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off will be held this Saturday, June 2, from noon to 6 p.m.
Are you ready for some chow-DAH? The Newport Yachting Center’s 31st annual Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off kicks off the traditional summer season in Newport this Saturday, June 2, from noon to 6 p.m. Two dozen competitors will vie for “Best Clam," “Best Seafood" and “Best Creative” chowder glory. The event will also feature all-you-can-eat “chowda" or "chow-dah," the Clam Cake Chow-Down competition, live music and a variety of entertainment for all ages. 'Eat' the Competition Among the competitors this year will be a visitor from the east — the Bunratty Manor Hotel from County Clare, Ireland, which was recently crowned champion of the Irish National Chowder Cook-Off. Competitors should be just a wee bit nervous. The Irish cook-off is …
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Newport Food Trust Festival will be at the Newport Yachting Center on Saturday, Oct. 20.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
The New England food festival scene is about to heat up just like the weather! New locations have just been added including the Newport Food Truck Festival at the Newport Yachting Center on Saturday, Oct. 20. There are 11 festivals in total spanning from June through October launching on June 10 with the Boston Food Truck Festival at UMass Boston Campus Center (rescheduled from May 26th) and ending in Newport. All festivals will take place from noon to 4 pm, with a special VIP Preview hour from 11am – noon. Over 50 trucks from all over New England will be participating on a rotating basis; some will be at all, others in select communities. Participating trucks include Rhode Island favorites, Rocket Fine Street Food, FanCheezical, Sweet …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Newport Arts Festival, a benefit to include main stage music, more than 60 artists works, and family friendly fun, takes place Sept. 24-25 at the Newport Yachting Center.
Editor's note: The following event was rescheduled from Aug. 27-28 due to Hurricane Irene. Artists, acclaimed musicians, local chefs, and the Aquidneck Island community again set their sails to the Newport Yachting Center this weekend for family fun and to raise money for Middletown's Looking Upwards, Inc. Now in its fifth year, the two-day Newport Arts Festival welcomes about 5,000 visitors each year. The works of more than 60 national and regional artists will be featured from a variety of mediums, including painting, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, glasswork, photography, woodwork, metalwork, sculpture and mixed media. The festival also will feature children's entertainment and activities and café foods. "Looking Upwards, like so many …
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Pieces from the official Callery Pear 9/11 Survivor Jewelry Collection for the 9/11 Ground Zero Memorial Museum's Visitor's Center will be for sale at the Newport Arts Festival to be held on the harbor front in Newport, Rhode Island later this month.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Pieces from the official Callery Pear 9/11 Survivor Jewelry Collection for the 9/11 Ground Zero Memorial Museum's Visitor's Center will be for sale at the Newport Arts Festival to be held on the harbor front in Newport, Rhode Island later this month. Michael Michaud, the designer commissioned to produce this collection is participating in the Newport Arts Festival for the third time. The Newport Arts Festival features the work of national artists exhibiting fine, fun and functional art, in eleven mediums, plus two days of blues, rock, folk and jazz by acclaimed acts. The jewelry for the Callery Pear 9/11 Survivor Jewelry Collection has been crafted based on a mold of actual cuttings from the 9/11 Survivor Tree. Among the wreckage at the …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is currently undergoing construction at Promet Marine Services in Providence, R.I., and has already made its footprint in the marine trades industry
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Collaborating with the community is an important part of the Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) mission, and the non-profit organization is working to cast a wider net in the marine industry as it forges ahead with construction of the Education-at-Sea school ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry and the development of its educational programs. “We are formally announcing a program where we are looking to partner with the marine trades for our shipbuilding project,” said OHPRI Chairman Bart Dunbar. “Our current partners have generously offered significant discounts and donations of goods and services, and more partnerships will allow us to help reinvigorate the marine industry, which is an important part of Rhode Island’s economic development…
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The Newport Irish Festival held over Labor Day Weekend brought families from all over Rhode Island for three days of music, food, shopping and fun.
The Newport Yachting Center welcomed the "Newport Waterfront Irish Festival" over Labor Day Weekend for music, food and fun for the whole family. Five stages with more than 100 acts and vendors over three days make the annual event one of the largest Irish festivals in the United States, according to organizers. Pogey, the Tartan Terrors, and pipe and drum bands from all over the country, including Newport's own AOH Pipe & Drum Corps, took to the stages, along with comedy acts, Irish step-dancers and more. Tour the image gallery for some highlights from Monday.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
The band will play on Thursday night as part of the Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Festival.
Playing to a near sold out crowd in 2009, Guster, the popular alternative rock band from Boston, MA, will be back to entertain its fans at the Newport Yachting Center’s Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series on Thursday, August 4. Opening for Guster will be Ra Ra Riot, an acclaimed indie rock band from Syracuse, NY. Beginning the night on the smaller Courtyard Stage will be Fall & Bounce, nominated as “2011 Best New Act” by Providence’s Motif Magazine. Tickets are still available at $25 for standard seats and $35 for preferred seats and those interested can purchase and print tickets at home by visitingwww.newportwaterfrontevents.com or by calling the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at (401) 846-1600. Forming after a chance meeting …
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The bros will hit the stage Friday, July 29.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Multi-Grammy Award-winner, the Doobie Brothers, will be hitting the Newport Yachting Center’s Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series stage for the first time ever next Friday evening, July 29th. Opening for the Doobies will be Fairhaven, one of the strongest up and coming bands in pop music today who combine intricate, melodic vocals with driving piano and guitar. Beginning the night on the smaller, Courtyard Stage will be -based veteran singer-songwriter and guitarist, Brian Scott. A limited number of tickets are still available at $55 for standard seats and $75 for preferred seats and those interested can purchase and print tickets at home by visiting www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or by calling the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at…
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Newport Yachting Center will host moe tonight, July 14.
Playing to a sold out crowd when they last hit the Newport Yachting Center’s Sunset Music Series stage back in 2007, “An Evening with moe” scheduled for next Thursday, July 14th promises to once again attract the band’s hardcore fans affectionately known as ‘moe-rons’. Getting the music started on the smaller, Courtyard Stage will be folk singer-songwriter, G.W. Mercure, from Providence, RI. (There is no opening act for the 7:00 p.m. show as moe intends to play an extended concert.) Tickets are still available at $30 for standard seats and $45 for preferred seats and those interested can purchase and print tickets at home by visiting www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or by calling the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at (401) 846-1600. …
Sunday, June 26, 2011
The Saturday night concert drew a packed crowd with fans spanning generations.
The Indigo Girls kicked off the Sunset Music Series for the season Saturday night at the Newport Yachting Center. The Girls played a powerful but more intimate set in the smaller waterfront venue, without the backing of the full band and backup singers typically seen at larger shows, stadiums and music festivals. Fans spanning generations loved every moment of it; they danced in the aisles and sang along to hits spanning the duo's 20-year career. "Joking," "Galileo," "Shame On You," and "Closer to Fine" along with hits from more recent years had teen fans to older adults singing along.
