10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - April 20, 2018

April 20

Charlie & The Bucket Truck at Miantonomi Memorial Park 

Kids of all ages are invited to see Newport City Forester Charlie Ridolf, National Grid Lead Forester Chris Rooney, and their bucket trucks in action.

Come learn about Newport's trees as Charlie & Chris demonstrate climbing techniques and how they work to keep our trees happy & healthy.

The event goes from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

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April 20

Arboretum Week First Light Night Celebration & Illuminated Trolley Tours

Celebrate the beginning of Arboretum Week and the first night of the Lighting of the Trees! Enjoy good company, light refreshments, cash bar, and a display of local wood art.

Special trolley tours will highlight some of Newport's finest trees, illuminated in honor of Arboretum Week.

Tours depart at 8 pm & 9 pm. 

The event begins at 7 p.m. 

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April 20

Grayson Ty at Newport Vineyards 

Join us for an extended evening wine tasting while enjoying live music by acoustic singer/songwriter Grayson Ty.

Grayson performs with an eclectic blend of folk, pop, and soul. 

The event goes from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

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April 20

Norman Bird Sanctuary's Painting In Paradise

Join prominent local artist David Barnes by the fire in Mabel’s Studio as he recounts the extraordinary artistic heritage of the area surrounding Norman Bird Sanctuary known as Paradise Valley. You will learn all the techniques and materials an artist like John La Farge would have used while David recreates a landscape painting on separate panels at various stages. 

The event goes from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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April 21

Earth Day Cleanup at Ballard Park 

Volunteer to give Newport’s Only Nature Preserve a Spring cleaning. Pick up trash, prune trails and remove invasives.

Great for people who need community service hours. 

Meet at 21 Hazard Road.

The event goes from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

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April 21

Middletown Aquidneck Growers Market at Aquidneck Grower's Farmers Market 

Now in its 22nd season, the market has 20 regular vendors, guest artisans and live music every week. Pick up your groceries and head inside for wine tasting.

The market goes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

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April 21

Fingerprint Charms With Sue Gray at Museum of Newport History 

The Newport Historical Society hosts local artist, Sue Gray, at the Newport History Museum & Shop as she takes personal fingerprint pressings to create one of a kind keepsake charms.

Gray will take the fingerprint pressings to her home studio where she will use the pressings to create unique molds to make one of a kind silver charms. 

The event goes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

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April 22

Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brunch at OceanCliff 

Join us for an afternoon of champagne tasting with expert brunch pairings from our chef. Tasting will be led by John Callaghan of Laurent-Perrier, and owner of Bellevue Wine & Spirits.

The event begins at 12 p.m. 

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April 22

Whitehorne House Lecture Series: Local Manufacture, Global Fusion: Surveying Early American Furniture at Newport Art Museum 

Mahogany from Honduras, brass from Britain, stylistic details from China, and wealth borne of slavery at home and abroad. This lecture connects the global dots and illuminates how interconnected forces yielded a wide range of new furniture forms in the 17th and 18th centuries. As European furniture designs were adapted to American tastes, a wholly new and specialized branch of the craft emerged and along with it new methods of work.

The event goes from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

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April 22

Newport Daffodil Days Festival at Bowen's & Bannister's Wharves 

Sunday is the final day of the Daffodil Days Festival.

Celebrate the arrival of Spring and 700,000 daffodils with 9 days of daffy fun throughout Newport. 

The festival begins at 8 a.m. 

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