10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - December 20, 2019
GoLocalProv Lifestyle Team
10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - December 20, 2019
This weekend’s events include “Meet Your Maker” at Hope and Main, Brunch with Santa, Rogues & Scoundrels Walking Tour and more.
To help you figure out which event to go to and when, GoLocalProv has put together a complete guide of what to do and when in the slideshow below.
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10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - December 20, 2019
December 20
Teens: Art with Nycole at Newport Public Library
Whether you’re a born artist or just someone who wants to avoid inadvertent obscenity, this program is for you! Local artist Nycole Matthews teaches you how to sketch, draw and paint, no experience or skill required.
However, if you do have experience and skill, we won’t hold it against you.
That would be kind of a jerk move. Materials supplied.
The event begins at 3:30 p.m.
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December 20
Holiday Beers From Around the World Tap Takeover at Norey's
Tap list includes: Samuel Smith Winter Welcome, Delirium Noel, De Dolle Stille Nacht, St Bernardus Christmas Ale, Fantome de Noel, and more to be announced.
Taps stay up until they are gone, generally about two weeks.
Take your favorite beer snob out for a glass of holiday cheer.
The takeover begins at 4 p.m.
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December 20
Newport Historical Society Rogues & Scoundrels Walking Tour at The Museum at Brick Market
See where scoundrels lived, pirates profited and criminals were punished. Find out why this colony was known as "Rogues Island."
The tour begins at 10:30 a.m.
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PHOTO: Newport Historical Society
December 21
Watermission II, Salon Exhibition at Coastal Contemporary Gallery
Featuring a diverse group of works from select gallery artists.
They will be celebrating a great year of growth, love, and success in Newport.
The exhibit goes from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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December 21
Benefit Piano Recital by Nora Bartosik at Trinity Church
Festive music by Chopin, Liszt, Messiaen, Strauss, and others.
All proceeds to benefit the Music Program at Trinity Church
The event begins at 2 p.m.
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December 21
Christmas at Newport Mansions
The glitter of gold and the sparkle of silver will dazzle you as you tour three magnificent mansions decked out in Yuletide finery. Music, tours, and spectacular decorations highlight the celebration of Christmas at the Newport Mansions.
The Preservation Society of Newport County invites you to make holiday memories with your family by visiting The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House this holiday season.
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December 22
Brunch with Santa at Hotel Viking
Come and dine with Santa at One Bellevue Restaurant.
Prefixed brunch menu and photo opportunities in Santa's Workshop at Hotel Viking.
Tickets: $65.00 for Adults, $30.00 for Children.
Brunch begins at 11:30 a.m.
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PHOTO: Richard McCaffrey
December 22
Relax + Restore + Rejuvenate! Reiki Infused Yoga at Seaside Yoga
Take a moment to relax before the chaos of the holidays officially hits.
Join owner Jessica Laudati and Reiki Master Kassondra Perrotti Sunday - December 22 for a Body|Mind|Soul Rejuvenating Yoga class infused with Reiki from start to finish.
Come quiet your mind, open your heart, and give yourself the gift of slowing down and setting forth clear intentions as we honor and celebrate Winter Solstice
The event begins at 12 p.m.
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December 22
Gingerbread Lighthouse at Newport Marriott Hotel
In its 19th year, the 16-foot gingerbread lighthouse at the Newport Marriott welcomes guests from near and far.
The hotel team devotes 100 hours to baking, building, and decorating the lighthouse. It takes more than 350 pounds of gingerbread, 2400 pieces of candy, and 20 gallons of royal icing to complete the project.
The lighthouse is in the hotel’s lower lobby and open daily.
Visitors are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to help fill Santa’s sleigh for local food pantries.
The event begins at 8 a.m.
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December 22
Meet Your Maker at Hope & Main
Tour and taste your way through their monthly makers marketplace and open house.
A rotating cast of the newest and most exciting Rhode Island-based food and beverage companies will be here to meet and mingle with you.
Explore an abundance of well-made goods like freshly roasted coffee and cold drinks, fresh produce and farm goods, prepared foods, specialty products, sweet treats, and lovely gifts.
Meet Your Maker begins at 10 a.m.
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