10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - June 3

June 3

Summer Exhibition Opening Reception at Newport Art Museum

The Newport Art Museum is set to welcome three new exhibitions to its galleries this summer, including a collaborative exhibition by a mother and daughter, a solo artist, and one group show. 

The opening reception will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

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June 3

Award Winning Improv Comedy with The Bit Players 

Get over to Firehouse Theater at 4 Equality Park Place in Newport to watch the award winning improv comedy of The Bit Players. 

The show begins at 8 p.m. and is BYOB. 

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June 3

Start at the top - 1/2 price Raw Bar at Hotel Viking 

The title says it all, 1/2 price raw bar at the Hotel Viking every Friday until September from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

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June 4

World Match Racing Tour 

Saturday is the final day of the World Match Racing Tour at Fort Adams in Newport. 

Check out the excitement of competitive racing  with M32 high-performance catamarans. 

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June 4

Dueling Pianos at Studio 3 Nightclub 

This one-of-a-kind experience has been sweeping the nation and has come to Newport at the famed Studio 3 Venue. 

This room is located on the top floor of  the Brownstone building and boasts a commanding view of Newport Harbor. Enjoy specialty cocktails, light apps and a spectacular show choreographed by long time piano man Greg Asadoorian. 

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June 4

A Fork in the Road at Fort Adams 

Make a pit stop at A Fork in the Road Food Truck at Fort Adams to get a taste of a variety of local New England Food. 

Times are subject to change. 

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June 4

Mystery at the Museum: Hanging Chad 

Proud to be an American? It's 1924 in Prohibition and this year marks the first presidential election at which women can vote! Attend this special presidential debate at the Art Association of Newport to hear Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge, Democratic candidate John W. Davis, and Progressive candidate Robert M. LaFollette speak.

The mystery begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. 

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June 4

USA vs Mexico - Newport International Polo Series 

The Newport International Polo Series kicks off their 25th season of Newport International Polo and offers 17 action-packed matches every Saturday through September. 

Look on as all-star lineups of international competitors take the field. Purchase a tailgate for the optimal experience, or plant your seat in the lawn and relax. Just don’t forget to help stomp the divots!

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June 5

Love & Friendship at Jane Pickens Theater 

Romantic comedy written and directed by Whit Stillman. It is based on Jane Austen's epistolary novel Lady Susan first published in 1871. 

Young widow Lady Susan Vernon visits to the estate of her in-laws to wait out the colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and a future for her eligible but reluctant daughter, Frederica. In doing so she attracts the simultaneous attentions of the young, handsome Reginald DeCourcy, the rich and silly Sir James Martin and the divinely handsome, but married, Lord Manwaring, complicating matters severely.

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June 5

Newport 10 Miler at Fort Adams 

The event will begin outside the east wall of historic Fort Adams. The course will  feature Newport’s scenic coastal views around Ocean Drive and will pass several Bellevue Avenue mansions. The finish line will be unique as participants will enter the Fort through the north gate and finish on the parade field.

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