10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - Oct. 2
GoLocalProv Lifestyle Team
10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - Oct. 2
No matter if you're young or old, GoLocalProv has an event that will make your weekend memorable.
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 - Oct. 2
Oct. 2nd
Ghost Tours of Newport on America's Cup Ave.
Get into the Halloween spirit and Take an old town ghost walk down historic Newport's "shadowy lanes" and discover the ghosts, ghouls, and legends of the haunted city by the sea.
Who haunts George Washington's Revolutionary War headquarters? Was Lizzie Borden acting on her own accord... or just following in her family footsteps?
Why do people continue to hear a mysterious drum beat as they walk the bricks of Blood Alley?
What are the strange winged skulls crowning the tombstones of New England's dead?
For more information, click here: Ghost Tours of Newport
Oct. 2nd
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.
Oct. 3rd
Live Jazz at Greenvale Vineyard
Head to Greenvale Vineyard on Saturday for some wine and live jazz music. Bring the whole family—even leashed pets. The show begins at 1 p.m.
Greenvale Vineyars is located on Wapping Road.
Click here for more information.
Oct. 3rd
Busking at Bowens Wharf
In preparation for the 25th Annual Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival, Busking at Bowens Wharf presents live acoustic music featuring performances from My Mother's Moustache, Panoramic View, The Troubles, The Copacetics, and soloists that include Ilana Katz Katz, Dave Schneider, Warren Smith and Kate Grana.
Performances will be held from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. every w,eekend leading up to the seafood festival.
It is FREE to attend the concerts.
Click here for more information.
Photos coutesy of Trixie Wadson/Bowen’s Wharf Co.
Oct. 3rd
Yoga, Art and Tea at The Island Heron
Recoonnect with your sould by heading to The Island Heron in Jamestown and taking part in Yoga, Art and Tea.
Click here for more information.
Oct. 3rd
Murder at the Museum: "...With the Revolver"
An interactive murder mystery set at the Griswold House in the late 1890s
Play a role and be part of the intrigue...will you be a suspect, victim, or murderer? Keep your eyes and ears open throughout the evening, in order to solve the who, why, where and how before someone else ends up a corpse.
The event goes from 7 -8:30 p.m. at the Newport Art Museum located on 76 Bellevue Avenue.
Reservations are strongly recommended.
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Oct. 3rd
Festa Italiana: Family Heritage
Learn about Italian Family Heritage during a FREE panel discussion at the Edward King Senior Center in Newport.
The discussion will go from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Click here for more information.
Oct. 4th
14th Annual Car Show at The Fort
The car show returns to Fort Adams on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The show provides an amazing collection of cars, food, refreshments and fun for the entire family.
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Oct. 4th
Newport String Project
The concert starts at 7 p.m. at Trinity Church on 141 Spring street, and will features a string quartet by Astor Piazzolla and Felix Mendelssohn.
Suggested donations are of $10, $25 or $50 +
Click here for more information.
Oct. 4th
Escobars's Annual Corn Maze
Go and have fun getting lost at Escobar's Annual Corn Maze at 255 Middle Road in Portsmouth.
The last person is allowed to enter the maze up to one hour before dusk.
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