10 Great Things to do in Newport This Weekend - September 16, 2016

September 16

Ciders from Around the World Festival 

The Ciders from Around the World Festival takes place on Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight at Norey’s. 

The festival will feature Ciders from around the world. 

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September 16

Oktoberfest Tap Takeover at Norey's

After a long week at work, get over to Norey's and enjoy Oktoberfest. 

Oktoberfest Tap goes until October 21 and goes from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. 

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September 16

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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September 17

Coggeshall Farm Harvest Fair

Harvest Fair celebrates the simple life, engaging visitors of all ages in friendly competitions, games, lively music and dance, hay rides, pony rides and much more against the backdrop of a working 19th century living history farm. 9am-4pm.

September 17

Newport Wooden boat Show & Newport International Boat Show 

The show recurs daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 13 Bowens Wharf in Newport. 

Attendees will see an array of wooden boats in the water at Bowen's Ferry Landing marina this September.

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September 17

Contemporary Women Artists 

The Bristol Art Museum will be showcasing the work of some contemporary women artists.

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September 18

Crustacean Nation at Save The Bay 

Crustacean Nation at Save The Bay runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, Fridays and Saturdays. 

Crustacean nation is the theme at Save The Bay’s Exploration Center and Aquarium next month. September is all about Captivating Crustaceans, giving visitors a chance to learn all about these special ocean critters.

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September 18

Waterscapes: Islamic Architecture and Art from Doris Duke's Shangri La

Open from 12:30 p.m .to 5 p.m. 

Two of Duke's greatest passions--her love of the water; and, her love of Islamic art and architecture--came together spectacularly at Shangri La, her exotic ocean front estate in Honolulu and the only home she built for herself from ground up beginning in the late 1930s. 

Waterscapes explores the theme of water through objects on loan from Shangri La; photographs of the property and other historic sites that inspired its many fountains, pools, and cascades; and home movies from Duke's travels in North Africa, the Middle East, and India to buy art and furnishings for the house.

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September 18

4th Annual 4 Bridges Ride 

The Bridges Ride begins at 7 a.m. and features cyclists can cross the Jamestown, Newport, Sakonnet and Mount Hope Bridges in this 26-mile charity ride.

The event will begin in North Kingstown and finish on the campus of Roger Williams University in Bristol.

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September 18

4th Annual Newport SharkFest Swim 

The 4th annual Newport SharkFest Swim is set to start at 9 a.m. on September 18 along the waterfront of Newport. 

The swim will start at the harbormaster’s dock in Perrotti Park in front of the Newport Marriott Hotel. It will be an in-water start in waves of 75. The 1500 meter swim will be a straight swim down the harbor to finish on the beach at King Park in the shadow of the statue of Rochambeau. 

The 1.5 mile swim will be the same course but just before the 1500 finish, the 1.5 mile course will turn left to add a rectangular course to bring them back to the finish. 

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