International Museum Day at the Newport Art Museum

Celebrate with us!

• When: 12:00 PM - 4:00 AM
• Where: Griswold House & Cushing Gallery
• Details: Enjoy free admission all day! Complimentary tour of Griswold House at 1 p.m. Become a Member and enjoy a 10% discount on all levels of Membership.

Lunch with the Artist

Oriental Prints: Especially Classic Japanese Prints

• When: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
• Where: Griswold House
• Details: This informal noontime discussion will be facilitated by Richard Tyre. Participants may bring their bag lunches.

  Free for members. $5 for non-members. 10% discount on renewal or new membership.

Photographers' Guild Meeting

The SEE of Creativity by Ray Guillette

• When: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Griswold House
• Details: The SEE of Creativity is an illustrated discussion of creativity and abstract photography, designed to help photographers see their own unique images and work toward a personal style. Techniques for producing abstract images and creative montages are explained. Ray Guillette is an active member of The Photographic Society of New England as well as the New England Camera Club. He presents instructive programs on a regular basis.

" Here's Your Passport" Travel Through the World of Wines at the Newport Art Museum!

• When: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Where: Griswold House
• Details: The Newport Art Museum and Bellevue Wines & Spirits is hosting a Wine Tasting Evening and Food Pairing featuring exquisite vineyards from around the world and outstanding cuisines by Newport's finest restaurants and caterers. As guest enter the Museum they will be given their 'Passports' listing all the wines offered. Participants will be able to place their orders from the Passport at discounted show pricing. Experience another fabulous tasting from the Newport International Wine & Food Festival with Bellevue Wines & Spirits! Proceeds from the evening will benefit the Newport Art Museums Education Programs!"

• Contact: Stasia Anthony [scaevents@aol.com]
• Phone: 848-8200 ex. 117

Gallery Night & Opening Reception

• When: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Where: Griswold House
• Details: Join us for the opening reception of, "Dora Atwater Millikin: Geometry of Place", "Bob Rizzo: Shrines, Icons, and Spirits", and the Photographers' Guild Members' Show.

  This free even is part of Newport Gallery Night.

  

Lunch with the Artist

Marc Chagall: Fantasy Maker

• When: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
• Where: Griswold House
• Details: This informal noontime discussion will be facilitated by Richard Tyre. Participants may bring their bag lunches.

  Free for members. $5 for non-members. 10% discount on renewal or new membership.

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

Chrupcala & Mike Renzi: The Dynamic Jazz Duo

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 AM
• Where: Porch and Lawn
• Details: Playing the music of Henry Mancini, Cole Porter and Michel Le Grand

  Museum Members Free

  Non-Members Adults $5

  Non-Member Families $10

  Children age five and under free

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

Abbey Rhode

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 AM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: Abbey Rhode brings the music of the Beatles to life! With vintage instruments and authentic vocal arrangements they deliver a high energy sound!

  Museum Members Free

  Non-Members Adults $5

  Non-Member Families $10

  Children age five and under free

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

Navy Band Northeast

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: Wind ensemble concert band music playing light patriotic selections, classic American and Dixieland tunes.

  FREE!

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

A Summer Soirée honoring Richard Grosvenor

• When: 6:30 PM - 12:00 AM
• Where: Griswold House and lawn
• Details: Music by the White Hot Orchestra.

  Tickets start at $350.

  For more information please call Stasia Anthony at (401) 965-8603 or e-mail scaevents@aol.com. For information on sponsorship opportunities related to this event please call Rebecca Rex at (401) 848-8200 ext. 104 or e-mail rrex@newportartmuseum.org.

• Contact: Rebecca Rex; Director of Development [rrex@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-8200 ex. 104

Lunch with the Artist

American Folk Art: Especially Pennsylvania Dutch

• When: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
• Where: Griswold House
• Details: This informal noontime discussion will be facilitated by Richard Tyre. Participants may bring their bag lunches.

  Free for members. $5 for non-members. 10% discount on renewal or new membership.

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

The Hurley Brothers Band

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: Eclectic Acoustic: An eclectic blend of familiar and obscure tunes from Bluegrass to the Beatles.

  Museum Members Free

  Non-Members Adults $5

  Non-Member Families $10

  Children age five and under free

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

Mike Walsh + the Blitz

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: Original music with a New Age, Jazz/Rock sound.

  Museum Members Free

  Non-Members Adults $5

  Non-Member Families $10

  Children age five and under free

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

Night Life Orchestra

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: Consisting of no less than thirteen musicians, "NLO" provides a classic big band sound and includes hits from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, James Brown and Van Morrison.

  Museum Members Free

  Non-Members Adults $5

  Non-Member Families $10

  Children age five and under free

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

2008 Newport Art Museum Summer PM Musical Picnic Series

Mike Fischman and the Red Tide Ramblers

• When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: A collection of Irish tunes, contemporary acoustic folk, blue grass and some Western swing.

  Museum Members Free

  Non-Members Adults $5

  Non-Member Families $10

  Children age five and under free

• Contact: Judy Hambleton [jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-2787

Wet Paint

• When: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Where:
• Details: An annual hands-on celebration of art in Newport, Wet Paint challenges artists to create original works in a short period of time and donate them to the Museum for an exhibit and benefit auction. Weekend of August 15, 16, 17

• Contact: Rebecca Rex; Director of Development [rrex@newportartmuseum.org]
• Phone: 848-8200 ex. 104

Art on the Lawn

September 6 and 7, 2008, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

• When: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Where: Porch and lawn
• Details: The Artists' Guild will hold its 20th Annual "Art on the Lawn" arts festival on the grounds of the Newport Art Museum.

  This juried show is the longest running outdoor art festival in the area. It attracts between 30 and 40 local and nationally known professional artists whose works are for sale to the public. The show is open to all artists in the following media: oil, watercolor, pencil, pastel and mixed media as well as photography, sculpture, printmaking and one of a kind original works in glass, wood, fiber, clay and jewelry.

• Contact: Judith Perl Rosenthal [jprosie@aol.com]
• Phone: 401-846-7502