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Vol. 38, No. 48 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 BORN FREE
By Tom ShevlinPaige Bronk knows the Carey
School well. As a father, he sent two kids through the school. Now, as the city’s director of planning, zoning and redevelopment, he’s tasked with overseeing it’s redevel-opment.
“Personally, I’m really familiar with this building,” Bronk said dur-ing a public meeting to discuss the fate of the school on Monday.
Closed, as part of the school de-partment’s ongoing school recon-gifuration plan, Carey School oc-cupies a prominent location in the city’s Yachting District with front-age on both Carey Street and Nar-ragansett Avenue.
The city officially received it in 2009, and since that time has made sure the property was safe and oth-erwise suitable for redevelopment.
With roughly 40 people in atten-dence, the majority of which said
Residents Weigh in on Carey School Development
By Katherine Imbrie
Fortieth birthdays aren’t always the happiest of events, but this one sure is.
The month-long, city-wide festival called “Christmas in Newport” is celebrating its 40th this year with a calendar full of events, old and new, that combine to make the dark days of De-cember sparkle from now through New Year’s.
After so many years, of so many beloved hol-iday events, it can be easy to forget how the whole celebration of Christmas in Newport be-gan. And what better time than a birthday to look back and remember?
It all began with the arrival in Newport in 1968 of Navy wife Ruth Myers. Myers hailed from North Carolina, and even after living in Newport for decades, she never lost her soft Southern ac-cent, says friend and current “Christmas in New-port” president Kathy MacKnight. “She could be mad at you, but you didn’t feel that bad about it because of the way she would say it.”
A famous anecdote in “Christmas in Newport” lore is how board member Dave Leys once put up a sign in his Long Wharf store window ad-vertising it as a “Christmas in Newport” booster. “Now Dave,” admonished Myers, “we just don’t do that.”
Of course, he took it right down.No commercialism! That has been one of the
defining characteristics of Christmas in Newport from the beginning. Every event on the calen-dar must either be free or must support a chari-table cause.
“That was really important to Myers,” says MacKnight, “and that has never changed. It’s part of what makes Christmas in Newport so special.”
Another thing that mattered a great deal to Myers was a simple, traditional look, a look that she felt complemented the historic door-ways and streetscapes of the city. That look is achieved, in large part, by using clear lightbulbs to simulate the look of candlelight, the candle-light that Myers remembered from her Carolina youth and from her years at the Winston-Salem
Academy. “The Academy had a strong Moravi-an influence,” says MacKnight. “Simple candles, evergreens, white lights – and she never forgot that.”
As a result, each year since 1971, Newport’s historic streets have been made magical by the simple effect of illuminating them with bright, clear bulbs. Not everyone follows the program, but most do, says Dave Wolfenden, who han-dles publicity for Christmas in Newport. “There are some colored lights creeping in here and there, and she (Myers) would have been un-happy about that. But things change. I remem-ber when there used to be white lights down the whole center island of America’s Cup Bou-levard. I was never able to find out who used to put them there. It wasn’t the city or the state. Anyway, now they’re not there anymore. But the wharves (Bannisters and Bowen’s) decorate with white lights.”
In the beginning, Christmas in Newport was a
two-week festival. It became so beloved and so successful that it soon expanded to fill the whole month of December, beginning with a ceremo-nial cannon salute on Dec. 1 over Washington Square. “That is a date that we have learned not to mess with,” says Wolfenden with wry humor. “Last year, we decided that we would have the official opening on Nov. 30 instead of Dec. 1. Well! the weather was awful – rain, cold. So it has become a standing joke that Ruth (who died in 2006 at age 95) wasn’t happy about us chang-ing the date, and – you know – don’t mess with Mother Nature! So it’s cast in stone now that Christmas in Newport will always be Dec. 1 to 31.”
Even though Myers didn’t grow up in New-port, as a Navy wife, she came to love the city, and she and her husband came to live in the city after he retired in the 60s.
“She was well-connected already in Newport, having been here with the Navy,” recalls MacK-night. “She knew a lot of people, and in those days, the Navy wives mostly did not have jobs, so they had more time to devote to volunteer-ing.”
Myers and a friend, fellow Navy wife Dede El-ster, who lived on the Point, started the tradition of house tours that continue today as the pri-mary fund-raiser for the Christmas in Newport nonprofit organization. Right after Christmas each year, Dec. 26 to 28, several historic hous-es are open for candlelight tours. “It’s a perfect time, because everyone has people visiting for the holidays, and this has become a special tra-dition for them,” says MacKnight. “I volunteer for it every year, and it’s wonderful to see some of the same faces, year after year -- out-of-towners as well as locals who look forward to finding out which houses will be on the list. It’s always nine houses: three different houses on each of three days, for $3 each.” (Once they’re firmed up in a week or so, the addresses will be posted on the website, www.christmasinnewport.org).
The house tours are among the oldest events
Rogers Down, Moses to Go
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It was an Aquidneck Island showdown this week with only one team able to move on to the State Championship game. The fourth seeded Middletown High School Islanders fought hard to win the Division III State Semi-Final round over the first seeded, previously undefeated Rogers High School Vikings, with a score of 20-14, on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Toppa Field. Although the Vikings scored the first touchdown of the game a minute and half into the first quarter after a fumble recovery, the Islanders scored their 20 points before Rogers scored their final seven points in the fourth quarter. Penalties late in the game plagued Rogers, with a 4th and 30 pass attempt that ended up in the hands of Dylan Atibagos, Middletown junior. The change in possession allowed Middletown to take a knee with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, giving the underdog Islanders the victory. Cheer on the Islanders on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. at Cranston Stadium as they take on the second seeded Moses Brown Quakers for the Div. III State Championship game! Also, get to the stadium earlier and cheer on the Portsmouth High School Patriots as they take on Bishop Hendrickson on Saturday, Dec. 4 at noon, for the Div. I State Championship game.
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AIPC Transportation Study
By Tom Shevlin
Could planners finally be close to settling in on a plan to reconfigure the so-called road to nowhere?
Working with state transporta-tion officials, the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission is preparing to roll out a new vision for the Pell Bridge interchange that could help to one day dramatically reshape the city’s North End.
The plan, which is still very much in the conceptual stage, is nonethe-less being looked at as a possible design solution to a project which state and local officials have grap-pled with for years.
According to Paige Bronk, the city’s director of planning, zoning and development, the current plan is the closest that state and city planners have gotten to reaching an agreement on a final project.
On Thursday, Dec. 9, the AIPC will be hosting a transportation study workshop in Portsmouth to discuss the group’s efforts to date. Of the dozen or more projects the group has identified as priorities for im-proving the flow of traffic around the island, the Pell Bridge reconfig-uration ranks at the top.
Chris Witt heads up the AIPC’s transportation study efforts. While cautioning that the design put forth by AIPC engineers VHB Asso-ciates is only meant as a conceptual project, he did say that the ultimate goal of the effort is to seek out state and federal funding to bring some of the study’s concepts to reality.
Ruther Myers as she appeared on the cover of NTW’s Dec. 4, 1986 edition, Christmas in
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Last week we began our “The Lo-cal Challenge” series to encourage people to purchase gifts this holi-day season from an independently-owned, local merchant. To kick the season off, we visited eight island toy stores and highlighted nearly 50 gift ideas sure to make any child on your shopping list smile. With adults in mind for this week, we hope these gift suggestions for an “active you” help your shopping go smoothly.
Opened in 1907, Potter & Co., a Thames Street retail icon, was pur-chased about six months ago by Chafee Emory. While growing up, her mother was in retail, but her in-terests in sailing are what brought Emory to Newport. Maintaining many of the classics for which Pot-ter & Co. was known, such as jeans and sweaters, Emory sees the lines she carries now, geared even more towards the everyday, active in-dividual. While dozens of gloves, hats and scarves for children and adults by Thinsulate, North Face and Polartec are near the entrance - look further: Gifts for her: Prana, a brand well-known by yoga enthu-siasts, has also designed a softer, more “lux” line of dresses ($70) or tops ($50), great for out and about or for the working-professional. The Horny Toad line – a hot sell-er, according to Emory, includes long and short-sleeved tops, skirts, slacks and shirt-dresses. Anoth-er, active/outerwear ladies brand Potter & Co. is proud to carry is Lole, including their black, fleece-lined slacks or zip-up jackets ($130 each), fuschia tanks ($55) and a lime, short-sleeved tee ($35.) For
him, the brands of shirts, jackets and pants are numerous. Must-have this holiday season, is the “nau” line. “Nau vests and jackets are stylish urban wear, suitable for skiing down a mountain or wearing to the office; the line is both functional and techni-cal,” says Emanuel Daffron, the store’s sales manager.
Also in downtown Newport is Active Sole, located on Bo-wen’s Wharf. Newport-born stor-eowner Steve Coyne is a veteran retailer; he has been in the shoe in-dustry for 25 years and retailing in his hometown for the past decade.
Active Sole is the largest PUMA dealer in the state; not surprising considering the sailing sensation, il Mostro, sponsored by PUMA, is home-based here. In the footwear line, Coyne has chosen to carry PU-MA’s most unique and fashionable styles. Gender neutral are PUMA gym bags and the smaller tote which can double has a handbag for the ladies ($60). For him: PUMA hoodies ($65-90) and the velour hoodie with matching warm-up. For her: The hot seller in the store is the puffy, down jackets or faux-fur vests ($80) in white, black and chocolate, again by PUMA. Insid-er’s Tip: Check out the second floor! Coyne keeps an incredible array of items on sale upstairs, year-round.
Directly off Newport’s Bellevue Avenue, the Boardroom at Casino Terrace is “outdoor enthusiast cen-tral,” an ideal business for owner and active waterman, Christian
Schlebach. Clothing, bags, gear, footwear and accessories fill the large space which conveniently includes an espresso bar. For her: super soft stretch skirts by Carve Designs are perfect for an active afternoon in comfort (now on sale for $39), while a selection of origi-nal and classic Hard Tail Roll Down Yoga Pants ($58-$78) are durable, wici away moisture to keep you dry and are antimicrobial—perfect for hot intense workouts. Of course, for outdoorsmen and women at the top of Santa’s “nice” list, a stand-up paddleboard would be welcome under the Christmas tree, like the Big Red (great for distance) by Sean Ordonez Shapes, or SOS ($1,399). Rogue Stand Up Paddleboard “All Arounder” for $1,480.
Patagonia on Thames, owned by Martha Parker who also is the own-er and founder of Team One New-port, offers a great array of Patago-nia organic cotton clothing, fleece sportswear (like warm parkas and down jackets), travel clothing, ac-cessories and gear for men, women and children. For her: the women’s active mesh bra is body-hugging, seamless and supportive ($35), and perfect for yoga and Pilates is the undercover cami, a stretchy cami-sole with a 360-degree shelf bra and study straps—great for toss-ing in a travel bag if you’re headed to a warmer climate. There’s a ton for him here, too! Some trendy ac-cessories include the Live Simply trucker hat ($25) and the Live Sim-ply knit beanie hat ($29), useful for
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Bristol’s Herreshoff Marine Mu-seum has begun a new chapter in its history with the appointment of Dyer Jones as its Chief Executive Of-ficer.
Well-known for his work in three recent America’s Cup events – as Regatta Director for the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain, and as Chief Executive and Regat-ta Director for the Challengers in the 2000 and 2003 America’s Cup events held in Auckland, New Zea-land – Jones also spent close to 30 years in various positions with The Anchorage, Inc. (Warren, R.I.) which designs and manufactures Dyer Boats. In addition, he is co-author of “The 12 Metre Class: A History of the International 12 Metre Class” and is a former Commodore of the New York Yacht Club.
He will lead the organization as Halsey Herreshoff takes a less active role in the museum’s operations.
“The challenge in taking on this role will be to build on the momen-tum that has been created by the founders of the Herreshoff Marine Museum. We must continue to pre-
serve the legacy of the Herreshoff family, while working to move the institution forward,” said Jones, whose primary focus as CEO will be external relations and fund-raising.
“We are very fortunate to have someone with Dyer Jones’ stature leading the Museum,” said Dave Ford , who was recently named Chairman of the Board, having served as a trustee since 2003. “His experience, expertise, passion and extensive network throughout the global sailing community will be a perfect fit with the Museum’s fu-ture plans. I have never been more excited about the direction of the Museum.”
For the last 40 years the Museum was under the guidance of Halsey Herreshoff, son of the Museum’s founders, A. Sidney DeWolf and Re-becca Chase Herreshoff. Following his recent induction into the Amer-ica’s Cup Hall of Fame, Halsey elect-ed to step down from his position as President of the Museum, but will remain as a trustee through the end of his term.
Holiday Open Housesf The Jamestown Art Center, 18 Valley St., invites the community to their open house on Saturday, Dec. 4 from1-5 p.m. and help decorate their holiday tree. The event is being held in conjunction with the Jamestown Holiday Stroll. The new art center will also be open Sun-day, Dec. 12 and 19, 10 a.m. - noon. f Annual Holiday Stroll along Bellevue Avenue & William Street Thursday, Dec. 9 from 4 - 8 p.m. Look for balloons and carolers. Join merchants for drinks, desserts and discounts. Most shops will have ex-tended store hours on Thursday evenings throughout Dec.f Vanderbilt Hall will open their doors Sunday, Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. for the public to see what Peter de Savary has done to the man-sion. The Vanderbilt Hall Cigarette Girls will serve house-made Christ-mas cookies. From 2pm-3pm, Destination Chocolate will provide a complimentary fine chocolate tasting.
Big screen premiere at the Jane Pickens Theater Thursday at 6:00PM December 9, 2010. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for the Pre-Premiere Party.
Dyer Jones and Jan Slee will also be holding a book signing prior to the movie for their new book, the “Twelve Metre Class” at the Middle-town West Marine Store from 3-5 p.m. “America’s Cup 12 Metre Era Retrospective” a Gary Jobson Sail-ing 47 minute movie.
Last September, 350 sailors who competed for the America’s Cup in the 12 Metre Class between 1958 and 1987 gathered in the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Is-land. Throughout several days these champion yachtsmen remem-bered the greatest moments of the America’s Cup. This movie features the most exciting moments of ten America’s Cup matches that took place during this era. There are in-terviews with winning skippers Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Ted Hood and Bill Ficker, along with many of the crews. Some newly discovered, rare footage will be seen for the first
time. A Jobson Sailing Inc. film pro-duced and narrated by Gary Job-son. Jobson brings you through a history of the 12 Metres and Amer-ica’s Cup action, with interviews of legends from ESPN footage and video made during the 2010 12 Me-tre Era Reunion.
they considered themselves neigh-bors, discussion during the meet-ing centered around the property, the process, and the potential suit-ors the building might attract.
As far as the building is con-cerned, it boasts over 25,000-square-feet of space over three sto-ries plus an unfinished attic which, acccording to Bronk, has a slight water view.
That could prove attractive to po-tential developers, Bronk said, con-sidering that under current zoning, the building stands the most likely chance of being developed into a residential use similar to the Len-thal School on Spring Street.
According to Bronk, his office doesn’t try to direct the develop-ment, but rather seeks to encour-age a variety of proposals. “The ulti-mate use depends on what the city wants, what the community wants, and what the city council wants.”
A request for proposal is expect-ed to be issued sometime shortly after the new year, and Bronk said that the input received by the com-munity will be used to guide the specifics found therein. From there, developers will be welcome to sub-mit their proposals, which city staff will review and recommend to the council for final approval. The pub-lic will be able to weigh in on the proposals once presented to the council.
“Our goal is to handle this throughout 2011,” Bronk said, not-ing that he has been showing the property since last summer to “sev-eral interested parties.”
“We don’t simply bid these prop-erties to the highest borders,” Bronk said. “This is not like a surplus police cruiser; we handle these properties with a little more finnesse.”
In addition to passing council muster, there are a number of cri-teria any proposal must meet, in-cluding compliance with the city’s comprehensive plan, parking re-quirements, as well as screening and facilities management.
So far, Bronk said, there has been “significant interest” in using the building for housing, as well as edu-cation.
Several audience members in-quired if Salve Regina University had expressed any interest in the property, noting that they didn’t believe a dormitory use would be appropriate for the neighborhood.
“We don’t have any proposals on the table,” Bronk said. “There is no agenda at this time…We believe that the market will have better an-swers, than if we try to prescribe a single use.”
Notable attendees included: Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano; Councilors Steve Waluk, Charles Duncan, and Justin McLaughlin; School Commiittee member Re-becca Bolan; Councilor-elect Naomi Neville; and City Manager Edward F. Lavallee.
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With another Black Friday come and gone, the ques-tion needs to be asked: Were you one of those people on the news who lined up in the middle of the night at Wal-Mart trying to get that $160 laptop? Or, were you among those who passed on the big box rush in favor of a leisurely walk downtown to check out some more local merchandise with the first Small Business Saturday?
Sponsored by the Newport & Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau (NBCCVB), Small Business Saturday took place this past weekend on Nov. 27, and according to in-dustry officials, the early re-sults are promising. We say early results, because unlike the one-day madness of Black Friday or Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday was just the start of a broader Hometown Holiday Shopping campaign sponsored by the NBCCVB.
As we reported in the Nov. 24 edition of NTW, if you shop throughout the nine town-ships by Dec. 17 and spend $100 or more in any small, lo-cal business in any of those towns, you will be eligible to enter to win a $1,000 Ameri-can Express gift card.
To be a part of the raffle, show your sales receipt to ei-ther The Newport Visitor Infor-mation Center at 23 America’s Cup Ave. in Newport, open Sunday-Saturday, 9-4 p.m. or to Paper Packaging & Panache, at 418 Hope St. in Bristol, Mon-day – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The winner will be drawn on Friday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m. at Ac-tive Sole, located on Bowen’s Wharf.
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skiing or climbing. Team One New-port is a sailor’s delight with the world’s best-known gear, but land-lubbers will appreciate (especial-ly if it’s a brutal winter) SealSkinz ChillBlocker Socks ($55.95), water-proof socks, insulated with a liner made of expedition-weight dou-ble velour Polartec Power Stretch fleece. Other beat-the-cold stock-ing stuffers include Ice Bear Sailing Powder ($15), developed for active racing sailors, but can be used by anyone needing body protection in harsh environments; and organic Hive lip balm ($2.95).
Take a trip up to Memorial Blvd. and stop in at a Newport staple. Water’s Brothers, owned by Sid Abbruzzi, has been around since 1971 and is your one stop shop for all your surfing, skateboard-ing, and clothing needs. Abbruzzi has something for everyone here, “from the cradle to the grave,” as he says. The Water Bros. clothing line, with dozens of hoodies and long sleeve tees featuring their own WB designs and colors made of organic cottons and soy inks, are a classic Newport gifts for guys and girls for under $25. If big name brands are more your style, the store features great deals by Volcom and Lost, with no men’s or women’s winter jackets costing more than $90 in a variety of styles. All DC and Vans brand sneakers are half price until they run out of stock, with no shoe costing more than $50. Is your son or daughter ready for his or her first skateboard? Water Bros. features a complete skateboard set up, in-cluding deck, trucks, and wheels for $69-99. Have a surfer in the family that wants to brave the winter wa-ters? Winter wet suits are available between $250-325.
Heading out towards Middle-town is Island Sports, located on Aquidneck Ave. just past First Beach. Featuring popular name
brands like Volcom, Hurley, O’Neill, Roxy, and many more, they have all your winter clothing needs. The classic North Face “Denali” jacket ($165) for men and women is al-ways a hot seller. Need something for the colder weather? For her: Patagonia’s “Down Withit” Parka is available in black and natural ($275). For him: An olive or charcoal colored Sherpa-lined hoody from Billabong ($69.50) will keep your guy stylish and warm this winter. Great stocking stuffers include Ted Shred’s Surf Wax Candle ($16.95) and a Wax Buddy ($2.50) that helps remove wax from of your favorite surfboard. A unique item found on the walls of Island Sports are Os-car Schmidt Ukelele’s. Varying in prices, with the display model go-ing for $399, why not learn how to play a summery melody in the dead of winter? Need some gloves? Dakine’s men’s Nova winter gloves are $40. The best deal in the store is the Nixon Tide watch ($90). Once set, it not only tells you the time, but also tells you the tide… times for twenty years.
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Hookah Lounge Lands on William StreetBy Tom Shevlin
Earlier this year, Shobeiri had ap-plied for permission to open her Ge-nie Hookah Lounge at 547 Thames St. However, after a disagreement with the landlord, she told coun-cilors she was actively looking for a new space. It appears now that she’s found one.
Located on trendy William Street, the equally trendy hookah lounge concept could open in the space formerly home to insurance agen-cy Starkweather & Shepley. With ample parking across the street in the Bellevue Gardens shopping plaza, some major redevelopment taking place up the way, and the burgeoning Reel Gallery next door, the lounge promises to be an inter-esting – if unconventional – addi-tion to the street.
For those not familiar with the concept, hookah (which is a type of tobacco smoking) dates back more than five centuries to northwestern India, where pipes were orginally fashioned from coconut shells. The practice migrated into Arab culture, where it became the focal point of countless cafes, serving as a primary
gathering place where people would sit and discuss politics.
Hookah lounges have taken off across Rhode Island in recent years, and while the state has regulations concerning indoor smoking, the lounges are generally classified as “smoking bars,” which allows smok-ing inside provided that 50 percent or more of the business’ revenue comes from tobacco sales.
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Newport Police LogDuring the period, from Mon-
day, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 29 the Newport Police Dept. re-sponded to 364 calls. Of that, 193 were motor vehicle related; there were 170 motor vehicle vi-olations issued and 23 accidents. The police also responded to nine separate incidents of van-dalism, five animal complaints and five noise complaints.
In addition, 23 arrests were made for the following viola-tions:n Six arrests were made for domestic or simple assault.n Five arrests were made for outstanding bench warrants.n Three arrests were made for DUI.n Two arrests were made for driving with a revoked license.n One arrest was made for forgery.n One arrest was made for child abuse.n One arrest was made for under age drinking.n The additional four arrests were made for various reasons.
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The Jamestown Philomenian Li-brary invites children of all ages to their crafting workshops in Dec. The workshops run Monday through Thursday of each week, from 2-5 p.m., on a drop-in basis.
Dec. 13-16: Card Making Work-shop. Dec. 20-23: Ornament Mak-ing Workshop, Dec. 27-30: A new surprise craft will be made each day. For more information contact Miss Lisa at [email protected] or 423-7280. or visit www.jame-stownri.com/library/
All Saints Academy students welcomed philanthropist, Allan Shawn Feinstein on his annual autumn visit to the school. The stu-dents couldn’t wait to share the success of their two special service projects, “Haunting for the Hungry” and “Harvest for the Hungry”. In Haunting for the Hungry, students carried donation buckets while Trick-or-Treating and collected over $800 to help them stock local food pantries. Harvest for the Hungry was a more traditional com-munity-wide food drive. Both projects helped the students provide over 2500 items shared with Newport’s Martin Luther King Center and Tiverton’s Community Action Program. As always the students thank Allan Shawn Feinstein for helping inspire their community ser-vice efforts. This year, they had a special reason to be extra thankful during his visit. Mr. Feinstein presented a $5,000 check to the school as his way of acknowledging the community’s efforts as a Feinstein Leadership School.
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Newport Library Author Program
On Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m., the Newport Public Library will present the final author talk of their Fall au-thor series. Alice Goldstein will talk about her family’s experiences dur-ing WWII which she wrote about in her book, “Ordinary People, Turbu-lent Times.” Life was good for young Alice, living in rural southwest Ger-many. Then Hitler came to power, and the world turned upside down. Even as a small child, Ms. Goldstein felt the impact of Nazi anti-Semi-tism. Her story ultimately shows how strength of spirit and faith en-abled her family to remain optimis-tic and resilient during their struggle to leave Germany and to make new lives for themselves in America.
Goldstein is a Research Associ-ate at Brown University’s Popula-tion Studies and Training Center and has been published widely on demographic studies and contem-porary American Jewry. “Ordinary People, Turbulent Times” is her first publication about her own family. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the program, which will be held in the lower level program room. Contact the Reference Desk at 847-8720 ext. 208 for more information.
Holiday Desserts 101On Saturday Dec. 4, Forty 1°
North executive chef Daniel Van-Heusden will host a “Holiday Des-serts 101” cooking class from 10-11:30 a.m. Students will enjoy a Hot Toddy with sweet potato puree and buttered spices upon arrival, be-fore learning how to prepare Can-dy Bar Cookies and a Warm Pump-kin Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake with vanilla bean ice cream. Chef Daniel will provide recipe cards so gradu-ates can impress holiday dinner guests with class material this sea-son. Space is limited, cost is for $35 per person.
Critter Glitter Preview and Ladies Night
On Friday Dec. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m., a Preview Party is being held prior to the Potter League’s Critter Glitter jewelry sale. A $25 donation is re-quested at the door. On Thursday, Dec. 9, a Girl’s Night Out party is be-ing held from 6 to 8 p.m. and admis-sion is free.
The sale beginning on Saturday, Dec. 4 continues daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. through Sunday, Dec. 12 at the Potter League, 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown . Critter Glitter features Sequin’s sample jewelry of enamel bracelets, contemporary necklaces, playful pins and the latest earrings which are sold at New York ‘s most exclusive stores. Home accessories and jewlery from Berebi will also be available for sale. Most merchan-dise is between 30 to 70% off retail prices. All proceeds from this sale will benefit the Potter League. For more information visit www.potter-league.org or call 846-0592.
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Homeless Discussion Continues
Channing Church will continue to host a discussion group on ad-dressing the homeless situation in Newport on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Last month a panel of speak-ers spoke on the topic and a local-ly-made doucmentary video that was shown at the Statehouse was screened again for the audience that night. Believed by many to be a solveable problem, the discussion continues.
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OPINION
When we’re not typing on our keyboards, it’s likely that you’ll find us talking – on the phone, over coffee, or on the street – about pretty much everything under the sun having to do with life on the island.
Apparently, there’s no lack of conversation online either. When we posted a story on our sister site, Newport-Now.com, about a recent story regarding 50 Washington Square, our readers took to the com-ment section.
At issue: the below-featured poll which posed the question, “Should the 50 Washington Square complex be relocated and re-developed?”
To the side, where normally you would find our Letters to the Edi-tor, this week we’re featuring a sampling of just some of the com-ments we’ve received on the subject.
The issue has, understandably, stoked the passions of many our online readers, who are free to post under pseudonyms and without last names, provided they offer an e-mail address to go along with their comments. It is a policy unique to the Web. In print, we ask that letters to the editor be accompanied by full names and addresses.
As such, we assume no responsibility for our readers’ opinions or claims. They are theirs and theirs alone, and do not reflect the opin-ions of Newport This Week or Newport Now.
They are, however, illustrative of the types of conversations that we find take place every day among friends and neighbors. We’re highlighting them this week in the hope of bringing the conversa-tion to our print readers.
If you would like to weigh in on the subject, feel free to email us at [email protected], write to us at Newport This Week, 86 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840, or visit us online at Newport-Now.com.
Please keep it civil. But, let’s keep talking.
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Poll Question: Should the 50 Washington Square Complex be Relocated and Redeveloped
William (Nov. 20, 4:09 am)You people are pathetic. You
want to get rid of these people be-cause it’s economically viable. Yet, you only express your true feelings on the internet through anonymity.
Marc (Nov. 23, 3:08 pm)William: No one is suggesting
“getting rid” of these people. The question is whether the shelter should be occupying prime real es-tate in the epicenter of a bustling tourist town. As callous as it may sound – and admittedly it’s a very delicate subject – it’s likely not in the best interests of the town and its economy to have scores of our town’s homeless passed out on the benches of Washington Square, drinking in public, panhandling, fighting – which becomes a very serious struggle in the summer for police and business owners alike. No one wants to eradicate them, just re-assess the best loca-tion for the shelter, for the sake of the residents, the business owners, the police officers who waste valu-able time and tax dollars dealing with drama in Washington Square, and the tourists whose discretion-ary income keeps this town afloat. Also important to bear in mind that “economic viability” isn’t really a concept to scoff at – it’s the differ-ence between a community flour-ishing and going broke. Brownie points don’t pay the bills.
I also suspect you wouldn’t be calling your neighbors “pathetic” if not for the very online anonymity you deride.
Matt (Nov. 23, 6:40 pm)Does Newport not already have
their fair share of low income hous-ing ie Chapel Terrace, Tonomy Hill, Park Holm? Why doesn’t Middle-town and Portsmouth step up to the plate and provide Low income housing instead of transporting their troublemakers to Washington Square so they can vandalize our property. Both Middletown and Portsmouth have plenty of open space available on a bus line.
Craigiri (Nov. 24, 9:33 pm)It certainly is not a matter of
“looking down” at people! Let’s start with the facts:
1. Newport is a tiny town on a tiny island in a small state.
2. Newport, and RI as a whole, benefit greatly – and, in fact, NEED the income that comes from tour-ism and other events which are centered around the tiny down-town area.
3. In Real Estate and tourism, the same saying goes – Location, Loca-tion and Location.
Ok, no one is crazy enough to claim, for example, that we should unload tens of thousands of cruise ship passengers into the back yard of a homeless shelter. It’s not much of a stretch from that to under-stand that the success of Newport depends on developing the rela-tively small ORIGINAL HISTORIC AREA which is the focus of this dis-cussion.
No one is saying to do away with any services such as low cost hous-ing, etc. No one is saying to put the shelters and services somewhere hard to get to with public transit or even walking.
But what I (and, I think others) are saying is that you don’t put these inside the very landmarks which your economy depends upon.
I am probably one of the typi-cal “outsiders” who help support the Newport economy. I bought a second home there and spend sub-stantial sums on property tax and goods and services – yet I don’t send kids to school or use a lot of municipal services.
I am also a history nut. I am somewhat appalled at the condi-tion of some of those buildings – plywood on the windows, etc. – in that area, and the old Y building with the coming and going of peo-ple in rags (some with foul odors, honestly) certainly does not make me relish walking to the vendors on Broadway from Thames.
Call me elite if you like, but good planning is important to any com-munity and especially to one with such a tiny land mass and historic sites. They say “dance with the one that brought you to the party”, and
I would suggest to Newport offi-cials that we (tourism) are the ones paying a lot of the bills these days.
vicp (Nov. 24, 9:46 pm)I was walking down Broadway
early in the evening recently and I’m sorry to say, I felt uncomfort-able. It was because of the home-less element that is constantly in the area – and it’s not the first time I’ve felt that way. I am a woman and was with a girl friend that night just trying to walk to dinner, and we both were pestered by men who appeared to be homeless who were obviously extremely intoxi-cated hanging out on the sidewalk outside a bar. People like these men are fixtures on Broadway and Washington Square.
We both discussed it afterwards – saying “see, this is the problem with Broadway. What woman wants to have to deal with that?” And before you jump on me for being so cru-el – I was mugged by a homeless man once in my life already, when I was living in Boston. Tourists don’t want to worry if an area they are in is safe. Just like I don’t.
I am all for social programs and am all for the shelter existing and for these people getting help. But I have to agree, it shouldn’t be in the heart of town in an area that *could* be GREAT once redevel-oped – but will never be as long as that homeless shelter is where it is today.
Chuck Flippo (Nov. 28, 6:53 pm)As someone who ate my bag
lunch in Washington Square sever-al times over the summer and fall as I worked my nearby tourism-re-lated job, I have to say that I found it far more unpleasant to spend my lunch break with the people hang-ing around the Courthouse steps — I have to assume they were the family or friends of those on trial, though I have no way of knowing this — than with the people from the old YMCA. If we really want the Square to be a tourist-orient-ed spot, moving the shelter is not enough; we need to move the Courthouse as well.
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LETTERS continuedTo the Editor: I would like to thank the Newport
community & residents from sur-rounding areas for an overwhelm-ing response to the Fall Recycling Day held on Saturday, November 20 at Easton’s Beach. I can only esti-mate that over 600 people came to recycle electronic items, bulky plas-tics, Styrofoam, cooking oil, shred paper and donate bikes to The East Bay Met School, clothing & house-hold items to Big Sisters & books to Reading Tree. It was extremely successful and shows the need for events like this. We also sold out of recycling bins in an hour and sold 20 compost bins during the event. We prevented a staggering 30,000 pounds of material from going into
the landfill!I would also like to thank the
sponsors & volunteers of the event. Our volunteers, Kristie Gardiner & Ellen Nichols greeted people and directed traffic and Shannon Rea-gan & William Silva helped sort electronic waste. Waste Manage-ment provided a staff member, John Carney, and a truck to recycle the plastic items. Thank you to Cus-tom House Coffee of Middletown, who stepped in when Tim Hortons closed to donate coffee to volun-teers and event attendees and to Peter Martin, representative for District 75 and Newport resident, for serving the coffee. The East Bay Met School’s Green Team attended the event to promote their pro-gram and learn more about recy-
cling. Finally, thank you to Michael Brown and his daughter Maggie from Packaging 2.0 for passing out reusable produce bags to event at-tendees.
Due of the continued success of the past Spring & Fall Recycling Day events, the Clean City Program will be holding a Spring Recycling Day in April. We hope that Newport area residents will attend and help us divert even more material from the landfill. Please call me at 845-5613 or email me at [email protected] for more infor-mation or to give feedback on the event.
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ROAD CONTINUED FROM PG. 1In the past, proposals to recon-
figure the Pell Bridge access ramps have stalled out at various levels of progress, as the city, state DOT, and bridge authority have wrestled with design specifics and traffic modeling.
City Manager Edward F. Lavallee said on Monday that over the last two years, the city has been work-ing closely with stakeholders on the state level to move forward with the project, and the design being offered by the AIPC could be the basis for a common ground so-lution.
“One of the real positive things that has come out of this process,” said Witt, “is that it really has forced everyone to sit down and talk about these things.”
Among the improvements being considered:
n Eliminating the “road to no-where,” opening up a large swath of land next to the city-owed lot on Halsey Street for potential redevel-opment
n Relocating the downtown Newport exit further down the bridge off-ramp so as to allow cars to funnel onto Farewell Street fur-ther from the Van Zandt intersec-tion
n Constructing a Halsey Street extension that would be locat-ed just behind the Stop and Shop
plaza, connecting Admiral Kalb-fus Road with JT Connell Highway, anchored at either end by a pair of roundabouts to facilitate the flow of traffic.
n The plan also calls for the wid-ening of JT Connell Highway and sets the stage for the potential sit-ing of a future intermodal transit center just off the bridge.
n The project would also elimi-nate the Admiral Kalbfus overpass.
n There would still remain two separate points of exit off the bridge, as well as two access points onto the bridge
According to AIPC estimates, the preliminary order of magnitude cost for the Pell Bridge access im-provement project is $34 million, with $27 million going into con-struction in the Pell Bridge area, $3.7 million for improvements to JT Connell Highway, and $3.3 mil-lion to complete the Halsey Street extension.
While no time frame has been set for seeking funding on any giv-en project, Witt of the AIPC said that the transportation study is ex-pected to wrap up in the spring.
To learn more about the poten-tial Pell Bridge access improve-ment project, as well as dozens of other concepts aimed at improv-ing transportation on Aquidneck Island, join the AIPC on Dec. 9 at
the Aquidneck Island Christian Academy - 321 East Main Rd., Ports-mouth, from 6 - 9 p.m.
The evening will feature three sections. The first will be an open house from 6-6:30 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m. and workshop-style breakout sessions. The brief presentation will include an overview of the prelimi-nary transportation improvement alternatives.
The first transportation work-shop, held in September 2009, focused on eliciting community opinion on transportation mobility ideas and concerns for Aquidneck Island. At the second workshop in April 2010, the study team present-ed existing and future conditions, evaluation criteria, and discussed a range of potential transportation mobility recommendations. The purpose of this third public forum is to present and discuss prelimi-nary transit, roadway, bicycle/pe-destrian alternatives for the Island.
For additional information on the meeting or to request spe-cial accommodations, contact the Aquidneck Island Planning Com-mission at (401) 845-9299 or vis-it the study website at www.vhb.com/aquidneck. Feedback from the first two public workshops is posted on the website.
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Kelley to Lead School CommitteeBy Tom Shevlin
NEWPORT – Elected to his sec-ond term in November, Patrick Kel-ley now appears headed to lead the School Committee for the next two years when the new committee is formally reorganized in January. He will replace Jo Eva Gaines, whose tenure was defined by a successful effort to put forth a plan to build a new centralized elementary school in the city’s North End.
Meeting in special session on Monday, Nov. 29, the incoming School Committee voted to seat Kelley as committee chair, with Re-becca Bolan serving as vice chair.
Bolan provided the nomina-
tion, with Kelley, Robert Leary, and Thomas Phelan also lending sup-port.
Gaines had indicated that she felt the committee’s top vote-get-ter should serve as chair, nomi-nating former School Committee Chair Dr. Charlie Shoemaker as her replacement.
Gaines placed a close second to Shoemaker’s 4,006 votes in No-vember’s election, edged out by just 50 votes. Sandra J. Flowers, who placed third, completed a bloc comprised of the top three vote-getters in supporting Shoemaker’s nomination.
But with several high-profile is-sues from contract negotiation to
the construction of the new Clai-borne d. Pell Elementary School on tap, the majority of the new committee felt Kelley was better equipped to handle the job.
Citing his background in proj-ect management, Kelley has said that he would like to bring down the $18,000 per-pupil cost the city spends on education, and work closely with the administration to boost student achievement levels.
In early November, Kelley told Newport Now his decision to seek the chair’s position over incumbent chairwoman Gaines was “nothing personal,” adding that he has great respect for the job she has done over the last two years.
By Jack Kelly
In the spring and summer the Newport area is famous for its mag-nificent ocean vistas and welcom-ing sandy beaches. However, in the fall and winter months the ocean has an allure that many can’t resist. I enjoy walking our beaches during the fall and winter because I usu-ally find a few surprises along the shoreline.
One of my favorite winter pas-times is watching the seals just off the shores of our beautiful island. My first encounter with seals oc-curred almost three years ago, in January 2008, on Ocean Drive. I was parked by the intersection of Harrison and Ocean avenues, fac-ing the ocean, just after dawn. I was watching the sun’s rays dance and reflect off the calm, blue water, under a cloudless sky. I was hoping to photograph sea ducks that were plentiful in the area. It was high tide and the seawater was five feet up the seawall.
As I scanned the surface of the ocean with my binoculars, an elon-gated dark shape exploded from the water and splashed down side-ways. As I realized that it was a seal, two more burst from the ocean and splashed down. The seals were about a hundred feet from shore and they seemed to be playing a game with each other. The seals were drawing closer to the sea-wall with each breach of the sur-face and splash down. They got to within twenty feet of the seawall before they turned back to deep-er water. As I looked out over the ocean, I counted fifteen, rounded, seal heads, bobbing on the surface. I watched them disappear one af-ter the other as they dove into the deep. This show had lasted about ten minutes until the seals moved further offshore. I was so mesmer-ized by this display, that I didn’t take a single photograph. I stayed in the area for the next hour photograph-ing sea ducks, but the seals stayed offshore, out of camera range. I lat-
er learned that these amazing ma-rine mammals were harbor seals.
After that wonderful experience, I went to Ocean Drive at different times and tides. I learned that there are four species of seals that can be found along the ocean coastline, Narragansett Bay, and the Sakon-net River. Harbor and grey seals are year-round, regular visitors to our area. Harp and hooded seals, also known as ice seals, migrate south to our local waters in the fall and winter months. Ice seals breed and birth their young on the arctic ice packs of Eastern Canada and Greenland, during late winter and early spring. Most of the harp and hooded seals observed in the Rhode Island area are primarily ju-veniles in the first year of maturity.
Harbor seals, the most numer-ous seal species in our area, are the smallest of the four species. These seals range in size, but aver-age from four to five feet long with a weight of 200-250 pounds. The males are slightly larger than the females. The harbor seal varies in color from very light grey, to tan, to brown, to almost black and has extensive spotting on the body. The spotting is usually light with some dark spots. The belly of a har-bor seal is generally lighter than its’ back. A color difference is obvious between wet and dry seals, with the dry seal often appearing light colored. One of the most interest-ing facts I learned about the harbor seal, is that a typical dive lasts three to four minutes, but they are capa-ble of diving for up to thirty min-utes to depths of five hundred me-ters! These findings were recorded
in Alaskan waters in 2006, by scien-tists using satellite-linked teleme-try tags attached to the seals.
Grey seals, also called “horse head” seals, due to their elongat-ed snouts, are occasionally found in local waters. Adult males weigh 700-800 pounds and are seven to eight feet long. Female adults weigh 350-450 pounds and are six to seven feet in length. Male grey seals fight over the females, on the species breeding grounds located in eastern Canada and northeast-ern United States. The necks and chests of adult male grey seals can be scarred and devoid of fur as a result of these battles. Grey seals have been spotted in our lo-cal waters on occasion. They have been seen “hauled out” with harbor seals in Narragansett Bay and on Block Island. Many of the harp and hooded seal sightings in our area are stranded juveniles. However, adults of both species have been reported over the past few years, but only sparsely.
Seals do not need to be in the water all of the time. At certain times of the day they will “haul out” of the water to rest. Harbor seals enjoy rocky ledges and beaches in our area. Usually, they “haul out” at low tide and return to the water with the higher tides. The best time to see seals “hauled out” is low tide, in late afternoon, on a sunny calm day. My favorite place to view seals is from Ocean Drive. Seal Rock, lo-cated approximately one mile off-shore, and due south of the in-tersection of Harrison and Ocean Avenues, is a great place to view up to 100 seals “hauled out” at low
tide on calm days. The waters of this area are also active with seals feeding at high tide. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is another spot well worth a look, especially in the Island Rocks area. You will need binoculars or a telescope to get a good view at both locations.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 protects all whales, dol-phins, and seals. It is illegal to hunt or kill these animals. It is also ille-gal to touch, feed, disturb or harass marine mammals. If you see a seal on the rocks or on a beach, stay at least fifty yards away! Your pres-ence can cause the animal stress, which can be harmful to its’ health. Seals are extremely sensitive to dis-turbances when “hauled out” and they will attempt to return to the water. Do not get in the way!
If you think a seal may be sick or injured, contact the Mystic Aquari-um at 860-572-5955, ext. 107 or the Rhode Island Department of Envi-ronmental Management at 401-222-3070. For more information on seals and other marine mammals go to www.MysticAquarium.org or visit www.URI.edu and navigate to the Marine Biology/Oceanography portion of the website or Savebay.org/seals 401-324-6020.
Save the Bay and Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation will host seal watching tours around Rose Island on weekends and school va-cations, November 2010 through April 2011. Binoculars and expert guides are provided aboard the MV Aletta Morris. This is a great and easy gift to give to others interest-ed in nature.
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Holiday Cheer at the O’ Club The Naval Station Newport
Officers’ Club will host a Wine Tasting on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 6:00 p.m. Wine selections will be paired with specialized cheeses, exotic fruit, mini-desserts and delicious hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $20 and are available at the ITT office, Bldg 1255, Wednes-day-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Call 841-3116 for more in-formation.
Navy Choristers at St. Lucy’s The Newport Navy Choristers,
under the direction of JoAnn Loewenthal, will present “Christ-mas in Song,” on Friday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Lucy’s Church, 909 West Main Road, Middle-town. The concert will benefit The Potter League for Animals.
Tickets are $10 adults, $6 se-niors/children, $20 families and are available at the Potter League or at the door.
Navy Band Holiday Concert The Northeast Navy Pops En-
semble will present a FREE holi-day concert at the Naval War Col-lege’s Spruance Auditorium on
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. The concert is open to the public and will feature traditional and contemporary holiday favor-ites. Non-DoD personnel wish-ing to attend the concert may contact the Naval Station Public Affairs Office to make arrange-ments for base access. Call 841-3538 or email [email protected] and provide the full names of all guests attending. Adults are required to present photo ID at Gate 1.
Spouse Club FestivitiesThe Newport Officers’ Spous-
es’ Club will host its annual Hol-iday Celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at historic Quarters AA, home of the Presi-dent of the Naval War College. The event will feature an orna-ment exchange, and guests are requested to bring a new, un-wrapped toy for the Toys for Tots program. Current and prospec-tive members are invited to at-tend. For more information and to register, please visit www.NewportOSC.org.
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Hotel Wins Conde Nast Top Award
The Chanler, a member of Pre-ferred Boutique, and the only hotel located on Newport’s famous “Cliff Walk,” has been voted the number one “United States Small Hotel” by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler Magazine. The 23rd annual “Read-ers’ Choice Awards” honors the best resorts and hotels in the world, elected by subscribers and read-ers of the prestigious travel publi-cation.
For the second year in a row, The Chanler has been included in the “United States Small Hotel” catego-ry. This year, not only did The Chan-ler rank first in the “United States Small Hotel” category, but the hotel is also #54 in the “Top 100” proper-ties in the world.
Seamen’s Institute Given Presidential Recognition
At the 91st Annual Meeting of Seamen’s Church Institute on No-vember 19, Board President Da-vid C. Brown recognized 2010 as a milestone year for the organiza-tion and thanked board members, staff, donors and the membership for their outstanding support while the Institute has undertaken a ma-jor construction project to renovate their historic building at 18 Market Square. Seamen’s is now within 10% of completing the $2.5 million “History with a Heart” capital cam-paign. He also mentioned that en-graved recognition bricks are still available for installation within the Bowen’s Wharf entrance. Elected as a new member of the Board of Directors was Louis A. Fazzano of Newport.
Juliette McLennan, a member of Seamen’s Board of Directors, shared a letter received from former Presi-dent George H. W. Bush congratu-lating the Institute on its accom-plishment of creating an ADA compatible facility. For more infor-mation on Seamen’s Church Insti-tute, or details on purchasing the commemorative bricks, call 401-847-4260 or visit www.seamen-snewport.org.
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Murder at the Museum, 7p.m., Newport Art Museum’s John N.A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Ave. Family-friendly interactive mystery performed by the Marley Bridg-es Theatre Co. Museum member adults $20, non-members adults $30; Museum member youth (17 and under) $10, non-member youth $15. 848-8200. www.new-portartmuseum.org
Friday, December 3
Holiday Critter Glitter Jewel-ry Preview Party at Potter League for Animals, 6-8 p.m., 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown. Sale of jewel-ry benefits the Potter League. Re-freshments. Tickets $25 per per-son. 846-8276.
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., departs New-port Station, 19 America’s Cup Ave. Share the magic as the Conductor reads the Chris Van Allsburg classic tale of a young boy’s unforgetta-ble journey to the North Pole. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, caroling, hot chocolate and cookies, and a special gift for every child who tru-ly believes. Reservations required. Adults $29.95, Children $19.95. 841-8700. www.newportdinner-train.com
Island Moving Company New-port Nutcracker at Rosecliff, 548 Belleview Ave. 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. See Dec.2 for details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of His-toric Newport, departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St., 5 p.m. Discover the authentic history of Newport holi-day traditions on a lantern-lit stroll through the exquisitely preserved streets of downtown Newport. See where some colonial Newporters celebrated Thanksgiving, Christ-mas, Chanukah and New Year as early as the 1700s, and learn why other Newporters scorned such celebrations. $12 adults, $8 NHS
members & children. Reservations recommended. Weather Permit-ting. 841-8770.
Saturday, December 410th Annual Lucy’s Hearth De-
signer Wreath Sale, 9-1 p.m., Ro-tunda at Easton’s Beach. Christmas wreaths and table top decorations created by designers, artists, gar-deners and florists from the com-munity. All proceeds go to Lucy’s Hearth. 848-7515.
Annual Craft Faire at the Edward King House Senior Center, 9-3 p.m., 35 King St. Free admission. 846-7426.
Family Tour and Art Project, 10-11:30 a.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. Museum member families $14, non-member families $18. Price includes cost of admis-sion. 848-8200. www.newportart-museum.org
St. John’s Christmas Bazaar, cor-ner of Washington & Willow Sts., 10-2 p.m. Crafts, baked goods, hol-iday items and more! Free. 848-2561 or www.saintjohns-newport.org
Potter League for Animals Holi-day Critter Glitter Jewelry Sale, 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown. Dec 4-12 from 10-5 p.m. Free admission. 846-8276.
Holiday Craft Fair at Potter League for Animals, 10-4 p.m., 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown. Free admission. 846-8276.
UnDecked Halls: A Glimpse Be-hind the Shutters at Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave., 10-3 p.m. (last tour at 2:30) Enjoy an authentic view inside heiress Doris Duke’s Newport mansion in the winter. Experience the quiet house, deco-rated staff wing, hear about Miss Duke’s tropical holiday spent in Ha-waii, and learn how Rough Point’s winter caretaking traditions have remained the same for the past half century. The tour is of the first floor of the house and refreshments are served. $10 adults, $8 children un-der 12 yrs. Tickets sold at the door. 847-8344. [email protected]
Keeping Christmas with the Whitehornes, Samuel Whitehorne House, 10-3 p.m., 416 Thames St. Glimpse the simple Christmas fes-tivities of the early 1800s in a Fed-eral-style Newport home. Meet the two Whitehorne daughters and learn about the history of the holiday and why some less toler-ant colonies had outlawed holiday celebrations. Sample one of Mrs. Whitehorne’s desserts and take away a booklet of authentic colo-nial recipes. $5 per person, chil-dren under 5 are free. 847-2448. [email protected]
*“A Winter’s Tail,” 11 a.m. to noon or 1-2 p.m., Newport Public Library – Friends Bookstore, Spring St. For children 5-9 yrs. They will read seasonal tales to a Potter League trained “Reading Fur Fun” dog. En-joy crafts and refreshments while waiting to read to the dogs. Free. (401)619-5660.
Keeping Warm In The Colonial Period, Historic House Tour of Wan-ton-Lyman-Hazard House, tour de-parts from the Museum at the Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11:30 a.m., sponsored by the Newport His-torical Society. Hear the house’s unique history and learn how 18th century residents made their way through the winter. Admission $15 per person, $10 for NHS members. Reservations required. 841-8770.
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Santa’s WorkshopThe Newport Recreation Department presents their annual Santa’s
Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Easton’s Beach Rotunda and carou-sel from noon to 3 p.m. During the afternoon children can make a vari-ety of crafts, go for a ride on the carousel and look for the golden ring. Weather permitting, a small gauge train is on hand outside for rides too. The much-anticipated Santa arrives at 12:30 by fire truck and then takes a seat in a large wingback chair. Children perch on his lap to tell him what they’re hoping for on Christmas morning. Santa’s elves that day are volunteers from Rogers High School and the Newport Rotary Club, who sponsors the event. A goody bag is also given out to each child to take home. The cost of the event is $5 per child, Parents, grandparents and other adults are admitted free,
A Winter’s Tail A new addition to the Christmas in Newport calendar this year is a program sponsored
by the Friends Book Store at the Newport Public Library. The Friends of the Library will present “A Winter’s Tail” featuring “Reading Fur Fun” dogs on Saturday, December 4 in the Spring Street lobby of the library.
Two sessions will be offered: 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. The Friends Bookstore invites children from the ages of 5 to 9 years to attend and read seasonal stories to a Potter League trained dog.
All of the “Reading Fur Fun” dogs are Potter League volunteers along with their owners. These are not shelter dogs although they may have been adopted from a shelter. The dogs have passed a test qualifying them to be therapy dogs. They may be certified by the Delta Society or Therapy Dogs International.
These teams usually work in a school setting, an after school program, or in a Child and Fam-ily Services’ group home on a weekly basis providing an op-portunity for children to improve their reading skills if below grade level, gain confidence in reading aloud, and develop a love for reading. The Potter League has held “Reading Fur Fun” events at all three of Aquidneck Island’s libraries over the years.
Children will participate in small groups and can enjoy crafts and refreshments while waiting to read to the dogs. Here is an opportunity for children to take part in a unique experience. The event is free and many books in the Book-store will be offered at special prices on that date.
– Florence Archambault
Historically Speaking, Christmas in Newport was No Holiday
Christmas in Newport dur-ing Colonial times was nothing like the Christmas in Newport month-long celebration that we know today, says Newport His-torical Society director of educa-tion, Ingrid Peters. In fact, it was a very somber time, especially dur-ing wartime, 1782, when the Brit-ish were occupying the city and about half of the city’s residents had fled.
In keeping with that spirit, the Society is offering a pair of tours that highlight the hardships that Colonial Newporters faced in dealing with the onset of a New England winter.
“Keeping Warm in the Colo-nial Period” invites visitors to tour the oldest house in Newport, the 1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House on Broadway.
“The emphasis is on what life was like here in the winter,” says Peters. “This will be a full tour of the house, led by an authentical-ly costumed interpreter who will enact the role of Polly Wanton Ly-
man.”Fireplaces in the historic house
will not be lit, both because of the hazard that a fire would pres-ent and also because, as Peters says, “Firewood in those times was scarce, so fires were kept to a minimum.”
“Keeping Warm” tours will be offered on two upcoming Satur-days, Dec. 4 and 11, leaving from the Museum at the Brick Market, 127 Thames St., at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $15, and reservations are re-quested; call (401) 841-8770.
The Historical Society is also of-fering Lantern Tours of Newport on Friday and Saturday evenings through Dec. 18, also departing from the Museum at the Brick Market. “These tours are about celebrating authentic winter tra-ditions in Colonial Newport,” says Peters. “There’s this myth that they were decorating and cel-ebrating Christmas back then, when in fact, many people did not observe the holiday whatso-ever, and in some places any cel-
ebration was outlawed.”Tour guides will talk about
the ways that different religious groups related to Christmas. Of all of the groups in Newport, the Anglicans would have marked the season “with a little more pomp and circumstance” than other groups, says Peters. “The Quakers, for example, believed that Christmas was no different than any other day.”
The tours include a look at two first-floor rooms of the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House “to give vis-itors a taste of what being inside on a dark winter evening during the Revolution would have been like,” says Peters.
Lantern Tours cost $12 for adults, $8 for NHS members and children. Departure is from the Brick Market Museum and Shop, 127 Thames St., at 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 18, weather permitting. Reservations are recommended; call 841-8770.
– Katherine Imbrie
The oldest house in Newport is the 1697 Wantn-Lyman-Hazard house on Broadway.
Candlelight House TourThe Christmas in Newport flags, with their cherubic angel,
are a sign of an official Christmas in Newport event. The New-port Artillery Co. member above welcomes visitors to a previ-ous Candlelight Tours of Historic Private Homes. Held on Dec. 26, 27 and 28 it is one of the favorite events of the month-long celebration. Homes on this year’s tour will be announced mid-December. There is a $3 charge to view each house. Different homes will be open each day over the course of the three-day tour. Maps with addresses will be available at the Visitor’s Cen-ter by the middle of the month.
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Buskers Irish Pub in Newport is the perfect place to take the chill off.
It’s the real deal. They serve up authentic Irish specialties along with American favorites in an invit-ing setting that’s sure to warm the heart, not to mention the appetite.
We stopped in for a well-needed break from holiday shopping after puzzling over what to get for Aunt Louise. Buskers is situated just steps away from the charming Brick Mar-ket Place, tucked into a corner near the eclectic assortment of Thames Street shops.
The hostess greeted us warm-ly and showed us to our table in the cozy dining room adjacent to the main bar area where there are booths as well as high-tops. Busk-ers features an old-world setting, with warm brown woods, brick walls, and wainscoting. The down-stairs pub is decorated with genu-ine Irish antiques imported from the old sod, many of them over 100 years old. Stained glass accents were custom made from County Mayo in Ireland, said Buskers’ own-er John Caulfield, who grew up in Ireland. The cash register at the bar comes from his uncle’s pub.
Upstairs there’s another authen-tic pub room that accommodates the overflow weekend crowd, and also serves as a private function room such as for holiday, office, or rehearsal dinner parties. It can hold up to 75 people, has its own full bar, and you can make up your own menu with help from their chefs. Also, they charge no fee to use this room, a plus in today’s economy.
We relaxed with drinks while looking over the menu. My Irish coffee, made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, was just the ticket on a cool evening. My dining compan-ion ordered an Oban from their vast selection of Single Malts. Bus-kers has a full bar, including signa-ture drinks and martinis, a long list of bottled and draught beers, im-ported and craft, as well as a good choice of red and white wines.
Now if you ask anyone who’s been to Buskers what their favor-ite dish there is, chances are they’ll rave about the reuben sandwich ($9.99). And no doubt about it, this best-selling classic is the best you’ll get anywhere—heaped with thick slices of the leanest corned beef, which is what makes it so out-standing—along with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing on toasted marble rye, and served with hand cut fries.
“We recently sold 120 reubens
in one week,” said John, who noted that head chef Marcus Weber likes to take their food up a notch from regular pub food, but still at afford-able prices. Also, all food served there is prepared in house.
Everything on the menu is priced under $20, including the dinner specials, which change weekly. That week they featured Pork Osso Bucco, pork braised in wine served with squash risotto and daily veg-etable ($17.99); Filet Mignon of Beef wrapped in Irish bacon and served with a mushroom cream sauce ($19.99); and Tarragon Chick-en ($15.99).
My dining companion and I de-cided to share a few appetizers, including the creamy clam chow-der, chock full of clams and pota-toes. Grandma Egan’s potato skins were enhanced with corned beef and cheese and served with a side of sour cream. The cocktail mini Irish sausages were served with a delightfully spicy honey mustard sauce. And the crock of homemade mac and cheese included peas and Irish ham, almost a meal in itself for just $5.99.
Our main course, Burdock’s Fish and Chips ($13.99), was pre-pared with the lightest beer batter we’ve ever tasted, and served with coleslaw and malt vinegar. Regu-lar menu entrees include Shep-herd’s Pie ($12.99); Ginger Glazed Salmon ($14.99); Murphy’s Irish Stew ($12.99); and Corned Beef Dinner ($14.99), along with some other choices. A basket of both Irish brown bread and soda bread speckled with currants was served with genuine Irish butter.
Our server, Krista, was a gem—
friendly, efficient, and helpful.Of course, even though our tum-
mies were full, we did manage to save room for dessert when we heard about the bread pudding served a with warm caramel/Jame-son Irish whiskey topping, vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream. It doesn’t get any better than this.
And, more good news, we solved the problem of what to give Aunt Louise—a Buskers gift certificate—perfect for the holidays. And may-be she’ll take us along as a guest!
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With another Black Friday come and gone, the ques-tion needs to be asked: Were you one of those people on the news who lined up in the middle of the night at Wal-Mart trying to get that $160 laptop? Or, were you among those who passed on the big box rush in favor of a leisurely walk downtown to check out some more local merchandise with the first Small Business Saturday?
Sponsored by the Newport & Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau (NBCCVB), Small Business Saturday took place this past weekend on Nov. 27, and according to in-dustry officials, the early re-sults are promising. We say early results, because unlike the one-day madness of Black Friday or Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday was just the start of a broader Hometown Holiday Shopping campaign sponsored by the NBCCVB.
As we reported in the Nov. 24 edition of NTW, if you shop throughout the nine town-ships by Dec. 17 and spend $100 or more in any small, lo-cal business in any of those towns, you will be eligible to enter to win a $1,000 Ameri-can Express gift card.
To be a part of the raffle, show your sales receipt to ei-ther The Newport Visitor Infor-mation Center at 23 America’s Cup Ave. in Newport, open Sunday-Saturday, 9-4 p.m. or to Paper Packaging & Panache, at 418 Hope St. in Bristol, Mon-day – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The winner will be drawn on Friday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m. at Ac-tive Sole, located on Bowen’s Wharf.
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skiing or climbing. Team One New-port is a sailor’s delight with the world’s best-known gear, but land-lubbers will appreciate (especial-ly if it’s a brutal winter) SealSkinz ChillBlocker Socks ($55.95), water-proof socks, insulated with a liner made of expedition-weight dou-ble velour Polartec Power Stretch fleece. Other beat-the-cold stock-ing stuffers include Ice Bear Sailing Powder ($15), developed for active racing sailors, but can be used by anyone needing body protection in harsh environments; and organic Hive lip balm ($2.95).
Take a trip up to Memorial Blvd. and stop in at a Newport staple. Water’s Brothers, owned by Sid Abbruzzi, has been around since 1971 and is your one stop shop for all your surfing, skateboard-ing, and clothing needs. Abbruzzi has something for everyone here, “from the cradle to the grave,” as he says. The Water Bros. clothing line, with dozens of hoodies and long sleeve tees featuring their own WB designs and colors made of organic cottons and soy inks, are a classic Newport gifts for guys and girls for under $25. If big name brands are more your style, the store features great deals by Volcom and Lost, with no men’s or women’s winter jackets costing more than $90 in a variety of styles. All DC and Vans brand sneakers are half price until they run out of stock, with no shoe costing more than $50. Is your son or daughter ready for his or her first skateboard? Water Bros. features a complete skateboard set up, in-cluding deck, trucks, and wheels for $69-99. Have a surfer in the family that wants to brave the winter wa-ters? Winter wet suits are available between $250-325.
Heading out towards Middle-town is Island Sports, located on Aquidneck Ave. just past First Beach. Featuring popular name
brands like Volcom, Hurley, O’Neill, Roxy, and many more, they have all your winter clothing needs. The classic North Face “Denali” jacket ($165) for men and women is al-ways a hot seller. Need something for the colder weather? For her: Patagonia’s “Down Withit” Parka is available in black and natural ($275). For him: An olive or charcoal colored Sherpa-lined hoody from Billabong ($69.50) will keep your guy stylish and warm this winter. Great stocking stuffers include Ted Shred’s Surf Wax Candle ($16.95) and a Wax Buddy ($2.50) that helps remove wax from of your favorite surfboard. A unique item found on the walls of Island Sports are Os-car Schmidt Ukelele’s. Varying in prices, with the display model go-ing for $399, why not learn how to play a summery melody in the dead of winter? Need some gloves? Dakine’s men’s Nova winter gloves are $40. The best deal in the store is the Nixon Tide watch ($90). Once set, it not only tells you the time, but also tells you the tide… times for twenty years.
These gifts, for the “active” person on your shopping list, were compiled by Andrea E. McHugh, Meg O’Neil and Lynne Tungett.
Water Bros. clothing featuring their own WB designs and
colors.
Hookah Lounge Lands on William StreetBy Tom Shevlin
Earlier this year, Shobeiri had ap-plied for permission to open her Ge-nie Hookah Lounge at 547 Thames St. However, after a disagreement with the landlord, she told coun-cilors she was actively looking for a new space. It appears now that she’s found one.
Located on trendy William Street, the equally trendy hookah lounge concept could open in the space formerly home to insurance agen-cy Starkweather & Shepley. With ample parking across the street in the Bellevue Gardens shopping plaza, some major redevelopment taking place up the way, and the burgeoning Reel Gallery next door, the lounge promises to be an inter-esting – if unconventional – addi-tion to the street.
For those not familiar with the concept, hookah (which is a type of tobacco smoking) dates back more than five centuries to northwestern India, where pipes were orginally fashioned from coconut shells. The practice migrated into Arab culture, where it became the focal point of countless cafes, serving as a primary
gathering place where people would sit and discuss politics.
Hookah lounges have taken off across Rhode Island in recent years, and while the state has regulations concerning indoor smoking, the lounges are generally classified as “smoking bars,” which allows smok-ing inside provided that 50 percent or more of the business’ revenue comes from tobacco sales.
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at 12:30p.m. $5 per child includes a goody bag and 1 ride on the carou-sel and 1 ride on the mini-train. Re-freshments. Admission limited due to space capacity. 845-5800.
Trinity Christmas Silver Tea and Boutique, Honyman Hall, Trinity Church, Queen Anne Sq., 1-4p.m. Tea, crafts and seasonal greens. $8. 846-0660.
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., see Dec. 3 for details.
*40th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Tree Lighting and Open House, Amer-ica’s Cup Ave., 4:30p.m. Frosty The Snowman and caroling, City Offi-cial lights the tree, Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by boat (weather per-mitting)at 5:45p.m. Free. 849-2120.www.bowenswharf.com
Holiday Evenings at The Break-ers, 6-8 p.m.. Live holiday music and refreshments. Adults $28 in advance, $35 at the door, Children 6-17 yrs. $10. 847-1000 for reserva-tions. www.newportmansions.org
Swanhurst Chorus “Queen of Heaven” Christmas Choral Con-cert, St. John’s Church, Washing-ton & Willow Sts., 7:30 p.m. with a pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. The evening will feature the works of Mozart in honor of the Virgin Mary. Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 at the door, and $10 for full-time stu-dents. Tickets and info at 682-1630 or www.Swanhurst.org
Salve Regina University’s 34th Annual Governor’s Ball, 9 p.m., Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Ave. $150 per person, corporate spon-sorship available also. Black tie gala with proceeds benefiting Salve Re-gina’s scholarship fund. 401-341-2381 or [email protected]
Sunday, December 5
Keeping Christmas with the Whitehornes, Samuel Whitehorne House, 10-3 p.m., 416 Thames St. See Dec. 4 for details.
Holiday Craft Fair at Potter League for Animals, 10-4 p.m., 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown. Free admission. 846-8276.
*Visit with Santa Claus at The Breakers, noon – 3 p.m., 44 Ochre Point Ave. The jolly old elf will visit with children and hear their Christ-mas wish list. Refreshments. Reg-ular daytime admission. For info 847-1000. www.newportmansions.org.
Christmas at Whitehall, “A 1730’s Christmas”, 2-4 p.m., Whitehall Mu-seum House, 311 Berkeley Ave., Middletown. A colonial Christmas party, candle-lit tours of the histor-
ic home of George Berkeley, was-sail, cookies and music of the pe-riod. Sponsored by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Free, donations accept-ed. 849-3672. www.whitehallmu-seumhouse.org
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., see Dec. 3 for details.
“Deck the Hall”, 5:30 p.m., at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, 194 Bellevue Ave. Annu-al outdoor tree lighting ceremony with caroling by the Cluny School Choir and refreshments. Free. 849-3990 or visit www.tennisfame.com
Monday, December 6
*Holiday Gingerbread House, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., open daily at The New-port Marriott Hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Tuesday, December 7
All in A Chord, Woman’s Barber-shop Chorus, 1:30 p.m., Edward King House Senior Center, 35 King St. Limited Seating. $5 for mem-bers, $8 for non-members. 846-7426.
Wednesday, December 8
Potter League for Animals “Can-dlelight Memorial Celebration,” 6:30 p.m. at the Potter League for Animals, 87 Oliphant Land, Middle-town. Come celebrate all the ani-mals that have touched your life. Refreshments. $10 donation at the door is appreciated. RSVP to Su-san at 846-0592 or [email protected].
Christmas Acoustic Concert, 7-9:30p.m., Channing Memorial Church, 135 Pelham St. Many of the area’s fine musicians will perform acoustic music for the benefit of Lu-cy’s Hearth and the McKinney Shel-ter. $10 donation. Advance tickets @849-4250 or [email protected]. Limited tickets at the door.
Thursday, December 9
MUSE Reception, 5-7 p.m., New-port Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. MUSE exhibition curated by high school students. Free. 848-8200. www.newportartmuseum.org
*Student’s Impressions of Christ-mas in Newport of 2010, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Newport Yacht Club, Long Wharf. Art show by Newport Schools K-12 grade students and US Postal Service commemorative postmark for Christmas in New-port. Free. 846-9410 or 846-5843.
Meet the Artist Kim Salerno – Gallery Talk, 5:30 p.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. Free. The Museum is open free of charge
5-8 p.m. 848-8200. www.newpor-tartmuseum.org
Murder at the Museum, 7p.m., Newport Art Museum’s John N.A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Ave. See Dec 2 for details.
Friday, December 10
*30th Annual Newport Yachting Center Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Sovereign Bank Family Skat-ing Center, 5:30 p.m., America’s Cup Ave. Music, ice skating, carols, re-freshments, Santa and Mrs. Claus and other surprises. Free. 846-1600.
Christmas in Song by the New-port Navy Choristers, 7:30 p.m., St. Lucy’s Church, 909 W. Main Rd., Middletown. Concert to benefit Potter League for Animals. Admis-sion $10 adults, $6 children under 12 & seniors, $20 family. www.new-portnavychoristers.org 849-1135.
St. George’s School, Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, 372 Pur-gatory Rd., Middletown, 7:30 p.m. The birth of Jesus is told by lesson and song. Congregational sing-ing and carols by the School choir. Free. 847-7565. www.stgeorges.edu
Christmas Choral Concert, 8 p.m., Salve Regina University, Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Ave. SRU Chorus, Madrigals. $8 general ad-mission, $5 seniors and students. 401-341-2295.
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., see Dec. 3 for details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of His-toric Newport, departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St., 5 p.m. See Dec. 3 for details.
Saturday, December 11
*Visit from Santa Claus and Reading of Night Before Christmas, International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, 194 Bellevue Ave., 3 p.m. Adults $16. Children 16 yrs. and younger are free. 849-3990. www.tennisfame.com
Christmas In “Sign”, sponsored by the James L. Maher Center, 4p.m., Stanford White Casino Theatre at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Christmas songs and danc-es performed in black light and in sign language. Admission $6 adults, children $4. 846-0340 X109 or https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/778955 for tickets & more info
Redwood Library and Athenae-um Holiday Open House, 11-3p.m., 50 Bellevue Ave. Music, entertain-ment, refreshments for children and adults, as well as tours of the historic Library. Free and open to
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Newport County Inn’s Bed and Breakfast Christmas Tours, 3-7 p.m., various Inns around Newport, inns locations to be announced. Tickets can be purchased at the Newport Visitors Center or at the first house each day of the tour. Light refresh-ments served. $10 for one day. 855-8701 or visit www.NewportInns.com.
The Invisible Church Concert, 7 p.m., Community Baptist Church, 50 Dr. M.F. Wheatland Blvd. A cele-bration of the endurance and spirit of the “Invisible Church.” Come and share the rich history of songs that tell the story of Black America. Free will offering. 847-1707 or (401)225-0848.
Victorian Christmas Feast, 7 p.m., Newport Art Museum’s John N.A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Ave. Dinner theatre with a Victorian theme performed by the Marley Bridges Theatre Co. Museum mem-bers $100, non-members $125. 848-8200. www.newportartmuse-um.org
Christmas Choral Concert, 8 p.m., Salve Regina University, Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Ave. SRU Chorus, Madrigals. $8 general ad-mission, $5 seniors and students. 401-341-2295.
Holiday Evenings at The Breakers, 6-8 p.m.. Live holiday music and re-freshments. Adults $28 in advance, $35 at the door, Children 6-17 yrs. $10. 847-1000 for reservations. www.newportmansions.org
UnDecked Halls: A Glimpse Be-hind the Shutters at Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave., 10-3 p.m. (last tour at 2:30) See Dec. 4 for details.
Keeping Christmas with the Whitehornes, Samuel Whitehorne House, 10-3 p.m., 416 Thames St. See Dec. 4 for details.
Keeping Warm In The Colonial Period, Historic House Tour of Wan-ton-Lyman-Hazard House, tour de-parts from the Museum at the Brick Market, 127 Thames St., 11:30 a.m. See Dec. 4 for details.
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., see Dec. 3 for details.
Sunday, December 12
Keeping Christmas with the Whitehornes, Samuel Whitehorne
House, 10-3 p.m., 416 Thames St. See Dec. 4 for details.
*Visit with Santa Claus at Marble House, noon – 3 p.m., Bellevue Ave. The jolly old elf will visit with chil-dren and hear their Christmas wish list. Refreshments. Regular day-time admission. For info 847-1000. www.newportmansions.org.
Christmas Open House, 2-4 p.m., Glen Manor House, 3 Frank Coelho Dr., Portsmouth. Local entertain-ment. Free. 683-4177.
Newport County Inn’s Bed and Breakfast Christmas Tours, 2-5 p.m., various Inns around Newport, inns locations to be announced. Tick-ets can be purchased at the New-port Visitors Center or at the first house each day of the tour. Light refreshments served. $10 for one day. 855-8701 or visit www.New-portInns.com.
Music in the Galleries – Holi-day Concert with the Navy Band Northeast’s Woodwind Quintet, Crosswinds, 2 p.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. Free. 848-8200. www.newportartmuse-um.org
The Newport Community Band at Salve Regina University Concert, 3 p.m., Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St. Symphonic Band performing holiday favorites. Admission $8, $5 for students and seniors. 401-341-2295.
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., see Dec. 3 for details.
Monday, December 13*”A Living Nativity” presented by
Cluny School, 75 Brenton Rd., 6:00pm. Live animals and choral music will en-hance this annual reenactment of the “first Christmas” under the stars. A gift to the community expressing the true meaning of Christmas. Please bring a blanket and flashlight. In the event of bad weather, the Living Nativity will be presented on Dec. 20. Free. 841-9753, clunyschool.org
*Holiday Gingerbread House, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., open daily at The New-port Marriott Hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Tuesday, December 14Nutmeg and Mistletoe Concert,
7:00p.m., Ocean Cliff ballroom, Ocean Dr. New England’s best musical per-formers come together in a concert of holiday music to benefit the Mat-thew Quinn Scholarship at Rogers High School. Admission $15. 683-6565. [email protected]
Rogers High School Winter Con-cert, 7:00p.m., Rogers High School, 15 Wickham Rd. Donations accepted at the door. 847-6235.
The Newport County Orchestra Holiday Concert, sponsored by the Salve Regina Music Department, 7:30p.m., Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St. Admission $8, $5 for students and seniors. 401-341-2295.
99th Annual Medieval Christmas Pageant, St. George’s School Chapel, 372 Purgatory Rd., Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Candlelit service of the portray-al of the Christmas story. Free. 847-7565. www.stgeorges.edu
Wednesday, December 15Judging of the Newport Doorway
Contest, deadline is Thursday, Dec. 16 to enter. Judging takes place on Fri-day the 17th. Register your home or business at 848-6707. Categories are: Residential, Restaurant, Bed & Break-fast and Commercial.
23rd Annual WADK-AM/WJZS-FM Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Newport Marriott Hotel Atrium, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free, canned food dona-tion requested to benefit local char-ity. 846-1540.
Thompson Middle School Winter Concert, 7:00p.m., Thompson Middle School, 55 Broadway. Donations ac-cepted at the door. 847-1493.
Thursday, December 16Judging of the Newport Doorway
Contest, deadline is TODAY, to enter. Judging takes place on Friday the 17th. Register your home or business at 848-6707. Categories are: Residen-tial, Restaurant, Bed & Breakfast and Commercial.
*Holiday Gingerbread House, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., open daily at The New-port Marriott Hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Victorian Christmas presented by Sneak Peak Productions, 1:30 p.m., Edward King House Senior Center, 35 King St. Limited Seating. $5 mem-bers, $8 non-members. 846-7426.
Murder at the Museum, 7p.m., Newport Art Museum’s John N.A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Ave. See Dec 2 for details.
Friday, December 17*The Polar Express Train Ride,
aboard the Newport Dinner Train, see Dec. 3 for details.
Holiday Lantern Tours of Historic Newport, departing from the Brick Market Museum & Shop, 127 Thames St., 5 p.m. See Dec. 3 for details.
Victorian Christmas Feast, 7 p.m., Newport Art Museum’s John N.A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Ave. See Dec 11 for details.
Saturday, December 18UnDecked Halls: A Glimpse Behind
the Shutters at Rough Point, 680 Bel-levue Ave., 10-3 p.m. (last tour at 2:30) See Dec. 4 for details.
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j The Portsmouth Arts Guild is holding its 4th annual “Gift Gal-lery Table Sale” on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Local artists will each have a large table to dis-play and sell an array of handcraft-ed gift items, include: note cards, jewelry, photographs, silk-screened T-shirts, small artworks and more. Stop by Saturday, December 4th for one day only of affordable gift buy-ing and enjoy some refreshments. This event is free and open to the public. Handicap accessible. In ad-dition to the crafts, all the artwork on the gallery walls in the “Under $200 Holiday Art Sale” is available to purchase until Dec. 19th. Free ad-mission. 2679 East Main Rd. next to St. Paul’s Church
j The Jamestown Gallery, part of the Jamestown Chamber of Com-merce Holiday Stroll this Saturday, Dec. 4, will be open at 10 a.m. serv-ing hot cider and holiday cookies. From 5-8 p.m. (after the Christmas Tree Lighting), the gallery will have their December Reception with the artists present to answer questions about their art, wine and cheese and more. The Alley Cats will also be on hand singing Christmas tunes. 47 Conanicus Ave., 423-3383
Didi Suydam Contemporary holi-day preview and open house Sun-day, Dec. 5 from 2-5 p.m.
Bronze and steel sculpture, pho-tography and jewelry will be on display. Nibbles and spirits will be served, 25 Mill St., Newport, 848-9414
j Closing out the 2010 Newport Gallery Night Series, CADEAUX du MONDE will feature a favorite holi-day theme--ongoing informal gal-lery talks from 5:00 until 8:00 in the evening of Dec. 9 exploring the di-versity of inculturated creches and nativities from around the world fo-cusing on the wide variety of mate-rials used as well as the differences
in the depiction of these iconic fig-ures. Folk art inculturated creches not only represent the artist’s con-cept of the birth of Jesus Christ, but also bring ownership to this monu-mental event. Expressed in these creches is the universality of the theme which lends itself to each in-dividual culture. These gallery talks will be illustrated with CADEAUX du MONDE’s current collection of fair-ly traded folk art nativities from Af-rica, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. 26 Mary Street, Newport, 848-0550
j The Bristol Art Gallery will be holding a Christmas Art Show & Sale on Friday through Sun-day, Dec.10-12 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 25% of the funds raised from each painting sold donated to the “Friends of the Bristol Animal Shel-ter” to help with their added winter expenses. All paintings will be orig-inals priced below $250.Refresh-ments will be served as you browse to find those hard to please on your list. Hours: Tues.- Thur.10 to 5 Fri.& Sat.11 to 6 Sunday 11 to 4 Closed Mondays
j Hope Gallery Open House and Holiday Shopping & Fundraiser will be held Friday through Sun-day, Dec.10-12 from noon - 5 p.m. 10% of the proceeds will go to the East Bay Food Pantry. Please bring 1-2 items of a non-perishable food to donate to East Bay Food Pantry. 435 Hope St., Bristol, 396-9117
j The Annual Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Invitational hosted by the DeBlois Gallery has become a popular Newport holiday tradition. It runs through Dec. 24 and fea-tures an array of blown glass, pot-tery, wearable art, ornaments, cal-endars, wall art, soaps, handcrafted jewelry, pillows, scarves and other items too numerous to mention. 138 Bellevue Ave. 847-9977.
423 Hope Street, Bristol • 401-396-9699 • www.bristolartgallery.netHours: Tues-Thurs 10-5 • Fri & Sat 11-6 • Sun 11-4 • Closed Monday
"The Mermaid" oil by Victor Bauer
Handmade paper sculpture and ornaments by Lisa May Tobin at
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Painting: “Mama Claus” by: Carol Lew [Old World Dog Portraits] at
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Heiress Doris Duke spent Christmas in sunny Hawaii far away from Rough Point, her Newport mansion. Experience the quiet house, see the decorated staff wing, and hear about Miss Duke’s tropical holiday.
Tour the first floor and enjoy refreshments in the staff dining room, not normally open to the public. Tours offered every 1/2 hour.
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ARTSThursday, December 2Christie’s – DJ & Dancing with DJ Henney
Marina Cafe–Dick Lupino & Friends 6:30-9 p.m.
Newport Marriot–Rebecca Cline on piano, 7-10 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub–DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.
One Pelham East–Keith Manville
Perro Salado – Honky Tonk Knights
Rhino Bar– Reggae Night Hot Like Fire, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, December 3Christie’s – DJ & Dancing
The Chanler– Dick Lupino & Friends, 6-10 p.m.
Clarke Cooke - Foreverly Bros.
Hyatt Hotel–Dave Manuel on piano, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
LaForge Casino–Dave Manuel on piano, 7-11 p.m.
Newport Blues Café – Felix Brown 9:30 p.m.
Newport Grand – Rumors, 9p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub–Chopville, 10 p.m.-12:45 a.m.
One Pelham East–The Kulprits
Rhino Bar – D5 & the After Effect
Rhumbline – Lois Vaughan
Sambar – Live Acoustic with Andre, 9 p.m.
Saturday, December 4Christie’s – DJ & Dancing
Clarke Cooke - Foreverly Bros.
Greenvale Vineyard– Dick Lupino & Friends, 1-4 P.m.
Hyatt Hotel - Dave Manuel on piano, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
LaForge Casino–Dave Manuel on piano, 7-11p.m.
Newport Blues Café – Flock of Assholes-80s Tribute, 9:30 p.m.
Newport Grand – Mike Donovan & Tom Cotter 8 p.m. Triad, 9 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub–DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.-12:45 a.m.
Peoples Cafe–Doin’ Time, Acoustic Duo, 5-8 p.m.
Rhino Bar –Batteries Not Included
Sambar – DJ Butch, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 5Castle Hill – Dick Lupino & Friends, 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Clarke Cooke House– Bobby Ferreira, 12:30–3:30 p.m.
Fastnet - Irish Music Session 5 - 9 p.m.
Newport Blues Café – Badfish, 9:30 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub– Karaoke, 9 p.m.
One Pelham East–Chopville, 6-9 p.m.; Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday, December 6Fastnet Pub- “Blue Monday” 10:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Rhino Bar- Karaoke
Tuesday, December 7Rhino Bar – “Metal Night”
Wednesday, December 8O’Brien’s Pub– Karaoke, 9 p.m.
One Pelham East–Chris Gauthier
Rhino Bar- Rhyme Culture
Sardella’s – Dick Lupino & Friends, 7-9:30 p.m.
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ThursdayDec. 2
Murder at the MuseumFamily friendly interactive Mur-der Mystery show. 7 p.m., $30 for adults, $15 for 17 and under. New-port Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200, www.newportmurder-mystery.com
A Midsummer Night’s Dream8 p.m. Stanford White Casino The-atre, 9 Freebody St. Shakespeare’s masterpiece performed by Salve Regina students. To purchase tick-ets via phone, call the box office at 341-2250.
41 North Christmas Tree LightingSparking lights, Santa Claus, and the Swanhurst Chorus, 5:30 p.m., 351 Thames St., www.41north.com
Run and Chug ClubRunning and walking group that meets at 6:15 p.m. weekly outside Fastnet. Meet new friends for a three-mile walk or run around Newport and then return to the Fastnet Pub for a pint.
FridayDec. 3
Holiday Lantern TourA lantern-lit stroll through New-port’s streets at 5 p.m. Hear stories detailing ways that colonial resi-dents celebrated the holiday sea-son. Museum & Shop at Brick Mar-ket, 127 Thames St., 841-8770
Moustache BashThe men have been raising mon-ey all “Movember” to help raise awareness of men’s cancers. Help shave off their moustaches at the Gas Lamp Grill at 7 p.m. A cover charge and proceeds from New-port Storm beer sales will help the “Newport Muzzy” team at www.movember.comCritter Glitter6 – 8 p.m., Potter League for Ani-mals jewelry sale preview party. 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown. A Midsummer Night’s Dream8 p.m. Salve Regina University stu-dents put on Shakespeare’s classic play. The Casino Theater, 9 Free-body St., 811-4111
The Bit Players: Seasonal BitsHo-ho-ho your way through the holidays with this seasonal twist on improv. 8 p.m., $15, Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, 849-3474.
Saturday Dec. 4
Equality Park DecoratingVolunteer to help decorate Equal-ity Park at 9 a.m.
Artisans by the BayHoliday show from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 28 master artisans selling an array of works. Elks Lodge, on the corner of Bellevue Ave. and Pelham St. 683-3447.
Moore Blooms Holiday SaleChristmas trees, wreaths, poinset-tias, crafts, and more. Santa will visit from noon – 4 p.m. Fun for the whole family. Moore Blooms, 577 Green End Ave., Middletown, 848-2096.
Critter GlitterJewelry sale from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Potter League for Animals. 846-0592.
Middletown RotaryCoffee taste testing from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Custom House Coffee, 796 Aquidneck Ave.
Middletown Historical Society Meeting9:30 a.m., Paradise School, corners of Prospect and Paradise Avenues, Middletown. All residents wel-come.
Holiday Desserts 101Forty 1 North cooking class from 10 – 11:30 a.m. $35 per person. Family Tour and Art ProjectSee art and make art together at the Newport Art Museum. 10 – 11:30 a.m. $18 per family. 76 Belle-vue Ave., 848-8200.
Coastal Clean-UpCome help clean-up Hull Cove in Jamestown from noon – 2 p.m. Halfway between Mackerel Cove and Beavertail Point.
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Salve Regina UniversityMen’s Basketball (2 – 1)Thursday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. against Johnson & Wales, away, Providence, RISaturday, Dec. 4, 1 p.m. against Roger Williams, home, Rodgers Rec. CenterTuesday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. against Rhode Island College, home, Rodgers Rec. CenterThursday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. against Daniel Webster, away, Nashua, NHWomen’s Basketball (4 – 0)Thursday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. against UMass-Dartmouth, home, Rodgers Rec. CenterSaturday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m. against Mass. Liberal Arts, home, Rodgers Rec. CenterTuesday, Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m. against Rhode Island College, home, Rodgers Rec. CenterWomen’s Ice Hockey (2 – 5)Friday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m. against Southern Maine, away, Gorham, MESaturday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m. against Plymouth State, away, Plymouth, NHMen’s Ice Hockey (0 – 5)Saturday, Dec. 4, 3:35 p.m. against Western New England, away, Springfield, MASunday, Dec. 5, 4:45 p.m. against Johnson & Wales,
Rogers High SchoolBoy’s BasketballFriday, Dec. 3, 7:45 p.m. against Mt. Hope High School at homeGirl’s BasketballFriday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m. against Central Fall High School at homeBoy’s HockeySaturday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. against South Kingstown High School at West Warwick Civic Center
Girl’s SwimmingTuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Injury Fund Relay Carnival at Portsmouth High SchoolBoy’s SwimmingTuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Injury Fund Relay Car-nival at Portsmouth High School
Middletown High SchoolBoy’s BasketballFriday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. against Warwick Veterans High School away Girl’s BasketballThursday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. against Our Lady of Fa-tima High School, awayTuesday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. against Moses Brown at homeThursday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. against Our Lady of Fa-tima High School, awayBoy’s HockeySaturday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. against Prout School at Dennis Lynch ArenaWrestlingFriday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. against Moses Brown at GaudetGirl’s SwimmingTuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Injury Fund Relay Car-nival at Portsmouth High SchoolBoy’s SwimmingTuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Injury Fund Relay Car-nival at Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth High School Boy’s BasketballMonday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. against St. Raphael Acad-emy at homeGirl’s BasketballMonday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. against Barrington High School, awayThursday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. against Exeter/West Greenwich High School, away Boy’s Ice HockeySaturday, Dec. 4, 9:30 p.m. against Narragansett High School at Thayer Ice ArenaGirl’s SwimmingTuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Injury Fund Relay Car-nival at Portsmouth High SchoolBoy’s SwimmingTuesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m., Injury Fund Relay Car-nival at Portsmouth High School
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Portsmouth Arts GuildFourth Annual Gift Gallery Table Sale from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 2679 East Main Rd., Portsmouth, 293-5ART. The Spirit of Christmas Arts and Crafts Festival10 a.m. – 4 p.m. A selection of the finest New England artisans will showcase their work. A canned good donation is kindly appreci-ated. St. Philomena School, 324 Corys Lane, Portsmouth, 683-0268
Swanhurst ChorusThe choral group performs “Mary,
Queen of Heaven – A Mozartian Tribute” at 7:30 p.m. located at St. John the Evangelist Church, locat-ed on the Point. $20, call 682-1630 or visit www.swanhurst.org
Sensational SealsSeal watching off the coast of Rose Island! Noon, departs from Bowen’s Ferry Landing. See Savethebay.org for more details.
Keeping Warm in the Colonial PeriodLearn how 18th century residents made their way through the win-ter. 11:30 a.m., $15 per person.
Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames St. 841-8770.
Bowen’s Wharf Tree LightingFestivities start at 4:30 p.m. with the tree lighting and Santa’s arrival at 6 p.m. Rain or shine. 13 Bowen’s Wharf, 849-2243.
Holiday Evening at the BreakersTake a leisurely self-guided tour through the opulent mansion as you enjoy live holiday music, sweets, eggnog and cider. 6 – 8 p.m. 44 Ochre Point Ave., 847-1000.
Governor’s Ball34th Annual event at Salve Regina University. 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. www.salve.edu
Harbor Fine Art Christmas Come meet artists and partake in holiday cheer from 5 – 8 p.m. at 134 Spring St. Show runs through Jan. 8, 2011.
Comedy at the CasinoTwo headliners in one night! Mike Donovan and Tim Cotter at the Newport Grand Even Center. 150 Admiral Kalbfus Rd., 8 p.m., 21+ show, 608-6777.
Common Fence MusicSamuel James at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at the ticket desk from 3 - 5 p.m. 933 Anthony Rd., Portsmouth, 683-5805.
Holiday Lantern Tour5 p.m. Please see Friday, Dec. 3 for more details.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream8 p.m. Please see Friday, Dec. 4 for more details.
The Bit Players: Seasonal Bits8 p.m., Please see Friday, Dec. 3 for more details.
SundayDec. 5
Deck the HallThe annual outdoor lighting cer-emony at the International Tennis Hall of Fame to showcase holiday décor. Caroling will be led by the Cluny School Choir. Free! 194 Bel-levue Ave., 849-3990
Sensational SealsNoon, please see Saturday, Dec. 4 for more details.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream3 p.m., Please see Friday, Dec. 4 for more details.
Christmas with the Whitehornes10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Please see Satur-day, Dec. 4 for more details.
MondayDec. 6
Holiday Crafting WorkshopJamestown Library invites children to their crafting workshops Mon-day through Thursdays in Dec. 2 – 5 p.m. 423-7280.
TuesdayDec. 7
Gingerbread House Workshop3:30 – 4:30 p.m. For children of all ages at the Jamestown Library. Think candy, frosting, and more candy! Space is limited so pre-reg-ister by calling 423-7280.
Holiday Crafting Workshop2 – 5 p.m. Jamestown Library, Please see Monday, Dec. 6 for more information.
IYRS Lecture“Racing Thoroughbred of the Fu-ture” with Don Watson at 7:30 p.m. Lectures are free to members of IYRS and the Museum of Yachting members. $7 for nonmembers. 449 Thames St., 848-5777
Newport Cooks!This class is titled Chocolate Mak-ing: Sweet Gifts. $50, 6 – 8 p.m. Register at facebook.com/New-portCooks or 293-0740
WednesdayDec. 8
Acoustic Christmas ConcertA benefit for Lucy’s Hearth and McKinnley Shelter. 7 – 9:30 p.m. at Channing Memorial Church, 135 Pelham St., $10 donation and chil-dren are free. 849-4250.
Chess GroupWeekly meeting of pick-up chess at Empire Tea & Coffee at 22 Broad-way, 7:30 – 10 p.m.
National Immune Boosting for Children, 7-8:30 p.m. . Learn sim-ple acupressure protocol. $25, 19 Friendship Street, Suite 300, New-port. Register at 207-4670.
ThursdayDec. 9
Annual Holiday StrollJoin the shops on Bellevue Ave. and William St. from 4 – 8 p.m. for a wintertime stroll. Drinks, desserts, and discounts! Look for balloons and carolers at participating store-fronts. Author ProgramNewport Public Library presents author Alice Goldstein, 7 p.m. 847-820 ext. 208.
Holiday Crafting Workshop2 – 5 p.m. Jamestown Library, Please see Monday, Dec. 6 for more information.
Newport Gallery NightExplore and experience the art of Newport the second Thursday of every month. 5 – 8 p.m.
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1) Ben’s Chili Dogs, 158 Broadway, Newport 2) Norey’s, 156 Broadway, Newport 3) Salvation Cafe, 140 Broadway, Newport 4) Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport 5) Perro Salado, 19 Charles Street, Newport 6) Rhumbline, 62 Bridge Street, Newport 7) Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames Street, Newport 8) Monty’s at Vanderbilt Hall, 41 Mary Street. Newport 9) Busker’s Irish Pub, 178 Thames Street, Newport 10) Barking Crab, Brick Market Place, Newport 11) Pier 49, 49 America’s Cup Ave., Newport 12) 22 Bowen’s - 22 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport 13) Clarke Cooke House - Bannister’s Wharf, Newport 14) The Mooring, Sayer’s Wharf, Newport 15) Christie’s, 351 Thames St., Newport 16) Forty 1º North, 351 Thames St., Newport 17) Tallulah on Thames - 464 Thames St., Newport 18) O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport 19) Sambar, 515 Thames St., Newport 20) Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport 21) Cafe Zelda, 528 Thames St., Newport 21) Griswold’s Tavern, 103 Bellevue Ave., Newport 22) La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. 22) The Chanler’s Spiced Pear, 117 Memorial Blvd., Npt. 23) Flo’s Clam Shack, 44 Wave Ave., Middletown
Other Area Restaurants& Other Dining Options
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Long Wharf Seafood17 Connell Highway, Newport
Newport Grand150 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport
OceanCliff’s Safari Room 65 Ridge Road, Newport
Coddington Brewing Company210 Coddington Highway, Middletown
Rhea’s Inn & Restaurant120 W. Main Rd., Middletown
Sweet Berry Farm915 Mitchell’s Lane, Middletown
Scampi657 Park Ave., Portsmouth
DeWolf Tavern259 Thames St., Bristol
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***Events marked with an asterisk are children friendly.***
Keeping Christmas with the White-hornes, Samuel Whitehorne House, 10-3 p.m., 416 Thames St. See Dec. 4 for details.
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., see Dec. 3 for de-tails.
Holiday Evening Duet at the Elms and Marble House, 6-8 p.m. See two houses for the price of one. Take a leisurely self-guided evening stroll through both Marble House and The Elms, enjoy live holiday music and re-freshments. Adults $28 in advance, $35 at the door, Children 6-17 yrs. $10. 847-1000 for reservations. www.newportmansions.org Daytime tour tickets are not valid for Holiday Eve-ning admission.
18th Annual Messiah & Carol Sing: “The Christmas Story”, 7 p.m., Em-manuel Church, Spring & Dearborn Sts. Shanhurst Chorus will feature much of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah and the telling of the Christmas Story. Bring your own score and sing along. Wassail Bowl reception following. Admission $10, $5 for children 12 and under, and $25 maximum per family. 682-1630 or www.Swanhurst.org.
Glitter & Gold, A Gilded Age Holi-day Concert at the Stanford White Casino Theatre, 8p.m., 9 Freebody St. Step back into the 1890s when Theatre Street Productions presents a living history concert of operatic and holiday favorites. Tickets $30 per person. 341-2250 or http://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8436295. Pro-ceeds benefit Salve Regina’s Theatre Arts Program. For more info www.theatrestreetproductions.com
Sunday, December 19Keeping Christmas with the White-
hornes, Samuel Whitehorne House, 10-3 p.m., 416 Thames St. See Dec. 4 for details.
*Visit with Santa Claus at The Elms, noon – 3 p.m., Bellevue Ave. The jol-ly old elf will visit with children and hear their Christmas wish list. Refresh-ments. Regular daytime admission. 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org.
American Girl Christmas, 1-3p.m., Edward King Senior Center. Storytell-ing, crafts, refreshments, Doll Fash-ion Stroll. Admission limited due to space capacity. $10 per couple (1 adult/1 child) and $5 for each addi-tional child. 845-5800. Sponsored by Newport Recreation Dept and Ed-ward King Sr. Center.
“Christmas On Historic Hill,” Service of Lessons and Carols, Trinity Church, Queen Anne Sq. 4 p.m. A candle-light service featuring the musicians of Trinity Church. Free will offering. 846-0660. www.trinitynewport.org
*The Polar Express Train Ride, aboard the Newport Dinner Train, see Dec. 3 for details.
Monday, December 20*Holiday Gingerbread House, 8
a.m.-9 p.m., open daily at The New-port Marriott Hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Tuesday, December 21Lunch with the Artist: Versions of
the Nativity: Art in an Envelope, 12 p.m., Newport Art Museum, 76 Belle-vue Ave. Discussion over lunch about seasonal cards, hosted by Richard Tyre. Bring a lunch. Free for Museum members, $5 for non-members. 848-8200. www.newportartmuseum.org
Wednesday, December 22*Holiday Gingerbread House, 8
a.m.-9 p.m., open daily at The New-port Marriott Hotel, 25 America’s Cup Ave. Free with canned good donation for charity. 849-1000.
Thursday, December 23
Reading of Night Before Christ-mas for families, 2 p.m., Edward King House Senior Center, 35 King St. Free. 846-7426.
Friday, December 24Candlelight Christmas Eve service
at Newport Congregational Church, 73 Pelham St. at corner of Spring St. 6 p.m. 849-2238.
Christmas Eve Services at various Island Churches
Saturday, December 25
A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS TO ALL
Sunday, December 26*Holiday Train Rides, 11:45 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m. Old Colony Railway Depot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. Ride along scenic Narragansett Bay in an-tique railroad coaches, decorated, enclosed and heated. Adults $7.50, Seniors $6, Children $5, first class $11. 624-6951.
40th Annual Christmas in Newport Candlelight Tour of Historic Private Homes, 4-7 p.m. Maps available at the Newport Visitor Information Cen-ter in mid-December. $3 per house, payable at the door of each house, different houses open each day of tour. (401)293-0965.
Monday, December 27*Holiday Train Rides, 11:45 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m. Old Colony Railway De-pot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. See Dec 26 for details.
40th Annual Christmas in Newport Candlelight Tour of Historic Private Homes, 4-7 p.m. Maps available at the Newport Visitor Information Cen-ter in mid-December. $3 per house, payable at the door of each house, different houses open each day of tour. (401)293-0965.
Tuesday, December 28*Holiday Train Rides, 11:45 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m. Old Colony Railway De-pot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. See Dec 26 for details.
40th Annual Christmas in Newport Candlelight Tour of Historic Private Homes, 4-7 p.m. Maps available at the Newport Visitor Information Cen-ter in mid-December. $3 per house, payable at the door of each house, different houses open each day of tour. (401)293-0965.
Wednesday, December 29UnDecked Halls: A Glimpse Be-
hind the Shutters at Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave., 10-3 p.m. (last tour at 2:30)
*Holiday Train Rides, 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Old Colony Railway De-pot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. See Dec 26 for details.
Thursday, December 30*Holiday Train Rides, 11:45 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m. Old Colony Railway De-pot, 19 America’s Cup Ave. See Dec 26 for details.
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Gerard Thomas Burgess, 64, of Newport, died unexpectedly in Shelton, CT, on Nov. 26, 2010. He was a loving husband of 44 years and best friend to Denice Finn Bur-gess. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 in St. Joseph’s Church in Newport. He was buried in Rhode Island Veter-ans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Joseph’s Church, 5 Mann Avenue, Newport, RI 02840.
Elizabeth A. (Finlayson) Cran-ston, widow of the late Reverend
John A. Cranston, Jr., died Sun-day, November 21, 2010 at the Village House Nursing and Reha-bilitation Center. She was 89.
The youngest child of Forrest and Jean Finlayson, Mrs. Cran-ston was raised on a small farm in Nova Scotia and received her primary and secondary school-ing in a one-room school. As a young woman she worked in banks and in the Canadian Civil Service before immigrating to New York City in 1951. There, she worked as a secretary for various firms and institutions, including churches.
After her marriage to Father Cranston in 1953, they lived and worked in schools and parishes in Ontario and Connecticut. With their three children, they moved to Newport in 1963 where Fa-ther Cranston was headmaster of St. Michael’s Country Day School and then the founding headmas-ter of the New School (now the
Pennfield School).Elizabeth Cranston resumed
her secretarial career in the late 1960’s, working at the Counsel-ing Clinic in Middletown, at the School of Nursing at Newport Hospital, and, finally, as a highly respected Secretary to the Med-ical Staff at Newport Hospital. She retired from that position in 1986.
In her retirement, she took great interest, pleasure, and pride in the activities and achievements of her family, enjoyed learning new computer skills, was an avid reader of mysteries, and did the New York Times crossword puz-zle in ink every day.
She is survived by her three children, Althea of Belmont, Mas-sachusetts; Jeremy of Mount Ver-non, Washington; and James of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts; her two grandsons Samuel and Nicholas, and several nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Service will be held on Dec. 4, at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Washington St., Newport. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her name to the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 61 Poplar Street, Newport, to the Village House Nursing and Re-habilitation Center, 70 Harrison Ave., Newport, or to a charity of your choosing.
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Edward Russell Robinson Platts, 31 of Middletown died on Nov. 18, 2010. Edward was born in Newport and leaves behind his parents Lois and Isaac Robinson of Middletown, his brother Isaac Platts of Middle-town, his sister Mona Lisa Alston of Dundalk, MD. His burial was private. Donations in his memory may be made to ASCAP Foundation, One Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023.
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A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at 2:00 pm in Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI. Burial will be private. Donations in her mem-ory may be made to St. Peter’s Lu-theran Church Memorial Fund, 525 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840 or to your favorite charity.
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CHRISTMAS CONTINUED FROM PG. 3
Getting In the “Spirit”Toys For Tots
Toys for Tots will be collecting unwrapped, unopened toys for all ages of girls and boys at Segway of Newport during their business hours this holiday season. The store is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon-day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 10 a.m. - 3p.m. on Sundays.
City Food DriveCity of Newport employees in-
vite the public to join them in a city-wide food drive for the up-coming season. Non-perishable items can be dropped off in the bins at the Police Station or City Hall on Broadway.
Staying Warm for the Win-ter
The Amica Insurance annual coat drive begins Dec. 11. Stop by and donate your new or gently-used coats at the Family Skating Center, at the Yachting Center, to help neighbors in need this winter. Each donor will receive a free cup of hot cocoa! All coats will be do-nated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. The coat drive runs through Jan. 11, 2011
Elves for EldersSeniors RULE (Resources Un-
limited-Liasons for Elders), will be sponsoring their Elves for Elders for the second year. Names of se-niors have been collected from nursing homes, senior housing and adult day centers. A first name and a gift idea are placed on a star
and then placed on a tree located at Clements Marketplace in Ports-mouth. Supporters, “Elves,” can choose a star, then return the un-wrapped gift to the customer ser-vice desk at Clements by Dec. 10. A gift-wrapping party will be held at Atria Aquidneck Place, Ports-mouth. For more information, call Maxine Hutchins at 286-3821.
Hasbro Hospital Toy DriveDonations for Hasbro Children’s
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Holiday Helping Hands The Easy Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is seeking donors in Newport County to help families during the holiday season. There are a number of ways to help. Monetary donations (checks made payable to EBCAP with Holiday Helping Hands in the memo line) will be used to purchase gift cards to area supermarkets and depart-ment stores. Gift cards can also be purchased directly and will be given by EBCAP to a designated family. EBCAP’s staff will provide a small “wish list,” including ages and sizes, for those who prefer to shop for presents themselves. To become a donor to Holiday Helping Hands, contact Stacey Murak at 847-7821 ext. 212.
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problems. Among them was the Turtle Frolic – a fancy dress cos-tume dinner and dance that recre-ated a real Colonial-era event. The Frolic was held on Dec. 23 for many years at what is now the Hyatt Re-gency Hotel and was very popu-lar, but it became cost-prohibitive to produce and had to be dropped from the calendar, says Wolfenden. “Another one was the craft fair that used to draw crafters from all over New England. That was always held at the Viking Hotel, but when the Viking changed its ballroom over to a spa a few years ago, there wasn’t enough room for the craft fair any-more, and we couldn’t find another space that was large enough that we could afford.”Each year, though, a few new events are added, helping to keep the calendar fresh. Among those that are new this year, says MacK-night (who is expecting to take her granddaughter to it) is the “Ameri-can Girl Christmas” on Dec. 19 at the Edward King Center, which in-cludes a doll fashion show. Another new event is “A Winter’s Tail,” at the Newport Public Library on Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Children age 5 to 9 will read aloud Christmas sto-ries to a Potter League shelter dog, as a benefit for the animal shelter. Also new on the calendar: Murder Mystery at the Newport Art Muse-um, performed by members of the acting troupe that formerly staffed Mrs. Astor’s Beechwood.At least one event that had been discontinued for a few years has been revived: “The Tennis Hall of Fame has brought back the reading of The Night Before Christmas,” says MacKnight. “That had been off the calendar for a few years, but now it’s back (Dec. 11, 3 p.m.)”MacKnight – who can recite off the
top of her head the date and time of almost any of the 75 or so events on the Christmas in Newport cal-endar – is the person who types them up for the printer each year in late October or early November. Planning for the festival is a pro-cess that begins each year in early spring for the following Christmas season. “We get going again in March, with a board meeting and a meeting of the membership, which is everyone who had something on the calendar for the previous year,” says MacKnight, who has been a board member of Christmas in Newport for 28 years and its presi-dent for 19. She will be busy each day this month – going to many of the events with friends and family, and volunteering at others, such as the Historic House Tours, at which she is a regular.“I’ll stay home on New Year’s Eve to celebrate by watching the movies I’ve missed all month,” says MacK-night, whose obvious commitment to Christmas in Newport makes her a worthy heir to the Myers legacy – a legacy which was honored Nov. 21 with the placement of a bench in front of the Courthouse, close to the Christmas tree that was lit for the beginning of this year’s event on Dec. 1. Would Myers have been pleased with the Christmas in Newport cel-ebration as it is today?“Oh, absolutely,” says MacKnight. “Ruth stayed very involved with Christmas in Newport almost right up until her death four years ago. I would go up to visit her at Blen-heim (assisted living center), which was where she spent her last years, and she would always want to know all about everything that was going on.”
Last year, Child & Family (C&F) distributed 71 Thanksgiving baskets to families needing as-sistance. According to Landa Patterson, C&F Coordinator of Volunteer services, that number doubled this year. By her tally, 446 individuals benefited from the support, provided by the agency.
As the Christmas season and their Adopt-A-Family program deadline approaches, C&F is issu-ing a call to action for businesses, organizations and individuals, to open their checkbooks to help those less fortunate. The num-
ber of registered families, thus far, has exceeded 125, more than 40 families than in the previous year, and the deadline to request assistance is not until Dec. 10.
When a family is chosen for “adoption,” the donor is given a “wish list” of clothing sizes, toys or other gifts. Food for a holiday meal is also part of the Adopt-A-Family program.
If stepping up for a whole fam-ily seems daunting, Patterson said C&F welcomes any mone-tary donation or gift cards. “Any-thing and everything is helpful,” she said. “Not one can of food or
item that’s dropped off is left be-hind.”
“Thankfully, people are very generous here in Newport,” said Keith Tavares, Director of Insti-tutional Advancement for C&F, “Besides all the local families we help, C&F also provides ex-tra gifts for nearly 100 youths that reside in our eleven group homes on Aquidneck Island.”
For more information on how to help or “adopt a family,” con-tact Patterson at 848-4210 or via email [email protected]
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