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SUMMARY:Rough Point: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Rough Point: After Dark cozy edition! Explore Rough Point after dark while you enjoy sweet treats\, hot beverages\, and cool jazz\, featuring Sulaayman Miles. \nReservation in advance is highly recommended! Get your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/rough-point-after-dark-2/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:Rough Point: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Rough Point: After Dark cozy edition! Explore Rough Point after dark while you enjoy sweet treats\, hot beverages\, and cool jazz\, featuring Sulaayman Miles. \nReservation in advance is highly recommended! Get your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/rough-point-after-dark/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-8/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-7/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-6/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-5/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-9/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-2/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark-3/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T160000
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CREATED:20241124T005129Z
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark
DESCRIPTION:A *new* holiday experience! \nEnjoy cozy beverages and jolly jazz on the terrace at Rough Point after dark. \nGather with friends and kin and start a holiday tradition. \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-holiday-after-dark/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:Naming the Houses: A Community Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Who decides how to name a house? And can one name tell a whole house’s history? Join us for a panel-led discussion of the naming conventions on historic house properties. We will use examples from NRF’s Preservation Properties to frame the discussion and invite you to join the conversation. This event is FREE for all. \nThis event is FREE for all\, but we recommend that you register in advance here. \nNaming the Houses is made possible in part through funding support from Rhode Island Humanities\, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. RI Humanities seeds\, supports\, and strengthens public history\, cultural heritage\, civic education\, and community engagement by and for all Rhode Islanders.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/naming-the-houses-a-community-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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SUMMARY:A Rough Point Halloween
DESCRIPTION:It was the night before Halloween\, and all through the house\, some creatures were stirring—but we hope not a mouse! \nJoin us for our first annual A Rough Point Halloween! Explore Rough Point at its spookiest\, go on a Halloween-themed treasure hunt\, and discover the strange\, eerie\, and macabre objects in the house. We promise lots of treats (and no tricks). \nCostumes encouraged! \nThis community event is open to all\, and FREE for Newport County residents. Admission is by timed ticketed entry. Purchase your tickets here. \nEnjoy seasonal hot and cold refreshments\, courtesy of the Bow Bar. \n \nThank you to our sponsor\, the \, for helping make this event possible.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-rough-point-halloween/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T180000
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate excellence and innovation in historic preservation! \nThe annual Doris Duke Preservation Awards\, a joint program of the Newport Restoration Foundation and the City of Newport\, encourages excellence in historic preservation by recognizing exemplary preservation\, restoration\, and rehabilitation projects as well as education and advocacy initiatives that have taken place throughout Newport County. The awards also seek to highlight innovative approaches to preservation\, including new technologies\, materials/products\, creative adaptive reuse\, climate change adaptations\, and similar progressive concepts. \nThis year we are honoring:\nThe President’s Award recognize Mrs. Hope “Happy” H. van Beuren and Mr. Charles A. Dana for exemplifying Doris Duke’s vision of preserving and restoring Newport\, RI’s architectural heritage and character\nBelmont Chapel Foundation for the restoration of the Belmont Chapel\nHistoric New England for preservation and resiliency at Watson Farm\nJohn and Margherita Marshall for interior craftsmanship and restoration of Hilltop\nBCM Realty for the adaptive use of The Calvert\, formerly the Cranston-Calvert School \nEvent details: \nThe Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards will take place at Rough Point located at 680 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. Complimentary valet parking will be available.\nDoors to Rough Point will open at 6:00 PM with the Awards ceremony beginning at 6:30 PM. Guests will enjoy cocktails\, passed and stationed foods both before and after the ceremony. \nSponsorship information:\nHelp sustain historic preservation in Newport County by becoming a sponsor!  Each level of sponsorship includes exclusive opportunities and perks like event tickets with VIP access\, special recognition and more. Visit newportrestoration.org/support for more information.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/18th-annual-doris-duke-historic-preservation-awards/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240831T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240831T130000
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CREATED:20240719T190528Z
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SUMMARY:A Dog's Day Out with the Elephants
DESCRIPTION:It’s the dog days of summer! Join us and our community partner The Potter League for Animals for a dog’s day out with the Great Elephant Migration at “Ruff” Point. Bring along your dog to visit the elephants at Rough Point before the herd continues their migration. We will have a photo booth for your puppy to pose with their favorite pachyderm. \nNRF founder Doris Duke was a supporter of animal well-being and she lived with dogs\, cats\, and camels(!) in her homes. Many of her pets were adopted from the Potter League for Animals. \nSuggested donation\, $5. All proceeds will go to the Newport Restoration Foundation and the Potter League for Animals to support our missions. We kindly ask that you register here\, in advance. \nPlease note: We welcome all doggos\, floofs\, and furry friends who are leashed and are picked up after on the grounds of Rough Point.\nService dogs are welcome inside the museum\, but please no pets. \nThank you to our pawtastic sponsors! \n  \n****** \nAbout The Potter League for Animals: \nThe Potter League for Animals is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promote\, protect and advance the well-being of Rhode Island’s companion animals. As the heart of a compassionate community\, the Potter League enriches lives and promote the humane treatment of animals.\nAs the most comprehensive animal welfare organization in the state\, the Potter League impacts more than 10\,000 companion animals each year. For more than 95 years the Potter League has been committed to service the needs of the people and animals in the Rhode Island community and across New England as a 4-star Charity Navigator rated nonprofit ranking in the top 1% nationally.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/a-dogs-day-out-with-the-elephants/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T103000
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SUMMARY:Community Book Event: Reading with the Elephants
DESCRIPTION:Calling all adventurers and explorers for some elephant-sized fun! Join us and our friends at Charter Books for our next Community Book Event\, Reading with The Elephants at Rough Point. This program includes storytime and a craft-making activity.\nRecommended for ages 2-5. \nEntrance to The Great Elephant Migration installation and Rough Point Museum is included with Reading with the Elephants. \nThis event is FREE\, but space is limited so please RSVP here in advance. \n******* \nAbout our partner\, Charter Books:\nFounded in 2020\, Charter Books is a Newport-based business whose mission is to cultivate community and a robust local culture through a broad selection of books\, programming\, and the free exchange of ideas. We’re committed to exceptional customer service and the values of inclusion\, diversity\, and independence.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/community-book-event-reading-with-the-elephants-2/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T150000
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SUMMARY:Roam Around Rough Point with the Elephants
DESCRIPTION:Featuring community partners Bike Newport\, Charter Books\, Conexión Latina Newport\, Potter League for Animals\, Rhode Island Slave History Medallions\, Sankofa Community Connection\, Tomaquag Museum\, and more! \nBike/trolley/walk to meet the elephants at Rough Point and join The Great Elephant Migration! \nWe invite you to dine al fresco among Rough Point’s resident elephant herd\, listen to live music from Chelley Knight & The Dope Things presented by North End Entertainment\, and enjoy the spectacular ocean views. \nBring your lawn blanket and/or chairs and your picnic supplies. We’ll provide the Del’s Frozen Lemonade. \nThis FREE community event is open to all\, but we recommend that you register here in advance. \nPlease note: There is no parking onsite for this event. Please visit newportrestoration.org/plan-a-visit/ for information on how to get to Rough Point. For questions about accessible parking\, please contact visit@newportrestoration.org or call 401 849-7300. \nThank you to our sponsor\,\, for helping make this community event possible.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/roam-around-rough-point-with-the-elephants/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T100000
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CREATED:20240719T211950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240719T212107Z
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SUMMARY:Sensory-Friendly Morning with the Elephants
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a sensory-friendly morning with the Great Elephant Migration at Rough Point! This morning is designed for people with sensory processing sensitivities and their families to visit the elephant herd in a quieter environment before Rough Point is open to the public. \nPlease reach out to fvagnone@newportrestoration.org with questions about the event and experience. \nPlease register here in advance. This event is free\, but space is limited to 4 families.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/sensory-friendly-morning-with-the-elephants/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240722T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T141631
CREATED:20240704T190622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T180727Z
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SUMMARY:Community Book Event: A House Restored by Lee McColgan
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with our friends at Charter Books\, join us for a community book discussion with author Lee McColgan\, who will speak about and sign his new book\, A House Restored— a lyrical\, meditative memoir about his journey through restoring the Loring House\, built in 1702 in Pembroke\, Massachusetts. \nDoors open at 5:30 PM for you to explore the Museum\, and the talk begins at 6:00 PM. \nThis FREE event is open to all\, but please register here in advance. \nTo purchase your copy of A House Restored from locally-owned bookstore Charter Books\, please use this link: https://www.charterbookstore.com/book/9781682688366 \nAbout A House Restored:\nShop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home.\nOld houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder\, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House\, built in 1702\, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. A small kitchen fix reveals that the structure’s rotten frame could collapse at any moment. In a bathroom\, mold appears and spreads. He fights deteriorating bricks\, frozen pipes\, shattered windows\, a punctured foundation\, and even an airborne chimney cap while learning from a diverse cast of preservationists\, including a master mason named Irons\, a stone whisperer\, and the Window Witch. But can he meet his deadline before family and friends arrive\, or will it all come crashing down? McColgan’s journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit\, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past to find purpose for the future. \nAbout Lee McColgan:\nLee McColgan has worked on Boston’s Old North Church\, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House\, and other buildings. His work has appeared in Architectural Digest\, Boston Globe\, and Wall Street Journal. He lives with his wife in the Loring House in Pembroke\, Massachusetts. \nAbout our partner\, Charter Books:\nFounded in 2020\, Charter Books is a Newport-based business whose mission is to cultivate community and a robust local culture through a broad selection of books\, programming\, and the free exchange of ideas. We’re committed to exceptional customer service and the values of inclusion\, diversity\, and independence.
URL:https://www.newportrestoration.org/event/community-book-event-a-house-restored-by-lee-mccolgan/
LOCATION:Rough Point Museum\, 680 Bellevue Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:ROUGH POINT MUSEUM
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