July 14 & August 11 / 12:00 - 3:00 pm / FREE / Prescott Farm Community comes together to enjoy the largest public open space on Aquidneck Island. Each month Newport Restoration Foundation joins with a non-profit partner to highlight the expansive history and horticulture of Prescott Farm. Explore the nature trails with our guest […]
August 13 / 5:00 – 7:00 pm / FREE / Whitehorne House Museum Celebrate the reopening of Newport’s furniture museum, the Whitehorne House Museum, by picking out your new favorite piece of early American furniture or rediscovering the fun of Legos and Tinker Toys. Light refreshments provided in the museum’s colonial revival garden.
In the next edition of our virtual Furniture Inside Out series, join us as we explore a special 18th-century mahogany desk in the Whitehorne House Museum collection. Furniture maker and researcher Jeffrey Greene will show us what makes the piece a “typical” Newport desk and what features make it unique—as well as what the desk can […]
Grab your blanket, a basket of snacks, and your favorite people to celebrate Friday! Now in its second year, Rough Point’s monthly outdoor arts performances return in the Formal Garden with a rousing show by the Portermen, a traditional sea shanty group from Newburyport. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., program begins at 6:30 p.m. Please […]
Climb inside the historic windmill, explore our varied gardens with URI’s Master Gardeners, and enjoy themed activities and crafts. Each month, NRF joins with a non-profit partner to highlight the expansive history and horticulture of Prescott Farm. In May, the Newport Art Museum invites you to join them in plein air painting on the grounds […]
Grab your blanket, a basket of snacks, and your favorite people to celebrate Friday with a Chinese dance performance! Watch the dancers from Phoenix Performing Arts in the Formal Garden at Rough Point for this second performance in our monthly outdoor arts series. Doors open at 6 p.m., performance begins at 6:30 p.m. Please note: […]
Grab your fancy shoes, a few friends, and a custom Rough Point cocktail! At this garden soiree, wander among the blooms in the Formal Garden at Rough Point, and try artisanal cocktails made by Little Bitte. Each ticket includes four cocktails or non-alcoholic mocktails. Individual charcuterie ‘cones’ will be available for each guest.
Grab your blanket, a basket of snacks, and your favorite people to celebrate Friday with a Puerto Rican music performance! Watch Lydia Perez and Yoruba 2, an award-winning and nationally recognized traditional music and dance group from Puerto Rico, perform Puerto Rican folk music and other Caribbean rhythms. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the […]
Join the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) for the first Whitehorne Day of the season! Free and open to the public. From 12-3 pm, visitors of all ages are invited to Whitehorne House Museum’s garden for a fun afternoon celebrating restoration and conservation. Explore how NRF carpenters perfectly match centuries-old carvings during the restoration process and […]
Join us for the first Whitehorne Day of the season! From 12-3 p.m., visitors of all ages are invited to Whitehorne House Museum’s garden for a fun afternoon celebrating restoration and conservation. Explore how NRF carpenters perfectly match centuries-old carvings during the restoration process and try your hand at cleaning historic objects with our museum […]
