and up to 4 children) Tours are 657 Bellevue Ave. Newport.
401-
NEWPORT
(Fri. 8/29-Mon. 9/1) 11th
Annual Newport Waterfront
Newport
Irish Festival
Experience the Emerald Isle in
the City by the Sea. This 3-day
community event celebrates
Irish music, culture, cuisine and
crafts. Newport Yachting Center,
4 Commercial Wharf, Newport.
401-846-1600 www.newportfesti-
vals.com
(Ongoing) Ghost Tours of
Newport
Take a lantern-led evening stroll
down historic Newport, Rhode
Island ‘s shadowy lanes and
discover the ghosts, ghouls, and
legends of this haunted city by
the sea. Phone: 401-841-8600.
Toll Free: 1-866-33GHOST
www.ghostsofnewport.com
(Ongoing thru Labor Day)
Public Tours of Rose Island
Lighthouse
10am-4pm. Newport. www.
roseislandlighthouse.org/Sum-
merTours.htm
(Ongoing) Fort Adams
Daily Tour
Guided tours of Historic Fort
Adams leave from the Visitor’s
Center every hour on the hour
from 10am-4pm. Adults $10
Children (6-17) $5 5 and under
Free. Family Rate $25 (2 Adults
weather dependant. 401-841-
0707 www.fortadams.org
(Ongoing) Comedy & The-
ater
All seats $20. Firehouse The-
ater, 4 Equality Park Place. Off
Broadwa , Newport . 401-849-
fire(3473) www.firehousetheater.
org
(Ongoing) Guided Tours of
Belcourt Castle
10am-4pm. Tours last about 1
hour. Belcourt Castle, 657 Bel-
levue Ave. Newport. 401-846-
0669 www.belcourtcastle.com
(Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday) Afternoon Tea
Seating at 2 & 3pm. Additional
$10 w/ admission. Special treats
for children at the 2 pm seating
on 4/16, 17 & 18. $7 for Children
under 12. Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry
Road (Rt. 114), Bristol. 401-
253-2707 www.blithewold.org
(Thursdays-Sundays) Victo-
rian
Servants Tours
Step back to 1891 as you ap-
ply for a position at the home of
Mrs. Astor- queen of American
Society. Thu 2 & 3pm. Fri-Sun.
11, 12, 1, 2 & 3pm. Beechwood
Mansion, 580 Bellevue Avenue,
Newport. 401-846-3772 www.
astorsbeechwood.com
(Thursdays & Saturdays)
Ghost Tours
Miss Virginia Smith, world trav-
eler, presents her often revised
ghost tour. 5pm. $18. per person.
Not for children under 8. Reser-
vations needed. Belcourt Castle,
846-0669
www.belcourtcastle.com
(Thursdays & Saturdays)
Murder at The Mansion
An interactive murder mystery
set in Newport’s glorious past.
7pm. Astors’ Beechwood Man-
sion, 580 Bellevue Ave, Newport.
401-846-3772 www.astorsbeech-
wood.com
(Fridays) Comedy Murder
Mystery
Solve a humorous murder mys-
tery while dining along scenic
Narragansett Bay. 6:30pm. New-
port Dinner Train, 19 America’s
Cup Avenue, Newport. 401-841-
8700 www.newportdinnertrain.
com
(Saturdays) Summer Jazz
Jazz series returns featuring
the music of several local art-
ists. Bring along a picnic and
some lounge chairs for an af-
ternoon of wonderful wine and
music. 1–4pm. Free. Greenvale
Vineyards, 582 Wapping Rd,
Portsmouth. 401-847-3777 www.
greenvale.com
(Saturdays) Coastal Grow-
ers Market
A seasonal farmers market in
collaboration withlocal farms
and artisanal food producers.
Special events run throughout the
season, including visits by chefs,
children’s activities, craft days,
and an heirloom tomato tasting.
9am-12pm. Free. Rain or shine.
Casey Farm, 2325 Boston Neck
Rd, Saunderstown. 401-295-1030
(Saturdays) Viking Tours of
Newport
 Narrated Trolley Tour of New-
port’s Ocean Drive and Bellevue
Avenue Mansion area. 11:30am.
Tours leave from the Newport
Newport
Visitor Center, 23 America’s
Cup Avenue (next to the Mar-
riott Hotel). 401-847-6921. www.
vikingtoursnewport.com
(Saturdays) International
Polo Series
Newport, the birthplace of polo
in America, carries on its legend-
ary polo tradition established
1876 with the annual Newport
International Polo Series which
features teams from around the
world competing in polo matches
against USA. Every Saturday
5pm. Glen Farm, 715 E. Main
Rd. Portsmouth. 401-846-0200
www.newportinternationalpolo.
com
(Saturdays & Wednesdays)
Walking Tours $5, Parlor Car $11. Old Colony/
In historic downtown area by
Bristol Historical & Preserva-
tion Society, Saturdays 10:30am.
Wednesdays 6pm. Topics vary.
Meet at the society, 48 Court St,
Bristol. 401-253-7223.
(weekends) Cap’n Nick’s
Newport Pirate Walk
Join in on a great, grand walkin’
adventure along Newport’s
streets an’ waterfront where
pirates preened an’ plotted. 401-
294-4922
www.piratewalk.com
(Sundays & Mondays &
Fridays)
Candelight Tours
Enjoy Belcourt Castle’s rich
social history as told in the
romantic atmosphere of can-
dlelit rooms. Mrs. Harle Tinney,
who owns and lives in Belcourt
Castle, often, introduces the tour
enhanced by candlelight with a
champagne toast. 6pm. $18. per
person. Not for children under 5.
Reservations needed. Belcourt
Castle, 657 Bellevue Ave. New-
port. 401-846-0669 www.bel-
courtcastle.com
(Sundays) Old Colony/New-
port Train Rides
Remember the days of old and
travel along the scenic tracks of
Aquidneck Island. 11:45am &
1:45pm Adults $7.50, Children
Newport Railroad Newport De-
pot, 19 America’s
Cup Ave. Newport. 401- 624-
6951 www.ocnrr.com
(thru September) The
Aquidneck Grower’s Market
Saturdays 9am to 1pm, 909
East Main Rd (Rte 138) in
Middletown. 401-848-0099 and
Wednesdays 2pm to 6pm, Corner
Pelham & Bellevue St.(Touro
Park) Newport. www.dem.ri.gov/
programs
(thru Sun. 9/7) Bob Rizzo:
Shrines, Icons & Spirits
Found object sculpture that re-
flects the artist’s interest in tribal
art, spiritual worship and rituals
.Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellev-
ue Ave, Newport. 401-848-8200
www.newportartmuseum.org
(thru Mon. 10/13) Richard
Grosvenor: Newport’s Muse &
Mentor
A collection of works reflecting
Richard Grosvenor’s career as
a teacher, artist and mentor. The
exhibition includes paintings by
people with whom Grosvenor
studied and artists he mentored.
Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellev-
ue Ave, Newport. 401-848-8200
www.newportartmuseum.org
(thru Fri. 10/31) Spark-
man & Stephens: Evolution by
Design
A tribute to S&S founder Olin
Stephens, who turns 100 this
year, that highlights the genius
and personalities behind the
firm’s legendary yacht designs,
coupled with the building of a
replica S&S-designed 6-Meter,
Cherokee. Museum of Yachting,
Fort Adams State Park, Newport.
401-847-1018 www.moy.org
(thru Fri. 10/31) The Grand
Voyages of Arthur Curtiss
James
Arthur
Curtiss
James”
(1867–
1941),
one of
America’s
wealthi-
est men
who maintained a home in
Newport and owned and cruised
worldwide onboard his two
Aloha yachts and Coronet, the
133-foot 1885 schooner yacht
whose restoration is on view at
IYRS. Museum of Yachting, Fort
Adams State Park, Newport. 401-
847-1018 www.moy.org

(thru Fri. 10/31) America’s
Cup: The Newport Years
Covering Cup lore from 1930 to
1983. Museum of Yachting, Fort
Adams State Park, Newport. 401-
847-1018 www.moy.org
(thru Sat. 11/3) Corn Maze
Get Lost in Escobar’s Corn
Maze. The Maze has 2 miles of
paths (in 2 phases), and covers
8 acres of farm. You’ll be up
against devilish twists and turns,
bridges and dead ends. Our Maze
was designed for Highland Farm
by Brett Herbst of The Maize.
We love dogs, but for their safety
they must be kept on a leash at
all times. If your doggie wants
to run the maze with you we’ll
be happy to give you a bag so
that you can bring out anything
he might wish to leave behind to
“trip up” other Maizies. Harry
Potter Day - 10/13 (raindate
10/14); A-Mazing Halloween
Party 10/27 (raindate 10/28).
Fridays 3pm till dusk, Saturdays
10am till dusk, and 11am -dusk
on Sundays. 12 and over, $7; 5
- 11 years old, $5; children 4 and
under are free. Escobar’s High-
land Farm at 251 Middle Rd in
Portsmouth. Other information
call 401-683-1444 escobarshigh-
landfarm.com
(thru Sat. 11/8) Zoo in the
House: Animals in the Doris
Duke Art Collection
Doris Duke, heiress and art col-
lector, was known as an avid
animal enthusiast. Her most
notable pets were two camels
who summered at Rough Point,
her Newport mansion, so it is not
surprising that animals appear
as a frequent theme in her re-
markable art collection. Animals
depicted as companions, as wild
life, and as allegorical creatures
will be the subject of a new exhi-
bition entitled Zoo in the House:
Animals in the Doris Duke Art
Collection. A personal glimpse of
Doris Duke and her beloved pet
dogs will be provided through
photographs and video. Rough
Point, Bellevue Ave, Newport.
401-849-7300 www.newportres-
toration.com com
(thru Fri. 11/14) Design
Trends in Sophisticated
Clothes: Couture Ensembles by
Pierre Cardin 1964-2002
The exhibit will explore the work
of one of the most creative and
avant-garde fashion designers
of the 20th century, illustrated
through a collection of evening
dresses, cocktail dresses, suits,
coats and accessories recently
donated to the Preservation
Society by Diane Vernes Brown.
Rosecliff, Bellevue Avenue,
Newport. 401-847-1000
www.newportmansions.org
(Tuesdays) An Evening with
the Astors’
7pm. Experience Victorian el-
egance as you step back in time
and join the Astor family for an
evening affair. Tour the man-
sion by candlelight then enter the
ballroom for beautiful music and
dancing. Reservations suggested.
Astors’ Beechwood Mansion,
580 Bellevue Avenue, Newport.
401-846-3772 www.astors-
beechwood.com
(Thursdays & Saturdays)
Murder Mystery
Murder at the Mansion is an
interactive murder mystery set at
a masquerade party in the 1890’s.
Partygoers are in for a bigger
surprise than usual when one of
them departs a bit earlier than
Newport
planned! Guests search the home
looking for clues. Did the butler
really do it? Who else? Reser-
vations suggested. Thurdays
7pm, Saturdays 1:30pm. Astors’
Beechwood Mansion, 580 Bel-
levue Avenue, Newport. 401-
846-3772 www.astorsbeechwood.
(Fridays) Comedy Wedding
Reception
After the “I do’s” can Mama
save her only daughter from a
fate worse than life without lin-
guini? 6:30pm. Newport Dinner
Train, 19 America’s Cup Avenue,
Newport. 401-841-8700 www.
newportdinnertrain.com
(Sundays & Wednesdays)
Lobster Dinner Sunset Sail
Dockside New England Lob-
ster Bake at Marina Grille and
Sunset Sail on Schooner Aurora.
Dinner 5-6:30pm. Sailing 6:30-
8pm. Reservations required.
Space limited. Dates dependent
on weather. IDC, Inc. 5 Marina
Plaza (Goat Island), Newport.
401-849-6683 www.newportex-
perience.com
(Fri. 9/5) Touch
Serving dinner from 6pm-10pm.
Live music at 10 pm. Newport
Blues Cafe, 286 Thames Street,
 Newport. 401-841-5510 www.
newportblues.com
(Sat. 9/6) 33rd Annual 15K
Newport
Run Around the Block
Over 500 runners participating
in the run. Great T-Shirt’s de-
signed for your entry fee along
with wonderful day trip to Block
Island. 1:30pm. $20. Isaac’s
Corner, Center Rd, Block Island.
800 383-2474
www.blockislandchamber.com
(Sun. 9/7) Picnic with La
Madeleine
Celtic Music. 1pm-3pm. Sweet
Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell’s Lane,
Middletown. 401-847-3912 www.
sweetberryfarmri.com
(Sun. 9/7 & 9/21) Guided
Birdwalks
Whether you are just a beginner
or more advanced, this is a great
way to sharpen your skills. 8-
10am. Free. Norman Bird Sanc-
tuary, 583 Third Beach Road.
Middletown. 401-846-2577 www.
normanbirdsanctuary.org
(Mon. 9/8) Second Monday
Film Series
Features a screening of a pre-re-
lease independent film followed
by a Q&A. Jane Pickens Theater
& Event Center, 49 Touro Street,
Newport. 401-846-9100
www.newportfilmfestival.com
(Wed. 9/10) Display Garden
Soiree
Explore the garden at its peak,
enjoy wines from a different geo-
graphic region, music by local
musicians, gourmet cheese and
scenery. Speak with staff horti-
culturists, stroll the grounds, and
bring a picnic dinner to celebrate
the season.The Display Garden is
contagious with energy and new
ideas; a flurry of discovery and
wonderment accompany its peak
explosion of color, texture, and
scent. 5pm–Dusk. Single soirée:
$25p/p, $35 per couple. Pkg of
four: $60 p/p-$100 per couple.
Blithewold Members Package
of Four: $50 per individual / $80
per couple. Advanced Registra-
tion Required. Blithewold Man-
sion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101
Ferry Rd, Bristol RI.401-253-
2707 www.blithewold.org
(Thu. 9/11) Gallery Night at
Rough Point
Inside see the special exhibit Zoo
in the House: Animals in the Do-
ris Duke Art Collection. Outside
see the Zoomobile from Roger
Williams Park Zoo on the lawn at
Rough Point. Visit with a group
of zoo animals and learn about
their lives through a series of
animal interviews. Explore dif-
ferent animal habitats such as the
desert, rainforest and local Rhode
Island environment. Spend one-
on-one time with a zoo educator
and ask questions about your
favorite animals. 4-7 pm. Adult,
$5; children under age 12, free.
Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave,
Newport. 401-847-8344 www.
newportrestoration.org
(Thu. 9/11-Sun. 9/14) New-
port International Boat Show
As one of the five largest in-wa-
ter boat shows in the country,
the Newport International Boat
Show features more than 600
new powerboats and sailboats
from domestic and international
exhibitors. Hundreds of booths
with marine electronics, services
and accessories, plus educational
seminars, Discover Sailing, a
TrawlerPort section and exciting
first-time boat and product debuts
can be found at the Newport
Show. Newport Yachting Center,
4 Commercial Wharf, Newport.
401-846-1115 www.newport-
boatshow.com
(Fri. 9/12) Kashmir
Serving dinner from 6pm-10pm.
Live music at 10 pm. Newport
Blues Cafe, 286 Thames Street,
Newport. 401-841-5510 www.
newportblues.com
(Fri. 9/12-Sun. 9/14) Block
Island Inshore Fishing Tourna-
ment
Fishing will start Fri evening
6pm & run until Sunday 12
noon. Benefiting the National
Children’s Cancer Society. Entry
Fee $40. 401-466-5392 www.
bifishworks.com
(Sat. 9/13-Sun. 9/14) Revo-
lutionary War Living History
Weekend
Walk among the re-enactors,
speak with the soldiers, see cook-
ing demonstrations, weaponry,
and equipment demonstrations.
Several local militia units will
be in attendance. 10am–5pm.
Adults, $10; children 6-17, $5;
families, $25. Fort tours in-
cluded. Fort Adams State Park,
Newport RI. 401-841-0707 www.
fortadams.org
(Fri. 9/19) Friends of Ball-
room Dinner Dance
Music by: Glenn Miller Orches-
tra. Officer’s Club, Newport
Naval Station, Newport. 401-
849-5323 Point Community Hall. 933
(Fri. 9/19-Sun. 11/23) Pa-
jama Tops
The plot is all fun! A philan-
dering husband--a voluptuous
girl--a devilish butler--a sexy
maid-- and a lovely wife make
up this farce that will keep you
laughing! Very sexy without the
sex or the nudity or even a bad
word--Now, that’s good writing!
Just lots of fun! Fri, Sat and Sun,
doors open 6pm w/ buffet at 6:15
and curtain 8pm. Tue, Wed, Thu,
Sat & Sun matinees, doors open
11am with buffet at 11:30am
and curtain 1pm. Theater only,
$33.95 p/p; dinner, theater and
cabaret, $48.95 p/p. Newport
Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant,
102 Connell Highway, Newport.
401-848-PLAY (7529) www.
newportplayhouse.com
(Sat. 9/20) Harpsichordist
Paul Cienniwa
Performing
J.S. Bach’s
Complete
Klavierübung,
Book II. 8pm
(pre-con-
cert lecture
at 7:30pm).
$25 general
admission / $10 ages 6-18 / 10%
off full-price tickets (seniors,
students, military, WGBH, AAA,
EMA) Hawes Room at Trin-
ity Church, One Queen Anne
Square, Newport RI. Tickets:
ArtTix, 401-621-6123. Direc-
tions/info 401-855-3096 www.
newportbaroque.org
(Sat. 9/20) Red Molly
8pm. Doors open 7pm. $20.
Common Fence, Common Fence
Anthony Road, Portsmouth. 401-
683-5085 www.commonfencemu-
sic.org
(Sat. 9/20) Fall Family Fes-
tival
Scarecrow building, kids’ crafts,
storytelling, local produce, arti-
sans, a Dutch Bulb sale, and live
music highlight the Fall Family
Festival at Green Animals. A full
day of fun for the whole family.
10am-5pm. Green Animals Topi-
ary Garden, 380 Cory’s Lane,
Portsmouth. 401-847-1000 www.
newportmansions.org
(Thu. 9/25-Sun. 9/28) New-
port Mansions Wine and Food
Festival
Enjoy specialty wines, fabulous
food, celebrity wine experts and
chefs and the elegant setting of
the Newport Mansions during
this remarkable weekend food
and wine experience. Rosecliff
and Marble House, Bellevue
Avenue, Newport. 401-847-1000
www.newportmansions.org
(Sat. 9/27-Sun. 9/28) 20th
Annual Taste of Rhode Island
Offers a taste of the best Rhode
Island has to offer with some
of the States finest cuisine, arts,
and culture. Newport Yachting
Center, 4 Commercial Wharf,
Newport. 401-846-1600 www.
newportfestivals.com
Newport
(Sat. 9/27) Stone Wall Work-
shop
Learn to build and repair tradi-
tional stone walls in this hands-
onexperience. Join master class
instructors Chris and Dan Smith
for their sixth year of this active
workshop. Reservations required.
9:30am-12:30pm.
Prescott Farm, 2009 West Main
Rd, Middletown RI. 401-847-
6230 www.newportrestoration.
com
(Sat. 9/27) Windmill Tours
and Johnnycake Demonstra-
tions
Take a
tour of
the 1812
Sherman
windmill
to learn
about this
fascinat-
ing ma-
chine and
about the process and importance
of grist milling in Aquidneck
Island’s past. Sample johnny-
cakes made from authentic
Rhode Island white cap flint corn
ground in RI’s old grist mills.
(For safety reasons the windmill
will not be in operation.) 10am-
2pm. Prescott Farm, 2009 West
Main Rd, Middletown RI. 401-
847-6230 www.newportrestora-
tion.com
(Sat. 9/27) Fall Gardener’s
Day
Workshops on the grounds of
Blithewold, which is composed
Newport

of 33 acres of waterfront gardens,

lawn, and trees. $10. Blithewold
Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum,
101 Ferry Rd, Bristol. 401-253-
2707 www.blithewold.org

(Sat. 9/27) Ernie and the

Automatics
Serving dinner from 6pm-10pm.
Live music at 10 pm. Newport
Blues Cafe, 286 Thames Street,
Newport. 401-841-5510 www.
newportblues.com

(Sat. 9/27) Idgy Vaughn

8pm.
Doors
open
7pm. $20.
Common
Fence,
Common
Fence
Point
Commu-
nity Hall.
933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth.
401-683-5085 www.common-
fencemusic.org