In collaboration with Salve Regina University’s Pell Honors Program, Brigadier General Ty Seidule, Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.), Hamilton College, will be speaking and giving a presentation with a discussion period at the end.
Visit the 1739 Colony House before Christmas in Newport’s opening ceremony and enjoy the ambiance of this historic structure. Browse for holiday gifts from the Museum of Newport History’s pop-up shop and purchase tickets for the popular Holiday Lantern Tour. Admission is free, donations are welcome.
Bring your favorite young cook(s) or baker(s) and work together to create a delicious holiday morning (or any special morning) meal that you can re-create when you are feeling like impressing your family and your taste buds. We’ll learn to make Breakfast Egg Strata, Cranberry Orange Scones and Fresh Fruit Salad with Vanilla Bean Dressing. […]
Visitors are invited to view the exhibits while enjoying Celtic holiday music, eggnog and cookies. From 3:30-4:30 p.m. there will be caroling by the Ancient Order of Hibernians Men Singers. Visitors to the Center will learn about Irish immigration to Newport County from the 1600s to the present. The exhibits include maps, photographs, video, and […]
Learn all about the different raptor species found in Rhode Island. Naturalist guides will use biofacts to explain how species are adapted to live in particular habitats and hunt prey.
In this annual favorite children’s class we’ll make and bake French Macarons in holiday shapes, great gifts from the Kitchen. Limited to 10 children ages 8 - 14 years old, we’ll taste everything we make and bring home gifts as well. As always, we’ll emphasize organization as we work and reinforce basic cooking & baking […]
Touro Synagogue Foundation announces the first program of its Winter 2022 Judah Touro Program Series, which will delve into the difficult topic of Jews and slavery in the Atlantic World of the American colonial era. Guest speaker and distinguished scholar, Dr. Paul Finkelman, will present a talk titled “Jews, Slavery, and the Meaning of Freedom,” […]
Built in 1739, this historic site was a center for Rhode Island’s colonial government. Explore its significant history, including the surrounding square, and view a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington.
