FREE Admission to the Newport Mansions & Newport Attractions, June 16 & 17, Newport Bed & Breakfast, VILLA ONETWENTY

Looking for something fun and cultural to do with dad this Father's Day Weekend?

As a thank you to Newport County Residents and hospitality employees, The Preservation Society of Newport County is offering FREE ADMISSION to the following Newport Mansions, Saturday June 16th and Sunday June 17th:

• The Breakers
• The Elms
• Chateau-sur-Mer
• Kingscote
• Marble House
• Green Animals Topiary Garden
• Rosecliff

Additionally, residents and hospitality employees receive a 10% discount  at all Newport Mansions Stores.

(Proof of residency or employment is required)  For more information visit www.NewportMansions.org

Still looking for more to do?

Many other businesses and attractions in the Newport and Bristol area will offer FREE ADMISSION or special pricings June 16th and June 17th including:

• Historic Fort Adams (free admission)
• International Tennis Hall of Fame (free admission)
• Greenvale Vineyards (free tasting & free logo glass)
• Museum of Newport History (free admission)
• Newport Art Museum ((free admission June 16, closed June 17)
• Newport Vineyards & Winery (free tasting, logo glass and $5 off winery tour)
• Norman Bird Sanctuary (free admission)
• Touro Synagogue (free admission)
• Blithewold Mansion (free admission June 16, closed June 17)

 Indoors or outdoors there is plenty of family fun to be had  this weekend on the island!  Happy Father's Day to dads everywhere!!

Great Chowder Cook-off - Polo - USA vs Argentina - 5pm & Goings on 1st June 2013 in Newport - Historic Bed and Breakfast, Villa One Twenty

Happy 1st of June!  Summer is finally here and Newport is a buzz of sport, culture live music and simple family pleasures.

Enjoy!

Great Chowder Cook-off - Newport Yachting Centre, 4 Commercial Wharf - Noon until 6 p.m.

Newport Oyster Festival outside the Newport Yachting Centre gates on America's Cup Avenue - noon until 8 p.m.

Polo - 5 pm - USA vs Argentina

Greenvale Vineyards - wine tastings and live music 1-4 p.m.

Jazz Piano at the Rumbline Restuarant - 62 Bridgesteet, Newport 6.30 pm - 10 pm

Piano Bar at the Hyatt 4-6 p.m.

Live Music - Atlantic Beach Club, Middletown 8 p.m. until mid-night

Garden & Herb Festival - Four Corners Art Centre, lawn of Soule-Seabury House, 3852 Main Road Tiverton - 10 am - 4 pm.  Visitors will explore a selection of locally grown flowers, herbs and vegetables as well as hand-made jewelry, wood carvings, handbags, ind chimes and other crafts - Rain or Shine!!

Open farm & Kite Flying day - Watson Farm, 455 North Road, Jamestown.

Bored?  I don't think so!

The Art of Illustration, American Illustration Museum, Judy Goffman Cutler, Newport Rhode Island, Historic Bed and Breakfast, Villa One Twenty

Well ahead of her time, Judy Goffman Cutler recognized the true value of of American Illustrations some 50 years ago.  Goffman Cutler is the co-founder, along with her husband Laurence S. Cutler of the National Museum of American Illustration on Bellevue Avenue in Newport.  Their collections here feature illustrations from great artists such as Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, and J.C. Leyendecker.

Recently, Goffman Cutler has been involved in a project assisting George Lucas found the Cultural Arts Museum in San Francisco.  This new collection would prominently feature many similar artists of the same time period.  She has also been invovled in a project with film great Steven Spielberg, building a collection of Rockwell's art.  Lucas and Spielberg showcased their combined collections at the Smithsoniam American Art Museum in 2010.

Goffman Culter first became interested in art when she read a book her husband presented her with "Mainstreans of Modern Art" by John E. Canaday at the University of Pennsylvania.  This book influenced her to minor in art history., and in the late 1960s she began collecting illustrators.  Starting as a schoolteacher with not much to invest, her early foresight into Rockwell paintings has, in time, yielded a high return rate in the past few decades.

The Cutler's extensive collection on Bellevue Avenue is a Newport treasure not to be missed.  The museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm, with guided tours at 3pm on Friday afternoons.  Admission to the museum is $18 for general admission, $12 for students, $16 for seniors or military, $15 for groups of 6 or more, and $8 for children aged 5 to 12.  Children under 5 are not permitted.  for more information on the museum visit their website:

http://www.americanillustration.org/index.html

Touro Synagogue Benefit Concert- Historic Newport Bed & Breakfast, VILLA ONE TWENTY, Wedding Rehearsal & Bridal Venue

The Jeshuat Israel Congregation will host a benefit concert tonight, Saturday May 25th at 9pm at the historic Touro Synagogue, 85 Touro Street, Newport Rhode Island.

The concert will feature the Zemel Choir, which embraces the traditions of Sephardic, Yiddish, Ashkenazi and Israeli Jewish Cultures.

This concert is in celebration of the Congregation's 250th celebration of the dedication of the Touro Synagogue in December 1763.  Coincidentally, it also commemorates Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations 1663 charter, which is 300 years old this year!

Tickets for the benefit concert cost $10 per person, and proceeds will be donated to the Louis and Goldie Chester "Full Plate" Kosher Food Pantry and the Newport Community Meal Program.  As seating is limited, it is advised to purchased tickets in advance.

Come benefit a great cause and see the oldest synagogue in the United States!

For more information on this event contact Susan Woythaler at 846-2125 or susanlark@cox.net

For more information on other "Touro Celebrates 250" events click the following link:

http://www.tourosynagogue.org/index.php/upcoming-event-home

London vs Newport, Bridal Wedding Venue, Rehearsal Supper, Bed and Breakfast, Hotel, Lodging, Newport / Middletown Rhode Island, Villa 120

People often ask me "do you miss London?"   I miss my dear friends who have supported me so very much and as many of you girls reading this will know 'girlfriends are forever' and frankly without mine I really don't know how I would have made it through life!  But, do I miss London - no life here in Newport is so wonderful - lots to do and frankly I could write constantly as life is fun, colorful and very interesting and rewarding - no two days are the same.

Having made some great friends here locally and often you meet a special bride in my profession who touches your heart and you just know that you will stay in touch - such as the beautiful Jessica who is now moving to Florida - such a nice spot in the winter time!!!

Here in Newport I was taking my daughter to a friends in Jamestown (as one local calls it Gods country!) at the weekend on our way back we got lost - thank goodness!  As were driving we saw loads of parked cars and being inquisitive I had to stop and see what was going on - well a local had opened their lawns up to the public and crowds were sitting on their lawn which rolled down to the water - well prepared locals with picnic baskets and liquor - sitting on the grass observing the air show.  As the Blue Angels showed us their brilliant moves we soaked up the sun and felt blessed to be sitting in Gods country overlooking the Newport Bridge and all who sailed beneath her - how could I miss London?   Getting married at Villa 120 is not just a destination wedding for the Bride & Groom but it is a wonderful treat for their guests and the fortunate guests who can take time off to see all the sights will not be disappointed with all that Newport has to offer!