Aquidneck Growers' Market: A summer of luscious local food ahead !
With spring finally sprung we are eagerly anticipating our summer market openings in the first week in June; Newport on Wednesday June 4, 2 to 6 pm, and Middletown on Saturday, June 7, 9 am to 1 pm, and anticipating a big season ahead as more and more people come to understand and value the importance of eating locally.
Visit the Aquidneck Growers' Market two locations and support local food:
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
opening June 7 through October 25, at the Newport Vineyard and Winery,
900 East Main, Middletown, RI
and
Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
opening June 4, on Memorial Boulevard between Chapel and Edgar in Newport, RI
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
8th Annual Norman Bird Sanctuary 5k in honor of David Leys Jr - Newport R.I.
Saturday, June 14th starting at 8:30 AM and ending at 11:00 AM EDT.
Details Contact
The Norman Bird Sanctuary 5K has become a Father's Day weekend tradition for many, quickly becoming a favorite among runners & walkers alike, attracting participants from as far as California, Utah, Florida, and Tennessee. USATF sanctioned, participants enjoy the scenic route past beautiful beaches and diverse landscapes.
In addition to being a fundraiser for the Norman Bird Sanctuary, the 5K honors David Leys, Jr., diagnosed with ALS last year, a native islander who was a force behind the race from its inception, and a great supporter of NBS. Runners are given the opportunity to donate to the RI Chapter of the ALS Foundation in Dave's name.
After the race, join us back at the start for music and refreshments!
Registration begins at 7:00 am, race starts at 8:30 am
Frosty Freez Kids Run starts at 8:15 am
**Tech t-shirts available to first 150 participants; afterwards you can purchase them for $10 until June 1st.**
Registration on-line at www.racewire.com
cost
Entry Fee: $25 on-line pre-entry; $30 after June 1st $5 for Frosty Freez Kids Run
details
Contributed Family Friendly
Website: www.normanbirdsanctuary.org
venue information
Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 Third Beach Road Middletown, RI 02842
Fort Adams - Second Annual Elliot Kaminitz Father's Day Bike Ride
Sunday, June 15th starting at 8:00 AM and ending at 10:00 AM EDT.
This event takes place at Fort Adams on the morning of Fathers Day and will be finished by noon. It's a wonderful way to start Fathers Day - with a healthy active family event that has activity for the whole family. Options include 6,10 and 25-mile rides on the beautiful Ocean Drive, a 2-mile Bay Walk inside the park and a really fun Kids Ride and Kids Safety Town. The Kids Ride will be in the safety of the Fort, where 1/3 mile loops can add up to as many miles as a child wants to ride. Additionally, the Safety Town will be set for youngsters to learn and practice safe cycling skills. This is the first year for what will become a wonderful annual event. All funds raised support safe cycling initiatives in and around Newport and Aquidneck Island.
cost
Website: www.fathersdayride.org
Blackstone Caterers presents - Fathers Day "Sliderfest" - Newport R.I.
Father's Day Wine & Beer Dinner
Sunday, June 15th starting at 4:30 PM and ending at 6:30 PM EDT.
Live Music & US Open Simulcast! Wine Tasting & Beer.
4:30 to 6:30
Blackstone Caterers Presents "Sliderfest"
Selection of Angus Beef, Ahi Tuna, Pulled Pork & more. Small Platters of Charcuterie, House-made Pretzel Bites w/Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce. Plus: Pulled Pork Sliders w/ Classic Cole Slaw, Angus Beef Sliders w/Caramelized Onion & Blue Cheese, Ahi Tuna Sliders w/Asian Slw & Wasabi Ginger Mayonnaise, Tortellini Salad w/Feta & Diced Tomatoes, Classic Caesar Salad w/Garlic Croutons, Cookies & Brownies. $50 includes food, wine tasting, beer (1 drink voucher) & fun. Cash bar.
R.S.V.P. required to:info@newportvineyards.com
or call us at 401-848-5161.
cost
$50
Website: www.newportvineyards.com/calendar.asp
venue information
Newport Vineyards
909 E. Main Rd Middletown, RI 02842
Sunday, June 15th starting at 4:30 PM and ending at 6:30 PM EDT.
Live Music & US Open Simulcast! Wine Tasting & Beer.
4:30 to 6:30
Blackstone Caterers Presents "Sliderfest"
Selection of Angus Beef, Ahi Tuna, Pulled Pork & more. Small Platters of Charcuterie, House-made Pretzel Bites w/Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce. Plus: Pulled Pork Sliders w/ Classic Cole Slaw, Angus Beef Sliders w/Caramelized Onion & Blue Cheese, Ahi Tuna Sliders w/Asian Slw & Wasabi Ginger Mayonnaise, Tortellini Salad w/Feta & Diced Tomatoes, Classic Caesar Salad w/Garlic Croutons, Cookies & Brownies. $50 includes food, wine tasting, beer (1 drink voucher) & fun. Cash bar.
R.S.V.P. required to:info@newportvineyards.com
or call us at 401-848-5161.
cost
$50
Website: www.newportvineyards.com/calendar.asp
venue information
Newport Vineyards
909 E. Main Rd Middletown, RI 02842
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Volvo Ocean Race - Newport R.I.
Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover, May 2015
The race boats are expected to arrive in the U.S. in the first week of May 2015. A 12-day public festival will celebrate the stopover, with the massive race boats on display at Sail Newport in Fort Adams State Park.
A shore side sailing village within yards of the boats at dock will be open to the public, free of charge, where visitors will be able to see the international team compounds and the operations of the shore teams in technical and sail loft areas.
In addition, the sailing village will include marine education experiential and interactive exhibits, entertainment, a food festival, the Heineken Beer Garden, car and truck displays and sponsor pavilions.
During the Newport Stopover in May of 2015, all of the boats will also participate in training, pro-am and in-shore racing within yards of the shoreline for optimal spectator viewing during the festival at Fort Adams State Park. Expert commentary will also provide an entertaining spectator opportunity for families who visit the race village.
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015
The Race will start in October 2014 from Alicante, Spain on its 38,739-nautical mile route with stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajai (Brazil) and then Newport. After an approximate two-week stay in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the fleet then races from Newport to Lisbon (Portugal) and then Lorient (France). After Lorient, a 24-hour pit stop will be made in the Hague (Netherlands) and then the teams will make their final sprint to the finish line in Gothenburg (Sweden), the Swedish home of Volvo, in July of 2015.
The race boats are expected to arrive in the U.S. in the first week of May 2015. A 12-day public festival will celebrate the stopover, with the massive race boats on display at Sail Newport in Fort Adams State Park.
A shore side sailing village within yards of the boats at dock will be open to the public, free of charge, where visitors will be able to see the international team compounds and the operations of the shore teams in technical and sail loft areas.
In addition, the sailing village will include marine education experiential and interactive exhibits, entertainment, a food festival, the Heineken Beer Garden, car and truck displays and sponsor pavilions.
During the Newport Stopover in May of 2015, all of the boats will also participate in training, pro-am and in-shore racing within yards of the shoreline for optimal spectator viewing during the festival at Fort Adams State Park. Expert commentary will also provide an entertaining spectator opportunity for families who visit the race village.
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015
The Race will start in October 2014 from Alicante, Spain on its 38,739-nautical mile route with stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajai (Brazil) and then Newport. After an approximate two-week stay in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the fleet then races from Newport to Lisbon (Portugal) and then Lorient (France). After Lorient, a 24-hour pit stop will be made in the Hague (Netherlands) and then the teams will make their final sprint to the finish line in Gothenburg (Sweden), the Swedish home of Volvo, in July of 2015.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Newport R.I. Chowder Cook Off Champions!
Results: Newport 2014 Chowder Cook-Off Champions
The Newport 2014 Annual Polar Seltzer Great Chowder Cook-Off was one of the most popular in it’s 33 years. Thousands of chowder lovers visited the Newport Yachting Center on Saturday and enjoyed chowder from all over the country and as far away as County Mayo, Ireland.
Results via Newport Waterfront Events
CLAM CATEGORY:
1st Place: Stefano’s Seafood / Long Beach Island, NJ #2
2nd Place: Pike Place Chowder / Seattle, WA #3
3rd Place: Luke’s Lobster + Hurricane’s Premium Soup & Chowder From Maine / ME & New York City #6
SEAFOOD CATEGORY:
1st Place: The West Bar / Cnty Mayo, Ireland #34
2nd Place: Melville Grille, Portsmouth RI / #33
3rd Place: The Mooring / Newport, RI #36
CREATIVE CATEGORY:
1st Place: TRIO / Narragansett, RI #23
2nd Place: StoneRidge / Mystic, CT #25
3rd Place: 22 Bowen’s / Newport, RI #24
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – MOST SPIRITED:
Pike Place Chowder / Seattle, WA #3
BEST DECORATED BOOTH:
Fat Face Fenner’s Fishack / Hermosa Beach, CA #7
The Newport 2014 Annual Polar Seltzer Great Chowder Cook-Off was one of the most popular in it’s 33 years. Thousands of chowder lovers visited the Newport Yachting Center on Saturday and enjoyed chowder from all over the country and as far away as County Mayo, Ireland.
Results via Newport Waterfront Events
CLAM CATEGORY:
1st Place: Stefano’s Seafood / Long Beach Island, NJ #2
2nd Place: Pike Place Chowder / Seattle, WA #3
3rd Place: Luke’s Lobster + Hurricane’s Premium Soup & Chowder From Maine / ME & New York City #6
SEAFOOD CATEGORY:
1st Place: The West Bar / Cnty Mayo, Ireland #34
2nd Place: Melville Grille, Portsmouth RI / #33
3rd Place: The Mooring / Newport, RI #36
CREATIVE CATEGORY:
1st Place: TRIO / Narragansett, RI #23
2nd Place: StoneRidge / Mystic, CT #25
3rd Place: 22 Bowen’s / Newport, RI #24
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – MOST SPIRITED:
Pike Place Chowder / Seattle, WA #3
BEST DECORATED BOOTH:
Fat Face Fenner’s Fishack / Hermosa Beach, CA #7
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
John McCain visiting Newport R.I. - Villa 120 Boutique Inn
Naval War College, Pell Center to Host ‘An Evening with Senator John McCain'
John McCain Will Visit Newport, RI This Week 12 June 2014
Source: U.S. Naval War College – June 9th, 2014
NEWPORT, R.I. – Arizona senator and former presidential candidate John McCain will present “An Evening with Sen. John McCain” during an evening lecture Thursday, 12 June, 6:30 p.m., at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC).
The event is being co-hosted with Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy.
McCain served for 22 years in the Navy as a naval aviator and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. and National War College in Washington, D.C.
During his time in service he became a prisoner of war for more than five years. Following his release, he returned to the U.S. and continued to serve in the Navy until his retirement in 1981.
McCain has received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross, and has been involved with the U.S. Congress and Senate for 30 years in on-going service to the United States.
The event will be broadcast live online at https://www.usnwc.edu/mccainlecture.
John McCain Will Visit Newport, RI This Week 12 June 2014
Source: U.S. Naval War College – June 9th, 2014
NEWPORT, R.I. – Arizona senator and former presidential candidate John McCain will present “An Evening with Sen. John McCain” during an evening lecture Thursday, 12 June, 6:30 p.m., at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC).
The event is being co-hosted with Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy.
McCain served for 22 years in the Navy as a naval aviator and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. and National War College in Washington, D.C.
During his time in service he became a prisoner of war for more than five years. Following his release, he returned to the U.S. and continued to serve in the Navy until his retirement in 1981.
McCain has received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross, and has been involved with the U.S. Congress and Senate for 30 years in on-going service to the United States.
The event will be broadcast live online at https://www.usnwc.edu/mccainlecture.
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