Signs of summer are here. These Newport County weekend events are the latest proof
One of Newport's marquee spring events returns with the Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival, an annual reminder that spring is here and the busy tourist season isn't far behind.
Newport in Bloom's one-day event also returns, offering the chance to not only beautify your yard but also help brighten up the city.
And that's not all.
Check out what's happening across Newport County this weekend and start making plans.
The annual Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival will be held on the waterfront at Bowen's Wharf, Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be freshly-shucked oysters and award-winning chowders from a curated lineup of oyster farms and favorite restaurants. There will be cocktails, beer, wine and drinks. Admission is free with food and drink available for purchase.
Vendors include 22 Bowen's, Matunuck Oyster Bar, Newport Chowder Company, Shuckin Truck/Salt Pond Oysters, Blount Clam Shack, Aquidneck Island Oyster Co., 401 Oyster Co., Watch Hill Oysters, East Beach Oyster Co., Sunset Beach Oysters, East Coast Oyster Co., Behan Family Farms/Blue Rocks Catering, Luke's Lobster, Diego's, Wharf Fish House, Binge BBQ, Sunset Farm Food Truck, The Burrito Bowl, Sweet B's and Mooseman's Kettle Corn. There will also be live music for the rain or shine event.
For more information, visit bowenswharf.com/events/newport-oyster-chowder-festival.
The Knights of Columbus with the local Boys Town of New England will be holding a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, May 18 th , 2024, from 8:00 AM till Noon at the St. Barnabas Social Hall. Breakfast will include Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Potatoes, Coffee, Juice, and Water. Dine in and/or take out. 100% of all proceeds and donations go directly to Boys Town.
Meals can be reserved with payment at the door by pre-registration by May 15 to: John Beck's email at jbeck@gmail.com or via voicemail at 401-864-7654.
Ticket Prices are Adults: $12/each, Children 6-12: $6/each, Children Under 6: Free.
The St. Columba's Concert Series, 55 Vaucluse Ave., Middletown, is pleased to welcome back pianist Paul Bolles-Beaven on Sunday, May 18 at 3 p.m. for a special piano recital in the Chapel, including the world premiere of "Memories of a Forgotten March," composed by the pianist's son, William Bolles-Beaven. The program will also include the Variations in F minor of Franz Joseph Haydn and Beethoven's Piano Sonata Number 14, 'Moonlight.'
Paul Bolles-Beaven, a former New York City restaurateur with Union Square Hospitality Group, fell in love with the piano playing with his toys under the family's grand piano while his father played the classical repertoire. Experimenting at an early age and beginning lessons when he was 11, Paul grew up loving music, singing in the church choir and performing as a boy soprano and then earning a BA in Music at Columbia College of Columbia University. Performing regularly in his 20's Paul performed at Music Mountain's Young Artist Series, with The Hudson Valley Philharmonic as a winner of their young artist competition, at Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and at The Newport Art Museum.
When his restaurant career took off, Paul stepped away from the piano and did not perform for 25 years. Then while attending his son William's piano lesson, Paul was inspired to reclaim his love of piano and performing and has been doing so with joy, ever since.
Tickets will be on sale at the door: Adults $20, Students and Children $10.
For more information, visit stcolumbaschapel.org.
Historic Music of Newport is collaborating with the Fort Adams Trust to present a Mobile Museum exhibit exploring the lives of the Army musicians and their family members who are buried in the fort's cemetery. The free exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 17.
A tour of the cemetery will take place at noon.
The Fort Adams Cemetery is located just below the Eisenhower House, overlooking the entrance to Narragansett Bay.
For more information, visit historicmusicofnewport.org/events/fort-adams-cemetery-exhibit
Find hard-to-find annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, succulents and locally grown herbs for one day only on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Newport in Bloom Annual Plant Sale
The sale will be held rain or shine at the Newport Elks Club at the corner of 141 Pelham St. and Bellevue Avenue
All proceeds support Newport city-wide beautification programs.
For more information, visit newportinbloom.org.
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