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Category: Rhode Island

  • Saturday, May 4 – Derby Day at Linden Place

    Linden Place Mansion is an historic property in nearby Bristol, Rhode Island, visited by four US Presidents. Tour highlights include tales of DeWolf family exploits, from their privateering and slave trading to their financial ruin and triumphant return to prosperity during Victorian times. Docents introduce visitors to family members Pomeroy Colt, founder of United States Rubber, now Uniroyal, his mother Theodora DeWolf Colt, who as Madam Colt ran Bristol Society from Linden Place as if she was Queen Victoria, and the great actress Ethel Barrymore who married into this most prominent of American families. Visitors are welcome to stroll the sculpture-filled gardens where they will find Greek bronzes and an 18th Century gazebo. Don’t miss the recently opened Bristol Art Museum in Linden Place’s 19th Century Barn.

    Can’t make it to Churchill Downs this May 4th? You can still get in on the Derby action because Linden Place Mansion is off to the races! Dig out your derby hat and bring out the seersucker jackets as Linden Place brings the spirit of the Kentucky Derby to Bristol, Rhode Island. The ultimate derby watching experience, Linden Place celebrates Kentucky Derby Day in true Colt family fashion with mint juleps, live music, great food, live streaming of the 145th annual Kentucky Derby, live and silent auction & more. With prizes for best dressed, biggest hat, best dressed couple and more this fundraiser for Linden Place Mansion is not to be missed!

    The Derby Day Party will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Tickets are available at https://lindenplace.org/derby-day-2019/. All proceeds benefit the ongoing restoration and preservation for work of Linden Place Mansion.

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  • Thursday, April 4, 6:00 pm – John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed

    The Preservation Society of Newport County presents Ashley Householder, Exhibition Curator for Obsession Untamed, at Rosecliff. 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. on Thursday, April 4 at 6 pm. In 1820 John James Audubon embarked on what would become his life’s work as “portraitist of all the birds of America.” Hear how this witness to America’s Heroic Age translated his obsession into a successful business venture that resulted in arguably the most enduring images associated with the modern conservation movement.

    Admission is $10 for Preservation Society members, $15 for the general public. Advance ticket purchase is required. Register at www.newportmansions.org.

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  • Thursday, February 28, 11:00 am – Saving Aphrodite: Conserving Garden Statuary and Fountains

    Thursday, February 28, 11:00 am – Saving Aphrodite: Conserving Garden Statuary and Fountains

    Join Patricia Miller, Preservation Society of Newport County Chief Conservator. on Thursday, February 28 at 11 am at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, for a lecture entitled Saving Aphrodite: Conserving Garden Statuary and Fountains, part of the 2019 Winter Lecture Series. The gardens of the Preservation Society properties are well known for their abundant flowers and foliage. But have you ever wondered about the statues that inhabit these gardens and how they are cared for? Learn about the outdoor sculpture collection and the work that goes into conserving it.

    Admission is $10 for Preservation Society members, $15 for the general public. Advance ticket purchase is required. Learn more and purchase tickets at www.newportmansions.org.

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  • Thursday, April 11 – Saturday, April 13 – Travels Across America: Art, Nature, and the Pursuit of Beauty

    For over two centuries artists, designers, and architects have drawn inspiration from the American landscape and grappled with the complexities of its evolving identity. From Audubon’s aviary imagery to the sublime paintings of the Hudson River School to the proliferation of Civil War monuments to the impact of the Centennial International Exposition, nineteenth century American and European artists both reflected and revealed the physical, social, and political landscape while simultaneously embracing global influences.

    The Preservation Society of Newport County invites you to join preeminent national and international speakers for an extraordinary journey as the 2019 Newport Symposium, April 11 – 13, travels throughout the country and ventures beyond our borders to explore the artistic legacy of the nineteenth century as seen through the fine and decorative arts and architecture of the period.Thursday evening’s kickoff will be at Rosecliff and Friday and Saturday seminars and lectures will take place at the Hotel Viking. For complete information and to register, visit https://www.newportmansions.org/learn/newport-symposium

  • Thursday, January 24, 11:00 am – Rosecliff-Hangers: Stories from the Rose Garden

    Jim Donahue, Preservation Society of Newport County Curator of Historic Landscapes & Horticulture, presents Rosecliff-Hangers on Thursday, January 24 at 11.

    Join us at the newly refurbished Rosecliff rose garden in Newport for tales of intrigue and murder, part of the long and complicated history of the property. Hear about how ‘Rose Clyffe’s’ original owner – noted diplomat, 19th century historian and rosarian George Bancroft – was involved.

    Advance ticket purchase is required. Preservation Society Members $10/General Public $15. Register at www.newportmansions.org.

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  • Sunday, November 25, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Make Your Own Evergreen Wreath

    Learn how to make an evergreen wreath from scratch at this November 25th workshop led by a master gardener in the barn at Casey Farm, 2325 Boston Neck Road in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Then, using natural materials, decorate another wreath to take home or give as a present. Casey Farm will supply hot cider, seasonal goodies, and all craft materials; you bring your holiday cheer and creativity. $35 for members of Historic New England, $45 for nonmembers.  If you aren’t going to be in Rhode Island, feel free to purchase on of the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s own wreaths, such as the one pictured below, at https://bostonflora.com/shop. Register at http://shop.historicnewengland.org/CAS-WREATH-10878/

  • Thursday, November 1, 6:00 pm – Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore

    Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. In her new book, Rising, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through some of the places where this change has been most dramatic, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish in place.

    Elizabeth Rush’s journalism has appeared in the Washington Post, Harper’s, Guernica, Granta, Orion, and the New Republic, among others. She is the recipient of fellowships and grants including the Howard Foundation Fellowship, awarded by Brown University; the Andrew Mellon Foundation Fellowship for Pedagogical Innovation in the Humanities; the Metcalf Institute Fellowship; and the Science in Society Journalism Award from the National Association of Science Writers. She received her MFA in nonfiction from Southern New Hampshire University and her BA from Reed College. She lives in Rhode Island, where she teaches creative nonfiction at Brown University.

    The Preservation Society of Newport County will host the author on Thursday, November 1 at 6 pm at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. Advance ticket purchase is required. Preservation Society Members $10 / General Public $15. You may purchase tickets at https://www.newportmansions.org/learn/adult-programs

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  • Wednesday, November 14, 2:00 pm – European Floral Design Demonstration and Reception

    Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. presents, on November 14, 2018, a European Floral Design Demonstration and Reception at the Agawam Hunt, 15 Roger Williams Avenue, Rumford, RI 02916. The demonstration features Francoise Weeks, a world renowned floral designer, who has developed her singular style of Textural Woodlands and Botanical Haute Couture. Her dynamic work has been published in national and international publications, garnering her a global following. The demonstration begins at 2:00 pm, followed at 4:00 pm by a lavish reception to meet Ms. Weeks. Tickets are $60.00 per person.

    Born in Belgium, Ms. Weeks has infused her work with a quintessential European reverence for flowers and nature. Combined with creativity and mechanical ingenuity, she has honed her singular style garnering a global following. Her generosity of knowledge and perspective in use of floral materials, structure and techniques, create rigorous and exciting learning opportunities for her students to explore all that nature has to offer. Her studio is located in Portland, Oregon.

    Click on http://rigardenclubs.org/rifgc//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018.11.14-Weeks-Brochure-PDF.pdf for complete information, including the registration form for attendance. $60 per person. Deadline for registration is October 25, 2018.

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  • Tuesday, August 28, 6:00 pm – William Waldorf Astor: American Tycoon to English Lord

    William Waldorf Astor was one of those rare beings who passed into legend during his own lifetime. The richest man in the world by the early 20th century, he created some of the finest houses, gardens, and collections in the world, and founded the legendary Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The Preservation Society of Newport County will host a lecture on Tuesday, August 28 at 6 pm at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. This richly illustrated lecture will feature Astor’s most magnificent houses, from his English country estates to his idyllic villa on the Amalfi Coast (pictured below).

    Curt DiCamillo, an internationally recognized authority on English country houses and the decorative arts is the Curator of Special Collections for the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He has led highly successful heritage tours to England and Scotland, lectured extensively in the United States and abroad, and taught classes on British culture and art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Curt was previously Executive Director of The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA.

    Reception immediately following the lecture. Advance ticket purchase is required. Visit http://www.newportmansions.org/learn/adult-programs or call 401-847-1000, ext 178.
    Preservation Society Members $15 / General Public $20

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  • Saturday, August 25, 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm – Digging Deeper: Natural is for Wimps – Training Plants into Extraordinary Shapes

    Taking the lead with many of his garden’s countless hundreds of plants, designer Louis Raymond collaborates with Nature to transform horticulture into “hortitecture”—striking shapes of simple architectural geometry that give the garden structure, mystery, whimsy, shelter, and astonishment. And that changes already marvelous plants into coups de théâtre. Drinks in hand, join Louis on a walk-and-talk from one such marvel to the next.

    Your registration includes Open Days admission to this garden destination—a $7 value. Louis Raymond and Richard Ericson’s garden at 495 Main Street in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, is open on this date, August 25, to general Open Days visitors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the Washington County, RI Open Day. Register for this Digging Deeper event at either 3:30 p.m. or 5:00 pm at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/open-days-schedule/digging-deeper-natural-is-for-wimps-training-plants-into-extraordinary-shapes-2: $30 Garden Conservancy members $35 nonmembers

    For more information, call the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days toll-free Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fri. 9 am. to 3 p.m. EST, 1-888-842-2442, or via email at opendays@gardenconservancy.org. Registration is required and space is limited.

    Digging Deeper: Natural is for Wimps—Training Plants into Extraordinary Shapes