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  • Friday, November 22 – Wednesday, January 1 – Holidays at the Newport Mansions

    The Breakers, Marble House, and The Elms will be decorated in their traditional, lavish fashion for The Preservation Society of Newport County’s “Holidays at the Newport Mansions,” from November 22, 2024 to January 1, 2025.  In addition, Chateau-sur-Mer will be open for the first two weeks of the holiday season. Its first floor will be fully decorated in the spirit of the holidays – the first time in 25 years! Nearly 30 Christmas trees are exquisitely decorated to complement the décor and theme of each room, like Mr. Vanderbilt’s tree in The Breakers, ornamented with trains and top hats! Hundreds of poinsettias, garlands, wreaths and fresh floral arrangements add color, warmth and life. As always, the 15-foot-tall poinsettia tree in the Great Hall of The Breakers – made up of 150 poinsettia plants – provides a perfect holiday photo opportunity. Admission for daytime house tours during the holiday period is by our regular tickets: The Breakers, One-House, Duo or Trio. These tickets are good for any date and time the mansions are open and can be purchased online or in person when you visit. All houses closed Thanksgiving Day, November 28, and Christmas Day, December 25. On December 24, all houses close at 2 pm.

    Please note, Rosecliff will be open daily from December 9 – January 1 but will not be decorated for the holidays. For tickets and additional information visit https://www.newportmansions.org/events/holidays-at-the-newport-mansions-2024/




  • Thursdays through Sundays, November 19 – January 1, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Sparkling Lights at The Breakers

    This holiday season, the landscape of The Breakers will dazzle visitors like never before.
    Sparkling Lights at The Breakers, which delighted thousands of visitors when it debuted, will be twice as large when it opens Saturday, November 19. The colorful spectacle and holiday music will be expanded to the southern portion of the historic Serpentine Path. Photo opportunities will abound, from the expanded, 50-foot-long Tunnel of Light to the Van”deer”bilt Selfie Station. The back terrace will be part of “Sparkling Lights” for the first time, with warming stations, adult beverages and s’mores kits available. In all, Sparkling Lights will cover more than half of the 13-acre property, with nearly 100,000 lights and plenty of surprises along the way. Sparkling Lights at The Breakers will be displayed Thursday through Sunday evenings, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., from November 19 through January 1. Tickets are now on sale through NewportMansions.org. Click on the green “Tickets” button on the upper right, then choose “Event Tickets” if you are not a Preservation Society member, or “Member Tickets” if you are. You will be asked to choose a date and time; admission for “Sparkling Lights” will be timed at intervals between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The “Sparkling Lights” ticket includes the interior house tour. For more information, go to www.newportmansions.org/events/holidays-at-the-newport-mansions.

  • Saturday, September 17, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Tree Walk at The Elms

    Hosted by The Preservation Society of Newport County’s Director of Gardens & Landscapes, Jeff Curtis, this guided tree walk on September 17 at 10 am is a unique opportunity to explore the grounds of The Elms – one of Newport’s legendary Gilded Age mansions – examining its historic Classical Revival gardens and exceptional collection of specimen trees. This is an outdoor event, rain or shine. Participants will meet in the front drive of The Elms to begin the tour, which is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The price is $25 per member, $50 per non-member (admission to The Elms house is included).  Register at https://www.newportmansions.org/events/events-calendar/tree-walk-at-the-elms

  • Wednesday, August 26, 9:00 am – Sunday, August 30, 9:00 pm – Newport Mansions Exclusive Experiences Online Auction

    With the right bid, you can go beyond the ordinary while also supporting The Preservation Society of Newport County! 

    Host an elegant dinner for family and friends in the dining room at Rosecliff. Watch the sun set over Newport Harbor from the roof of The Elms while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Explore the third floor of The Breakers – not normally accessible to the general public – with a special private tour capped by a glass of wine on the third floor terrace overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. These are just three of the exclusive experiences in this auction.See the website for the full list.  

    One item of gardening interest is a Landscape Consultation. The Preservation Society’s Director of Garden & Grounds, Jeffrey Curtis, will visit your home or business and provide advice on the care and maintenance of your existing landscape. Jeff’s decades of experience caring for our historic grounds will allow him to pass along the best practices and advice for your current landscape to make it the garden oasis you always dreamed of!  Available on Aquidneck Island or other nearby locations. We hope all members and supporters will consider bidding on one or more of these items.

    Questions Events@newportmansions.org

  • Thursday, July 9, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Angela Moore Fashion Show & Champagne Brunch

    The Preservation Society of Newport County and nationally known designer Angela Moore host a fashion show and brunch at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. This year marks Angela’s 16th show and the second year of the special collaboration with the Preservation Society. All proceeds from this debut event will benefit the Preservation Society’s mission to protect, preserve and present its exceptional collection of house museums and landscapes.

    The theme of the show will be Fashion Through the Decades, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Preservation Society.  The show will include an exclusive exhibit of iconic fashions from the Preservation Society’s collection, dating from 1945 to the present, plus the latest in resort fashions modeled by Newport style stars and VIP guests.. In addition to showing her own new collection and debuting limited edition Newport Forever jewelry, the show will also feature other well-known designers including Manuel Canovas, Just Madras, and Jack Rogers.

    The doors of Rosecliff will open at 9 a.m. Guests are invited to have their picture taken on the “Red Carpet” staircase of Rosecliff prior to enjoying cocktails on the terrace before proceeding to the ballroom for the fashion show and brunch.

    Seating is limited. Admission is $90 for Preservation Society members and $95 for non-members, and includes the Fashion Show, Champagne Brunch, a $25 Angela Moore Gift Certificate and an exclusive package ticket to tour another Preservation Society property, The Elms (1901), and take the behind the scenes Servant Life Tour.

    Purchase tickets at http://tix.newportmansions.org/ecommerce/default.aspx.

  • Friday, September 19 – Sunday, September 21 – Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival

    The 9th Annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival will take place September 19-21, 2014 at The Elms, Rosecliff & Marble House. Presenting Underwriter Food & Wine Magazine has enabled the Preservation Society of Newport County to welcome special guests Martha Stewart and Sara Moulton. Additional guest chefs and wine experts include Jonathan Cartwright, Dan Enos, Michael Ferraro, and Karsten Hart. Festival highlights: a two-day Grand Tasting with hundreds of wines on the lawn of Marble House, celebrity chef appearances and cooking demonstrations, seminars with leading wine experts, Wine & Rosecliff gala celebration, a collectible wine dinner, Newport After Dark party, a winemaker’s brunch, and auctions. Free parking and shuttle transportation are available. The event is held in one of the most spectacular settings in America, and this remarkable weekend experience is not to be missed. Advance price tickets are now available at https://tix.newportmansions.org/ecommerce/default.aspx. Individual event ticket prices  range from $75 to $450.

  • Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22 – Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival

    Tickets are on sale now for the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, taking place September 20 – 22 at Marble House, The Elms, and Rosecliff, supporting historic preservation in Newport.  The presenting underwriter is Food & Wine magazine. Festival highlights include a Newport After Dark Party, two day Grand Tasting with hundreds of wines and food from around the world, chefs Alex Guarnaschelli, Michel Richard, Johnny Iuzzini, Claudine Pepin, and many more, seminars with leading wine experts, a collectible wine dinner, and silent auctions of luxury goods and wine.  Purchase tickets and find full information on hours at www.NewportMansionsWineAndFood.org.

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  • Saturday, November 9 – Sunday, January 1 – Christmas at the Newport Mansions

    The glitter of gold and the sparkle of silver will dazzle you as you tour three magnificent mansions decked out in Yuletide finery. Music, tours, and spectacular decorations highlight the celebration of Christmas at the Newport Mansions. The Preservation Society of Newport County invites you to make holiday memories with your family by visiting The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House this holiday season. For complete information, call 401-847-1000, email info@newportmansions.org, or visit www.newportmansions.org.

  • Sunday, May 1, 12:00 noon – Wednesday, May 4, 2:00 pm – 19th Annual Newport Symposium: Great Places

    What makes a great place? The 2011 Newport Symposium, May 2 to May 4, will answer that question, examining the great places of the world and their creators, whether stately houses, gardens, galleries of art treasures, or entire cities. The illustrious line-up of international speakers for our 19th annual Symposium is available online, or call Patricia Peterson at (401) 847-1000 ext. 154 for more information and to register.  Highlights include a pre-symposium tour of Great Places in Colonial Newport: Hunter House and The Samuel Whitehorne House, an opening reception at The Elms, Piranesi’s Rome: The Imagination of an Archaeological Fantasy, Gondola Days: Venice in the American Imagination, Illusions of Grandeur: Chick Austin’s Stage-Set House (pictured below), Beauport: Henry Davis Sleeper’s Eclectic Showpiece, The Grandest Room in the Colonies: The Cadwalader Furniture Rediscovered, Great Galleries: Great Spaces for Art and Science, Dumfries House, A Timeless Place: The Chateau de Montgeoffroy, tours and dinner at The Breakers.

  • Wednesdays, June 16 – July 21, 10:00 am – Great Newport Landscapes, 1840 – 1940

    The Preservation Society of Newport County and Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education present a six-week landscape course, led by John R. Tschirch, Architectural Historian of the Preservation Society, beginning June 16 through July 21.  Each session will begin at 10:00 am at 424 Bellevue Avenue in Newport.

    This course will examine the landmark landscapes of Newport, created during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when the city was one of the most fashionable summer resorts in the nation. Known as the “Eden of America,” Newport and its environs have a rich garden design and horticultural heritage. Lectures and site visits will consider Newport landscapes by leading figures in American design and planning, horticulture, the history of plant and tree collection and propagation, species identification, garden architecture and sculpture, preservation practices, and stylistic elements of Victorian and Gilded Age period landscapes.

    June 16: The Picturesque 19th Century Landscape in Newport
    June 23: Kingscote: A Victorian Landscape in Newport
    June 30: Frederick Law Olmsted and Sons: Masters of American Landscape Architecture
    July 7: The Breakers Cutting Garden: Caring for the Gilded Age Landscape
    July 14: The Elms: A Classical Revival Garden
    July 21: Green Animals: An American Original

    Admission for each lecture: Preservation Society members $10, general admission $15.  Advance registration is required.  You may register on-line at www.newportmansions.org, or call 401-847-1000, ext. 154.  If you wish to register for the entire lecture series as part of a RISD Continuing Education course, please contact RISD at 401-454-6209.

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