Saturday, February 12, 2011

23rd Annual Newport Winter Festival, February 18-27 2011


RAT PACK (my friends Steven Palumbo & Michael Dutra) February 26th
(read below for more info)

NEWPORT comes alive with sparkle and excitement, featuring over 160 individual events over ten days of food, festivities, music, and fun for all ages. Call (401) 847-7666, email events@newportevents.com, or visit the Newport Winter Festival website for more information.

Discover Colonial Newport History Walking Tour, Newport
Begins at 10:00am. The Museum and Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street. Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty, and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport's diverse people on a seventy-five-minute walking tour through Colonial Newport. $12 per person; $10 with Newport Winter Festival button. Call (401) 841-8770, or visit the Newport Historical Society website for more information.

Back by Popular Demand!!! ---- Collector's Newport Winter Festival Long Sleeve Shirts.
Be sure to stop by the T-shirt booth at these signature events to get your collectors shirt:
Beatlemania
Chili Cook- Off
Comedy Show
Children's Fair
Family Events
People's Credit Union Day at Easton's Beach

Kick off the 2011 Newport Winter Festival Saturday with "The Cast of Beatlemania", Saturday February 19th 9pm, Newport Marriott.


Purchase your tickets now!

Comedy Show Hosted by Joe Rocco of the Newport Summer Comedy Series and the Newport Winter Festival.
Friday February 25th , Hotel Viking. Featuring comedians Juston McKinney best seen on The Tonight Show.
Tickets $27/$25 in advance or with button.
Call 401-847-7666 to order your VIP tickets or for more information!

Purchase your tickets now!


2-Day Children's FairFebruary 20th & 21th, Featuring face painting, balloon creations, arts & crafts and much more....Newport Marriott 11:30am-4:00pm

RAT PACK:
Don't miss this year's NEW Performance by my friends, Steven Palumbo & Michael Dutra, the acclaimed "RAT PACK" a tribute band, Saturday, February 26th, Hyatt Regency Newport.
Order your tickets now for this very special and entertaining show!!
Tickets $30/$25 in advance or with button.
VIP Tickets $50/$40 in advance or with button.
Call 401-847-7666 to order!

People's Credit Union's Festival Day At Easton's Beach, Sunday February 27th, 11am-3pm. Featuring a block hunt, suspenders juggling troupe, a polar bear plunge, sand/snow sculpting and much more...



Ice Carving Newport & Bristol County Visitors Center. February 19th from 11am-2:30pm Ice sculptors wield their chisels, chain saws, blow dryers and power sanders as they create masterpieces. See these spectacular works of art.

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With over one hundred and fifty individual events, this Festival has become "New England's largest winter extravaganza." Alive with sparkle and excitement, the Winter Festival offers a unique winter experience combining food, music, and entertainment, with fun for all ages. Sand sculptures, a Chili Cook-Off, city-wide Scavenger Hunt, and an Ice Sculpting Competition, and a Children's Fair are just some of the many colorful and exciting events that will captivate you.
The Winter Festival features an exciting Concert Series with a diverse selection of musical performances by BeatleMania, Rat Pack Tribute Band and Tish Adams.

The Newport Winter Festival is proud to have been the recipients of the 2004 Governor's State Tourism Award. In the past the Festival has been voted "Best Off-Season Event" by Newport Life Magazine's "Best of Newport" Awards. The Winter Festival was also chosen by the American Bus Association as one of the Top 100 Events in North America, and named the 34th out of the Top 250 Events in the Country by Events Business News! Whether you seek dining, dancing, or ice carving…The Newport Winter Festival has it all!

Purchase a Winter Festival button and receive free admission or significant discounts to events listed in this brochure, plus additional discounts at restaurants and retailers throughout the city. Be sure to refer to the On-Going Activities page for additional events.
Buttons offer over $500 value for only $8.00.
Partial proceeds to benefit local charities.

On-Going Activities page for additional events.


Buttons May be Purchased At:
AAA Southern N.E. • 99 East Main Rd., Middletown
Accidental Artist • 516 Thames St., Newport
Bailey T's • 3 Long Wharf Mall, Newport
Clements' Marketplace • East Main Rd., Portsmouth
Cookie Jar • Bowen's Wharf, Newport
Hampton Inn & Suites • 317 West Main Rd., Middletown
Hotel Viking • One Bellevue Avenue, Newport
Hyatt Regency • Goat Island, Newport
Mole Hole of Newport • 21A Long Wharf, Newport
MWR ITT • Newport Navy Base
Newport Gateway Center • 23 America's Cup Avenue
Newport Harbor Hotel • 49 America's Cup Avenue
Newport Marriott (gift shop) • 25 America's Cup Avenue
People's Credit Union • All Braches
Shaw's Supermarket • East Main Rd., Middletown
Wag Nation • 92 Williams St., Newport
Walgreens • East Main Rd., Middletown

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