Sample Programs:
Newport Heritage Tours:
- Hidden Treasures of Colonial Newport
- Religious Tolerance in America: the Newport Experience
- Newport Preserved: An Architectural Study
- Victorian Elegance: The Gilded Age
- Moguls and Mansions: Newport’s Turn of the Century Characters and Cottages
- Our Seafaring Past
- Newport by Land and Sea
Newport Cultural Programs:
- Painting the Coastal Landscape
- Capture Newport In Watercolors
- Newport through the Lens
- Cultural Treasures of Newport: A Survey of Newport Museums and Their Collections
- Literary Newport
- Newport Writers’ Workshop
- Newport and All That Jazz
- American Folk Tradition
- Classical Newport: A Companion to the Newport Music Festival
- Contemporary Newport Artists: A Studio Tour
Newport Recreational Programs:
- Sailing on Narragansett Bay
- Lawn Tennis Clinic at the Newport Casino
- Surf Newport: Surfing and Windsurfing
- Newport Coastal Kayaking
- Saltwater Fishing off the Newport Coast
- Exploring Narragansett Bay
- Bicycling Aquidneck Island and Environs
- Newport Golf Tour: Instruction and Play at Area Courses
- Newport Wine Tour
- Culinary Newport: A Cooking, Dining and Wine Tasting Extravaganza
- “Yoga and ….” – Incorporate yoga into any of our other programs
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Program Outline
Each course offering will vary as we select program activities to suit course topics and strive to incorporate special events in the Newport community. Programs can be designed for any duration. A typical program includes:
Welcome
Welcome reception and dinner
Program Introduction
Program Sessions
7:30 - 9:00: Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00: Area instructors share their expertise in one of our expanding series of programs, developed in conjunction with Newport's most prestigious cultural and recreational organizations. In addition to course content, participants enjoy the camaraderie of their learning fellows and an insider's view of related activities of interest in the Newport community. Many of our programs are designed to meet outdoors in order to enjoy the natural beauty of Aquidneck Island.
12:00 - 1:00: Lunch will be provided on-site, or packed to go.
1:00 - 4:00: Your learning adventure continues with related activities designed to expand and enrich your knowledge of the subject area.
Those who wish may pursue optional afternoon activities, such as sailing,
tennis, swimming at area beaches, shopping along Bellevue Avenue or the
historic waterfront, touring Newport Mansions, the Cliff Walk or other
historic sites.
Evenings: Participants will enjoy a sunset cruise on Narragansett Bay, a traditional New England Lobster Dinner, access to Newport's finest restaurants, and optional excursions to dance, music, and other cultural events.
Farewell
7:30 - 9:00: Breakfast and program conclusion.
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