Tuesday, May 11, 2010
BB King Perform in Newport
The famous singer, BB King is doing a benefit concert for the Tennis Hall of Fame on July 11th. Ttickets on Sale starting May 14th. The show will be at the Newport Yachting Center on Newport Harborfront. Don't miss this event!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Americas Cup Cont.
New AC34 Website Touts “Tradition”
by TOM SHEVLIN on MAY 7, 2010 · 1 COMMENT
in CHASING THE CUP, LOCAL NEWS
NEWPORT, R.I. – As the rollout of the next America’s Cup officially begins, organizers have said that central to their mission is restoring the romance with the race. In keeping with that theme, the Cup’s newly unveiled website prominently features as part of its homepage the word “Tradition” overlayed against a series of images of past Cup races, that happened to have been sailed when the Cup was based in Newport.
Whether organizers care to admit it, for many sailing purists, this coincidence speaks volumes. If the team from BMW/Oracle Racing and its head software billionaire Larry Ellison, are serious about recapturing the imagination of the sporting community, then there can be no other choice but to bring the Cup back to the grounds where those iconic images now online were taken.
Ellison, who recently purchased the Astors’ Beechwood must know somewhere deep down that the Cup is bigger than any one city or host community. Some would even say it’s too big for Newport. But Newport’s legacy, sailing heritage and naturally superior conditions, are just what the Cup needs.
For the benefit of the sport, the choice of venue for the next Cup match must return the race to its roots.
From the outset, it appears that to their credit, the Defender is doing just that. Already, Ellison has made it a point to craft a new set of design rules that will create closer racing with boats that rely more on teamwork than technology; there’s a move afoot to re-launch a challenger series which would effectively take Cup competition to ports of call around the world; and the desire to see a world-class Cup Village developed to serve as a home base for syndicates and fans, would go a long way to galvanizing the spirit of open competition and accessibility.
But even with all of those nods to the past, how fervently can one claim to be committed to reviving the series if Newport – which played host to the glory days and whose conditions are a sailor’s dream – doesn’t play a part in the competition?
Ellison has made his fortune. Let’s hope that the state gives him reason to leave a lasting legacy: The man who brought the Cup back where it belongs.
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by TOM SHEVLIN on MAY 7, 2010 · 1 COMMENT
in CHASING THE CUP, LOCAL NEWS
NEWPORT, R.I. – As the rollout of the next America’s Cup officially begins, organizers have said that central to their mission is restoring the romance with the race. In keeping with that theme, the Cup’s newly unveiled website prominently features as part of its homepage the word “Tradition” overlayed against a series of images of past Cup races, that happened to have been sailed when the Cup was based in Newport.
Whether organizers care to admit it, for many sailing purists, this coincidence speaks volumes. If the team from BMW/Oracle Racing and its head software billionaire Larry Ellison, are serious about recapturing the imagination of the sporting community, then there can be no other choice but to bring the Cup back to the grounds where those iconic images now online were taken.
Ellison, who recently purchased the Astors’ Beechwood must know somewhere deep down that the Cup is bigger than any one city or host community. Some would even say it’s too big for Newport. But Newport’s legacy, sailing heritage and naturally superior conditions, are just what the Cup needs.
For the benefit of the sport, the choice of venue for the next Cup match must return the race to its roots.
From the outset, it appears that to their credit, the Defender is doing just that. Already, Ellison has made it a point to craft a new set of design rules that will create closer racing with boats that rely more on teamwork than technology; there’s a move afoot to re-launch a challenger series which would effectively take Cup competition to ports of call around the world; and the desire to see a world-class Cup Village developed to serve as a home base for syndicates and fans, would go a long way to galvanizing the spirit of open competition and accessibility.
But even with all of those nods to the past, how fervently can one claim to be committed to reviving the series if Newport – which played host to the glory days and whose conditions are a sailor’s dream – doesn’t play a part in the competition?
Ellison has made his fortune. Let’s hope that the state gives him reason to leave a lasting legacy: The man who brought the Cup back where it belongs.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
12 Meter Sailing
The days are getting longer and the air warmer. 12 Meter Charters is ready to spring into sailing season! After a winter of boatyard updates our America's Cup contenders will be making a splash and returning to Newport Harbor in less than a month!
Don't let the summer slip away, book your preferred day on the water today! Plan a sail for a group or just yourself. They offer the best that Newport has to offer in on-the-water events including corporate outings, team building, family celebrations, wedding events, sunset sails and daily ticketed sails. Go aboard the America's Cup 12 Meter yachts - it's an experience not to be missed!
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Don't let the summer slip away, book your preferred day on the water today! Plan a sail for a group or just yourself. They offer the best that Newport has to offer in on-the-water events including corporate outings, team building, family celebrations, wedding events, sunset sails and daily ticketed sails. Go aboard the America's Cup 12 Meter yachts - it's an experience not to be missed!
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Location:Old Beach Rd,Newport,United States
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Common Fence Update
Susan Werner
songwriter, performer, entertainer, arranger
with John Fuzek opening
April 24, 8 pm $22
www.susanwerner.com
ticket web
Something New from Common Fence Music.
Look for additional dates at this venue next season:
Common Fence Music at Channing Church presents
Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin
Thursday, May 20, 8 pm (7:30 doors) $25
www.geoffmuldaur.com
ticket web
Most performances - collectively referred to as The Picnic Series - take place at Common Fence Music, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth, RI. Our kitchen features home-made soups and desserts, coffee and soft drinks.
Tickets are available thru TicketWeb (toll free at 866.468.7619 or via our website); at the CFM Ticket Desk from 3:00-5:00 pm and during intermission on concert days; and at the door until sold out.
Common Fence Music is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. The hall is smoke-free and ramp accessible. For hall rentals contact our landlord at 401-683-3835. Ask for Cass. For general information, including directions to the hall, call 401-683-5085 or visit our website at www.commonfencemusic.org.
Help to support live folk and roots music and Common Fence Music by forwarding this email to your friends via the link at the bottom of the page.
Contact Information
email: e-notes@commonfencemusic.org
phone: 401.683.5085 / 866.468.7619 (Ticket Web phone)
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Location:Portsmouth RI
Save The Date for ALT's 8th Annual Golf Tournament!!
July 12, 2010
Join us for the
8th Annual Aquidneck Land Trust Golf Tournament, which will be held on Monday, July 12 at Newport National Golf Course, an ALT conserved property.
The tournament will kick off with registration and lunch at 11:30 am; the format will be Best Ball of foursome, net and gross, with a 1pm shotgun start. Immediately following the golf, ALT will host a cocktail and awards reception with presentation of awards to the day's top teams, hors d'oeuvres and an open bar.
For more information on the tournament or registration contact Courtney Huth at chuth@ailt.org or 401.849.2799 x 18.
Two Special Events for Earth Day!
This week the Aquidneck Land Trust offers two programs that are FREE and open to the public in celebration of Earth Day.
This Earth Day, Thursday, April 22nd, at 6:30pm at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, the Aquidneck Land Trust and Salve Regina University are teaming up to deliver a free and special Earth Day event for the Aquidneck Island community as part of the Land Trust's 2010 Conservation Speaker Series and McKillop Library's monthly programs: a screening of the internationally acclaimed film HOME by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Complimentary refreshments, with a focus on local foods, will be served.
HOME is a remarkable achievement in filmmaking that captures the Earth's most amazing landscapes in a new and astonishing light, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability to change. To make this film, award winning aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand travelled around the planet over 18 months filming over 50 countries from the air. This movie has a mission and carries a message for humanity: "to become aware of its spoliation of the Earth’s riches and change its patterns of consumption."
The schedule for this special Earth Day event is as follows:
6:30pm - Welcoming Reception
7:00pm - Start of the Movie HOME
Please RSVP to Courtney Huth at chuth@ailt.org or 401.849.2799 x 19
Also this week, as part of the Land Trust's Land Matters Walk & Talk Series, help us celebrate our 20th anniversary as we tour the very first property conserved by the Aquidneck Land Trust. The landscaping on this historic property was designed by the firm of Frederick Law Olmstead. We will stroll the property's winding paths and expansive lawns bordered by tulip trees, beeches, maples and butternuts, as we will learn the history behind this gorgeous, historic parcel.
This free tour will be led by Tim Brown of T. J. Brown Landscaping. Plan to meet at 9 am, Saturday April 24th, at 459 Bellevue Avenue in Newport.
Please RSVP to Courtney Huth at chuth@ailt.org or 401.849.2799 x 19.
ALT's mission is to preserve Aquidneck Island's open spaces and natural character for the lasting benefit of our community. ALT has conserved 2,290.57 +/- acres on Aquidneck Island. ALT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information, visit www.AquidneckLandTrust.org.
As always, thank you for your continued support
for conservation on our Island.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
What a Drag!!
It is Friday night and the word on the street has been all about Miss Coco Peru's show in Providence. It was a fundraiser held at the Hi-Hat. The Jazz and Blues club is this years sponsor for all major Pride Events. (I was just there for the Miss Gay Rhode Island Pagaent.)
Miss Coco Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, is a gay American actor and drag performer, perhaps best known for his role in the 1999 independent film Trick. Peru also starred in Richard Day's Girls Will Be Girls (2003), was one of six performers featured in the Logo original stand-up comedy series Wisecrack (2005), and had a cameo appearance in the 1995 comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. He has appeared in a number of other supporting and guest-starring roles in film and television, including Will & Grace, the Bravo reality series Boy Meets Boy, and the comedy Straight-Jacket (as the secretly lesbian wife of S.R.O. studio's head).
So the Newport crowd bought one big VIP table so that we can enjoy the show in style. We drove up to Providence (or as us Newporters call it "travelling over seas"). We had a lovely dinner at the most exquiste restaurant in Providence before heading to the show.
We arrived at the Hi-Hat one half hour in advance to assure parking and of course everyone had the same idea. Imagine playing That's My Parking Spot with a bunch of big drag queens in a Beetle. That was worth the trip right there!
Of course.... as soon as I enter the noisey club, my cell phone rings off the hook. A day in the life of a small business owner. It was a gay couple staying at another hotel....????.... asking me what's going on and things to do in the area. (How rude. I don't know why people think that's an okay thing to do.) So being the nice person I am, I told them about the wonderful show of Miss Coco Peru that was about to begin; they seemed slightly less than infuriated probably because if they had known earlier then they could have come to have a good time. Ahhhh karma....
Anyway...Back to the show....
The glasses were being shipped from the bar by the tray. They actually ran out of glasses early on and we had to switch to plastic. It was all good because most people were so engaged in the show.
There must have been dozens of drag queens showing off their talent. Some more convincing than others. The room was packed and we suddenly felt very lucky for knowing the event coordinator so well. Otherwise we would have been in the standing room only circle.
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Miss Coco Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, is a gay American actor and drag performer, perhaps best known for his role in the 1999 independent film Trick. Peru also starred in Richard Day's Girls Will Be Girls (2003), was one of six performers featured in the Logo original stand-up comedy series Wisecrack (2005), and had a cameo appearance in the 1995 comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. He has appeared in a number of other supporting and guest-starring roles in film and television, including Will & Grace, the Bravo reality series Boy Meets Boy, and the comedy Straight-Jacket (as the secretly lesbian wife of S.R.O. studio's head).
So the Newport crowd bought one big VIP table so that we can enjoy the show in style. We drove up to Providence (or as us Newporters call it "travelling over seas"). We had a lovely dinner at the most exquiste restaurant in Providence before heading to the show.
We arrived at the Hi-Hat one half hour in advance to assure parking and of course everyone had the same idea. Imagine playing That's My Parking Spot with a bunch of big drag queens in a Beetle. That was worth the trip right there!
Of course.... as soon as I enter the noisey club, my cell phone rings off the hook. A day in the life of a small business owner. It was a gay couple staying at another hotel....????.... asking me what's going on and things to do in the area. (How rude. I don't know why people think that's an okay thing to do.) So being the nice person I am, I told them about the wonderful show of Miss Coco Peru that was about to begin; they seemed slightly less than infuriated probably because if they had known earlier then they could have come to have a good time. Ahhhh karma....
Anyway...Back to the show....
The glasses were being shipped from the bar by the tray. They actually ran out of glasses early on and we had to switch to plastic. It was all good because most people were so engaged in the show.
There must have been dozens of drag queens showing off their talent. Some more convincing than others. The room was packed and we suddenly felt very lucky for knowing the event coordinator so well. Otherwise we would have been in the standing room only circle.
Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone, on your Mobile Architects Inn
What a Drag!!
It is Friday night and the word on the street has been all about Miss Coco Peru's show in Providence. It was a fundraiser held at the Hi-Hat. The Jazz and Blues club is this years sponsor for all major Pride Events. (I was just there for the Miss Gay Rhode Island Pagaent.)
So the Newport crowd bought one big VIP table so that we can enjoy the show in style. We drove up to Providence (or as us Newporters call it "travelling over seas"). We had a lovely dinner at the most exquiste restaurant in Providence before heading to the show.
We arrived at the Hi-Hat one half hour in advance to assure parking and of course everyone had the same idea. Imagine playing That's My Parking Spot with a bunch of big drag queens in a Beetle. That was worth the trip right there!
Of course.... as soon as I enter the noisey club, my cell phone rings off the hook. A day in the life of a small business owner. It was a gay couple staying at another hotel....????.... asking me what's going on and things to do in the area. (How rude. I don't know why people think that's an okay thing to do.) So being the nice person I am, I told them about the wonderful show of Miss Coco Peru that was about to begin; they seemed slightly less than infuriated probably because if they had known earlier then they could have come to have a good time. Ahhhh karma....
Anyway...Back to the show....
The glasses were being shipped from the bar by the tray. They actually ran out of glasses early on and we had to switch to plastic. It was all good because most people were so engaged in the show.
There must have been dozens of drag queens showing off their talent. Some more convincing than others. The room was packed and we suddenly felt very lucky for knowing the event coordinator so well. Otherwise we would have been in the standing room only circle.
The show begins promptly. Coco makes a grand entrance with rave applause. Not to spoil the surprise of what her show is about, I'll skip to the end....laughter and more rave applause.
After the show, I pulled her aside and got a picture taken with her. I've also heard of her show going to Manchester and Boston next. She is worth seeing.
I was surprised talking to her after the show. She is quite quiet and humble. She is almost bashful. I saw Coco Peru later at the bar, Stable, which is Michael Slade's new cowboy bar. Though that night there was probably more princess ponies in stable, if you understand me. Coco never did an after speech or try to be in the limelight at all. I really respect that for such a big performer as she is.
The Newport gang finished the night with dancing, karaoke and a safe drive back over seas to our sweet home on the island.
Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone, on your Mobile Architects Inn
So the Newport crowd bought one big VIP table so that we can enjoy the show in style. We drove up to Providence (or as us Newporters call it "travelling over seas"). We had a lovely dinner at the most exquiste restaurant in Providence before heading to the show.
We arrived at the Hi-Hat one half hour in advance to assure parking and of course everyone had the same idea. Imagine playing That's My Parking Spot with a bunch of big drag queens in a Beetle. That was worth the trip right there!
Of course.... as soon as I enter the noisey club, my cell phone rings off the hook. A day in the life of a small business owner. It was a gay couple staying at another hotel....????.... asking me what's going on and things to do in the area. (How rude. I don't know why people think that's an okay thing to do.) So being the nice person I am, I told them about the wonderful show of Miss Coco Peru that was about to begin; they seemed slightly less than infuriated probably because if they had known earlier then they could have come to have a good time. Ahhhh karma....
Anyway...Back to the show....
The glasses were being shipped from the bar by the tray. They actually ran out of glasses early on and we had to switch to plastic. It was all good because most people were so engaged in the show.
There must have been dozens of drag queens showing off their talent. Some more convincing than others. The room was packed and we suddenly felt very lucky for knowing the event coordinator so well. Otherwise we would have been in the standing room only circle.
The show begins promptly. Coco makes a grand entrance with rave applause. Not to spoil the surprise of what her show is about, I'll skip to the end....laughter and more rave applause.
After the show, I pulled her aside and got a picture taken with her. I've also heard of her show going to Manchester and Boston next. She is worth seeing.
I was surprised talking to her after the show. She is quite quiet and humble. She is almost bashful. I saw Coco Peru later at the bar, Stable, which is Michael Slade's new cowboy bar. Though that night there was probably more princess ponies in stable, if you understand me. Coco never did an after speech or try to be in the limelight at all. I really respect that for such a big performer as she is.
The Newport gang finished the night with dancing, karaoke and a safe drive back over seas to our sweet home on the island.
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Location:Providence RI
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