Songs from the State of Hope

6:00 - 6:30  Mime Vlad Tenembaum
6:30 - 7:00  Mike Cellemen guitar with Jenn Besin oboe
7:00 - 7:45  Jim McGrath
8:00 - 8:45  JP Jones

Cultural Diversity/Artists-in-Residency -
Photo Gallery

5 - 8:45 Indoor Kit Flying Demonstrations
5 - 6:45  Brazilian Capoeira Dancers
6 - 7:45 Brazilian Capoeira Dancers
8 - 8:45 Brazilian Capoeira Dancers

The meeting place for the First Night Parade at 9:00

Newport City Hall
43 Broadway

City Hall Chambers second floor   

Blues and Dance and Family Gathering

6 - 6:45 Ed McGuril & Mike Fischmen
7 - 7:45 Paul Geremia - Legendary
8 - 8:45 Leroy White www.leroywhite.com
8:45 - 9 Meeting Place for First Night Parade

Photo Gallery Extraordinaire

A mix of global images & photos www.nesbittphoto.com

Community Action Venue

5:00 - 8:30  See the fire trucks and the equipment and Sparky the Fire Dog - Light refreshments

Traditional Irish Entertainment Venue

5 - 5:15 Maura Nevin Step Dancers Irish Step Dancers
5:15 - 7:00 The Patchy Caubeens with Nevin Step Dancers Irish mandolin, fiddle guitar, octave mandolin, button box accordion, and bodhranTom Perrotti, Jack Write & Tom Maguire
7:00 - 8:00 Michael Troy

Hosted by Tom Perrotti of www.commonfencemusic.org
Light refreshments courtesy of the Gateway Information Center

Children Entertainment Tent

5 – 8:45 Face Painting - Sponge Bob - Gully from the Newport Gulls,
5 – 8:45 Elmo, Balloon Sculpture from Ron Sargent & Mr. Twister
5 – 8:45 The Simmons Petting Zoo
5 – 8:45 John Tierney and Burt the Raccoon
5 – 8:45 Storytellers Cindy Killavey & Anne Marie Forer
5 - 8:45 Danoe the Clown
5 - 8:45 Radio Disney

Bluegrass Music Venue
photo gallery

6 - 8:45 Bluegrass Music Jam Session

Skating & Family Center -
photo gallery

5 - 8:45   Free Skating - Clowns on Ice

Newport’s Gallery Experience   

6:00 – 8:45  Post your new promises on the “Great Wall of Resolutions”

Visit our funny prognosticators.  Add to the “Wall of Rants and Raves” Leave no leaf unturned for this First Night           

Contemporary Jazz & Historical Heritage
Photo gallery

6 - 6:45 Mac Chrupcala Trio
7 - 7:45 MSD Jazz Quintet
8 - 8:45 The Liz Pedro Al Wilson Jam www.lizzylizzy.com

Teen Concert Venue
Door Open 5:30 pm Showtime 6:00pm to 9:00pm

6:00 - 6:30 Alexa Maffeo
6:40 - 7:10 IQ Girls
7:20 - 7:50 Abenz
8:00 - 8:30 Renee Marcou
8:30 - 9:00 Meet & Greet with Artists

Cultural History Venue

5 - 8 Free Museum Tours

9:00 Canon Salute from Washington Square Park