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--Aeschylus
Coming up soon on Newport Seen: "Fiesta Verde" of the ALT, Ishi Dojo Golfs at the Carnegie Abbey Club, Island Moving Company's Opening Night Dance Festival party,the fabulous "Surfin' Safari" Polo Ball, Flying Kites completes a Junior Scholars building in Kenya, Wet Paint, and more.....
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Whoopi Makes Whoopee!, Tom Wolfe Delivers "The Right Stuff" at the NMIA Civilization Awards
It was star-studded, glamorous, and surprisingly decorous. In one of the Newport parties of the 2010 season, the National Musuem of Illustration on historic Bellevue Avenue in Newport , Rhode Island, celebrated its 10th anniversary by conferring the “American Civilization Awards” on author/illustrator Tom Wolfe, entertainer and TV host of "The View" Whoopi Goldberg, and the National Arts Club. ... more »
Carnegie Abbey Celebrates 10 Years with Caribbean-Style Summer Party
When Brian O’Neill, owner of the prestigious Carnegie Abbey Club near Newport, Rhode Island, throws a party, it’s a feast of many courses. For the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Club, a 450- acre sporting estate with luxurious residences and golf, yachting, tennis and a burgeoning equestrian program, Mr. O’Neill fêted members and friends with a poolside reception featuring hand-rolled cigars, a raffle, and a steel drummer, balloons and beach balls. And there was much more to come.
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Vareika Fine Arts Opens Historic New England Exhibit: Toasts the Society, Hosts Friends
It was politicians, patrons, and lovers of the all things historic at the recent reception at William Vareika Fine Arts on fashionable Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. A new art exhibition, "Historic New England," featuring works by artists ranging from Gilbert Stuart to Andy Warhol examining a wide range of New England subjects, were examined closely by guests, as violinists played classical and Baroque works. in the gallery's lofty spaces. ... more »
Tea for Tails: No Barks, No Bites, Just Purrs of Delight
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The lovely lawn of Land’s End, the home of Joe and Victoria Mele, was the setting for a “scrumptious” high tea to benefit The Potter League’s programs and building fund recently, and it was many old friends and generations of families greeting each other. The original owner of Land’s End, novelist Edith Wharton, would’ve felt right at home with the gentility of it all. ... more »