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WEEK OF MARCH 09 - MARCH 15, 2026

From 26 Coastal Cleanup Day at Sail Newport to Saturday Storytime + Q&A/Signing with Crystal Ellison! at Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble and Ask the Naturalist at Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba.

MONDAY - 3/9

Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown — Let's LEGO Club at 3:00pm lego club
Marble House, Newport — Drop-In Art Making at 11:00am, 1:00pm get creative
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Swing Fore Summer Camp at 12:00pm register here
Sail Newport, Newport — NBYA Jr. Race Week at 8:00am jr race week
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore sailing

TUESDAY - 3/10

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Spring Afternoon Tea at 11:00am, 1:00pm spring tea
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Ask the Naturalist at 12:00pm ask nature
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — College Essay Writing with Erica Conway at 6:00pm essay writing
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Preschool Play at the Newport Public Library preschool play
  • 4:00pm — Drop-In and Draw at the Newport Public Library drop in draw
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Beyond The Basics: Watercolor and Pastels at 1:00pm watercolor pastels
Sail Newport, Newport — Optimist New England Championships 2026 at 8:00am optimist championships

WEDNESDAY - 3/11

Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — ArtLink Community Art Program art program
  • 10:00am — Preschool Storytime at the Newport Public Library preschool storytime
  • 3:30pm — Teen Magic: The Gathering at the Newport Public Library teen magic
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown — Family Story Time at 10:00am story time
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport — Cooking & Baking Around the World for Children 8 – 14 years old at 4:00pm cook bake world

THURSDAY - 3/12

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Beginners (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Visual Interest class registration
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Intermediate (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Advancing in Watercolor class registration
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Beginner & Intermediate Students (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Basics and More class registration
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 10:30am — Baby (0-18 mo.) Story Time story time
  • 10:30am — Toddler (18 mo.- 3 yrs.) Story Time story time
  • 10:30am — Pre-K (3 and Up yrs.) Story Time story time
  • 4:00pm — Pokemon Club: Grades K-5 pokemon club
  • 6:00pm — Sky Kids Presented by Skyscrapers Inc. sky kids
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport — Baby Bookworms Storytime at the Newport Public Library at 9:30am baby bookworms
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 3:15pm — Afterschool Special - Scoob! (2020) afterschool special
  • 3:30pm — Snacks & Stories: Book Club for Grades 3 & 4 book club
Newport Contemporary Ballet, Newport — TBA at - name: Polygon purchase tickets
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — 40th Annual Thanksgiving Day Pie Run at 8:30am register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Wednesday Nature Walk at 3:30pm - 4:15pm nature walk

FRIDAY - 3/13

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Oil and Acrylic Painting with Bill McLane at 1:00pm class registration
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — CONCERT: Ryan Lee Crosby & Guest SAVE THE DATE: April 24th at 6:00pm - 8:00pm concert
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown — Afterschool Special - Despicable Me (2010) at 3:15pm afterschool special
Newport Car Museum, Portsmouth — Hoods Up! Weekend at 10:00am, 5:00pm hoods up
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
Sail Newport, Newport

SATURDAY - 3/14

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm join in
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm — Pysanky - Slavic Decorated Easter Eggs with Hanka Robertson class registration
  • 1:00pm — Magic Colors & Flowers: Silk Painting Workshop with Lidia Mikhaylova class registration
  • 1:00pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs class registration
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: On the Trail of Wildlife at 10:00am explore nature
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Tiverton — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm join in
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Curiosity Lab Open House at 10:00am - 3:00pm curiosity lab
Sail Newport, Newport
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown

SUNDAY - 3/15

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Sunday Open Studio at 1:00pm open studio
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Small Forms Studio-Handbuilding Workshop at 12:00pm handbuilding workshop
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Mother’s Day Golf Classic at 9:00am register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at 8:00am - 10:00am bird walk
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown — Sunday Storytime at 2:00 PM storytime

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