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WEEK OF APRIL 27 - MAY 03, 2026

From Lighthouse Animal Shelter Dog Adoption Event at historic vineyard to Mother’s Day Tea at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum and Saturday Story Time at Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble.

MONDAY - 4/27

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Watercolor Batik on Kinwashi Paper with Peter Sterling Turner at 12:00pm learn more
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 3:30pm — Teen Volunteer Hour at the Newport Public Library volunteer hour
  • 4:00pm — Tinker Club for Kids at the Newport Public Library tinker club
Marble House, Newport — Drop-In Art Making at 11:00am – 1:00pm art making
Newport Art Museum, Newport
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — Acrylic: Beyond The Basics paint more
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Evening Pottery Wheel spin clay
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Summer Camp: The Color Lab (Ages 10-12) kids camp
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Summer Camp: Colorful Creations (Ages 4-6) kids camp
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Summer Camp: The Power of Color (Ages 7-9) kids camp
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Summer Camp: Little Alien Artists (Ages 7-9) kids camp
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Summer Camp: Out of This World Art (Ages 10-12) kids camp
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Summer Clay Camp: Cosmic Clay (Ages 7-9) kids camp

TUESDAY - 4/28

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Spring into Colored Pencil with Kendra Ferreira at 9:30am learn more
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Preschool Dance Party at the Newport Public Library dance party
  • 3:30pm — Teen National Treasure Hunt at the Newport Public Library treasure hunt
Newport Art Museum, Newport
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — Morning Pottery Wheel spin clay
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Beyond The Basics: Watercolor and Pastels paint more
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Throwing Foundations: Beginner Wheel spin clay
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 3:00pm — School music concert music concert
  • 5:30pm — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - 2026 Spring Street Hockey League street hockey
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating America on Casey Farm learn more

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Spring Watercolor Series with Artist Mary Ellen Dwyer watercolor series
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Blithewold’s Nature Discovery Backpacks nature backpacks
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Experimental Drawing with Pamela Seymour Smith Sharp at 12:00pm learn more
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Baby and Toddler Playtime! at 10:30am playtime
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport — ArtLink Community Art Program at 10:00am art program
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Building Strong Forms at 5:00pm, 8:00pm build forms
Newport Contemporary Ballet, Newport — TBA at - name: The Tempest the tempest
The Sailing Museum, Newport — TBA at - name: Wednesdays on the Water – Free Wednesdays in Partnership with Discover Newport join in

THURSDAY - 4/30

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Nature Drawing at Blithewold at 10:00am – 12:30pm nature drawing
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Beginners/Intermediate Students with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Florals learn more
  • 1:00pm — Cast Paper Handmade Critters with Lisa May Tobin learn more
Newport Art Museum, Newport
  • - name: Opening Reception: Play/Pretend — TBA join in
  • - name: Play / Pretend — TBA explore art
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Oil Painting paint more
  • 4:00pm, 5:30pm — Play & Clay: Children’s Pottery kids clay
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Evening Handbuilding build clay
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — TBA at - name: de Ramel Cup Squash Tournament registration available soon
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Tennis Block Party at 6:30pm - 8:00pm tennis party
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Get Harborside Healthy with NPT HealthWorks x The Sailing Museum! at 8:30am get healthy
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Herb Sale — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 5/1

Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Molly de Ramel Squash Tournament Opening Night to Benefit RhodySquash at TBD register here
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Celebrating Freedom: A Stopping Stone for Orman Remington learn more

SATURDAY - 5/2

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm family fun days
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs learn more
  • 1:00pm — Advanced Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs learn more
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Pre-K (3 and Up yrs.) Story Time at 10:30am pre-k story time
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Tiverton — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm find an event
Ink Fish Books, Warren — FOOD POPUP WITH DOUGHPAMINE BAKEHOUSE at 12:00pm, 3:00pm food popup
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — Wilbor House Tours at 2:00pm explore history
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — Museum Day at 12:00pm - 3:00pm museum day
Newport Art Museum, Newport
  • 10:00am, 2:30pm — Ceramic Transfers Workshop create art
  • 2:30pm, 4:30pm — Paper Petals: A Paper Daffodil Workshop make flowers
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
Prescott Farm, Middletown — Neighborhood Walk: Keeping History Above Water at 9:30am explore resiliency
Sakonnet Preservation Association, Little Compton — Colonial Weeds & Springtime Seeds at 10:00am register
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — TRAC Parking Lot Party at 8:00am trac party
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 10:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - ORANGE BALL - Grades 3-5 Spring youth tennis
  • 10:00am — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - Beginner Street Hockey Instructional league street hockey
  • 11:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - GREEN BALL - Grade 6-8 Spring youth tennis
  • 9:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - RED BALL Grades 1-2 Spring youth tennis
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown

SUNDAY - 5/3

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Open Studio Time at 1:00pm open studio
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Annual Mother's Day Market at 10:00am - 2:00pm mothers day market
Newport Art Museum, Newport
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — The Art of Shibori Dyeing with Indigo dye fabric
  • 12:00pm, 3:30pm — Botanical Silk Printing Workshop print silk
  • 12:00pm, 4:00pm — Block Printing Workshop print art
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Mother’s Day Golf Classic at 9:00am Start register here
Prescott Farm, Middletown
  • 10:00am — Jane’s Walk: 47 John Street/ Inside a Preservation & Storytelling Project explore preservation
  • 1:00pm — Jane’s Walk: A Stroll Through Queen Anne Square explore green spaces
  • 4:00pm — Garden Tour of Rough Point: Caring for Doris Duke’s Legacy Garden explore gardens
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown — Sunday Storytime at 2:00 PM sunday storytime
historic vineyard, Tiverton — Lighthouse Animal Shelter Dog Adoption Event at 1:00pm, 3:00pm adopt a dog

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