Community Garden Lottery

A few community garden plots are still available for gardeners. The Aquidneck Community Table will hold a lottery to rent the available plots. The deadline to enter the lottery is March 1. New community gardeners will be chosen and notified in mid-March. The gardens, managed by ACT, are at the Great Friends Meeting House and Florence Gray Center in Newport, […]

Newport Circle of Scholars

The Newport Circle of Scholars held at the Edward King House has opened registration for its winter session. Eight courses are being offered, most of which begin in early February and run through March. Topics include Aging Fully, Consumer Law, Current International Events, Purpose Driven Retirement, What Happens When You Die, as well as in depth classes on Mary Shelley’s […]

AARP Meeting

The Newport County Chapter of AARP #207 will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Fenner Hall. The speaker will be Lt. April Amaral of the Newport Police Department, who is the recently named community relations officer. She will speak about hoaxes, scams and deceptive practices by people who are taking advantage of seniors. […]

Grant to Ensure Census

As one of Rhode Island’s identified “Hard to Reach Communities” in the 2010 Census, the City of Newport was awarded $13,000 to participate in a statewide initiative to ensure an accurate census count. The grant will allow the city to work in partnership with Conexión Latina Newport, along with other community advocacy groups, to develop and implement an outreach campaign, […]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the NAACP will hold its 35th annual celebration of events on Jan. 20. In addition to the educational programs at Thompson Middle School and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, and the torch run and evening service at Community Baptist Church, there will be a luncheon at noon at the […]

Lyme Support Group

The next meeting of the Lyme Support Group is Thursday, Jan. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at United Congregational Church, 524 Valley Road, Middletown. Family and friends are always welcome to attend. For more information, con­tact Jane at lymenewport@gmail.com.

Youth Tennis

Free indoor tennis lessons are available for Newport residents ages 5 to 10 on Sundays, 3:30-5 p.m., January through March, at the Newport YMCA. Students will also receive a free tennis racquet. All instruction will be under the direction of Rogers High girls tennis coach Wayne Turner, USPTA director of coaching certification in New England. For more information, email wayne.turner54@icloud.com.

Middle School Ensemble

The Newport County Youth Chorus is welcoming new singers to join the Middle School Ensemble. It is free to participate and no audition is necessary. The chorus meets on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:45 p.m., at St. Mary’s Church, 324 East Main Road, Portsmouth. The first rehearsal of the spring semester is Wednesday, Jan. 29. Participants learn music from different countries, in […]

Vegan Potluck

All are welcome to this free event. Bring a vegan dish with a card listing all ingredients for four to share, no cheese, eggs, butter, yogurt, honey, or other dairybased foods, meat, fish, or shellfish. Also, bring plates and flatware, no paper or plastic. The potluck will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m., at Channing Church’s Parish […]

Jamestown Taxpayers Meeting

The next meeting of the Jamestown Taxpayers Association is Thursday, Jan. 23, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Road.