Prices are as follows, taxes not included:

Victoria’s Room, $300 for two nights

The Venice Suite, $$350 for two nights

The Newport Suite, $400 for two nights

Reserve now and don’t be disappointed later. Enjoy a great weekend in Newport where something is always happening.

Wed    11/9      -   **CD RELEASE PARTY!!!!**
Dick Lupino, bass,  vocals, Mike Renzi,                                      piano, Vin Pagano, drums

Wed    11/16   -   **Marlene VerPlanck** vocals, Dick Lupino,                                   bass, vocals
Mike Renzi, piano, Vin Pagano, drums
Wed    11/23   -   Dick Lupino, bass, vocals, Debbie Sullivan,                                    piano, vocals
Wed    11/30  -   Dick Lupino, bass vocals, Dennis Cook, sax,                               Paul Nagel, piano

     Greenvale will host live music by Dick Lupino on bass and vocals, Mike Renzi on piano, and Vin Pagano on drums. In addition, the celebration will include harvest games, soup samplings, tractor rides and walking tours along with tastings of Greenvale Vineyards’ award winning, estate grown wines!

     Greenvale Vineyards is located at 582 Wapping Road in Portsmouth, along the Sakonnet River. This historic property produces approximately 3,500 cases of wine each year from twenty four acres of vines, which include Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc, Cayuga, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc.  All the wines are made from estate grown, hand-harvested grapes.  The Tasting Room is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, with tours daily at 2:00 p.m. or by appointment. For further information, call (401) 847-3777 or visit us online at www.greenvale.com.

Thursday, November 10th, 6PM Get your Mind and Body in the Game

Learn how you can use your mind to improve your game, and how playing tennis will improve your mental, physical and social well being in this special lecture and discussion featuring psychiatrist Dr. Srini Pillay and physical therapist David Tberio, PhD and orthopedic surgeon Craig Foster.

Friday, November 11th, Veterans Day

Free admission to museum and grounds for all military families with proper ID.

Friday, November 25th, 10AM – 4PM Family Fun Day

Family activities during Thanksgiving weekend! Scavenger hunts throughout the Museum, Wii tennis, Museum tours and more!

Sunday, December 4th at 5:30PM Deck the Hall!

Join outdoor holiday lights ceremony at the Hall of Fame. Caroling will be hosted by the Cluny School Choir. Refreshments will be served. Free event.

Saturday, December 10, 9:30AM – 5:00PM Holiday Open House and visit with Santa

Holiday arts and crafts, Wii tennis on the big screen, Museum scavenger unts, Museum tours, and more! At 2:30OM, storyteller Cindy Killavey will read The Night Before Christmas, followed by a visit from Santa Claus himself! Free for all ages with donation of a non-perishable food items.

The Tennis Hal of Fame can be reached at 401.849.3990 for additional information or on the web at www.tennisfame.com

While participating in these events, consider The Spring Seasons Inn, your home away form home.

The most recent Tall Ships event was in 2007 and drew an estimated 200,000 people to Rhode Island and had an economic impact of more than $20 million dollars. The organizers of the 2012 event are expect the numbers to far surpass the 2007 numbers. Local businesses are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the Tall Ships and the Americas Cup events preceding it.

The 2012 Tall Ships event will be part of the Tall Ships Challenge sponsored by Tall Ships America. Participating ships will begin in Savannah, Georgia form May 3-7, go on to Charleston, South Carolina, May 10-14 and will then be in Greenport, New York from May 24-28 before heading to Newport. When the Tall Ships depart Newport, they will sail for Halifax and other Nova Scotia ports on July 18-2 and July 24-30th. These events are all part of the celebration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.

The Spring Seasons Inn currently has availability on these dates but we would expect the month of June and July, 2012 to fill up soon so if you are thinking of coming to Newport to participate in or view these events, it is a good idea to start your planning immediately as the B&B’s and hotels are expected to sell out soon.

Some upcoming events for October/November that might be interesting are listed below. While participating in these events, consider stay at The Spring Seasons Inn and Tea Room, a Victorian B&B in Newport, RI.

Open Hearth Cooking
Saturday, October 22, 12:00-4:30 pm
Join Linda Oakley, food history and hearth cooking expert from Old Sturbridge Village, in a hands-on workshop in the c. 1730 Guard House at Prescott Farm.  You will be able to prepare and enjoy a colonial era harvest dinner. The workshop fee is $55 and reservations are required. Questions? Contact Liz Spoden by email or call (401) 846-4152.

Windmill Wednesday
Wednesday, October 26, 4:00-6:00 pm

Enjoy a fun, family-friendly evening at Prescott Farm’s 1812 Sherman Windmill. An open house format offers visitors a chance to explore the inside of the historic windmill and learn about the history of windpower on Aquidneck Island. Taste johnnycakes made with locally milled cornmeal. Enjoy activities for kids. Admission is $5 and free for children under 5. Questions? Contact Liz Spoden at (401) 846-4152 or Liz@NewportRestoration.org.

Winter Weatherization
Workshop for Old House Owners
Saturday, November 5, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Winter is coming. It’s time to think about tuning up your old house and lowering those heating bills. At the same time you will be protecting Rhode Island’s heritage and helping to save the planet! In this half-day workshop learn how to make your old home more “green,” saving both money and energy without damaging its historic character. You will receive a Historic Homeowners’ Toolkit and a checklist for seasonal home maintenance.

The partially restored Gibson House (c.1848) in historic Bristol, RI (1200 Hope Street) is the setting for this workshop. Experts will present information and demonstrations on:
Insulation
Weatherizing the building envelope (walls, doors, roof, windows)
Efficient heating systems
Basic maintenance
and more
This workshop is a project of the Collaborative for Common Sense Preservation: Historic New England, the Newport Restoration Foundation, and Preserve Rhode Island.

Advance registration required: www.newportrestoration.org/calendar/details/21899-winter. Call Liz Spoden at (401) 846-4152 or email her at  liz@newportrestoration.org.

Jazz is back at Flue Wine Bar and Restaurant!

Sponsored by Louis Roederer Champagne, join us at Fluke on Monday evenings in August for a special price fix menu, champagne, cocktails, and great jazz.  We are proud to announce an incredible lineup of accomplished musicians who will entertain you with their individual styles.

Reservations are available at 6:30PM and 8:30PM and feature a 4 course price fix menu for $55.

Monday 8/1

The Little Branch Trio featuring Antoine Drye (trumpet), Kris Kaiser (guitar) and special guest, Vanessa Trouble (vocalist).

Monday 8/8

The Little Branch Trio featuring Antoine Drye (trumpet), Kris Kaiser (guitar) and special guest, Vanessa Trouble (vocalist).

Monday 8/15

The Little Branch Trio featuring Antoine Drye.

Monday 8/22

The Little Branch Trio featuring Antoine Drye.

Monday 8/29

The Little Branch Trio featuring Antoine Drye.

Antoine Drye founder of Fluke jazz nights, will be back to celebrate jazz fest all month long – bringing his own unique style of playing to Newport.   Antoine Drye performs regularly at a number of renowned jazz clubs in New York City and has recently performed at the New Orleans Jazz Festival with The Brian Blade Fellowship.  We are proud fans and supporters of Antoine!

Fluke – Wine, Bar & Kitchen, 41 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport, Entrance on Banister’s Wharf.  Fluke is open 7 nights for dinner at 5pm.  Reservations Recommended.

401.849.7778  www.flukewinebar.com

While the ship is docked in Newport, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the ship, admiring art from prestigious presenting paintings, sculputure, photography, solver, jewelry, design and fine art glass among other things. With five decks, a glass walled restaurant, luxe lounge, international coffee bar and open air sky deck bar and bistro, the Sea Fair promises to be a once in a lifetime visit.

Guests of The Spring Seasons Inn and Tea Room are eligible to receive special pricing on admission to the exhibits. Please call for details.

Pending approval from the City Council, the planned improvements to the park include additional seating and amenities, improve the overall beauty of the park with new landscape architecture, more lighting and other improvements. The architect for this project is Maya Lin, an internationally acclaimed architect most noted for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Also involved with the project is Nick Benson, a local stonemason whose business has been in Newport for several hundred years.

“The trustees of the NRF have been considering a project to pay tribute to Doris Duke and historic preservation in Newport for several years. Both Miss Duke and the efforts of countless private homeowners have had a transformative effect on the city. We feel that Queen Anne Square is a most appropriate site, as the creation of the original park was also a gift from Doris Duke to the City of Newport,” commented Pieter N. Roos, Executive Director of the Newport Restoration Foundation.

The project, scheduled for completion in 2012 with groundbreaking in the fall of 2011 only serves to continue the work that Doris Duke started so many years ago.

Founded by Doris Duke in 1968, NRF was created to rescue Newport’s dilapidated homes, many of which were at risk of being demolished. Today, NRF owns 82 historic structures of which 70 are lived in by individual tenant-stewards. NRF was honored with a Stewardship Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2010. NRF operates three museum sites: Rough Point, the former home of Doris Duke; Whitehorne House, displaying a collection of early American furniture; and Prescott Farm in Middletown, featuring historic buildings on a preserved rural landscape. A non-profit institution, the foundation continues to be actively engaged in historic preservation, educational programming, and scholarly research. Visit Newport Restoration Foundation at www.NewportRestoration.org.