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Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Road / Route 114
Bristol, RI  02809
Phone: 401-253-2707

"An American garden treasure - come and be inspired"

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This 45-room mansion was built in 1908 as the summer home of coal magnate Augustus Van Wickle. The property features gardens, and arboretum on 33 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay.
Hours: The mansion and gardens are open April 16 through Columbus Day for self-guided tours, Wednesday through Sunday (and most Monday holidays) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The grounds and gardens are open year-round, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee charged.



Colt State Park
Route 14
Bristol, RI  02809
Phone: 401-253-7482

Enjoy the Ocean State

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Enjoy this 464-acre state park on the shore of the sparkling Narragansett Bay, with four miles of hiking and biking trails, gardens, 10 playing fields and 6 picnic groves. Fishing, concerts and naturalist programs are available in season.
Hours: Year-round. Free.



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Roger Williams Park
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI  02907

"The Jewel of Providence"

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Roger Williams Park Casino 785-9450 ext. 240; Museum and Planetarium 785-9450 ext. 221; Zoo 785-3510.

Roger Williams Park is a 430-acre Victorian park with something for everyone, including a zoo, a museum of natural history and planetarium, a carousel, a casino, landscaped grounds, and historic buildings.



Rosecliff
Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI  02840
Phone: 401-847-1000

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This house was completed in 1902 and modeled after the Grand Trianon at Versailles. Rosecliff was the setting for many spectacular Newport parties and the setting for several Hollywood movies, including “The Great Gatsby,” “True Lies,” and “Amistad.”
Hours: November 17, 2007 – January 1, 2008, open daily at 10 a.m.; last tour at 4 p.m.; close at 5 p.m.; last tour on Christmas Eve at 3 pm. Closed Christmas Day. January 2-April 4, 2008, open Saturday, Sundays, holidays, and daily during Winter Festival (February 19-22); open at 10 a.m.; last tour at 4 p.m.; close at 5 p.m. April 5-May 23, open daily at 10 a.m. last tour admission at 5 p.m.; close at 6 p.m. May 24 – October 12, open at 10 a.m.; last tour at 5 p.m., close at 6 p.m.; October 13 – November 14, open at 10 a.m.; last tour at 4 p.m., close at 5 p.m. November 15 – January 4, 2009, open daily at 10 a.m.; last tour at 4 p.m.; close at 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.



Samuel Whitehorne House
416 Thames Street
Newport, RI  02840
Phone: 401-849-7300

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Built in the 18th century, the house is now home to exhibits of hand-made silver, pewter, and furniture created by Newport artisans of the period. Features a traditional Colonial manor garden.



Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
17 Broadway
Newport, RI  02840
Phone: 401-846-0813

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The oldest restored home in Newport, built in 1675. The house is the site of the Stamp Act Riot of 1765 and was home to Colonial governors, justices, and patriots. Property also contains a Colonial herb garden.
Hours: Open during the summer or by appointment. Call for times.



Wilcox Park
71 1/2 High Street, Downtown Westerly
Westerly, RI  02891
Phone: 401-596-2877 ext. 334
Toll-Free: 866-460-2877 ext. 334

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This Victorian strolling park has unique species of trees, a dwarf conifer collection, and perennial and annual flower beds. Annual events include the Garden Market Fair, Summer Pops Concert, and Shakespeare in the Park. The Westerly Band performs in the 100-year-old bandstand.
Hours: Open year-round.



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General James Mitchell Varnum House
57 Peirce Street
East Greenwich, RI  02818
Phone: 401-884-1776

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James Mitchell Varnum was one of George Washington’s generals. His mansion was built in 1773, and visitors can enjoy the Colonial garden, the paneled walls, and period furnishings.
Hours: June-August, Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donation suggested.



Governor Stephen Hopkins House
15 Hopkins St.
Providence, RI  02903
Phone: 401-751-1008  401 751-1758

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Stephen Hopkins, one of two signers of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island, purchased this house in 1743. He attached his own two-story house, built with a central hallway and two chimneys. The handsome shell cupboard over the fireplace and the overdoor panels are similar to other pre-Revolutionary houses.
April to December 1, Wednesday and Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Other hours by appointment.



Green Animals Topiary Gardens
Cory's Lane off Route 114
Portsmouth, RI  02871
Phone: 401-847-1000

Hours: May 24 – October 12, 2008, open daily at 10 a.m.; last tour admission at 5 p.m.; close at 6 p.m. Schedule is subject to change; call 401-847-1000 for more information.

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The gardens have more than six dozen trees and shrubs, immaculately groomed and sculpted, some in the shape of animals. Also features fruit trees, flower beds, and a rose arbor. The gardens are the site of a Victorian toy museum



Hunter House
54 Washington Street
Newport, RI  02840
Phone: 401-847-1000  401-847-7516

A decadent Mansion in historic Newport

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Hunter House is one of the finest examples of Georgian Colonial architecture from Newport's "golden age" in the mid-18th century. The French admiral Charles Louis d’Arsac de Ternay used this 1748 home as his Revolutionary War headquarters. The carved pineapple over the doorway was a symbol of welcome throughout Colonial America. The elliptical arch in the central hall is a typical Newport detail. Call 401-847-1000 information and tour schedule.



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Linden Place
500 Hope St. / Route 114
Bristol, RI  02809
Phone: 401-253-0390

New England history, from barns to ballrooms

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The mansion was built in 1810 in the historic district of Bristol. The property includes the mansion, a ballroom built in 1906, a barn built in the 19th century, and an 18th century summer house. The grounds include historic sculpture and gardens.
Hours: Mansion and museum store, May 1 through Columbus Day, Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; office open daily, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.




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Now through March 28, 2010
Erin Go Bragh Whiskey Tasting -- Boston
March 17, 2010
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Hunt – Mount Sunapee, Newbury
March 17, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Fireworks – Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley
March 17, 2010
Celtic Crossroads -- Worcester
March 17, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Activities at the Children’s Museum – Boston
March 17, 2010
The Glengarry Bhoys -- Salisbury
March 17, 2010
St Patrick’s Day Beer Tasting and Lunch -- Litchfield
March 17, 2010
Dervish -- Burlington
March 17, 2010
Francois Clemmons and Friends: St. Patrick's Day Concert -- Middlebury
March 17, 2010
The Luck of the VSO Farmers’ Night Concert– Montpelier
March 17, 2010
New London Saint Patrick's Day Parade 2010
March 17, 2010
Pendragon -- Westerly
March 17, 2010
Natalie MacMaster -- Rutland
March 18, 2010
Art Garfunkel -- Portsmouth
March 19, 2010
Broadway Rocks II – Warren
March 19, 2010
St. Patrick's Dinner and Music -- Cabot
March 19, 2010
Richie Havens-- Salisbury Beach
March 19, 2010
Jane Monheit -- Norfolk
March 19, 2010
Waterfire -- Providence
March 19, 2010
Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Green Thumb -- Kingston
March 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" - South Kingstown
March 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm -- Gardiner
March 19, 2010
Ailey II dance performance – Concord
March 19, 2010
Providence: A Jewel of a City Walking Tour
March 19, 2010
Dublin City Ramblers concert -- Mystic
March 19, 2010
Harlem Globetrotters Magical Memories Tour -- Hartford
March 19, 2010
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy -- Storrs
March 19, 2010 to March 20, 2010
40-Mile Meal with New England Farm 2 Fork Project -- East Waterboro
March 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm – Gardiner
March 19, 2010
Vermont Symphony Orchestra -- Burlington
March 20, 2010
Plymouth Rock Blues Festival -- Plymouth
March 20, 2010
Maple Sugaring Festival -- Washington
March 20, 2010
Chicken and Biscuits Heathside Dinner at the Remick Museum & Farm -- Tamworth
March 20, 2010
Harlem Globetrotters -- Manchester
March 20, 2010
The Edwards Twins: Two Brothers, 100 Stars -- Woonsocket
March 20, 2010
Eagle Cruise on the Connecticut River – Smithfield, RI, to Haddam, CT
March 20, 2010
Shawnn Monteiro presents a Tribute to Carmen McRae -- Cranston
March 20, 2010
Whitingham Maple Festival -- Whitingham
March 20, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Le Grand Cirque -- Springfield
March 20, 2010
Planetarium Show on Black Holes – West Hartford
March 20, 2010
Genee Bertoncini and Tosh Sheridan -- New London
March 20, 2010
Opening Day at Plimoth Plantation -- Plymouth
March 20, 2010
Kiddie Rock & Costume Concert - Lebanon
March 20, 2010
Robert Cray Band -- Salisbury Beach
March 21, 2010
Vermont Symphony Orchestra -- Rutland
March 21, 2010
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy-- Norfolk
March 21, 2010
"I" Squared Tenors Sing Irish and Italian Songs -- Norwalk
March 21, 2010
Mystic Irish Parade 2010
March 21, 2010
Lawrence St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010
March 21, 2010
Salute to Spring Celebration -- Woonsocket
March 21, 2010
Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010
March 21, 2010
Manchester St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010
March 21, 2010
Greenwich Saint Patrick's Parade 2010
March 21, 2010
Maple Sugar Demonstration -- Glastonbury
March 21, 2010
Three Grey Beards at the Court of King Frederick the Great -- Tiverton
March 21, 2010
Choral Concert: An Evening of Cole Porter -- Burlington
March 22, 2010
Wine Dinner Series: Tempranillo -- Boston
March 22, 2010
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket
March 24, 2010
Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming -- Portsmouth
March 25, 2010
Flavors of Neponset Valley – Foxboro
March 25, 2010
Soul Sound Revue-- Norfolk
March 26, 2010
Lighten Up with Loretta LaRoche -- Worcester
March 26, 2010
Folk Music by Susie Burke & David Surette – Gardiner
March 26, 2010
Tags & Treasures Sale -- Old Wethersfield
March 26, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Susie Burke & David Surette -- Gardiner
March 26, 2010
Pianist and Composer Helen Sung -- New London
March 26, 2010
New Hampshire Maple Festival – North Woodstock
March 26, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Jane Condon and Friends -- Old Greenwich
March 26, 2010
Wood’s Tea Company with Patti Casey -- Middlebury
March 26, 2010
The Met@The Music Hall with “Hamlet”-- Portsmouth
March 27, 2010
Camouflaged Egg Hunt –Bristol, Smithfield, Exeter
March 27, 2010
America's Mattress Race -- Shawnee Peak, Bridgton
March 27, 2010
Cardboard Box Race – Saddleback, Rangeley
March 27, 2010
Seal Watch and Prudence Island Tour – Bristol
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Maura O'Connell -- Norfolk
March 27, 2010
Brookfield Film Festival
March 27, 2010
Maple Open House Weekend -- Shelburne
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Rhode Island Philharmonic Presents: Rossini, Schubert, Handel and Ginastera -- Providence
March 27, 2010
Spring Benefit Dance -- Wethersfield
March 27, 2010
Annual East Egg Hunt - Westerly
March 27, 2010
Maple Sugaring -- Tamworth
March 27, 2010
Gershwin's “Porgy and Bess” -- Worcester
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band -- Lancaster
March 27, 2010
Maple Festival -- Lunenburg
March 27, 2010
Greene's Ox Pasture Maples Open House Weekend – East Berkshire
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Sea Music/Folk Concert -- Centerbrook
March 27, 2010
New Hampshire Maple Weekend -- Statewide
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
March Maple Madness – Mount Washington Valley area
March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Sap Gathering Contest – West Keene
March 27, 2010
Stuart Highland Pipe Band Concert -- North Chelmsford
March 27, 2010
Wine Tasting and Five Course Dinner -- Plymouth
March 27, 2010
Black and Blue Bash -- Stratton
March 27, 2010
Violinist Garrett – Concord
March 27, 2010
African-American Spirituals Meet the Orchestra -- Brattleboro
March 28, 2010
Ray Vega Jazz Quintet "Ray on Ray" -- Burlington
March 28, 2010
Vermont Philharmonic Family Concert -- Barre
March 28, 2010
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni -- Rockland
March 28, 2010
Eat the Heat Chili Cook-off and Firefighters Race -- Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry
March 28, 2010
Maine Maple Sunday Breakfast -- East Waterboro
March 28, 2010
Moscow Festival Ballet: Cinderella-- Portsmouth
March 28, 2010
Manchester St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010
March 28, 2010
Maine Maple Sunday -- Statewide
March 28, 2010
Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret -- Concord
March 28, 2010
Ray Charles Tribute with the Boston Pops -- Boston
March 29, 2010 to May 29, 2010
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket
March 31, 2010
Harriet Tubman's Freedom Train - Foxboro
March 31, 2010
Trans-Siberian Orchestra with “Beethoven’s last Night” – Providence
March 31, 2010
The Fabulous Thunderbirds -- Salisbury Beach
April 1, 2010
James Cotton-- Norfolk
April 1, 2010
The Junkman -- Randolph
April 1, 2010
The Hot Seats -- Gardiner
April 2, 2010
Jo Dee Messina -- Salisbury Beach
April 2, 2010
Judy Collins – New Bedford
April 2, 2010
Wild Egg Hunt –Mystic
April 2, 2010
Visit with the Easter Bunny -- Providence
April 2, 2010 to April 3, 2010
Bunny Bonanzoo -- Stoneham
April 3, 2010
Pond Skimming Contest -- Saddleback, Rangeley
April 3, 2010
Graham Parker-- Norfolk
April 3, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch -- Newport
April 3, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt – Stamford
April 3, 2010
Watching Woodcocks Supper and Saunter -- Smithfield
April 3, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt -- Newport
April 3, 2010
Springtime at the Farm -- Woodstock
April 3, 2010
Easter Weekend at Sunday River -- Newry
April 3, 2010 to April 4, 2010
Easter Weekend Eggstravaganza -- Waterville Valley Resort
April 3, 2010 to April 4, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt – Brooklyn
April 3, 2010
Egg Hunt Safari -- Providence
April 3, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt at Okemo – Okemo, Ludlow
April 4, 2010
Zolotoi Plyos – Middlebury
April 4, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt and Costume Parade at Saddleback -- Rangeley
April 4, 2010
Waterville Valley Easter Sunrise Service and Easter Egg Hunt – Waterville Valley
April 4, 2010
Easter Sunrise Service at Loon Mountain -- Lincoln
April 4, 2010
Alpine Easter Egg Hunt at Wildcat Mountain -- Jackson
April 4, 2010
Star Chefs at Gracie’s – Providence
April 5, 2010
“Sleeping Beauty” Performed by Moscow Festival Ballet -- Worcester
April 6, 2010
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Woonsocket
April 7, 2010
Wilco – Concord
April 7, 2010
The United States Air Force Band of Liberty -- Worcester
April 7, 2010
Cherryholmes – Woodstock
April 8, 2010
“Forever Plaid” presented in dinner theater – Manchester
April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010
Riverdance Farewell Performances -- Worcester
April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010
Revision -- Gardiner
April 9, 2010
Pacifica Quartet -- Randolph
April 9, 2010
Thank You, Gregory! – Concord
April 9, 2010
Clelia and Rafe Stefanini -- Burlington
April 9, 2010
The Pacifica Quartet -- Randolph
April 9, 2010
Paula Poundstone -- Portsmouth
April 9, 2010
Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race -- Mount Sunapee, Newbury
April 10, 2010
Richard Marx & Matt Scannell -- Salisbury Beach
April 10, 2010
Seal Watch and Prudence Island Tour – Bristol
April 10, 2010 to April 12, 2010
Average White Band -- Norfolk
April 10, 2010
Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years – Ledyard
April 10, 2010
Latin Dance Fest 2010 – Storrs
April 10, 2010
Martha Dana, the Puppet Lady -- Randolph
April 10, 2010
Franklin County Quilt Show – St. Albans
April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010
Ruthie Foster and the Family Band -- Rockland
April 10, 2010
The Rat Pack: A Swingin’ Celebration -- Concord
April 11, 2010
Dream With Me: Music for Soprano, Tenor, Piano and Cello -- Providence
April 11, 2010
Craftopia - Pawtucket
April 11, 2010
Wine Dinner Series: Alsace – Maison Hugel -- Boston
April 12, 2010
In The Mood -- Worcester
April 12, 2010
Celebrate Seafood Dinner Series -- Boston
April 13, 2010
Family Take a Hike Week -- Stamford
April 13, 2010 to April 15, 2010
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket
April 14, 2010
Takács Quartet -- Middlebury
April 14, 2010
“Girls Night: The Musical” -- Worcester
April 15, 2010
Straight No Chaser -- Hartford
April 15, 2010
Mark Miller & his Boomer Blues Band -- Gardiner
April 16, 2010
The Rat Pack Is Back – Storrs
April 16, 2010 to April 17, 2010
Joan Osborne -- Salisbury Beach
April 17, 2010
Chicken and Biscuits Heathside Dinner at the Remick Museum & Farm -- Tamworth
April 17, 2010
Defending the Caveman -- Worcester
April 17, 2010
Patriots Day – Concord and Lexington
April 17, 2010 to April 19, 2010
Cowboy Junkies -- Rockland
April 17, 2010
Rocks Rock – Manchester
April 18, 2010
Party for the Planet at Franklin Park Zoo -- Boston
April 18, 2010
Model Train Show -- Hooksett
April 18, 2010
“Oliver” -- Worcester
April 23, 2010
Valencia Robinson -- Gardiner
April 23, 2010
Cherish the Ladies-- Rockland
April 23, 2010
Bangor Garden Show – Bangor
April 23, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Cherish the Ladies -- Rockland
April 23, 2010
Curtis Adams -- Springfield
April 24, 2010
Earth Day Celebration -- Mystic
April 24, 2010
Fabrications Quilt Show -- North Kingstown
April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Earth Day at Garden in the Woods -- Framingham
April 24, 2010
Beaucoup Blue -- Lancaster
April 24, 2010
Wine Dinner Series: Austria -- Boston
April 26, 2010
Wine Dinner Series: Austria -- Boston
April 26, 2010
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet –Storrs
April 29, 2010
Aerospacefest 2010 --Concord
April 30, 2010 to May 2, 2010
Sampling of International Wine & Food -- Worcester
April 30, 2010
Donna Lee and Landslide: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac -- Chicopee
May 1, 2010
The Met@The Music Hall with “Armimda”-- Portsmouth
May 2, 2010
Boston Pops Season Opening Night -- Boston
May 4, 2010
Idina Menzel and the Boston Pops -- Boston
May 5, 2010 to May 6, 2010
Lord of the Dance -- Springfield
May 6, 2010 to May 7, 2010
Butterfly Pavilion and Plant Sale -- Norwich
May 6, 2010 to May 9, 2010
“Murder’s In the Heir” presented in dinner theater -- Manchester
May 7, 2010 to May 9, 2010
Wine Dinner Series: Blind Tasting -- Boston
May 10, 2010
Farm Day -- Scotland
May 15, 2010
Star Chefs at Gracie’s – Providence
May 16, 2010
The New Kids on the Block – Ledyard
May 21, 2010
The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers -- Boston
May 21, 2010 to May 22, 2010
Maureen Mcgovern and the Boston Pops -- Boston
May 25, 2010 to May 26, 2010
Ray Charles Tribute with the Boston Pops -- Boston
May 29, 2010
Dave Brubeck with the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 1, 2010 to June 2, 2010
A Tribute to Duke Ellington with the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 4, 2010 to June 5, 2010
From the Top with the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 8, 2010
An Evening with Cole Porter with the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 9, 2010 to June 11, 2010
Shalin Liu Performance Center Grand Opening -- Rockport
June 10, 2010
Garrick Ohlsson Plays Chopin -- Rockport
June 11, 2010
Gospel Night with the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 12, 2010
Herbie Hancock – Portsmouth
June 16, 2010
The World of Arlo Guthrie with the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 17, 2010 to June 18, 2010
Father's Day Family Concert With Daniel Bernard Roumain and the Boston Pops -- Boston
June 20, 2010
Afro Cuban All Stars – Portsmouth
June 30, 2010
Artists Weekend, Exhibition, and Sale -- Newbury
July 24, 2010 to July 25, 2010
Clydesdale camera day –Merrimack
August 7, 2010
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