Page 4 Newport This Week November 11, 2010
NEWS BRIEFS New Yacht Brokerage SCI Annual Meeting Talk about a Grand Opens Shop Prize! The 91st Annual Meeting of the Bluenose Yacht Sales & Brokerage has opened a new office in downtown Newport, the company announced on Tuesday. Located next door to the Mooring Restaurant and Newport Yachting Center, the company is the newest addition to the One Commercial Wharf complex. Glenn Walters, managing partner, said, “Our location is fabulous exposure giving our clients quick access to our many listings and product offerings. While the marThe Newport Lions Club present- ket has been soft over the past two ed their “Heart of a Lion” Award to years there has been a nice resurMisi Ashton, the mother of Captain gence in demand due to very atRick Levada, an Army doctor, who tractive financing packages and was stationed in a remote section many new models with new techof Afghanistan. The Newport Lions nology that have excited my clients adopted Captain Levada and his to purchase now.” For those so inclined, Bluenose unit for their “Support Our Troops” project last year sending packages has come to rely heavily on marand letters of support and encour- keting tools such as high definition agement to the soldiers. For more videos, high quality digital photoginformation: www.newportlion- raphy, private web domains, YouTube video channel, monthly newssclub.com letters and connections to various social media portals and related blogs to lure in clients. The company expects to announce dealership agreements with several major brands in the Visiting Nurse Services of New- coming months. port and Bristol Counties will hold seasonal flu clinics for people aged 18 and older at the VNS Newport Office, 21 Chapel St. through Dec. The clinics will be offered every Mon., Wed. and Fri., from 2:30-4 p.m. and every Tues. from 10 a.m. - noon.
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Seamen’s Church Institute, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, at 18 Market Square in Newport will be a celebration of the pending completion of the major construction project undertaken this year to preserve and renovate their historic SCI building on the waterfront. A wall of 260 Recognition Bricks will be mounted in the new entranceway on the Bowen’s Wharf side of the building in early December. Bricks are available for $250 and can be purchased through the Seamen’s Church Institute website at www.seamensnewport.org or by calling 847-4260. The event is followed by a cocktail reception from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Donors, Members of the Friends of SCI, and the public are cordially invited to attend. Those interested are requested to RSVP by Nov. 17 at 847-4260.
Art at Rotunda
Newport’s Island Moving Co. announced the winners of its first “Nutcracker Sweeps,” a fundraiser to underwrite production of a new Snow Scene for the ballet and to benefit the Company’s children’s programs around its unique Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff, which opens Nov. 26. The two winners, Tom & Monique Burgess and Bart Dunbar & Lisa Lewis, were chosen from ten contestants who had each bought a $1000 ticket from Island Moving Co. Board members. The prize is a private performance during the Company’s run of the Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff, including drinks before the show and desserts at intermission. The winners’ 40 guests will also get a chance to meet the Company’s dancers, who will be in costume and available for photos on Rosecliff’s magnificent sweetheart staircase. For more information about the Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff and Island Moving Co. visit www.islandmovingco.org.
For What It’s Worth
Dear Federico; My Aunt has a stained glass window located in the staircase of her home. Is it Tiffany? If not, who made it and what’s it worth? It’s made up of lots of small pieces of glass. Bert Trulock
Dear Bert T. Your Aunt’s glass window is not Tiffany but made by the Belcher Mosaic Glass Company of New York. Their showroom was located at 123 5th Ave. Made in the mid-1880’s and composed of very small triangular pieces of glass. This patented glass process used an amalgam of lead, tin, antimony, copper and bismuth pored between the glass pieces to make the window rigid. The process was found to be extremely toxic and was abandoned within a few years after production. Though more rare than Tiffany, your Aunt’s window has a value of between $2,000 and $3,000. — Federico Santi, Partner, The Drawing Room Antiques
Art created by Newport Public School students will be showcased on Thursday, November 11 from noon to 3:00 pm in the Rotunda at Easton’s Beach. The event is free and open to the public, and includes light refreshments by Blackstone Caterers, complimentary carousel rides for children, and live music. Approximately 150 pieces of art created last spring by students in grades 4, 8 and 10-12, will be on display. The student art was created during a unique art education program, funded by a grant from the Newport Public Education Foundation (NPEF), and run in partnership with The Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) and Newport Public Schools. Participating students visited NRF’s Rough Point where they viewed the art collections in the house and the 2010 special exhibit: “Extraordinary Vision – Doris Duke and the Newport Restoration Foundation” During workshops at Rough Point the students learned about architecture, Newport history, and Preservation. They returned to the classroom where they created works of art that have been on display in the galleries at Rough Point. This work will be on public display, in it’s entirety during the November 11 exhibit, made possible by the generousity of William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd For more information about the NPEF/NRF Art Education Program or the Newport Public Education Foundation, please visit www. OurNewportSchools.org.
Events at St. John’s Church
Do you have a treasured item and want to know “what it’s worth?” Send an image, as hi-res as possible, directly to Federico at: drawrm@hotmail.com or 152 Spring St., Newport
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On Saturday, Nov. 13, The New England Sacred Camerata and the Swanhurst Festival Chamber Orchestra, will offer the Fauré Requiem at 11 a.m. This stunningly beautiful work will be offered liturgically in a full Requiem Mass while the Guild of All Souls are in residence at the Church of St. John the Evangelist. All are welcome to attend. On Sunday, Nov. 14, “Voices for Caroline,” formed to support the Caroline Cancer Fund, will host a traditional, uplifting, roof-raising Hymn Sing. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and the fun will start at 4 p.m. This promises to be an afternoon full of hope, harmony and song. Followed by a reception in the Guild Hall, 61 Poplar St., on the Point. Spread the word!
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