The following events are planned for Newport Arboretum Week, organized by the Newport Tree Conservancy. Events are free unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit newportarboretumweek.org or email [email protected].
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
“THE LORAX” SHOWING: Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., Newport, 2:30 p.m. Universal Pictures’ adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ book.
MONDAY, APRIL 22
EARTH DAY CLEANUP: Miantonomi Park, Hillside Avenue, Newport, 1-2:30 p.m. Bring gloves, comfortable shoes, and a water bottle.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
ROSECLIFF TREE WALK: Rosecliff mansion, 548 Bellevue Ave., Newport, 1-2 p.m. Tour led by Jeff Curtis, director of gardens and grounds for the Preservation Society of Newport County, and Newport’s Tree Warden Scott Wheeler.
NEWPORT’S HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEYS: Newport Public Library, Program Room, 300 Spring St., Newport, 6 p.m. Tanya Kelley, founder and principal of PLACEstudio Landscape Design in Newport, discusses histories of significant landscapes throughout Newport as well as highlights of historic surveys recently completed for several Newport properties. Register at eventbrite.com.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
“FLOWER POWER”: O’Hare Academic Center, Bazarsky Lecture Hall, 36 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, 6 p.m. “Flower Power: Floriculture, Floral Designers and Car Follies in the Gilded Age” with John R. Tschirch, architectural historian and honorary member of The Garden Club of America. Register at eventbrite.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
TREE WALK: Arboretum at Salve Regina University, Wakehurst property gate, Leroy and Ochre Point avenues, 11:30 a.m. Led by Salve student Michaela McMahon. Register at eventbrite.com.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
TREE WALKS: Frederick Law Olmsted Park and Arboretum, National Museum of American Illustration, 492 Bellevue Ave., Newport, 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Guided tours of ArbNet internationally recognized arboretum.
LIGHTING OF THE TREES CELEBRATION AND ILLUMINATED TROLLEY TOURS: Elks Lodge, 141 Pelham St, Newport, 7-10 p.m. Light refreshments and a cash bar at the lodge. Trolley tours of Newport’s illuminated trees depart at 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tour tickets $15-$22.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
SPRING SIDEWALK PARADE, TREE PATH OPENING AND HOPE TREE PLANTING: Florence Gray Center, 1 York St., Newport, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Parade with costumes, music and dance past 20 decorated trees, ending at Miantonomi Park with celebration, picnic, performances, tree planting, touch-a-truck and tree path decorating.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28
TROLLEY TREE TOUR: Antone Academic Center, 56 Lawrence Ave., Newport, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Christopher Fletcher of Bartlett Tree Experts leads city-wide tour of unique and specialty trees found in the various arboreta in Newport. Trolley departs at 10 a.m. Reserve tickets at eventbrite.com.
ARBORETUM NIGHT AT SARDELLA’S: Sardella’s restaurant, 30 Memorial Blvd., Newport, 5-10:30 p.m. Ten percent of the night’s receipts will be donated to Newport Tree Conservancy to help it continue to protect, preserve and promote Newport’s urban forest. For reservations call (401) 849-6312.
