Book sale, concerts and more. What to do in Newport County this weekend.

Will Richmond, Newport Daily News
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As the weather turns nicer – we hope – the call to do yard work or attend a kids sporting event may be clogging your weekend schedule but there are plenty of other options out there.

Maybe you want to stock up on summer reads or listen to live music or take in some art. Maybe a model train show will help spur some creativity.

These are a sampling of the events taking place this weekend across Newport County to give you more than a honey-do list, so take a look and start making plans.

Friends of Tiverton Libraries book sale

From left, Kathy Gallagher, Joanne Morrow and Cary Bailey organize books at Tiverton Public Library in preparation for a book sale in 2017.
From left, Kathy Gallagher, Joanne Morrow and Cary Bailey organize books at Tiverton Public Library in preparation for a book sale in 2017.

The Friends of Tiverton Libraries will hold a book and bake sale on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the community room at Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave. The sale will feature hard and softcover fiction and non-fiction books, and books for children, along with music CDs and movie DVDs and jigsaw puzzles. Most books will be priced at $1 or less, with a few vintage or special items at higher prices. A baked goods table will feature cookies, brownies, breads, cakes and more.

In an effort to reduce inventory, book donations are not being accepted at this time, although donations of baked goods will be accepted between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday and at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

All funds raised will be used to support library programming and the purchase of museum and activity passes.  For more information, call the library at 625-6796.

Newport Navy Choristers

The Newport Navy Choristers, under the direction of Lori McDowell will present “Proudly We Sing” on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at St Mary’s Church, 12 William St., Newport.

A non-profit group consisting of many active and retired military service members and their families, the chorus will perform a repertoire of patriotic and popular songs that will appeal to everyone.

The chorus has been performing concerts to benefit local charitable and civic groups since 1953. The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from this performance.

Tickets are $20 for adults; seniors $15; children $10 and can be purchased from a chorus member or at the door.For more information contact Pat McGue at 401/849-1135 or Lori McDowell at 401/862-3334 or visit newportnavychoristers.org.

Model train display

Inevitably at such public displays, Susan Osberg, 80, the superintendent of Little Rhody Division, has one or more suddenly excited people tell her they have Dad's or Grandpa's old model train equipment tucked away in the attic or basement or garage and they have no idea if they still work or not.
Inevitably at such public displays, Susan Osberg, 80, the superintendent of Little Rhody Division, has one or more suddenly excited people tell her they have Dad's or Grandpa's old model train equipment tucked away in the attic or basement or garage and they have no idea if they still work or not.

The Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, Middletown, is hosting a model train display event on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Little Rhody Division, Northeastern Region - National Model Railroad Association will be hosting a model train display with operating model railroads, including T-TRAK and Harry Potter layouts.

This event is free and for all ages.

April FREE for ALL Saturday

The doors are wide open on Saturday at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport, for a day of family-friendly activities in the galleries. Hands-on art-making, artist demonstrations, drop in educator-led guided tours, live performances, scavenger hunts and more, inspired by the "A Year at Bradley: Representations of Nature, Self, and Symbolism and Arghavan Khosravi exhibitions."

Newport String Project concerts

The Newport String Quartet: Ealaín McMullin and Kenneth Trotter, violin; Santiago Vazquez-Loredo, viola; Jacob MacKay, cello.
The Newport String Quartet: Ealaín McMullin and Kenneth Trotter, violin; Santiago Vazquez-Loredo, viola; Jacob MacKay, cello.

The Newport String Project presents The Newport County Concert Series featuring The Newport String Quartet: Ealaín McMullin and Kenneth Trotter, violin; Santiago Vazquez-Loredo, viola; Jacob MacKay, cello, on Saturday at 2 p.m., at the Colony House, Washington Square, Newport and on Sunday at 2 p.m., at the United Congregational Church, 1 Commons St., Little Compton.

The Newport String Quartet will be performing works by Peter Arnold Heise, Edvard Grieg and Kian Ravaei. The concert will include a performance of a recently rediscovered string quartet by Danish composer Peter Arnold Heise, alongside Edvard Grieg's Nordic masterpiece, String Quartet No 1 in g minor. The concert will also feature "The Little Things" (2023), a musical homage to Emily Dickinson by Iranian-American composer Kian Ravaei.

Tickets available at newportstringproject.org

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Things to do in Newport County April 26-28: Book sale, choir concert

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