Want to enjoy the warm weather of May? Well, how about spending a lovely Thursday night strolling downtown and experiencing the diversity of art in Newport. Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 5 until 8 in the evening is Newport Gallery Night. Hands-on demonstrations, talented artists, and displays will be available at participating galleries all around the city. A map and brochure for the night is readily available at each participating gallery, online at www.newportgalleries.org, in hotels, inns, and many other local venues.

		Enjoy a meal after the event! The Newport County Chamber of Commerce has coordinated a restaurant coupon promotion for Gallery Night allowing attendees to pick up a coupon at one of the open galleries and use it at any of the 14 participating restaurants on Gallery Night. Free parking is available during Newport Gallery Night in the downtown area at the Visitors Bureau and at the Newport Art Museum "on the Hill." Onne van der Wal Photography at 1 Bannister's Wharf will have limited edition prints on display that will be added to their ever growing collection of 235 prints. These limited edition prints will include shots from Onne's recent expedition to Chile while shooting a regatta in Chile for Nautique Magazine. Redwood Library and Athenaeum at 50 Bellevue Ave. will host a free chamber music concert by the Amari String Quartet on May 8th starting at 6:00. What could go better with gallery hopping but a bit of chamber music? This concert is free and open to the public. Cadeaux du Monde at 26 Mary St. will present ongoing informal lectures from 5 until 8 in the evening by owners Katie Dyer and Jane Dyer. The lectures will be illustrated with Cadeaux du Monde's current collection of one-of-a-kind modern Haitian Oil Drum Art which are hand-tooled by hammering and cutting recycled steel oil drums. These folk art tell the stories of the art, history and traditions of the Haitian people including the marrying of the Voodoo religious traditions with Roman Catholicism.

Newport Gallery Night, sponsored by the Newport Gallery Organization, is held the second Thursday of every month from 5 until 8 in the evening at the participating galleries. The Newport Gallery Organization is comprised of 25 members who offer original works from local artists as well as from artisans around the world. Newport Gallery Night provides an outlet for a great diversity of galleries to present their work to the public. Demonstrations, receptions, and occasional entertainment are presented at the participating galleries. Contemporary, historic, traditional and avant-garde pieces are on sale and may be purchased sales tax free throughout Newport.

For more information on the Newport Gallery Organization, Newport Gallery Night, or any of the participating galleries please contact info@newportgalleries.org or visit the website at http://www.newportgalleries.org/. - -

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