http://riroads.com/ en-us Rhode Island Roads Magazine is the online magazine of travel, life, dining, and entertainment for people who love Rhode Island. These items appear in the news section of RI Roads. Copyright 2004, Rhode Island Roads Magazine editor@riroads.com http://riroads.com/adgraphix/riroadsbutton.gif http://riroads.com/ 1200 http://riroads.com/news/20100405teabysea.htm Where classical meets contemporary and clay meets the sea. The Newport Potters Guild, located at 302 Thames Street in Newport, RI will host Tea by the Sea, a national juried exhibition of teapots, teacups, tea bowls and tea accessories from March 3 through April 5. An opening reception with live jazz from the Lois Vaughan Jazz Duo will be held on Saturday, March 6, from 6:00-9:00 pm. The exhibition and reception are open to the public. http://riroads.com/news/20100625newportflower.htm With growing conditions ranging from the tropics to the Antarctic, Africa boasts the most diverse range of plants and animals in the world. The 2010 Newport Flower Show, Safari Flora and Fauna, will capture the imagination as it celebrates that continent's exotic treasures with colorful and vibrant floral and horticulture displays, lectures, workshops, shopping and entertainment. Benefitting The Preservation Society of Newport County, the show will open on Friday morning, June 25, and run through Sunday, June 27, at Rosecliff in Newport, RI. The Presenting Sponsor of the Newport Flower Show is Bartlett Tree Experts. http://riroads.com/news/20110211flowershow.htm Spring will arrive early in Providence when the 17th Annual Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show blooms from February 18-21, 2010 at the Rhode Island Convention Center. This year's theme, "Timeless Gardens," sets the stage for spectators to journey through past decades from the Roaring Twenties to the flower power days of the 60s. While witnessing the thirty themed gardens, attendees can purchase garden tools, art works, flowers, seeds, jewelry and more from over 150 marketplace vendors and artisans.