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march 2018 #104

Happy March!

This month the Newport St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on St. Patrick's Day itself-- Saturday, 3/17. For Newporters, it heralds the unofficial start of the spring season on the island! We welcome both the Vernal Equinox on 3/20 and "longer" days this month when we set our clocks to daylight savings time on 3/11.

March is also National Women's History Month! Follow our friends at D.F. Dwyer Insurance on Facebook throughout March for Motivational Monday posts on Inspiring American Women, in addition to St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts!

All best,
SallyAnne_/)

and if you please

iRIsh

Newport Irish Heritage hosts numerous events this month starting with Dancing at the 40 Steps accompanied by live Celtic music on 3/4 (weather permitting) and highlighted by the 62nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on 3/17, which is always held rain or shine! The Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center will be open to visitors from 12N-5pm on 3/9, 3/10, 3/11, 3/16, 3/17 and 3/18 . Enjoy Traditional Irish Music Sessions this month (and every month) with the South Coast Rovers on Sundays from 6pm-9pm at the Fastnet Pub.

sea green

Clean Ocean Access has a number of Aquidneck Island Beach Clean- Ups scheduled this month.... 'tis the season to get out there and tidy up our shoreline!

3/3 Brenton Point, Newport
3/9: Island Park, Portsmouth
3/31: Baily Brook Watershed, Middletown

all ears

The Narrows Center for the Arts has a full schedule of performances this month. May I recommend: Birds of Chicago on 3/2, Dear John: Robert Ellis & Courtney Hartman on 3/3, Trevor Hall: A Night in the Village on 3/8, (formerly Young ;-) Neal & The Vipers on 3/9, Entrain on 3/10, The Dustbowl Revival on 3/15, Shipyard Wreck on 3/22, Shovels & Rope on 3/23 and the Squirrel Nut Zippers on 3/30.

Kudos to The Greenwich Odeum! Their programing is growing by leaps and bounds as they add new shows to their line-up daily. You can catch The Zombies w/ Don DiLego on 3/8, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes on 3/16, Five for Fighting w/ Marie Miller on 3/17, Cherish the Ladies (Celtic) on 3/18, and The English Beat with special guest The Copacetics on 3/24!

Sadly, Jimmy's Saloon will soon be just a memory-- let's enjoy and support Ocean Mic, every Thursday from 9pm-1pm while we still can!

roll 'em

Wow, the folks who update the old-school marquee at the Jane Pickens Theater will get a workout this month changing between the many screenings and events on their March schedule! My picks include: Call Me By Your Name continuing through 3/8, Darkest Hour returning from 3/2-3/7, Fantastic Mr. Fox on 3/8, Faces Places from 3/9-3/15, Remains of the Day w/ Q&A by director James Ivory on 3/11 and Heal on 3/12. See more listing at their website.

Then for something completely different, catch This is Spinal Tap (@ volume 11), at the Greenwich Odeum on 3/23!