Our Thanks to the Performers on Music Stage 2008

Mac Chrupcala
Inducted into The Newport Jazz Hall of Fame

Juanito Pascual
"A flamenco phenom . . . rising star of the Spanish guitar form." – The Boston Globe

The Boston String Quartet
A creative leader in contemporary classical music in New England

Mary Day

Kim Lamothe

Manny Perry

Ross Robinson

Twist of Fate

Lois Vaughan

White Squall

Brendan Whipple

Chuck Williams

Children’s Entertainment 2008

Lindsey Adler:
Mother Nature

Angela Angers

Christopher Kavi Carbone

Francesca Simone

Saturday August 29, 2009
Sunday August 30, 2009

At Newport’s Premier Downtown
Waterfront Event Site
Newport Yachting Center
4 Commercial Wharf (on America’s Cup Ave.)
Newport , RI 02840

Experience the excitement of Newport Arts Festival - Browse through a colorful marketplace of fine and functional art on Newport’s scenic waterfront. You’ll view the work of select regional and national artists, including wearable art, wood and glass work, paintings, photography, pottery and more. Relax and enjoy live music from Celtic to jazz, activities to inspire young imaginations and a delicious food café.

Looking Upwards - Proceeds from the festival benefit Looking Upwards, a Middletown-based nonprofit agency, in its mission of supporting people with developmental disabilities to live fulfilling lives.