Jul 6, 2008 11:00 am US/Eastern
Newport
Taste the seafood, see inside the mansions, and experience the beautiful beaches of one of New England's premiere summer locales.
JAMES MONTGOMERY
This Newport resident is one the world's most celebrated blues artist. While not touring with his band, Montgomery lives in a restored church with a rich history of providing aid and comfort to escaping slaves.
THE WINES OF NEWPORTGreenvale Vineyards produces small quantities of exceptional estate grown wines. We are located long the Sakonnet River in Portsmouth, RI, five miles north of downtown Newport. It owner, Nancy Parker Wilson commutes from Boston each day because of her family ties and special love of the winery.
CLARKE'S COOKE HOUSE
The Clarke Cooke House is legendary as a spot to meet and greet. For locals and visitors alike, the Cooke House is quintessential Newport.
In the 18th-century building one can dine in romantic elegance, relax at harbor level in The Candy Store or dance in the Boom Boom Room.
They have hosted princesses and yachting stars, captains of industry and charming scalawags, to occasions whimsical and outrageous, to America's Cup crews, and family gatherings.
MLK COMMUNITY HOUSE
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center was incorporated in 1922 as the Newport Community Center to provide recreational activities for community residents. Over the past 82 years, this Center has emerged as a multicultural, multi-service agency that has provided a wide variety of human services to particularly the low-income residents of Newport County. The breakfast program serves over 14,000 meals annually for families in need and the food pantry serves over 44,000 meals per year. Almost all of the actively involved teens graduate from high school and enroll in four-year colleges.
Just Thinking
Newport's Cliffwalk is one of the most delightful paths in this part of the country, with the natural beauty of the land, the wildflowers and the birds, the spectacle of the most extravagant Victorian architecture, and the unencumbered sight of the sea. But there are challenges. After all this is a public walkway that crosses private land. Over the years, some of the landowners, tired of the constant foot traffic, have tried to put up obstructions to keep people away. And there is the problem of erosion, natural and man-made, that has left some of the path unsafe. The task ahead is to maintain the path in the midst of opposing perspectives. So who should take the most responsibility? Everybody who has a view. That is the recognition of common ground; the very point where community begins.
Sunday is proud to present The James Montgomery Band.
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