2026 Winter Lectures in the Belmont Chapel at Island Cemetery
2026 Winter Lectures in the Belmont Chapel at Island Cemetery
February 12 and 15 - Cash for Crowns
February 26 and March 1 - Newport Architects
March 12 and 15 - The Games Afoot! (sports)
March 26 and 29- A Close Look at the Belmont-Tiffany-Perry Circle
Venue:
Belmont Chapel
at Island Cemetery
30 Warner Street
Newport, RI 02840
Join us for one or more of the winter lecture series in the Belmont Chapel. Each topic will be presented on a Thursday and a Sunday. Hear about remarkable people (many buried in Island Cemetery) with Newport connections.
Tickets are $15 for each lecture or $50 for the series (4 lectures). Copies of the book “Discover Island Cemetery: Notable People and Monuments from the Gilded Age to Modern Times” can also be purchased in the chapel. The hour-long lectures will be presented by Trudy and Lew Keen, authors of the book, and Zach Russell, Preserve Rhode Island and Salve graduate. All proceeds from tickets benefit the Island Cemetery.
February 15
Venue
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March 15
Venue
New York, NY
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sounds like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest.