Lecture ~ October 30 ~ “40 Years of Transformation and Preservation: The History of the Newport Restoration Foundation and Preservation in Newport” October 30, 2008

Pieter Roos, Newport Restoration Foundation Executive Director, and Robert Foley, NRF Director of Preservation will speak about early preservation efforts in Newport and the development of the Newport Restoration Foundation on October 30 beginning at 5:30 pm at the Newport Art Museum. Presented in association with the exhibition “The Eloquence of Place: Forty Years of the Newport Restoration Foundation” running at the Museum through January 4, 2009. Lecture is free for Newport Art Museum Members/$10 for Non-Members. RSVP to (401) 848-8200 x 104. 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI.