Navy band featured at Art After Dark Thursday

NEWPORT – Newport Art Museum’s Art After Dark is back on Thursday, March 14, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Each Art After Dark has unique programming for the whole family. This event joins the ranks of the many events and educational programs the Museum currently offers in its galleries at 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport.

Admission to Art After Dark is free for Museum members and is a $10 suggested donation for non-members. Light refreshments and cash bar will be available. Art After Dark is supported by BankNewport, Matouk and Narragansett Brewery as well as donations to the Museum’s Annual Fund.

This month, Art After Dark will welcome Navy Band Northeast, with a performance by the esteemed Brass Quintet. Performing a wide variety of musical styles from traditional and modern brass pieces, to Dixieland and patriotic marches, the Quintet is always a memorable musical event for all ages.

Due to limited space, advance reservations are highly recommended at newportartmuseum.org.

Founded in 1912, The Newport Art Museum is one of the oldest continuously operating and most highly regarded art museums and schools of its kind in the country. The Art Museum offers a provocative diversity of creative voices in its historic Newport setting. Visitors can expect treasures from its permanent collection featuring American art from the late 19th century to the present, as well as programmed exhibitions of contemporary art. Dedicated museum docents are available to offer guided tours of the campus and educate visitors on the archi- tecture, artwork and history of the Museum. Artist Talks, film screenings, lectures and musical performances are scheduled throughout the year.

The Museum operates on a three-building campus, the main building being National Historic landmark, the John N.A. Griswold House. It was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, completed in 1864 and remains the premier example of American “Stick-Style” architecture. Richard Morris Hunt went on to design Marble House, The Breakers, Ochre Court, Belcourt Castle, and other landmarks in Newport and New York, including the base for the Statue of Liberty. Adjacent to the Griswold House is the Cushing Building, built in 1919, featuring two rotating galleries, as well as the Cushing Memorial Gallery dedicated to the artist Howard Gardiner Cushing.