Over the next couple of months, the Aloha Cafe will introduce some changes that we expect will allow us to be more efficient as well as more customer friendly!
As of April 1st, Tracey McNeal was appointed as our new Cafe Manager and she already has some great ideas to make our busy summer season a success.

Welcome back, Tracey McNeal!

We’ve already started to send out our weekly Aloha Cafe specials email blast, so if you’re not on our email list, please sign up so you don’t miss any of the goings-on around here for the next few busy months!

Spring into Art 2012

We’re delighted to be part of the 2012 Newport “Spring Into Art” series of events with a special program on Saturday, March 31, from 4:30 to 8:00 pm.

Our Tales, Treats, & Tunes program is open to the public and will offer an enjoyable, affordable, and interesting afternoon and evening with some great company!

Russ & Heidi Mead

At 5:30 – We’ll have plenty of TREATS to share including the Aloha Cafe’s Clam Chowder, Incredible Coleslaw, Captain’s Cornbread, and Decadent Desserts.

Then, at 6:30 – Newport’s own painist Lois Vaughan will provide a delightful program of great jazz and American standards while we sip wine (or beer) as we sit back and enjoy the music.

Lois Vaughan

Carol & Agustin Anievas

Seamen’s Church Institute is very pleased to present a special concert by Agustin & Carol Anievas on Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at St. George’s School Chapel in Middletown. The concert will benefit the creation of an endowment for the preservation and maintenance of the Chapel of the Sea at Seamen’s.

The program will include works by Bach-Busoni, Chopin and the Rachmaninoff Concerto No.2 in C Minor for two pianos, featuring Carol Anievas at the second piano.

Our Guest Performers:

Agustin Anievas began his studies with his mother before his fourth birthday. By the time he was twelve, he had already performed at the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C. and the Palacio de Bellas Artes where he was the youngest artist to be given that honor. His orchestral debut at eighteen with the Little Orchestra Society in New York’s Carnegie Hall began an already auspicious career, and he went on to garner many prizes and competitions as a young artist. Performing in the musical centers of the US, as well as on most of the continents and in many countries, Agustin has appeared in recitals and with orchestras worldwide. Now retired from his position as Professor of Piano at Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music, Mr. Anievas has been a long time Newport Festival artist. He first appeared at the invitation of the indomitable Mark P. Malkovich Sr. in the 1970′s and will appear again this summer playing works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin. This afternoon’s program has the delightful addition of his wife, Carol, who will accompany him at the second piano playing the orchestral part of the Rachmaninoff Concert No.2.

Seamen’s Church Institute very much appreciates the warm hospitality of St. George’s School for allowing us to host this afternoon concert in the magnificant Chapel on their campus in Middletown.

Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online (below) through PayPal – at the door on the day of the concert – by calling Seamen’s Church Institute at 401-847-4260 – or by contacting Deedra Durocher at seamensnewport@gmail.com.

Please note – actual tickets will not be printed, but a table for advance reservations or door sales will be at the concert entrance.

Buy one or more tickets

Buy one ticket $50.00 USD Buy two tickets $100.00 USD Buy three tickets $150.00 USD Buy four tickets $200.00 USD

2011 Winter Concert

Seamen’s Church Institute is pleased to once again host a Free Winter Community Concert – on Sunday, February 19, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Newport Marriott Atrium.

The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Robert Franzblau, will present “No Strings Attached” with a series of orchestral selections for symphonic band. Works by Aaron Copland, Felix Medelsshon, Dmitri Shostakovich, Leonard Bernstein, and other composers will be featured on the program.

The Concert is free and open to the public thanks to sponsorship by the People’s Credit Union, with additional support from the Newport Marriott Hotel. Partial support for the RI Wind Ensemble’s 2012 concert season is provided by the RI State Council on the Arts.

For additional information, contact Seamen’s Church Institute at 401-847-4260 or seamensnewport@gmail.com

seal graphicWant to match a Seal Watching Tour with a stay at Seamen’s? We have vacancies for $49/night. Tours on the M/V Alletta Morris, with guides and binoculars provided, are scheduled for Dec. 27 @ 1:00 pm, Dec. 28 @ 1:30 pm, Dec. 29 @ 2:00 pm, and Dec. 30 @ 3 pm. Tours depart from Bowen’s Wharf, right behind Seamen’s. Call 324-6020 to reserve for the tour. Call 847-4260 to reserve a room or book online at www.seamensnewport.org.

We’re all decorated for the holidays and invite you to join us for a tour of a our National Historic Register building on Saturday, December 17th, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm to enjoy our Christmas Glow. Stay a while for a complimentary warm cider or hot chocolate.

Thanksgiving came to Seamen’s in a variety of ways:

Once again, Seamen’s hosted a Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 12:00 to 2:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day, with the assistance of an enthusiastic army of volunteers. With the experienced volunteer guidance of caterer and restauranteur Kim Comfort, preparations began on Tuesday evening with vegetable peeling and ran through late afternoon on Thursday for clean up. Approximately 257 guests were served in the Mariner’s Lounge as well as in the Library, some 117 more than last year! We were so grateful to receive donations of volunteer time; borrowed buffet servers; discounts for rented items; homemade cranberry sauce, breads, pies and other desserts; beautiful floral centerpieces for every table; and financial contributions.

SCI Thankful for generosity of Cluny School students & faculty

92ND ANNUAL MEETING
SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE
FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 18, 2011
6:00 – 7:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:00 – 7:30 PM BUSINESS MEETING
7:30 – 8:15 PM PROGRAM

OPEN TO DONORS, FRIENDS OF SCI, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Our building is fully accessible from Bowen’s Wharf Entrance

“Honoring the Wounded Warriors”

Mike Holty, a Vietnam Veteran and retired US Navy Officer, with commands at sea and ashore at the Naval Reserve Center in Boston as well as a Defense Contractor at NUWC, has been an active volunteer with the Wounded Warrior Project for two years. He will provide a brief overview of the WWP and its relevance to the mission of Seamen’s Church Institute. He will also introduce Ryan Henderson,
USMC Ret., a Wounded Warrior, and Jean Corser, a Wounded Warrior mom with a son now returned to Afghanistan. (www.woundedwarriorproject.org)

Fall in Newport is Festival Season. Stay at Seamen’s and walk to most festivals. Book online by clicking the blue Reservation Button to the right!
* Fort Adams Antique Festival
* Harborfest
* Oktoberfest
* Festival in the Park
* Pumpkin Festival
* Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
* and don’t miss the Haunted Shipyard. Eeeek!!

We look forward to hosting you!