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Community Book Event: Reading with the Elephants

Community Book Event: Reading with the Elephants

by | Jul 26, 2024

Calling all adventurers and explorers for some elephant-sized fun! Join us and our friends at Charter Books for our next Community Book Event, Reading with The Elephants at Rough Point. This program includes storytime and a craft-making activity.
Recommended for ages 2-5.

Entrance to The Great Elephant Migration installation and Rough Point Museum is included with Reading with the Elephants.

This event is FREE, but space is limited so please RSVP here in advance.

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About our partner, Charter Books:
Founded in 2020, Charter Books is a Newport-based business whose mission is to cultivate community and a robust local culture through a broad selection of books, programming, and the free exchange of ideas. We’re committed to exceptional customer service and the values of inclusion, diversity, and independence.

Sensory-Friendly Morning with the Elephants

Sensory-Friendly Morning with the Elephants

by | Jul 19, 2024

Join us for a sensory-friendly morning with the Great Elephant Migration at Rough Point! This morning is designed for people with sensory processing sensitivities and their families to visit the elephant herd in a quieter environment before Rough Point is open to the public.

Please reach out to fvagnone@newportrestoration.org with questions about the event and experience.

Please register here in advance. This event is free, but space is limited to 4 families.

Roam Around Rough Point with the Elephants

Roam Around Rough Point with the Elephants

by | Jul 19, 2024

Featuring community partners Bike Newport, Charter Books, Conexión Latina Newport, Potter League for Animals, Rhode Island Slave History Medallions, Sankofa Community Connection, Tomaquag Museum, and more!

Bike/trolley/walk to meet the elephants at Rough Point and join The Great Elephant Migration!

We invite you to dine al fresco among Rough Point’s resident elephant herd, listen to live music from Chelley Knight & The Dope Things presented by North End Entertainment, and enjoy the spectacular ocean views.

Bring your lawn blanket and/or chairs and your picnic supplies. We’ll provide the Del’s Frozen Lemonade.

This FREE community event is open to all, but we recommend that you register here in advance.

Please note: There is no parking onsite for this event. Please visit newportrestoration.org/plan-a-visit/ for information on how to get to Rough Point. For questions about accessible parking, please contact visit@newportrestoration.org or call 401 849-7300.

Thank you to our sponsor,, for helping make this community event possible.

A Dog’s Day Out with the Elephants

A Dog’s Day Out with the Elephants

by | Jul 19, 2024

It’s the dog days of summer! Join us and our community partner The Potter League for Animals for a dog’s day out with the Great Elephant Migration at “Ruff” Point. Bring along your dog to visit the elephants at Rough Point before the herd continues their migration. We will have a photo booth for your puppy to pose with their favorite pachyderm.

NRF founder Doris Duke was a supporter of animal well-being and she lived with dogs, cats, and camels(!) in her homes. Many of her pets were adopted from the Potter League for Animals.

Suggested donation, $5. All proceeds will go to the Newport Restoration Foundation and the Potter League for Animals to support our missions. We kindly ask that you register here, in advance.

Please note: We welcome all doggos, floofs, and furry friends who are leashed and are picked up after on the grounds of Rough Point.
Service dogs are welcome inside the museum, but please no pets.

Thank you to our pawtastic sponsors!

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About The Potter League for Animals:

The Potter League for Animals is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promote, protect and advance the well-being of Rhode Island’s companion animals. As the heart of a compassionate community, the Potter League enriches lives and promote the humane treatment of animals.
As the most comprehensive animal welfare organization in the state, the Potter League impacts more than 10,000 companion animals each year. For more than 95 years the Potter League has been committed to service the needs of the people and animals in the Rhode Island community and across New England as a 4-star Charity Navigator rated nonprofit ranking in the top 1% nationally.