June 2 to 7, 2009 .:. Newport, Rhode Island
Festival Events
NIFF SPECIAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Tickets to all paid events can be bought at the Box Office, Empire Tea & Coffee, 22 Broadway. 401-835-5356
Tuesday, June 3rd
- Opening night film and Q & A w/ Phillip
Petit, Man
on Wire - Jane
Pickens Theater, 49 Touro Street. Tickets $25 – 7:00 pm
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- Opening Night Party at the Newport Yachting Center's
Sunset Terrace. Tickets
$75 - 9:00 pm
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- BUY BOTH OPENINING NIGHT FILM & PARTY TICKETS!
Wednesday, June 4th
- "Inheriting the Trade" author Tom deWolf book reading and signing - part of the Traces of the Trade documentary program. Redwood Library, 10 Redwood Street. FREE - 11:00 am
Thursday, June 5th
- Raw for 30 Days Special screening, Q&A -
Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro Street. Tickets $10 - 6:00 pm
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- Raw for 30 Days Raw Food & Organic Wine Tasting Party at
the Colony House, Washington Square. Tickets $30 - 8:00 pm
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- BUY BOTH — RAW MOVIE & DINNER Now!
Friday, June 6th
- Historian Panel Discussion: Slavery and the Slave Trade in Newport - part of the Traces of the Trade documentary program Colony House, Washington Square. FREE - 4:00 pm
- Pure Leaf Music Hour at the Colony House, Washington Square. Enjoy live music with local artist acoustic singer/songwriter Billy Leetch, free beverages from Pure Leaf and yummy eats from Chipotle. FREE – 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Screening of Girls Rock with
performance by Hannah Devine to follow -
Opera House 3, 19 Touro Street. Tickets $10 - 7:00 pm
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Saturday, June 7th
- Doubletime screening and jump
rope exhibition by Bouncing
Bulldogs - Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro Street - Exhibition in Eisenhower
Park immediately following screening. Tickets for film $10,
Performance, FREE - 1:15 pm
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- Pure Leaf Music Hour at the Colony House, Washington Square. Enjoy live music with local artist acoustic singer/songwriter Sean Rivers, beverages from Pure Leaf and yummy eats from Chipotle. FREE - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Pixar Presentation, Jane Pickens
Theater, 49 Touro Street. Director & Academy
Award Nominee, Jim Capobianco of Pixar Animation Studios will host a presentation
of the making of his short film "Your Friend The Rat," featured
on the DVD of "Ratatouille." Jim will share what it’s
like to be a short film director at Pixar and will screen a few additional
Pixar favorites. Tickets $10 - 5:15 pm
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- The Wackness, Closing Night Feature
- Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro Street. Tickets $25 - 7:00 pm
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- Delta Rising, Closing Night Documentary
- The Opera House
2, 19 Touro Street. Tickets $10 - 7:00 pm
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- Closing Night Party w/ Live Performance by James Montgomery and Special
Guests from Delta Rising – Venue
TBA. Tickets $75 - 9:00 pm Tickets
to come ...
Sunday, June 8th
- Doubletime screening and jump
rope exhibition by Bouncing Bulldogs – Opera
House 3, 19 Touro Street - Exhibition in Washington Square Park immediately
following screening. Tickets for film $10, Performance, FREE -
1:30 pm
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Tickets For Film!