by Dan Swain | Mar 18, 2024 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NFF Announces 100th Student Registered for Free Lessons March 16, 2024 On Tuesday, March 12th, Newport Festivals Foundation announced their 100th student had registered for their Free Music Lessons program. The program provides...
by Dan Swain | Feb 16, 2024 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NFF Donates $15k of Instruments to Newport Public Schools February 16, 2024 Newport Festivals Foundation visited Thompson Middle School yesterday to donate over $15,000 worth of new and gently used instruments. This donation was...
by Dan Swain | Feb 13, 2024 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS “Hold Fast to Dreams” A Moment of Hope from the Newport Jazz Jam Sessions February 15, 2024 In the summer of 2023, Newport Festivals Foundation announced a new mission statement: To create moments of hope through the...
by Dan Swain | Aug 14, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation Announces New Mission and Vision Statements August 10, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation is proud to announce new mission and vision statements: MISSION STATEMENT: Newport Festivals Foundation’s mission...
by Dan Swain | Mar 23, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation Hires Leland Baker for Music Education Manager Position March 10, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation is excited to announce the hire of Leland Baker as Music Education Manager. Leland will be responsible...
by Dan Swain | Mar 10, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NFF Announces Free Jazz Festival Tickets for Rogers High School Seniors March 10, 2023 The Rogers High School Winter Music Concert on Thursday night was cause for more than just one celebration. Not only was it Rogers’ first...
by Dan Swain | Feb 8, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS 2023 ARTIST GIVES Feb 2, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation makes grants to music education programs on behalf of artists on the Newport Folk and Jazz Festival Lineups. For over sixty-six years, our events have defined the modern...
by Dan Swain | Jan 26, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Valerie June and Newport Festivals Foundation Partner to Donate Instruments to Tennessee and Mississippi Music Programs January 26, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation has partnered with Folk musician, Valerie June, to donate...
by Dan Swain | Dec 9, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation Receives Champlin Grant November 30, 2022 Newport, R.I., — December 1, 2022 — The Champlin Foundation has awarded $37,000 to Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF). The funds will be used to assist in the...
by Dan Swain | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals and Newport Music Shop Create Partnership to Donate Used Instruments to Schools on Aquidneck Island November 30, 2022 Have an instrument at home that you’re not using? Put it to good use! Newport Festivals...
by Dan Swain | Apr 27, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Announces Leith Ross to receive 2022 John Prine Songwriter Fellowship March 4, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation has announced the recipient of the first ever, John Prine Songwriter Fellowship: Leith Ross. The...
by Dan Swain | Apr 7, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENTS FOR KENTUCKY March 4, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation Partners with Sturgill Simpson, Avett Brothers, and Katie Pruitt to donate instruments to those impacted by the Western Kentucky tornadoes On March 18th and 19th,...
by Dan Swain | Mar 31, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS 2022 ARTIST GIVES Mar 22, 2022 Newport Festivals Foundation makes grants to music education programs on behalf of artists on the Newport Folk and Jazz Festival Lineups. For over sixty-six years, our events have defined the modern...
by Dan Swain | Nov 3, 2021 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation and Rainey Day Fund Join Forces to Support Marginalized Voices in Music November 3, 2021 NFF and Rainey Day join forces – launch first round of grants to BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled creators. The...
by Dan Swain | Mar 4, 2021 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENT BELL COVER DONATIONS March 4, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Instrument Bell Cover Donations to Music Programs Newport Festivals Foundation has announced a new initiative to donate instrument bell covers to...
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