Newport Festivals Lecture Program
Bringing the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals into the Classroom
The Newport Festivals Lecture Program offers schools the opportunity to incorporate the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals into their curriculums. Festival staff members provide engaging and educational lectures about various topics including:
- Newport Jazz: 1954 – Today: The Cultural Impact of an American Institution
- Newport Folk: 1959 – Today: The Music of The People
- How to Make a Music Festival: The production and operations that go into running a music festival
If you are an educator and would like to request a lecture at your school, email info@newportfestivals.org
This program is free to all Title 1 public schools in Rhode Island. Private schools and universities are asked to pay a small stipend to cover speaker fees.
For further questions about the Foundation and how you might help support our mission please contact us at info@newportfestivals.org.
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, duly licensed. All donations are 100% tax deductible.