Programs & Events
Upcoming Art & Culture Events
Blithewold Homeschool Days: February date has been rescheduled
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 to Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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10 AM - 1:30 PM
Winter Weekends
Saturday, February 7, 2026 to Sunday, March 22, 2026
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12 PM – 3 PM
Costume Collection Tea & Talk Fundraiser with Madelyn Shaw: A Downton Abbey Fashion Primer
Friday, March 13, 2026 to Sunday, March 15, 2026
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1 - 4 PM
Canceled: St Patrick’s Céilí in the Dining Room
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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11 AM - 1 PM
Caty and the General: The Greenes of Rhode Island
Saturday, March 21, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
Rescheduled: 3rd Annual Blithewold Winter Wedding Expo
Sunday, March 22, 2026
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11 AM - 3 PM
Nature Drawing at Blithewold
Thursday, March 26, 2026 to Thursday, May 21, 2026
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10 AM – 12:30 PM
Now and Zen Gardens
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
In the Gallery: Still Growing – Art Inspired by Trees
Sunday, March 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 10, 2026
Spring Afternoon Tea
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 to Friday, May 8, 2026
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Seatings are at 11 AM & 1 PM
The Narcissi: Daffodil Tour
Thursday, April 9, 2026 to Thursday, April 23, 2026
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12 - 1:30 PM
Proper Pruning with Arborist Paul Fletcher
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 to Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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10 - 11:30 AM
Wooden Spoon Carving
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 to Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Spring Watercolor Series with Artist Mary Ellen Dwyer
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 to Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
Wine Tasting and Talk on the Porch
Thursday, May 7, 2026 to Thursday, July 9, 2026
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6 - 8 PM
Sweet Treats for Mom: Charcuterie Workshop
Friday, May 8, 2026
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6 - 8 PM
Mother’s Day Tea
Saturday, May 9, 2026 to Sunday, May 10, 2026
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Seatings are at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM
Tea and Scones on the Porch
Friday, May 15, 2026 to Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Seatings are at 11AM & 1PM
Gestural Landscape: Charcoal Sketching in the Gardens
Saturday, May 16, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
Bonsai Essentials 1: Beginner Workshop with Peter Olson
Sunday, May 17, 2026 to Sunday, July 19, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
In the Gallery: Something of the Marvelous
Sunday, May 17, 2026 to Sunday, June 21, 2026
Tour and Discussion of Spring Flowering Shrubs with Reed Pugh
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Music at Sunset: Concert Series 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 to Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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6 - 8 PM
Magic Colors & Flowers: Silk Painting Workshop
Saturday, June 6, 2026
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10 AM - 1 PM
Bonsai Essentials 2: Workshop with Peter Olsen
Sunday, June 7, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
Uncommon Trees and Shrubs of Blithewold
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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11 AM - 12 PM
Behind the Scenes Tour: Vegetable Garden
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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1 - 2 PM
Rah Rah America 250 Concert with Encore Opera
Thursday, June 11, 2026
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6 - 8 PM
Behind the Scenes Tour: Rose Garden and Sunken Garden
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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1 - 2 PM
Salsa Dancing with Katie Arbulu
Friday, June 26, 2026
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6:30 - 7:30 PM
Grounded in Nature: A Mindful Plein Air Sketching Workshop
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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10 AM - 12 PM
Women of ’76: A Theatrical Tribute to Lesser-Known Women of the American Revolution
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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9 - 11 AM
Beatles and Blount at Blithewold
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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6 - 8 PM
Behind the Scenes Tour: Container Collection
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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1 - 2 PM
Elder Trees of Blithewold with Dr. Beth Brantley
Saturday, July 11, 2026
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10 - 11 AM
Demystifying Hydrangeas with Reed Pugh
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Blithewold Annual Family Clambake
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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5 - 8 PM
Petals & Palms: Blithewold’s 2026 Gala
Friday, September 18, 2026
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5 - 11 PM