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From now through December 31st, the Museum of Work & Culture is showcasing an exciting and imaginative exhibit, “The Puppetry of Dan Butterworth”  in the changing gallery spaces. The exhibit is a visual landscape of giant puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, and a puppet theater. For kids and adults who are interested in imaginative creativity, the exhibit also offers a peek into Butterworth’s process and the creation of his puppets. This is a fantastic opportunity to help younger kids understand how creativity comes to life and can lend insight into their own methods and experimentations.  Catch this rare showcase of such an inspiring artist!

Open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
Admission: Adults, $8; students & seniors, $6; Children under 10, free with an adult; RIHS members, free; Groups of 10 or more, $6 per person.

Santa Claus himself will visit each of the extravagantly decorated Newport Mansions, The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House, on Sunday afternoons in December. He’s ready to listen to your children’s wish lists and pose with your child for the memory!  Bring the kids and your camera for a great photo op! December 4 – The Breakers; December 11 – Marble House; December 18 – The Elms. Santa’s visit is from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. on each day. Included in tour admission. Find out more about Christmas at the Newport Mansions, and to purchase tickets visit NewportMansions.org.

You are invited to make holiday memories in Newport with your family during the Christmas season! Bring children of all ages to The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House, to see holiday decorations galore, model trains, and thousands of poinsettias, fresh flowers, evergreens, and wreaths.  A total of 28 decorated Christmas trees will dot the interiors of the houses, with dining tables set with period silver and china, and windows lit with individual white candles, in keeping with the colonial tradition. The Breakers will feature the iconic 15 foot tall poinsettia tree in the Great Hall.  Model trains, recalling the Vanderbilt family’s New York Central Railroad, will be on display in the second floor. On weekends, the trains will be operated by volunteers from the Little Rhody Division of the National Model Railroad Association. At The Elms, the ballroom will be transformed into a Gilded Age streetscape, complete with sleighs, a topiary horse, trees and mannequins dressed in period costumes. At Marble House, for the second year, fireplaces mantels on the second floor have been decorated by regional garden clubs in a friendly competition.

Open daily for tours until January 2, 2017.   The Breakers and The Elms open daily at 9 a.m., Marble House opens at 10 a.m.   The last tour admission at all three houses is at 4 p.m., and the houses & grounds close at 5 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here.  On Sundays, in December, you can catch Santa at one of the mansions!