Newport Symposium Speaker Spotlight: The 28th Annual Newport Symposium, "Movers, Shakers, and Makers: Women in the Arts" will be held April 16-18. Once again, preeminent national and international experts in the fine and decorative arts and architecture will convene in Newport, R.I. for stimulating lectures, social events, and camaraderie that attract participants from across the country and around the globe. One of this year’s speakers is Amisha Padnani, “Overlooked No More: Honoring Women Excluded from History” Amisha Padnani is an editor on The New York Times obituaries desk. Remember to save big by taking advantage of Early Bird pricing thru February 28! #thepreservationsocietyofnewportcounty #newportmansions #theelms #thebreakers #marblehouse #rosecliff #newport_mansions #newportri #daytrip #gildedage #rhodeisland #americanhistory #NewEnglandDayTrip #NewEngland #theoceanstate #theclassiccoaster