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NIMFest  –  The Newport Independent Music Festival is a summer series of outdoor concerts free and open to the public held at the King Park gazebo on the Newport Harbor.  Presented by the City of Newport with funding from Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton, the concerts are Sundays from 3pm to 6pm featuring the best in local and regional artists.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets.  The website is www.nimfest.com 




2011 Schedule of Appearances

Date	Artist	Genre	Youtube
June 26th	Firecracker Jazz Band	Old time jazz
July 3rd	Slippery Sneakers	Zydeco
July 10th	Legend-The Bob Marley Tribute Band	Reggae
July 17th	Greg Sherrod	blues, soul, R&B
July 24th	Big Cat Blues Band	Blues
Joining Bridgefest (the week between the Folk and Jazz Festival in Newport) Nimfest is adding the following dates
Monday 8/1	Gianna and Kevin Sullivan with friends and family.	4pm - 6pm
Tuesday 8/2	Chelley, Bill & Dyl	4pm - 6pm
Wednesday 8/3	Lois Vaughan jazz	4pm - 6pm
Thursday 8/4	:Chris Vaillancourt & Friends	4pm - 6pm	Rock & Roll
**August 14th	Girl Howdy	Due to rain, today's concert has been moved indoors to Billy Goode's Restaurant & Bar, 29 Marlborough St., Newport, RI, tel# 401-848-5013
August 21st	Lil Anne & Hot Cayenne	Zydeco
August 28th	Horseshoe Lounge Playboys	CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE IRENE THREAT Additional info to follow.
Sept 4th	Abbey Rhode	Beatles
Sept 11th	Michael Walsh	Original Music

This summer concert series is underwritten by
Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton