Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, neighbor-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. Anybody can lead a Jane’s Walk. The festival encourages people to share stories about their neighborhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbors.

Schedule of Events:

9am-10am: Exploring the Landscape of Newport’s Quaker Community

Starting from Brick Market, this walk will take us to the Great Friends Meeting House and then through Newport’s Easton Point neighborhood. Along the way we’ll discuss Newport’s Quaker community and its role in shaping the city’s society in the 17th and 18th centuries. We will reflect on Quaker values and practices while visiting where they lived and worshiped.  

Questions to ask along the way: What do we know about the Quakers?  How where they different from other religions in colonial America?  In what ways did Quaker values and practices shape Newport’s urban landscape? In what ways did Quaker values and practices shape Newport’s economy? Do you think that present-day New Englander’s values and sense of identity are still influenced by the religious practices of the colonists? (Puritans, Quakers, Pilgrims)

Location: Meet at Brick Marketplace, Goddard Row

4pm-5pm: A Normal Neighborhood with Really Unique Features

The neighborhood between Bellevue Ave and Cliff Walk is a mix of new and old houses and regular folks.  Newport is fascinating in that every street has interesting structures and landscapes, including this one.  

Location: Casino Terrace outside of Cru Cafe in the Stop and Shop parking lot

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