Field Trips & Visits

2023 Newport Folk Festival

On July 27, 2023, over 150 campers, counselors and guests at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s Camp Grosvenor were treated to a live performance by JT Harris, musician and performer at this past weekend’s Newport Folk Festival. “The Festival is like summer camp for grown-ups,” JT told the audience, “so this is the first day of camp for me.” In addition to singing and playing the banjo, JT asked the kids to name some animals, which he incorporated into a song on the spot. The slate included the usual nominees like lions and sharks as well as the out-of-the-box suggestions of dinosaurs and cockroaches. Afterwards, JT gave the campers the opportunity to hold and play a banjo. 

For over ten years, Newport Festivals Foundation has supported the Boys & Girls Club with live performances and funding for music programs. Thank you, NFF and JT Harris, for this great opportunity and continuing the tradition!

2022 Newport Folk + Jazz Festivals

The Newport Festivals Foundation made an appearance at our summer camp, Camp Grosvenor, with musicians Steve Cerilli and Bill Cote kicking off the Newport Jazz Festival at the camp's waterfront with an inspiring performance.

Our kids and teens had a blast listening to the guest musicians and had the opportunity to join in with maracas, tambourines, their voices, and dance moves, while Steve shared stories about songwriting and starting out his music career at a very young age with pillows and buckets as his instruments.