Ocean View Hotel – Block Island, R. I.

One seating only.  Come and dine by candlelight as you enjoy three different soups with crusty breads and assorted cheeses, followed by dessert, tea, and coffee, and a tour of the Smith-Appleby House Museum.  Donation:[...]

It’s apple harvest time! Come sample apple pie and cider. Costumed docents will demonstrate how cider is pressed and apple pies are baked in the open fireplace using a Dutch oven.    Donation: Adults, $5,[...]

Enjoy warm gingerbread, cider, and a welcoming fire while making a Holiday angel garland and milkweed pod reindeer ornaments from natural materials. Donation: $20 per person.  Includes all materials needed, light refreshments, and a tour[...]

Roast fresh pumpkin seeds over an open fire.  Smell warm pumpkin bread baking in the beehive oven, and mulled cider in the warming pot.  Can Thanksgiving be far away? Donation: Adults, $5, children free. 

Enjoy a warm fire, candlelight, and good food with friends, accompanied by fine chamber music performed by The Col’Areo Quartet.  Donation: $30 per person.  Seating is limited, reservations required.    

Experience the joys of an old fashioned holiday by viewing the Smith-Appleby House in its holiday finest.  Visit with Santa for a Christmas surprise and photo.  Finish the day by decorating Christmas cookies in the[...]