The Hootenanny is TODAY

We hope you can join us for one of Newport's premier community events, the Halloween Hootenanny. We expect a big crowd. Come on, and have fun.

Doors open at 6pm sharp and the fun lasts until 9pm. Over 20 carnival syle games. Free hot dogs, cotton candy, sno cones, and drinks while they last!

Everything is free! Booooooo!

Hootenanny Hits Front Page

The Newport Halloween Hootenanny leads off Halloween happenings with a photo and article on the front page of the October 29, 2014 Carteret County News Times. Thank you News-Times! Click here for the web article. Click here for the reader friendly version.    

Volunteers Still Needed

We still need adult volunteers for the 5:30-9:00 shift. Sign up in the contact box to the right. Click here for more details. 

Hootenanny Weather Forecast- Fall is Coming!

A sunny warm day is expected for Halloween Day, however, there is a slight chance of rain overnight as it cools off (call it "Jacket Weather") on Halloween evening into Saturday morning. We aren't scared- Are You? Click here for the more detailed forecast. 

H Minus 7: Scenes from Hootenanny Preparation

(starting top left, clockwise) Hootenanny Sign at Little League Field, site of the Hootenanny; Rotarian Pam Wall prepares the "Parachute Peril" game; Aliens await at the Rotary Building; Rotarians Rick & Anita Moreau work on the event banners, now up on Chatham Street and Howard Blvd.  

(starting top left, clockwise) Candy and games pieces stack up; Rotarian Winston Reese assembles a game; spooky backdrops are unpacked; and the Mad Scientist's lab starts to take shape.  

Boo! Hootenanny Volunteers Needed

We are expecting a large turnout for the Newport Halloween Hootenanny at the Newport Little League field, Halloween night, Friday October 31, 2014. Newport Rotary coordinates the event, but adult volunteers are needed. The Hootenanny features 20 carnival style games that need 2 adults each to run.

Volunteers would need to be available for 5:30 check-in at the volunteer tent in the middle of the ballfield, and be present at the Hootenanny from 6pm to 9pm. No setup or teardown will be necessary. Chairs are available at each game, and duties will consist of running the carnival games (bean bag toss, putt-putt green, go fish, etc.), managing the line, handing out prizes, and having fun with the kids.

If you can help, please go to the Hootenanny website http://newport-hootenanny.blogspot.com/ and sign up in the contact box on the right side of the webpage or email your name and contact info to newportncrotary@gmail.com. We depend heavily on other local civic groups and churches to make the Hootenanny work. If you can coordinate a group of volunteers, please also let us know.

NEWPORT ROTARY.

Hootenanny Committee Hard at Work

Newport Halloween Hootenanny Committee Members (l-r, rear)
Pam Wall, Hon. Derryl Garner, Jason Holland,
Newport Rotary President Joe Garner, and Chairman "Stratchy" Scarecrow