WINTER CARNIVAL
Scavenger Hunt!
presented by the Library Arts Center
We’ve planted 12 distinct inflatable palm trees amidst the wintry landscape of downtown Newport! Help us find their locations on this walking tour of downtown Newport designed for participants of all ages. Find all the palm trees and unscramble the letters you find to enter a drawing to win a $100 cash grand prize!!
Find clues and a digital entry form below on this page, or for a paper copy of the clues and entry form, stop into the Library Arts Center between 10-2 on Saturday (or at our lei-making booth on the Common Saturday morning).
HOW it WORKS:
1) FIND THE PALM TREES! Go on a hunt to find the 12 inflatable palm trees hiding all around downtown Newport! Travel around town by car or by foot, and go at your own pace. The trees will be in destinations all around town on Sat. Feb. 11 and Sun. Feb. 12 during the Newport Winter Carnival.
The contest is open to families, children, and adults of all ages!
2) UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS! Each palm tree has a letter on it, and the combined letters on the 12 trees will spell out a Newport-ish phrase! Show us that you have completed the hunt by filling out the online form below with the names of the locations, and the letter found there. Unscramble the letters to show us the mystery phrase!
3) GRAND PRIZE! ALL of the entrants with the correct unscrambled phrase will be entered into a drawing to win $100 in cash!!
PALM
TREE
CLUES
Look at the five-word clues for each location here.
Here are your instructions & Clues:
Follow the map and use the clues to find the PALM TREES located around the Downtown Historic District of Newport. The hunt is easily walkable, but is also drivable. Each PALM TREE has a letter. Use the online entry form to record the name of the locations, and unscramble the mystery phrase, and then click submit, (or drop your paper entry form in the drop box at the Library Arts Center by Sunday evening at 6:00pm.)
Clue #1:
Female.
Writer.
Thanksgiving.
Lamb.
Monument.
Clue #2:
Common.
Music.
Oval.
Stage.
Green.
Clue #3:
Money.
Investments.
Vault.
White Pillars.
Savings.
Clue #4:
Chamber of Commerce
Choo Choo
Tracks
Station
Day Care
Clue #5:
Tune in.
DJ.
Tunes.
Airwaves.
Country.
Clue #6:
Weights.
Joints.
Injury.
Healing.
Exercise.
Clue #7:
Public Art.
Painting.
Train.
Dogsled.
Heritage.
Clue #8:
Diamonds.
Sparkle.
Engagement.
Pendants.
Craftsmanship.
Clue #9:
Vintage.
Upcycled.
Porch.
Used.
Antiques.
Clue #10:
Brunch.
Tent.
Dining.
Steeple.
Hilltop.
Clue #11:
Stage.
Clock.
Pageant.
Performances.
Balcony.
Clue #12:
Posies.
Gifts.
Weddings.
Prom.
Bouquets.
What is the Mystery Phrase that all 12 of the Letters Spell Out?
** HINT: Two words, and another name for Newport.
*You will type the mystery phrase into your submission form below on this page.
Mystery PHRASE
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Did you
Find all the Palm Trees?
Entry Form
Grand Prize!
Participants to finish the Scavenger Hunt will be entered to win the contest Grand Prize of $100 cash! (wow!) The winner will be drawn and notified by the Library Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 14th.
* Location names may be entered on the entry form in ANY order.
** One entry per person, please.
***Be sure to check the box on the form if you’d like to be entered to win one of the palm trees once the contest is over.
Thank You!
* to volunteers Pam LaFountain and Calista Thurlow for helping to develop this year’s Scavenger Hunt clues!
* to artist and Library Arts Center Community Arts Coordinator, Heidi Lorenz and volunteer Lindsy Huot for helping to prep and place the trees for this community scavenger hunt.
* to our wonderful area businesses for hanging out with all the trees this weekend!
The Library Arts Center is grateful to you all!
About the
Library Arts Center
Community Arts Center in the heart of downtown Newport, New Hampshire
Non-profit Art Gallery, Studio, & Performance Venue
The Library Arts Center is a creative gathering space where friends, family, neighbors and visitors can connect and share in a celebration of artistic inspiration, creative vision, and community spirit—in the true sense of “community arts.”
In addition to presenting 6-8 outstanding exhibits annually, the Library Arts Center presents the following favorite community events:
- Peeps Diorama Contest
- Apple Pie Crafts Fair
- Gallery of Gifts: Handmade for the Holidays
- Community Scavenger Hunts
- Visiting Artists/Artists in Residence (like Chalk Artist Katie Runde in August ’21 and October ’22 + Ice Sculptor Tony Perham Winter Carnival ’22 + ’23
- Summer Performances for Kids – outdoor performance series
- Community Arts Night on the Newport Town Common
- and so much more!
Discover what’s new at libraryartscenter.org.
