July 28, 2026 · Newport, Rhode Island
The First Inclusive Dinner
Opening night of the Frontier Year: the working dinner that introduced the community carried through every voyage and summit that follows.
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The evening, in full.
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The room before
Table settings, menus and the dining room, before the doors opened.
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The Grounds at Newport, Rhode Island
Castle Hill Inn and the land it sits on — the lawn, the flag, the bay and the bridge beyond.
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The lawn reception
Drinks above Narragansett Bay — arrivals, conversation, canapés and champagne.
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Dinner and remarks
Service in the panelled dining room, the speakers who addressed the tables, and the conversation after.
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After dark
The inn at blue hour, and the lawn once the evening had gone.
Continue the Frontier Year