Newport Polo, Arthur The King, Spring Visitors Weekend, Kite Flying Day, and more.
Festival coming to Marshfield, MA July 5-7 with headliners Sublime, Mt. Joy and Lake Street Dive
Middletown’s Potter League Offers Trixie for Adoption
With two weeks left until the first gun, the New York Yacht Club’s 170th Annual Regatta is nearing record numbers in terms of participation
New weekday fee set at $25, seasonal passes rise to $180
This year’s tour features more than twelve gardens, including returning favorites and discoveries that are bound to delight garden enthusiasts.
Art Show features contemporary works at local landmark
More than a dozen Rhode Island residents currently contribute to What’sUpNewp, and we’re looking to add more voices as we expand our efforts to explore more topics.
71% of Rhode Island high school students who are transgender say they’ve felt so sad or hopeless for two or more weeks during the past year that they’ve stopped their normal activities. This is a rate twice as high as the number of cisgender students who reported these feelings.
The typical home value in the United States was $359,402 in April, 4.4% higher than the year before.
Outstanding performances and awards celebrated at PPAC
Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Rhode Island, neighboring states, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.
Newport Police take one into custody.
The League of American Bicyclists was founded as the League of American Wheelmen on May 30, 1880 in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Happening Today
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Happening Friday
Weather
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around seven mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low of around 54. Southwest wind around seven mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
Marine
Friday: N wind around 6 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night: SW wind around 6 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 55°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:13 am | Sunset: 8:13 pm | 14 hours and 59 minutes of sun.
High tide at 2:33 am & 3:10 pm | Low tide at 8:30 am & 9:27 pm.
Moon: Last Quarter Moon. 22.5 days, 46% lighting.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule - Island Princess will visit on Saturday, June 15.
Things To Do
9:30 am to 10:30 am: Baby Playtime at Newport Public Library
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
2 pm to 5 pm: Film Series – Viola Davis at Newport Public Library
4:30 pm to 7 pm: Hymnathon at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
6 pm to 7 pm: Last Friday Social at Newport Pride Center
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at Center Bar at 8:30 pm
Blue Anchor Grille: Steve Demers from 6 pm to 9 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Ride the Vibe from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Challengers at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Landing: The Naticks from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Chelley Knight from 4 pm to 7 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music from 9:30 pm to 12 am
Narragansett Cafe: Eddy’s Shoe from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Zeneth at 9 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Never In Vegas from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ Abby Duren from 11:30 pm to 1 am
Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Tom Hanson from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9 pm
Sunset Cove: Stephen Hodgman from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Quencher: BLOOD FEEDER-THE UNDERWIRES-PATSY DECLINE at 9 pm
The Reef: J-Crack & Cairo from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm to 12:30 am
Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
Little Compton: Little Compton Town Council at 2 pm
Newport: Newport, City of at 10 am
Happening This Weekend
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