Here’s a full roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening this week and weekend around Newport!
As the Spring market gains momentum, Newport County buyers are confronted with a scarcity of properties, making the search for the ideal home a formidable task and an uphill climb.
East Bay Community Action Program to receive $1,329,485 to provides a wide array of dental, health, and human services to East Bay residents, including the municipalities of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren.
The best of these stories, as is true with the best of King’s work, feature horror tempered with heart.
A congressman who represents California’s north coast has sent a letter to federal regulators asking that they “urgently place” a senior official in the state to respond to tribal needs as wind power is developed offshore.
Rhode Island Senator Honored for Environmental Protections
The Towns of Portsmouth and Middletown and the City of Newport are developing the first-ever multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for Aquidneck Island.
DEM Offering $65K in Grant Funding to Communities and Organizations to Provide Free Swimming Lessons to Low-Income Youth
The highest-performing stock on the list returned +3.3% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.
Newport Police take four into custody over the weekend.
Youngest member of Newport band The Cowsills
Recent Local Obituaries
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What’s Happening Today
Did you miss our newsletter this morning? Get caught up on all that’s happening, new, and to do out there today, here - What's Up in Newport: Monday, May 20
What’s Up on Tuesday
Weather
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 4 am. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 54. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Marine
Tuesday: Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 9 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night: SSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 4 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 50°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:20 am | Sunset: 8:04 pm | 14 hours and 44 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:02 am & 7:21 pm | Low tide at 12:41 am & 12:23 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 12.4 days, 94% lighting.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule - Island Princess will visit on Saturday, June 15.
Things To Do
3 pm to 4 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Teen Collage Workshops at Newport. Public Library
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm: In Conversation: Jordan Seaberry and Dr. Sunita Puri at Newport Art Museum
6 pm to 7 pm: Ballroom Dance at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
6:30 pm: Born to Rise™ Women’s Story night at Diego’s Barrio Cantina
Live Music & Entertainment
Fastnet Pub: Disco Tuesday with DJ 4Hundo at 10 pm
Gas Lamp Grille: Karaoke at 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked Little Letters at 4:30 pm, Coup De Chance at 7:30 pm
Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Jay Parker from 4 pm to 7 pm, John Erikson from 8 pm to 11 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport County Government
Discover Newport: Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau dba Discover Newport at 12 pm
Jamestown: Jamestown School Committee at 6 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton School Committee at 3:30 pm, Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 6 pm, Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 7:30 pm
Middletown: Middletown Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm, Middletown Library Board of Trustees at 6 pm
Newport: Newport Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission at 5 pm, Newport School Committee – Wellness Subcommittee at 5:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, Portsmouth Water and Fire District at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm, Tiverton School Committee at 7 pm, Tiverton Conservation Commission at 11:30 pm
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