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What’s Up on Thursday
Weather
Thursday: There is a slight chance of showers after 11 a.m. and patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. The southwest wind is 5 to 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
Marine
Thursday: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. A slight chance of showers after 11 am. Patchy fog before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night: WSW wind 6 to 8 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Isolated thunderstorms before 7 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 68°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:34 am | Sunset: 8:08 pm | 14 hours and 34 minutes of sun.
High tide at 11:41 am | Low tide at 4:51 am & 5:15 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous. 18.7 days, 83% lighting.
Things To Do
1 pm to 5 pm: Mini Golf at Newport Vineyards
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
3 pm to 8 pm: Jamestown Arts Center Gallery Night at Jamestown Arts Center
5 pm to 7 pm: Salon Series at The Living Room at Brenton Hotel
6 pm to 8 pm: APERICENA! A Night In Italy at Greenvale Vineyards
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Summer Reads at Salve at Ochre Court
7 pm to 8 pm: Absolute Beginner Ballet and Stretch at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
8:30 pm: Joan Baez: I Am A Noise – newportFILM Outdoors at Second Beach Parking Lot
Live Music & Entertainment
Busker’s Irish Pub: Inaugural Folk Famboree with Kaia Kater and special guest Dan Blakeslee at 8 pm
Easton’s Beach: Toe Jam Puppet Band at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Newport Festivals Foundation presents How Long Gone, Podcast at 9 pm
Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Justin Pomfret from 4 pm to 7 pm, Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Newport Festivals Foundation presents Illiterate Light with Thao, Liz Cooper, & Special Guests at 8 pm
Newport Craft: Thursday Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Playhouse: Nunsense: A Musical! at 11 am
O’Brien’s Pub: Derrick Keane from 5 pm to 8 pm
One Pelham East: Sugarbabies from 8 pm to 10:30 pm, DJ Chad Dubs from 9:30 pm to 1 am
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm
Newport County Government
Little Compton: Town Council at 6 pm, Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 7 pm
Middletown: Tree Commission at 4 pm, Affordable Housing Committee at 6 pm, Prevention Coalition at 6 pm
Newport: Affirmative Action Commission at 3 pm
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