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What’s Up on Thursday
Here’s a look at what’s coming up tomorrow and this week, plus some additional headlines.
Weather
Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 11 am, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: There is a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3 am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 7 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%—new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Marine
Thursday: NE wind around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers before 11 am, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night: E wind 6 to 8 kt. There is a chance of showers, with thunderstorms, also possible after 3 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 72°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:47 am | Sunset: 7:53 pm | 14 hours and 6 minutes of sun.
High tide at 11:12 am & 11:22 pm | Low tide at 4:18 am & 4:34 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 3.2 days, 11% lighting.
Things To Do
9:30 am to 10:15 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Treat in the Park at Newport Public Library
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: World Trivia at Newport Public Library
5 pm to 7 pm: Ride the Newport Art Trolley for free!
5 pm to 7 pm: Salon Series at The Living Room at Brenton Hotel
5:30 pm: Vasco da Gama Music on the Lawn
6 pm to 7 pm: Charter Books featuring Srinivas Reddy – Illuminating Worlds: An Anthology of Classical Indian Literature at Charter Books
6 pm: The John G. Winslow Lecture Peggy Guggenheim: Heiress and Collector at Rosecliff
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm: ‘Six of the First’: Imagining a Counter-history of Slavery Through Sculpture at Richard I. Burnham Resource Center
7 pm: Lights! Camera! Laughter! at The Firehouse Theater
8 pm: Maya and The Wave – newportFILM Outdoors at Fort Adams State Park
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story at 4:30 pm, Fly Me To The Moon at 7:30 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: Mark Flynn Acoustic from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Timeless at 9 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
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Dave Alves Trio from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
The Reef: Green Author at 7 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm
Newport County Government
Jamestown: Jamestown Senior Services Committee at 1 pm, Jamestown Elections Training and Advisory Ad Hoc Committee at 2 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Harbor Commission at 5 pm, Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 6 pm
Middletown: Middletown Outreach Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Comprehensive Community Plan Update Committee at 6 pm
Newport: Newport Waterfront Commission at 5:30 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Economic Development Commission at 6 pm
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Cruise Ship Schedule
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Wednesday, August 28 | Silver Shadow
Friday, August 30 | Silver Shadow
Saturday, August 31 | Insignia
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