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What’s Up on Friday
Weather
Via the National Weather Service.
Friday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 pm. Patchy fog before 7 am. Otherwise, it is partly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 40%—new rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Scattered showers before 8 pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8 pm and 9 pm, then a chance of showers after 9 pm. Patchy fog after 9 pm. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66. South wind 3 to 6 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%—new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Marine
Via the National Weather Service.
Friday: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Scattered showers, with thunderstorms, are also possible after 2 pm. Patchy fog before 7 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Scattered showers before 8 pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8 pm and 9 pm, then a chance of showers after 9 pm. Patchy fog after 9 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 66°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:11 am | Sunset: 8:23 pm | 15 hours and 11 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:55 am & 8:14 pm | Low tide at 1:41 am & 1:12 pm
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 13.7 days, 99% lighting.
Things To Do
The Newport Flower Show: “At Home” at Rosecliff
12 pm: Newport to Bermuda Race Start Cruise, from Jamestown with Coastal Queen Cruises
12 pm to 4 pm: Newport Bermuda Race 2024 at Fort Adams State Park
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
5 pm to 10 pm: 49th Annual St. Barnabas Parish Festival at St. Barnabas Church
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. North Shore Navigators at Cardines Field
7 pm: Newport Yogis Full Moon Summer Series at Surfers End
7:30 pm: Newport Live presents Melanie Scholtz & Aaron Rimbui – Jazz From South Africa at Newport Art Museum
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Bike Newport Full Moon Ride at Equality Park
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 Hodgman from 6 pm to 9 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Phenix Ave from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Ghostlight at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Chelly 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: The Senders from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: The Cemetery Club at 6 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, Jeff Rosen Duo from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ Abby Duren from 11:30 pm to 1 am
Ragged Island Brewing Co.: The Naticks from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9 pm
Sunset Cove: Steve Demers 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 Reef: Mark Flynn 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
Jamestown: Jamestown Town Council at 5 pm
Middletown: Middletown Technical Review Committee at 9 am
Tiverton: Tiverton Tax Assessment Board of Review at 2 pm
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