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What’s Up on Wednesday
Weather
Via the National Weather Service.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10 pm. Patchy fog after 9 pm. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 68—southwest wind around 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%—new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Marine
Via the National Weather Service.
Wednesday: SW wind 13 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night: SSW wind around 12 kt. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms, followed by showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10 p.m. Patchy fog after 9 p.m. Seas are 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 66°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:13 am | Sunset: 8:23 pm | 15 hours and 10 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:02 pm | Low tide at 5:16 am & 5:20 pm
Moon: Waning Gibbous. 19 days, 81% lighting.
Things To Do
US Senior Open Championship at Newport Country Club
8 am: Second Annual Naval War College Foundation Newport Open at Newport National Golf Club
10 am to 11 am: Outdoor Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
11 am to 6 pm: Wednesday Flight Specials at Newport Vineyards
2 pm to 4 pm: Sand Art at Newport Public Library
2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
3:30 pm to 5 pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Newport Public Library
5:30 pm to 7 pm: Pilates at the Museum at Newport Art Museum
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Marthas Vineyard Sharks at Cardines Field
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Ghostlight at 4:30 pm
Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Jay Parker from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jim Devlin from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Playhouse: The Cemetery Club at 11 am
Newport Vineyards: Jimmy and Matt from 5 pm to 8 pm
One Pelham East: Adam Go from 9 pm to 12:30 am
Ragged Island Brewing: Grace Cooper-Hall from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Sardella’s: Live Jazz Music at 7 pm
The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm
The Reef: Island Time Steel Drum from 6 pm to 9 pm
Newport County Government
Jamestown: Jamestown Affordable Housing at 5:15 pm, Jamestown Planning Commission at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton School Committee at 10 am, Little Compton Conservation Commission at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Library Board of Trustees at 5 pm
Newport: Newport City Council at 6 pm, Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
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Wednesday, June 26 | Emerald Princess
Thursday, July 11 | Silver Shadow
Saturday, July 13 | Silver Shadow
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