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What’s Up on Thursday
Weather
Via the National Weather Service.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night: Isolated showers before 9 pm, then a chance of showers after 10 pm. Patchy fog after 5 am. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 67. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Marine
Via the National Weather Service.
Thursday: SSW wind 8 to 12 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night: SW wind 6 to 9 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 3 am. Patchy fog after 5 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 64°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:17 am | Sunset: 8:22 pm | 15 hours and 4 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:13 am & 7:41 pm | Low tide at 1:21 am & 12:19 am.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 27.6 days, 4% lighting.
Things To Do
9 am: Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution to host Independence activities throughout Newport
9 am: Community Reading of the Declaration of Independence at Portsmouth Free Public Library
9 am to 11 am: Independence Day Open House at Colony House
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
1:30 pm: Beavertail Lighthouse Tower Climb at Beavertail State Park
4 pm: Independence Day Sing-Along & Festivities at Clarke Cooke House
5 pm: The Midget Wrestling Warriors “This Is War” Tour at Newport Blues Cafe
6:30 pm to 10 pm: Fourth of July Fireworks at Fort Adams
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Keene Swamp Bats at Cardines Field
7 pm to 10 pm: Celebrate Fourth of July at the Mansion at Vanderbilt
7:30 pm: Newport Classical Music Festival presents Patriotic Pops at King Park
9:15 pm: City of Newport’s Fourth of July Fireworks Display
Live Music & Entertainment
Greenvale Vineyards: La Méchante et le Connard from 1 pm to 4 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Thelma at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Dezi Garcia from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Dave Alves Band from 4 pm to 7 pm, Angus Hall from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Zeneth at 9 pm
Newport Craft: Thursday Trivia at 7 pm
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
Sunset Cove: DJ Ricky Rod from 6 pm to 9 pm
Tickets Bar & Grille: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm
Newport County Government
No local meetings are scheduled.
Coming Up
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Fireworks Schedule
Here’s what’s on tap locally for fireworks this week.
July 3: North Kingstown - From North Kingstown Town Beach at 9 pm
July 3: Bristol - From Bristol Harbor at 9:30 pm.
July 4: Newport - From Fort Adams at 9:15 pm.
July 4: South Kingstown - From Old Mountain Field at 9 pm
July 5: Portsmouth - From Escobar Farm at 9:15 pm.
July 7: Jamestown - From East Ferry Beach at 9 pm.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule.
Thursday, July 11 | Silver Shadow
Saturday, July 13 | Silver Shadow
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