Good Morning! It’s Friday, December 27.
😂 Providence is gearing up for a new comedy festival this March, bringing big-name headliners and local comedians together for four days of laughs across the city. What’sUpNewp’s Frank O’Donnell has all of the details. Read More
🚒 Four people were forced from their homes on Christmas Eve after a fire broke out in the basement of a multi-family home on Green Street in Newport. Read More
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THE LATEST
Four-day event to feature Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, and showcase local talent across multiple venues.
Adult mixed breed at Potter League seeks patient owner to reveal his sweet, cuddly side
With the old year about to end, it’s time again to review the new words that have made it into dictionaries and other lexicons over the past 12 months, starting with the “Word of the Year” as chosen by the Oxford University Press: “Brain rot.”
Films casting in Providence, Barrington, and nationwide.
One arrest made.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dining, Opening weekend of “A Complete Unknown”, Family Friendly Funnies, and more.
RECENT LOCAL OBITUARIES
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather: Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming west around six mph in the morning.
Marine: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less. The coastal water temperature is 45 degrees.
Sun, Moon & Tide: Sunrise at 7:10 am. Sunset at 4:22 pm. High tide at 4:57 am and 5:15 pm. Low tide at 11:04 am and 10:37 pm. The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent.
Things To Do
Christmas In Newport throughout Newport
10 am: A Rough Point Holiday at Rough Point Museum
4 pm: A Rough Point Holiday: After Dark at Rough Point Museum
4 pm: Apertivo Classico at Mozz
4 pm: Sparking Lights at The Breakers
4 pm: Holiday Lantern Tour at Museum of Newport History
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grill: The Girls at 6 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Phenix Ave at 7 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: A Complete Unknown at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Sean Rivers at 9:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: 3 Wheelin at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock at 5:30 pm, Sugarbabies at 8 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Grace Cooper-Hall at 5:30 pm
Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
No public meetings are scheduled.
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