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Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Monday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2025. There are 149 days left in the year.
🎺 The 71st Newport Jazz Festival wrapped up Sunday evening at Fort Adams State Park under perfect weather conditions, capping three days of sold-out performances that showcased everything from high-energy acts to traditional jazz, proving one thing for certain: Jazz music is fun. Photo Gallery & Recap
⚾ The Newport Gulls punched their ticket to the New England Collegiate Baseball League semifinals Sunday night, defeating the Mystic Schooners 5-4 in a thrilling Game 3 at Cardines Field before 2,451 fans.
👏 Kudos to Jack and the entire Jamestown Newport Ferry crew for their work over the last two weekends shuttling thousands of folks between Newport/Jamestown and Fort Adams State Park. Way to keep people moving and safe!
Thanks for reading,
-Ryan Belmore | Publisher, What’sUpNewp
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 66 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:43 am. Sunset at 7:59 pm. 14 hours & 15 minutes of sun.
High tide at 4:14 am & 4:55 pm. Low tide at 9:49 am & 11:22 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.
Things To Do
9 am: Team One Newport's Annual Tent Sale at Team One Newport
10 am: Free self-guided tours at Eisenhower House
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
12:45 pm: Cultural Diplomacy: The Healing Survivorship of Music and Dance at DiStefano Lecture Hall
3 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
Live Music & Entertainment
Firehouse Theater: NEE JAM: North End Entertainment Jam at 7 pm
Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm, Mark Flynn at 4 pm, Motion Ave. at 8 pm
Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 pm
Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 pm
Newport Pickleball Club: The Newport Groove Merchants at 6:30 pm
One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Mah Jongg Monday at 6 pm
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Town Council at 5:30 pm
Little Compton: Town Common Needs Assessment Committee at 4 pm, Historic Preservation Advisory Committee at 5 pm
Middletown: Town Council at 5 pm
Newport: Planning Board at 6:30 pm
Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm
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