☀️ What's Up Today: Thursday, Aug. 28

Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2025. There are 125 days left in the year.

Programming Note: This morning edition of our newsletter will not be published from Friday, Aug. 29, to Monday, Sept. 1.

🏫 Newport Public Schools faces a projected $1.6 million budget shortfall for the upcoming academic year, Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain revealed during Wednesday’s monthly “Ask the Superintendent” community forum, just one week before classes begin.

The gap stems primarily from special education and out-of-district costs, Burns Jermain explained during the session hosted by What’sUpNewp. Read More/Watch

🆕 After nearly four decades of nurturing Newport’s urban forest, the Newport Tree Conservancy has secured a permanent home for its tree propagation efforts.

📺 Rhode Island state representatives Lauren Carson and Terri Cortvriend will host a special Zoom meeting Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 6:30 p.m. to address the federal government’s sudden decision to halt construction of the Revolution Wind project.

🎶 Get our full rundown of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening this Labor Day weekend in and around Newport here.

WHAT’S UP TODAY

Weather Forecast

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 11 to 13 mph.

Marine Forecast

Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind around 11 kt. A slight chance of showers after 5am. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 69 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

Sunrise at 6:07 am. Sunset at 7:24 pm. 13 hours & 17 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12 pm. Low tide at 4:45 am & 5:25 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.

Things To Do

11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
12 pm: Friday Flight Club at Newport Vineyards
3 pm: Sakonnet Green Market at Sakonnet Vineyard
5 pm: Art Salon Series in the Library at The Brenton Hotel
6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
6 pm: Lobster Roll and Prosecco Cruise aboard Coastal Princess
6:30 pm: “America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State” with author Randall Balmer with Charter Books
7:40 pm: newportFILM presents Middletown at Marble House Lawn

Live Music & Entertainment

Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot at 5 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Overserved Again at 10 pm
Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Harbor Hotel: Alger Mitchell at 4:30 pm
Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: The Grafters at 4:30 pm, DJ CNote at 9:30 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia at 6 pm
Sunset Cove: Mark Flynn at 5:30 pm
The JPT Film & Event Center: It’s Never Over Jeff Buckley at 4:30 pm, Highest 2 Lowest at 7:30 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm