What's Up in Newp Today: June 12

Good Morning,

The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. More details.

While Goddard Park Beach has reopened for swimming, Easton’s Beach remains closed for swimming due to high bacteria levels.

newportFILM dropped their summer outdoor movie lineup yesterday. Read all about it here.

Today is Record Store Day, a day to support local businesses and celebrate the iconic creation known as the vinyl record. Read more

The Newport Car Museums is looking for qualified volunteers to serve as docents during Museum hours of 10-5 daily. If you love cars and people, this is a chance to share your knowledge with visitors from all over the world. Contact Vincent Moretti, 401-374-8677, email [email protected]

Critically acclaimed indie-folk artist Sean Rowe is coming to the Norman Bird Sanctuary Friday, June 18th, at 7 PM and What’s Up Newp has a pair of free tickets to the show, courtesy of Common Fence Music in Portsmouth. Read More

What’s Up in Newp Today

Weather Forecast

Today - Showers likely, mainly before 11 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight - Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Marine Forecast

Today - ENE wind around 7 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 62°F

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:10 am | Sunset: 8:20 pm | 15 hours & 8 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:55 am & 10:02 pm | Low tide at 3:35 am & 3:09 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 1 day, 2% lighting.

Things To Do

7 am – Community Yoga for All with Rev Shelley Dungan at Third Beach
8:30 am – Yoga in King’s Park
8:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am, & 5 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
8:30 am – Yoga at First Beach
9 am to 1 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Pell Elementary School
9 am – Yoga on the lawn behind the Leonard Brown House in Portsmouth
9:30 am – Community Yoga for All with Rev Shelley Dungan at Norman Bird Sanctuary
10 am – Colonial Clean Sweep at Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
10 am – Gravestone cleaning at Braman Cemetery
10 am to 5 pm – Hoods Up Weekend at Newport Car Museum
11 am – Road To Independence Walking Tour
11 am & 1 pm – Tea & Scones at Blithewold Mansion
12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
12:15 pm, 2:05 & 3:55 pm – Spring Lighthouse Cruise Departing from Bowen’s Wharf
3 pm – Simmons Farm Mozzarella Cheese Making Class
5 pm – Newport Cup – Newport International Polo Series
5:30 pm – Africa on my Mind… at Jamestown Arts Center
6 pm – Yoga on the lawn behind the Leonard Brown House in Portsmouth
7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theatre
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

@ The Deck – DJ D-Wun at 8 pm
Buskers – Brian Twohey at 8 pm
Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
Dockside – Never In Vegas & Chopville at 9 pm
Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
Johnny’s – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
Landing – Chelley Knight at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
Localz (Tiverton) – Somethin’ Else at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room – Super Frenchie, One Ocean Film Tour Volume 2, Two Lottery Tickets, Sunflowers Exhibition On Screen
Newport Blues Cafe – Santana tribute band at 9 pm
One Pelham East: Clique duo from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to 1 am
The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
The Pub at 2 Mile Corner – Bar Fly at 8:30 pm