Friday, April 19, 2024
🌿 Aquidneck Community Table is hosting a spring garden cleanup event as a part of Aquidneck Island Earth Week. The event will occur on the Aquidneck Land Trust property off Elizabeth Lane in Middletown. WUN’s Ruthie Wood, with the story - Growing for good: Aquidneck Community Table hosts a spring cleanup educational and advocacy event in support of sustainable local foods and food justice
🏆 Throughout April, Newport has blossomed into a vibrant sea of yellow and stores and businesses have embraced the spirit of spring with the Annual Daffodil Days Window Decorating Contest, organized by Newport in Bloom. On Thursday, Newport In Bloom announced the 2024 Window Decorating winners.
♻️ Save The Date: The City of Newport’s annual Spring Recycling Day is set for Saturday, April 27, from 8 am to 12 noon at Easton’s Beach! More Details
🆕 After a four-and-a-half-year multiphase project, Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co. will reopen its doors with a new tasting room, outdoor bar and event space at noon today. Read More
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Showers, mainly after 2 am. Patchy fog after 4 am. Low around 45. South wind 6 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%—new precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Marine Forecast
Today: ENE wind 6 to 10 kt, becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSE wind 5 to 8 kt. Showers, mainly after 2 am. Patchy fog after 4 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 44°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:58 am | Sunset: 7:30 pm | 13 hours and 32 minutes of sun.
High tide at 5:50 am & 6:08 pm | Low tide at 11:41 am & 11:52 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 10.4 days, 79% lighting.
Things To Do
Newport Daffodil Days throughout Newport County
9:30 am to 5:30 pm: Sip N' Shop at J.R. McLaughlin
10 am to 4 pm: Plant Swap at Newport Public Library
10 am to 7 pm: My Best Friend's Closet Consignment Spring 2024 Sale at The Elks
2 pm to 5 pm: Film Series - 2024 Oscar Nominees at Newport Public Library
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Come Rain or Come Shine: Student Choreography Showcase at Casino Theatre
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grille: Michelle Saylors Music from 6 pm to 9 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant: Group Therapy from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: One Life at 4:30 pm, Problemista at 7:30 pm
La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Localz Portsmouth: John Erikson at 6 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Los Duderinos from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy at 9 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Jeff Rosen Duo from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to 1 am
Ragged Island Brewing Co.: The Naticks from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Reef: Randy Robbins from 6 pm to 9 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm to 12:30 am
Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
Fort Adams: Fort Adams Foundation at 2 pm
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