Good Friday Morning!
🚌 The free “Hop-On Hop-Off” bus service returns to Newport today. The free service offers transportation around Newport to tourist destinations and beaches. This includes all services on Route 67 and Route 68. The service will be free through October 31. Read Story
⛴️ On a related seasonal public transportation note, here’s a reminder that the Providence-Newport Ferry returns for the season on June 21. Story
📺 Tune In: Don’t miss Newport on Food Network’s “Best Bite In Town” tonight at 9 pm. Read Story
🇺🇸 On tap this weekend: Boots on the Ground, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Charity Polo, Memorial Day Celebration, and more. Weekend Roundup
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What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Patchy dense fog before 7 am. Otherwise, it is mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, becoming north after midnight.
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Patchy dense fog before 7 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind 5 to 8 kt, becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 57°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:17 am | Sunset: 8:07 pm | 14 hours and 49 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:02 am & 9:17 pm | Low tide at 2:44 am & 2:19 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous. 15.2 days, 100% lighting.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule - Island Princess will visit on Saturday, June 15.
Things To Do
Rogue Island Comedy Festival throughout Newport County
9 am to 7 pm: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
11 am to 6 pm: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Newport Vineyards
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at Center Bar at 8:30 pm
Bar & Board: DJ Zane from 9 pm to 12 am
Blue Anchor Grille: Double A from 6 pm to 9 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
Dockside: Spiffy Friday with DJ Jutt from 9 pm to 1 am
JPT Film & Event Center: The James Montgomery Band W/ The Uptown Horns Benefit Concert for Broadway Street Fair at 7:30 pm
La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Landing: Jay Parker from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Chelley Knight from 4 pm to 7 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
Localz Tiverton: Steven Rodrigues from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Sean Rivers from 9:30 pm to 12 am
Narragansett Cafe: Bar Fly from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Megan Chenot from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 6 pm & 8 pm
Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9 pm
Sunset Cove: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Deck: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Quencher: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 10 pm
The Reef: Bonnie Affaire from 7 pm to 10 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
Jamestown: Jamestown Elections Training and Advisory Ad Hoc Committee at 10 am
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Further Reading
AdvisorHub: Benjamin F. Edwards Opens 95th Branch; First Branch in Rhode Island (Opens in Middletown)
East Bay RI: Tiverton assessments up as much as 47 percent
The Jamestown Press: Atlantic Cup to depart Saturday for Newport