Saturday, September 9
Good Morning!
🎬 The Food Network is filming in Newport on Sunday, September 10, 2023, and they’re looking for more than one hundred audience members!
🚲 Two miles of car-free family-friendly fun will be taking place in Island Park in Portsmouth today as The Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll takes place from 9 am to 12 pm.
🎶 The High Kings will be performing in front of a sold-out crowd at The JPT this evening.
🏠 On the market for a new home in Newport County? Tyler Bernadyn has a look at all the open houses happening this weekend.
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before 1 pm. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before 8 pm, then isolated showers after 2 am. Patchy fog after 11 pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low of around 70. South wind 3 to 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Scattered showers, mainly before 1 pm. Patchy fog before 9 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Isolated showers before 8 pm, then isolated showers after 2 am. Patchy fog after 11 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 71°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:19 am | Sunset: 7:05 pm | 12 hours and 46 minutes of sun.
High tide at 4:14 am & 4:58 pm | Low tide at 9:44 am & 11:40 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 24 days, 31% lighting.
Things To Do
9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market at 25 Enterprise Drive, Middletown
9 am to 12 pm: The Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll at Island Park
10:30 am to 12 pm: September Wake + Create at Newport Art Museum
2 pm to 3:30 pm: BOOK SIGNING: Lauren M. Tracey – THE SPACE BETWEEN at Charter Books
5 pm: Barbie Bingo at Fenner Hall
5 pm: Newport International Polo Series – BMW Newport Pro-AM at Newport International Polo Grounds
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
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Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grill: Alex Cohen from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz Music from 1 pm to 4 pm
Johnny’s at The Atlantic Resort: Phoenix Avenue from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: The High Kings live at 8 pm
Landing: Nick Sproviero at 1 pm, Catching Blue at 4:30 pm, Timeless at 8 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Blockhead from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: CGray the DJ at 10 pm
One Pelham East: The Complaints from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Shops At Long Wharf Mall: Black Lights from 1 pm to 5 pm
Speakeasy: Sean Rivers at 9 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Local Government
Portsmouth: Prudence Island Planning Commission at 10 am
See a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
Cruise Ships
Here’s what’s coming up on the cruise ship schedule;
Sunday, Sept. 10: Emerald Princess
Monday, Sept. 11: Norwegian Escape & Ocean Explorer
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Amera
Thursday, Sept. 14: Silver Shadow & American Star
Saturday, Sept. 16: MS Vista
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