Good Morning! Today is Thursday, April 11.
🌼 Newport’s Miantonomi Park is now bursting into a vibrant sea of yellow as over 38,000 daffodils bloom for the first time. To celebrate their arrival, the entire Newport community is invited to “head north” this Sunday, April 14, for an afternoon of daffy, delirious, and delicious fun. Read More
🗳️ No wonder Mark Twain was once moved to observe, “Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” Gerry Goldstein’s latest column for What’sUpNewp is here - Politics to smile about, until it isn’t
🍽️ The Rhode Island Foundation is inviting Newport County residents to share their thoughts about the issues that are important to them at a free community dinner on April 16. Read More
👉 A series of lectures on the African heritage experience during America’s Gilded Age will begin today at Rosecliff. Read More
🎶 Newport Jazz Festival announced its 2024 daily lineups on Wednesday. All ticket types are now also on sale. More Information
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Patchy drizzle before 8 am, then a chance of showers, mainly between 8 am and 1 pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, it is cloudy, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming southeast at 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3 am. Low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly between 10 am and 1 pm. Areas of fog. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSE wind is 10 to 13 kt and will increase to 16 to 19 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms, are also possible after 3 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 43°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:10 am | Sunset: 7:21 pm | 13 hours and 11 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:35 am & 10:59 pm | Low tide at 4:11 am & 3:48 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 2.6 days, 8% lighting.
Things To Do
Newport Daffodil Days throughout Newport County
9:30 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
11 am: Poetry Circle at Portsmouth Free Public Library
2:30 pm: Computer Workshop: Intro to Google Docs at Newport Public Library
3 pm: AARP Tax Assistance at Newport Public Library
3:30 pm: Teen Linoleum Stamp Making Series at Newport Public Library
5 pm: Organizing your Family Photographs (Virtual) with Newport Public Library
5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
5:30 pm: Child & Family Spring Kickoff Cocktail Party at The Reef
6 pm: JAC Talk: Second Time Around and The Fabric of Art History at Jamestown Arts Center
Live Music & Entertainment
Bar & Board Bistro: Music Bingo at 7 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Golden Girls Drag Show at 7 pm
Newport Playhouse: The Ladies Foursome at 11 am
One Pelham East: The Naticks at 8:30 pm
Pour Judgement: Dave Flamand at 10 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Greenhouse at 6 pm
Newport County Government
Jamestown: School Committee at 6 pm
Little Compton: Harbor Commission at 6 pm
Middletown: Outreach Committee at 5 pm, Comprehensive Community Plan Update Committee at 6 pm
Newport: Waterfront Commission at 6:30 pm
Tiverton: Economic Development Commission at 6 pm, Budget Committee at 6 pm
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No wonder Mark Twain was once moved to observe, “Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.”
Newport’s Miantonomi Park is now bursting into a vibrant sea of yellow as over 38,000 daffodils bloom for the first time. To celebrate their arrival, the entire Newport community is invited to “head north” this Sunday, April 14, for an afternoon of daffy, delirious, and delicious fun.
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