Good Thursday Morning.
🆕 For Russ Partridge, executive director of Westerly’s WARM Center and Wakefield’s Welcome House, two emergency and transitional housing shelters, the phone rings three to four times a day from individuals and families facing homelessness. WUN’s Frank Prosnitz with the story → As temperatures drop, demand for emergency shelters skyrocket.
⛵ One of offshore racing’s great adventures will return to Newport in 2025. Read More - > Transatlantic Race returning to Newport in 2025.
🎶 The 16th annual Singing For Shelter, an acoustic concert for the benefit of Lucy’s Hearth and The McKinney Shelter, will be held on December 7 at Channing Church. Read More → Local musicians to raise funds to support area’s homeless shelters.
🛍️ ThamesGiving continues today at more than 80 participating shops, hotels, restaurants, services, and public spaces. More info → Thamesgiving.com.
🚧 Roadwork on Thames Street at Dearborn Street continues today. Traffic along Lower Thames Street is expected to be restricted leading up to and around the work zone until the project is complete. Newport Police will be on-site to direct traffic.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
WEATHER
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.
MARINE FORECAST
Today: WSW wind 6 to 8 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 57°F.
SUN, MOON, & TIDE
Sunrise: 6:35 am | Sunset: 4:25 pm | 9 hours and 49 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:23 am & 9:54 pm | Low tide at 2:18 am & 3:15 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 2.6 days, 7% lighting.
THINGS TO DO
10 am to 7 pm: ThamesGiving in Newport ~ Thursdays in November
12 pm: Museum Reads – “Persian Miniatures” at Newport Art Museum
4 pm: Illuminating Your Gratitude on Thames at IYRS
5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at Newport Contemporary Ballet
6:30 pm: Indigenous Peoples of Portsmouth during the Colonial Period at Portsmouth Historical Society
7 pm: Adult Beginner Ballet and Stretch at Newport Contemporary Ballet
7:30 pm: Chef Tasting Series at Hamilton Hoppin House
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Edward King House: The Old Man and The She: A Comedy In Two Acts at 7:30 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Killers Of The Flower Moon at 1:30 pm, Warren Miller’s All Time 2023 at 6 pm and 9 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Newport Playhouse: Miracle on South Division Street at 11 am
One Pelham East: Adam Go at 8:30 pm
Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia in the Greenhouse at 6 pm
Stoneacre Garden: An Evening of Alice In Chains (tribute) at 9:30 pm
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Jamestown: Tax Relief Working Group Committee at 4 pm, Library Board at 5 pm, Senior Services Committee at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Town Council at 6:30 pm
Middletown: School Committee at 4 pm
Newport: Affirmative Action Commission at 3 pm, Public Library at 4 pm, Board of Tax Appeals at 4:15 pm
Portsmouth: Conservation Commission at 6 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
See the agenda for meetings here
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