Good Wednesday Morning!
🎺 The historic Jane Pickens Film and Events Center is hosting a special concert this Friday, May 24. The show will benefit two local causes and feature headliner and hometown hero James Montgomery. The concert benefits Newport’s Broadway Streer Fair and Operation Stand Down RI, an organization dedicated to supporting local veterans. WUN’s Ken Abrams caught up with Montgomery before the show - What’s Up Interview: James Montgomery headlining concert at Jane Pickens Friday, May 24.
🏌️ Newport Mental Health will host its 9th Annual Drive for Mental Health Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, June 17th at The Aquidneck Club. This event promises a day of golfing excellence and a chance to support a vital community charity. WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn, with the story - Swing for a Cause: Newport Mental Health’s Annual Golf Tournament returns to The Aquidneck Club on June 17 .
💰 A woman from Newport and a man from Middletown cashed in a $50,000 “Green Cash Blast” Instant Ticket earlier this week that they purchased from a 7-Eleven in Providence. Read More
🍅 Aquidneck Growers’ Market’s Wednesday Summer Market returns to Memorial Boulevard beginning today. It will be open from 2 pm to 5 pm every Wednesday through October 30. Don’t forget you can also find their Saturday Summer Market every Saturday morning from 9 am to 12 pm at Embrace Home Loans in Middletown.
👉 Newport City Council returns to City Hall tonight for a Regular Council Meeting. Here’s a look at what’s on the docket.
🚌 Newport Mayor Xaykham (Xay) Khamsyvoravong, along with Bishop W. Nicholas Knisely, will join Discover Newport and Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) officials to announce the return of the free “Hop-On Hop-Off” bus service promotion in Newport beginning Friday, May 24. Read more about the service here.
🇺🇸 In honor of Memorial Day, the Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower will be open for the public to climb on Monday. Read More
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Patchy dense fog before 9 am. Otherwise, it is sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, there are increasing clouds, with a low of around 55. The southwest wind is around ten mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: SSW wind 7 to 12 kt. Patchy dense fog before 9 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind around 9 kt. Patchy fog after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 51°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:19 am | Sunset: 8:05 pm | 14 hours and 46 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:41 am & 7:57 pm | Low tide at 1:22 am & 1 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 13.3 days, 98% lighting.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule - Island Princess will visit on Saturday, June 15.
Things To Do
10 am to 11 am: Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
11 am to 6 pm: Wednesday Flight Specials at Newport Vineyards
2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market - Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
3:30 pm to 4:15 pm: Free Wednesday Nature Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
3:30 pm to 5 pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Newport Public Library
6 pm to 8 pm: Drink & Draw at Newport Art Museum
6 pm to 8 pm: Fiber Therapy: A Knitting and Crocheting Group, Open to All! at Newport Public Library
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Coup De Chance at 4:30 pm, Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent at 7:30 pm
Landing: Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jim Devlin from 7 pm to 10 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: The Van Pelt Duo at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Steve Demers from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Sardella’s: Live Jazz Music at 7 pm
The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm
Newport County Government
Middletown: Town Council at 6 pm
Newport: School Committee at 5:30 pm, City Council at 5:30 pm, City Council at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: School Committee - Safety Subcommittee at 2 pm, School Committee - Finance Subcommittee at 3 pm, School Committee - Personnel Subcommittee at 4 pm
RITBA: Turnpike and Bridge Authority, Rhode Island at 8:30 am
Tiverton: North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm
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