What's Up in Newport: Wednesday, January 24

Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

⚓ Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable. Read More

ICYMI: Part-time Newport resident Judge Judy was among those hitting the campaign trail for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in New Hampshire earlier this week. The New York Times has more.

⚓ Newport City Council will host its next Regular Council Meeting at 6:30 pm tonight. Preview The Docket. At 4:30 pm, Newport City Council will interview candidates for the State Government Relations and Advocacy Services position.

⚓ The International Tennis Hall of Fame has appointed Brewer Rowe to the newly-created chief operating officer and tournament director role. He was one of two senior staff members ITHF CEO Dan Faber promoted on Tuesday.

The other hire announced by Faber was Marguerite Marano, who will assume the role of executive director of TeamFAME and vice president of advancement. Read More

⚓ Following up on a sold-out show in 2023, Spectacle Live today announced that they will once again present Carbon Leaf at The JPT Film & Event Center. Read More

⚓ For the first time in the history of Rhode Island’s participation in the International Coastal Cleanup program, cigarette butts were not the item most collected by volunteer cleanup participants. Instead, small plastic and foam pieces—those pulverized bits you may have noticed accumulated in every wrack line—took the lead. Read More

WEATHER

Flood Watch in effect from January 25, 07:00 PM EST until January 27, 07:00 PM EST
Special Weather Statement
Today: There is a chance of rain, mainly after 7 am. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain. Low around 41. South wind 9 to 16 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Extended Forecasts: 7-Day Weather Forecast & 3-day Surf Forecast

MARINE FORECAST

Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SSE 5 to 8 kt in the morning. There is a chance of rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: S wind 8 to 11 kt, becoming SSW 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 42°F.

SUN, MOON, & TIDE

Sunrise: 7:04 am | Sunset: 4:50 pm | 9 hours and 46 minutes of sun.
High tide at 6:52 am & 7:07 pm | Low tide at 1:10 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 13.2 days, 97% lighting.

THINGS TO DO

10 am: Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
3 pm to 8 pm: Flight Night Wednesdays at Newport Vineyards
3 pm: Free Wednesday Nature Walks at Norman Bird Sanctuary
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Newport Public Library
4 pm: 3D Printing at Newport Public Library
4:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
6 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
JPT Film & Event Center: The Color Purple at 4:30 pm, Chinatown at 7:30 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: The Van Pelt Duo at 9 pm
Sardella’s: Live Jazz music at 7 pm
The Irish American Club: Mel at 8 pm
The Pub at 2 Mile Corner: Open Mic at 7:30 pm

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Little Compton: School Committee at 3:30 pm
Middletown: Board of Tax Assessment Review at 3 pm, Middletown Planning Board at 6 pm
Newport: City Council at 4:30 pm, City Council at 6:30 pm
RITBA: Turnpike and Bridge Authority, Rhode Island at 8:30 am
Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Library Trustees Board Personnel Subcommittee at 6 pm
See the agenda for meetings here

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Newport String Project among ten Rhode Island-based organizations awarded grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts

Ten Rhode Island-based organizations and projects have been awarded a total of $275,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help strengthen and expand the state’s arts and cultural ecosystem.