What's Up Today - August 17

Good Morning,

On this morning in 1790, George Washington arrived in Newport. He was accompanied by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Governor George Clinton of New York, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Blair of Virginia, and U.S. Congressman William Loughton Smith of South Carolina. Read More

After 17 months of being closed, The JPT Film & Event Center reopens tonight! In partnership with The JPT, we’re reopening things with our annual Jaws Summer Party. Tonight’s event is completely sold out, but you can join in on the fun when we co-host a screening of Top Gun tomorrow night or another Jaws Summer Party on September 1. Tickets at janepickens.com.

CCRI is hosting its next open enrollment day at its Newport campus today. During the event, CCRI will hold vaccine a clinic for enrolling students and their families. More Details

Heads Up: Newport Restaurant Group’s Foodlove Market opens to the public at 7 am on Thursday. Full story coming soon.

One of the youngest artists appearing at this year’s Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI also happens to be one of the veterans of the annual event. Meet 18-year-old Veronica Lewis, who first appeared on the Rhythm and Roots stage at age 15 in 2018. This year, she’s playing the Festival on Saturday, September 4th. WUN’s Ken Abrams spoke with Lewis last week as she was gearing up for the Labor Day weekend Festival as well as a few other upcoming shows. Read The Interview

If you’re in the Westerly area or looking for a job that way, the Westerly Education Center is hosting its annual job fair today. More than thirty businesses have signed up to participate. More Details

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What’s Up Today - Tuesday, August 17

Weather Forecast

Today - Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Marine Forecast

Today - Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - S wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 72°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:56 am | Sunset: 7:41 pm | 13 hours & 45 minutes of sun.
High tide at 3:26 am & 4:04 pm | Low tide at 8:49 am & 10:58 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 8.8 days, 65% lighting.

Things To Do

10:45 am – Coastal Queen Narrated Mimosa Cruise
2 pm – Tiverton Farmers Market
5 pm & 5:30 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
6 pm – Family Night Concert Series at Easton’s Beach
6 pm – Music On The Lawn at St. John’s
6:30 pm – What’s Up Newp presents Jaws Summer Party featuring The Teledynes at JPT Film & Event Center
7 pm – Coastal Queen Sunset Cruise featuring the Stone Cold Gypsies from Jamestown
8 pm – Just Mercy: Social Justice Film Series at Linden Place
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
JPT Film & Event Center (In Theatre) – What’s Up Newp & The JPT Present Jaws Party 2021
JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual) – The Hidden Life of Trees, Charlatan, Of Animals And Men
Landing – Jay Parker at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant – Sex Please, We’re Sixty at 11 am
One Pelham East – Stu Sinclair from 9 pm to 1 am