Good Morning! Today is Thursday, March 16. Today’s newsletter is 1,228 words - approximately a 6-minute read.
🇮🇪 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! There are many myths associated with St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. But Patrick’s own writings and early biographies reveal the person behind the legend. Story → 10 things to know about the real St. Patrick
☘️ The Irish continue to express gratitude for St. Patrick’s unselfish commitment to their spiritual well-being, even as the rest of the world celebrates by drowning in booze. Story → The truth about St. Patrick’s Day
🇮🇪 Gothic storytelling, with its sinister atmosphere of conspiracy and other hallmarks, offers a way to reframe the Kennedy family lore. Story → The luck of the Irish might surface on St. Patrick’s Day, but it evades the Kennedy family, America’s best-known Irish dynasty
☘️ As for what’s happening this St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, Ken Abrams and I have you covered with - > ‘Six Picks Music’ St. Patrick’s Day Edition 2023 – Music around RI and What’s Up This Weekend: March 16 – 19
🇮🇪 Shoutout to our friends at Taproot Brewing and Newport Vineyards, who have a St. Paddy’s Beer Hall Night planned for tonight and a St. Paddy’s Festival tomorrow.
🐰 Already looking forward to Easter, we are too → Easter Weekend in Newport County: Egg Hunts, brunches, and more!
🆕 Thursday was a big day for the Community College of Rhode Island as they announced Dr. Meghan Hughes will be stepping down as President in August and the Rhode Island Senate approved legislation to rename the Community College of Rhode Island’s Newport campus in honor of former Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed.
💡 Newport City Council will host a workshop on March 22 at 5 pm at City Hall. The workshop will focus on Good Energy, LP Presentation - Energy Aggregation.
☀️ Today’s a big day - with sunrise at 6:53 am and sunset at 6:53 pm - we’ve hit 12 hours of sunlight! The days are only going to get longer from here!
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☀️ Weather
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 48. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
🛥️ Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 39°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:53 am | Sunset: 6:53 pm | 12 hours of sun.
High tide at 4:30 am & 5:02 pm | Low tide at 11:13 am & 10:50 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 24.3 days, 28% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
9 am: Coffee with the Captain on Bowen’s Wharf
11:30 am: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Stoneacre Brasserie
12 pm to 2 pm: St. Mary’s Church Open
12 pm to 4 pm: Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center
4 pm to 8 pm: Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner with Traditional Irish Music at Hibernian Hall
5 pm to 8 pm: St. Paddy’s Beer Hall Night at Newport Vineyards
7 pm: Bridge, Brahms and Beyond Presented by Kingston Chamber Music Festival at Jamestown Arts Center
7:30 pm: Elements at The Keats Theatre
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
Bar & Board: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio at 6:30 pm
Blue Anchor Grill: Hurricane from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 2 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Phenix Ave Duo at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: 80 For Brady at 4:30 pm, Living at 7:30 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Localz Portsmouth: John Erikson at 6 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Take It To The Bridge Trio from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Inside Out at 9 pm
Newport Vineyards: Cold Wayne (Blue Light Bandit’s party band) from 5 pm to 8 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy (video DJ) at 10 pm
One Pelham East: John Erikson from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ Nook at 11:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Reef: Eric Fontana from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling pianos with Davina Yannetty & Jim Hitte from 8 pm to 11 pm
🏛️ City & Government
No local meetings are scheduled.
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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