Good Morning! Today is Monday, August 21, 2023.
🗳️ If you’ve been following the race for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, you’ve probably heard more than enough about signatures on nomination papers. We’re hoping to help put all that you heard into context, by sharing data we collected last week on all fourteen candidates → Breakdown: Here’s how many signatures were collected, rejected in Rhode Island CD-1 race
🖼️ Newport’s art scene could be on the cusp of transformation, thanks to a new gallery at 35 Broadway and the vision of its owner, Curtis Speer, an artist who relocated to Newport in November. WUN’s Sarah McClutchy with more → CUSP Gallery Brings Art Crowd to Broadway
🌊 Clean Ocean Access is partnering with the Town of Middletown for their second annual installment of the program, “Take a Toy – Leave a Toy” → Clean Ocean Access partners with the Town of Middletown for ‘Take a Toy – Leave a Toy’
🦈 Our 3rd Jaws Summer Party is quickly approaching! Join us on August 31 at The JPT for a screening of Jaws, live music, live sharks, Narragansett Beer, and more! Our first two Jaws Summer Party’s this summer sold out, so get your tickets ahead of time! More Info
👏 Smithfield Little League kept their World Series dreams alive on Sunday with a win over Media, Pennsylvania. Smithfield will next play the winner of the game featuring the Needville Little League (Texas) and the El Segundo Little League (California) at 7 pm on Tuesday on ESPN.
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Forecast: 7-Day Weather | 3-day Surf
Marine Forecast
Today: SW wind 6 to 9 kt. Patchy fog before 7 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: NW wind 7 to 10 kt becoming N in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 69°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6 am | Sunset: 7:36 pm | 13 hours and 36 minutes of sun.
High tide at 11:40 am & 11:54 pm | Low tide at 4:42 am & 5:13 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 4.1 days, 18% lighting.
Things To Do
10 am to 2 pm: Free Self Guided Tours of Eisenhower House
2 pm to 5 pm: Mondays in Miantonomi at Miantonomi Park
5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Contemporary Dance at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
6 pm to 9 pm: Middletown’s Monday Night Music Series featuring Billy D & The Rock-Its at Second Beach
7 pm to 8 pm: Adult Beginner Contemporary — Dance Flow at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Firehouse Theatre: The NEE JAM from 7 pm to 10 pm
Landing: Justin Pomfret at 1 pm, Mike Milazzo at 4:30 pm, Emily Camp at 8 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Yacht Club Rejects from 8 pm to 11 pm
One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
Perro Salado: John Monllos from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Second Beach: Billy D & The Rock-Its from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
Local Government
Middletown: Middletown School Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Town Council at 5:30 pm
Newport: Newport Energy and Environment Commission at 5:30 pm, Newport School Committee - Ad Hoc School Building Committee at 5:30 pm, Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee - District Building Committee at 4 pm, Portsmouth Water and Fire District at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Library Trustees at 7 pm, Tiverton Harbor Commission at 7 pm
See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
Cruise Ships
Here’s what’s coming up on the cruise ship schedule;
Thursday, August 24: American Star
Friday, August 25: American Eagle
Tuesday, August 29: American Constitution
Thursday, August 31: American Star
Thursday, August 31: Caribbean Princess
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