Wednesday, June 28 | By Ryan Belmore
🎉 On this day in 1969, the Claiborne Pell Bridge opened to the public.
👉 Newport City Council is back to work tonight. At 5:45 pm, they’ll meet in Executive Session regarding the City Manager position. At 6:30 pm, they’ll host a Regular Council Meeting. Here’s a look at what’s on their agenda.
🎵 WUN’s Ken Abrams with a look at all that’s going on with James Montgomery as of late → What’s Up Interview: Catching up with RI music legend James Montgomery.
🎨 WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn tells us the Pelham Art Series → Top of Pelham to host local art show – sponsored by Hangar 420
📺 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz and I caught up with Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain yesterday (the first day of summer vacation). Watch or listen here.
🙏 My wife and I had the honor to host 11 Pathways Program students (all from Rogers High School) for dinner upon their arrival in the Washington, D.C. area last night.
Offered in partnership between Salve Regina University and Rogers High School, the Pathways program is designed to guide first-generation students and their families to graduate from high school and enroll in college.
The students will visit several colleges in the area over the next few days, as well as the United States Capitol and museums. I’ll join them on Thursday when they visit Senator Reed’s office and get a tour of the Capitol.
After chatting with these wonderful, polite, and thoughtful students last night, my hope is bright for the future.
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10 am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10 am and noon, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Patchy fog before 11 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind around ten mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts are less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Today: S wind around 9 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10 am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10 am and noon, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Patchy fog before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: S wind 5 to 9 kt. A slight chance of showers before 9 pm. Patchy fog. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 65°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:13 am | Sunset: 8:23 pm | 15 hours & 9 minutes of sun.
High tide at 3:28 am & 4:08 pm | Low tide at 9:18 am & 10:36 pm
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 9 days, 67% lighting.
Things To Do
8 am to 4 pm: Exploring Our Maritime Strategies at Wyndham Newport
2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd
3 pm to 8 pm: Wednesday Flight Night at Newport Vineyards
3:30 pm to 4:15 pm: Wednesday Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
4:15 pm to 5:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
5 pm to 6 pm: After5 Cleanup at Surfer’s End at Second Beach
5 pm to 8 pm: Wednesday Music Series at Newport Vineyards
6 pm: The Whelks – Ragged Island Summer Concert Series – Presented by Fitzpatrick Team/ReMax at Ragged Island Brewing Co.
6 pm to 8 pm: Fort Adams Music Series presents The Ravers at Fort Adams
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Danbury Westerners at Cardines Field
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
Fort Adams: The Ravers from 6 pm to 8 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Asteroid City at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Jimmy & Matt at 1 pm, Mark Flynn at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
Newport Vineyards: Jimmy & Matt from 5 pm to 8 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
One Pelham East: Timmy Smith at 9 pm
Perro Salado: The Z-Boys at 10 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: The Whelks – Ragged Island Summer Concert Series – Presented by Fitzpatrick Team/ReMax at 6 pm
Sardella’s: Live music at 7 pm
The Reef: Music Bingo at 7 pm
Vieste Newport: Joanne Rodino and John Monllos from 7 pm to 10 pm
Local Government
Jamestown: Jamestown Board of Canvassers at 9:30 am
Little Compton: Little Compton Conservation Commission at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Technical Review Committee at 9 am, Middletown Town Council at 5:30 pm
Newport: Newport City Council at 5:45 pm, Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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