What's Up in Newport: Friday, February 9
On Tap Today: Brick Alley Wine Dinner; Newport Winter Foodies Stroll; Live improv comedy with The Bit Players; and much more.
Good Morning! Today’s newsletter is a 7-minute read.
🚢 ‘The Love Boat’-themed cruise, with its iconic original cast, will stop in Newport this September. (Ryan Belmore/What’sUpNewp)
🍽️ On Thursday, the Rhode Island General Assembly approved a bill to make outdoor dining permanent, a practice that gained popularity during the pandemic. (Ryan Belmore/What’sUpNewp)
🎭 You’ve got a few more days to get to the Providence Performing Arts Center to see TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, one of the best productions to come to the Providence theater in some time. (Read our review here.) Two leading characters, Atticus Finch (played by Richard Thomas) and Calpurnia (played by Jacqueline Williams), are notable in American fiction's annals. We gained some insight into these characters in interviews with the stars earlier this week at PPAC. (Ken Abrams/What’sUpNewp)
❤️ On tap this weekend: Brick Alley Pub Wine Dinner, Newport Live presents Reverend Robert Jones, Sr., Winter Speaker Series, Valentine’s Chocolate Specialty Market, and more. (Ryan Belmore/What’sUpNewp)
🎶 Newport Folk Festival has kicked off its 2024 rolling lineup announcements. The first three artists announced are Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Adrianne Lenker (lead vocalist of Big Thief), and Guster.
What’s Up Today in Newport County
Weather
Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 37. Southwest wind is around 8 mph.
Extended Forecasts: 7-Day Weather Forecast & 3-day Surf Forecast
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind around 7 kt. Patchy fog after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 37°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:48 am | Sunset: 5:10 pm | 10 hours & 22 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7 am & 7:23 pm | Low tide at 12:06 am & 1:05 pm
Moon: Waning Crescent. 28.5 days, 1% lighting.
Things To Do in Newport County
10 am: A is for Art: Pizza Pie at Newport Public Library
2 pm: Film Series: Maggie Smith at Newport Public Library
3 pm: Aloha Couples Retreat Tasting at Recharge Newport
4 pm: Weekend Wine Tasting at Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet
4 pm: Aquidneck Island High School Art Show Opening Reception at DeBlois Gallery
6 pm: Brick Alley Pub Wine Dinner at Brick Alley Pub
6 pm: Newport Winter Foodies Stroll throughout Newport
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment in Newport County
Bar & Board: Dave Alves at 8 pm
Blue Anchor Grill: Alex Cohen at 6:30 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 9 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant: Stu Krous at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Poor Things at 4 pm, American Fiction at 7:30 pm
La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: The Teledynes at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy at 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: Comedy with Dawn Tyler & Friends at 6 pm
One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock at 5:30 pm, late night DJ at 11:30 pm
Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9:15 pm
Sports Kitchen at Longplex: Karaoke at 7 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Reef: Mark Flynn at 6 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
Vieste: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
Little Compton: Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 8:30 am
Middletown: Middletown Board of Canvassers at 9 am
Tiverton: Tiverton Tax Assessment Board of Review at 1:30 pm
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On tap this weekend: Brick Alley Pub Wine Dinner, Newport Live presents Reverend Robert Jones, Sr., Winter Speaker Series, Valentines Chocolate Specialty Market, and more.
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