What's Up in Newport: Thursday, July 11

Teachers’ dispute in mediation today

Jul 11, 2024

Good Morning!

⚓ Newport City Council’s meeting last night ran for 3 hours and 15 minutes, wrapping up just before 10 pm. I attended the entire meeting virtually and will have more coverage from the meeting throughout the day today.

⚓ Newport teachers and school administrators will meet today at noon in a mediation session, both hopeful of resolving a dispute over the layoff of 16 teachers and displacement of 45 others. Read More

⚓ The Redwood Library & Athenæum, in partnership with Getty Images, on Wednesday announced Slim Aarons: Newport Days, a new and original exhibition of photographs by the renowned lifestyle photographer Slim Aarons (1916‑2006). The exhibition features dozens of previously unseen photos from Aarons’ extensive archive. Opening today, Slim Aarons: Newport Days will be open to the public through December 15. Read More

⚓ The National Park Service has awarded $1.18 Million to preserve sites of Armed Conflict across the United States. Among the eight awardees is the Newport Historical Society, which will receive $91,260 “for their project titled ‘Interpretive Planning for the c. 1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Anchor Site on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Historic Trail’ in Newport, Rhode Island”. Read More

⚓ Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story is headed to The JPT for eight screenings beginning on Friday. While four shows are now completely sold out, some tickets are still available for the other screenings. Tickets & Details

⚓ Tickets are now on sale for the newly revamped and expanded Newport Oktoberfest, which will be held on September 28 from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on the North Lawn at Fort Adams State Park. Tickets are $25 and are limited to 1,500 attendees. More Info

Recent Local Obituaries

Robert Pachico

Paula (Hallquist) Bryer

Ruth M. Alofsin

Peter Kehew

What’s Up Today

Weather

Via the National Weather Service.

High Surf Advisory in effect from July 11, 9:00 AM until July 11, 8:00 PM
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before 11 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 11 pm and 5 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 70. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.

Marine Forecast

Via the National Weather Service.

Small Craft Advisory in effect from July 11, 8:00 AM until July 11, 8:00 PM
Today: SSW wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Scattered showers, mainly before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: S wind 8 to 11 kt, decreasing to 5 to 8 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. A slight chance of showers between 11 pm and 5 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 67°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:22 am | Sunset: 8:19 pm | 14 hours and 57 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:04 am & 12:37 pm | Low tide at 5:31 am & 5:47 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 4.8 days, 23% lighting.

Things To Do

9:30 am to 10:15 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
11 am: Newport Classical Music Festival presents French Musings at The Elms
1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Pizza Box Tents at Newport Public Library
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Teen Geocache Series at Newport Public Library
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Vasco da Gama Music on the Lawn
7 pm to 10 pm: Summer Concert Series featuring Alisa Amador at Norman Bird Sanctuary
8 pm: Newport Classical Music Festival presents Opera Night: La tragédie de Carmen at The Breakers
8:30 pm: The Cowboy and the Queen – newportFILM Outdoors at Newport International Polo Grounds

Live Music & Entertainment

Easton’s Beach: Children’s Nights at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Thelma at 4:30 pm, Raiders of the Lost Ark at 7:30 pm
Landing: Justin Pomfret from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, The Naticks from 4 pm to 7 pm, Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Brian Cabral from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Male Revue Show at 8 pm
Newport Craft: Thursday Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Playhouse: Nunsense: A Musical! at 11 am
O’Brien’s Pub: Derrick Keane from 5 pm to 8 pm
One Pelham East: Sugarbabies from 8 pm to 10:30 pm, DJ Chad Dubs from 9:30 pm to 1 am
Portsmouth VFW: Open Mic from 7 pm to 10 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
The Reef: Brian Scott at 7 pm
Tickets Bar & Grille: Michelle & Don from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm