What's Up This Weekend: Things to do, live music, entertainment, and more
A look at the latest from What'sUpNewp and all that's happening, new, and to do out there this weekend
Happy Weekend!
Here’s a look at the latest stories on whatsupnewp.com and a roundup of all that’s happening, new, and to do this weekend.
What’s Up This Weekend: August 28 - 29
Weather Forecast
Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
Saturday Night -Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday - Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night - A slight chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Small Craft Advisory in effect from August 28, 04:03 AM EDT until August 28, 02:00 PM EDT
Saturday -ENE wind around 12 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday Night - E wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday - ESE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday Night - SSW wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of showers after 3am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 72°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide (Saturday)
Sunrise: 6:07 am | Sunset: 7:24 pm | 13 hours & 17 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:26 am & 12:51 pm | Low tide at 5:26 am & 6:17 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 72% lighting.
Sun, Moon, & Tide (Sunday)
Sunrise: 6:08 am | Sunset: 7:23 pm | 13 hours & 14 minutes of sun.
High tide at 1:11 am & 1:35 pm | Low tide at 6:08 am & 7:20pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 63% lighting.
Saturday, August 28
Living History Cultural Celebration to be held at Patriots Park on August 28
Monster Jam coming to Gillette Stadium for a weekend of family fun August 28
On This Day – August 28, 1987: Actor John Huston dies in Middletown
Things To Do
9 am to 1 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Pell Elementary School
9:30 am to 12:30 pm – Miantonomi Park Cleanup
12 pm & 12:30 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
1 pm to 3 pm – Religious Toleration: A Newport Historical Society History Space Event at Great Friends Meeting House
4 pm – Salute to Summer at Naval Station Newport
5 pm – Roam Around Rough Point at Doris Duke’s Rough Point
5 pm – Newport vs. New York at Newport International Polo Grounds
7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
Dockside – Chopville and Never In Vegas at 9 pm
Greenvale Vineyards – Dick Lupino’s Jazz Trio with Tish Adams from 1 pm to 4 pm, Bay Spring Gypsy Caravan from 5 pm to 8 pm
Gulf Stream Bar & Grille –Darren Beaupre from 7 pm to 10 pm
Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual) – To be announced
Landing – Timmy Smith at 1 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Catching Blue at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe – Blockhead at 9 pm
Nomi Park – Mel at 7 pm
One Pelham East – Adam Go at 9:30 pm, Live DJ at 11:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
Nothing scheduled.
Sunday, August 29
This Day In Newport History – August 29, 1778: Battle of Rhode Island
Things To Do
9 am to 3 pm – Flea Market @ The Elks
12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
@ The Deck – Stu & Dave from 6 pm to 9 pm
Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira from at 12:30 pm
Gulf Stream Bar & Grille – Alexus Lee from 5 pm to 8 pm
JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual) – To be announced
King Park – Eddy’s Shoe, Barfly from 3 pm to 6 pm
Landing – Nick Sproviero at 1 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4:30 pm, Sean Rivers at 8 pm
Newport Playhouse – Murder at Howard Johnson’s at 11 am
One Pelham East – Live Acoustic from 4:30 pm to 8 pm, Ryan McHugh at 9 pm
The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5:30 pm
City & GovernmentNothing scheduled.
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