What's Up Today: Friday, May 13

A look at what's happening, new, and to do this weekend.

Good Morning, today is Friday, May 13.

🌊 Newport and Middletown are moving closer to a school regionalization vote, but considerable work must be done for the proposal to go to voters in both communities in November. Read More

🌊 ICYMI: Yagi Noodles is moving to Long Wharf Mall. We caught up with them about the move. Read More

🌊 Here’s a look at all that’s happening, new, and to do this weekend - What’s Up This Weekend: May 13 -15

🌊 Save The Date: The Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival returns to Bowen’s Wharf May 21 - 22. Free Admission. More Details

What’s Up Today

Weather

• Dense Fog Advisory until May 13, 08:00 AM EDT

• Hazardous Weather Outlook

• Today - Patchy drizzle with a slight chance of rain before 11 am, then patchy drizzle after 3 pm. Areas of dense fog before 11 am, then patchy dense fog after 5 pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

• Tonight - A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Marine Forecast

• Today - Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain before 11 am, then a chance of drizzle after 3 pm. Areas of dense fog before 8 am, then Areas of dense fog between 9 am and 11 am, then Patchy dense fog after 5 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

• Tonight - Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog. Seas 1 ft or less.

• Coastal Water Temperature: 49°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

• Sunrise: 5:27 am | Sunset: 7:55 pm | 14 hours & 27 minutes of sun.

• High tide at 6:03 am & 6:32 pm | Low tide at 11:44 am.

• Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 11.3 days, 87% lighting.

Things To Do

• 2:05 pm & 3:55 pm – Coastal Queen’s Spring Lighthouse Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport

• 2:50 pm – Coastal Queen’s Spring Lighthouse Cruises departing from Jamestown Village

• 6:30 pm – Forum Lodge to Hold A Nite at the Races

• 7:30 pm – Bridget Kibbey and Alexi Kenney – Newport Classical Chamber Series at Emmanuel Church

• 8 pm:  Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

• For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

• Bar & Board:  Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio from 7 pm to 10 pm

• Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm

• Johnny’s at Wyndham: Phenix Avenue from 6 pm to 9 pm

• JPT Film & Event Center: The Northman at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm

• La Forge:  Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm

• Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 9:30 pm

• Narragansett Cafe:  The Teledynes from 8 pm to 11:30 pm

• Newport Blues Cafe: S. Georges at 9 pm

• One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 4 pm to 7:30 pm, Adam Go at 8:30 pm

• Speakeasy:  Justin Pomfret at 10 pm

• The Firehouse Theatre:  Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm

• The Reef: Eric Fontana from 6 pm to 9 pm

• Top Of Pelham:  Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm

Government

• Tiverton – Tiverton Board of Canvassers at 3:30 pm

The Latest from WUN

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Two NUWC Division Newport engineers earn Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awards

Newport County Open Houses: 22 listings to check out this weekend

Election 2022: Kalus accuses “insiders” of bribing businesses to come to RI; Gorbea endorsed by Steelworks’ union

Governor McKee directs U.S. and R.I. flags lowered in memory of the 1 million American lives that have been lost to COVID-19

Two Rhode Island men get life sentences in 2019 shooting death of 17-year-old girl

School regionalization faces critical votes on Monday

Local Obituaries

Marie E. Lombardo

Further Reading

• WJAR - Guidance counselor in Newport receives Golden Apple for prioritizing emotional well-being

• WPRI - Emergency responders conduct ferry fire training

• URI Today - University of Rhode names 9 recipients of its 2022 Research and Scholarship Excellence Awards

• ecoRI - Legislation Proposes All New Cars Sold in Rhode Island by 2030 be Electric

We’ll See You Out There

Photo Credit: andrewj_brooks - Sunset on the coast