What's Up Today: Saturday, May 7
On Tap For Today: Aquidneck Growers Market, Community Day at Rogers High School, Kentucky Derby, and more.
Good Morning,
Today is Saturday, May 7.
Aquidneck Growers Market will host their first market at Embrace Home Loans, their new Saturday summer home, this morning. Read More
Rogers High School alumni, students, and residents are invited to a community day today that will bid farewell to the current Rogers High School. More Details
NPT HAUS will bring their high-energy dance party to Parlor Newport tonight. Read more about NPT HAUS and the event here.
There’s a lot more to get into below, so let’s dive right in.
Have a great Saturday,
~ Ryan
What’s Up Out There Today
Weather
Today - Showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 53. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight - A chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Marine Forecast
Gale Warning in effect from May 7, 06:00 AM EDT until May 9, 08:00 AM EDT
Today - NE wind 11 to 14 kt increasing to 15 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Showers, mainly before 3 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - NE wind around 17 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 10 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 50°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:34 am | Sunset: 7:49 pm | 14 hours & 14 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:40 am & 1:21 pm | Low tide at 6:28 am & 6:22 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 5.6 days, 32% lighting.
Things To Do
9 am to 12 pm – Aquidneck Growers’ Market at Embrace Home Loans in Middletown
9 am to 1:30 pm – Spring Fest at Mount Hope Farm
10 am – Gardening for Wellness at Norman Bird Sanctuary
12 pm to 5 pm – MAE NYC Pop-Up Shop at Hotel Viking
12:15 pm, 2:05 pm & 3:55 pm – Coastal Queen’s Spring Lighthouse Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
1 pm – Colonial Graveyard Tours
2:50 pm – Coastal Queen’s Spring Lighthouse Cruises departing from Jamestown Village
4:30 pm – Woodford Reserve Derby Day Party at Hotel Viking
7 pm & 9 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
7:30 pm – IMC PRESENTS RESONANT VISIONS
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
Bar & Board: Mel at 7:30 pm
Buskers: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 10 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Travelin’ Wanna B’s at 9:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: The New Nasty from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Chopville at 9 pm
One Pelham East: Live acoustic at 4 pm, live music at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
Parlor Newport – NPT Haus from 9 pm to 1 am
Speakeasy: Live music at 10 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
The Reef: Randy Robbins from 6 pm to 9 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
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