What's Up Today: Thursday, June 1
Women in Business Luncheon | Forum with Newport's next Police Chief | Seven Seas Navigator returns to Newport | and more
Good Morning! Today is Thursday, June 1, 2023. Today’s newsletter is 1,375 words - approximately a 7-minute read.
💰 Save the Bay, Newport County YMCA, and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center are among 78 Rhode Island-based nonprofit organizations awarded $7.9 million in grants from The Champlin Foundation. Save The Bay received $300,000 for their Aquarium Buildout in Newport. Read More
👉 Hospitality Days are back! For the first time since 2019, Newport County residents and employees of the hospitality industry are invited to visit 16 participating attractions in Newport and Bristol Counties from Saturday, June 10, through Monday, June 12. Details
👏 Frank E. Thompson Middle School student Daniela Cruz Hernandez was recently named the "Overall Winner" of the 11th Hour Racing Art contest, according to a Facebook post by Newport Public Schools. Daniela’s artwork will be permanently affixed to the structure of the 11th Hour Racing Team’s sailboat as it sails around the world! Daniela will be recognized worldwide for her talents! Congrats!
🎤 The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Women in Business Luncheon today at Marble House. This year’s keynote speaker is Kim Anderson, Creator and Co-founder of Plant City and Plant City X, and Co-founder and GP of EverHope Capital, presenting “Social entrepreneurship and making impact through scaling business.” Read More
🚢 Seven Seas Navigator will arrive in Newport today. The 560 ft. long ship has a capacity for 490 passengers and 340 crew. Cruise Ship Schedule
🚓 As part of its search for a new Chief of Police, the City of Newport will host a special public forum this evening so Newport residents can hear from the two finalists - Acting Police Chief Ryan Duffy and Lt. Michael Naylor. Read More
🇺🇸 On Friday, the Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester (WPC-1152) is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony at Fort Adams State Park in Newport. The newly-built Maurice Jester was accepted by the Coast Guard on March 2, and will be one of six new Fast Response Cutters homeported in Boston. Read More
What’s Up Today - 6.1.23
☀️ Weather
Today: Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Light west wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: A slight chance of showers between 3 pm and 4 pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 pm. Patchy fog before 11 am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
⛵ Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 9 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind 5 to 9 kt. Patchy fog after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. A slight chance of showers between 3 pm and 4 pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 pm. Patchy fog before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 57°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:13 am | Sunset: 8:13 pm | 14 hours & 59 minutes of sun.
High tide at 6:08 am & 6:35 pm | Low tide at 11:39 am.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 11.5 days, 88% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
11 am to 8 pm: Taproot Taco Thursdays at Newport Vineyards
12 pm: Women in Business Luncheon at Marble House
5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
6 pm: Cocktail Club: Scotch: Blended vs Single Malt at Hotel Viking
6 pm: Creating a New American Image: Architecture, 1870-1910 at The Breakers
7 pm: WIFVNE Presents “The Stewards” Screening at Rejects Beer Co.
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: Book Club: The Next Chapter at 4:30 pm, Master Gardener at 7:30 pm
Landing: Mark Flynn at 1 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Newport Playhouse: Spreading It Around at 11 am
One Pelham East: Sugarbabies from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
Perro Salado: C-Note & Company at 10 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Top of Newport at Hotel Viking: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
🏛️ City & Government
Little Compton: Little Compton Town Council at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Personnel Board at 1:30 pm, Middletown Roads/Utilities Advisory Committee at 4 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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