What's Up Today: Thursday, May 4
Rhode Island Independence Day | Celtics & Red Sox win | Interim President names for CCRI | New Middletown school site gets good grades | and more...
Good Morning! Today is Thursday, May 4, 2023.
⚓ On May 4th, 1776, a full two months before the rest of the new nation, the Rhode Island General Assembly formally declared independence from Great Britain. Of course, Rhode Island was already in a state of rebellion by that point, as the declaration came four years after the Gaspee affair, and a year after the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Read More
👉 Newport City Council has a couple more workshops planned on budget overview. On May 8 at 5:30 pm, the focus will be on water and water pollution control in the City Council Chambers. On May 22 at 5:30 pm, the focus will be on the school department at Innovate Newport. Workshops are open to the public.
🏫 Recent testing shows the proposed site for a new middle-high school in Middletown earns strong marks, according to the Town of Middletown.
🎭 WUN’s Frank O’Donnell with another theatre review - What’s Up in Local Theater: We review ‘The Children’ at the Gamm
🎾 The International Tennis Hall of Fame’s new exhibit, Transcending Tennis: 50 Years of the WTA is now on display in Newport, R.I. Celebrating 50 years of women’s professional tennis, Transcending Tennis joins Hit Me With Your Best Shot! as the second new exhibit on display at the ITHF this year. Read More
🏀 On the sports front - the Celtics won Game 2, and the Red Sox also picked up a win.
What’s Up Today
☀️ Weather
Today: Patchy drizzle between 8 am and 9 am, then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers after 9 am. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 45. North wind 7 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 10 mph.
🛥️ Marine Forecast
Today: NNE wind 9 to 12 kt. A chance of drizzle after 8am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: N wind 6 to 8 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A slight chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: NNE wind around 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 51°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:38 am | Sunset: 7:45 pm | 14 hours & 7 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:30 am & 7:50 pm | Low tide at 1:10 am & 1 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 13.1 days, 97% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards
11 am to 8 pm: Taproot Taco Thursdays at Newport Vineyards
5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
6 pm: The Many Playgrounds of an Industrial Age at The Breakers
6 pm to 7:30 pm: The Cocktail Club: Tequila 101: Blancos at One Bellevue at Hotel Viking
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: Air at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Newport Playhouse: Run For Your Wife at 11 am
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia Night from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Live music at 7 pm
🏛️ City & Government
Jamestown: Jamestown School Committee at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Town Council at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Board of Tax Assessment Review at 3 pm, Middletown Roads/Utilities Advisory Committee at 4 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Tree Commission at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Recreation Commission at 6:30 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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