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Spending some time in Newport during Labor Day weekend? Here’s what’s happening, new and to do for events and activities over the long weekend.

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Friday, September 1

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

8 pm – Alive! at the Salvation Army Hall

Audrain Automobile Museum Annual Gala at Ochre Court

Saturday, September 2

9 am to 1 pm – Middletown Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards

10 am to 5 pm – Anchored In Pink, Island Outfitters, Coast To Country Outfitters and Pink Pineapple Labor Day weekend Tent Sale in the IYRS parking lot

1 pm to 4 pm – Weekend Music Series featuring Yacht Club Rejects at Newport Vineyards

1 pm to 4 pm – Free tours of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry at Fort Adams

2 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm – Newport Polo Series – USA Vs. England at Newport International Polo Grounds

7 pm – Mystery at the Museum: “Poison, Pens, & Poets” at Newport Art Museum

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Sunday, September 3

8 am – Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary

10 am to 12 pm – Garden Tips & Soil Testing at Prescott Farm

10 am to 2 pm – Newport Artillery Company of Newport open for tours

10 am to 5 pm – Anchored In Pink, Island Outfitters, Coast To Country Outfitters and Pink Pineapple Labor Day weekend Tent Sale in the IYRS parking lot

11 am to 6 pm – 2017 CYC Around The Island Race at Conanicut Yacht Club

11 am –  Growing Cover Crops at Prescott Farm

1 pm to 4 pm  Weekend Music Series featuring John & Joanne at Newport Vineyards

1 pm to 4 pm – Summer Concert Series at Sakonnet Vineyards

1 pm to 4 pm – Free tours of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry at Fort Adams

2 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm to 9 pm – Endless Summer Party Feat. Kelsy Patnaude and Melissa Chaplin at The King Lens & Friends

Monday, September 4

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater

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