20+ things to do this week: Oct. 2 – 6

Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this week.

Monday, October 2nd

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater

Tuesday, October 3rd

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater

6 pm – 4th Annual Meatball Challenge 2017 at Edward King House

Wednesday, October 4th

10 am – Pre-K Fall Story & Stroll Series at Norman Bird Sanctuary

2 pm to 6 pm – Newport Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm to 9 pm – Flight Night at Brix Restaurant at Newport Vineyards

5:30 pm – D. Porthault: The Art of Luxury Linens at Redwood Library

6 pm – Be. Art Show at Newport Art Museum

6 pm – Midtown’s 5th Annual Pig Roast at Midtown Oyster Bar

6:30 pm – Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North

Thursday, October 5th

12 pm – 8 Bells Lecture Series at Seamen’s Church Institute

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm – Project Undercover Fall Fundraiser in Newport at O’brien’s Pub

5:30 pm – Newport in the 1960’s at Newport Historical Society

7 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Studio 3

7:30 pm – Italian Pastry Demonstration: Zeppole at Edward King House

9 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Brick Alley Pub

Friday, October 6th

10 am to 5 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale on Bowen’s Wharf

12 pm – Fall Food Expo at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center

4:30 pm – FREE from Connecting The Beats at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater

7 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Studio 3

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

10 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Brick Alley Pub

10 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Firehouse Theater

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