In celebration of Earth Day, the Portsmouth Conservation Commission will host “Conservation Days” events the weekend of April 28-29. On Saturday, April 28, there will be a Community Trash Cleanup and Fair at the Brown House at Glen Farm, Linden Lane, Portsmouth. From 10 am to 12:30 pm, participants will pick up litter on the trails at Glen […]
April 2018
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35+ things to do this week
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week. Monday, April 23rd 10 am – CCRI Earth Day Festival at CCRI Newport 1 pm – Rovensky Park Tree Walk 4 pm – Isle Of Dogs at Jane Pickens Theater 6:30 pm – Indian Pop-up Dinner Monday, April 23rd at Stoneacre […]
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Where to find live music, karaoke, trivia, movies, and entertainment this week
Here’s a look at all the live music and entertainment that’s worth seeing, hearing, doing, or knowing about in Newport County this week. Monday, April 23rd Diego’s: Trivia at 9:30 pmFastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pmFifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pmJane Pickens Theater: Isle Of Dogs at 4 pm, Aquidneck Island […]
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Jeffrey Foucault & Kris Delmhorst to perform at Common Fence
Common Fence Music has announced that they will present singer-songwriters Jeffery Foucault and Kris Delmhorst on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Though married since 2004, acclaimed folk artists Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst have largely built their careers separately. Wisconsin-bred Foucault is known for his lean country-folk aesthetic and songwriting talents that are hailed as among the best of his generation; […]
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Senator Whitehouse will mark Earth Day at Clean Ocean Access on Monday
On Monday, April 23, at 10 am, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Clean Ocean Access, and local environmental advocates will mark Earth Day with a call to end the plastic pollution filling the oceans, washing up on the shoreline, clogging nets of Rhode Island fishermen, and starving wildlife. A 2016 report by the World Economic Forum determined that […]
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MAPFRE leads the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Itajaí to Newport
It was a familiar sight on Sunday afternoon in Itajaí, where the two red boats at the top of the Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard set the pace at the start of Leg 8 to Newport, Rhode Island on the east coast of the United States. MAPFRE, in second place overall, led throughout the inshore portion of the […]
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A Bridge to America’s Future: The story of immigrants to our region; a story of master craftsmen
In Turkey’s vibrant jewelry industry, a young Armenian boy of 10 begins learning his trade, destined to become a master craftsman. Some 2,300 miles away in Portugal, an 11-year-old boy is learning to become a watchmaker. They would hone their crafts in their native countries, learning from master craftsmen, the way many children learned some […]
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Volvo Ocean Race: All 7 boats will take the start in Itajaí for Leg 8 race to Newport
Team SHK/Scallywag is back in the water and scheduled to take the start of Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race in Itajaí, Brazil on Sunday afternoon. The team had been in a race against time to have its boat prepared for racing after it was delivered to Itajaí on Thursday. But the Boatyard crew, along with team […]
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Newport Historical Society to co-host ‘Undressing History: Women’s Clothes & Unmentionables from the 19th Century’
The Newport Historical Society and the Rhode Island Historical Society have announced they will partner for their first 2018 joint History Space talk when they present Undressing History: Women’s Clothes & Unmentionables from the 19th Century. During this program in Newport, RI historical costumer Carrie Midura will share some of the secrets (and stuffing) that were hidden beneath […]
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Bellevue will be closed between Memorial Blvd. and Prospect Hill on Monday
On Monday, April 23, 2018 National Grid Gas will be completing the final restoration of the concrete roadway on Bellevue Ave at Prospect Hill Street, from a prior repair, completing the last two concrete panels at this location. The work includes the full excavation of concrete panels and pouring of new concrete in the northbound […]
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City of Newport announces new litter campaign
The City of Newport, via their Engaged Newport newsletter, announced on Friday that they are “changing the way Newport handles litter”. The email introducing the “No Litter Here” campaign stated; As the City of Newport prepares to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 and the warmer days ahead, we would like to introduce residents, businesses and visitors […]
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Sail Newport invites public to Volvo Ocean Race ‘Watch Party’ on April 22nd
Sail Newport invites the community to join them on Sunday, April 22nd at @ The Deck on Waite’s Wharf for a Heineken Watch Party – an event to celebrate the Leg 8 Start of the Volvo Ocean Race from Itajai, Brazil to Newport, Rhode Island. Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, will narrate the […]
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Newport Blues Inn, Black Duck Inn sell for combined price of $2.5 million
The market for bed and breakfast’s in Newport may be one of the hottest right now. Following the news last week that Adele Turner Inn and Victorian Ladies Inn were purchased by Landings Capital & Development, What’sUpNewp has learned that two more bed and breakfasts in downtown Newport have recently been sold. Lila Delman Real […]
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Volvo Ocean Race: MAPFRE wins in Itajaí to extend In-Port Series lead
The Spanish team MAPFRE won the Itajaí In-Port Race on Friday in Brazil, after battling with team AkzoNobel for the lead on the first of three laps of the race course. A large spectator fleet was on hand to watch the racing in a moderate 10 knot sea breeze and after taking the lead on the first […]
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Newport Gulls seeking host families
The Newport Gulls announced today that they are actively seeking local families to join their Host Family Program for the 2018 Season. The Newport Gulls Host Family Program is the foundation on which the Newport Gulls family is built. Host families have opened their homes to Newport Gulls players who hail from all over the […]
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Island Moving Company set to welcome International Choreographer to Rhode Island
Island Moving Co. invites the public to the Company’s studios at 3 Charles Street in Newport, RI for an Open Rehearsal on Friday, May 4th at 7:00 pm. The Company will be working with world-renowned choreographer Maurice Causey on a new dance which will be performed at the Company’s May 12th performance at Vets Auditorium […]
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Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover sets ambitious sustainability goals
Organizers for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover are issuing a call to arms: Bring a reusable water bottle when you visit the Race Village at Fort Adams State Park to contribute to the fight against plastics littering the world. The request is part of an ambitious sustainability plan set forth by organizers including Sail Newport and the Sustainability Committee for […]
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Local, regional, and international chefs invited to participate in 2018 Great Chowder Cook-Off
The Great Chowder Cook-Off invites chefs to celebrate its 37 years of competitive homage to soup by putting their secret clam, seafood, and red chowder recipes to the test at the original and longest running chowder championship in the world. The competition will begin to thicken on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from noon – 6:00 […]
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Van Vessem Gallery will permanently close in Tiverton
The Van Vessem Gallery has announced that it will permanently close its Tiverton gallery as of June 1st. “With much regret and very mixed emotions, I need to inform you that it is my intention to close the gallery space at 63 Muse Way in Tiverton as of June 1, 2018,” the Gallery announced on […]
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Volvo Ocean Race: Six teams to take start of Itajaí In-Port Race
Six teams will be on the start line on Friday afternoon for the Itajaí In-Port Race in Brazil, with Vestas 11th Hour Racing joining the fleet following its dismasting, and subsequent repair and relaunching. Team SHK/Scallywag, who only arrived in Itajaí on mid-afternoon on Thursday won’t be taking part as the team races the clock to prepare […]
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Podcast: Kelsi Chappell chats about her Boston Marathon experience; Tyler Bernadyn discusses sustainability
Topics of today’s conversation on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK ranged from the Boston Marathon to sustainability. Portsmouth resident Kelsi Chappell joined Tim Towey and me to chat about her 3:01:22 Boston Marathon finish on Monday. She’s fast – she finished 2,030th overall, was the 10th fastest overall RI finisher and was the 2nd fastest RI female. […]
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Rogers High School students elgible to apply for 3 scholarships from Rotary Club of Newport
The Rotary Club of Newport has announced that they are offering three scholarships to Rogers High School students graduating this June. There are two Herbert Epstein / Anthony Spiratos Memorial Scholarships. One scholarship is for $4,000 for one year, and one is for $2,000 for one year. These are awarded to two graduating seniors who […]
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Hope Hospice RI to celebrate 85 volunteers at Annual Luncheon in Warwick
Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island will hold its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, April 20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick to celebrate the dedication of their volunteers from across the state. Over 70 volunteers are to be given the Presidential Service Award for donating 100-500+ hours of their time last year to […]
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Newport Daffodil Days: A double dose of ‘daffiness’ planned for this weekend
The concluding weekend of the 5th Annual Newport Daffodil Days features two parades, one for humans, one for classic cars. On Saturday, April 21, a “Sidewalk Parade” departs at 11 am from the Florence Gray Center and winds its way through Newport’s Northside neighborhood, stopping to enjoy decorated trees along the route and finishing in Miantonomi Park for a community picnic (featuring free […]
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City of Newport to receive new fire boat on Monday, April 23rd
The City Of Newport will accept it’s new fire boat, Marine 6, on Monday, April 23rd. million Fire Department’s new boat, Marine 6, is on the way to Newport from California, according to Capt. Paul Faerber. It’s due to arrive Monday. The $887,000 boat is currently on its ways from Moose Boats in Vallejo, CA […]