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

Friday, April 6

1 pm – Greater Newport WORKS at CCRI Newport

4 pm – Seal Tours with Save The Bay

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Isle of Dogs at Jane Pickens Theater

6 pm – Exit Laughing at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

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

Saturday, April 7

9 am to 12:30 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards

1 pm & 2 pm – Seal Tours with Save The Bay

2:30 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Isle of Dogs at Jane Pickens Theater

6 pm – Exit Laughing at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

7:30 pm – 2018 Newport Night Run

8 pm – Barrel of Laughs Comedy Show: Adrienne Iapalucci at Newport Vineyards

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

Sunday, April 8

11 am – Exit Laughing at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

12 pm – Beach Cleanup at Fort Adams State Park

12 pm to 4 pm – Countdown to Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Pep Rally at Fort Adams

1 pm & 2 pm – Seal Tours with Save The Bay

2 pm – 2018 Rhode Island Cup at Fort Adams

2:30 pm, 4:45 pm, & 7:30 pm –  Isle of Dogs at Jane Pickens Theater

3 pm — Piano Concert with Itay Goren at Redwood Library

5:30 pm – FoRIster Beer Launch Party Benefiting Bobby Forster at Newport Storm Brewery

5:30 pm – IMC’s 2018 Paris Raffle – Drawing at Stoneacre Brasserie

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...