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

Monday, August 20th

11 am – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

4:30 pm – Blackkklansman at Jane Pickens Theater

7:30 pm – The Gardener at Jane Pickens Theater

8 pm – Laughter For Locals presented by What’sUpNewp at The Firehouse Theater

Tuesday, August 21st

11 am – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Blackkklansman at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm to 9 pm – Bioluminescence & Movie Night at Beavertail State Park

6 pm – Castle Hill Clambake at Castle Hill Inn

Wednesday, August 22nd

11 am – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Blackkklansman at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm – Fireside Wednesday Music Series: Dave Alves at Newport Vineyards

5:30 pm – Rome Revived: The Villas Of The Medici at Redwood Library

6 pm – 9-Course Hyogo Kobe Beef World Dinner Tour at The Chanler at Cliff Walk

6 pm – Spirits & Stogies at Hotel Viking

7 pm – Family Friendly Funnies at The Firehouse Theater

7:30 pm – Steve Goodie’s 2018 Tour Comedy Of Concerts at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

8 pm – Movies on The Rocks presents Bambi at Ballard Park

Thursday, August 23rd

11 am – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

11 am – Family Programs at the Rose Island Lighthouse

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Blackkklansman at Jane Pickens Theater

4:30 pm –  Steak Night at Knights of Columbus Middletown/Newport

5:30 pm – Camelot vs. the Counterculture: Fashion and Society in the 1960s at Doris Duke’s Rough Point

5:30 pm – NAB Open House at Newport Academy of Ballett

6 pm – Summer Music at St. John’s

6 pm – Navy Band Northeast’s Alumni Big Band will perform an outdoor concert at the Newport Art Museum

6 pm – Monetize You: Multimedia Travel Pros’ & Influencers’ Insights at Queen Anne’s Loft

7 pm – Newport To Nashville at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

7:55 pm – Life In The Doghouse- newportFILM Outdoors – at Newport International Polo Grounds

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Friday, August 24th

10 am to 8 pm – City of Arboreta and Evening Of The Arboreta

4 pm – Paco’s Taco Nights at Ragged Island Brewing Company

4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Blackkklansman at Jane Pickens Theater

6 pm – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

7 pm – Paint Nite at O’Brien’s Pub

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

Saturday, August 25th

8:30 am to 12:30 pm – Middletown Aquidneck Growers’ Market at Newport Vineyards

10 am – Free guided tours of the Common Burying Ground

10:30 am – Ask a Gardener at Doris Duke’s Rough Point

12 pm – 5th Annual Living History Event: Life During the Battle of RI

1 pm to 4 pm – Weekend Music Series presents Leslie & Matt at Newport Vineyards

1:30 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Blackkklansman at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm – Salute to Summer Free Concert & Fireworks Show at Naval Station Newport

4 pm – Benefit for the Redwood Library, Newport, RI at Bellevue House

5 pm – Newport Polo – Newport vs. New York – at Newport International Polo Grounds

6 pm – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

6 pm – IYRS Cocktail Party at IYRS

6 pm – Funny 4 Fido Comedy Night at Newport Blues Cafe

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

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...