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Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend for live music, movies, and entertainment.

Friday, August 10

  • Atlantic Resort: Sean Rivers at 4 pm
  • Buskers: Live music at 9 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Diego’s Barrio Cantina (Middletown): The Innkeepers at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Mark Gorman from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: The C-Note Missionaries from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • Hotel Viking: Dave Alves at 5:30 pm
  • Jane Pickens Theater:  Blackkklansman at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Consuelo’s Revenge / Rooftop Garden / Doctor Finnegan’s Circus at 9 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: The Playboys from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • La Forge Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 7 pm
  • Landing: Ricky Duran at 4:30 pm, John Erikson Band at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: The HonkyTonk Knights at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Steve Smith &The Nakeds at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Groovin’ You at 10 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: No Tell Motel at 6 pm
  • O’brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 5 pm
  • One Pelham East: Clique at 10 pm
  • Parlor Newport: Live music at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Anamcara from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • Speakeasy: Straight Outta Rehab at 10 pm
  • The Pier: ZanRicky at 5 pm
  • The Port: Brian Scott from 6 pm to 10 pm
  • Wharf Pub: Jason Cardinal at 9 pm

Saturday, August 11

  • @ The Deck: James Grande at 1:30 pm
  • Buskers: Brian Twohey at 8 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Diego’s Barrio Cantina (Middletown): Half Street at 10 pm
  • Dockside: Chopville and Never In Vegas at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Grand Bellevue Dinner Train: ZanRicky at 6 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Blackkklansman at 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Live music at 10 pm
  • King Park: Waterfront Concerts at King Park present Dynamic Duos from 3 pm to 6 pm
  • La Forge Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 7 pm
  • Landing: The HonkyTonk Knights from 1 pm to 4 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Dirty 5 Band at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Pulse at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Jave Jive Band at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: No Tell Motel at 6 pm
  • Newport Vineyards (Middletown): Live music with The Bucks Band from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: DJ C Gray at 8 pm
  • One Pelham East: Live music at 10 pm
  • Parlor Newport: The Agents w/ The Indestructables at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Roots Reaction from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • Shops at Long Wharf: The Playboys from 1 pm to 5 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Selfish Switches It Up at 10 pm
  • Tavern On Broadway: Newport Out Saturday’s at 10 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor: Live music at 9 pm
  • The Pier: Outcry at 6 pm
  • The Port: The McMurphy’s at 2 pm, Brian Scott at 7 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Billy Leetch at 9 pm
  • Vanderbilt Grace: Kristine on piano at 6 pm


  • Sunday, August 12th

    • Atlantic Beach Resort (Middletown): Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series from 3 pm to 7 pm
    • Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
    • Diego’s Barrio Cantina: Brian Scott at 2 pm
    • Dockside: Entrain at 8 pm
    • Fastnet Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
    • Fifth Element: Lois Vaughan Jazz Quartet  from 12 pm to 3 pm
    • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
    • Hotel Viking: Jazz Brunch with Chris Vaillancourt from 11 am to 3 pm
    • Jamestown Summer Music Series: Greg Abate at 6:30 pm at East Ferry Memorial Square
    • Jane Pickens Theater: Blackkklansman at 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
    • Jo’s American Bistro: The Playboys at 5:30 pm
    • Landing: Sam James at 1 pm, Sean Rivers at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
    • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 4 pm
    • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Robin Soares Hathaway & Friends from 4 pm to 7 pm
    • Newport Blues Cafe: The Pogs at 7:30 pm
    • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: No Tell Motel at 11 am,  A Tribute to Sinatra & Peggy Lee by The Hal McIntyre Orchestra  at 6 pm
    • Newport Vineyards (Middletown): Briana White from 1 pm to 4 pm
    • NIMFest: Joe Colpitt, The Playboys from 3 pm to 6 pm at King Park
    • One Pelham East: Ry & Christine Duo at 9:30 pm
    • Parlor Newport: Beats & Brunch at 10 am
    • Pour Judgement: The Kane Brothers at 3 pm, Los Duderinos at 9 pm
    • Speakeasy: Dave Alves at 9 pm
    • Surf Club’s Surf Shack: David Soltz from 4 pm to 7 pm
    • The Pier: The Side Effects at 1 pm
    • The Port: John Erikson from 3 pm to 7 pm

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Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.