Here’s what’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend.
Weather Forecast
Friday – Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night – Isolated showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday – Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday – A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night – A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday, May 17
- 7 am to 5:30 pm – Bike to Work Day!
- 12:30 pm – Portsmouth Garden Club Flower Show at Portsmouth Free Public Library
- 4 pm – Liege Waffles at Ragged Island Brewery with Burgundian Waffles
- 4:45 pm – Red Joan at Jane Pickens Theater
- 6 pm – Newport Waterfront Oyster Festival Opening Night Party on Bowen’s Wharf
- 7 pm – A Little Night Music at The Casino Theatre
- 7:30 pm – Spring Concert: Proudly We Sing with Newport Navy Choristers
- 7:30 pm – Tolkien at Jane Pickens Theater
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Saturday, May 18
- 7 am – Bird Walk at Miantonomi Park
- 8 am – Audrain’s Cars & Coffee 2019
- 9 am – Morning of Fabulous Ferraris at Newport Car Museum
- 9 am to 12:30 pm – Middletown Aquidneck Growers’ Market at Newport Vineyards
- 10 am – Newport Great Strides at Brenton Point State Park
- 10 am – Military gravestone cleaning
- 10 am – Armed Forces Day Cleanup and Flag Placing at Common Burying Ground
- 10 am – The Green Grocer’s 12th Anniversary Hootenanny!
- 11 am – Tour of the Month: Rum & Revolution with Newport Historical Society
- 11 am to 5 pm – 4th Annual Newport Waterfront Oyster Festival on Bowen’s Wharf
- 12 pm to 5 pm – Newport Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival at Fort Adams
- 12 pm – Backyard Composting Giveaways with Clean Ocean Access
- 1 pm – Live Music Series ft. Yacht Club Rejects at Newport Vineyards
- 2 pm to 3 pm – Mixology Classes with Christina Mercado at Vanderbilt
- 4 pm – Rhody Roots at Ragged Island
- 4:45 pm – Red Joan at Jane Pickens Theater
- 7 pm – Newport Music Festival Presents Omer Quartet at Newport Art Museum
- 7 pm – Heifetz on Tour Concert at Jamestown Arts Center
- 7:30 pm – Tolkien at Jane Pickens Theater
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Sunday, May 19
- 8 am – Middletown Police FOP 5K and Youth Sprint at Second Beach
- 9 am to 11 am – Elliot’s Ride for Everyone
- 10 am – Sea Glass Window Workshop at Jamestown Arts Center
- 11 am to 2 pm – Newport In Bloom Plant Sale at Elks Lodge
- 11 am to 5 pm – 4th Annual Newport Waterfront Oyster Festival on Bowen’s Wharf
- 12 pm to 1 pm – Run Ragged Running Club at Ragged Island Brewing
- 1 pm – Live Music Series ft. Josh Grabert at Newport Vineyards
- 1 pm – Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite/Petruska at Jane Pickens Theater
- 4:45 pm – Red Joan at Jane Pickens Theater
- 7:30 pm – Tolkien at Jane Pickens Theater