Here’s what’s happening this weekend in and around Newport, enjoy!
Friday, June 21
Things To Do
- C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta
- 8:45 am – Newport Mansion Tour / Flower Show at Rosecliff
- 9 am – Visual Development: Abstract Painting, Mixed Media & Collage Tec at Jamestown Arts Center
- 10:30 am to 5 pm – Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff
- 1 pm – Digital Modeling & Fabrication Info Session | Admissions Webinar at IYRS
- 4 pm to 8 pm – Wally’s Hot Dog Cart at Ragged Island Brewing
- 4:45 pm – All Is True at Jane Pickens Theater
- 5 pm to 7 pm – Summer Solstice concert with Aine Minogue and Slackwater String Bandat King Park (In case of inclement weather, the Summer Solstice concert at King Park scheduled for this evening from 5-7 pm with Celtic harpist Aine Minogue and Slackwater String Band WILL go forward at a rain location – Hibernian Hall, 2 Wellington Ave. Newport.)
- 6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Home Game at Cardines Field
- 7:30 pm – The Dead Don’t Die at Jane Pickens Theater
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers Irish Pub – Live music at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – DJ in the Boom Boom Room at 9 pm
- Diego’s Barrio & Cantina – Live Music at 9 pm
- Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina– Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – All Is True at 4:45 pm, The Dead Don’t Die at 7:30 pm
- Jo’s Bistro – John & Joanne from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Johnny’s at Atlantic Resort – Route 37 at 4 pm
- Karl’s Pub –DJ Corey at 9:30 pm
- King Park – Summer Solstice concert with Aine Minogue and Slackwater String Bandfrom 5 pm to 7 pm
- La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
- Landing – Dave Alves at 4:30 pm, DJ Roux at 8 pm, The Traveling Wanna B’s at 8 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Sean Rivers at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Eddy’s Shoe at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Sybil Disobedience at 10 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – John Erikson at from 4 pm – 7 pm
- One Pelham East – Sweet Tooth & The Sugarbabies at 10 pm, Dueling Pianos at Top Of Pelham at 9 pm
- Parlor Newport – Live Music at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 9 pm
- Rusty’s Bar & Grille – Parts Unknown Band at 8:30 pm
- Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel – Calise & Company from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill – Straight Outta Rehab at 10 pm
- Surf Club: Sean Rivers at 9 pm
- Tiverton Casino Hotel – The Instructors at 6 pm, DJ at 9 pm
- Wharf Pub – Live music at 8:30 pm
- Zelda’s Newport – Sean Rivers at 9 pm
Saturday, June 22
Things To Do
Hi-Speed Ferry between Block Island and Newport returns on June 22nd
- C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta
- The Newport MFA Presents….Guest Author Reading and Craft Talks at Salve Regina University
- 8 am – 10 am – Audrain’s Cars & Coffee 2019 at Fort Adams
- 8 am to 6 pm – 2019 Newport Summer 7’s at Joseph Jay Kirwin Memorial Rugby Pitch
- 9 am – Yard Sale – Calvary UMC Annual Fundraiser at Calvary United Methodist Church
- 9 am to 12:30 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards
- 9 am to 5 pm – Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff
- 10 am – Gravestone cleaning community event
- 10 am – Weekly Garden Huddle in Middletown at Middletown Public Library
- 10 am to 2 pm – Herreshoff Waterfront Festival
- 1 pm – Live Music Series ft. Dan Cristo at Newport Vineyards
- 2 pm to 3 pm – Mixology Classes with Christina Mercado at Vanderbilt
- 2 pm – Brass on the Grass concert series at Trinity Church
- 2:15 pm – All Is True at Jane Pickens Theater
- 4 pm to 8 pm – Liege Waffles at Ragged Island Brewery with the Burgundian
- 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – The Dead Don’t Die at Jane Pickens Theater
- 5 pm – Light Up Your Summer! (Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation fundraiser) at Newport Shipyard
- 5 pm – Newport Polo – Newport vs Boston at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 6 pm – Cocktails for Wagging Tails benefitting the Potter League
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- @ The Deck – Sean Rivers at 3 pm
- Atlantic Resort – Phenix Ave at 7 pm
- Buskers Irish Pub – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Christie’s – Fishnets: Newport Pride Party at 8 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – DJ in the Boom Boom Room at 9 pm, The C-Note Missionaries at 10 pm in the Candy Store
- Diego’s Barrio & Cantina – Dopey Lopes and The Bickersins at Diego’s at 9 pm
- Dockside – Live music with Chopville and Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Elks Lodge – Bob Marks & Frankie Lee at 6:30 pm
- Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Grace Vanderbilt – Kristine on piano at 6 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – All Is True at 2:15 pm, The Dead Don’t Die at 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm
- Karl’s Pub – Big Me at 9 pm
- La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
- Landing – The HonkyTonk Knights from 1 pm to 4 pm, Timmy Smith from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
- Long Wharf Mall – Half Step Down from 1 pm to 5 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Live music at 9 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Roger Ceresi & The All Starz at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Fast Times at 10 pm
- Newport Sportsmans Club – Look’n Back at 8:30 pm
- Newport Vineyards – Dan Cristo from 1 pm to 4 pm
- One Pelham East – Brick Park at 10 pm
- Parlor Newport –RAVI SHAVI w/ Natále & Drone Dolores at 8 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 10 pm
- Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel – Steven Mortrude from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille – Dave Alves at 10 pm
- Surf Club – Sean Rivers at 9 pm
- The Port – John Erikson from 2 pm to 6 pm, Brian Scott from 7 pm to 11 pm
- Tiverton Casino Hotel – Roland Lemonade at 7 pm, DJ at 9 pm
- Top Of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 8:30 pm
- Zelda’s Newport – John Erikson from 9 pm to 12 am
Sunday, June 23
Things To Do
- C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta
- The Newport MFA Presents….Guest Author Reading and Craft Talks at Salve Regina University
- 8 am – Free Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 9 am to 5 pm – Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff
- 10 am – Happy 206th Birthday to Charles Timothy Brooks at Channing Memorial Church
- 12 pm – Run Ragged Running Clubat Ragged Island Brewing
- 1 pm – Live Music Series ft. Dudemanbro at Newport Vineyards
- 2:15 pm – All Is True at Jane Pickens Theater
- 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – The Dead Don’t Die at Jane Pickens Theater
- 6 pm – Newport Public Library hosts Another Novel Evening at Easton’s Beach Rotunda
Live Music & Entertainment
- Atlantic Resort – Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- Castle Hill Inn – Seth Adam at 3:30 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm, Sunday Affairs in Boom Boom Room at 9 pm
- Diego’s Barrio & Cantina – Karaoke at 7 pm with Erin Toppas
- Fastnet Pub – Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Fifth Element – Lois Vaughan at 12 pm
- Gas Lamp Grille – FrankenPhil at 1 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille – The Playboys from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – All Is True at 2:15 pm, The Dead Don’t Die at 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm
- Jo’s Bistro – Live music at 5:30 pm
- Karl’s Park Ave Pub – The MonteiroBots from 4:30 pm – 8 pm
- Landing – Nick from 1 pm to 4 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Sean Rivers at 8 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Justin Pomfret from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Superchief Trio from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Vineyards – Dudemanbro from 1 pm to 4 pm
- One Pelham East – Ryan McHugh at 10 pm
- Pour Judgment – Los Duderinos at 9 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Dave Alves at 8 pm
- Surf Club – Rick Hamel at 4 pm
- The Port – John Erikson from 3 pm to 7 pm
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