What’s Up This Weekend: 25+ things to do, live music and entertainment listings

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

Friday, December 20th

Christmas In Newport
2 pm – The Irishman at Jane Pickens Theater
3:30 pm – Teens: Art with Nycole at Newport Public Library
4 pm – Holiday Lantern Tours with Newport Historical Society
5 pm – Safari by the Fire Dinner at OceanCliff Hotel & Resort
6:30 pm – Les Miserables: The Staged Concert at Jane Pickens Theater
8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Live Music & Entertainment

Atlantic Beach Resort – Phenix Ave at 7 pm
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 Bodega Cantina – Karaoke at 10 pm
Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
Jane Pickens Theater – The Irishman at 2 pm, Les Miserables: The Staged Concert at 6:30 pm
La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar –Sean Rivers at 10 pm
Narragansett Cafe –Squelch at 9 pm
Newport Blues Cafe – 7 Day Weekend at 10 pm
Newport Playhouse – A Christmas Cactus at 6 pm
One Pelham East – Sugarbabies at 10 pm
Parlor Newport – Brunt Of It, Neutral Nation, Diablogato & Micky Rickshaw at 9:30 pm
Pour Judgement – Live music at 10 pm
Speakeasy Bar & Grill – Chopville at 9 pm
Surf Club: Live music at 9 pm
Tiverton Casino Hotel – Matt Browne at 6 pm, DJ at 9 pm
Zelda’s Newport –Steve Cerilli at 9 pm

Saturday, December 21st

Christmas In Newport
9 am – Aquidneck Growers Winter Farmers Market at Easton’s Beach
9 am – December Mini Camp at Norman Bird Sanctuary
10 am – A Rough Point Holiday at Doris Duke’s Rough Point
10 am – Filling in the Manger at Channing Memorial Church
11 am – SANTA @ lululemon Newport
1 pm – In Search of Beethoven at Jane Pickens Theater
2 pm – Benefit Piano Recital by Nora Bartosik at Trinity Church
3 pm – Wintermission II Salon Style Exhibition at Coastal Contemporary Gallery
5 pm – The Irishman at Jane Pickens Theater
6 pm – A Holiday Evening At The Elms With Lisa Kay at The Elms
7 pm – Christmas Party at Newport Sportsmans Club
8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Live Music & Entertainment

Atlantic Resort – Phenix Ave at 7 pm
Buskers Irish Pub – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
Clarke Cooke House – The C-Note Missionaries at 10 pm
Common Fence Music – The Sweetback Sisters’ Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular! at 8 pm
Diego’s Barrio Cantina – Live music at 9 pm
Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
Grace Vanderbilt – Kristine on piano at 6 pm
Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – Ben O’Connor from 6 pm to 9 pm
Jane Pickens Theater – In Search of Beethoven at 1 pm, The Irishman at 5 pm
La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar – Outcry at 10 pm
Narragansett Cafe – Take It To The Bridge at 9 pm
Newport Blues Cafe – Sugar at 10 pm
Newport Playhouse – A Christmas Cactus at 6 pm
One Pelham East – Timmy Smith from 5 pm to 9 pm, Hit Play Band at 10 pm, Dueling Pianos at Top Of Pelham at 9 pm
Parlor Newport – DJ Abby at 9 pm
Pour Judgement – The Devilfish at Pour Judgment at 10 pm
Speakeasy Bar & Grille – Straight Outta Rehab at 9 pm
Surf Club – Sean Rivers at 9 pm
The Safari Room at OceanCliff – Mel from 12 pm to 3 pm
Tiverton Casino Hotel – Nate Jones at 6 pm, DJ at 9 pm
Zelda’s –Live music from 9 pm to 12 am

Sunday, December 22nd

This Day In Newport History: Sunny von Bulow is Found Comatose on December 22, 1980

Christmas In Newport
8 am – Free Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
11 am to 5 pm – Sip ‘n Shop Sundays at Newport Vineyards
11:30 am – Brunch with Santa at Hotel Viking
12 pm – Bolshoi Ballet The Nutcracker at Jane Pickens Theater
12 pm – Relax + Restore + Rejuvenate! Reiki Infused Yoga at Seaside Yoga
1 pm – Cars and Caroling: The Very Merry Dickens Carolers at Newport Car Museum
1 pm – Live Music Series ft. Dave Alves at Newport Vineyards
3 pm – Messiah Sing! at Emmanuel Church
3:30 pm – The Irishman at Jane Pickens Theater

Live Music & Entertainment

Atlantic Resort – Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
Fastnet Pub – Irish Sessions at 6 pm
Fifth Element – Live music from 12 pm to 3 pm
Jane Pickens Theater – Bolshoi Ballet The Nutcracker at 12 pm, The Irishman at 3:30 pm
Jo’s American Bistro – Jazz Candy at 5:30 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar – Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
Narragansett Cafe –Neal & The Vipers from 4 pm to 7 pm
Newport Playhouse – A Christmas Cactus at 11 am
Newport Vineyards –Live Music Series ft. Dave Alves at 1 pm
Pour Judgment – Los Duderinos at 9 pm
Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm

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