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Tuesday, January 18
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 4:30 pm – The Velvet Queen at JPT Film & Event Center
- 5 pm to 9 pm – Tapas and Tequila Tasting Experience at Hotel Viking
- 7:30 pm – House of Gucci at JPT Film & Event Center
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center – The Velvet Queen at 4:30 pm, House of Gucci at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- 10:30 am – Portsmouth Water and Fire District
- 12 pm – Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau dba Discover Newport
- 2:15 pm – Newport Board of Tax Appeals
- 5 pm – Jamestown Library Board
- 5:30 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 6 pm – Middletown Library Board of Trustees
- 6 pm – Middletown Town Council
- 6 pm – Aquidneck Island Planning Commission
- 6 pm – Middletown Library Board of Trustees
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 7 pm – Tiverton Harbor Commission
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Water and Fire District
- Full schedule of meetings can be found here.
Wednesday, January 19
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 4 pm – House of Gucci at JPT Film & Event Center
- 5:30 m – Free Studio Warming 4 Class Combo Night
- 6 pm – Newport Out Book Club with Newport Huddle
- 6:30 pm – Lecture with Dr. Fred Zilian: Frederick Douglas at Portsmouth Free Public Library
- 7:30 pm – Thunderball at JPT Film & Event Center
- 7:45 pm – Adult Ballroom Dance Class with Island Moving Company
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Team Trivia at 7:30 pm
- Fastnet Pub – Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center – House of Gucci at 4 pm, Thunderball at 7:30 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – Karaoke at 9:30 pm
City & Government
- 10 am – Jamestown Housing Authority
- 1 pm – Newport Board of Tax Appeals
- 4:15 pm – Tiverton Tax Assessment Board of Review
- 5:30 pm – Middletown Open Space and Fields Committee
- 5:30 pm – Middletown School Building Committee
- 6 pm – Portsmouth School Committee
- 6:30 pm – Little Compton Charter Review Commission
- 6:30 pm – Little Compton Housing Trust
- 7 pm – Jamestown Planning Commission
- Full schedule of meetings can be found here.
Thursday, January 20
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 4:30 pm – Nightmare Alley at JPT Film & Event Center
- 5 pm – Loyalist Women in 18th Century Newport at NHS Resource Center
- 6 pm to 9 pm – The Cocktail Club Mixology Class at Hotel Viking
- 7:30 pm – The Tragedy of MacBeth at JPT Film & Event Center
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center – Nightmare Alley at 4:30 pm, The Tragedy of MacBeth at 7:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Timmy Smith from 9 pm to 12:30 am
City & Government
- 4:15 pm – Tiverton Tax Assessment Board of Review
- 6 pm – Portsmouth Conservation Commission
- 7 pm – Little Compton Town Council
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Glen Manor House Authority
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Zoning Board of Review
- Full schedule of meetings can be found here.
Friday, January 21
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 4:30 pm – The Velvet Queen at JPT Film & Event Center
- 6 pm – Brick Alley Pub Wine Dinner
- 6 pm to 8 pm – Art of Wine Class at The Huddle
- 7:30 pm – Nightmare Alley at JPT Film & Event Center
- 8 pm – Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bar & Board – Lois Vaughan solo jazz piano from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Phenix Avenue from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center – The Velvet Queen at 4:30 pm, Nightmare Alley at 7:30 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – John Erikson at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Live music from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Never In Vegas from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm
- Speakeasy – Live music at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Reef – Mel from 6 pm to 9 pm
City & Government
- Full schedule of meetings can be found here.
Saturday, January 22
Things To Do
- 9 am to 12 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market (Winter) at Stoneacre Garden
- 10 am to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 11 am & 1 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm – Afternoon Tea at Hotel Viking
- 3 pm – Simmons Farm Mozzarella Cheese Making Class
- 3:30 pm – S’more Than Just a Hayride!! at Simmons Farm
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 10 pm
- Narragansett Cafe –Live music from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Hit Play from 8 pm to 12 am
- Speakeasy – Live music at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
- The Pub at 2 Mile Corener – The Infinite Groove at 8 pm
- The Reef – Randy Robbins from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Full schedule of meetings can be found here.
Sunday, January 23
Things To Do
- 10 am to 2 pm – Tiverton Farmers Market
- 10 am to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 11 am & 1 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 4 pm – Simmons Farm Mozzarella Cheese Making Class
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira from at 12:30 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Live music from 3 pm to 7 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 11 am to 2 pm
- Narragansett Cafe –Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Pour Judgement – Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5 pm
City & Government
- Full schedule of meetings can be found here.