Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week and weekend.
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Monday, February 7
Things To Do
- 10 am – Watercolor Painting with Artist Mary Ellen Dwyer at Blithewold
- 11 am – John Tschirch’s Winter Lecture Series at Blithewold
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 5:30 pm – Fix-A-Flat Clinic with Bike Newport
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- 8:30 am – Jamestown Affordable Housing
- 9 am – Little Compton Pension Committee
- 6:10 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 6:30 pm – Newport Planning Board
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Free Public Library & Portsmouth Design Review Board
Tuesday, February 8
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 5 pm to 9 pm – Tapas and Tequila Tasting Experience
- 5:30 pm – Newport Gilded Age in Color at Newport Art Museum
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center – House of Gucci at 4 pm, Breakfast at Tiffany’s at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- 3 pm – Little Compton Free Public Library Trust
- 3:30 pm – Tiverton School Building Committee
- 4:30 pm – Middletown Beach Commission
- 4:30 pm – Little Compton Wilbour Woods Stakeholders Committee
- 5 pm – Jamestown Library Board
- 6 pm – Tiverton School Committee
- 6 pm – Middletown Library Board of Trustees
- 6 pm – Middletown Zoning Board of Review
- 6 pm – Tiverton School Committee
- 6 pm – Tiverton Town Council
- 6:30 pm – Newport School Committee
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown Conservation Commission
- 6:30 pm – Tiverton Recreation Commission
- 7 pm – Portsmouth School Committee
Wednesday, February 9
On This Day in RI History: February 9, 1976, Actor Charlie Day is born
Governor McKee, RIDOH will provide an update on State’s masking policies on Wednesday
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 6 pm – In Celebration of Black History Month, “Disappearing Ink: Rhode Island Black Literature & the Black Press in Rhode Island” A Conversation With Robb Dimmick and Ray Rickman on Stages of Freedom’s Latest Project Virtual Lecture with Redwood Library
- 7:45 pm – Adult Ballroom Dance Class with Island Moving Co.
- 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 – Moonstruck at 7:30 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – Karaoke at 9:30 pm
City & Government
- 10:15 am – Jamestown Technical Review Committee
- 1 pm – Jamestown Housing Authority
- 2:15 pm – Newport Board of Tax Appeals
- 4 pm – Newport Cemetery Advisory Commission
- 4 pm – Portsmouth School Committee – Negotiations Subcommittee
- 5 pm – Jamestown Harbor Management Commission
- 5 pm – Little Compton School Committee
- 5:30 pm – Newport School Committee – Policy Subcommittee
- 6 pm – Middletown Planning Board
- 6 pm – Little Compton Housing Trust
- 6:30 pm – Newport City Council
- 6:30 pm – Little Compton School Committee
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Planning Board
Thursday, February 10
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 6 pm to 9 pm – The Cocktail Club Mixology Class at Hotel Viking
- 7:30 pm – Buster Keaton’s ‘The General’ + a conversation with critic Dana Stevens at JPT Film & Event Center
- 8 pm – 100 Days Celebration hosted by Senior Challenge 2022 at O’Brien’s Pub
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center – The Lost Daugher at 2:30 pm, The General And A Conversation With Author/Film Critic Dana Stevens at 7:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Timmy Smith at 9 pm
City & Government
- 3 pm – Newport Housing Authority
- 3:30 pm – Middletown School Committee
- 4 pm – Newport Tax Relief Ad Hoc Committee
- 5 pm – Portsmouth Dog Park Operating Committee
- 6:30 pm – Newport Waterfront Commission
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown School Committee
- 7 pm – Tiverton Economic Development Commission
- 7 pm – Little Compton Town Council
Friday, February 11
22 Things to do in Newport for Valentine’s Day
What’s Up Interview: Stephane Wrembel Playing the Knickerbocker Friday Feb. 11
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 5 pm – A Valentine’s Themed Opening Reception at Newport Art Museum
- 6 pm – Newport Foodies Winter Stroll
- 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 Lost Daugher at 4:30 pm, Pretty Woman 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 – Steve Smith & The Nakeds from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Adam Go at 9 pm
- Speakeasy – Justin Pomfret at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Reef – Eric Fontana from 6 pm to 9 pm
City & Government
Saturday, February 12
What’s Up Interview: Doug Woolverton, playing Miles Davis tribute Valentines show Feb. 12
Things To Do
- 9 am to 12 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market (Winter) at Stoneacre Garden
- 10 am to 5 pm – Hoods Up Weekend at Newport Care Museum
- 10 am to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 11 am & 1 pm- Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 11 am – Bake Shop Weekends at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm – Valentine Wreath Making Workshop at Blanc & Bleu Home Decor
- 1 pm – Men & Women’s Basketball Alumni Reunion at Rogers Gym
- 3:30 pm – S’more Than Just a Hayride!!
- 5 pm to 10 pm – Valentine’s Day at One Bellevue
- 6 pm – Newport Foodies Winter Stroll
- 7 pm – Anti-Valentine Day Comedy Show at The Reef
- 7 pm – CFP Laughs Out Loud at Common Fence Point Community Center
- 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 –Neal & The Vipers from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Live acoustic from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Caitlin Carey Duo at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
- Speakeasy – Live music at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
- The Reef – Jake Heady from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled at this time.
Sunday, February 13
Newport String Quartet to perform at Trinity Church on Feb. 13
Things To Do
- 8 am to 5 pm – Valentine’s Day at One Bellevue
- 8 am – FREE Guided Bird Walks with Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 8:30 am – Community Yoga
- 10 am to 2 pm – Tiverton Farmers Market
- 10 am to 3 pm – Valentine’s Day Market at Tiverton Farmers Market
- 10 am to 5 pm – Hoods Up Weekend at Newport Care Museum
- 10 am to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 11 am & 1 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 11 am – Bake Shop Weekends at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm – Galentine’s Sip & Arrange Class at Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina
- 4 pm – Newport String Project Winter Concert II at Trinity Church
- 4 pm – Simmons Farm Mozzarella Cheese Making Class
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 –Sugar Ray & The Bluetones from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Pour Judgement – Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled at this time.
