Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week.
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Monday, March 7
Things To Do
- 11 am to 5 pm – Take a Hike at Newport Vineyards & Taproot Brewing Co.
- 11 am – Founders Day March 7th Portsmouth 1638 Compact and Southwick Declaration of Independence Showing at Portsmouth Historical Society
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink is open
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- 5:45 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 6 pm – Middletown Town Council
- 6:30 pm – Newport Planning Board
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Free Public Library
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Town Council
- 7 pm – Tiverton Wastewater District
Tuesday, March 8
Things To Do
- 11 am to 5 pm – Service Industry Tuesdays at Newport Vineyards
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 6 pm – Grub & Grow Series: Career Change 101 at The Huddle
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center – Belfast at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
City & Government
- 4 pm – Little Compton School Committee
- 4:30 pm – Middletown Beach Commission
- 4:30 pm – Little Compton Wilbour Woods Stakeholders Committee
- 5 pm – Jamestown Library Board
- 6 pm – Tiverton Town Council
- 6 pm – Aquidneck Island Planning Commission
- 6:30 pm – Newport School Committee
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown Conservation Commission
- 6:30 pm – Tiverton Recreation Commission
- 7 pm – North Tiverton Fire District
- 7 pm – Portsmouth School Committee
- 7 pm – Tiverton School Committee
Wednesday, March 9
- The beat goes on with Thompson Inspiration Program
- On This Day in History – March 9, 1774: Tornado on Nantucket
- This Day in RI History: March 9 – Jeffrey Osborne is born
Things To Do
- 12 pm to 8:30 pm – IGLOO VILLAGE @ THE REEF
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 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
- Irish American Club – Mel at 8 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center – Licorice Pizza at 4:30 pm, House of Gucci at 7:30 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – Karaoke at 9:30 pm
City & Government
- 8:30 am – Portsmouth Prevention Coalition
- 3:30 pm – Middletown School Committee
- 4 pm – Newport Cemetery Advisory Commission
- 4 pm – Portsmouth School Committee – Negotiations Subcommittee
- 5 pm – Jamestown Harbor Management Commission
- 6 pm – Middletown Planning Board
- 6:30 pm – Newport City Council
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Planning Board
- 7 pm – Tiverton Cemetery Commission
Thursday, March 10
- Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England to host ‘Cookies & Cocktails’ at Crowne Plaza on March 10
- Midtown Oyster Bar will host a Providence College watch party on Thursday for the Big East Tournament opener
Things To Do
- 10 am – Nature Drawing at Blithewold: March 10: Small acrylic studies at Blithewold
- 11 am to 5 pm – Taproot Slider Thursdays at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm – Midtown Oyster Bar will host a Providence College watch party
- 12 pm to 8:30 pm – IGLOO VILLAGE @ THE REEF
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm- Saint Patrick’s Day Bottle Engraving at Point Wine & Spirits
- 6 pm to 9 pm – The Cocktail Club Mixology Class at Hotel Viking
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center – The Worst Person In The World at 4:30 pm, Parallel Mothers at 7:30 pm
- Norey’s Lovescandal at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Adam Go at 9 pm
City & Government
- 6 pm – Middletown Affordable Housing Committee
- 6:30 pm – Newport Waterfront Commission
- 7 pm – Tiverton Economic Development Commission
Friday, March 11
- Newport Classical to present Geneva Lewis on March 11
- What’sUpNewp to host annual St. Patrick’s Parade Day Eve Celebration, will feature AOH Pipes & Drums, Men’s Singers
- Love Defeats Fear: Newport yoga studio will host ‘Yoga For Ukraine’ on March 11
Things To Do
- 12 pm to 8:30 pm – IGLOO VILLAGE @ THE REEF
- 2 pm to 5 pm – St. Patrick’s Day Craft at Newport Public Library
- 2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
- 3:30 pm to 5 pm – What’sUpNewp’s St. Patrick’s Parade Day Eve Celebration featuring AOH Pipes & Drums, Men’s Singers at Midtown Oyster Bar
- 4 pm to 8 pm – March Beer Hall Night at Newport Vineyards/Taproot Brewing
- 6 pm – Big Daddy Award Ceremony and Pre-Parade Party at Hibernian Hall
- 6 pm to 8:30 pm – Newport Foodies Winter Stroll
- 7 pm to 8 pm – In the Company of Great Trees – Alan Peck of Wilcox Park & Arboretum at Redwood Library
- 7 pm – Concert: Irish and Celtic Music Band, Turas at Blithewold
- 7:30 pm – MASTERFUL Movers-A groundbreaking performance of new work & live music at Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 7:30 pm – Geneva Lewis presented by Newport Classical at Emmanuel Church
- 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
- Blithewold – Concert: Irish and Celtic Music Band, Turas at 7 pm
- Buskers – A night of Original and Traditional Celtic Folk Rock with Anita Mansfield with guest Brendan McCarthy from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center – Parallel Mothers at 4:30 pm, The Worst Person In The World at 7:30 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Phenix Avenue from 6 pm to 9 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Localz Portsmouth – John Erikson at 6 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – St. Patrick’s Parade Day Eve Celebration featuring AOH Pipes & Drums, Men’s Singers from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Those Guys from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Never In Vegas at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Live music at 8 pm, DJ at 11 pm
- Speakeasy – Justin Pomfret at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Reef – Randy Robbins from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Top Of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled.
Saturday, March 12
- What’s Up in Newport: Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Day
- Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee names 2022 Grand Marshall, dedication
- Six Picks: St. Patrick’s Day 2022 – Best parades around Rhode Island
- What’s Up Interview: Alex MacLeod of Rock Hearts, bluegrass band playing BRT in Cumberland March 12
Things To Do
- Newport Saint Patrick’s Parade Day! Here’s a look at what’s up around town – What’s Up in Newport: Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Day
- 8 am – Shorebird Stroll with Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 10 am to 5 pm – Newport Car Museum Hoods Up Weekend
- 11 am & 1 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 1:45 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, & 4 pm – Simmons Farm Pet and Cuddle
- 3 pm – Fashion History Sketching Workshop at Blithewold
- 3:30 pm – S’more Than Just a Hayride!! at Simmons Farm
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theatre
Live Music & Entertainment
- Here’s a look at what’s up around town – What’s Up in Newport: Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Day
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled.
Sunday, March 13
Things To Do
- 8:30 am – Community Yoga at Forty 1 North
- 10 am to 12 pm – Post Parade Clean Up with Brick Alley Pub
- 10 am to 5 pm –Newport Car Museum Hoods Up Weekend
- 11 am & 1 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 1:45 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm, & 4 pm – Simmons Farm Pet and Cuddle
- 12 pm to 4 pm – Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center Welcomes You
- 12 pm to 8:30 pm – IGLOO VILLAGE @ THE REEF
- 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 –Live music 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.