Music on the Lawn, a free summer concert series, takes place on the five Tuesdays in August from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at The Church of St. John the Evangelist, 61 Washington Street, Newport. Outdoor music with great bands, food, a 50/50 raffle, and a convivial atmosphere. BYOB. Donations welcome. 

Aug. 2    Doug Woolverton & The Groove Merchants

Aug. 9    Mike Warner & the Ubiquitones, with Ben Knight

Aug. 16  Duke Robillard Quintet

Aug. 23  Lois Vaughan Jazz Aug. 30  MSD Quintet, with Doug Woolverton

Rain dates: the next night, TBD. Food all five nights is provided by Castaway Gourmet.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...