What's Up in Newport County: August 2 - 7

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week, August 2 – 7, 2022.

Tuesday, August 2

Things To Do

11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
6 pm: Confluence of Art and Science on the Narragansett Bay at Jamestown Arts Center
6 pm: Music on the Lawn: Doug Woolverton & The Groove Merchants
6:15 pm: Coastal Queen Beer Tasting Cruise with The General’s Crossing Brewhouse
7 pm: 2022 National Night Out
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
Easton’s Beach: Avenue A at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Top Gun: Maverick at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Dan DeCristofaro at 1 pm, Sean Rivers at 4:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
St. John’s Church: Music on the Lawn: Doug Woolverton & The Groove Merchants at 6 pm

City & Government

Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Board of Canvassers at 10:30 am
Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am, Newport Historic District Commission at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee – Personnel Subcommittee at 1 pm, Portsmouth Dog Park Operating Committee at 5:30 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton School Building Committee at 5 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm, Tiverton School Committee at 7 pm
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Wednesday, August 3

Things To Do

11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
2 pm to 6 pm: Wednesday Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
4:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
7 pm: Family Friendly Funnies with the Bit Players
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Celtica: Team Trivia at 7:30 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Top Gun: Maverick at 4:30 pm, CatVideoFest at 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker at 1 pm, Mike Wendoloski at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Wright Brothers Birthday Bash from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Vineyards: Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
One Pelham East: Adam Go from 4 pm to 7:30 pm
Perro Salado: The Z-Boys from 9 pm to 12 am
The Firehouse Theatre: Family Friendly Funnies with the Bit Players at 7 pm
Top Of Pelham: Dueling Pianos: Free Wednesday show with Davina Yanetty & Mike Brown at 7:30 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm

City & Government

Jamestown: Jamestown Planning Commission at 7 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Fireworks Committee at 9 am, Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm
Newport: Newport Beach Commission at 5 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Harbor Commission at 7 pm, Portsmouth Melville Park Committee at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Town Council at 6 pm, Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Thursday, August 4

Things To Do

11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours
1 pm: Newport History Site Tours: Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
7 pm to 10 pm: Ketel Cafe at Hill Market at Hotel Viking
7:30 pm: National Theatre Live: Prima Facie from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
8:10 pm: The Princess: newportFILM Outdoors at The Elms
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

JPT Film & Event Center: Top Gun: Maverick at 4:30 pm, National Theatre Live: Prima Facie from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London at 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker at 1 pm, Mark Flynn at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Roger Ceresi Trio from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Felix Brown Band at 8 pm
newportFILM: The Princess: newportFILM Outdoors at 8:10 pm
One Pelham East: Live music at 8 pm
Perro Salado: Steve Cerelli at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn at 6 pm
The Reef: Lucas Neil from 6 pm to 9 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm

City & Government

Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Planning Board at 3 pm, Middletown Roads/Utilities Advisory Committee at 4 pm
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Friday, August 5

Things To Do

10 am: Summer Stories at Whitehorne House Museum
11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Rogues and Scoundrels
12 pm to 4 pm: Ketel One Botanicals Spritz Bar at Hotel Viking
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
5 pm to 7 pm: Waterfront Concert Series at King Park
6 pm: 14th Annual “A Night at the Pops” Concert with the East Bay Summer Wind and Youth Ensembles at Portsmouth High School
6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport6:30 pm: TGIF Performance with the Rhode Island Black Storytellers at Doris Duke’s Rough Point
7 pm: Newport Live and Norman Bird Sanctuary Present: Lisa Morales
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
8 pm: COMEDY NIGHT AT REJECT at Rejects Brewing Co.
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

@ The Deck: The Complaints at 9 pm
Bar & Board: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Blue Anchor Grill: Live music at 6:30 pm
Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
Dockside: Live music at 9 pm
Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: The Naticks from 6 pm to 9 pm
Gurney’s: DJ from 5 pm to 10 pm on The Firepit Deck
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Reversal of Fortune at 4:30 pm, Safety Last with Jeff Rapsis at 7:30 pm
King Park: Art Pop & Jazz with Chase Ceglie, opening guitarist Julio Amaro from 5 pm to 7 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm
Landing: John Erikson at 1 pm, CBD at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Steve Smith & The Nakeds from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy (video DJ) from 10 pm to close
Officers Club: Salty from 5:30 pm to 8 pm
One Pelham East: Live music from 4 pm to 7:30 pm, live music at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
Rejects Brewing Co.: COMEDY NIGHT AT REJECT at 8 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 10 pm
Surf Club: Justin Pomfret at 9 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Reef: Brian Scott Duo from 2 pm to 5 pm, Mel from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top Of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm

City & Government

Little Compton: Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 9 am
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Saturday, August 6

Open Studios and Drive-By Art return to Conanicut Island on August 6

Save The Bay Swim returns on August 6, registration opens

Things To Do

8:30 am: Save The Bay Swim 2022
9 am: Fools Rules Regatta
9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market at Embrace Home Loans
9:30 am: Yoga for All at The Norman Bird Sanctuary
11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: The Point Neighborhood
12 pm to 4 pm: Ketel One Botanicals Spritz Bar at Hotel Viking
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
2 pm: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
5 pm: Newport International Polo Series
6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
7 pm to 10 pm: Ketel Cafe at Hill Market at Hotel Viking
7 pm & 9 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Bar & Board: Mel at 7:30 pm
Blue Anchor Grill: Live music at 6:30 pm
Buskers: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
Dockside: Inside Out at 9 pm
Fifth Element: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio from 11 am to 3 pm
Greenvale Vineyards: Dick Lupino & friends from 1 pm to 4 pm
Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Neal McCarthy Duo from 6 pm to 9 pm
Gurney’s: Chelley Knight Band from 6 pm to 9 pm at The Pineapple Club, DJ from 5 pm to 10 pm on The Firepit Deck
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: The Great Gatsby at 4:30 pm, Marcel The Shells with Shoes On at 7:30 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 10 pm
Landing: Steve Demers at 1 pm, Dave Alves Band at 4:30 pm, Timeless at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: The Teledynes from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: C Gray the DJ from 10 pm to close
One Pelham East: Live music at 4:30 pm, live music at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
Shops at Long Wharf: YNot3 from 1 pm to 5 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 10 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
The Reef: Brian Scott from 1 pm to 4 pm, Lucas Neil from 4 pm to 7 pm, OutCry from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm

City & Government

No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Sunday, August 7

This Day in RI History: August 7, 1742 -Nathanael Greene born in Potowomut

Things To Do

11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Golden to Gilded
11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours
12 pm to 4 pm: Ketel One Botanicals Spritz Bar at Hotel Viking
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
3 pm: Piano trios by Haydn and Mozart at Trinity Church
3 pm to 6 pm: Concerts in King Park – NIMFest – Sunday Gazebo Concerts at King Park
5 pm: Summer Concert Series at Burr’s Hill Park
6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

@ The Deck: Kenra Girard at 7 pm
Castle Hill Inn: Live Jazz Music from 11:30 am to 3 pm at the Terrace Bar
Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions from 6 pm to 9 pm
Fifth Element: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio at 11 am
Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Darren Beaupre from 12 pm to 3 pm
Gurney’s: Rikki Rocksteady Band from 6 pm to 9 pm at The Pineapple Club
Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 3 pm to 7 pm
King Park: Eddy’s Shoe, Mansfield Band from 3 pm to 6 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 11 am to 2 pm
Landing: The Naticks at 1 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Jake Kulak Band at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Gary Gramolini & The Grinders from 4 pm to 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: George Zecher on Steel Drums from 3 pm to 6 pm, Bingo inside at 7 pm
One Pelham East: Live music at 5 pm
Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
The Chanler at Cliff Walk: Blues & Jazz music in the Wine Garden from 2 pm to 5 pm
The Firehouse Theater: Chase Ceglie Jazz Quartet at 5 pm
The Reef: Brian Scott Duo from 2 pm to 5 pm, Jake Dyl from 6 pm to 9 pm

City & Government

No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

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