Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do this week in and around Newport County.
Monday, September 19
Cruise Ship Scheduled: Norwegian Breakaway (Capacity: 3,963 passengers, 1,657 crew)
Museum of Newport Irish History will kick off 21st Annual Lecture Series on September 19
Here are the 39 cruise ships that are currently scheduled to visit Newport, Sept. 18 – Nov. 7
Things To Do
- 11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Road to Independence
- 6 pm: Irish Museum Lecture: “Immigrant Activists: Irish Americans who Built a Better Society”
- 6 pm: Free Zoom Gentle Yoga with Rev Shelley Dungan
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Town Council at 6:30 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Planning Board at 3 pm, Middletown Audit Committee at 5:30 pm, Middletown Town Council at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Energy and Environment Commission at 6:30 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Open Space Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Library Trustees at 7 pm
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Tuesday, September 20
Cruise Ship Scheduled: Silver Whisper (Capacity: 386 passengers, 302 crew)
Things To Do
- 11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
- 5:30 pm: An Evening of Jazz, R&B and Soul Cruise with Coastal Queen Cruises
- 6 pm: Author Emma Seckel signs the “Wild Hunt” at Charter Books
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
- Fifth Element: Randy Robbins from 7 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Where The Crawdads Sing at 4:30 pm, Top Gun: Maverick at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Social Security at 11 am
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Library Board at 4:15 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Wilbour Woods Stakeholders Committee at 4:30 pm, Little Compton Beach Commission at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Beach Commission at 4:30 pm, Middletown School Committee at 5:30 pm, Middletown Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm, Middletown Library Board of Trustees at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission at 9 am, Newport School Committee at 5:30 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Conservation Commission at 7 pm
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Wednesday, September 21
Cruise Ship Scheduled: Caribbean Princess (Capacity: 3,142 passengers, 1,200 crew)
What’sUpNewp, The JPT to host a Jaws End of Summer Party on September 21
Things To Do
- 9 am: Tree Walk: Eisenhower Park & Touro Synagogue
- 11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Golden to Gilded
- 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
- 5 pm: Last Day of Summer Celebration: Family Seining & Campfire on Third Beach with Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 6:30 pm: Jaws End of Summer Party with What’sUpNewp at The JPT
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Celtica: Team Trivia at 7:30 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- Fifth Element: Ruby Mac & Jack from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Irish American Club: Mel from 8 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris at 3 pm, Jaws End of Summer Party with What’sUpNewp – live music at 6:30 pm, film at 7:30 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Social Security at 11 am
- One Pelham East: Adam Go & live DJ from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Perro Salado: The Z-Boys from 9 pm to 12 am
- Ragged Island Brewing: Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Sardella’s: Live Jazz music at 7 pm
- Vieste Simply Italian: John & Joanne from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Tree Preservation & Protection at 6:30 pm, Jamestown Planning Commission at 7 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Open Space and Fields Committee at 5:30 pm, Middletown Affordable Housing Committee at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee – District Building Committee at 4 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Historic Preservation Advisory Board at 9 am, Tiverton Harbor Commission at 7 pm
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Thursday, September 22
What’s Up Interview: Ringo Starr, coming to PPAC Thursday Sept. 22
What’s Up Interview: Michael Timmins of The Cowboy Junkies, playing Narrows Center Sept. 22
Things To Do
- 6 pm: 150th (+2) Birthday of the Newport Public Library! at Wyndham Newport
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris at 4:30 pm, Where The Crawdads Sing at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Timmy Smith at 6 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Social Security at 11 am
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Perro Salado: Steve Cerelli at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn at 6 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
- Vieste Simply Italian: Colin Van Pelt from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Newport: Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Water and Fire District at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Police Pension Board at 10 am
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Friday, September 23
295-foot Tall Ship Barque EAGLE will stop at Naval Station Newport this weekend
Things To Do
- 11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Rogues and Scoundrels
- 5:30 pm: Equal Under the Sky: Georgia O’Keeffe & 20th c. Feminism at Newport Art Museum
- 6:30 pm: Family Movie Night featuring Sing 2 at The Pennfield School
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Blue Anchor Grill: John & Joanne from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
- Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: God’s Country at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: The Neal McCarthy Problem from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Chopville at 9 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy (video DJ) at 10 pm
- One Pelham East: Adam Go at 8:30 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: Nate C. from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Top Of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
- Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- RITBA: Turnpike and Bridge Authority, Rhode Island at 8:30 am
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Saturday, September 24
Things To Do
- Throughout Day: Newport String Project presents One to One: Micro Concerts for All
- 9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market at Embrace Home Loans
- 11 am: Walking The Battlefield. An event at Heritage Park in Portsmouth
- 11 am to 7 pm: Weekend Patio Cookout! at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm to 5 pm: Newport Craft Oktoberfest and Festbier at Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling
- 2 pm: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
- 3 pm: Family Concert Festival at Glen Park
- 3:30 pm: Preparing for Fall & Winter with Wild Plants with Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 4 pm: Newport International Polo Series
- 5 pm: Roam Around Rough Point Seasonal Celebration
- 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
- Blue Anchor Grill: Steve Rodrigues from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
- Buskers: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Dick Lupino & friends from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Sydney Carbone from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Labyrinth at 4:30 pm, God’s Country at 7:30 pm
- La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 10 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn at 1 pm, Motion Avenue at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Mark Cutler & The Men of Great Courage from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: CGray the DJ at 10 pm
- One Pelham East: Brian Cabral from 12 pm to 7:30 pm, The Naticks at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
- Shops at Long Wharf: Lana Katz Katz 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: Alexus Lee Duo from 5 pm to 8 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, September 25
Cruise Ship Scheduled: Arcadia (Capacity: 2,388 passengers, 976 crew)
Gamm Theatre to host ‘Truth and Tyranny’ community discussion Sept. 25
Things To Do
- 9 am: Yoga Brunch @ The Reef
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market
- 11 am to 6 pm: Weekend Patio Cookout! at Newport Vineyards
- 1 pm: Historic Irish Cemetery Tours: Back this Fall by popular demand!
- 3 pm: Piano recital by Teresa Walters at Trinity Church
- 4 pm: Choral Evensong & Solemn Benediction
- 4 pm: Audrain Youngtimers at Fort Adams
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Blue Anchor Grill: The Girls from 3 pm to 6 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
- Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 3 pm to 7 pm
- La Forge: Dave Manuel from 11 am to 2 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin at 1 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Strumdawgs from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Social Security at 11 am
- O’Brien’s Pub: Bingo at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Sean Rivers & Ryan McHugh from 5 pm to 1 am
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: Chase Ceglie Jazz Quartet at 5 pm
City & Government
- No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
