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Good Morning! Today is Saturday, May 27, 2023. Today’s newsletter is 1,475 words – approximately an 8-minute read.
⚠️ The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement – warning beachgoers that local ocean, bay, and harbor water temperatures are currently only in the 50s, and could cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water.
🐎 The summer season kicks off at 5 pm today with the return of the annual charity polo match to support the Rotary Club of Newport’s charitable programs, hosted by the Newport Polo Club. Ready your picnic spread to join the action as top players compete in a classic 6-chukker showdown. Read More
🎶 A new music festival that includes music, arts, food, and more kicks off in Wakefield today. Read More
🏘️ Tyler Bernadyn with a look at the 45 open houses happening in Newport County this weekend. Find Your Next Home
🎭 The 2023 Spring Rogue Island Comedy Festival continues today with two shows at The JPT. Find out about the seven shows still remaining this weekend here.
🇺🇸 Boots On The Ground For Heroes Memorial continues at Fort Adams from 8 am to 8 pm today and tomorrow and 8 am to 6 pm on Monday. More details here
👉 Newport City Council has a workshop scheduled for May 31 at 5:30 pm. The topic will be a budget overview.
📷 Heading out and about this weekend, share your photos with us on Instagram. Follow @WhatsUpNewp, tag @WhatsUpNewp, and/or use #WhatsUpNewp for a chance to have your photo featured in our feed and here in our newsletter.
What’s Up Today – 5.27.23
Next Cruise Ship Scheduled: Seven Seas Navigator on Tuesday, May 30
☀️ Weather
- Beach Hazards Statement in effect from May 27, 08:00 AM EDT until May 27, 08:00 PM EDT
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
- 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast
🛥️ Marine Forecast
- Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: SSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tomorrow: SSW wind 5 to 8 kt increasing to 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 56°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:16 am | Sunset: 8:09 pm | 14 hours & 52 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 1:54 am & 2:32 pm | Low tide at 7:59 am & 8:09 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Crescent. 6.9 days, 44% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 8 am to 8 pm: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
- 9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market at 25 Enterprise Drive, Middletown
- 11 am to 6 pm: Memorial Day Weekend Cookout at Newport Vineyards
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 4 pm: Hotel Viking’s Summer Kickoff Barbecue
- 5 pm: Newport Polo Rotary Match at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 6 pm: Evening Cruise Featuring The “D” Train Jazz Band
- 7 pm & 9 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- Read More: What’s Up in and around Newport: May 22 – 29
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎙️Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 7 pm: Mike Cannon and more! at The JPT
- 9:30 pm: Mike Cannon and more! at The JPT
🎶 Entertainment
- @ The Deck: Matt & Jimmy from 1 pm to 4 pm, DJ Abby Duren at 9 pm
- Bar & Board: Mel from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
- Bowen’s Wharf: Motion Ave from 11 am to 2 pm, The Copacetics from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Blue Anchor Grill: The Girls from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Dockside: PentGroup + DJ Jutt at 9 pm, The Complaints at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Master Gardener at 2 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 7 pm & 9:30 pm
- La Forge: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin at 1 pm, Dave Alves Ban at 4:30 pm, Blockhead at 8 pm
- Lobster Bar: Dave Alves from 9 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: Stepping Out Featuring New Image 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: Timmy Smith from 4 pm to 7:30 pm, Live music from 8:30 pm to 12 am
- Speakeasy: Sean Rivers at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Dan Burke and the Royal Treatment at 6 pm, DJ Nook at the firepits from 6 pm to 10 pm
- The Reef: Brian Lucas Neil, Ruby Mac, and more from 12 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
- Vieste Simply Italian’s Vino Bar: Mel at 7 pm
🏛️ City & Government
- No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
- See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
On WhatsUpNewp.com
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Sale stars again on mound, Red Sox snap skid by beating Diamondbacks 7-2
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Biden celebrates LSU women’s and UConn men’s basketball teams at separate White House events
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Heat still lead East finals, but Celtics roaring back with eye on history
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45 Open Houses to check out in Newport County this weekend
On the market for a new home? Here’s a look at what homes are hosting an open house this weekend, May 27 – 29, 2023.
State Beaches open daily starting Saturday, DEM encourages beachgoers to buy parking pass beforehand
All state beaches, except for Scarborough South State Beach, will be open daily starting Saturday, May 27, through Labor Day.
7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
Forecast includes rip current risk, surf height, weather, winds, and more.
What’s Up in Newport this Memorial Day Weekend: May 26 – 29
On Tap This Week & Weekend: Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, Memorial Day Weekend Cookout at Newport Vineyards, and much more
‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (May 26-29)
Pitbull, Stegalia and the Wakefield Music Festival
‘Six Picks’ Events: What’s Up in RI this weekend (May 26-29)
Theater openings, Boots on the Ground and Gaspee Days kick off the unofficial start of summer
📈 Popular Stories
Here’s what stories folks were reading the most on WhatsUpNewp.com yesterday;
- House OKs bill allowing low-speed vehicles on RI roads
- On This Day In Newport History: May 26, 1954 – USS Bennington explodes, more than 100 Killed
- Free “Hop-On Hop-Off” RIPTA service returns to Newport this summer
- The Ocean Race: Incident onboard 11th Hour Racing Team
- Mental health crisis in our schools, communities
🗞️ Further Reading
Boots on the Ground returns to Fort Adams for Memorial Day (WPRI)
Newly released images show fire damage inside Newport hotel (WJAR)
11th Hour Racing Team hits whale during Ocean Race (WPRI)
Plan to Merge RIPTA with RIDOT Scrapped (ecoRI News)
Portsmouth again denies any deal with SouthCoast Wind (East Bay Times)
Thanks for reading, have a great Saturday!
~ Ryan
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