Cars & Coffee at Fort Adams State Park. Photo Credit: Audrain Automobile Museum

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week and weekend, June 12 – 18, 2023.

Hosting or planning an event? Be sure to add it to our free event calendar so we can let the world know about it!

Are you a musician or a venue that hosts live music and/or entertainment? Help us continue to publish the most comprehensive and correct entertainment guide around by emailing your listings to ryan@whatsupnewp.com.

Monday, June 12

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Firehouse Theatre: NEE JAM from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • Landing: Justin Pomfret at 1 pm, Motion Avenue at 8 pm
  • One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
  • Perro Salado: John Monllos from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  • The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
  • The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm

Local Government

  • Middletown: Conservation Commission at 5:30 pm
  • Newport: Energy and Environment Commission at 6:30 pm
  • Portsmouth: School Committee – District Building Committee at 9 am, Town Council at 6 pm
  • Tiverton: Town Council at 7 pm
  • See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

Tuesday, June 13

Things To Do

Entertainment

  • The JPT Film & Event Center: You Hurt My Feelings at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Landing: Ruby Mac at 1 pm, Adam Hanna at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
  • Newport Playhouse: Spreading It Around at 11 am
  • One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm

Local Government

Wednesday, June 14

Things To Do

Entertainment

  • Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center: Live From The Loading Dock presents Kera Washington & Kalfou Featring Beck Bass at 4:30 pm
  • Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: You Hurt My Feelings at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Landing: Jimmy & Matt at 1 pm, Mark Flynn at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
  • Newport Playhouse: Spreading It Around at 11 am
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
  • Perro Salado: The Z-Boys at 10 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Andrew Arsenault from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Sardella’s: Karen Frisk, Alex Nokimovsky, and Dick Lupino at 7 pm
  • The Reef: Music Bingo at 7 pm

Local Government

Thursday, June 15

Things To Do

Entertainment

  • JPT Film & Event Center: You Hurt My Feelings at 4:30 pm, Good From National Theatre Live at 7 pm
  • Landing: Dexi Garcia at 1 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: Ghost Cat Rodeo from 8 pm to 11 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse: Spreading It Around at 11 am
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Derrick Keane playing Irish tunes from 5 pm to 8 pm
  • One Pelham East: Sugarbabies at 9:30 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
  • Perro Salado: C-Note & Company at 10 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia In The Barn from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Stoneacre Garden: Dave Alves Trio from 8 pm to 11 pm
  • The Reef: Mel from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • Top of Newport at Hotel Viking: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm

Local Government

Friday, June 16

CCRI to host Open Enrollment Day at Newport Campus on June 16

The event will offer those interested in attending CCRI the opportunity to apply for free, receive assistance with filing for financial aid, schedule the ACCUPLACER placement exam, register for classes, sign up for the Joint Admissions Agreement with URI or RIC, and more.

Things To Do

Entertainment

  • Bar & Board: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio at 6:30 pm
  • Blue Anchor Grill: Kevin Vars from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
  • Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 9 pm
  • Dockside: DJ Irvstyle at 9 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: Blackberry at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Landing: Emily Camp at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Z-Boys from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse: Spreading It Around at 6 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson on the patio from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, DJ Remedy (video DJ) inside at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Hit Play Duo from 9:30 pm to 1 am
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Kate Virginia from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Rejects Beer Co: The War in Kids, Today is Tomorrow, Pavid Vernon at 7:30 pm
  • Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9 pm
  • The Firehouse Theatre:  Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • The Reef: After School from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • Top of Newport at Hotel Viking: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
  • Vieste Simply Italian Wine Bar: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm

Local Government

  • No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
  • See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

Saturday, June 17

Rickie Lee Jones to perform at The JPT Film & Event Center on June 17

Throughout her career, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has interpreted an extraordinarily wide range of songs and has recorded celebrated jazz-leaning albums including Girl at Her Volcano and Pop Pop, but until now, she had never devoted an entire album to the American Songbook.  

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • @ The Deck: DJ Jutt at 9 pm
  • Blue Anchor Grill: Chris & Diane from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
  • Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
  • Dockside: Chopville at 9 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz Music from 3 pm to 6 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: An Evening with Rickie Lee Jones at 8 pm
  • Landing: Jay Parker at 1 pm, Timeless at 4:30 pm, Dave Alves Band at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Dick n’ Jane Band from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse: Spreading It Around at 6 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub:  CGray the DJ at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 4 pm to 7:30 pm, The Naticks from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Shops At Long Wharf Mall: John & Joanne from 1 pm to 5 pm
  • Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
  • The Firehouse Theatre:  Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • The Pub at 2 Mile Corner: Hyper Drive at 8:30 pm
  • The Reef: Mark Flynn from 12 pm to 3 pm, Run Runners from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm, Motion Avenue from 7 pm to 10 pm
  • Top of Newport at Hotel Viking: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
  • Vieste Simply Italian Wine Bar: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm

Local Government

Sunday, June 18

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Clarke Cooke House:  Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
  • Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Luis Mateos from Folsom from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • Johnny’s Restaurant and Patio at the Wyndham Newport Hotel: Newport Island Quartet from 3 pm to 7 pm
  • Landing: Ruby Mac at 1 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Motion Avenue at 8 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Mike Crandall Band from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: George Zecher on the steel drums on the patio from 3 pm to 6 pm, Bingo at 7 pm
  • One Pelham East: Ryan McHugh from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
  • The Deck: Stu & Dave from 3 pm to 6 pm, DJ Abby from 6 pm to close
  • The Firehouse Theater: Chase Ceglie Jazz Quartet at 5 pm
  • The Reef: Reggae Brunch from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

Local Government

  • No public meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
  • See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

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...