What's Up Today: Wednesday, June 14

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

🩸 Today is World Blood Donor Day. The day celebrates donors and is meant to encourage blood donations and raise awareness of the need for blood. The Rhode Island Blood Center today is encouraging locals to sign up, donate blood, and bring a friend or family member to donate alongside.

👉 There will be a Juneteenth celebration in Washington Square and Friends Meeting House on Sunday and Monday.

🦈 Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Massachusetts’ Cape Cod are attaching improved sensors, including cameras, to the predators to help scientists keep track of their whereabouts and to keep beachgoers informed and safe, researchers said Tuesday.

💰 Governor Dan McKee on Tuesday issued a Declaration of Disaster Emergency to help address significant damage to the Newport Cliff Walk that occurred in 2022.

🥈 11th Hour Racing Team on Tuesday finished second in The Hague In-Port Race, the crucial short-course race series which decides the result of a tie-break in the event of equal points on the overall leaderboard.

🎬 newportFILM’s 2023 Outdoors schedule includes the premiere of Waterbrother: The Sid Abruzzi Story on August 17.

⚾ The Newport Gulls were on the losing end for the first time this season as they fell 11-6 to the Danbury Westerners in Danbury, CT on Tuesday night at Rogers Park.

⚾ Randal Grichuk lined a two-run double in a three-run 10th inning and Colorado held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night, giving the Rockies their second straight win at Fenway Park.

👉 Here’s what’s on tap for Newport City Council when they return to Newport City Hall tonight.

What’s Up Today

Weather

Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast

Marine Forecast

Today: S wind 5 to 8 kt increasing to 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: S wind 9 to 12 kt becoming WSW after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and frequent lightning. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 61°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:10 am | Sunset: 8:20 pm | 15 hours & 10 minutes of sun.
High tide at 5:28 am & 6 pm | Low tide at 10:57 am
Moon: Waning Crescent. 25.5 days, 18% lighting.

Things To Do

2023 U.S. Pro Singles/Schochet Cup at National Tennis Club
1 pm: Arboretum Tour: Pax et Bonum
2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd
4:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
4:30 pm: Live From The Loading Dock presents Kera Washington & Kalfou Featuring Beck Bass at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
5 pm: After5 Cleanup at Surfer’s End Second Beach
6 pm to 8 pm: Music at Sunset: Concert Series 2023 at Blithewold Mansion
6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. North Adams Steeple Cats Doubleheader at Cardines Field
Happening This Week: What’s Up in Newport: June 12 – 18
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Live Music & 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 Featuring 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

Jamestown: Jamestown Housing Authority at 9 am, Jamestown Harbor Management Commission at 5 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Housing Trust at 6 pm, Little Compton School Committee at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Economic Development Advisory Committee at 4:30 pm, Middletown Planning Board at 6 pm
Newport: Newport City Council at 4:45 pm, Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Prevention Coalition at 8:30 am, Portsmouth Town Council at 7 pm, Portsmouth Solid Waste/Recycling Committee at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Cemetery Commission at 7 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

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Historic Boston church where the Revolution was sparked to host its first play

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Gulls drop first game of the season to the Westerners

The Newport Gulls were on the losing end for the first time this season as they fell 11-6 to the Danbury Westerners in Danbury, CT on Tuesday night at Rogers Park.

Grichuk’s 2-run double in 10th lifts Rockies over Red Sox 7-6

Randal Grichuk lined a two-run double in a three-run 10th inning and Colorado held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night, giving the Rockies their second straight win at Fenway Park.

General Assembly passes Euer/Kazarian bill to protect domestic violence victims

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Massachusetts creates ‘green bank’ to help tackle climate change, housing crunch

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‘Smartphones’ for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod’s white sharks

Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Massachusetts’ Cape Cod are attaching improved sensors, including cameras, to the predators to help scientists keep track of their whereabouts and to keep beachgoers informed and safe, researchers said Tuesday.

Two-day event will celebrate Juneteenth in Newport

Event to take place on June 18 & 19 in Washington Square and Friends Meeting House

Theatre By The Sea’s Monday Evening Concerts Series begins June 26

The series begins on June 26 with Italian Bred, an evening with actress/comedienne Candice Guardino.

11th Hour Racing Team finishes second in The Hague In-Port Race, extending the lead on the In-Port Race leaderboard

The second spot puts the American team safely ahead of Team Holcim-PRB in In-Port Race leaderboard – the Swiss team will need to beat them by two boats in final leg for overall win; any tie would be broken by the In-Port Race results in 11th Hour Racing Team’s favor

7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County

Here’s what’s on tap for the weather this week and weekend.

3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island

The forecast includes rip current risk, surf height, weather, winds, and more.

What’s Up Today: Wednesday, June 14