What’s Up Newp and The JPT Film & Event Center will present our annual Jaws Summer parties on Thursday, July 20, and Friday, July 21.  

Sponsored by Narragansett Beer, who will be in-house with merch, swag, and beer tasting! Save The Bay will have a shark tank in the lobby full of juvenile chain-link cat sharks, shark jaws, egg cases, and more. Clean Ocean Access and Newport Sea Salt will also be in-house. Hang out with friends, pet some sharks, rock out pre-film to killer sets by local bands The Z-Boys and The TeleDynes, and enjoy the most excellent Summer flick of all time on the big screen with a huge audience!

Doors open at 6, Live Music at 6:30, Film starts at 7:30pm

*Live Music by The Z Boys on 7/20

*Live Music by the TeleDynes on 7/21

These events will sell out, buy advance tickets to shows 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...