What's Up in Newport this weekend: July 13 - 16

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend, July 13 – 16, 2023!

Cruise Ships

On the cruise ship schedule, the following cruise ships are scheduled to visit this month;

July 13 – American Star via Fort Adams State Park
July 19 – American Constitution via Fort Adams State Park
July 20 – American Star via Fort Adams State Park
July 27 – American Star via Fort Adams State Park
July 27 – Caribbean Princess via Perrotti Park
July 29 – American Constitution via Fort Adams State Park

Thursday, July 13

Reading With Robin to host ‘A Summer Soiree’ with leading authors at Newport Art Museum July 13

Program to benefit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center

July 2, 2023

This Day in RI History: July 13, 1948 – US Congressman and Bryant University President Ron Machtley is born

Machtley led the University through a period of transition and growth, overseeing the development of numerous programs at school.

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Things To Do

8:30 am: “The Blue & You” Summer Speaker Series at Innovate Newport
11 am to 12:30 pm: Newport Classical presents Classical Rivalries at The Elms
11 am to 8 pm: Taproot Taco Thursdays at Newport Vineyards
11:15 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
1:15 pm & 3:15 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
2 pm to 4 pm: Mushroom Hunting Lecture at Norman Bird Sanctuary
5 pm to 10 pm: Hill Market After Dark at Hotel Viking
5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
6 pm to 7 pm: David W. Dangremond Lecture : “Newport Cottages 1835-1890: The Summer Villas Before the Vanderbilts” at Marble House
6 pm to 7:30 pm: Book Signing: Marie Sheffield & Bruce St. Thomas – COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND HUMAN SUFFERING at Charter Books
6 pm to 8 pm: Gallery Night with Fausto Palma at Jamestown Arts Center
6 pm: Family Night Concert Series featuring Toe Jam Puppet Band at Easton’s Beach
6:15 pm: Evening Bubbly Cruise from Jamestown Village with Jamestown Newport Ferry
8 pm to 9:30 pm: Newport Classical Music Festival presents Hélène Grimaud  at The Breakers
8:30 pm: Forte – newportFILM Outdoors at Aquidneck Park
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

Easton’s Beach: Toe Jam Puppet Band at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Asteroid City at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Sean Rivers at 1 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: They Were Robots from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy at 9 pm
newportFILM: Forte – newportFILM Outdoors at Aquidneck Park at 8:30 pm
Newport Playhouse: Norman Is That You 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: The Honky Tonk Knights at 10 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia In The Barn from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Sunset Cove: Karaoke with DJ Ricky Rod from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Deck: Ruby Mac from 5 pm to 8 pm
The Reef: Meg Rilley 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 8 pm
Vieste: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm

Local Government

Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department Compensation at 5 pm, Jamestown Senior Services Committee at 6:30 pm, Jamestown School Committee at 6:30 pm
Middletown: Middletown Outreach Sub-Committee at 5 pm
Newport: Newport Waterfront Commission at 6:30 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Economic Development Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Dog Park Advisory Committee at 6:30 pm
See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

Friday, July 14

What’s Up Interview: Comedian Kelly MacFarland, playing ‘Mother of a Comedy Show’ at Jane Pickens on July 14

Boston-based comic will appear with fellow comedians Kerri Louise and Christine Hurley

July 9, 2023

Today In Newport History: July 14, 1966 – Tanya Donelly Born In Newport

Donelly co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh while attending Rogers High School in 1981. The band toured and recorded until 1997.

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Art&Newport, Newport Restoration Foundation present ‘GAMES, GAMBLERS & CARTOMANCERS: The New Cardsharps’

The free exhibition is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from July 1 to October 1, 2023.

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