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NIMFEST returns to King Park

Good Morning! Today is Sunday, July 23. Today’s newsletter is 1,364 words, approximately an 7-minute read.

🎾 Teenager Alex Michelsen beat four-time tournament champion John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-4 in an all-American semifinal on Saturday at the Hall of Fame Open at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

On today’s schedule, it will be Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow vs William Blumberg/Max Purcell in the Doubles Final at noon. The Singles Final will occur at 2:30 pm, with Alex Michelsen taking on Adrian Mannarino.

⚾ The Newport Gulls fell short, 6-1, against the Ocean State Waves on Saturday night at Old Mountain Field.  Newport will be on the road on Tuesday, July 25th, when they take on the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks at The Shark Tank for a doubleheader.

🎶 NIMFest returns to King Park from 3 pm – 6 pm today with Eddy’s Shoe and CC Louise & Friends.

📺 Coming up on our WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with series this week;

What’s Up Today

Weather

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
  • 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast

Marine Forecast

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 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 after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Coastal Water Temperature: 72°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

  • Sunrise: 5:31 am | Sunset: 8:11 pm | 14 hours and 39 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 12:22 pm | Low tide at 5:23 am & 5:45 pm.
  • Moon: Waxing Crescent. 4.7 days, 23% lighting.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Brick Market Place: Live music from 12 pm to 3 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House:  Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
  • East Gerry Memorial Square: Howlin Rhodes from 6:30 pm to 8 pm
  • Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
  • Gooseberry Beach: Sean Rivers from 5 pm to 8 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Neal McCarthy 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
  • King Park: NIMFEST presents Eddy’s Shoe, CC Louise & Friends from 3 pm to 6 pm
  • Landing: Jay Parker from 1 pm to 4 pm, The Naticks from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Angus Hall from 8 pm to 11 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Blue FO’s from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: J-Krak & Cairo from 1 pm to 4 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
  • Sunset Cove: Andre Arsenault from 11 am to 2 pm, Outcry from 3 pm to 6 pm
  • The Deck: Shea & Sean from 1 pm to 3 pm, Felix Brown from 3 pm to 6 pm, Yacht Club Rejects from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • The Firehouse Theater: Chase Ceglie Jazz Quartet at 5 pm
  • The Reef: Reggae Brunch from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, Lucas Neil from 3 pm to 6 pm
  • Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
  • Touro Park: Touro Park Summer Concert Series – The American Band from 3 pm to 5 pm

Local Government

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

Cruise Ship Schedule

Here’s what’s left on the July cruise ship schedule;

  • 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

On WhatsUpNewp.com

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The Latest on WUN

Red Sox hit 4 HR off Scherzer to win nightcap 8-6 and split with Mets. NY won day game 5-4

Triston Casas had his first career multihomer game, and Yu Chang and Jarren Duran also homered off Max Scherzer in the night game on Saturday to help the Red Sox beat the New York Mets 8-6 and spilt their doubleheader.

Gulls fall short 6-1 against the Waves

The Newport Gulls fell short, 6-1 against the Ocean State Waves on Saturday night at Old Mountain Field.  

Wheelchair pioneers Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney enshrined in International Tennis Hall

Esther Vergeer put up eye-popping numbers during her career in wheelchair tennis, piling them up as the sport grew and became a Grand Slam event.

Teenager Alex Michelsen beats 4-time champ Isner in Newport semis, will face Mannarino in final

Teenager Alex Michelsen beat four-time tournament champion John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-4 in an all-American semifinal at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday.

Mets beat Red Sox 5-4 in completion of suspended game; Scherzer to face Paxton in nightcap

Brandon Nimmo and Daniel Vogelbach each hit a two-run homer before the rains came, and the New York Mets held off the Boston Red Sox when their game resumed on Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader to win 5-4.

Pilot of plane that crash landed on Martha’s Vineyard dies at hospital a week later

The pilot of a small plane that crash-landed on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard last weekend after he suffered a medical emergency has died, authorities said.

17 popular movies filmed in and around Newport

Pay attention the next time you watch these movies as they all contain scenes filmed in Newport, consider it a free and fun tour of Newport!

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.


Further Reading

Alex Michelsen, Adrian Mannarino reach Hall of Fame Open final (ESPN)

Volunteers sought for various Portsmouth town committees (East Bay Times)


What’s Up This Weekend

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What’s Up in Newport this weekend: July 20 – 23

On Tap This Week & Weekend: Jaws Summer Party, Infosys Hall of Fame Open, Craft Brew Races Newport, Newport Dance Festival, Newport Classical Music Festival, and more.

45 Newport County Open Houses to check out this weekend

On the market for a new home? Here’s a look at what homes are hosting an open house this weekend.

‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (July 21-23)

This week’s “Six Picks” include some old friends, some new acquaintances, a Springsteen tribute, and a southeastern Massachusetts festival making its debut.


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