🎵 The Newport Jazz Festival experimented with rock music for the first time on this day in 1969.
🏖️ In what can only be described as a triumphant victory lap Saturday, July 1, advocates who have been fighting for public access to Rhode Island’s shoreline, and against private property owners trying to limit those rights, gathered at several places along the south coast and Narragansett Bay as a single-engine plane towed a banner proclaiming, “The Rhode Island shore is not private!” WUN’s Thom Cahir with the full story – Shoreline access advocates fly banner, literally.
💰 The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants to improve student performance in Newport and three other school districts. The funding will support work to increase the number of teachers of color in urban school districts.
📚 Reading with Robin, a statewide reading initiative from noted book enthusiast/influencer/promoter Robin Kall is returning to Newport.
😮 ICYMI: 35 candidates are running for the District 1 Congressional Seat.
❗ Jimmy Buffett surprised some when he appeared for a surprise performance at Sunset Cove (formerly Thriving Tree Coffee House) in Portsmouth on Sunday.
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Hazardous Weather Outlook
- Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast
Marine Forecast
- Hazardous Weather Outlook
- Today: SW wind 9 to 11 kt. A chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: S wind 5 to 7 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 68°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:16 am | Sunset: 8:22 pm | 15 hours & 6 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 8:15 am & 8:40 pm | Low tide at 1:58 am & 1:35 pm
- Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 14.2 days, 100% lighting.
Things To Do
- 5:30 pm to 7 pm: Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Martha’s Vineyard Sharks at Cardines Field
- 7:30 pm: Newport Yogis Full Moon Summer Series at Surfers End
- 8 pm to 10 pm: Bike Newport’s Full Moon Ride
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 1 pm, Steve Demers at 4:30 pm, Angus Hall at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Fourth of July Dance Party from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Zeneth at 9 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
- No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
- See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
For more events and listings, visit What’s Up in Newport: June 26 – July 4
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