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7.12.2023 | Words: 1,296 | Reading Time: About 6-minutes
The Mayor and Newport City Council invite the public to join them at a reception today from 4:30-5:30 pm at The Edward King House to welcome members of a delegation visiting from Newport’s Sister City of Shimoda, Japan.
Newport City Council will host their next Regular Council Meeting at 6:30 pm. Here’s a look at what’s on the agenda.
Gerry Goldstein’s latest column is here → A historical brew, in one small coffee cup
Newport’s firehouses have been draped in ceremonial bunting, and flags have been lowered to half-staff as Newport’s bravest mourn the loss of one of their own. Firefighter Maribeth Redman, who joined the Newport Fire Department in November of 2022, passed away suddenly over the weekend, according to a social media post by the City of Newport.
Coming soon – Mr. R Fusion at 7 Memorial Boulevard. According to their website, the BYOB restaurant “combines Asian, Italian, and American cuisines to create culinary experiences that are familiar but surprising. This is shareable food at its finest”.
Heads Up: The annual Newport Hellenic Festival, hosted by St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, returns this weekend. Hours are 6 pm to 11 pm on Friday, 12 pm to 11 pm on Saturday, and 12 pm to 4 pm on Sunday.
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Air Quality Alert
- Hazardous Weather Outlook
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
- Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
- 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast
Marine Forecast
- Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 68°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:22 am | Sunset: 8:19 pm | 14 hours and 56 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 4 am & 11:36 pm | Low tide at 9:34 am & 11:36 pm
- Moon: Waning Crescent. 24.1 days, 30% lighting.
Things To Do
- 11 am: Newport Classical Music Festival presents Anthony Trionfo: Virtuosic Flute at The Elms
- 1:15 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd
- 3 pm to 8 pm: Wednesday Flight Night at Newport Vineyards
- 3:30 pm: Wednesday Walk: Community Science at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
- 5 pm: After5 Cleanup at Surfer’s End Second Beach
- 5 pm to 8 pm: Wednesday Music Series presents Greg Loftus at Newport Vineyards
- 5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm: Newport Hospital’s Summer Celebration – A Salute to Health at Belle Mer
- 6:15 pm: Evening Bubbly Cruise from Jamestown Village with Jamestown Newport Ferry
- 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
- 6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. North Shore Navigators at Cardines Field
- 7 pm: Family Friendly Funnies with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- 7:15 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 8 pm: Newport Classical Music Festival presents Zlatomir Fung in Bach’s Cello Suites at The Breakers
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Asteroid City at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Landing: Ruby Mac at 1 pm, Mark Flynn at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Fausto Palma from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Live music with Greg Loftus from 5 pm to 8 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith at 9 pm
- Perro Salado: The Z-Boys at 10 pm
- Sardella’s: Live music at 7 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Family Friendly Funnies at 7 pm
- The Reef: Music Bingo at 7 pm
Local Government
- Little Compton: Little Compton School Committee at 5:30 pm, Little Compton Housing Trust at 6 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Economic Development Advisory Committee at 4:30 pm, Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Planning Board at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport City Council at 5:30 pm, Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Cemetery Commission at 7 pm
- See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
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July 12th, 1928 was the birthday of Barbara Cowsill, who performed along with her children in the family band The Cowsills.
Gulls notch comeback win as they take down the Sharks 10-5
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The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues.
Alliance Française de Newport to hold Rochambeau Celebration on July 15
The event will be held to commemorate the landing of French troops under the command of Comte de Rochambeau and to honor a 243-year special bond between the people of France and the United States.
DEM issues Air Quality Alert – Health Advisory Ozone for July 12
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach UNHEALTHY levels during the afternoon and well into the evening on Wednesday, July 12.
Recent Local Obituaries
Further Reading
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Portsmouth Majors All-Stars edged by Pawtucket (East Bay Times)
Tiverton, animal sanctuary at odds over dog nearly euthanized (East Bay Times)
Six El Paso Native Chefs Are Coming Together for an Epic Mexican Meal in Jamestown (RI Monthly)
What’s Up This Week & Weekend
What’s Up in Newport this week: July 11 – 16
On tap this week: Waterfront Concerts, Hellenic Fest + Newport Classical Music Festival + much more.
What’s On The Agenda: Newport City Council Meeting on July 12
Licenses and permits, liquor license transfers, and more.
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
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
Alliance Française de Newport to hold Rochambeau Celebration on July 15
The event will commemorate the landing of French troops under the command of Comte de Rochambeau and honor a 243-year special bond between the people of France and the United States.
