Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island this week, July 15 – 21, 2024.
This story will be updated throughout the week as we learn of events, meetings, and listings, so please check back often. Do you have something to add to this list or an upcoming roundup? Email ryan@whatsupnewp.com.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule.
- Sunday, August 4 | Silver Shadow
- Tuesday, August 6 | Silver Shadow
- Wednesday, August 28 | Silver Shadow
- Friday, August 30 | Silver Shadow
- Saturday, August 31 | Insignia
Monday, July 15
Rhode Island Artificial Intelligence Task Force to hold first meeting on July 15
24-member group will advise on AI risks, opportunities
Middletown to host a meeting on affordable housing on July 15
Town Council to Discuss Recommendations for Production of Affordable Housing Units
Things To Do
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: 3D Printing at Newport Public Library
- 3 pm to 6:30 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
- 4 pm: Circus Dynamics: Bubble Show at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 5:30 pm to 7 pm: Adult/Teen Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm to 8 pm: Music in the Park featuring Salty at Paradise Valley Park
- 6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. North Shore Navigators at Cardines Field
- 7 pm to 8 pm: Adult Beginner Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
Live Music & Entertainment
- Firehouse Theatre: NEE JAM from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm, Blistering Ego from 8 pm to 11 pm
- One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Musical Menagerie at 10 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Town Council at 6:10 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Town Council at 5:30 pm
- Newport: Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Board of Canvassers at 4:30 pm, Tiverton Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Tiverton Open Space Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Library Trustees at 7 pm
Tuesday, July 16
Things To Do
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 10 am to 11 am: Outdoor Bubble Show at Newport Public Library
- 10:30 am: Family Programming : Teatime Around The World at Marble House
- 11 am: Newport Classical presents Classical Movie Music at Blithewold Mansion
- 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: STEAM Club at Newport Public Library
- 3 pm to 4 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Teen Tie-Dye Party at Newport Public Library
- 4 pm to 5:30 pm: Beginner Contemporary at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 5 pm to 7:30 pm: Behind the Lens: The Art and Adventure of Sailing Photography at Newport Art Museum
- 5:30 pm: Author Talk – Michael Fine at Brownell Library
- 5:30 pm to 7 pm: Advanced Contemporary at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm: Art House Film Nights: ‘Big Eyes’ at Tiverton Library
- 6 pm: Teen Paint & Pass Party at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 6 pm to 8 pm: Music on the Lawn featuring Sugar Ray Norcia and Band at Saint John the Evangelist Episcopal Church
- 7 pm to 8:30 pm: Island Time Steel Band Cruise with Coastal Queen Cruises
- 7:30 pm: Newport Classical presents Two Pianos are Better Than One at Castle Hill Inn
Live Music & Entertainment
- Easton’s Beach: Country Wild Heart at 6 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Disco Tuesday with DJ 4Hundo at 10 pm
- Gas Lamp Grille: Karaoke at 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Janet Planet at 4 pm, Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story at 7:30 pm
- Landing: The Naticks from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Adam Hanna from 4 pm to 7 pm, John Erikson from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Localz Burger & Cocktails: Steven Rodrigues and Carrigan Nelson at 5:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair from 9 pm to 12:30 am
- The Helmway: Open Mic Night from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport County Government
- Little Compton: Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 8:30 am, Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm, Middletown Library Board of Trustees at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission at 5 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, Portsmouth Pension Advisory Committee at 5 pm, Portsmouth Water and Fire District at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Conservation Commission at 4 pm, Tiverton Personnel Board at 4 pm
Wednesday, July 17
‘Arcadia’ ready to shine at Jamestown Community Theatre
Four years after it was supposed to be produced, Jamestown Community Theater presents “Arcadia” by Tom Stoppard.
Things To Do
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 10 am to 11 am: Outdoor Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 11 am: Newport Classical presents Lincoln Trio at The Elms
- 2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
- 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Adventure Bingo at Newport Public Library
- 5 pm: Sip & Shop at OceanCliff Hotel
- 6 pm: Ecosystem Gardening with RI Native Plants – Adult SRP Event at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 6 pm: Hot Rods, Colors, & Cruisin’: The History of East Coast Hot Rod Culture & Style, feat. Brian Lenox at Audrain Automobile Museum
- 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
- 6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Ocean State Waves at Cardines Field
- 7 pm: Family Friendly Funnies with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theatre
- 8 pm: Newport Classical presents Isidore String Quartet at The Breakers
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Janet Planet at 4 pm, Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Jay Parker from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jim Devlin from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Nunsense: A Musical! at 11 am
- Newport Vineyards: Lady Anemoia from 5 pm to 8 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Adam Go from 9 pm to 12:30 am
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: FREE Summer Concert Series 2024 – Fast Times – Ultimate 80’s Tribute! from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Sardella’s: Live Jazz Music at 7 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Top of Pelham: Karaoke from 10:30 pm to 1 am
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Elections Training and Advisory Ad Hoc Committee at 10 am, Jamestown Tick Task Force at 5 pm, Jamestown Affordable Housing at 5:15 pm, Jamestown Planning Commission at 6:30 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Board of Canvassers at 8 am, Middletown Open Space and Fields Committee at 5:30 pm
- Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am, Newport Cemetery Advisory Commission at 4 pm, Newport Energy and Environment Commission at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee – District Building Committee at 4 pm, Portsmouth Economic Development Committee at 5:30 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
Thursday, July 18
“Voice of Sailing” Jobson to preview America’s prospects in Olympic Games and America’s Cup
With the Olympics later this month and the quest to regain the America’s Cup starting in late August, the Sailing Museum and the National Sailing Hall of Fame invites Hall of Fame sailor and Emmy Award-winning television commentator Gary Jobson to break down the much-anticipated competitions at the museum on July 18.
Jaws Summer Party returns to The JPT on July 18 & 19
Hang out with friends, rock out pre-film to killer sets by Los Duderinos (on Thursday) and the Teldynes (on Friday), and enjoy the greatest summer movie of all time on the big screen with a huge audience!
Things To Do
- 9:30 am to 10:15 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 10 am to 11:30 am: July Free Tree Walk: Battery Park/Point Neighborhood at Battery Park
- 10:30 am: Family Programming: Carnival of the Animals with Historic Music of Newport’s Gilded Age Orchestra at Green Animals Topiary Gardens
- 12 pm to 1 pm: Museum Reads: “Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Biography” at Newport Art Museum
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Meet the Robots at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Teen Geocache Series at Newport Public Library
- 4 pm to 6 pm: Edible Wild Plant Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 5:30 pm: ART HAPPENING at Jamestown Arts Center
- 6 pm to 8 pm: Corks + Cocoa: Wine and Chocolate @ Greenvale Vineyards
- 6:30 pm: Jaws Summer Party at The JPT
- 6:30 pm: Gary Jobson Previews America’s Prospects in Olympic Games and America’s Cup at The Sailing Museum
- 7 pm: Steamboating to Sakonnet Point, a talk given by Jim Garman at United Congregational Church
- 8 pm: Newport Classical presents Daniel del Pino, Marian Herrero, and Friends at The Breakers
- 8:30 pm: Who Is Stan Smith? – newportFILM Outdoors at Aquidneck Park
Live Music & Entertainment
- Easton’s Beach: Magician Tommy James at 6 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Janet Planet at 3 pm, Jaws Summer Party at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Justin Pomfret from 4 pm to 7 pm, Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Jon River from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: The Midget Wrestling Warriors “This Is War” Tour at 7:30 pm
- Newport Craft: Thursday Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Nunsense: A Musical! at 11 am
- O’Brien’s Pub: Derrick Keane from 5 pm to 8 pm
- One Pelham East: Sugarbabies from 8 pm to 10:30 pm, DJ Chad Dubs from 9:30 pm to 1 am
- Portsmouth VFW: Open Mic from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
- The Reef: Randy Robbins at 7 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm
Newport County Government
- Little Compton: Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 10 am
- Middletown: Middletown Board of Tax Assessment Review at 3 pm, Middletown Senior Citizens Board of Directors at 4 pm, Middletown School Committee at 4:30 pm
- Newport: Newport Public Library at 4 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Conservation Commission at 6 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Board of Canvassers at 4:30 pm, Tiverton Harbor Commission at 7 pm
Friday, July 19
French musical sensation La Méchante Et Le Connard to perform at King Park on July 19
The group joins the popular Friends Of The Waterfront concert series on Friday, July 19th at the King Park Gazebo from 5-7pm.
Things To Do
- 5:15 am: Melodic Introspections at Sunrise at Chinese Tea House
- 9:30 am to 10:30 am: Baby Playtime at Newport Public Library
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 10 am to 11 am: LEGO Club at Newport Public Library
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Adventures with Animals in Art: Tantalizing Turtles at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm: Fiber Arts Meet Up at Portsmouth Free Public Library
- 4 pm to 12 am: Hellenic Fest at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
- 6 pm: Wine, Dine & Brine: Oyster Class + Dinner @ Greenvale Vineyards
- 6:30 pm: Jaws Summer Party at The JPT
- 6:30 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Mystic Schooners at Cardines Field
- 7 pm: Italian Team Meet & Greet Reception at Forty 1 North
- 7:30 pm: Courting Fashion at Rosecliff
- 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: 2024 Newport Dance Festival at Great Friends Meeting House
- 8 pm: Newport Classical presents Handel and Haydn Society at The Breakers
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at Center Bar at 8:30 pm
- Bar & Board: Sean Rivers from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Ride The Vibe from 7 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Janet Planet at 3 pm, Jaws Summer Party at 7:30 pm
- King Park: La Méchante et Le Connard French Lounge & Swing from 5 pm to 7 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: John Erickson from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Chelley Knight from 4 pm to 7 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music from 9:30 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: Steve Smith & The Nakeds from 8:30 pm to 11:55 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Zeneth at 9 pm
- Newport Officers Club: Wild Nites at 5:30 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Never In Vegas from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to 1 am
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: The Naticks from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Rusty’s Bar & Grille: The Freaks at 8 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9 pm
- The Deck: Sean Rivers from 4 pm to 7 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Reef: Steve Demers from 7 pm to 10 pm
- The Quencher: Comedy at 9:30 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
- Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Portsmouth: Prudence Island Water District at 1 pm
Saturday, July 20
John Pizzarelli Trio will perform at The JPT on July 20
He’s joined for this occasion by his new trio featuring bassist Mike Karn and pianist Isaiah J. Thompson, two tremendous talents with whom Pizzarelli quickly discovered a scintillating chemistry, even with a two-year disruption to their touring schedule.
Things To Do
- 9 am: Yoga Saturdays at Hotel Viking
- 9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Saturday at Embrace Home Loans
- 9 am to 12 pm: Wet Paint! Family En Plein Air at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 10 am to 11:30 am: Family Tree Walk: Morton Park
- 10 am to 12 pm: Volunteer Event: Tree Corps Aquidneck Park
- 10:30 am: Yoga + Brew Summer Series at Ragged Island Brewing
- 11 am: Newport Classical presents Composer Talk with Clarice Assad at Newport Classical Recital Hall
- 12 pm to 12 am: Hellenic Fest at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
- 12 pm to 3:30 pm: Newport Beer Run at Fort Adams State Park
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 1:30 pm: Beavertail Lighthouse Tower Climb
- 3 pm: Newport Classical presents Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner at Emmanuel Church
- 5 pm: Newport International Polo Series at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 7 pm: Beavertail lighthouse, Full Moon Soundbath
- 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: 2024 Newport Dance Festival at Great Friends Meeting House
- 8 pm: Newport Classical presents PUBLIQuartet performs a World Premiere at The Breakers
- 8 pm: John Pizzarelli Trio live at The JPT
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Mike Giammarco at 8:30 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music from 10 pm to 12 am
- Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz Music from 12 pm to 3 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at the Atlantic Resort: Lainey Dionne from 7 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: John Pizzarelli live at 8 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Timeless from 4 pm to 7 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
- Long Wharf Mall: Lava Lamp from 1 pm to 5 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music from 9 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: Sabrina & The Tramps from 8 pm to 11:55 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Nunsense: A Musical! at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: C. Gray The DJ at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 4 pm to 7 pm, Chopville from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to close
- Riptide Sports Grill: Sentimental Fools from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music from 9:30 pm to 12 am
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Pub at Two Mile Corner: SugarFoot at 8:30 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 10 pm
- The Reef: Mark Flynn from 12 pm to 3 pm, Bobby T. from 3 pm to 6 pm, Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm to 12:30 am, Brian Scott from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- No local meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, July 21
Dan Burke And The Royal Treatment to headline Newport’s NIMFest Concert Series on July 21
Get ready to dance in the grass at the King Park Gazebo on July 21st from 3pm to 6pm.
Things To Do
- 8 am to 10 am: Cars and Coffee — Gardner Seveney Sports Complex
- 10 am: Infosys Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 10 am: Cars and Coffee at Longplex Family & Sports Center
- 10 am to 1:30 pm: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
- 11 am: Newport Classical presents So Percussion and Caroline Shaw at The Colony House
- 12 pm to 4 pm: Hellenic Fest at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2 pm: Newport Classical presents Lara Downes Family Concert at Temple Shalom Middletown
- 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Afternoon Tea Service at One Bellevue Restaurant at Hotel Viking
- 3 pm: The American Band at Touro Park
- 6:30 pm: Jamestown concert series presents Howlin Rhodes at East Ferry Memorial Square
- 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Bike Newport Full Moon Ride at Equality Park
- 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: 2024 Newport Dance Festival at Great Friends Meeting House
- 8 pm: Newport Classical presents Closing Night with Pianist Lara Downes at The Breakers
Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- East Ferry Memorial Square: Nickel Jukebox from 6:30 pm to 8 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Butch McCarthy from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series from 3 pm to 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Lion King at 2 pm, Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story at 4:30 pm, Janet Planet at 7:30 pm
- King Park: Dan Burke and The Royal Treatment and Van Pelt Duo from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Blockhead from 4 pm to 7 pm, Timeless from 8 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: The Earl Knightwood Band from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Two Can Play from 1 pm to 4 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Steel Drums with George Zecher from 3 pm to 6 pm
- One Pelham East: Chopville from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music from 9 pm to 11:25 pm
- The Reef: Island Time Steel Drums from 11:30 am to 2:30 am, The Rythmatics from 5 pm to 8 pm
Newport County Government
- No local meetings are scheduled.
