Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island, this week/weekend, Tuesday, October 15 through Monday, October 21, 2024.
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Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule this week;
- Wednesday, Oct. 16: Insignia
- Thursday, Oct. 17: Viking Mars and Crystal Serenity
- Friday, Oct. 18: Insignia
- Saturday, Oct. 19: Scenic Eclipse and Crystal Serenity
- Sunday, Oct. 20: Enchanted Princess
- Monday, Oct. 21: Norwegian Breakaway
Tuesday, October 15
Australian Ambassador Rudd to discuss US-Australia relations at Salve Regina
Australian Ambassador Kevin Rudd and Sen. Jack Reed to Discuss Strategic Challenges at Salve Regina
Registration for MLK Center Holiday Help opens on Oct. 15
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center’s holiday programs help those in need this Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Things To Do
- 9 am: ESL Read-Aloud Book Clubs at Newport Public Library
- 10 am: A is for Art at Newport Public Library
- 11 am: Fashion and Longing: Gilded Age Dress Exhibit at Dorran H. Hamilton Gallery
- 3 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm: Teen & Tween: Make Your Own Picky Pad at Newport Public Library
- 4 pm: History Happy Hour at Richard I. Burnham Resource Center
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Outrun at 4:30 pm, Rosemary’s Baby at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Run For Your Wife at 11 am
- O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
- The Helmway: Open Mic at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Board of Canvassers at 3 pm
- Little Compton: Board of Canvassers at 8:30 am, Budget Committee at 6:30 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
- Middletown: Board of Canvassers at 10 am, Library Board of Trustees at 5 pm, Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm
- Newport: Canvassing Authority at 4 pm, Cliff Walk Commission at 5:15 pm, Historic District Commission at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, Town Council at 6 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Board of Canvassers at 5:30 pm, Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
Wednesday, October 16
Ask The City Manager: Colin Kennedy joins What’sUpNewp to discuss the bond question and more on Oct. 16
Learn more about the $98.5 million bond question, ask questions, and learn more about what’s happening in the city.
‘Arts Around the Fire’ to feature discussion on the campaign to establish a center for Black history in Newport
Rebecca Bertrand, the director of the Newport Historical Society and Victoria Johnson of the Middle Passage project will talk about the NHS’ campaign to create a center for Newport’s Black history.
Things To Do
- 9:45 am: Family Story Time at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 10 am: Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 2 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Boulevard
- 3 pm: Teen & Tween: Gaming Lounge at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm: Pumpkin Painting for Adults at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm: Setting The Record Straight on Offshore Wind at Innovate Newport
- 6 pm: Back To School Book Bash at Ochre Court
- 6 pm: Arts Around The Fire at Stoneacre Brasserie
- 6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
- 6:30 pm: Evening of Storytelling & Wisdom with Grandmother Esperanza at The Newport Art Museum
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Outrun at 4:30 pm, The Changeling at 7:30 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Trivia Wednesdays at 6 pm
- One Pelham East: Karaoke at 10:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Andre Arsenault at 5:30 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Housing Authority at 9 am, Beavertail State Park Advisory at 2:45 pm, Affordable Housing at 4:45 pm, Tree Preservation & Protection at 6:30 pm, Planning Commission at 6:30 pm
- Little Compton: Housing Trust at 6 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
- Middletown: Open Space and Fields Committee at 4:30 pm
- Newport: Fort Adams Foundation at 10 am, Cemetery Advisory Commission at 4 pm
- Portsmouth: School Committee – District Building Committee at 4 pm
- Tiverton: THistoric Preservation Advisory Board at 9 am, Personnel Board at 5 pm, Recreation Commission at 7 pm
Thursday, October 17
Education champions to be celebrated at Newport’s ‘Evening for Education’
Newport Public Education Foundation event will honor individuals and organizations making significant impact on local students
Things To Do
- 9:30 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 9:45 am: Baby Jam at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 10 am: October Free Tree Walk: Rovensky Park
- 12 pm: Business During Hours at Innovate Newport
- 3:30 pm: Teen & Tween: Dungeons & Dragons at Newport Public Library
- 5 pm: Full Moon Ride with Bike Newport at Equality Park Place
- 5 pm: Sightlines: Plant Stories with Silvermoon LaRose at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 6 pm: An Evening for Education at Innovate Newport
- 6 pm: The Sunday Sauce Challenge at The Edward King House Senior Center
- 6:30 pm: Patriots and Tea: Newport and the American Revolution with author James Fichter at Leatherman Program Center
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Outrun at 4:30 pm, Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot at 5 pm
- Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Run For Your Wife at 11 am
- One Pelham East: Blistering Ego at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia at 6 pm
Newport County Government
- Middletown: School Committee at 4 pm
- Newport: Public Library at 4 pm, Energy and Environment Commission at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth: School Committee – Health & Wellness Subcommittee at 3:30 pm, Parks and Recreation at 5:30 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Friday, October 18
Things To Do
- 2 pm: Film Series – Halloween Classics at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm: Author Event: D.L. Houpt – The Shadow of Polaris at Charter Books
- 6:30 pm: Composer Talk with Philip Lasser with Newport Classical
- 7 pm: Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Mosaic at Newport Elks Lodge
- 7 pm: Pay No Heed Premiere at Redwood Library
- 7 pm: Gatsby Murder Mystery Dinner at Hotel Viking
- 7:30 pm: Pianist Anton Mejias performs Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and Lasser’s The Art of Memory at Newport Classical
- 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
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Lainey Dionne at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Outrun at 4:30 pm, Hocus Pocus at 7:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Steve Smith & The Nakeds at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
- Newport Craft Brewing: Tropical Jams at 6 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Run For Your Wife at 6 pm
- One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock at 5:30 pm, Adam Go at 8 pm
- Portsmouth Publick House: Michelle and Don at 6:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: The Naticks at 5:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival presents Oscar Aydin & more at 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Government
- Tiverton: Planning Board at 7 pm
Saturday, October 19
On the Market: 23 open houses in Newport County this weekend (Oct. 19 – 20)
Welcome to this week’s edition of “On the Market,” where we showcase the latest real estate opportunities featuring public showings throughout Newport County.
Things To Do
- 9 am: Aquidneck Growers Market – Saturday at Embrace Home Loans
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
- 10 am & 12 pm: An introduction to the Musicians in the Island Cemetery at Island Cemetery
- 10 am: LEGO Club at Newport Public Library
- 10 am: UnWINED Yoga at Sakonnet Vineyards
- 10 am: Discover Your Porstmouh: Butts Hill Fort Open Tours at Butts Hill Fort
- 10:30 am: Children’s Storytime at Charter Books
- 10:30 am: Newport Cartooning Club at Newport Public Library
- 10:30 am: Redwood Book Club: The Leopard at Redwood Library
- 11 am: Bella’s Banging Drag Brunch at Foodworks Restuarant
- 11 am: 33rd Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival on Bowen’s Wharf
- 1 pm: Apple Cider Bar at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 1 pm: Apples, Art, and Spirit: Growing an Organic Apple Orchard at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 1 pm: Cider Social at Little Compton Historical Society
- 1 pm: Get Moving Trunk or Treat Halloween Event at Aquidneck Pediatrics
- 2 pm: Pumpkin Painting Program for Families at Middletown Public Library
- 2 pm: Trolley Tour of Historic Portsmouth
- 2 pm: Belmont Chapel Open House at Island Cemetery
- 4 pm: Fright Night at Fort Getty IV
- 7 pm: Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Mosaic at Newport Elks Lodge
- 7 pm: Pay No Heed Premiere at Redwood Library
- 7 pm: Paranormal At The Fort at Fort Adams State Park
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Matt Browne at 8:30 pm
- Bowen’s Wharf: The Good Living Band at 11 am, Angelus Hall at 3 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Sean Rivers at 10 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz music at 12 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at the Atlantic Resort: Stu Krous at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party at 1 pm, Saw The Musical at 7:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Okie & The Bandits at 11 am, Dave Alves Band at 11:30 am, Timeless at 3 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 3:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Amber Rose & The Rengades at 8:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
- Newport Craft: Jon River Duo at 4 pm
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith at 4 pm, Jeff Rosen Duo at 8:30 pm, Late Night DJ at 11:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Government
- No meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, October 20
Jamestown Arts Center to host Autumn Arts Open House on Oct. 20
Participate in make-and-take art activities for all ages, check out artist demonstrations in the studios, enjoy seasonal refreshments, and more.
Puddingstone Music Series to host ‘Schubertiade’ at Provence sur Mer on Oct. 20
The beloved Sheffield Chamber Players, specialized in intimate performances, will perform this exceptional program, which includes Schubert’s renowned last chamber work, the String Quintet in C major.
The Lone Bellow to make a tour stop in Newport
Newport Folk alumn The Lone Bellow returns to Newport for a performance at The JPT in October.
What’s Up Interview: Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow, playing Jane Pickens Sunday, October 20
Newport Folk Festival alum return to Pickens – a few tickets remain
Newport in Bloom to give away 30,000 free daffodil bulbs
Annual event aims to beautify city for 15th consecutive year
Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run returns on Oct. 20
Motorists Should Expect Delays Due to Brief Road Closures
Overnight water main flushing to take place across Aquidneck Island
Overnight Water Main Flushing to Run Oct. 20th – Nov. 7TH
Things To Do
- 7:15 am: Citizens Pell Bridge Run
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
- 10 am: 2nd Annual Garlic Roast at Tiverton Middle School
- 10 am: Cars & Breakfast at Longplex
- 10 am: Newport In Bloom Daffodil Giveaway at Easton’s Beach
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
- 10:30 am: Heart & Sole Walk For Animals at Fort Adams State Park
- 11 am: 33rd Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival on Bowen’s Wharf
- 12 pm: Cars & Coffee at Sachuest Beach
- 1 pm: Autumn Arts Open House in Jamestown at Jamestown Arts Center
- 1 pm: Apple Cider Bar at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2 pm: Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Mosaic at Newport Elks Lodge
- 3 pm: Saint Columba’s Chapel Concert Series presents The Narragansett Bay Chorus
- 7 pm: Pay No Heed Premiere at Redwood Library
- 7 pm: The Lone Bellow: By Request Only Tour at The JPT
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bowen’s Wharf: Randy Robbins at 11 am, Morgan Treni & The Landscapes at 1 pm, The Groove Merchants at 3 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Craig DeMelo at 1 pm
- Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Lone Bellow at 7 pm
- Landing: Nikki & The Barn Boys at 11 am, Catching Blue at 11:30 am, Timeless at 3 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 3:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Dr. G & The Believers at 4 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Run For Your Wife at 11 am
- Newport Vineyards: Six Down at 1 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music at 9:30 pm
Newport County Government
- No meetings are scheduled.
Monday, October 21
Things To Do
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
- 10:30 am: Story Time at Middletown Public Library
- 10:30 am: Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 2 pm: Anna D’s Weekly Farmers Market at Anna D’s
- 2 pm: Needles Galore Knitting Group at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 4 pm: Tinker Club at Newport Public Library
Live Music & Entertainment
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Local Government
- Jamestown: Town Council at 6:30 pm
- Middletown: Town Council at 6 pm
- Newport: School Committee – Ad Hoc School Building Committee at 5:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Town Council at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Housing Authority at 5:30 pm, Open Space Commission at 6 pm, Harbor Commission at 7 pm, Library Trustees at 7 pm
