Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County, Rhode Island, this week/weekend, Monday, February 3 through Monday, February 10, 2025.
Check back often as we update this story throughout the week as more things pop up!
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Monday, February 3
Newport Police to conduct active shooter training at Boys & Girls Club
Five-day exercise aims to enhance emergency response capabilities in community spaces
Naval Station Newport to conduct security exercises in February
Two-week drills to include response coordination between Navy forces and local first responders
Things To Do
- 2:45 pm: Let’s LEGO Club at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 4:30 pm: Mah Jongg Play at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 6 pm: 3D Printing Workshop for Adults at Newport Public Library
- 7 pm: Salsa (On 1) Dance Class at Common Fence Point Center
- 7 pm: Adult Stretch at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Musical Bingo at 6:30 pm
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Rejects Beer Co: Trivia at 6 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Quencher: Groove Merchants at 6:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Little Compton: Little Compton Historical Preservation Advisory Committee at 5 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Town Council at 5:30 pm, Middletown School Committee at 5:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee – Policy Subcommittee at 1 pm, Portsmouth School Committee at 2 pm, Portsmouth School Committee – Finance Subcommittee at 3:30 pm, Portsmouth Free Public Library at 7 pm, Portsmouth Town Council at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Library Trustees Board Personnel Subcommittee at 6 pm
Tuesday, February 4
Things To Do
- 10 am: Preschool Royal Tea Party at Newport Art Museum
- 1:30 pm: Tuesday Matinee – Wicked at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 3 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
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Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked at 4 pm, The Third Man 75th Anniversary 4k Restoration at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Citizens Memorial Committee at 10 am
- Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Technical Review Committee at 10 am
- Tiverton: Tiverton Personnel Board at 2 pm, Tiverton Charter Review Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm
Wednesday, February 5
Tickets for 2025 Newport Folk Festival go on sale on Feb. 5
Three-day event set to take place at Fort Adams State Park from July 25 – 27, 2025.
Things To Do
- 10 am: Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 3 pm: Free Wednesday Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 3:15 pm: One More Chapter Book Club at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 4 pm: Creating a Conscious Culture Lecture: Feminism & Spanish Contemporary Music at McKillop Library
- 6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked at 4 pm, MacBeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo at 7:30 pm
- Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling: Graham Hempstead at 5 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Board Game Night at 5 pm
- One Pelham East: Karaoke at 10 pm
- The Pub at Two Mile Corner: The Broken Hipsters at 8:30 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Planning Commission at 6:30 pm
- Newport: Newport Beach Commission at 5 pm, Newport City Council at 5:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Harbor Commission at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Harbor Commission at 7 pm
Thursday, February 6
Newport Jazz Assembly Band to perform at Middletown Public Library for Black History Month
Newport Jazz Assembly Band to showcase music history and culture in free library event
What’s Up Interview: Historian Tim Walker, speaking at the Newport Historical Society February 6
Author of “Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad”
Salve Regina University to present ‘Between the Beats’ at Casino Theatre Feb. 6 – 8
Salve Regina University will present “Between the Beats,” a dance performance exploring the relationship between sound and movement.”
Things To Do
- 9:30 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 9:45 am: Baby Jam at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 5:30 pm: Jamestown Gallery Night at Jamestown Arts Center
- 5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm: Winter Program Series: Lifting The Curtain at Rosecliff
- 6:30 pm: Black History Month Celebration with the Newport Jazz Assembly Band at Middletown Public Library
- 6:30 pm: Sailing To Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad with Dr. Tim Walker at Richard I. Burnham Resource Center
- 7 pm: Chef’s Table Wine Pairing Dinner at Newport Harbor Island Resort
- 7:30 pm: Between The Beats at Casino Theatre
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Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: A Complete Unknown at 4:30 pm, Wicked at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Dim Lights at 6 pm
- Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Ryan McHugh at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia at 6 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Jamestown Technical Review Committee at 10 am, Jamestown School Committee at 5 pm
- Newport: Newport Board of Tax Appeals at 3 pm, Newport City Council at 5:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Tree Commission at 7 pm
Friday, February 7
Things To Do
- 2 pm: Film Series – Award-Winning Musicals at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm: Trivia Night at The Little Compton Community Center
- 7 pm: Come Dancing in Red at Common Fence Point Arts, Wellness, & Community Center
- 7:30 pm: Between The Beats at Casino Theatre
- 7:30 pm: Town of Freetown: Adult Comedy Show at VFW
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at 8:30 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Ride The Vibe at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked at 4 pm, A Complete Unknown at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Rhode Noize at 8:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: DJ Spiffy at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Felix Brown Band at 8 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Dave Alves at 5:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Saturday, February 8
Comedian Jim Norton bringing ‘Now You Know’ tour to The JPT on Feb. 8
Tickets go on sale on Thursday, October 24.
Newport String Quartet to perform diverse program in two-concert series
Ensemble to showcase works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and lesser-known composers in Jamestown and Newport venues
Things To Do
- 9 am: Aquidneck Growers Market (Winter) at Stoneacre Garden
- 10 am: Saturday Stories at Newport Public Library
- 10 am: Hoods Up Weekend at Newport Car Museum
- 10:30 am: Children’s Storytime at Charter Books
- 11 am: The Reading: A Tarot Card Making Workshop at Jamestown Arts Center
- 1 pm: Vinyl Swap at Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
- 1 pm: Yanni and Friends at Jamestown Library
- 1 pm: Winter’s Blaze – Gallery Sitka Group Show at Gallery Sitka
- 2 pm: Between The Beats at Casino Theatre
- 2 pm: Winter Speaker Series 2025: Liz Collins at Newport Art Museum
- 3 pm: Newport String Project: Newport County Concert Series at Jamestown Arts Center
- 6 pm: Valentine’s Themed Charcuterie Board Styling Class at Bellevue Boards
- 7:30 pm: Between the Beats at Casino Theatre
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Kickin It at 8:30 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at the Atlantic Resort: Stephen Hodgeman at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Jim Norton: Now You Know at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Steve Smith & The Nakeds at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9:30 pm
- Newport Craft: Pat Lowell at 6 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Barn Sessions – Quick Hits at 6:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
- Tremblay’s Bar & Grill: Andre Arsenault at 6:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, February 9
Things To Do
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market – Winter Season at Tiverton Middle School
- 10 am: Weekly Sunday Brunch at Newport Vineyards
- 10 am: Hoods Up Weekend at Newport Car Museum
- 10 am: Gnome Surf Fit & Wellness: Exercise for All Ages & Abilities! at Newport County YMCA
- 6:30 pm: Super Bowl Party at Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: MacBeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo at 2 pm, Conclave at 4:30 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music at 9:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Monday, February 10
Things To Do
- 10:30 am: Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 2 pm: Needless Galore Knitting Group at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 4 pm: Tinker Club at Newport Public Library
- 7 pm: Salsa (On 1) Dance Class at Common Fence Point Arts, Wellness, & Community Center
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Musical Bingo at 6:30 pm
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Rejects Beer Co: Trivia at 6 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Middletown: Middletown Beach Commission at 4:30 pm, Middletown Tax Exploration Sub-Committee at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Town Council at 6 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Library Trustees at 7 pm, Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm
