Touro Park Summer Concert Series - The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble

Good Morning, Newport! Today is Sunday, June 8, the 159th day of 2025. There are 206 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

Get ready for some outdoor music in Newport this summer. Touro Park is kicking off its free concert series today.

The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble, led by Dr. Robert Franzblau, will start things off at 5 p.m. for the Touro Park Summer Concert Series.

The two-hour show will be at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Pelham Street.

Our Touro Park Summer Concert Series kicks off on Sunday, June 8, with the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Robert Franzblau.

The concert starts at 5:00pm and is free and open to all. Bring a blanket and have a nice picnic dinner while you enjoy a fantastic evening of music in historic Touro Park.

Stop by our tent before or after the concert and see our Mobile Museum Exhibit on music and the Old Stone Mill.

For more information and the full schedule, visit https://www.historicmusicofnewport.org/events/the-rhode-island-wind-ensemble-at-touro-park-ygx8l.

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Weather Forecast

  • Today: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: NNE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 9am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: NE wind 6 to 9 kt. A slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 2am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 58 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:11 am. Sunset at 8:18 pm. 15 hours & 6 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 6:38 am & 6:59 p.m. Low tide at 12:13 am & 11:45 am.
  • The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

Newport County Public Meetings

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Cruise Ship Schedule

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