(via DeBlois Gallery)

Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Friday, July 18, the 199th day of 2025. There are 166 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

DeBlois Gallery will mark four decades of bringing art to Newport County with its 41st Annual Members’ Show and Celebration, running August 2-31 at the cooperative’s Middletown location.

The month-long exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, August 2, from 5-7 PM at the gallery’s 134 Aquidneck Avenue location. The celebration continues with Gallery Night on Thursday, August 14, also from 5-7 PM.

“Please join the members of DeBlois Gallery as we celebrate 41 years of providing art exhibits to the community of Newport County and beyond,” the gallery announced in its press release.

The non-profit cooperative of 16 artists will showcase a diverse range of new work, including 2D prints, oil paintings, acrylic pieces, and collage, as well as 3D sculptures in ceramics, cast paper, and assemblage.

Throughout the month, visitors can attend three artist demonstrations highlighting different techniques and mediums. Wildlife photographer Michael Day will demonstrate his craft on Saturday, August 9, from 2-4 PM. Lisa May Tobin will showcase cast paper sculpture techniques on Sunday, August 10, from 2-4 PM. Nick Williams will close out the demonstration series on August 23, from 2-4 PM, showing how to use epoxy to add three-dimensional elements to paintings.

Beyond the annual members’ show, DeBlois Gallery sponsors non-juried open shows yearly and themed exhibitions on timely subjects. The gallery also hosts the annual Aquidneck Island High School Art Show, featuring work by local high school art students.

DeBlois Gallery is open 1-5 PM Wednesday through Sunday and offers ample free parking. The gallery maintains an active social media presence on Instagram (@debloisgallery) and Facebook (DeBlois Gallery1), where visitors can find specific dates, times, and featured artists for upcoming events.

For more information about the 41st Annual Members’ Show and Celebration, contact Michael Day at dr.mday@gmail.com or visit www.debloisgallery.com.

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✖️ An effort to recall Westerly Town Council president Chris Duhamel, a Democrat, has failed after organizers were unable to collect the required number of signatures to force a recall election. What’sUpNewp’s Frank Prosnitz has the latest.

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The following were yesterday’s most-read What’sUpNewp articles.

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  5. Newport launches major $3 million roadway improvement blitz across 18 streets
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  7. Sakonnet Vineyard celebrates Little Compton’s 350th Anniversary with Summer Concert Series and Folk Festival
  8. Things to do in Newport County this week and weekend: July 14 – 20
  9. Letter to the Editor: Making Newport a city for all to thrive
  10. On This Day In Newport History: July 17, 1954 – First Newport Jazz Festival Held

📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: NW wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 71 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:27 am. Sunset at 8:14 pm. 14 hours & 47 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 2 am & 2:33 pm. Low tide at 7:17 am & 8:57 pm.
  • The lunar phase is a Last Quarter Moon.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Bally’s Tiverton: DJ at 8:30 pm
  • Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
  • Dockside: Yacht Club Rejects and Chopville at 9 pm
  • Johnny’s Restaurant: Group Therapy at 7 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: Drew and Ellie Holcomb live at 8 pm
  • Landing: John Erickson at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Teledynes at 8 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy Entertainment at 9:30 pm
  • Newport Craft: Megan Chenot at 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson on the patio at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
  • One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Dan San Duo at 5:30 pm
  • Speakeasy: Live music at 9:15 pm
  • Sunset Cove: The Girls at 5:30 pm
  • The Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm

Newport County Public Meetings

  • No public meetings are scheduled.

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