Choral singing opportunities for teens and adults in Newport County (Credit: Newport Sings)

Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Wednesday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2025. There are 133 days left in the year.

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Newport Sings is launching its fall programming with three distinctive choral opportunities for teens and adults across Aquidneck Island, all beginning the week of Sept. 15. The organization offers programs that are free or available on a sliding scale fee basis, with no audition requirements for participation.

The programming includes Aquidneck Singers, a multigenerational treble chorus, and Quorus, Newport’s first and only LGBTQIA+ chorus. This fall marks the debut of Luminous Voices, a new community outreach program that brings singers to perform for residents in assisted living, memory care and hospice care facilities.

All three programs will work toward a winter concert scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13. Participants will learn and perform music spanning traditional, pop, jazz and international genres while developing vocal skills and musical confidence regardless of prior experience.

“All are truly welcome,” according to the organization’s announcement. Those interested in joining can contact sing@newportsings.org or register at www.newportsings.org/join. Additional program information is available at www.newportsings.org.

What else you should know

On this day in 1915, the Miramar mansion was inaugurated.

A Rhode Island assistant attorney general was caught on video telling Newport Police to turn their body cameras off and telling an officer he was “going to regret this” as she was handcuffed and arrested for allegedly trespassing at The Clarke Cooke House in Newport.

The body found washed ashore near Heads Beach has been identified as a white male between 60 and 70 years old, with no signs of foul play, Jamestown police said Monday.

Fort Adams Trust will present its annual “Music at the Fort” summer concert series for three Wednesday evenings beginning tonight, offering free live music and picnic opportunities on the North Lawn of the National Historic Landmark.

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Weather Forecast

  • High Surf Advisory until August 23, 8 AM
  • Today: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. East wind 6 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible.
  • Tonight: Showers, mainly before 3 am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 3 am. Low around 61. East wind around 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch are possible.
  • Tomorrow: A chance of showers, mainly before 2 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: E wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Showers are likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: ENE wind around 10 kt. Showers, mainly before 3 am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 3 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tomorrow: NE wind 12 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 2 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 69 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:59 am. Sunset at 7:37 pm. 13 hours & 37 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 6:02 am & 6:37 pm. Low tide at 12:27 am & 11:37 am.
  • The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent.

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Live Music & Entertainment

  • Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
  • Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
  • Landing: Mark Flynn at 12:30 pm, live music at 4 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: The Naticks at 5 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan at 4:30 pm
  • One Pelham East: Karaoke at 9 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Dudemanbro at 6 pm
  • The JPT Film & Event Center: Superman at 4:30 pm, In The Mood For Love at 7:30 pm

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