Newport County is closing out August with a robust slate of entertainment and community activities, offering something for every interest as the summer season draws to a close. The week’s events span from outdoor concerts and farmers markets to specialized tours and recreational activities across multiple municipalities.
Music enthusiasts will find particularly strong offerings, with venues like The Landing featuring daily performances from local and touring acts, while specialized events include Jake Shimabukuro’s ukulele performance at The JPT Film & Event Center on Wednesday and dueling piano shows at Top of Pelham throughout the weekend.
Meanwhile, community engagement remains active with numerous public meetings scheduled across Jamestown, Little Compton, Newport, Portsmouth, Middletown and Tiverton, covering topics from zoning reviews to budget committees, ensuring local governance continues alongside the entertainment offerings.
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Monday, Aug. 25
Things To Do
- 10 am: Free self-guided tours at Eisenhower House
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 12 pm: Annual Golf Outing for Preservation Society at Newport National Golf Club
- 3 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
- 6 pm: The Ravers followed by fireworks at Second Beach
Live Music & Entertainment
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm, Mark Flynn at 4 pm, Okie and the Bandits at 8 pm
- Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 pm
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 pm
- Newport Pickleball Club: The Newport Groove Merchants at 6:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Stoneacre Garden: Mah Jongg Monday at 6 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Tree Preservation & Protection at 6 pm
- Little Compton: Recreation Committee at 6:30 pm
- Newport: Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Town Council at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Wastewater District at 5:30 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Things To Do
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
- 6 pm: Trumpet & Tenor with Curt Ramm and Dan Moretti at Redwood Library
- 6:30 pm: Coastal Queen and The Narrow River Band Cruise
- 7 pm: Single Sunset Cruise (Ages 29 to 35) at The Lobster Bar
Live Music & Entertainment
- Landing: Dan Decristofaro at 12:30 pm, Adam Hanna at 4 pm, John Erickson at 8 pm
- Middletown VFW: Line Dance Classes at 6:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: The Naticks at 5 pm
- Sweet Berry Farm: Avi Jacob at 6 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: It’s Never Over Jeff Buckley at 4:30 pm, Folktales at 7:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Aquidneck Island Planning Commission: Aquidneck Island Planning Commission at 2 pm
- Fort Adams Foundation: Fort Adams Foundation at 11 am
- Little Compton: Little Compton Budget Committee at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Library Board of Trustees at 4 pm, Middletown 250th Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Cliff Walk Commission at 4:30 pm, Newport Tree Commission at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Personnel Board at 4 pm, Tiverton School Committee at 6 pm
Wednesday, Aug 27
Things To Do
- 7 am: Wednesday Walking Club at Second Beach
- 10 am: Arobretum Tour: Oakwood
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 1 pm: Lobster Lunch Sail aboard Schooner Aurora
- 2 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
- 3:30 pm: Free Wednesday Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 5:30 pm: From Historic Gardens to Indian Stepwells : Adapting to Climate Change through Heritage Preservation at Redwood Library
- 6 pm: Book talk “Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization” at Charter Books
- 6 pm: Music at the Fort at Fort Adams
- 6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
- 6:30 pm: Golden Hour Shuck & Sip Cruise aboard Coastal Princess
- 7 pm: Family Friendly Funnies at The Firehouse Theater
- 7:30 pm: Jake Shimabukuro live at The JPT Film & Event Center
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- Landing: Mike Milazzo at 12:30 pm, Nick Sproviero at 4 pm, Jay Parker at 8 pm
- Newport Vineyards: The Teledynes at 5 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan at 4:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Rusty at 6 pm
- The Fireshouse Theater: Family Friendly Funnies at 7 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jake Shimabukuro live at 7:30 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Jamestown 250th Commission at 4:30 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Town Council at 4 pm
- Middletown: Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm, Middletown School Committee at 5 pm
- Newport: Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Tiverton Economic Development Commission at 7 pm, Tiverton North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm
Thursday, Aug. 28
Things To Do
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 12 pm: Friday Flight Club at Newport Vineyards
- 3 pm: Sakonnet Green Market at Sakonnet Vineyard
- 5 pm: Art Salon Series in the Library at The Brenton Hotel
- 6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
- 6 pm: Lobster Roll and Prosecco Cruise aboard Coastal Princess
- 6:30 pm: “America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State” with author Randall Balmer with Charter Books
- 7:40 pm: newportFILM presents Middletown at Marble House Lawn
Live Music & Entertainment
- Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot at 5 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Overserved Again at 10 pm
- Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Harbor Hotel: Alger Mitchell at 4:30 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: The Grafters at 4:30 pm, DJ CNote at 9:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia at 6 pm
- Sunset Cove: Mark Flynn at 5:30 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: It’s Never Over Jeff Buckley at 4:30 pm, Highest 2 Lowest at 7:30 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Middletown: Middletown Tree Commission at 4 pm
- Newport: Newport Affirmative Action Commission at 4:30 pm
Friday, August 29
Things To Do
- 1 pm: Apple Cider Donuts Opening Day at Windmist Farm
- 2 pm & 7:30 pm: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings
- 6:30 pm: Golden Hour with the Gentry at Brenton Hotel
- 6:30 pm: Yacht Rock Cruise aboard Coastal Princess
- 7 pm: Battle of Rhode Island Sunset Salute at Butts Hill Fort
- 7 pm: Newport Live presents Leslie Mendelson at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: DJ at 8:30 pm
- Bar & Board: Dave Alves Band at 9 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Lainey Dionne at 7 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Pete LaGrange & The Ghost Riders at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 10 pm
- Newport Craft: Megan Chenot at 3 pm, The Groove Merchants at 6 pm
- Newport Harbor Hotel: Alger Mitchell at 4:30 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm
- One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Grace Cooper-Hall 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
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Saturday, Aug. 30
Things To Do
- 9 am: Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport County YMCA
- 2 pm & 7:30 pm: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings
- 4 pm: Live pro wrestling at Rejects Beer Co.
- 4 pm: Friends of the Waterfront Concert Series at King Park
- 4:30 pm: Enchanted Hour Tarot at The Vanderbilt
- 5 pm: Newport International Polo Series at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 6:30 pm: Beavertail Sound Bath at Beavertail Lighthouse
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Dick Lupino at 1 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Brendan O’Connor at 7 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin Duo at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Inside Out at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: 21 Guns at 8:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Newport Craft: Pat Lowell at 6 pm
- One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
- Portsmouth Publick House: Tim Cunningham at 6 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Sunset Cove: Okie & The Bandits at 5:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings at 2 pm & 7:30 pm, Highest 2 Lowest at 4:30 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, August 31
Things To Do
- 8 am: Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bid Sanctuary
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours at Bowen’s Wharf Pilot House
- 10 am: Cars & Breakfast at Longplex
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 2 pm & 7:30 pm: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings
Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House: Michael Walsh at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Slackwater String Band at 1 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- Landing: Matt and Alley at 12:30 pm, Blockhead at 4 pm, Dave Alves Band at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Cee Cee & The Riders at 4 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Funkademic at 1 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Greg Zercher at 3 pm
- One Pelham East: Chopville at 3:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Eddy’s Shoe at 12 pm, Z Boys at 3 pm, The Ravers at 6 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Monday, Sept. 1
Things To Do
- 10 am: Free self-guided tours at Eisenhower House
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 3 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
- 5:30 pm: Sling Dancing at Common Fence Point
- 6 pm: Wine & Cheese Sail aboard Schooner Aurora
- 6 pm: Captain Kerry’s VIP Below Deck Watch Party at Forty 1 North
Live Music & Entertainment
- Greenvale Vineyards: Michelle and Don at 1 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm & 4 pm, Mark Flynn at 4 pm, Blistering Ego at 8 pm
- Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 pm
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 pm
- Newport Pickleball Club: The Newport Groove Merchants at 6:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Stoneacre Garden: Mah Jongg Monday at 6 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: NEE JAM: North End Entertainment Jam at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
