Here’s a look at what’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this week.
Monday, October 9th
10 am to 5 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale on Bowen’s Wharf
12 pm – “Return to Camelot – a Remembrance of the Kennedy wedding” at St. Mary’s Church
12 pm – Columbus Day Parade steps off in front of St. Joseph’s Church on Broadway
4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater
7 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Studio 3
9 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Studio 3
Tuesday, October 10th
4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater
Wednesday, October 11th
11 am – Lecture: Ernest Bowditch: Out of Olmsted’s Shadow at Rosecliff
2 pm – Newport Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd
4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Battle Of The Sexes at Jane Pickens Theater
5 pm – Beyond the Tour: Nature Tamed at Rough Point
5:30 pm – A Monument to Perseverance: The Struggle to Build the Newport Pell Bridge at Redwood Library
6:30 pm – Seamen’s Church Institute Speaker Series: 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover at Seamen’s Church Institute
Thursday, October 12th
4 pm – October Newport Gallery Night
4 pm – Workshop: Active Transportation at The Edward King House
5 pm – Art After Dark at Newport Art Museum
5 pm – Making Rocking Connections With Eliot Lewis at Forty 1 North
6 pm – WORKSHOP: Big Abstracts With Kristen Coates
6 pm – Lecture: Luxurious Consumption – The Rituals & Artistry of Afternoon Tea at Rosecliff
6 pm – Newport to Nashville at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant
6 pm – One Island Celebration at Rotunda Ballroom at Easton’s Beach
7 pm – Chick Corea: The Musician at Jamestown Arts Center
Friday, October 13th
2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Victoria & Abdul at Jane Pickens Theater
4 pm – Ghosts of the Armory past & present at Artillery Company of Newport
6 pm – Pints for Pets of Nowzad at Cappy’s
7 pm – Fortress of Nightmares at Fort Adams State Park
8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
