Catch The Bit Players on Friday and Saturday nights at The Firehouse Theater

Discover the best events, activities and things to do in and around Newport, RI this week.

Monday, August 22nd

5:30pm – Speech and Book Signing with Retired Lt. General Michael Flynn at Laforge Restaurant

8 pm – Laughter for Locals at The Firehouse Theater

Tuesday, August 23rd

5:30pm – Summer Concert Series with The Villanaires at Sweet Berry Farm

Wednesday, August 24th

5:30pm – Historic Lecture Series – Elizabethan Pageant: Hatfield House at Redwood Library

6pm – Lecture: Newport’s Gilded Age Yachtsmen at Rosecliff

7pm – Family Friendly Funnies with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

8pm – Movies On The Rocks with Karate Kid at Ballard Park

Thursday, August 25th

7:45pm – newportFILM presents Being AP at Newport International Polo Grounds

8pm – Bits Per Second LIVE! at The Firehouse Theater

Friday, August 26th

2pm – 4pm – Trunk Show-Antique Button Jewelry at Marble House

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...