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What’s up this weekend in Newport County: Jan. 9-11

What’s up this weekend in Newport County: Jan. 9-11

Here’s what’s happening for live music, entertainment, and events this weekend.
January 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Save The Bay opens registration for summer camps on Narragansett Bay

Save The Bay opens registration for summer camps on Narragansett Bay

Week-long programs in four Rhode Island locations offer marine science education for grades K-12
January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
Bruno Mars announces first headline tour in nearly a decade, including Gillette Stadium stop

Bruno Mars announces first headline tour in nearly a decade, including Gillette Stadium stop

The 15-time Grammy winner will bring ‘The Romantic Tour’ to Foxborough on Sept. 5
January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
Innovate Newport announces partnership with Photo Guild of Newport

Innovate Newport announces partnership with Photo Guild of Newport

Collaboration will bring ‘Visions of Newport County’ photography exhibit to coworking space
January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Theatre By The Sea announces 2026 summer season

Theatre By The Sea announces 2026 summer season

Wakefield playhouse to stage four musicals in its 93rd year
January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
New docuseries exploring Rhode Island’s coastal ecosystem premieres Friday

New docuseries exploring Rhode Island’s coastal ecosystem premieres Friday

‘Ocean State: Rhode Island’s Wild Coast’ debuts with episode on eelgrass meadows
January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, January 6

What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, January 6

A look at what’s happening, new, and to do today.
January 6, 2026January 6, 2026
Emmy award-winning ocean explorer Richard Vevers to speak at Sail Newport on Jan. 15

Emmy award-winning ocean explorer Richard Vevers to speak at Sail Newport on Jan. 15

The ‘Chasing Coral’ star and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution director will discuss ocean science as part of the Challenger Lecture Series
January 5, 2026January 5, 2026
Adequoyah Kamali Josephine Mathews on growing whole thoughts on the cost of silence

Adequoyah Kamali Josephine Mathews on growing whole thoughts on the cost of silence

Adequoyah’s sense of wholeness isn’t aspirational—though it can be.  It’s rooted in painful and joyful experiences bolstered by the courage to step up when things are scary. Or when things feel wrong. Not just for herself but for others—for all of us.
January 5, 2026January 6, 2026
Comic – Sour Grapes: Portrait

Comic – Sour Grapes: Portrait

Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
January 5, 2026January 5, 2026
Puddingstone to present internationally acclaimed Sitkovetsky Trio at Rough Point

Puddingstone to present internationally acclaimed Sitkovetsky Trio at Rough Point

Chamber music series returns Jan. 27 with program of Romantic-era works
January 2, 2026January 2, 2026
What’s up this weekend in Newport County: Jan. 2 – 4

What’s up this weekend in Newport County: Jan. 2 – 4

Here’s what’s happening for events, live music, and entertainment this weekend.
January 2, 2026January 2, 2026
Movies and TV shows casting in Rhode Island

Movies and TV shows casting in Rhode Island

Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Rhode Island, neighboring states, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.
December 31, 2025December 31, 2025
‘Full Circle’ exhibition to reunite Monumenta artists at Rosecliff

‘Full Circle’ exhibition to reunite Monumenta artists at Rosecliff

Show marks 51 years since groundbreaking outdoor sculpture exhibition transformed Newport
December 30, 2025December 30, 2025
What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, December 30

What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, December 30

Discover all that’s happening for live music, entertainment, and events in Newport County.
December 30, 2025December 30, 2025
Comic – Sour Grapes: Polar

Comic – Sour Grapes: Polar

Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
December 29, 2025December 29, 2025
What’s up this weekend in Newport County: Dec. 26-28

What’s up this weekend in Newport County: Dec. 26-28

Discover all that’s happening for live music, entertainment, and events this weekend in and around Newport.
December 26, 2025December 26, 2025
“Twas The Night Before Christmas” and its ties to Newport

“Twas The Night Before Christmas” and its ties to Newport

After retiring from teaching, Clement Clarke Moore purchased a Victorian house at 25 Catherine Street in Newport
December 24, 2025December 24, 2025
‘Twas the night before Christmas’ helped make the modern Santa – and led to a literary whodunit

‘Twas the night before Christmas’ helped make the modern Santa – and led to a literary whodunit

“A Visit from St. Nicholas” is one of the most famous American poems. But who wrote it?
December 24, 2025December 24, 2025
Christine Baranski and Skylark bring ‘A Christmas Carol’ to life at The Breakers

Christine Baranski and Skylark bring ‘A Christmas Carol’ to life at The Breakers

The sold-out performance took place on the 182nd anniversary of the Dickens classic’s first publication
December 23, 2025December 23, 2025
What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, December 23

What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, December 23

Here’s what’s happening today in and around Newport.
December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

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