What's Up Today: July 5

Good Morning, today is Tuesday, July 5.

🌊 It was a great night of fireworks in the City of Newport. Kudos to the City, the sponsors, and everyone else who made them possible.

Photo by WUN’s Ken Abrams. View of fireworks from Fort Adams Trust

🌊 The Easton’s Beach Family Night Concert Series kicks off this evening with The Rockin’ Soul Horns at 6 pm. Music returns to the beach on Thursday night with Chidren’s Night and a performance by Johnny The K. Outdoor Music Schedule

🌊 A one-of-a-kind show is coming to the Greenwich Odeum on Saturday, July 16 when ukulele extraordinaire Jim Boggia brings “Bruce off Broadway” to town. WUN’s Ken Abrams spoke with Boggia last week to hear more about the show.

🌊 The next cruise ship scheduled to visit Newport is on July 28 when the Caribbean Princess comes to town. There will be just one cruise ship in August too, on August 29 when the Norwegian Breakaway stops in Newport. The cruise ship season ramps back up in September with 16 ships, followed by 25 in October, and 5 in November. Cruise Ship Schedule

🌊 The crew at Perro Salado let us know that live music returns this week. Catch The Z-Boys every Wednesday night from 9 pm to 12 am (ish) and Steve Cirelli every Thursday from 8 pm to 10 pm.

What’s Up Today

Weather

Today – A slight chance of showers between noon and 1 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight – Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Marine Forecast

Small Craft Advisory in effect from July 5, 05:00 PM EDT until July 6, 11:00 AM EDT
Today – Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 6 to 11 kt in the morning. A slight chance of showers between noon and 1 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight – S wind 13 to 16 kt increasing to 18 to 21 kt after midnight. Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 68°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:17 am | Sunset: 8:22 pm | 15 hours & 4 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:21 am & 1:01 pm | Low tide at 5:58 am & 6:19 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 5.4 days, 29% lighting.

Happening Today

Things To Do

11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
11 am: Classical Movie Music presented by Newport Classical at Blithewold Mansion
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
3 pm: Sarah Cahill: The Future is Female presented by Newport Classical at Newport Art Museum
6 pm: Easton’s Beach Family Night Concert Series with The Rockin’ Soul Horns
7:15 pm: Coastal Queen Presents Singer and Guitarist Milt Javery
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
Easton’s Beach: The Rockin’s Soul Horns at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Elvis at 4 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker at 1 pm, Mike Milazzo at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
Newport Classical: Classical Movie Music at 11 am at Blithewold, Sarah Cahill: The Future is Female at Newport Art Museum at 3 pm
One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm

City & Government