What’s Up in Newport this week: September 2 – 8

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island, this week/weekend, Monday, September 2 through Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Please note – weather and other circumstances may cancel or change the location of an event at any time. Please check with event organizers to confirm an event’s status.

This story will be updated throughout the week as we learn of events, meetings, and listings, so please check back often. Do you have something to add to this list or an upcoming roundup? Email ryan@whatsupnewp.com.

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Cruise Ship Schedule

Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule;

• Monday, Sept. 2 | Insignia
• Wednesday, Sept. 4 | Viking Mars
• Sunday, Sept. 8 | Enchanted Princess
• Sunday, Sept. 8 | 7-Seas Grandeur
• Monday, Sept. 9 | Insignia
• Monday, Sept. 9 | Norwegian Breakaway

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Monday, September 2

Things To Do

• 10 am to 11:15 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
• 2 pm to 6 pm: Anna D’s Weekly Farmers Market at Anna D’s Cafe
• 3 pm to 6:30 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
• 4 pm to 7 pm: Labor Day Clambake with McGrath’s Clambake & Catering at Ragged Island Brewing Company

Live Music & Entertainment

• Firehouse Theater: NEE JAM: North End Entertainment Jam from 7 pm to 10 pm
• Greenvale Vineyards: Craig DeMelo from 1 pm to 4 pm
• Landing: Catching Blue from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Dave Alves Band from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jake Kulak Band from 8 pm to 11 pm
• One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am
• Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
• Pour Judgement: Musical Menagerie at 10 pm
• The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
• The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm

Newport County Government

• No local meetings are scheduled.

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Tuesday, September 3

Things To Do

• 3 pm to 4 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
• 5:30 pm: Our Town: Jamestown Part I at Jamestown Arts Center
• 6 pm: Pipes, Whistle, Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Accordion and Percussion Night with Irish Band, Fáilte with Coastal Queen Cruises

Live Music & Entertainment

• Fastnet Pub: Disco Tuesday with DJ 4Hundo at 10 pm
• Gas Lamp Grille: Karaoke at 10 pm
• JPT Film & Event Center: Between The Temples at 4:30 pm, It Ends With Us at 7:30 pm
• Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
• The Helmway: Open Mic Night from 7 pm to 10 pm

Newport County Government

• Jamestown: Jamestown Town Council at 6:15 pm, Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
• Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 5:30 pm, Little Compton Beach Commission at 7 pm
• Middletown: Middletown Town Council at 5 pm
• Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am
• Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Tiverton School Committee at 6 pm, Tiverton Litter Committee at 6:30 pm

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Wednesday, September 4

Things To Do

• 1:30 pm to 3 pm: Wednesday Book Group at Newport Public Library
• 2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
• 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North

Live Music & Entertainment

• Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
• Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
• Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
• JPT Film & Event Center: It Ends With Us at 4:30 pm, Between The Temples at 7:30 pm
• Landing: Mark Flynn at 4 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
• One Pelham East: Adam Go from 9 pm to 12:30 am
• Ragged Island Brewing Company: Andre Arsenault from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
• Sardella’s: Live music at 7 pm
• The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm

Newport County Government

• Jamestown: Jamestown Elections Training and Advisory Ad Hoc Committee at 10 am
• Little Compton: Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 7 pm
• Newport: Newport Beach Commission at 5 pm
• Portsmouth: Portsmouth Harbor Commission at 7 pm
• Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm, Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7:30 pm

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Thursday, September 5

Things To Do

• 5 pm to 7 pm: Salon Series at The Living Room at Brenton Hotel
• 5 pm to 7 pm: Painting with Acrylics at Newport Public Library
• 6 pm to 9 pm: Fall for Lucy’s Hearth at Wyndham Newport Hotel
• 7:20 pm: Secret Small Apartment – newportFILM Outdoors at Lawn at The Elms
• 7:30 pm: Water Brother – Friends of Newport Skate Park Fundraising Screening at The JPT

Live Music & Entertainment

• JPT Film & Event Center: It Ends With Us at 3:30 pm, Water Brother – Friends of Newport Skate Park Fundraising Screening at 7:30 pm
• Landing: Justin Pomfret at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
• Narragansett Cafe: Patrick Gaynes from 5 pm to 8 pm
• Newport Blues Cafe: Timeless at 9 pm
• Newport Craft: Thursday Trivia at 7 pm
• Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music at Torpedo Bar & Lounge from 6 pm to 9 pm
• Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
• Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm
• Vieste: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm

Newport County Government

• Middletown: Middletown Technical Review Committee at 11 am, Middletown Affordable Housing Committee at 6 pm

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Friday, September 6

Things To Do

• 10 am to 11:15 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
• 2 pm to 5 pm: Film Series – Comedies Throughout the Ages at Newport Public Library
• 6 pm: 18th Annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards at Rough Point Museum
• 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Live Music & Entertainment

• Blue Anchor Grille: Megan Chenot from 6 pm to 9 pm
• Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
• Dockside: Bon Jovi Night at 8 pm
• Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: John Erikson from 7 pm to 10 pm
• JPT Film & Event Center: It Ends With Us at 4:30 pm, Between The Temples at 7:30 pm
• La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
• Landing: Mark Flynn at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
• Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music from 9:30 pm to 12 am
• Narragansett Cafe: Amber Rose & The Renegades from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
• Newport Blues Cafe: Zeneth at 9 pm
• O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
• One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Felix Brown Band from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm
• Ragged Island Brewing Company: Bird Stick Duo from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
• Speakeasy: Live music at 9 pm
• The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
• Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
• Vieste: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm

Newport County Government

• Newport: Newport Public Sculpture Commission at 9:30 am

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Saturday, September 7

Things To Do

• 9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Saturday at Embrace Home Loans
• 9:30 am to 4:30 pm: Fall Visitors Weekend at West Place Animal Sanctuary
• 10 am to 11 am: LEGO Club at Newport Public Library
• 10 am to 11:15 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
• 2 pm: Ryan Lee Crosby Guitar Workshop and Concert with Allysen Callery at The Meeting House at Four Corners
• 4 pm: Newport International Polo Series
• 8 pm: 50 Anniversary of Great Gatsby Gala at Newport Elks Lodge
• 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Live Music & Entertainment

• Blue Anchor Grill: The Girls from 6 pm to 9 pm
• Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
• Clarke Cooke House: Live music from 10 pm to 12 am
• Greenvale Vineyards: Brian James Quartet from 12 pm to 3 pm
• Johnny’s Restaurant at the Atlantic Resort: Ride The Vibe from 7 pm to 10 pm
• JPT Film & Event Center: Between The Temples at 2 pm, My Penguin Friend at 4:30 pm, It Ends With Us at 7:30 pm
• La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
• Landing: Nick Sproviero at 12:30 pm, Blockhead at 4 pm, Jake Kulak Band at 8 pm
• Long Wharf Mall: Black Lights from 1 pm to 5 pm
• Midtown Oyster Bar: The Travelin’ Wanna B’s from 9 pm to 12 am
• Narragansett Cafe: Bar Fly from 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm
• Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 10 pm
• Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
• O’Brien’s Pub: C. Gray The DJ at 9:30 pm
• One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 4 pm to 8 pm, Hit Play Duo from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
• Speakeasy: Sean Rivers from 9:30 pm to 12 am
• The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
• The Quencher: Karaoke at 10 pm
• Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm to 12:30 am, Brian Scott from 3 pm to 6 pm
• Vieste: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm

Newport County Government

• No local meetings are scheduled.

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Sunday, September 8

Things To Do

• 8 am to 10 am: Cars & Coffee — Pawdrain at Fort Adams
• 9:30 am to 4:30 pm: Fall Visitors Weekend at West Place Animal Sanctuary
• 10 am: Free End of Summer Fun Family Day at Fenner Hall
• 10 am to 1:30 pm: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
• 10 am to 11:15 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
• 2:30 pm: Free Fulton Chamber Players concert at Newport Craft Brewing
• 3 pm: Summer Concert: Piano Recital by Nora Bartosik, Music of Bach, Chopin, Beethoven & Debussy at Trinity Church
• 5 pm: Farm to Table Dinner at Jamestown Community Farm

Live Music & Entertainment

• Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
• Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
• Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz Music from 1 pm to 4 pm
• Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series from 3 pm to 7 pm
• JPT Film & Event Center: Iris Dement live at 7:30 pm
• Landing: Jim Devlin at 12:30 pm, Timeless at 4 pm, Motion Avenue at 8 pm
• Narragansett Cafe: Carl Ricci & 706 Union Avenue from 4 pm to 7 pm
• Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
• Newport Vineyards: Pete LaGrange & The Ghost Riders from 1 pm to 4 pm
• Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
• Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music from 9:30 pm to 12 am

Newport County Government

• No local meetings are scheduled.