Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island, this week/weekend, Monday, October 28 through Monday, November 4, 2024.
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Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 CruiseShip Schedule schedule;
- Friday, Nov. 1: Azamara Journey
- Thursday, Nov. 7: Insignia
Monday, October 28
Here’s what roadwork RIDOT and RITBA have planned in Newport County (Oct. 26 – Nov. 2)
Lane closures, traffic delays expected in area
Mount Hope Bridge inspection to cause delays
One lane will close daily from 9 am to 3 pm
Things To Do
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
- 10:30 am: Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop at Jamestown Philomenian Library
- 4 pm: 3D Printing at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm: Lecture: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish & the Jews in America at Wyndham Newport Hotel
Live Music & Entertainment
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Tiverton: Tiverton Wastewater District at 5:30 pm, Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Recreation Committee at 6:30 pm
- Newport: Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Town Council at 7 pm
Tuesday, October 29
Rhode Island State House gets spooky for Halloween
Families invited to trick-or-treat inside Rhode Island State House
Things To Do
- 9 am: ESL Read-Aloud Book Clubs at Newport Public Library
- 10 am: Halloween Preschool Dance Party at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm: Teen & Tween: The Corpse Bride & Paint By Number at Newport Public Library
- 5 pm: 22 Bowens Cocktail Event with Lucy’s Hearth at 22 Bowens
- 5 pm: Trunk or Treat at EFC Newport
- 5:30 pm: Books & Brews at Ragged Island Brewing
- 6 pm: Tour de Fright 2024 at Bike Newport
- 6 pm: Cornhole Tournament at Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
- 6 pm: Artist-in-Residence Talk: Andrea Spiridonakos at Newport Art Museum
- 6 pm: Let’s Write A Ghost Story with Write RI at Jamestown PHilomenian Library
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: Lee at 4:30 pm, Dracula (1931) with live musical score at 7:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Fire Department at 7 pm
- Middletown: Planning Board at 3 pm
- Newport: Cliff Walk Commission at 4:30 pm, Beach Commission at 5 pm, City Council at 5:30 pm, Tree Commission at 6:30 pm
- Tiverton: Personnel Board at 5 pm
Wednesday, October 30
🎤 Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joins WUN for her monthly one-on-one conversation at 1:30 pm on Wednesday. What questions do you have for the superintendent?
Things To Do
- 10 am: Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 3 pm: Wayfinder Newport Community Appreciation Party at Wayfinder Newport
- 3 pm: Teen & Tween: Gaming Lounge at Newport Public Library
- 5 pm: A Rough Point Halloween at Rough Point Museum
- 5:30 pm: 2024 Election Candidate Meet & Greet at Innovate Newport
- 6 pm: Lights! Camera! Glamour! fundraiser for Edward King House Senior Center at Wyndham Resort
- 6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
- 6:30 pm: Meditation for Inner and Outer Peace in a Turbulent World at Newport Public Library
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Lee at 4:30 pm, Practical Magic at 7:30 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Trivia Wednesdays at 6 pm
- One Pelham East: Karaoke at 10:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Andre Arsenault at 5:30 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: 250th Commission at 4:30 pm
- Middletown: Technical Review Committee at 1 pm
- Portsmouth: Housing Authority at 3:30 pm
- Tiverton: North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm
Thursday, October 31
Things To Do
- 9:30 am: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 2:30 pm: Computer Workshop: Google Calendar at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm: Teen & Tween: Dungeons & Dragons at Newport Public Library
- 8 pm: HALLOWEEN PARTY at One Pelham East
- 9 pm: Newport Blues Halloween – Nightmare on Thames Street at Newport Blues Cafe
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: Lee at 4:30 pm, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at 6 pm, A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary at 8:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Patrick Gaynes at 5 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy at 9 pm
- Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia at 6 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: Halloween Hilarity with The Bit Players at 8 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Newport: Affirmative Action Commission at 3 pm
Friday, November 1
Directon of Dixon Street in Newport will be changed on Nov. 1
New Traffic Pattern Set to Take Effect
🎙️ Trudy Coxe, President & CEO of The Preservation Society of Newport County, is scheduled to join WUN for a one-on-one conversation at 3 pm on Friday.
Things To Do
- Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport and Bristol Counties
- 2 pm: Film Series – Home for the Holidays at Newport Public Library
- 7:30 pm: Newport Classical: Baritone Markel Reed at Newport Classical Recital Hall
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Lainey Dionne at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: White Bird at 4:30 pm, Food & Country at 7:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Eddy’s Shoe at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
- One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock at 5:30 pm, Felix Brown Band at 8 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: Chris & Diane Myers at 5:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Saturday, November 2
Comedian Juston McKinney coming to The JPT on November 2
Juston has multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show”, one-hour specials on “Comedy Central” and “Amazon Prime”, including “Parentally Challenged” and “On Mid-Life Support.
Greenvale Vineyards’ 25th Annual Harvest Festival set for Nov. 2
Greenvale offers tractor rides, winery tours, and expert-led tastings on November 2
Things To Do
- Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport and Bristol Counties
- 9 am: Aquidneck Growers Market at Stoneacre Garden
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
- 10 am: Lamborghini Bull Run in Portsmouth
- 10 am: Celebración del Día de los Muertos at Conexion Latina Newport
- 10 am: The Breakers Greenhouse Guided Walk
- 11 am: Harvest Festival at Greenvale Vineyards
- 11 am: LEGO Club at Newport Public Library
- 12 pm: Free for All Saturday at Newport Art Museum
- 1 pm: Apple Cider Bar at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 6 pm: Joint Conservation Annual Dinner at Greenvale Vineyards
- 7:30 pm: Newport Live Presents Mandla Mlangeni’s “Oratorio Of a Forgotten Youth” at The Casino Theater
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant at the Atlantic Resort: Sean Couto at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Juston McKinney live at 8 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Down City Band at 8:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith at 4 pm, Timeless at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Barn Sessions: The Naticks at 6:30 pm
- Schooners Bar & Beer Garden: Halloween Scaryoke at 8 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Meeting House at Four Corners: Atwater- Donnelly Trio at 4 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, November 3
⏰ Fall Back: Daylight saving time ends for the year at 2 am on Sunday. Enjoy that extra hour of sleep this weekend!
Things To Do
- Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport and Bristol Counties
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
- 10 am: Cars & Breakfast at Longplex
- 10 am: Wellness + Wine: Pilates with Thrive Newport at Newport Vineyards
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market – Winter Season
- 1 pm: Apple Cider Bar at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 1 pm: Cars & Coffee at Sachuest Beach
Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: White Bird at 2 pm, Election at 4:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Cee Cee & The Riders at 4 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Andre Arsenault at 5:30 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music at 9:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Monday, November 4
Things To Do
- Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport and Bristol Counties
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours
Live Music & Entertainment
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Jamestown Town Council at 6:30 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Free Public Library Trust at 3 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Town Council at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Free Public Library at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Board of Canvassers at 5:30 pm
