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Here’s a look at what’s coming up on Monday, December 29, in and around Newport.

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Areas of drizzle with a chance of rain before 11am, then rain, mainly between 11am and 4pm. Areas of dense fog. High near 50. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun & Tide Information

  • Sunrise: 7:11 a.m., Sunset: 4:23 p.m. Daylight: 9 hours & 12 minutes
  • High tides: 2:19 a.m. & 2:47 p.m. Low tides: 8:44 a.m. & 8:17 p.m.
  • Lunar phase: Waxing Gibbous.

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 p.m.
  • Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 p.m.
  • Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 p.m.
  • The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 p.m.

Newport County Government

  • Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 p.m.
  • Find more meetings here.

Community Calendar

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...