Although 1,200,000 daffodils are starting to pop up all over town, the 7th Annual Newport Daffodil Days Festival, originally scheduled for April 24-May 3, has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. “We’d like to thank all our sponsors and volunteers who were preparing for and anticipating the Festival. Just like the daffodils, we’ll be back […]
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What’s Up Newp launches live online concerts; offering musicians and artists the use of our platform
Among those that COVID-19 is hitting the hardest is our dear friends in the music and arts world. MANY are going to lose a lot of gigs this month, and what they rely on to get by. Today, What’s Up Newp and What’s Up Rhode Island are lending our platform and audience to our musician […]
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Newport Mansions closed to visitation, starting Monday
The Preservation Society of Newport County announced today that the Newport Mansions will be closed to visitation, starting Monday. All CDC advisories regarding COVID-19 will be closely monitored during the next two weeks, and a decision on the feasibility of re-opening the houses will be carefully assessed on March 29. The program schedule is also […]
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Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Guide 2020: Bars, restaurants, parking, and more (UPDATED 3/14/20)
**Please be advised that Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have issued guidance as part of on-going efforts to limit or prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Rhode Island. This guidance includes not attending/organizing events of 250 people or […]
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Newport Mansions remain open; some events canceled or postponed
The Preservation Society of Newport County issued the following statement today: “The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House are open. At the Newport Mansions, we have implemented CDC-recommended strategies to maintain visitor and staff confidence in our houses. Since we are a museum, all our tours are no-touch experiences, and the spacious buildings and grounds […]
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5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Eve Celebration featuring AOH Pipes & Drums, Men’s Singers canceled
UPDATE: Out of an abundance of caution and with new guidelines provided by RIDOH and the Governor in mind, What’s Up Newp, Midtown Oyster Bar, AOH Pipes & Drums, and the AOH Men’s Singers have canceled their annual Parade Day Eve Celebration at Surf Club and Midtown Oyster Bar. We look forward to seeing you […]
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Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News #115: St. Patrick’s Day weekend update
The city’s biggest annual parade, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 14th, has been cancelled due to fears over the Coronavirus crisis. There will still be fun to be found in the City-by-the-Sea this weekend and in the coming weeks of Irish Heritage Month. Check in for restaurants and historical sites open this weekend on the […]
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Newport Jazz Festival 2020 announces spring dates for Newport Jazz Assembly Band
The Newport Jazz Assembly program, which began in 2016, is a performance series presented by Newport Festivals Foundation that brings music to elementary through high schools throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut, Michigan and expanding this year to New Jersey. The series connects professional musicians to schools with minimal or no music programs to present jazz concerts […]
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Arts Around The Fire to feature Maureen Coleman, Executive Director of Jamestown Arts Center, on March 18
Newport’s Arts and Cultural Alliance’s monthly networking event, Arts Around the Fire, continues at Salvation Café on Wednesday, March 18th from 6-8pm, The Alliance’s guest will be Maureen Coleman, Jamestown Arts Center’s new Executive Director. Knowledgeable about the Newport community from her tenure as Director of Development for the Norman Bird Sanctuary, Coleman started with JAC in February. Arts Around the Fire […]
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Newport Music Festival announces 2020 Season
The Newport Music Festival (NMF) announced today that their annual festival will take place from July 4-26 and will present 27 concerts and events in the renowned Newport mansions, including The Breakers, The Elms, and the Chinese Tea House, as well as other impressive venues, such as Castle Hill Inn, The Casino Theatre, Newport Art Museum, Blithewold, Bellevue House, and […]
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What’s up in Newport County this week: March 9-16
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this week. Monday, March 9 Things To Do 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Emma at Jane Pickens Theater6 pm – Cocktail Class at Surf Club6 pm – Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus Public Workshop at Portsmouth Free Public Library6 pm – Monthly American Legion / VFW Meeting at The General’s Crossing Brewhouse6 […]
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Dine & Drink: Restaurant news and notes; What to eat and drink this week
Here’s the latest from the Newport County restaurant scene, enjoy! Have something that you’d like to see added here or include in a future edition? Email Ryan@whatsupnewp.com. Dine & Drink News & Notes Belle’s Cafe opens for the 2020 season on Wednesday, March 11th. After a short break, Mokka Coffeehouse reopens on March 13th. Fluke […]
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Common Fence Music announces change in Artistic Director
The following was written by Common Fence Music. It is with great sadness that COMMON FENCE MUSIC announces that Erin Young, Artistic Director of the performing arts non-profit since August 2016, will be departing the organization in early April 2020 to dedicate time to other professional pursuits. During her time at CFM, Erin has shifted […]
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What’s up in Newport County this weekend: March 6 – 8
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this weekend. Friday, March 6th Things To Do 10 am – Community Zumba Class at MLK Center11:30 am – Viewing of Compact and Declaration of Independence in Portsmouth4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Emma at Jane Pickens Theater5 pm – Guinness and Roe & Co Tasting – Free! at Newport Sportsmans Club6 […]
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Blooms, Beers and Bivalves: Springtime along The Classic Coast promises beauty and flavor
The following was written by Andrea McHugh, Senior Communications Manager at Discover Newport. This month, we welcome the return of spring, ushered in across The Classic Coast with cheerful yellow-hued forsythia, flowering purple crocuses and here in Newport, more than one million daffodils. Celebrate the return of longer days, warming salty breezes and our destination’s robust happenings during […]
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Newport Historical Society to host talk with Professor Serena Zabin, author of ‘The Boston Massacre: A Family History’
Join the Newport Historical Society for a talk with Professor Serena Zabin, author of The Boston Massacre: A Family History on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 5:30pm at the Leatherman Program Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI. Zabin’s The Boston Massacre delivers an indelible new slant on iconic American Revolutionary history. The story of the Boston Massacre—on a late […]
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Jamestown Arts Center to host screening of ‘Tyrus’
The following was written by Jamestown Arts Center. The Jamestown Arts Center (JAC) announces Tyrus film Screening on Thursday, March 19th at 7 pm. People worldwide have seen the Disney animated classic Bambi and been deeply moved by it, but few can tell you the name of the artist behind the film. Even fewer are […]
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Newport Art Museum’s Artists’ Ball to premiere Andy Warhol Exhibition
On Friday, July 17, 2020 the Newport Art Museum will host its annual summer fundraiser, the Artists’ Ball, a tradition that dates back to 1927. One of the most highly anticipated and lively cultural events of Newport’s summer season, the Art Museum’s festive dinner dance attracts cultural and civic leaders, artists, collectors, philanthropists, and other art-world notables from across the country. The […]
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Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Irish Heritage Month begins
Newport boasts a proud heritage and a grand history as Irish Heritage Month begins in the City-by-the-Sea! Whether you were born on the Emerald Isle, are a descendant of an Irish family, or are the spouse or relation of an Irish lad or lassie, we are celebrating you! And even if you have no direct […]
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Newport Art Museum to host Spring Art Excursion to the New Britain Museum of American Art
The Newport Art Museum will host a Museum Art Excursion to New Britain, CT on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Guests will depart the Newport Art Museum on a coach bus at 8:00 am to visit the New Britain Museum of American Art and return at approximately 5:30 pm. Tickets are $150, or $130 for Newport Art Museum members, and include transportation, entry to […]
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What’s Up Newp, JPT to present ‘There’s Something About Mary’ on April 30
What’s Up Newp and JPT Film & Event Center will host a special one-night only screening of There’s Something About Mary (1998) on Thursday, April 30th. Directed by Rhode Island-favorites Peter and Bobby Farrelly, There’s Something About Mary among the most popular and favorite movies to ever be filmed in Rhode Island. This event will […]
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Extraordinary Women of the East Bay: Exhibit opening reception, Women’s Suffrage panel coming to Jamestown on March 9
The traveling exhibition “Extraordinary Women of the East Bay” opens at the Jamestown Philomenian Library on March 9 with a reception and panel discussion, “Women’s Suffrage 100 Years Later.” The reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and panel discussion, beginning at 6:30 p.m., are sponsored by the library in conjunction with the Jamestown Historical […]
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What’s up in Newport County this week: March 2 – 9
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this week. Monday, March 2nd Agenda for Newport Planning Board Meeting (March 2) Things To Do 9 am – Walk-In Hours for National Grid Consumer Advocate4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Portrait of A Lady On Fire at Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center7 pm – Awards Night at […]
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Newport Blues Cafe, The 40 team up to raise funds for local non-profits
The Newport Blues Café and the band The 40 have teamed up to sponsor three separate Sunday afternoon /early evening performances of The 40. The 40 ( which is made up of Ray Davis, Nick Manousos, Thomas Shaheen, Alex Radiches and Kevin Simon) describes themselves as “a Rhode Island based Rhythm and Blues based band […]