Deer Tick

Deer Tick and Newport Folk Festival announced earlier today that ‘Deer Tick & Friends’ will return to Newport Blues Cafe during Newport Folk Festival weekend.

The 6th Annual benefit supporting Newport Festivals Foundation & The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation will take place on July 22, 23 and 24th.

Tickets are $49 per person, there is a 4 ticket limit and ticket holders must be at least 21 years old.

Each night is limited to 300 tickets and they usually sell out within minutes, so get them when they go on sale on Saturday, May 21st at 12 p.m.  HERE

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...