Good Morning, today is Wednesday, August 3.
🌊 Another in a series of world-class concerts is coming to the Norman Bird Sanctuary on Friday, August 5 when Americana singer-songwriter Lisa Morales makes a stop in Newport. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the show courtesy of Newport Live. Read More
🌊 More than 200 swimmers participating in Save The Bay’s 46th annual Swim will embark across Narragansett Bay on Saturday, August 6 in the nonprofit organization’s biggest fundraising event of the year.
🌊 “After The Gilded Age: An Afternoon Society Series” at The JPT will feature Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Great Gatsby (1974), Grey Gardens (1975), and High Society (1956). Read More
🌊 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz with a look at the latest in campaign finances – Gubernatorial candidates report finances as campaigns enter final stretch
🌊 WUN’s Ken Abrams caught up with Samara Joy at the Newport Jazz Festival – What’s Up Interview: Samara Joy shines at 2022 Newport Jazz Festival
🌊 WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn with a look at what homes changed hands across Newport County last week – What Sold: 20 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (July 25 – 29)
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Heat Advisory in effect from August 4, 11:00 AM until August 5, 08:00 PM
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Patchy fog after 4 am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
- Tomorrow: Patchy fog before 8 am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 14 mph.
- Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Marine Forecast
- Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 4 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 70°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:42 am | Sunset: 8pm | 14 hours & 17 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 12:28 pm | Low tide at 5:20 am & 5:51 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Crescent, 4.9 days, 25% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
- 11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 2 pm to 6 pm: Wednesday Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
- 4:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
- 6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 7 pm: Family Friendly Funnies with the Bit Players
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Celtica: Team Trivia at 7:30 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Top Gun: Maverick at 4:30 pm, CatVideoFest at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker at 1 pm, Mike Wendoloski at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Wright Brothers Birthday Bash from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
- One Pelham East: Adam Go from 4 pm to 7:30 pm
- Perro Salado: The Z-Boys from 9 pm to 12 am
- The Firehouse Theatre: Family Friendly Funnies with the Bit Players at 7 pm
- Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Planning Commission at 7 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Fireworks Committee at 9 am, Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm
- Newport: Newport Beach Commission at 5 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Harbor Commission at 7 pm, Portsmouth Melville Park Committee at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Town Council at 6 pm, Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
The Latest from WUN
More than 200 swimmers will participate in Save The Bay’s 46th Annual Swim on Saturday
‘After the Gilded Age: An Afternoon Society Series’ coming to The JPT
Early titles with Patriots lead to Hall of Fame for Seymour
Devers homers in return from IL as Boston downs Astros 2-1
Red Sox to pay Hosmer minimum, Padres owe more than $43.56M
Red Sox get Hosmer from Padres; keep Martinez, Bogaerts
TICKET GIVEAWAY: We interview Lisa Morales, playing Norman Bird Sanctuary Friday, August 5
Gubernatorial candidates report finances as campaigns enter final stretch
Mac Jones working through growing pains in new Pats’ offense
Newport Gulls fall short in Wild Card Game 9-7 to Sanford
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Further Reading
WPRI: Newport Vineyards thriving in severe drought
WPRI: Police: Caregiver exploited elderly Little Compton woman
WPRI: Dozens of cars ransacked in Barrington, Jamestown
AB 6: Jamestown police looking for suspects that broke into 32 vehicles overnight
NUWC: Six NUWC Division Newport engineers receive fellowships for upcoming academic year
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Levitate Music & Arts Festival announces 2024 dates
52 sea turtles experiencing ‘cold stun’ in New England flown to rehab in Florida
Middletown Council revives subcommittee to study short-term rentals
Offensive struggles mount for the Patriots, Giants and Jets
Rep. Pressley introduces legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record
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Portsmouth waterfront home sells for $2.7 million
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