What's Up Today: August 4, 2022

Good Morning, today is Thursday, August 4.

🌊 Mark Aramli is one of seven candidates running for Newport City Council At-Large. Aramli shared with us why he’s running for office. Read More

🌊 I had the chance to meet Bumbles, a 1-year-old male Mixed Breed, at the Potter League for Animals last week, he’s a great pup. Read more about him here – Adoptable Dog of the Week: Bumbles

🌊 newportFILM will host a screening of The Princess at The Elms this evening.

🌊 Speaking of film, JPT is showing Top Gun: Maverick and National Theater Live: Prima Facie from The Harold Pinter Theatre in London today. Read More

🌊 The suspects in the February 14 Newport shooting that killed one man and wounded another are facing new charges, WPRI reports.

Have a great Thursday,

Ryan

What’s Up Today

Weather

Heat Advisory in effect from August 4, 11:00 AM EDT until August 5, 08:00 PM EDT
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 9 pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low of around 73. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow: A slight chance of showers after 11 am. Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1 am and 5 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.

Marine Forecast

Today: SSW wind 5 to 8 kt increasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind 5 to 8 kt. Patchy fog after 9pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 70°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:43 am | Sunset: 7:59 pm | 14 hours & 16 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:42 am & 1:16 pm | Low tide at 5:59 am & 6:47 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 5.9 days, 34% lighting.

Happening Today

Things To Do

11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours
1 pm: Newport History Site Tours: Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House
1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
7 pm to 10 pm: Ketel Cafe at Hill Market at Hotel Viking
7:30 pm: National Theatre Live: Prima Facie from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
8:10 pm: The Princess: newportFILM Outdoors at The Elms
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

JPT Film & Event Center: Top Gun: Maverick at 4:30 pm, National Theatre Live: Prima Facie from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London at 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker at 1 pm, Mark Flynn at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Roger Ceresi Trio from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Felix Brown Band at 8 pm
newportFILM: The Princess: newportFILM Outdoors at 8:10 pm
One Pelham East: Live music at 8 pm
Perro Salado: Steve Cerelli at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn at 6 pm
The Reef: Lucas Neil from 6 pm to 9 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm