What's Up Today: Friday, June 10

Good Morning, today is Friday, June 10

🌊 The Rhode Island State Fire Marshal said an electrical panel was a factor in a fire at a Days Inn hotel in Middletown, WJAR reports. WJAR also reports that the cause of the fire at The Wayfinder hotel in Newport is still under investigation.

🌊 Are you a fan of the My Favorite Murder podcast? Listen closely for a What’s Up Newp mention in Episode 328 when they discuss the death of socialite Sunny von Bülow.

🌊 The Black Ships Festival returns to Bristol and Newport this weekend. Don’t miss the Sushi Sake Sail’s aboard Aurora today at 12 pm and on Sunday at 2 pm. Calendar of Events

🌊 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals.

🌊 This is our regular column that wraps up some of the top political stories of the moment – Election 2022: Candidates take to social media, advocating for labor, school choice, and the LGBTQ+ community

What’s Up Today

Weather

Today – Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west after midnight.

Marine Forecast

Today – W wind 8 to 13 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight – SW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 60°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:11 am | Sunset: 8:19 pm | 15 hours & 8 minutes of sun.
High tide at 4:25 am & 5:04 pm | Low tide at 10:12 am & 11:15 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 9.8 days, 74% lighting.

Happening Today

39th Annual Black Ships Festival to take place June 10 – 12

Pell Bridge ramps construction site tour that was scheduled for Friday has been canceled

Things To Do

10 am to 12 pm – Summer Stories at Whitehorne House Museum
12 pm to 4 pm – Ketel One Botanicals Spritz Bar at Hotel Viking
12 pm to 2 pm – Sushi Sake Sail I from Goat Island
12:15 pm, 2:05 pm, & 3:55 pm – Coastal Queen’s Spring Lighthouse Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
2:50 pm – Coastal Queen’s Spring Lighthouse Cruises departing from Jamestown Village
4:30 pm – Ribbon Cutting for Outdoor Classroom/Rain Garden at Melville School
6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Home Game at Cardines Field
7 pm to 10 pm – Ketel Cafe at Hill Market at Hotel Viking
7 pm – Summer Outdoor Concert Series at Norman Bird Sanctuary featuring Kyshona
7 pm – Natural Wines & Cheese Tasting Cruise with Grapes & Gourmet
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
8 pm – Comedy night at Rejects Beer Co.
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Bar & Board: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio from 7 pm to 10 pm
Blue Anchor Grill: Live music at 6:30 pm
Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Phenix Avenue from 6 pm to 9 pm, The Race To Alaska at 7:30 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Downton Abbey 2: A New Era at 4:30 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm
Landing: Timeless at 1 pm, Dave Alves Band at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Eddy’s Shoe from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
Norman Bird Sanctuary: Kyshona at 7 pm
Officers Club Deck: The Naticks at 5:30 pm
One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 4 pm to 7:30 pm, Live music at 8 pm, DJ at 11 pm
Rejects Beer Co: Comedy night featuring Andrew Kim at 8 pm
Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 10 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Reef: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
Top Of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm