What's Up Today: July 31, 2022

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Good Morning, today is Sunday, July 31.

🌊 A sell-out crowd squeezed into Fort Adams State Park Saturday, July 30 for Day 2 of the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival. Once again it was a day for youth to shine, as well as one that saw women artists taking charge.

There was more energy in the line-up than ever before behind bands like Sons of Kemet, Cory Wong, and Fort Stage closer, The Fearless Flyers. Jazz festival newcomers Yussef Dayes and Sullivan Fortner brought some heat and Eric Wurzelbacher was strong on “fill-in duty” for the Jack DeJohnette Quartet.

WUN’s Ken Abrams and Rick Farrell with more – 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Day 2 recap and photos

🌊 The third and final day of the Newport Jazz Festival gets underway at 11 am this morning. Today will feature Digable Planets, Angelique Kidjo, PJ Morton, a tribute to longtime producer George Wein, and much more. Limited Tickets are still available here.

🌊 After another offensive explosion for the Newport Gulls (30-14) with a 10-run sixth inning, the Gulls clinched the first-ever Coastal Division title. Newport defeated its in-state rivals, the Ocean State Waves (21-22) 10-3 at Cardines Field in the sixth and final regular season matchup between the two teams on Friday, winning the season series 4-2. It is Newport’s first division title since 2015, and the first time with 30 or more wins in the regular season since 2013.

Have a great Sunday,

Ryan Belmore

What’s Up Today

Weather

Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night: A slight chance of showers before 9 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 20%.

Marine Forecast

Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. A slight chance of showers after 5 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 71°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:39 am | Sunset: 8:03 pm | 14 hours & 23 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:20 am & 10:28 pm | Low tide at 3:52 am & 3:47 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 5% lighting.

Happening Today

Things To Do

8 am to 10 am: Cars & Coffee at Newport International Polo Series
10 am to 1:30 pm: Tiverton Farmers Market at Tiverton Middle School Gymnasium
10 am to 4 pm: The 2022 Newport Show at The Audrain Middletown
10 am to 7 pm: Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Golden to Gilded
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours
1 pm: Three Angels Fund 2022 Fundraiser at Kempenaar’s Clambake Club
2 pm: Cocktail Wars Summer Splash sponsored by TUCK Gin at Bar & Board
3 pm & 6 pm: Revolve Dance Project live at The JPT
5 pm: Summer Concert Series featuring Back In The Day at Burr’s Hill Park
5 pm to 7 pm: Roam Around Rough Point
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Blue Anchor Grill: Chris & Diane at 6:30 pm
Castle Hill Inn: Live Jazz Music from 11:30 am to 3 pm at the Terrace Bar
Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions from 6 pm to 9 pm
Fifth Element: Live music at 11 am
Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Keith J.G. McCurdy of Vudu Sister from 12 pm to 3 pm
Gurney’s: Brian Scott Band from 6 pm to 9 pm at The Pineapple Club, DJ from 5 pm to 10 pm at The Fire Pit
Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 3 pm to 7 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Revolve Dance Project live at 3 pm & 6 pm
King Park: Bar Fly, CC Louise & Friends from 3 pm to 6 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 11 am to 2 pm
Landing: Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Timeless at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: George Zecher on Steel Drums from 3 pm to 6 pm, Bingo inside at 7 pm
One Pelham East: Live music at 5 pm
Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
The Chanler at Cliff Walk: Blues & Jazz music in the Wine Garden from 2 pm to 5 pm
The Firehouse Theater: Chase Ceglie Jazz Quartet at 5 pm
The Reef: Randy Robbins from 1 pm to 4 pm, Mel from 7 pm to 10 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm