Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Monday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2025. There are 100 days left in the year.
🚨 You need to know
The Nine Central Film Festival will return for its seventh year Oct. 3-4, expanding to two nights at the Jane Pickens Film and Event Center for the first time in the event’s history.
Presented by Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty, the festival will screen 10-15 short films each night, featuring work from local filmmakers of varying experience levels. The lineup includes comedies, documentaries, music videos and experimental films.
“What started as an excuse to make movies with friends and screen them in our backyard has evolved into… well, pretty much the same thing — but now in a theater,” organizers said in promotional materials.
Each evening will feature a different selection of films, with tickets priced at $28.33 per night. The festival accepts submissions through September, with complete lineups to be announced two weeks before the event.
The event maintains its grassroots approach while providing a platform for both emerging and established filmmakers. Organizers describe the festival as continuing to celebrate “the art of filmmaking” in an accessible, community-focused environment.
Tickets are available through the Jane Pickens Film and Event Center. Both screenings begin at 6 p.m.
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📅 What’s Up Today
Weather Forecast
- Today – Mostly sunny, with a high near 70°F. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
- Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 61°F. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
- Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 74°F. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
- Tuesday Night – A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65°F. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Marine Forecast
- Today – Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight – S wind 5 to 7 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tuesday – SW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tuesday Night – SW wind 5 to 8 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 a.m. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 6:33:14 a.m., Sunset: 6:42:29 p.m. Low tides: 1:59 a.m., 2:23 p.m. High tides: 8:48 a.m., 9:06 p.m.
Things To Do
- 11 a.m. – Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 3:30 p.m. – Teen Volunteer Hour at Newport Public Library YA Area
- 3:30 p.m. – Impact100 at Newport Public Library Rotary Room
- 4 p.m. – 3D Printing (Ages 8-12) at Newport Public Library Maker Lab
- 5:30 p.m. – Middletown Democratic Town Committee at Middletown Fire Community Room
- 6 p.m. – Toil and Trouble: The Irish in the Rhode Island Labor Movement, 1830s-1930s at Wyndham Newport Hotel
Live Music & Entertainment
- Newport Craft – Bingo at 6 p.m.
- Newport Harbor Island Resort – Music Bingo at 6:30 p.m.
- One Pelham East – Bruce Jacques at 9 p.m.
- Perro Salado – John Monllos at 5:30 p.m.
- Stoneacre Garden – Mah Jongg Monday at 6 p.m.
- The Fastnet Pub – The Ubiquitones at 10 p.m.
City Information & Meetings
- 4:15 p.m. – Tiverton Harbor Commission
- 5 p.m. – Jamestown Affordable Housing
- 5:30 p.m. – Tiverton Wastewater District
- 5:30 p.m. – Tiverton Housing Authority
- 6 p.m. – Newport Zoning Board of Review
- 7 p.m. – Portsmouth Town Council
