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Also on today's calendar: Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Newport Playhouse to close at the end of the year (wpri.com) — Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant will close for good on Dec. 31, ending more than four decades as a beloved local theater-restaurant. President Jonathan Perry says all scheduled shows will continue through year's end and is urging longtime patrons to return, reflecting on how the venue became a multigenerational community hub for performers, staff, and audiences.
2. Groove Merchants close out NIMFest season at King Park on Sunday (whatsupnewp.com) — Newport's own Groove Merchants will close out the NIMFest season this Sunday, Aug. 23, with a free funk and jazz show at the King Park Gazebo from 3–6 p.m. Backed by the City of Newport and local funders, the Newport Independent Music Festival encourages you to bring blankets or chairs, carpool due to limited parking, and enjoy an alcohol-free, waterfront afternoon.
3. Roger Federer Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Newport RI (wbsm.com) — Roger Federer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, with a week of local celebrations and free tennis on Bowen's Wharf. The coverage also spotlights Newport Polo basics and Hotel Viking's major renovation, underscoring how much of this global tennis moment is centered right in the city.
4. Newport Ambulance honors team behind cardiac arrest save (newportdispatch.com) — Newport Ambulance recently brought together 911 dispatchers, first responders, paramedics, hospital staff and the patient's family to celebrate a successful cardiac arrest save in the city. Local team members were honored for each critical step in the "chain of survival," from the initial 911 call through advanced EMS care and hospital treatment, underscoring how coordinated response can save lives here in Newport.
5. How Newport's John Stevens Shop has kept a 300-year-old craft alive (wcvb.com) — On historic Thames Street, the John Stevens Shop has been hand-carving stone in Newport since 1705, making it one of America's oldest continuously operating businesses. Today, Nicolas Benson and his son Henry keep the meticulous lettering tradition alive, favoring small-scale, high-quality craftsmanship that connects modern Newport to three centuries of local history.
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