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🌱 Patch AM: Why Newport’s beloved Playhouse is closing after 43 memorable years.

And check out **POSTPONED**Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day on the Newport Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Newport's beloved Playhouse is closing after 43 memorable years.

Also on today's calendar: **POSTPONED**Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Not as warm with rain, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 74, low: 68.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Final Act: Newport Playhouse to Close After 43 Years (thenewportbuzz.com) — Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant, a beloved local dinner-theater institution, will close permanently on December 31, 2026 after 43 years, but plans to keep performing through year's end. President Jonathan Perry is urging longtime patrons to come back, share memories, and enjoy a few more shows before the final curtain falls on this uniquely Newport venue.
   

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