Good morning, Newport.

Visitors can enjoy a range of local foods (like clam cakes and lobster rolls) at the Big E, where a $2.3 million upgrade has transformed the Rhode Island Building to honor our state's history; the marketplace is open from Sept.

18 to Oct. 4 in a space inspired by Newport's historic Old Colony House.

Tony Estrella stars in The Smuggler, a one-man show written and directed by Ronán Noone that runs Sept.

17–Oct. 11 at The Gamm Theatre. Estrella plays a bartender — and several other characters — as he delivers a unique performance in rhymed verse.

Locals summer now offers a mix of events as free beach parking and quiet sands follow tourist season; residents can kayak at Narrow River Kayaks (Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m.–5 p.m.) and visit the Norman Bird Sanctuary (9 a.m.–5 p.m.), with fine dining and mansion tours also available until Oct. 25.

The 12 Metre North American Championship runs Sept.

18–20 on Narragansett Bay, bringing the famous yacht class back to Newport. Spectators can watch races from Castle Hill & Fort Adams; the event is hosted by the International Twelve Metre Association and Ida Lewis Yacht Club.

On Saturday, Navy All-Stars beat Red All-Stars 8-7 at BD Field at Glen Farm during the 26th American Polo Classic in Newport—Oscar Monzon was taken to a hospital after falling from his horse in the fourth chukker.