Things to do in Newport

NOV5ThuThursday, November 549 events · Classes & Talks

1. 7 a.m.8 a.m.

   Equipment Group Class

   Golden Mean Pilates Studio$35

   Also at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

   Classes & Talks

2. 7:30 a.m.4 p.m.

   Safety & Survival Training, Point Judith, RI

   Superior Trawl, Narragansett (Pt. Judith) , RI

   Classes & Talks

3. 8:45 a.m.9:35 a.m.

   Strength 50 (Upper)

   Orangetheory Fitness Providence, RI #0990$30

   Health & Wellness

4. 8:45 a.m.9:35 a.m.

   Tread 50

   Orangetheory Fitness Providence, RI #0990$30

   Health & Wellness

5. 9 a.m.9:50 a.m.

   Total Body Focus - Reformer Class

   Pilates West Bay$41

   Health & Wellness

6. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

   Blithewold's Nature Discovery Backpacks 2026

   Blithewold Manor Gardens and ArboretumFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

7. 10 a.m.12:30 p.m.

   Nature Drawing at Blithewold

   Blithewold Manor Gardens and Arboretum$35+

   Classes & Talks

8. 10 a.m.12:30 p.m.

   Nature Drawing at Blithewold: Fall 2026

   Blithewold Manor Gardens and Arboretum$35+

   Classes & Talks

9. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

   Reading Plays Aloud

   Shriners Center

   Classes & Talks

10. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Theater Conversations 1 & 2

    Shriners Center

    Classes & Talks

11. 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.

    Ruler work 101

    Blaine’s Sewing Machine Center

    Classes & Talks

12. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    2026 Fall Seminar Series - Megan L. Stanifer, Ph.D.

    Marcuvitz Auditorium

    Classes & Talks

13. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    Leonardo Bursztyn - Behavioral Seminar

    Page-Robinson Hall (previously JWW)

    Classes & Talks

14. 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Writing a Memoir (In-person)

    Shriners Center

    Classes & Talks

15. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Evocative: A Writing Workshop (Creative Non-Fiction)

    Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle

    Classes & Talks

16. 1 p.m.

    Knitting Club

    Fall River Public Library

    Classes & Talks

17. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Open Tech Time @ Central

    Cranston Public Library

    Classes & Talks

18. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Spanish Club

    International House of Rhode IslandFree

    Classes & Talks

19. 3 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    The Novel in the Age of AI (Day 1)

    Nightingale-Brown HouseFree

    Classes & Talks

20. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Clay Platter with Artist Exchange @ Auburn

    Auburn Branch

    Classes & Talks

21. 4 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Faculty Lecture Series: Strategic Genius or Ethical Blindspot? Album Versioning in the Tortured Poets Department Era with Prof. Shelly Nicholas

    Salve Regina McKillop Library

    Classes & Talks

22. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Justus Bamert - Bernard Fain Lecture Series Applied Microeconomics

    PSTC Seminar Room

    Classes & Talks

23. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    NSGP Seminar Series Presents Dr. Roberto Gulli; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences

    Classes & Talks

24. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    The Unequal Terms of Support: Race, Class, and Opportunity in C ollege with Sherelle Ferguson

    164 Angell Street

    Classes & Talks

25. 4:10 p.m.5:20 p.m.

    Middle School Strength & Conditioning Training with Steve Whyte

    New Bedford, Massachusetts

    Health & Wellness

26. 4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    $8 Community Class - All Levels

    Newport Power Yoga$8

    Health & Wellness

27. 4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Living Archives: An Oral History Workshop Series (Session 1, virtual)

    Hall

    Arts & Culture

28. 4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Semi Private Group Training

    Heavy Metal Muscle

    Also at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

    Health & Wellness

29. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    LCC: Cancer Therapeutics Seminar - Dr. Vikas Srivastava

    70 Ship Street

    Classes & Talks

30. 5:45 p.m.

    West Side Zen Group

    44 Division St

    Also at 6:45 p.m.

    Health & Wellness

31. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    “Glorious Morning: A Revolution Revealed” Film Screening

    Redwood Library and Athenaeum$10+

    Arts & Culture

32. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    Author Talk & Book Signing with Reidar Bendiksen

    New Bedford Fishing Heritage CenterFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

33. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    DIY Duct Tape Wallets

    Fuller Creative Learning Center

    Classes & Talks

34. 6 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Lawler: Family Story & Craft

    745 Rockdale AveFamily

    Classes & Talks

35. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Makerspace Open Studio for Adults

    Knight Memorial Library - Teen Area 1

    Classes & Talks

36. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    Xtreme Step Hip Hop Fitness Class Beginner

    The Gateway Center At Roger Williams ParkFree

    Health & Wellness

37. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    “Emerson’s Daughters: Ellen Tucker Emerson, Edith Emerson Forbes and Their Legacy” with author Kate Culkin

    Richard I. Burnham Resource Center$15+

    Classes & Talks

38. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Book Page Leaf Earrings

    Once Upon a Bookstore$12.51

    Classes & Talks

39. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Fall Tea Blending

    Mount Hope Farm$41

    Classes & Talks

40. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Forging 101

    Studio Building-1-Welding Studio (20)

    Classes & Talks

41. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Handbuilding 101

    Studio Building-1-Ceramics Studio (50)

    Classes & Talks

42. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Rhode Island Bitcoin Meetup #52 | Bitcoin, Lightning & Local Adoption

    Jefferson Speakeasy

    Classes & Talks

43. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Trivia at Newport Craft

    Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.Free

    Nightlife

44. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Zumba Class

    Gymnasium 278 N Brayton Rd Tiverton RI 02878

    Also at 6:30 p.m.

    Health & Wellness

45. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Beginner Class

    The Dancing Feeling

    Classes & Talks

46. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Intro to the Arch Angels

    879 County St$28.52

    Community

47. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Pixel Party: Video Game Character Sculpture Workshop

    Long Live Beerworks

    Classes & Talks

48. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Thursday Night Plant Freaks: Handmade Planter Workshop

    Ceramicozoa$75

    Classes & Talks

49. 7:30 p.m.10 p.m.

    FREE Rueda de Casino (Cuban Salsa) Classes

    80 Brown StFree

    Classes & Talks