5 Things: Wine and Tennis

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Visit for an evening of Comedy and Wine Tasting on Saturday, June 16. See Boston-based comedian Jimmy Dunn. The former host of NESN's "Fan Attic," Dunn is well known for his Red Sox sports humor, and has appeared on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and CMT's Hit Parade, to name just a few. Wine tasting at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. $30/person.  Price includes wine tasting, comedy show and logo wine glass. To reserve tickets, call 401-848-5161 ext. 0 or email: info@newportvineyards.com.

2. Some of the world's best tennis players are heading to Newport in July to compete in the , and the tournament has extended a special invitation to service men and women to be part of the action on Military Appreciation Day on Friday, July 13.

Tickets for Military Appreciation Day will be half-price for all active military, veterans, and their families, and the tournament will host a Center Court Salute to the Armed Forces between all matches.

On Military Appreciation Day, the tournament will welcome representatives from all branches of military to take part in the Center Court Salute to the Armed Services. Local service men and women will be honored, a Navy vocalist will perform the Star-Spangled Banner, and a joint service Color Guard with representatives from all branches of the service will present the colors. Presentations in honor of the military will take place before all four Center Court matches to be played that day, which will be the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Additionally, South Stand tickets will be just $17.50, rather than the normal $35, for active military, veterans, and their families. Tickets are available now by calling the box office at 401-849-6053. Additional tournament information is available on tennisfame.com.

3. The city of Newport announced its summer specialty camps for children 5-12. Running July 9 through July 13, in conjunction with Play-Well TEKnologies, they will be offering two LEGO Engineering Camps.  From 9 a.m. to noon for ages 5-7; from 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 8-11. Each program is $135 per child.

4. Another camp offered by the Rec Department is NASA: Journey into Outer Space Camp for children 6-12, running Aug. 6 through 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, $140 per child. 

5. Thank you for letting me fill in for Cara while she took a week-long vacation. It has been a blast getting to know your town and hopefully I'll be able to do this again!