Today: try something new for lunch or dinner as part of Newport and Bristol Restaurant week, or sit in on Bristol's budget workshop or the school committee meeting.

1. Today should be sunny with temperatures in the mid 40s.
2. There will be a Bristol Warren Regional School Committee meeting tonight at Mt. Hope High School at 7 p.m.
3. The Bristol budget workshops continue tonight at 7 p.m., at Town Hall.
4. Newport and Bristol Restaurant Week continues through this week, offering discounts at many local restaurants.
5. This one may be over the bridge, but it may be time to try something new and different. Every Monday night from 6 to 9 p.m., ballroom dancing lessons are offered in Portsmouth. Click here for more information.