As we wrap up 2022, morning host Luis Hernandez and Artscape producer James Baumgartner look back at some of our favorite stories form the world of arts and culture over the past year.
Chuck Hinman
Morning Edition Host
Chuck became part of RIPR in 2012 after a career on commercial radio. He got his broadcasting start as an announcer for Off Track Betting Corporation in NYC. He’s been a news director, music director, production director and morning personality on radio stations in Providence and Boston.
A native of New Jersey, Chuck attended the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri and graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in Mass Communications.
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Artscape: New book highlights stories of journalists with dyslexia
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and in Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee has declared Dyslexia Awareness Week to start Friday, Oct. 14. For this week’s Artscape, morning host Chuck Hinman talks to the authors of a book that tells the stories of some famous journalists who are dyslexic, and how they have managed their condition.
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Two plays bring the past into the present
“Describe the Night” at The Gamm Theatre and “The Inheritance” at Trinity Rep are both hugely ambitious plays that cover decades and generations.
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Gallery openings at AS220 include an update on “Seeing Providence Chinatown”
“Accessibility is Beautiful” takes place at the Steel Yard on Saturday, highlighting ways to make businesses more accessible for all people. Plus, AS220 has five gallery openings. We’ll hear from three of the artists.
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Rhythm and Roots Festival is saved by new owners
We’re heading into the Labor Day Weekend, with some good news for music fans used to the annual enjoyment of the Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown. Longtime festival producer Chuck Wentworth had announced that, due to health reasons, he was calling it quits. But then, someone stepped up to save the festival.
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Manny Ramirez and Miriam Cruz headline Dominican Parade and Festival this weekend
Rhode Island’s annual Dominican Cultural Parade and Music Festival is coming up this Sunday. Artscape producer James Baumgartner and morning host Chuck Hinman talked with festival organizer Marilyn Cepeda about what to expect.
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Lynne McCormack, new director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Last week, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee named Lynne McCormack as head of RISCA – the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. She comes to the position with a background in community development and arts administration, including previously serving as the Director of Art, Culture and Tourism for the City of Providence. She talked with Artscape producer James Baumgartner and Morning Host Chuck Hinman about her goals for the organization.
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This weekend: New Bedford Folk Festival and Newport Live
Mark Erelli is performing at Norman Bird Sanctuary on Friday, part of Newport Live – a concert series previously known as Common Fence Music. The New Bedford Folk Festival is this Saturday and Sunday. We talked with Tom Rush, one of the featured performers.
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Shelter from the elements and injustice at DATMA
With exhibits on the Underground Railroad, the ghost of a childhood home and a dome made from 3-D printed hexagons, DATMA’s current exhibit features public art in multiple locations across downtown New Bedford exploring the idea of ‘Shelter.’
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Rhode Island PrideFest returns; ‘Fairview’ lulls the audience with sitcom humor before implicating the ‘white gaze’
We have two items to feature in this week’s Artscape: Rhode Island PrideFest and “Fairview” at Trinity Rep