FUTUREWORLDS 5: Escape From Jollyworld is a multi-media, multi-disciplinary, hip-hop theater event created and performed by AS220 Youth at the Black Box Theater on Empire Street.
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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A Portrait Of Federal Hill From A ‘Reluctant Landlady’
Vikki Warner wrote “Tenemental: Adventures of a Reluctant Landlady” as a memoir of the first few years owning a three-family house in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence.
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Bonus Q&A: McKee On RI’s Business Environment, 2020 Election & More
Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the state’s business environment, his political future, the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, and more. Chuck Hinman filled in for our host, Ian Donnis, who is out this week.
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Political Roundtable: McKee On Providence School Takeover, Ethics Complaint & Mueller Testimony
Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee joins Political Roundtable to discuss the state takeover of Providence schools, an ethics complaint filed by the Rhode Island GOP over a tentative contract with IGT, and former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony earlier this week. Chuck Hinman filled in for our host, Ian Donnis, who is out this […]
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Fringe PVD Preview And The Origin Of Summer Reading
The Providence Fringe Festival started earlier this week, but there are still plenty of interesting performances to check out like the Olneyville Expo.
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South Coast Artists Open Studios Tour
The South Coast Artists Open Studios Tour this Saturday and Sunday features about 50 studios. It’s a great opportunity to see artists “in the wild” and enjoy the beautiful countryside of Tiverton, Little Compton, Westport and Dartmouth.
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The Moon Shines Bright At WaterFire Arts Center
“To the Moon and Beyond” now on display at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The exhibition features a 23 foot diameter globe of the moon, as well as a collection of intimate paintings inspired by space exploration.
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Artscape: Bristol Art Museum Controversy
Bristol artist Bradley Wester uses found photos of soldiers doing things you don’t usually see soldiers doing, like wearing nothing but a pair of women’s pink underwear. Some members of the museum’s board of directors wanted the photos removed from the current show at the museum.
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Artscape: Salve Regina University’s Creative Writing MFA Program
In June 2018, Salve Regina University started their Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Local author Ann Hood is the founding director and she recently talked with our own Scott MacKay about this “low-residency” program.
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Artscape: Night’s People From Mixed Magic Theatre
This Friday and Saturday, Mixed Magic Theatre presents “Night’s People” at Trinity Rep. Ricardo Pitts-Wiley tells us how he was first inspired by the night 35 years ago. Plus new kinetic sculptures coming to New Bedford and RI Pride Fest in Providence.