PVDFest 2019 takes over downtown Providence this weekend. Organizers say it will have more than 1,500 artists on 22 stages. There’s too much for us to cover in a short segment, but we talked to a few artists as a sample of what you can expect from the festival.
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: The Origins Of The Summer Beach Read
Chuck Hinman talks with Donna Harrington-Lueker about her look at the origins of the beach read, “Books for Idle Hours, 19th Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading.”
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Artscape: Gorham Silver At The RISD Museum
Surround yourself in silver at the RISD Museum now through December 1st.
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Artscape: What Type Of Book Gets A Tax Break?
Artists, musicians and authors can sell their works in Rhode Island without collecting sales tax, but when it comes to books, the state seems to be making an odd distinction.
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Artscape – NEA Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter
Mary Anne Carter is the acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. She recently visited Rhode Island to speak with the congressional delegation as well as leaders from the arts community.
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Artscape – NEA Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter
Mary Anne Carter is the acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. She recently visited Rhode Island to speak with the congressional delegation as well as leaders from the arts community.
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Artscape – Slavery’s Hinterlands Symposium
Rhode Island’s role in the slave trade, plus an arts festival in New Bedford.
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Alex Blumberg CEO Of Gimlet Media
Gimlet Media CEO Alex Blumberg talks with Chuck Hinman
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New England Representatives Criticize Barr, Want Mueller To Testify
Congressional Democrats from New England are reacting to the release of a redacted version of the Mueller report and the claim by the White House that President Trump has been cleared of all wrongdoing. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed said the report did not find evidence of criminal conspiracy, but Reed said it does confirm […]
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Guitar Festival Returns To URI
Once again, the early April air of South County will resonate with the sound of guitars, as the 4th University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival gets underway this weekend. It’s again curated by URI’s Adam Levin, and he came by our studio yesterday with his band, The Great Necks Guitar Trio, to give us a […]