Artscape

"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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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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When you go to Broad Street in Providence, you’ll see a street that is radically different from what it was just a few months ago. Among the changes is a street mural at the corner of Public and Daboll streets. Artscape producer James Baumgartner spoke with Rhode Island Latino Arts director Marta Martínez, who helped to facilitate the project, as well as René Gómez, the artist who designed and painted the mural.

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The Warren Folks Festival takes place this Saturday. Artscape Producer, James Baumgartner talked with festival organizer Uriah Donnelly.

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A temporary exhibit at the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket highlights little-known but important moments in the history of Latino communities in Rhode Island. Artscape producer James Baumgartner visited the museum to learn more.

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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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Bramwell Tovey, the principal conductor and artistic director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, died on July 12, 2022, one day after his 69th birthday. He joined the Philharmonic in 2018 after conducting many different orchestras, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, where he helped to found the VSO School of Music. Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talked with David Beauchesne, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, about the time he spent with Bramwell Tovey.

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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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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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