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.

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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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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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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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