Last week, the city of Providence held a forum called “I Love The Nightlife” with a group of people who work in the “night time economy” – that is: musicians, dance clubs, bars, concert venues.
James Baumgartner
James produces and engineers Political Roundtable, The Weekly Catch and other special programming on The Public’s Radio. He also produces Artscape, the weekly arts & culture segment heard every Thursday. His favorite part of the job is talking with artists, musicians and other creators about their process and what inspires them.
James learned the basics of audio editing while studying music at Missouri State University. He went on to get a Master of Fine Arts in Electronic Art at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he created electronic music, video art and internet-based media art. While at RPI, James went on the air for the first time, hosting an electronic music show on Rensselaer's station, WRPI, but his love of radio came from staying up late so he could hear punk rock on KKFI, the community radio station in Kansas City, Missouri.
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“From The Inside Out” – A Collaboration Of Musical ‘Soul Partners’
Shelley Katsh and Cathy Clasper-Torch are two multi-instrumentalists who have collaborated on a new album of 10 songs called “From The Inside Out.”
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500 Years Of Hidden History In “Children Of The Inquisition”
The film by director Joseph Lovett is a look at what happened to the Jewish families forced to convert to Catholicism or flee during the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions.
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From Rubble-filled Brownfield To Woonasquatucket Adventure Park
Merino park is in the Hartford neighborhood of Providence. A new part of the park just opened up with some equipment that’s a little different from what you may have seen in other parks before.
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ReSeeding The City: Ethnobotony In The Urban
Visit the Rhode Island Statehouse to see art works inspired by the intersection of nature and the city.
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Tovey’s “Urban Runway” Leads RI Philharmonic Concerts This Weekend
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra’s Artistic Advisor Bramwell Tovey is an accomplished composer as well as a conductor. The orchestra will play his “Urban Runway” this weekend – a short piece inspired by the fashionable (and not-so-fashionable) people of New York and Los Angeles.
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Hill House Haunting Comes To Woonsocket
Rhode Island Stage Ensemble updates a horror classic at the Masonic Temple in Woonsocket: The Haunting of Hill House
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“Unpolished Legacies” – Artists Interpret What Gorham Left Behind
Since May, the RISD Museum has had an exhibition featuring many works of Gorham Silver. A group of artists put together a response to that show with “Unpolished Legacies.”
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Explore Hidden Sites In Pawtucket And Central Falls
Doors Open Pawtucket & Central Falls lets you go inside 10 places in the two neighboring cities that are usually closed to visitors.
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Mabel Artist Residency at Norman Bird Sanctuary
The Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, RI features 325 acres of land, 7 miles of walking trails and now an artist residency program.
