This week on Artscape, producer James Baumgartner and editor Mareva Lindo highlight a few of their favorite festivals coming up this summer, from Providence Porchfest to New Bedford’s Roots & Branches Festival.
Providence Porchfest
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The latest in the fight for shoreline access, a panel on peace and nuclear abolition, and more
The fight over shoreline access took a big step this week. Also, The Golden Rule peace boat comes to Rhode Island. Plus: the week in Rhode Island politics, and the latest in arts and culture.
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From Hawaiian folk to barbershop quartets, Providence Porchfest presents a “musical bar crawl” through local music
The first Providence Porchfest is happening this Saturday, June 10. It’s a series of concerts taking place on porches across the East side. Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talked with two of the organizers, Peter Evangelista and Brendan Kinnell, as well as Beth Barron, one of the performers.

