A North Kingstown country club is clashing with state coastal regulators, environmentalists and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after building an illegal sea wall along Narragansett Bay. Now the country club is trying to retroactively change the law. Also, WaterFire is an iconic Providence experience, but the nonprofit that runs it is in dire straits. We talk with the founder and CEO about what needs to happen to keep WaterFire afloat. And we hear from the composer behind a piece making its world premiere tonight at the Kingston Chamber Music Festival. Jerod Tate combines classical traditions with music from his Chickasaw heritage. That and more on this week’s show.
Links:
- Forced to submit a plan to remove illegal seawall, Quidnessett still backs water reclassification (Rhode Island Current)
- TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Aug. 2, 2024
- WaterFire Providence to end shows early amid financial struggles (WJAR)
- Artscape: Kingston Chamber Music Festival will feature world premiere of Jerod Tate’s ‘Woodland Songs’
- Broadway Rave: A Musical Theater Dance Party (Aug. 3)
- Ordinary Affects at RISD Museum (Aug. 4)
- After more than a century, women take a formal role in New Bedford’s massive Madeiran Feast (through Aug. 4)
Guests:
- Nancy Lavin, reporter, Rhode Island Current
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
- Barnaby Evans, Founder and CEO of WaterFire Providence
- Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, composer
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