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Rhonda Bellamy is the founding executive director of the Arts Council of Wilmington/New Hanover County, celebrating its 10th year as the nucleus of Wilmington’s dynamic arts community. She was promoted to President/CEO in 2022. Rhonda also produces the weekly radio episode "Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy" which welcomes guests from all over the Cape Fear Region to talk about arts, culture, community and more.

Towns in eastern Ukraine are putting up netting over sidewalks and roads to stop Russian drones from killing civilians and soldiers.

One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.

My guest is Dr. Maurice Martinez, a noted scholar and documentarian, whose solo photography exhibition "Time Capsule in Jazz" opens Fourth Friday, August 27, at Genesis Block, 20 Wrights Alley. .

Rhonda's guest is Wilmington artist Tony Vivaldi who talks about the impetus behind Save A Vet Now, a nonprofit organization partnering with Coastal Horizons to promote the arts as a means of raising awareness about veteran suicides.

On this week's Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Cory Smith, founder and director of the Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts and Turning Pointe Dance Company, which is presenting the ballet Cinderella June 5-6 at the Wilson Center.

My guest is Wilmington artist Elizabeth Darrow who discusses "Start with the Eyes", a pop-up exhibit featuring art by Elizabeth Darrow and Friends on view through August 28 at 820 Town Center Drive in Mayfaire. Rhonda also previews the extended run of Big Dawg's production of The Savannah Sipping Society.

This week, Rhonda's guests are New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash and his brother Cliff, a comedian whose recent comedy album debuted at #1 on iTunes. They'll be sharing the stage at Bourgie Nights on August 1.

WHQR arts reporter Demia Avery spoke with Wilmington singer and guitarist Brandon Hawkins about getting into music, playing live around the Wilmington area, and writing original material.