Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy
Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy is a five-minute interview feature that airs on HQR News (91.3fm) on:
Fridays at 9:01am, 3:01pm
Saturdays at 7:01am, 2:01pm
Sundays at 7:01am, 2:01pm, 6:01pm
It will also air on Classical HQR (92.7fm and 96.7FM) on:
Fridays at 12:01pm and 5:01pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 11:01am.
Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy welcomes guests from all over the Cape Fear Region to talk about arts, culture, community and more. Those interested in submitting an idea for future consideration should email aroundtown@whqr.org.
Latest Episodes
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This week, Rhonda's guest is Wilmington native Chad Handley, writer and executive producer of the new Netflix series "Bass x Machina" which premieres this week. -
Art in the Arboretum is celebrating its 30th anniversary Oct. 31-Nov. 1 (rescheduled). My guests are Toni Radcliffe, who chairs the annual event, and Amy Mead, director of the NHC Cooperative Extension & Arboretum. -
This week, Rhonda's guests are Brenda Miller Holmes and September Krueger, who discuss Cameron Art Museum's upcoming exhibition "Echoes of Us: North Carolina Storykeepers, which opens October 24, with a free Community Day. -
Rhonda's guest is long-time WHQR commentator Nan Graham, who is out with her third book of essays, Y’all Things Considered”. A reading and book signing are set for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2-5, at AIB Gallery in Mayfaire. -
Rhonda's guest is Marc Bellinger, co-director of the First Cut Horror Film Festival set for Oct. 9-11 at Jengo's Playhouse and other Wilmington venues. -
Rhonda's guest is Dr. Peter Askim, music director and conductor of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, which kicks off its five-concert Classics Series on September 26 at the Wilson Center. -
This week, Rhonda's guest is Elise Freeman Muhammad, who joins her to talk about An Evening at Seabreeze, presented in partnership with the Black Arts Alliance and Cucalorus Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 13. The ticketed event includes a screening of "The Inkwell". Proceeds support the production of the documentary "Seabreeze: A Legacy" by Nuri Muhammad, Elise’s daughter. -
This week, Rhonda's guest is Wesley Brown, founder and artistic director of Pineapple-Shaped Lamps, celebrating its 16th anniversary with a special homecoming production at Thalian Hall's Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre, September 4–6, 2026. For tickets, visit thalianhall.org. -
Adult Story Hour, a six-week series of readings by local authors, artists, and entertainers, will take place on Tuesdays from September 15 to October 20. Rhonda's guest this week is Yasmin Tomkinson, executive director of the Cape Fear Literacy Council. -
Rhonda's guest this week is Thalian Hall CEO Shane Fernando, who, in addition to leading the historic theater through an ambitious capital campaign, is directing Opera House Theatre Company's 2026 season finale of "West Side Story" through August 23.
