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 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. -
This week, Rhonda's guest is Kate Baillon, executive director of Cape Fear Museum, which opens to the public at its new home at 230 Grace St. on August 18. -
This week, Rhonda's guest is Liz Gage, the new director of the Dreams Center for Arts Education. -
Rhonda's guests include Opera Wilmington artistic director Nancy King, who discusses a double bill of one-act operas. We're also joined by Shannon Kessler Dooley, who plays the title role in Puccini's "Suor Angelica" and Jameesa Yarborough, who plays the role of Santuzza in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana". The productions run through July 26 in UNCW's Mainstage Theatre in the Cultural Arts Building. -
Rhonda's guest this week is Melanie Morgan, director of the New Hanover County Public Library, who discusses this week's opening of the new Northchase branch. -
Rhonda's guest this week is Kenneth Chestnut, one of the organizers of the 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival, July 3-5, 2026, at North Topsail Beach. -
Rhonda's guest is Broadway actress Natasha Yvette Williams, who is starring in Opera House Theatre Company's production of "Gypsy" through Sunday. She'll return to Wilmington on July 5 for "An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams" to promote the film "Noise" at Live Oaks Estate in partnership with Ray Kennedy Entertainment.
