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10-12-23 The Runaround - A Walk In The Park

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how nature changed her life course.

10-15-23 Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra 2023 - Conducting Conversations

The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Kristo Kondakci, Music Director and Conductor, and with special guest Joseph Amante Y Zapata. We talk about their upcoming concert and listen to some of the music that will be presented on October 28th at the East Providence High School Auditorium. For more information, you can call (401) 274-4578, or go to www.nabsco.org

10-13-23 Pianist Geri Allen - Jazz After Dinner

This week, Joe is featuring Pianist Geri Allen from her 2004 Telarc Recording titled “The Life of a Song.”
 

10-07-23 University Orthopedics at Newport Hospital - The 95.9 Company Break

On this week's 95.9 Company Break, we talked with Dr. Valentin Antoci of University Orthopedics at Newport Hospital. Dr. Antoci is a Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with a focus on Adult Reconstruction, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery, and a particular interest in unicompartmental partial knee replacement, minimally invasive surgery, complex reconstructions, failed total joints, preservation techniques, and trauma. University Orthopedics includes over 40 board-certified, fellowship-trained musculoskeletal and sports medicine physicians. These specialists are faculty members of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University who teach medical students, orthopedic residents, and fellowship subspecialty surgeons. University Orthopedics leads the way with Basic and Clinical orthopedic research on the latest advances in orthopedic surgery and injury prevention. For more information, visit universityorthopedics.com

10-07-23 Rhode Island Comic Con 2023 - WCRI‘s Kids Hour

On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Wendy listen to the music of RI Comic Con 2023! You'll hear music from Jurrasic Park, Pretty in Pink, Wednesday, TMNT, Superman, and much more!! For more information or to purchase tickets to this year's RI Comic Con, visit www.ricomiccon.com

10-05-23 Standoff - A Walk In The Park

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how nature can be as close as your living room window.

10-08-23 Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society 2023 - Conducting Conversations

The CT Gilbert and Sullivan Society is the subject of this week's program with Dr. John Dreslin, Music Director. We talked about the upcoming event at Valley Regional High School, Deep River, CT, and listened to some of the music from “Patience”, which will be performed on October 28th and 29th. For more information, you can call 860 554-1256 or go to www.CTGandS.org

10-06-23 Pianist Tord Gustavsen - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Tord Gustavsen from his 2009 ECM Recording titled “Restored, Returned.” 

10-01-23 Deborah Goodrich Royce, Author of Ruby Falls - Ocean House Author Series

Join Deborah Goodrich Royce, author of Ruby Falls, in conversation with Robin Kall, nationally acclaimed radio and podcast host of Reading With Robin, as they discuss Deborah's newest novel, Ruby Falls! Praise for Ruby Falls includes: Named one of the 20 most riveting books of spring 2021 by Veranda Magazine, "Royce's prose is taut and propulsive. Ruby Falls inhabits a hallucinatory Hollywood where fact and fiction mingle freely, and even the smallest acts can feel ominous…an enjoyable pastiche with plenty of twists and turns." — Kirkus Reviews Captivating Thriller" –Zibby Owens, author and host of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

09-28-23 Disappointment - A Walk In The Park

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at the disappointment of what some members of our species call important.

10-01-23 URI Guitar Festival - Conducting Conversations

The URI Guitar Festival is the subject of this week's program with Adam Levin, Artistic Director. We talk about the concerts that will be presented from October 18th to the 22nd at several locations. The event will feature over a dozen performers. For more information, you can go to https://web.uriguitarfestival.org

09-29-23 Guitarist Dennis Costa - Jazz After Dinner

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Guitarist Dennis Costa from his 2022 Self-published CD titled “Music of the Americas.”
 

09-21-23 Nothing Human - A Walk In The Park

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how a brief moment on the to-do list of her day left a lasting impression.

09-23-23 Guarding the Cedars: Gilgamesh, and John Perlin’s ”A Forest Journey” - This Old Tree

In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still talks to John Perlin Historian, author of A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization. The two discuss the story of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king of Uruk, threatens to cut down the sacred Cedar Forest and claim its wood for his people. First, he must kill the terrifying guardian of the forest, Humbaba. Can he do it? What will the gods think, and what will it mean for humanity? The story's message is central to John Perlin's republished book, A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization. Forests, and the wood they provide, have been crucial to human society since the beginning of recorded time, and now the fight against climate change. But what does history tell us about how we treat them?

09-24-23 Mary Kimball Hail Music Mansion - Conducting Conversations

The Mary Kimball Hail Music Mansion, on the East Side of Providence, is the subject of this week's program with Peter Hail and Joe Parillo, secretary of the organization. We talk about their work to restore and maintain the historic Music Hall. We also play some of the music that has been presented through the years and talk about upcoming events. For more information you can go to www.musicmansion.org

09-22-23 Saxophonist Dan Moretti - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Dan Moretti from his 2021 Roots Grooves Records CD titled “Tres Libre.”

09-17-23 Award-winning Author Chris Bohjalian-The Lioness - Ocean House Author Series

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with award-winning author Chris Bohjalian. Bohjalian has written more than 20 books, including The Sandcastle Girls, The Guest Room, and The Flight Attendant, which has been adapted into a hit TV series. Bohjalian will be discussing his latest novel, The Lioness, which became an instant New York Times bestseller upon release and is now a Washington Post and Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2022! For more information or to purchase his books visit chrisbohjalian.com . For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

09-14-23 Mikey Likes It - A Walk In The Park

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane finds a funny parallel to an example in nature.

09-17-23 Dr. Edward Markward, Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington - Conducting Conversations

Dr. Edward Markward, the Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John's is our special guest this week. We talk about the upcoming concert and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday September 24th at 3 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington. For more information you can go to http://www.cobsj.org

09-15-23 Pianist Mike Renzi & Bassist Paul Del Nero - Jazz After Dinner

Featuring Pianist Mike Renzi and Bassist Paul Del Nero from their 2023 Cub 44 Records CD titled “Darn That Dream.”