Special Programs & Events Newsletter
June 6 - Jun 13, 2005 edition
WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport - WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk
This week on WPKN/WPKM:
Right Now
CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: The Homegrown String Band is a twenty-first century incarnation of the traditional family band. The band, which was literally homegrown, consists of Georgianne and Rick Jackofsky and their two daughters, Erica and Annalee. They perform bluegrass, blues, and folk in a casual style perfect for our homey performance space at the station. On Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 8:00 PM they will perform live on the air and in Studio 207 at WPKN, 244 University Avenue, Bridgeport CT. To be part of the studio audience, call the station to make a reservation: 203 331 9756. More info: http://www.wpkn.org/where/
Monday - June 6, 2005
8:00 pm - Counterpoint. This week's guests:
- Jim Schultz, of the Democracy Center in La Paz, Bolivia - on political unrest in Bolivia
- Norman Soloman, media critic - on the state of post-Watergate journalism
- Nancy Burton, of the Stop Millstone Campaign - on the June 9th protest against Millstone
Tuesday - June 7, 2005
5:30 pm - Between the Lines. This week's stories:
- Amnesty International Calls for Prosecutions of U.S. Officials Who Violated Geneva Conventions and U.N. Convention Against Torture
- U.S. Army Iraq Veteran Says Oil and Profiteering Were Motives for Invasion and Occupation
- Latino Youth Targeted as U.S. Military Falls Short of Recruitment Goal
Thursday - June 9, 2005
12:00 noon: New Music New Haven - concert performances recorded at Yale University, hosted by composer Martin Bresnick. This month: "Tocsin Bells" by David Stovall; "Jaguars Love and Reproduce Without End" by Mark Dancigers; "All Possible Outcomes" by Patrick Burke; and "Superstar Etude No. 2," "Waltz for Linda," and "Superstar Etude No. 1" by featured composer Aaron Jay Kernis.
7:00 pm: Live broadcast from Mystic Seaport.
Friday- June 10, 2005
7:00 pm: Live broadcast from Mystic Seaport.
Sunday - June 12, 2005
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm: A WPKM/WPKN Benefit Concert event at Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, Long Island, New York. Tel: (631) 298-0075. Performers are:
- DEE HARRIS - Classical Music of North India Performed on Indian Slide Guitar with VIRAL PANDYA on Tabla
- MISbHAVIN! - Featuring DANNY KEAN & PAT HUNTER, R&B, Blues, and Funk
- ANTJE DUVEKOT - Singer Songwriter
- KERRY KEARNEY BAND - Electric Blues Slide Guitar
ADMISSION: $5 at the door. Children 12 and under: FREE. More info:
http://www.wpkn.org/benefit_events/vineyard2005june.html
7:00 - 8:00 pm: Bill Nolan Hosts Baby Gramps & the Snake Oil Medicine Show -- Playing his Steel National guitar Gramps is an original. He sings the Blues with a gravel voice style that sometimes borders on early ragtime. His roots are in the blues and he has with a fondness for folk and pop novelties of every description. From the Pacific Northwest Baby Gramps is making a rare New England appearance that you can catch only on WPKN/N. He
will be performing with Jason Krekell, George Pond & the Snake Oil Medicine Show. More info: http://babygramps.com
Info on our regular programs can be found at www.wpkn.org.
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