WPKN 89.5FM
NEWSLETTER
February-March 2015 
We invite you to participate, volunteer, contribute and celebrate WPKN.  Thank you for your support of community radio station- WPKN-89.5FM.  Celebrating
 51 years of broadcasting.
To volunteer at WPKN-FM please contact us at [email protected]




 

     

WPKN 89.5-FM "MUSIC MASH '15-RECORD FAIR"   

Saturday March 7, 2015

READ'S ARTSPACE - DOWNTOWN BRIDGEPORT 

1042 Broad Street 

Bridgeport, CT

 


 

   

For help finding Read's Artspace. Here is a map showing easy exits off of I-95 and Route 8/25

   

 

 

 ...a few photos from MUSIC MASH '13 at the Fairfield Theatre Company in September 2013. We hope to see you in Bridgeport at the Read's Artspace. 

 

 

 

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 In-Studio Appearance by Grammy-winning Saxophonist  

and band leader and WPKN Friend 

   

Paul Winter  

 

WPKN STUDIOS  

Wednesday, February 25

1:00pm to 2:00pm  

Tune in to Richard Epstein's "Sometimes Classical" Program

 

 

   

 

Paul Winter will make his Infinity Hall debut March 1st  in a celebration of Brazilian music. Winter, who resides in Litchfield County, will be joined by renowned Brazilian percussionist Rogerio Boccato and celebrated Brazilian and jazz guitarist Paul Meyers.

 

Winter has long considered Brazil his second musical home. He first visited Brazil in 1962, during a tour of Latin America for the State Department with his college sextet. It happened to be at a time when a new musical genre, called New Touch or Bossa Nova, was blossoming in Brazil. They recorded an album in Rio during that tour, and finished it later that summer in New York.  Columbia Records released Jazz Meets the Bossa Nova.   He returned to Brazil in the summer of 1964, and lived in Ipanema for most of the next year, recording albums with Carlos Lyra (The Sound of Ipanema) and with Luiz Bonfa, Roberto Menescal, and Luiz Eca (Rio). In Rio, WInter met another of the Bossa Nova pioneers - guitarist/composer Oscar Castro-Neves - who in the late '60's toured with the Paul WInter Consort, and became co-producer of many of the Consort's albums over three decades. In the '90s, Paul and Oscar revisited the golden era of Bossa Nova songs with their award-winning album Brazilian Days.   

  

 

  

Now in its seventh year of operation, Infinity Music Hall & Bistro is located on Route 44, 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk. A second venue opened in Hartford in the fall of 2014.  Info and box office: 866-666-6306. Online info and tickets at infinityhall.com. 

  

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WPKN-FM MEDIA PARTNER FOR   

 

 

Saturday, February 28th 

BlackRock Rocks 10th Annual Fundraiser

  

Benefits Neighborhood Studios  

 

BlackRock Rocks 10th Annual Party with a Purpose will take place on February 28th, 2015. The event features several venues in the heart of Black Rock. The Acoustic, Tautog Tavern, Fire Engine Pizza Co.
and B.R.Y.A.C. will offer live music and fun activities, as well as food and drink for purchase.

 

  

BlackRock Rocks is proud to announce this year's beneficiary,  

Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County.

Since 1977 Neighborhood Studios has been offering arts enrichment programs to thousands of students in the Greater Bridgeport area. The goal is to help students find lifelong success through arts education programming. In 2013-2014, Neighborhood Studios met the needs of over 1500 individuals,
particularly special needs students, at-risk youth, and the artistically gifted.

 

 

The fundraiser will feature New Orleans-inspired dishes and drink specials, and will offer a facepainter, raffle prizes, and much more. Doors open at 1:00 pm and close at 2:00 am. Families are encouraged to attend, and children are welcome with adult supervision until 8:00 pm. Tickets grant admission to all four venues, and will cost $25 for adults, $5 for young adults (ages 12-20), and will be free for children under 12.

Playing this all-day, all-night party are popular local and regional performers, including:

 

Jen Durkin & the Business, On the Spot Trio  
(w/members of Alan Evans' Playonbrother and Turkuaz), Sophistafunk, Primate Fiasco, Funky Dawgz Brass Band featuring Pete Francis of Dispatch,
School of Rock House Band, Renard Boissiere & Nardy Boy, Wyllys, Cocktail Party Phenomenon, Darian Cunning Band, Banooba, Water Seed, The Hornitz, SOLARiS, Symphonic Bodega, Gang of Thieves, Graylight Campfire, MidAtlantic Title, Pocket Hotties, Band of Druthers, Black Rock Social,
and many others.  

 

 

To view a full band list and the schedule for each of the four different stages, visit www.blackrockrocks.org

 

   

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FAIRFIELD GIVING DAY IS BACK!

March 5th - GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE

 

Choose WPKN!  

 

Last year WPKN Raised More than $1000 from residents in Fairfield County

Spread the word and tell your friends to select WPKN-FM as their NON-PROFIT of choice!  

 

 

  DONATE TO WPKN HERE 

*Midnight through 11:59 pm on March 5th. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CALLING NEW HAVEN LISTENERS!

 

WPKN 89.5-FM is in the following under Arts & Education 

 

"Best College Radio Station"  

 

"Best Radio Station"  

 

 

 

 

 

The annual Best of Hartford Reader's Poll is back. This is your chance to vote for your favorite people, places and businesses in the Greater Hartford area.

 

YOU MUST VOTE FOR AT LEAST 10 CATEGORIES TO CAST YOUR VOTE.

 

Online voting begins February 19th at 12:01 a.m. EST and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST, March 18, 2015.

 

 

 VOTE HERE 

 

 

 

 

 

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  DONATE YOUR CAR TO WPKN

Get Tax-Credit  

 

WPKN partners with a company based in San Diego called CARS. They work with community radio stations and other non-profits all over the USA. We've worked with them for almost a decade and have enjoyed an excellent relationship. You would be amazed how valuable this service is to WPKN. We regularly receive donation checks from CARS that they have received on our behalf from listeners just like you. WPKN receives 80% of the auction value and CARS receives 20%.  

 

During the entire month, all who donate a car will receive a $50 gas voucher

 

All who mention that they heard it on the 'Car Bob Show' will help WPKN receive 100% of the proceeds vs. the standard 80%

 

Click on the KEY on our home page or call us at the number 877-WPKN-CAR

 

 

 

 

FAQ's

How will the car be picked up?

We will arrange to have your vehicle towed away at a scheduled time convenient for you. The vehicle will be picked up by a licensed tow company at no cost to you and will be taken to our sale location.

 

How long will it take to pick up my car?

We will contact you to schedule an appointment within two to three business days at the most. If you need your car picked up sooner, please call us toll-free at 877-WPKN-CAR or 877-975-6227 seven days a week. We may be able to make those arrangements as well.

 

How does the new law effect my tax deduction?

Donors will no longer be responsible for determining the deductible value of their donation. Instead, they will receive IRS Form 1098-C, Contributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes if the proceeds from the sale exceed $500, stating the amount of the gross proceeds from the sale of the donated vehicle. The amount listed on IRS Form 1098-C will be the gross proceeds of the deductible donation.

 

Will I get a tax receipt for my donation?

Yes, our driver will issue a receipt at the time of pick-up. This is not your final tax receipt unless the sale of your vehicle does not exceed $500. This initial acknowledgement will indicate your name as well as the year, make, model and condition of the car you are donating. It will be your only receipt if your vehicle sells for less than $500. An IRS Form 1098-C, Contributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes will be mailed to you within 30 days of the sale stating the amount of gross proceeds received from your car, provided your vehicle sold for more than $500. This will be your tax receipt for your charitable contribution.

 

How is the value determined on the vehicle donated?

The value is determined by the gross proceeds raised from the sale of the donated vehicle. You no longer have the burden of determining the value yourself.

 

What can I claim as a deduction?

According to the tax law effective January 1, 2005, if the claimed value of the donated vehicle exceeds $500, the taxpayer is limited to the gross proceeds of the sale.

 

What if my car is valued over $5000?

Effective January 1, 2005, you will no longer be required to have vehicles appraised. The value you may claim will be the amount of gross proceeds received from your vehicle.

 

Does my car have to be running to donate it?

In some cases we can take your car, running or not. However, it must have an engine and be towable. Contact a representative at 877-WPKN-CAR or 877-975-6227 to find out if your vehicle qualifies for pick-up.

   

 

 

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 WPKN Named #1 in Fairfield County   

 

    
   

 

 

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WPKN Releases FREE "WPKN Live" Worldwide for iPhone and iPad   

  

JUST IN!  ANDROID APP IS BEING BETA-TESTED 

 

NOW available at the Apple App Store

Copy and paste or click below:   

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wpkn-live/id704986292?mt=8

 

WPKN has unveiled the new iPhone and iPad app.   The app is offered through the Apple 'App' store free of charge.  WPKN thanks the design services of Long Island native and friend of PKN, Patrick Serrano who volunteered countless hours of design and development time.

The WPKN custom app that allows for "live" listening and a quick tap entrance to our web site.

 

 

 

 

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