Host: Kate Scuffle
Monday, 6 - 6:30 pm
Guest
Elise Schaffer from the Lehigh Valley Arts Council discusses the council's Access Always initiatives.
Access Always seeks to benefit the more than 86,000 people with disabilities in the Lehigh Valley by providing them greater access to a wider array of cultural experiences. The program is also designed to strengthen the capacity of cultural nonprofits to serve this community by providing marketing support, training and specialized equipment, and incentive grants that actively engage persons with disabilities in the arts.
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Host: Paul Willistein
Monday, 6:25 - 6:30 pm
Olivia de Havilland, who had a legendary movie career, died at age 104 on July 26, 2020. The five-time Oscar nominee and two-time Oscar winner not only starred in “Gone with the Wind,” she made legal history when she battled the studio system.
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Host: Greg Capogna
Monday, 6 - 6:30 pm
Guest Frank Facchiano, COO and Executive Vice President of Member Relations for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, joins host Greg Capogna to discuss the Chamber's efforts to continue their mission amidst COVID-19 restrictions.
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Host: Steve Aaronson
Monday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Host Steve Aaronson presents his
annual MusikFest edition, featuring an imaginary " dream" concert that might have occurred -- if MusikFest were around during Folk's Golden Age. Among the performers will be Janis Ian, Gordon Lightoot,
The Kingston Trio, Judy Collins, and Bob Dylan.
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Host: Rob Reagan
Monday, 9 - 11 p.m.
Host Rob Reagan starts the program with his first Monday of the month feature on decades, playing selections from 1980, 2000, and 2010. The show also continues this summer's theme of live recordings, plus a look back at some past Musikfest performers.
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Host: Bill Dautremont-Smith
Tuesday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Among his usual mix of innovative brand new music and music with character spanning the last six decades, host Bill Dautremont-Smith will include a couple of sets of music by the revered and influential British blues and rock guitarist and composer Peter Green, who passed away at age 73 nine days ago on July 25. Peter Green came to fame replacing Eric Clapton in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in 1966, and left to be a co-founder of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac in 1967, leaving the band suddenly and quitting the music scene in 1970 due to drug-related mental health problems, but did later return to recording and performing.
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Host: Dave Fry
Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Tuesday's show features new archives from Loudon Wainwright III ('98), Bob Franke ('02), Lou and Peter Berryman ('06) plus favorites from Rosalie Sorrels, Craig Thatcher, Greg Brown, Chris Smither, Tret Fure The Burns Sisters and more.
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Host: John Dodds
Tuesday, 9 - 11 p.m.
John Dodds is back on Doodlin' featuring the latest in new jazz releases. The show includes such diverse talent as Maceo Parker, Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger as well as something special from Pat Metheny.
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Host: Laurie Siebert, CPA, CFP
®
, AEP
®
Wednesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
Laurie Siebert returns to the studio for a live show to discuss:
“
Regulation Best Interest
” Laurie will address questions live during the show at 610-758-8810 and those submitted online at
yourfinancialchoices.com
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Host: Bill Fox
Thursday, 11 p.m. - 1 a.m.
On the next
Galactic Travels
™
, a month-long Special Focus on
Bertrand Loreau
begins. The Featured CD at Midnight will be "Journey Through the Past" on
Spheric Music
.
You will also hear new music by Mystified on Spotted Peccary Music and by Stan Dart on SynGate Records.
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Host: Steve Aaronson and Rosalie Viscomi
Sunday, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
This week, the program will visit the imaginary
Swingplatz
-- that would have been part of an imaginary MusikFest during the Big Band Era. Look for classic bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, as well as vocals from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
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Ashleigh Strange, Justan Parker & Rev. Dr. Gregory Edwards | LV Discourse
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Lehigh Valley Discourse brings three of the Valley's civil rights leaders together to discuss the moment of our time: social injustice, police brutality, and systemic racism. Guests are
Ashleigh Strange
,
regional Lehigh Valley organizer for Pennsylvania Stands Up as well as WDIY Board member; Justan Parker, founder of Black Lives Matter Lehigh Valley; and Rev. Dr. Gregory Edwards
,
pastor of the Resurrected Life Community Church of Christ in Allentown. (7/30/2020)
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The national spotlight recently focused on the Lehigh Valley where an incident involving an Allentown Police Department officer restraining Edward Borrero was caught on a 23-second edited viral video. WDIY News reached out to APD Chief Glenn Granitz, Jr. to provide insight into current police policies, clarify the conclusions of the recent investigation, and what his next steps are in his community policing goals. (7/23/2020)
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Host Charles James reviews this year’s Virtual Musikfest with Anne Sturm, Sr. Talent Buyer and Executive Director of the Levitt Pavilion, and Mark Demko, Senior Director of Communication for ArtsQuest. The festival has had to reinvent itself this year in response to the COVID-19 crisis, finding a way to present 80 performers.(7/27/2020)
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In this summer of no blockbusters, old blockbusters are filling in. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press looks at how re-releases of director Steven Spielberg's theatrical features and other feel-good blockbusters have somewhat salvaged the 2020 summer movie season. (7/27/2020)
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Features from WDIY Partners
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The Alliance is dedicated to working for community sustainability. This involves holistic approaches to the environment, social justice, health, participatory democracy, and local economies. The organization is committed to active, collaborative approaches to achieving long-term positive outcomes.
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Peter Mulvey is a songwriter with eighteen records, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, opening for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, and numerous others, Peter Mulvey never stops. He folds everything he encounters into his work: poetry, social justice, scientific literacy, and a deeply abiding humanism are all on plain display in his art.
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The Allentown Art Museum continues their efforts to keep you connected to the arts by bringing the Allentown Art Museum into your home, featuring at-home art activities for the whole family, educational videos, online tours and more
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Miller Symphony Hall offers an opportunity to experience the music whenever and wherever you are, featuring presentations of past performances and intimate live recordings.
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In light of the cancelled concert events, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem has provided their audience with a wealth of musical resources and updates. Their website also has information on "A Moment of Comfort" interludes for your listening enjoyment.
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