Heart of the East End

Carol Brown joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the free open house and plant sale for Cornell University Long Island's Horticultural Research and Extension Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12 at 3059 Sound Avenue in Riverhead. Later in the hour, Eric Kohn from Southampton Playhouse stops into the studio to talk current programming at the theater, including this Sunday's Playhouse Jr. pairing activities by The Craft Studio with screenings of classic Looney Tunes cartoons.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Andrew Handel, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Stony Brook Children's Hospital and physician at the Stony Brook Regional Tick-Borne Disease Center, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk tick prevention and research into tick-borne illnesses.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Carol Saft joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her conversation with poet Elaine Sexton at the Arts Center at Duck Creek amidst her solo show, "My Wife: Masked and Unmasked" running through July 20Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Anthony Russell joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his first solo exhibition at William RiS Gallery with an opening reception on July 12 from 4-7 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Emily Weitz and Bosco Michne of M Takes the Mic join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and play “Your Deep Heart” ahead of their 7/18 gig at Sag Harbor's Masonic Lodge.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Stephen Gould and Timothy Van Wickler of Southampton History Museum join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during WWII exhibit on display Saturdays at Veteran's Memorial Hall through the end of November before it moves next door to Southampton Cultural Center for the rest of the year.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dennis Schrader of Landcraft Garden Foundation joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about how biodiversity is a boon to a gardener in regard to pest management, building a subterranean ruin using architectural and other debris, a current capital campaign for establishing an on-site plant conservancy, as well as this weekend's summer benefit for LGF. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Marine biologist Chris Paparo joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about positive ecological news in our local area, as well as the 10th anniversary of now-titled Geek Talk series continuing at übergeek Brewing Company.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Chris and Nicole Patti of The Dexus Project join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Friday's fundraising event for Wesley Dean Ackley Skate Park and in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Rick Friedman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Hamptons Fine Art Fair and in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Pushcart Prize-nominated author, Rue Matthiessen, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss first novel, Woman With Eyes Closed, ahead of her appearance at the East Hampton Library's Author's Night Benefit, and in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000. Later in the hour, Evan Ducz of Sparkling Pointe Vineyards and Winery discusses the Fizz and Fry series collaboration with Braun Seafood & Kitchen pairing fried chicken, fish and other foods with sparkling wines 4:30 to 7 p.m. every Monday Night through Labor Day. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and author, Dan DeFilippo, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Sag Harbor Cinema meet-and-greet event for new book, Montauk Dayz, and in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the third annual benefit to honor the Global Black Women's Chamber in Commerce at LTV Studios and in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Hampton Coffee Company's Edie Collins joins local high school art competition winners Liz S., Michelle R.and Allie B. on WLIW-FM's Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Cindy Pease Roe of Upsculpt joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Abby Russell of Sticks and Stones Comedy Club joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of Long Island's only local NPR station when donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $10,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Mario Chioldi joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Michael Schiano joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the MoonDogs' Magical Mystery Tour performance at the Stephen Talkhouse in support of WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jameson McWilliams Haight of the Adam Miller Group joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Carrie Rebora Barratt of Longhouse Reserve joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of this Sunday's author signing and artist lecture/workshop, as well as in support of WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Amanda Giuliano and Kathy Cilio of Nicolette's for the Home and Party Animal North Fork join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of the WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Holly Reichart-Wheaton of Springs Food Pantry and Lynn Blumenfeld of Lynn Blue Band join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of this Saturday's Springs Food Pantry Garden Party and in support of the WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Liz Joyce of Goats on A Boat Puppet Theatre joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of June's final free puppet show in Sag Harbor and amidst the WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Jacqueline Bober of Stony Brook Children's Hospital joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk summer water safety amidst the WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Russell Frederick and Anderson Zaca of The Dark Room Master Creators five-part ALL ARTS documentary series debuting every Wednesday June 18 to July 16 on the ALL ARTS website, YouTube channel and free streaming app illuminating the creative process and enduring influence of celebrated, but often underrepresented Black photographic artists join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of the WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Michelle Martin-Simmons of Finklepott's Fairy Hair (Call/text Michelle at 631-404 8838) joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of the WNET Group's Summer 2025 Matching Gift Challenge where all donations made to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched up to $50,000. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Claes Brondal and Joel Chriss of Hamptons Jazz Fest joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Sunday's HJF kick-off concert/party at Southampton Arts Center. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Shelby Raebeck joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss Louse Point: Stories from the East End, part of his East End TrilogyListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Brenda Simmons of the Southampton African American Museum, one of the honorees of the Eastville Historical Society's Juneteenth White Party and Awards Ceremony tonight at LTV, gave WLIW-FM listeners more information about the Southampton Village juke joints on The Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe before Superposition Gallery's Storm Ascher stopped in ahead of the MAMI WATA exhibit opening tomorrow at the Eastville Museum with Pastor Natalie Wimberly of Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church and Faith Welch joining the conversation ahead of the June 28 Greenport Village Juneteenth parade and celebration organized by the church, Southold Anti-Bias Task Force and Coming to The Table's North Fork chapter.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

We kicked off the Juneteenth edition by congratulating the incoming poet laureate for Suffolk County, Chip Williford of Poetry Street, before Brenda Simmons of the Southampton African American Museum joined Stony Brook Southampton College's Executive Director, Wendy Pearson, with Dr. Tom Manuel of The Jazz Loft dialing into WLIW-FM's Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe before TJL's latest concert at The Avram, “Long Island Jazz Legends & Local Juke Joints”Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Marcie Litjens of the Center Moriches Free Public Library & Suffolk Cooperative Library System's Derek Ivie join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the importance of—and resources within— local libraries, as well as this year's Summer Reading Tour.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Sherri Lippman, Howie Lippman, Harold Zuckerman and Eileen Shepard of Road Forward Scholarship Fund join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of RFSF's third annual benefit. “Comedy for a Cause” takes place at LTV Studios on Sat, June 21.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Conductor Judith Clurman and Maria Fumai Dietrich of the Choral Society of the Hamptons join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the organization's “Songs from the Heart” concert at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church on Sunday, June 29 at 5:30 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Christina Strassfield of the Southampton Arts Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM shortly after Flag Day to discuss current exhibition, “Independency: The American Flag at 250 Years Old” featuring historical flags from John R. Monsky's local collection, as well as SAC's upcoming “Whimsy Motown Magic” fundraising event featuring That Motown Band.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Ali Katz of Ali Katz Kitchen and Paula DiDonato of The Giving Room join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the importance of community and what it inspires.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Filmmaker Christiane Arbesu joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the screening of, “The Weight of Memory: I am Bernie Furshpan” at the Avram Theater on 6/26.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Amei Wallach joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her first documentary: “Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine” ahead of Sag Harbor cinema showing with Q & A to follow in collaboration with The Church and upcoming exhibit, “The Ark.”Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Rachel Cooper of the East Hampton Ladies' Village Improvement Society joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their free annual fair celebrating LVIS 130th anniversaryListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Julienne Penza-Boone joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the stand-up comedy-filled 2025 summer season at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Kate Mueth of The Neo-political Cowgirls joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Andromeda Sisters: Women Speaking Truth to Power Through Their Work On Women's Health, The Constitution and the Arts honoring the New York Women's Foundation at Longhouse Reserve on June 14 at 5 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Nancy DePas Reinertsen and Ralph Reinertsen of ReWild Long Island's North Fork chapter join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Monarch Waystation dedication at the Custer Preserve on June 13 at 11 a.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Anna Muller, curator of East Hampton Historical Society's summer exhibit Artists in Residence: Historic Artists' Homes and Studios of the East End, opening June 12 between 5 and 7 p.m. at Clinton Academy joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the show featuring original artworks and artifacts from some of America's most acclaimed artists, including Mabel & Victor D'Amico, Robert Dash, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Jack Lenor Larsen, John Little, Thomas & Mary Nimmo Moran, as well as Jackson Pollock.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Nick Bates of Davey Tree Long Island discusses tree allergy season, as well as how drought and pests both impact local tree populations with Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

LTV Studios' Director of Community Engagement Chrissy Sampson Nower joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of LTV's Pine Protection Project panel at 6 p.m. on June 11. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Alejandra Dubove, Kathy Henderson and Christina Sun of Fistfkband join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of upcoming gigs, including the North Fork Pride ParadeListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Matthew Sipple, principal of the Harrow International School New York, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of the academy's first US location opening in Oakdale. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Stephen Gorgone, Dr. Joenne Dumitrascu and Craig Mehler join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Whitman String Quartet's upcoming performance at All Souls Episcopal Church in Stony Brook for “Saturdays at Six” on June 14 at 6 p.m..Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Laurence Maslon of Broadway to Main Street joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about special programming planned amidst WNET Group's Broadway and Beyond Initiative like this Sunday afternoon's primer episode for the 78th Tony Awards, as well as his brand-new incoming book, Hitchcocktails, coming out at the end of June celebrating Alfred Hitchcock's films amidst the centennial year of the directing legend's first film, “The Pleasure Garden” with a compendium of companion cocktails for Hitchcock cinephiles.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dave Dominy of the Mattituck Lions Club joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 70th Annual Mattituck Lions Strawberry Festival & Charity FundraiserListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Robert Bruey joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of second gig with brand-new band, The Shadow Cats, at the People's Pub in Bayport on Saturday, June 7 at 9 p.m. Later in the hour, Jen Lamaina of Bright and Early Discoveries calls in ahead of the Colorful Summer Scholarship and Art Show at Lucharitos Clubhouse, 487 Main Street in Aquebogue, from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 6.

Jan Planit and Lauren Aiyana of The Light Thread join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of first collaborative wellness retreat, “Recharge & Discover in the Hamptons.”Listen to the playlist on Apple Music