Heart of the East End

Mbachi Kumwenda joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after her apartment in Sag Harbor burned down when she was at work on September 12 leading to a GoFundMe.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Iris Ornig of East End Jazz joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the first East Meets West Jam Session this Sunday afternoon 2-5 p.m. at the Southampton Cultural Center for a series the first Sunday afternoons of October, November and December. Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTubeListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Xiomáro joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Oct. 27 release of his newest book, Street Photography Of New York City: Street Haunting in the Big AppleListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Annemarie Waugh joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss The Show of Delights based on Ross Gay's The Book of Delights featuring a dozen artists at the Suffolk Community College Lyceum Gallery at SCCC's Eastern campus in Riverhead running through Oct. 25Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Jessica Swiatocha of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the free women's symposium, “How to Survive the Change of Life: Healthy Aging for Women After 40” at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Hamptons on Sept. 29Later in the hour, Lewis Gross of Creative Dance Studio calls in ahead of tonight's tango classes led by Maureen Munoz from 7-9 p.m. at 710 Montauk Highway with no experience nor partner needed and registration available at lewisgrossdds@gmail.comListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Frank Sorrentino of ConnectOne Bank joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about Long Island business market and overall economic moment after ConnectOne's recent merger with the First National Bank of Long Island.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Grammy-nominated musician Mary Gauthier joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Mary and Jaimee Harris' 9/26 performance at The People's Pub in Bayport Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Lora Tucker, Adelaide Mestre and Bianca Collins join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before The Vagina Monologues performance benefiting Hope and Resilience Long Island Inc. ahead of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at Jamesport Meeting House. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Ambrose Clancy of The Shelter Island Reporter joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about his 1980 fiction novel, Blind Pilot, set during The Troubles in Ireland spanning from the late 60's through 1998.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWATCH the interview on YouTube

Anita Boyer of Our Fabulous Variety Show joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amid the non-profit dance company's announcement they'll be occupying the Alice & Olivia space in East Hampton Village alongside SewHampton this winter.

Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Roy Gross and Patricia Hurley of Little Lucy's Canine Couture Boutique joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Little Lucy's 24th Annual Pet Parade supporting the Suffolk SPCA and Southampton Animal Shelter FoundationListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Wes Frye and John McCaffrey join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to tell the story about restoring a mounted Blue Marlin in North Haven that once belonged to silent era film star William FarnumListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Fred Raimondo, Val Levine and Frank Russell join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 10/5 second annual Americana Festival at H.O.G. Farm in BrookhavenListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Chris Schneider of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 9/27 Family Fun Day at Barbara Rabinowitz Education and Resource Center in Amityville.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Tijuana Fulford of The Butterfly Effect Project joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of BEP's second Pearls of Wisdom event featuring 12 women sharing 3-5 minutes of advice for attendees of the free event noon to 4 p.m. at 31 Neighborhood Road in Mastic Beach on Saturday, Sept. 20. Later in the hour, Karine Laval calls in ahead of the Woodlands art exhibition of works by Laval and Lin Buckfield 4-7p.m. Sept. 20 at The Barn at Skunk LaneListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Elana Michelson joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the reading event for her new murder mystery, “Part Of The Solution” at Hampton Bays Public Library from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Kirsten Mickelwait joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her event at East Hampton Library about her debut novel, The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses EmptyListen to the playlist on Apple Music

George Motz and Bob Monpetit of the Knights of Columbus, Fr. Slomski Council #7423 join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before the 5th Annual Vin Zorbo Memorial Run/Walk taking place in Westhampton Beach at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Nick Weber joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about his newest immigrant portrait series, Melting Pot: Friends From Afar, which is still ongoing. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Reverend Carol Pinkham Oak joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on the first day of an eight-week mindfulness class for stress reduction hosted by Mattituck's Church of the Redeemer, on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Loring Bolger of Heart of Springs joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of second annual Springsfest free community gathering, 4-7 p.m. on Oct. 4 at Parsons Blacksmith Shop in Springs.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Mirella Cameron Riley joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss how The Studio by Hill Street has added dance instruction to the building housing Hill Street Boxing.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

James Banks joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Southampton Town Anti-Bias Task Force's free “Greater East End Community Picnic” at Red Creek Park in Riverhead from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. Later in the show, Jody Gambino of LTV Studios talks about the closing of East End Underground's 9th season featuring Aqua Cherry beginning at 7:30 p.m. that evening at the Wainscott public access television studio.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Stony Brook University's executive director of counseling and psychological services (CAPS) and behavioral health, Dr. Smita Majumdar Das, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss helping children with anxiety and importance of fostering dialogue with kids into/through adolescence.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Ashley Bell, Anna Goma and Sergio Martínez of DIVAria Productions join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the premiere of French composer Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen, with a modern and condensed version being performed at Bay Street Theater, We are Carmen Somos Carmen, this Saturday night, September 13, at 8 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Gabi Spielmann, Nancy DePas Reinertsen and Ralph DePas Reinertsen of ReWild Long Island join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their fall sustainable and educational garden and meadow tour happening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Steve Behar and Lara Pizzanelli of Southampton Inn joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Bossanova Night with Ludmilla Brazil 5-7:30 p.m. in Claude's RestaurantListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Angela LaGreca of SparkHamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a salon & launch party at The Hub in Bridgehampton on September 20 from 5-8 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Cheryl Sokolow of C Fine Art and Yvette DeBow Salsedo of the Peconic Land Trust join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a reception 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 13 for the Uncommon Ground VI sculpture show at Bridge Gardens running through November 2Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

John Lovett of North Fork Community Theatre joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of annual Mattituck Graveyard Tour and performances of A Few Good Men Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Patty Larkin and Lucy Kaplansky join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before their performance together at the Long Island Game Farm to close out the Songbird SessionsListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Brody Eggert, Stephanie Unter and Jenna Schwerzmann of Surfrider Foundation join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Surf Movie Night at Southampton Arts CenterListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Howard Adler of Stony Brook Medicine joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to talk about the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men ahead of a free local screening 5-7 p.m. September 9 at Smith Haven Mall.

Ellen Zimmerman and Carol Brown of the North Fork Reform Synagogue join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 19th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour on Sept. 7Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Seung Lee and Puneeta Mittal join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of an artist's talk from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, at Gallery 90 in Center Moriches.

Elyn Kronemeyer of Mountainfilm On Tour joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 11th year of documentary films curated from Mountainfilm festival at Southampton Arts Center Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Minerva Perez of OLA of Eastern Long Island joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of The Wolves at Southampton Cultural Center and the 22nd Latino Film Fest of the HamptonsListen to the playlist on Apple Music

SOFO Shark Researcher and Education Program Field Coordinator Greg Metzger, also a local marine biology teacher at Southampton High School, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of The Jaws Effect Geek Talk amidst the 50th anniversary of the iconic film and the 10th anniversary of Chris Paparo's Geek Talk series, as well as when SOFO collaborators began studying sharks off Long Island.After that segment, Lina Maxine and Dean Aladay come into the studio and perform Nightingale's Melody ahead of their Sept. 3 performance at the Stephen Talkhouse Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Lynn Blue joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Lynn Blue Band's Tumbleweed Tuesday show at Cooper's Beach in Southampton between 5 and 8 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Sheba Mason and Ginger Reiter of The Jackie Mason Musical join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of performances this weekend at the Bayway Arts CenterListen to the playlist on Apple Music

The Labor Day Edition of Gianna Volpe's Heart of The East End on WLIW-FM featured music from all decades and genres about the American working class

Stu Almer of Gurwin Healthcare System joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss their Fountaingate Gardens senior living community in Commack.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Troy Grindle and Nick Silipo of REEB! join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their LTV Studio East End Underground performance on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Josh Gladstone of LTV Studios join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Hampton Jazz Fest's Michael Rodriguez Quintet, REEB! and the Moipei finale of the Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea series at the East Hampton public access television studio.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Pnina Michelson and Nancy Heaney of the Good Ground Ukulele Players join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Play Music on the Porch Day at Hampton Bays Public Library free from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where folks are invited to bring instruments, sing or just listen.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Bob DeLuca and Jen Skilbred of Group for the East End join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss results from the triennial count of osprey throughout the region.Later in the program, Bob McKinnon calls in to discuss his children's books with illustrator Thai My Phuong, including newest, “America Gives Thanks,” as well as welcome wagon initiative providing schools with wagons of books on welcoming and belonging. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Sharon Nachman, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children's Hospital joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Shelter Island playwright John Kaasik joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of this weekend's run of “Stranger In the Attic” at the Shelter Island School Aug. 29-31.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jason Biggs joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before being the featured speaker at the sixth annual gala for Generation SOS in Water Mill on Sunday, August 24. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jane L. Rosen joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a planned visit to Saltaire Library on Fire Island, Thursday, August 21, to discuss newest book, Songs of Summer.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Arlene Bujese and Eric Dever join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening reception for the 25th Annual East End Hospice Box Art Auction 5-7 p.m. on 8/20 Listen to the playlist on Apple Music