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The Irish Comedy Tour is a fast-paced, raucous ride across America with four joke-slinging entertainers who know how to party and put on a great show. Opening the tour to a packed Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT, the boys stomp their way from town to town, singing songs, telling jokes, and making friends along the way. Intercut with behind-the-scenes footage, The Irish Comedy Tour takes us on a journey of endless fun and frolic, with Derek Richards, Mike McCarthy, Derrick Keane and Damon Leibert giving us a lighthearted look at life on the road and the high-spirited experience of being Irish in America. YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ymp1to Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ComedyDynamics Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ComedyDynamics TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J1wucyQ/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ComedyDynamics http://www.comedydynamics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Irish Comedy Tour is a fast-paced, raucous ride across America with four joke-slinging entertainers who know how to party and put on a great show. Opening the tour to a packed Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT, the boys stomp their way from town to town, singing songs, telling jokes, and making friends along the way. Intercut with behind-the-scenes footage, The Irish Comedy Tour takes us on a journey of endless fun and frolic, with Derek Richards, Mike McCarthy, Derrick Keane and Damon Leibert giving us a lighthearted look at life on the road and the high-spirited experience of being Irish in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Up and coming CT band One Time Weekend talks about their upcoming show at Infinity Hall and drummer (and Hamilton orchestra member) Alex Giosa tells a story about the most heartfelt fender bender ever!

Peter Wolf says the title of his new album A Cure for Loneliness is a personal statement. Peter Wolf discusses his new album A Cure for Loneliness. "Music has been my constant cure... for loneliness. And so, it's a collection of just a lot of new songs I've written and some favorite roots songs that have been with me all my life." One of the standout cuts is a very different version of the J. Geils Band favorite "Love Stinks." At first, that wasn't a song he planned to include on the album. Peter Wolf on his reboot of the J Geils song "Love Stinks." "We were taping live and that was not planned. We were backstage fooling around. I think a little bit of Kentucky's finest -- everyone was having a little sip of this and that. And so on stage, I just called out, started singing 'Love Stinks,' and the band started following me. People enjoyed it so much, we decided to put it on the record. But it wasn't planned that way." Wolf is getting ready to head "north, west, east and south" on a tour that begins next Friday and extends into the summer. Expect his new material to be mixed with songs he made famous with The J. Geils Band. As Peter reminds us, "It's a large part of my life. We were together for 17 years." Peter Wolf previews his spring tour. "There are a lot of hip-shakin', uptempo, slamming things. We just do a lot of different textures. A broader bunch of things, but I still rock it out -- there's still a lot of blues-based things and raunchy things. So, it's different. And I also include some of my favorite Geils songs." That J. Geils history even includes a show where they actually shared a bill with the late, great Prince. Peter Wolf was a fan of Prince, even before he and The J. Geils Band were opening acts for a 1981 Rolling Stones show in L.A.. "I met him several times throughout the years, and he was also a guest on a bill that The J.Geils Band had played with The Rolling Stones out in California. I met him even before his first recordings came out. And so, I did not know him well, but one thing's for sure, I was and still am a very huge fan of his artistry, creativity and his work." Peter Wolf kicks off his tour April 29th at Infinity Hall in Hartford, Connecticut.

Peter Wolf says the title of his new album A Cure for Loneliness is a personal statement. Peter Wolf discusses his new album A Cure for Loneliness. "Music has been my constant cure... for loneliness. And so, it's a collection of just a lot of new songs I've written and some favorite roots songs that have been with me all my life." One of the standout cuts is a very different version of the J. Geils Band favorite "Love Stinks." At first, that wasn't a song he planned to include on the album. Peter Wolf on his reboot of the J Geils song "Love Stinks." "We were taping live and that was not planned. We were backstage fooling around. I think a little bit of Kentucky's finest -- everyone was having a little sip of this and that. And so on stage, I just called out, started singing 'Love Stinks,' and the band started following me. People enjoyed it so much, we decided to put it on the record. But it wasn't planned that way." Wolf is getting ready to head "north, west, east and south" on a tour that begins next Friday and extends into the summer. Expect his new material to be mixed with songs he made famous with The J. Geils Band. As Peter reminds us, "It's a large part of my life. We were together for 17 years." Peter Wolf previews his spring tour. "There are a lot of hip-shakin', uptempo, slamming things. We just do a lot of different textures. A broader bunch of things, but I still rock it out -- there's still a lot of blues-based things and raunchy things. So, it's different. And I also include some of my favorite Geils songs." That J. Geils history even includes a show where they actually shared a bill with the late, great Prince. Peter Wolf was a fan of Prince, even before he and The J. Geils Band were opening acts for a 1981 Rolling Stones show in L.A.. "I met him several times throughout the years, and he was also a guest on a bill that The J.Geils Band had played with The Rolling Stones out in California. I met him even before his first recordings came out. And so, I did not know him well, but one thing's for sure, I was and still am a very huge fan of his artistry, creativity and his work." Peter Wolf kicks off his tour April 29th at Infinity Hall in Hartford, Connecticut.

ZZ Top is one of my favorite bands and I'm trying to write this description quickly. I'm joined by Marc Stone (https://marcstonenola.wixsite.com/mysite). Marc is a terrific guitar player and roots music historian who has been a standout presence in New Orleans since the 1990s, playing alongside legends of Funk, Zydeco, RnB and Blues on stages across the globe. Right now, Marc is touring with funk guitar icon Leo Nocentelli (https://leonocentelli.com/)of The Meters behind Leo's historic rediscovered 1971 acoustic masterpiece "Another Side.” As we mention in the interview, they're playing in my former hometown of Hartford Connecticut at Infinity Hall tonight. Leo and Marc play at New York's Sony Hall on Sept. 24, at Philly's Ardmore Concert hall on Sept. 25 at the Hamilton in Washington DC on the 27th. Stone has been called a band-leading force in the Crescent City known for his fusion of modern and traditional blues, soul and funk —a sound he calls ‘roots in the present tense'" by repeat CDC podcast guest Alexander Zaitchik. He must like being called that because it's on his website, along with the following two paragraphs: When he's not on stage or in the studio, Marc can be found behind the mic at New Orleans' iconic radio sender, WWOZ 90.7-fm, celebrating 20 years hosting of his weekly “Soul Serenade” or spinning fine and funky vinyl at clubs and events. Stone is equally at home fronting his own band, leading intricate all star projects, and tearing it up for packed houses with just a guitar and a mic. Making the best of the pandemic shut down, Stone went to work on a new album to follow up 2019's solo outing “Live at Tipitina's”, which garnered him nominations from New Orleans top cultural publications for both Best Blues Album and Best Blues Performer. The result is “Shining Like A Diamond”, his first full length studio release since 2015. The album features an incredible line up and showcases Stone's soulful vocals, masterful touch on guitar, 8 string Dobro and lap steel, finely tuned songwriting skills, and a slew of incredible performers. Never one to lean on well worn forms and contrived chops showcases, Stone draws inspiration from every corner. He also taps a well-spring of legends to bring his songs to life, including Papa Mali, Alvin “Youngblood” Hart, Marilyn Barbarin, Leo Nocentelli, Reggie Scanlan, the late Alfred “Uganda” Roberts, Meschiya Lake, James Singleton, Mike Dillon, and George Porter, Jr.

Anthony Viscogliosi  preview “An Evening with Lech Walesa” at Infinity Hall in Hartford, during which Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former President of Poland Lech Walesa will be speaking.

Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly, Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling, and the upcoming Twenty-one Truths About Love, The Other Mother and Cardboard Knight. His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide.Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was the 2014 Dolly Gray Award winner and was a finalist for the 2017 Nutmeg Award in Connecticut.He is also the author of the rock opera The Clowns and the musicals Caught in the Middle, Sticks & Stones, and Summertime. He has written comic books for Double Take comics. He is the humor columnist for Seasons magazine and a columnist for Slate magazine. He has also published for Reader's Digest, The Hartford Courant, Parents magazine, The Huffington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor.The Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists awarded him first prize in opinion/humor writing in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019.When not hunched over a computer screen, Matthew fills his days as an elementary school teacher, a storyteller, a speaking coach, a blogger, a wedding DJ, a minister, a life coach, and a Lord of Sealand. He has been teaching for 21 years and is a former West Hartford Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Connecticut Teacher of the Year.Matthew is a 49-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion whose stories have been featured on their nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour and their weekly podcast. One of his stories has also appeared on PBS’s Stories From the Stage.He has also told stories for This American Life, TED, The Colin McEnroe Show, The Story Collider, The Liar Show, Literary Death Match, The Mouth, and many others. He has performed in such venues as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Wilbur Theater, The Academy of Music in North Hampton, CT, The Bynam Theater of Pittsburgh, The Bell House in NYC, The Lebanon Opera House, The Cutler Majestic, Boston University, Yale University, and Infinity Hall in Hartford, CT.Matthew is also the co-founder and creative director of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows throughout New England. He teaches storytelling and public speaking to individuals, corporations, universities, religious institutions, and school districts around the world. He has most recently taught at Yale University, The University of Connecticut Law School, Purdue University, The Connecticut Historical Society, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Miss Porter's School, The Berkshire School, and Graded School in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Matthew is the creator, producer, and co-host of Speak Up Storytelling, a podcast that teaches people to tell their best stories.Matthew is also the creator and co-host of Boy vs. Girl, a podcast about gender and gender stereotypes.Matthew is married to friend and fellow teacher, Elysha, and they have two children, Clara and Charlie. He grew up in the small town of Blackstone, Massachusetts, where he made a name for himself by dying twice before the age of eighteen and becoming the first student in his high school to be suspended for inciting riot upon himself. You can follow him all over but especially at www.matthewdicks.com and Instagram @matthewdicks 

What’s up podcast, today I’m speaking with saxophonist Nick Biello. We discuss the shortcomings of jazz school, how to develop your ears, forging your own career path in the age of the internet, and much more.Connect with Nick:Website: http://nickbiellomusic.com/Instagram: http://instagram.com/nickbiellomusicConnect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comAbout Nick, courtesy of NickBielloMusic.com:"Saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist and composer Nick Biello is developing a reputation as an exciting and artful musician.Nick has shared the stage with world-class artists, such as Slide Hampton, Cedar Walton, the Jimmy Heath Big Band, Rich Perry, Phil Markowitz, Steve Davis, Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, Clarence Penn, John Benitez, Henry Cole, Harvie S, Victor Bailey, Jaimoe Johnson and Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers. He has performed at the Pescara and Bussi Jazz Festivals in Italy, as well as the Litchfield Jazz Festival, the New Haven Jazz Festival, and the Westchester Jazz Festival. Nick's saxophone has been heard at venues such as the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, The Iridium, B.B. King's, The House of Blues in Chicago, The Paramount Theater, The Birchmere Theater, Smalls, Smoke, Zinc Bar, The Kitano, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, Bar Next Door, Rockwood Music Hall, Webster Theater, Infinity Hall, and Toad's Place.Nick was accepted to the John F. Kennedy Center's prestigious "Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead" program in 2009. "Betty Carter" focuses on developing the compositional skills of participants through masterclasses and workshops. Its faculty boasts some of the most respected names in Jazz, such as Jason Moran, Ralph Peterson, and Mark Whitfield.The Blue Note selected the Nick Biello Quartet to participate in their Thelonious Monk Emerging Artist Series in 2010. The series focused on young, upcoming talent in Jazz. The Quartet shared the stage with vibraphone legend Gary Burton. In 2014, Nick joined the Martin Schulte Quartet for a 2-week concert series in Seoul, Korea. Topping off the tour was a performance and masterclass for the German Consulate of Korea. Recently he was recognized for his prowess as a saxophonist and improviser by being named the winner of the Julius Keilwerth 2014 International Saxophone Idol Competition. Additionally, as part of being named the winner of the competition, Nick was afforded the opportunity to perform alongside the great Ernie Watts.  Nick has been recorded on hundreds of albums, from his own original projects to his work as a sideman for other artists. His debut album, "Vagabond Soul," released in 2017 on the Truth Revolution Recording Collective, features Phil Markowitz, John Benitez, Clarence Penn, Paul Jones, Andrew Renfroe, and Vincent Lionti."Support the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

They are touring in support of Full Circle & Then Some (Oct. 11), their first record in five years and the follow up to Trigger Hippy’s critically acclaimed self titled debut in 2014. The new album marks the band’s return... Read More ›

On this episode, Joey and the Meatball take a road trip to Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT to broadcast their famous open mic night! Listen to live original music, interviews with the artists, and common bar conversations with the Infinity Hall staff and regulars in the bistro. This is the demo podcast (so please excuse the levels). Next Podcast will be from the quarterly open mic big show performed in the hall (free show June 13th). Thanks to all the performers Charles Maring, Jason Jenkins, Eric Paradine, Tina Pierce, Randy Pelland, Angela Luna, Ed Hoyer, Jim Crombie, Cathy Griswald, and our host Andy Attanasio

Episode Seventy One Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– 10th Readalong –True Grit – Charles Portis Send in questions or comments by March 28, 2019 – we will discuss on April 2nd episode.The Goodreads discussion page can be found HERE.– Currently Reading –Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill (CW)Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy – edited by Nicole A. Seitz, Jonathan Haupt (CW)A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader – edited by Maria Popova & Claudia Zoe Bedrick (EF)Good Riddance – Elinor Lippman (EF)– Just Read –The Flatshare – Beth O’Leary (EF) (release date 5/28/19)The Street – Ann Petry (CW)The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls – Anissa Gray (EF)The Last Woman in the Forest – Diane Les Becquets (CW)Willa Cather Selected Stories: Flavia and Her Artists – Willa Cather (CW) part of the Willa Cather Short Story Project on WildmooBooks– Biblio Adventures –Chris and Emily caught up with Min Jin Lee at Yale University on 2/18/19Chris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in BostonOn the way home we stopped at Riff Raff Bookstore in Providence, RI. We both bought books: Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck (CW) and Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions by Valeria Luiselli (EF)Emily went to Infinity Hall on Hartford on 2/23/19 to see a SpeakUp Storytelling event– Upcoming Jaunts –We will head on a joint jaunt on 3/5/19 to see a panel including Roxane Gay discussing Writing Trauma at Yale UniversityEmily will go to Long Wharf Theater to see a play based on the book Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedEmily is heading to Fort Lauderdale for work and will go on the hunt for bookstores!On 3/7/19 Chris is heading to the Guilford Library for an historical event, The Witness Stones Project and Harriet Beecher Stowe Center present: Guilford, Slavery, and the West Indian Trade– Upcoming Reads –The Necessary Hunger – Nina Revoyr (CW)Women in the Literary Landscape – edited by Doris Weatherford, Rosalind Reisner, and Nancy Rubin Stuart (CW)Heavy: An American Memoir – Kiese Laymon (EF)The Wartime Sisters – Lynda Cohen Loigman (EF)The Quintland Sisters – Shelley Wood (EF)– Also Mentioned –Alison Law – Literary Atlanta PodcastMaria Popova – brainpickingsMarie KondoCaroline Leavitt – Check out her blog with great author interviewsJonah’s Gourd Vine – Zora Neale HurstonNevada Barr and The Track of the CatDiane Les Becquets EventsMin Jin Lee: On Selling Your First Novel After 11 YearsBook by John F Kennedy: Profiles in CourageA Student of History – Nina RevoyrThe Masterpiece – Fiona DavisA Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True – Brigid Pasulka

Episode Seventy Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– 70th Episode Giveaway –The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America – Virginia Sole-SmithDemocracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America – Nancy MacleanThe Flight Attendant – Chris BohjalianReconstructing Amelia – Kimberly McCreight– 10th Readalong –True Grit – Charles Portis Send in questions or comments by March 28, 2019 – we will discuss on April 2nd episode.– Currently Reading –The Street – Ann Petry (CW)The Flatshare – Beth O’Leary (EF) (release date 5/28/19)Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill (CW)– Just Read –Jonah’s Gourd Vine – Zora Neale Hurston (CW)Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir – Ruth Reichl (EF) (release date 4/2/19)Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier’s First Gunfighter – Tom Clavin (CW)Shadow Daughter: A Memoir of Estrangement – Harriet Brown (EF)Golden Child – Claire Adam (EF)More Than Words – Jill Santopolo (EF)– Biblio Adventures –Chris saw Roxane Gay at Yale University in conversation with Claudine Rankin on 2/5/19To read Roxane’s essay about her weight loss surgery click HEREEmily watched some book to TV/Movie adaptations:The Sisters Brothers based on the book of the same title by Patrick dewittKilling Eve based on the book Codename Villanelle series by Luke JenningsThe Durrells in Corfu based on the book My Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellChris is watching The Man in the High Castle based on the book of the same name by Philip K. Dick– Upcoming Jaunts –Chris will head to RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT on 2/25/19 to see Pam Huston discuss her new book Deep CreekChris and Emily will catch up with Min Jin Lee at Yale University on 2/18/19Emily is heading to Infinity Hall in Hartford on 2/23/19 to see a SpeakUp Storytelling event Chris and Emily are heading to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on 2/21/19And one more joint jaunt on 3/5/19 to see a panel including Roxane Gay discussing Writing Trauma at Yale University– Upcoming Reads –An Untamed State – Roxane Gay (CW)Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir – Cinelle Barnes (EF)The Crate: A Story of War, A Murder, And Justice – Deborah Vadas Levison (EF)Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger – Lee Israel (CW)No Traveller Returns – Louis L’Amour, Beau L’Amour (CW)Willa Cather Selected Stories: Flavia and Her Artists – Willa Cather (CW)Willa Cather Short Story Project on WildmooBooks– Author Spotlight –We got the chance to catch up with Virginia Sole-Smith author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America To find out what Virginia is up to go to: https://virginiasolesmith.com/Virginia co-hosts a podcast with her friend Amy Palanjian: Comfort Food Podcast– Also Mentioned –Ryan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.books.my.shelf/Bridget Jones Diary – Helen FieldingVoxerTheir Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale HurstonShawn the Book ManiacTender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table – Ruth ReichlDodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West – Tom ClavinThe Light We Lost – Jill SantopoloCitizen: An American Lyric – Claudine RankinHunger: A Memoir of (My) Body – Roxane GayCowboys Are My Weakness: Stories – Pam HoustonEllen Satter Institute

At political debates, candidates toss out policy positions and big numbers at a dizzying pace. Who’s checking all of these claims? On the eve of the final gubernatorial debate, reporter and Claim Check veteran Matt Kauffman fact-checks the previous one, which took place at Infinity Hall in Hartford on Oct. 18, while explaining the fact-checking process.

David Crosby rocks Infinity Hall June 10, 2018!

Episode Thirty Eight Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. We have an upcoming read-along: February – Maurice by E.M. Forster Send in questions or comments by March 1st – we will discuss on March 6th episode Information regarding the conversion problem with Sweet by Yotem Ottolenghi and Helen Goh can be found here. – Currently Reading/Listening – The Detonator – Vincent Zandri The Selected Letters of Willa Cather – Willa Cather, Andrew Jewell (CW) Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality – Pema Chodron (EF)(audio) Labor Day – Joyce Maynard (EF)(audio) Man’s Search for Meaning - Victor Frankel (CW) – Just Read – The Arrangement – Sarah Dunn (EF) Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) – Jane Harper (CW) Jane Steele – Lyndsay Faye (EF)(audio) Smilla’s Sense of Snow – Peter Hoeg (CW) -- Chris watched the movie Smilla’s Sense of Snow American Housewife – Helen Ellis (EF) – Biblio Adventures – On January 25, 2018 we had the honor of being in conversation with Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko, at RJ Julia’s Booksellers. The evening was recorded and will appear on an upcoming episode of Just the Right Book Podcast. Check out Min Jin Lee’s website to follow her paperback tour and various speaking events. Emily and Chris went on a joint jaunt to hear Patrick Lynch speak about the Long Island Sound and his book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound: Coastal Habitats, Plant Life, Fish, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, and Other Wildlife. Emily visited Burgundy Books in Westbrook, CT Emily went to a SpeakUp! storytelling event at Infinity Hall in Hartford, CT. – Upcoming Jaunts – February 11th Chris is heading to see a musical in Jaffrey, New Hampshire: “Kindness & Cruelty: Willa Cather in Jaffrey” Future joint jaunt on February 18 to Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek to see Amy Bloom speaking about her new book White Houses. Emily is going with Aunt Ellen to see Eve Ensler’s new play In The Body of the World February 21st at Guilford Library Chris will be attending the bookclub for the Witness Stones Project Join Chris on April 19th at 2:00 at Bookclub Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CT for the quarterly Willa Cather book club discussion of The Song of the Lark. – Upcoming Reads – White Houses – Amy Bloom (EF) Kindred – Octavia Butler (CW) – Also Mentioned – Connecticut Library Consortium – Cookbook Book Club Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace Worst Bestsellers Podcast Yum’s the Word Show Live Lit Story Club The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism – Joan Acocella Ink and Paper Blog She Reads Booktopia – May 4-5,2018 at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT – author line up and registration can be found here.

Mary Ramsay, the lead singer and viola player of the rock band 10,000 Maniacs, joined the “On the Record: Music” to talk about the band’s upcoming show at Infinity Hall in Hartford on Sept. 8.

Episode Twenty Three Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Grapes of Wrath Read-Along – Chris and Emily will be doing a joint read of John Steinbeck’s the Grapes of Wrath. The discussion of the book will be live on August 22nd. If you have any questions or comments you would like us to address, please get in touch via email or social media by August 17th. – Just Read – A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Bachman (EF) The Going and Goodbye: A Memoir – Shuly Xóchitl Cawood (CW) The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty – Elizabeth L. Silver (EF) Mothers and Other Strangers – Gina Sorell (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – Jack Be Quick – Benjamin Thomas (CW) Emma – Jane Austen (CW) The Talented Ribkins – Ladee Hubbard (CW) Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World – Sarah Praeger (CW) The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley – Hannah Tinti (EF) Leavings: Poems – Wendell Berry (EF) The Gift of Good Land – Wendell Berry (EF) Intimate Kisses: The Poetry of Sexual Pleasure – edited by Wendy Maltz (EF) – Biblio Adventures – Chris and Emily had a joint jaunt to the Pequot Library book sale July 29 – Benjamin Thomas author of Jack Be Quick at Bookclub Bookstore August 3 – Chris attended New Haven Noir book launch at The Institute Library in New Haven, CT August 3 – Emily went to SpeakUp at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT She also visited the beautiful Norfolk Library Chris wrote a blog post about her visit to the Norfolk Library. Read it here. – Upcoming Jaunts – August 10 – Chris will be moderating Sarah Praeger as she discusses her book Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World at Bookclub Bookstore & More August 15 – Emily is hoping to visit Galaxy Bookshop in Hardwick, VT. August 19-20 – Chris will be heading to Cather Weekend on Governors Island August 22 – Emily will be heading to an event sponsored jointly with Bank Square Books and Mystic Museum of Art to hear Camille Aubrey discuss her book Cooking for Picasso. – Upcoming Reads – Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck (EF) (CW) The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying – Nina Riggs (EF) The Arrangement – Sarah Dunn (EF) Glass Houses – Louise Penny (CW) – Also Mentioned – Links to where Laura's book Mastering the Art of Self Expression is available: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-Self-Expression-Laura-Thoma/dp/1365669653/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501642230&sr=8-1&keywords=mastering+the+art+of+self-expression BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mastering-the-art-of-self-expression-laura-thoma/1126807579?ean=9781365669651 Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/laura-thoma/mastering-the-art-of-self-expression/paperback/product-23248182.html And at Breakwater Books and Book Club Bookstore & More Chris is now reviewing books for Criminal Element. Check out her first review of Stasi Child by David Young. The Execution of Noa P. Singleton – debut novel by Elizabeth Silver Empire State Center for the Book – events on Governor’s Island

Episode Twenty One Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Grapes of Wrath Read-Along – Chris and Emily will be doing a joint read of John Steinbeck’s the Grapes of Wrath. The discussion of the book will be live on August 22nd. If you have any questions or comments you would like us to address, please get in touch via email or social media by August 17th. – Just Read – Stay With Me – Ayòbami Adébáyò (EF) release date August 22 Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula – Loren D. Estleman (CW) Chris has a review on her blog: read it HERE The Going and Goodbye: A Memoir – Shuly Xóchitl Cawood (EF) Stasi Child (Karin Müller #1) – David Young (CW) Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything In Between – Lauren Graham (EF) (audio) Who Killed Piet Barol? – Richard Mason (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty – Elizabeth L. Silver (EF) Emma – Jane Austen (CW) A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Bachman (EF) Island: The Complete Stories – Alistair MacLeod (EF) Sea Kayaking and Stand Up Paddling Connecticut, Rhode Island and the Long Island Sound - David Fasulo (CW) – Biblio Adventures – July 12 – Chris Colfer author of The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT July 17 – Bill Roorbach author of The Girl of the Lake: Stories at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT Emily went to Long Beach Island, New Jersey where she visited two bookstores: The Bookworm and LBI Bookswap Chris visited the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, CT – Upcoming Jaunts – Chris and Emily are off on a joint jaunt to the annual Pequot Library book sale in Southport, CT July 29 – Benjamin Thomas author of Jack Be Quick at Bookclub Bookstore August 3 – Emily is heading to SpeakUp at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT August 3 – Chris will attend New Haven Noir book launch at The Institute Library in New Haven, CT – Upcoming Reads – Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck (EF) (CW) The Going and Goodbye: A Memoir – Shuly Xóchitl Cawood (CW) Jack Be Quick – Benjamin Thomas (CW) – Also Mentioned – History of a Pleasure Seeker – Richard Mason Stasi Wolf (Karin Müller #2) – David Young Someday, Someday, Maybe – Lauren Graham’s novel October Road – a television series that Chris has been enjoying Chris is participating in Austen in August which will be hosted by https://roofbeamreader.com/

The southern rock band The Outlaws will be playing at Infinity Hall in Norfolk at the end of June. Henry Paul, singer and guitarist of the band, joined the “On the Record: Music” podcast to discuss the bands tour, their history and his career.

LIVE PARTY

LIVE PARTY

The acoustically perfect Infinity Music Hall, a historic 130-year-old venue in Norfolk, Conn., provides an intimate setting for engaging, authentic and heartfelt performances by an eclectic group of musicians. This season's line-up includes: pop trio Wilson Phillips, folk soul singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb' Mo', soulful singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne, alternative rockers Rusted Root, The Wailin' Jennys folk group, folk troubadour Jonathan Edwards, rockers The Smithereens and guitar virtuoso Tim Reynolds. Check your local public television station listings. Distributed by American Public Television.