Podcasts about Willimantic

How do police pursuits work? Recently, Connecticut State Police highlighted a pursuit that was started by a convicted felon in Willimantic. We got perspective from Connecticut State Police Sgt. Luke Davis. Image Credit: Getty Images

Our card this week is William Alvarado, the Ace of Spades from Connecticut.William Alvarado was 73 years old when he was found stabbed to death in his living room in Willimantic, Connecticut in 2016. For years, his case was ice cold. But just recently, it started heating up– all thanks to a tip that came in from a deck of cold case playing cards. Now, detectives are working around the clock to finally solve William's murder – and they're the closest they've ever been.If you or anyone you know has information about William Alvarado's murder in Willimantic, Connecticut, on Sept. 7, 2016,  please call the Willimantic Police Department at (860) 465-3135 or the Connecticut Cold Case Unit tip line at 1-866-623-8058. Tips can also be sent by email, to cold.case@ct.gov, by Facebook Messenger to the Connecticut DCJ Cold Case Unit Facebook page or mailed to the Willimantic Police Department, 22 Meadow Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226.View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/william-alvarado Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media.Instagram: @thedeckpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @thedeckpodcast_ | @audiochuckFacebook: /TheDeckPodcast | /audiochuckllcTo support Season of Justice and learn more, please visit seasonofjustice.org. The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. Instagram: @ashleyflowersTikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkieTwitter: @Ash_FlowersFacebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!

In this podcast episode ... Where do you go if you want to have a good night out but don't want to or can't drink alcohol? Maybe a sober bar. And they're popping up across the state and nation and we visit one in Willimantic. Plus we take a look at other stories from across the region

On today's show: --Dana Jackson from CT NOFA reports on the upcoming Winter Conference Scheduled for March 23 at Eastern CT State U., in Willimantic, CT. --Steve Munno's Small Farms Report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT --The Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye --Special Guest: Esther Armmand tells the story of her family's farm in the Mississippi Delta. Host: Richard Hill

Dr. Bryan Connolly is a botanist, horticulturalist, and professor of Biology at Eastern Connecticut University in Willimantic, CT, my (Owen's) hometown. His research interests include rare plants of New England, the nightshade family, the rose family, and cannabis. Before Eastern, Professor Connolly was a faculty member at Framingham State University in Massachusetts and also worked for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Mississippi's Medicinal Plant Garden, New England Wild Flower Society, and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. He is also involved in his family farm: Cobblestone Farm CSA in Mansfield Center, CT. In this interview we hear about Bryan's 33 year journey with seed saving, seed production, and plant breeding; his work with giving a boost and sometimes reintroducing native plants from New England to Puerto Rico; his work with students around growing cannabis for medicinal uses; and his trials and initial breeding work with some crops we shared with him, including pigeon peas, field peas, and roselle.    SEED AND PLANT STORIES TOLD IN THIS EPISODE: Chenopodium formosanum (Taiwan) Grass Jelly (Taiwan, Indonesia) Erubia (Puerto Rico) Corpse Flower (Indonesia) Easter in August Cherry Tomato Minnesota 13 Field Pea Bo (Black-Eyed Pea Leaves) Mississippi Purple Hull Pea Northern Adapted Pigeon Peas Solanum chacoense (South America) Cannabis (specifically the beverage, Bhang from India) Chin Baung (Burmese Roselle Leaf)   MORE INFO FROM THIS EPISODE: Bryan's ECSU professor bio Bryan's instagram: Northeastern Connecticut Botany Breeding Organic Vegatables, NOFA publication, by Rowen White and Bryan Connolly Organic Seed Production and Saving, NOFA publication, by Bryan Connolly Stewarding Indigenous Seeds and Planting by the Moon with Stephen Silverbear McComber, Seed Savers Exchange Ploidy (number of chromosomes in a cell) Ploidy, genetic diversity and speciation of the genus Aronia ABOUT: Seeds And Their People is a radio show where we feature seed stories told by the people who truly love them. Hosted by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds and Chris Bolden-Newsome of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden. trueloveseeds.com/blogs/satpradio   FIND OWEN HERE: Truelove Seeds Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Twitter   FIND CHRIS HERE: Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden

It's the very first mini episode of 2024! Can you believe it? In this Case Profile, Katie and Liz start the new year off with two, very sad stories. First, Katie tells of the details of the murder of Joaquim Perry in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1975. Then, Liz shares the story of the brutal slaying of 73-year-old William Alvarado in his Willimantic, Connecticut apartment in 2016. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimene/support

In this podcast episode ... It's the holiday season and time to imbibe in some good food and drink to celebrate We visit Stone Row Kitchen & Bar in Willimantic to talk holiday cocktails, mocktails and wine for the season. Plus we take a look at other stories from across the region

TRIGGER WARNING:  This episode discusses sexual assault and graphic violence. Joyce Grayson, a home healthcare nurse, was found murdered in her patient's basement on October  28, 2023 in Willimantic, CT.  Joyce was visiting her home health care patient, who was a known sexual offender with a significant history of violent behavior.  This patient was living in a half way house with other known sexual offenders. Nurses Uncorked examines the alarming trend of healthcare workers being continuously placed in dangerous conditions.  https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/family-of-visiting-nurse-killed-in-willimantic-retains-attorney/3138572/?amp=1 New episodes of Nurses Uncorked every Tuesday. ❤️ please give our episodes a download, follow us, like the episodes and if you really love us… a 5 ⭐️ star rating! Please follow Nurses Uncorked at!  https://www.tiktok.com/@nurses.uncorked?_t=8drcDCUWGcN&_r=1 https://instagram.com/nursesuncorked?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== https://youtube.com/@NursesUncorkedL https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094678265742&mibextid=LQQJ4d You can hear our podcast at: https://feed.podbean.com/thenurseericarn/feed. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nurses-uncorked/id1698205714 https://spotify.link/8hkSKlKUaDb https://nursesuncorked.com     DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content [published or distributed by or on behalf of Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites or Nurses Uncorked Podcast is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions expressed or contained herein are not intended to serve as or replace medical advice, nor to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease, condition, illness or injury, and you should consult the health care professional of your choice regarding all matters concerning your health, including before beginning any exercise, weight loss, or health care program.  If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.   Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Nurses Uncorked Podcast are their own; not those of Nurse Jessica Sites, Nurse Erica or Nurses Uncorked Company.  Accordingly, Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions.

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 26 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll downtown Willimantic, and nearby Windham, Connecticut, is search of a French and Indian War battle site that left thousands dead in July of 1758. The region has never forgotten, nor will it ever forgive those responsible for the slaughter. There are monuments to the battle, an opera written about it, and since September of 2000, a Willimantic bridge even tips its hat to those responsible lest we ever forget. This episode first aired August 29, 2019.   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

In episode 48 of Hooked on Creek, Korre Johnson talks with Peter Hurley about what it was like seeing Max Creek in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Peter also talks about seeing the band perform at venues like Mad Murphy's and the Shaboo Inn during that time period, as well as his experiences attending the first three Camp Creeks. This episode also features the following live performances by Max Creek:Fire & Brimstone performed December 31, 1981, at Cell Block Eleven in Hartford, Connecticut:https://archive.org/details/MC1981-12-31.MC1981-12-31JohnLombardiMaster/06FireBrimstone.flacHigh Flying Bird performed November 25, 1978, at Mad Murphy's in Hartford, Connecticut:https://archive.org/details/mc1978-11-25.flac16/mc1978-11-25d1t02.flacRainbow performed January 7, 1982, at the Great American Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut:https://archive.org/details/MC1982-01-07.MaxCreekTheClosingOfGreatAmericanMusicHallJohnLombardiMaster/14Rainbow.flacEmerald Eyes performed December 17, 2022, at The Met in Pawtucket, Rhode Island:https://archive.org/details/mc2022-12-17.-KM140-SBD/20221217_MC_KM140_S2-06.flacDevil's Heart into The Field into Signature performed July 27, 1978, at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut:https://archive.org/details/mc1978-07-27.flac16/mc1978-07-27d1t03.flacRead a transcript of this episode on the Hooked on Creek website:https://hookedoncreek.com/2023/07/episode-48-peter-hurley-talks-about-max-creek/If you have feedback or suggestions for future episodes, send a message via the contact link on the Hooked on Creek website:https://hookedoncreek.com

The Morning Mayor of Willimantic and longtime color analyst had Dan Hurley on his morning show this week. Enjoy the interview

About Andrea Perron My name is Andrea Perron. I am the eldest daughter of Roger & Carolyn Perron. My birthdate: October 10, 1958...the only one of five siblings to be born in Rhode Island. I was just two months old when my parents bought our first home in Willimantic, Connecticut, where all my sisters came into the world. A burgeoning family required more space so we bought a larger home in Cumberland, R.I. when I was six. Living in a suburb of Providence proved disquieting. After six years my mother decided her girls required a place in the country in which to grow and thrive. In June of 1970 she found a glorious farm, then she and my father moved mountains to buy what was known as the old Arnold Estate; two-hundred acres of land with a big barn and a farmhouse; plenty of space to spread out and explore Nature. It was the perfect place to raise a family, according to the owner, though he failed to disclose a crucial element of the experience he endured as an occupant. The day we moved in, he told my father: "...leave the lights on at night." A rather cryptic message. Thus began an incredible odyssey; a supernatural excursion through dimensions of time and space as the history of its characters from the ages began to reveal themselves to seven mortals who could not conceive of and never anticipated such events transpiring in our lives. For almost a decade our family lived among the dead. There we came to understand that we are not alone and there is something beyond mortal existence. I graduated from high school in 1976 and attended Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Graduating in 1980 with an interdisciplinary degree in Philosophy and English, it was during my senior year when my mother announced the sale of the farm was pending. I was heart broken. In spite of the trials, it was "home" and I loved it. Returning to Rhode Island, we were there only a few weeks before relocating to Georgia; long enough to pack and say goodbye. It was over. Though we abandoned our place in the country, it never left us. Memory is powerful. I've spent my life since engaging in a variety of endeavors. Georgia did not suit me. After seven years I went home to R.I. Though I have always been a writer, I have likewise explored my own creative abilities. As a professional singer, songwriter, musician and actor, my time has been full of adventures and interesting characters. For more than twenty years I was a cast member with The Theatre Company of Rhode Island, performing on the stage of The Assembly Theater, the historic centerpiece of Harrisville. For the last ten years I lived in R.I. I was employed as a youth counselor at Harmony Hill School in Chepachet and lived in the village of Harmony, in a quaint cottage on Waterman Lake, also known as paradise on a pond. In 2007 I began writing the manuscript which has now evolved into the trilogy "House of Darkness House of Light" and relocated (again) to Georgia to be with my family while embarking on such a major project involving all of them as well. It has proved to be quite an excursion in its own right, spawning some nightmares while exhuming our memories of the dead. Often painful, it has been a healing process as well, as each revisited a past impacting our present, clearly mapping the future of a family. There was no escaping unscathed, though we thought we has successfully done so at the time. This is a story whose time has come. Many have spoken or written about fragments of the story for decades. Now is the time to tell the whole truth about what happened in a house alive with death as we lived an illuminating decade of life. It is a tale worth telling because it is true. Time has come because we are ready to disclose our secrets and the world is ready to receive them. Website https://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Perron/e/B0071MIRNM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Grant Cameron https://linktr.ee/whitehouseufo

In this podcast episode ... We're talking regional educational centers And find out about two Magnet High Schools run by the nonprofit EAST CONN, one in Danielson, the other in Willimantic. Plus, we take a look at other stories making the headlines from around the region.

Bicycle Talk Episode 308:  August 15th, 2022:  Ron's Rant: Why you should always stop at a red light.  On a positive side:   Ron and Fran reflect on their lovely ride on Sunday to a small cafe in Willimantic. It's Steeplechase Bike Tour week. and  A  shout out to Too Tall Billy! You have a […]

In this episode I'm joined by Susan, 2/4 Emotional Manifesting Generator to talk evolutionary astrology, changing your life and permission to become who you've always known you've been. Susan and I have been working together combining the power of the astrology natal chart with the in the moment tools of Human Design to allow clients to take back their power, autonomy, and build deep trust with their intuition. We discuss the difference between anxiety and your authority/intuition and how the intense fear conditioning of our society is a difficult thing to overcome. We discuss energy, vibration and being able to hold both joy and sadness at the same time. Apologies for the weird alien sounds in my track this week, no idea what happened and this episode is WAY too good to skip.Connect with Susan here:www.instagram.com/sacredsoulventureswww.sacredsoulventures.lifehttps://www.facebook.com/Sacred-Soul-Ventures-LLC-104668464936193Susan is a Certified Holistic Coach, Astrologer and Reiki Master Teacher. She has a thriving practice in Willimantic, Connecticut that combines all of these modalities. Her clients come to her because they feel lost. They accept things as they are instead of awakening to their fullest life. They feel unfulfilled because they are living other people's expectations. At Sacred Soul Ventures, she helps you rediscover the truth of who you are by reconnecting you to your soul's purpose through astrology, coaching and energy work. Come home to yourself!If you loved this episode, you can buy me a coffee :) Your small support allows me to continue creating incredible and impactful content! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PracticalATo continue the conversation, be sure to follow me on instagram, @rachaelami. If you have a topic you'd love me to dive into or an expert to recommend email me at hello@rachaelami.co.uk.Sign up for my email list to keep up to date on all new episodes HERE!To book a reading and find other ways you can work with me visit my website www.rachaelami.co.uk, use the promo code PODCAST22 for a special discount!If you loved this episode make sure you screenshot and tag me on social media.Timestamps:(03:05) Susan's first interaction with Human Design, being overwhelmed to begin with. (05:53) How Human Design and a Natal chart reading can truly change your life.(07:30) The ancient history of astrology, western, vedic.(09:15) How a reading can change your life.(10:41) The impact of the beliefs around you, cultural, family systems or community. An introduction to evolutionary astrology.(13:55) Where Astrology meets Human Design. (14:52) How Human Design gives you permission to remove layers of conditioning and be who you are.(18:00) How this work gives clients the tools to take control of their life and create a life that feel good.(21:40) How Human Design teaches you the skills to create your boundaries and follow your intuition.(25:10) How society teaches us NOT to trust your body.(29:30) The difference between fear and anxiety. (32:00) Manifesting Generators in business.(38:38) The individual circuitry with the 59-6 and the 4th line profile.(39:35) Paula Shepherd, confidence and business coaching programs. www.thecourageblueprint.com(40:11) Living in a lack and fear driven society and staying open to abundance, love and joy.

Jonas conducts his 1st sit down interview with EJ and thee mighty Willimantic to discuss his newest entry to the universe. Make way for the album SCATTERBRAIN...….amongst other things...ENJOY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fnlshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fnlshow/support

Jonas conducts his 1st sit down interview with EJ and thee mighty Willimantic to discuss his newest entry to the universe. Make way for the album SCATTERBRAIN...….amongst other things...ENJOY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fnlshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fnlshow/support

This week we talked about the Know Your Farmer Fair, which is happening this Saturday, March 19 at the Elks Club Lodge, 198 Pleasant St., Willimantic, CT, from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM. It's a great opportunity to meet with 30 local farmers, sample their wares, and talk directly to the people who grow your food! This […]

CT -based alternative band from Willimantic is heading OUT-OF-STATE on a national tour which will wind up at a 2-day recording session at one of LA's premier studios. Band members Joe Lemieux (drums), Cory Farnsworth (lead guitar), Violet Volkowski (guitar and vox) and Rex Thurston (leader and lead vocalist) all talked on 1st Tuesday Rainy Day Radio about their upcoming projects and played selections from their forthcoming vinyl release, "The Greatest Movie of All Time." Interview by Richard Hill

Welcome to Willimantic, home of the Battle of the Frogs! Willimantic is a census-designated place located in the town of Windham.  It was originally incorporated as a city in 1893 and was known as "Thread City" because of its thread mills.  The city prospered until after World War II and ultimately foundered in 1985 when American Thread, a major employer in the area, moved to North Carolina, and the city consolidated back into the town in 1983.  While there are numerous interesting facts about the town, the Battle of the Frogs is the most intriguing.  According to local legend, in 1754 the croaking of thousands of bullfrogs in a nearby pond caused a panic among the citizens who thought the town was under attack.  The story spread through the colonies to everyone's amusement.  The town embraced the story, even using a bullfrog as it's town seal.  The story of "battle" is now a point of pride for the town.  Willimantic also holds an annual boom box parade where residents tune there boom box to a specific station in lieu of having a marching band.  The town was also home to a number of notable people including serial killer William Bonin, Senator Chris Dodd, and football coach Skip Holtz.  We hope you enjoy our journey through Willimantic!

You're listening to the Westerly Sun's podcast, where we talk about the best local events, new job postings, obituaries, and more. First, a bit of Rhode Island trivia. Today's trivia is brought to you by Perennial. Perennial's new plant-based drink “Daily Gut & Brain” is a blend of easily digestible nutrients crafted for gut and brain health. A convenient mini-meal, Daily Gut & Brain” is available now at the CVS Pharmacy in Wakefield. Now for some trivia. Did you know that Ellison Brown, widely known as “Tarzan” Brown, was a direct descendant of the last acknowledged royal family of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island? He was a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon in 1936 and 1939 and a 1936 U.S. Olympian. He ran the marathon in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and also qualified for the 1940 Summer Olympics, but these were ultimately canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. Tarzan Brown is one of two Native Americans to have won the Boston Marathon and the only Native American to have more than one victory. He was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973. Now, for our feature story: The Colonial Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park program, the much-loved, 36-year-old tradition that takes place in Wilcox Park each summer is asking input from its attendees. Nicholas Moore, vice president of the Colonial's board of directors said the theater is Honoring its mission to "grow and better serve the community and our regional schools,".  They're holding two "public input meetings" next week in hopes of engaging the community. "We have received a lot of enthusiasm from the community and from our audiences during our shows and we want to provide an opportunity for community members to give us feedback in a formalized setting ... and perhaps to even become more involved with the Colonial moving forward.” The sessions — the first scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 17th, at noon and the second for Saturday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. in the United Theatre's Micro Cinema — are part of a major new initiative for the theater, Moore said. This initiative comes in the wake of "an enormously successful 2020-2021 season," he added, noting that last summer's "magnificent" production of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised]" in Wilcox Park was one for the record books. Members of the community interested in learning more about the theater, the information sessions or the programs offered by the theater can visit https://colonialtheaterart.org/. And remember, For more information on all things Westerly, check out this story and more at thewesterlysun.com Are you interested in a new opportunity? You're in luck! Today's Job posting comes from Randall Realtors Compass in Westerly. They're looking for real estate agents. You'll need to obtain a real estate license before you start. Pay can be $100,000 or more per year. If you're interested and think you'd be a good fit for the role you can apply using the link in our episode description. https://www.indeed.com/jobs?l=Westerly%2C%20RI&mna=5&aceid&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpf2IBhDkARIsAGVo0D2S3gEb-328GyRpBuTTeeKPdn3-klOh0KYAsfete6MEZmI5S4qTg-4aAnQkEALw_wcB&vjk=ca280a731c2da875&advn=7652287743140876 Today we're remembering the life of Mary Lou Robinson. She was born in Fall River, Mass. Mary Lou grew up in Fall River and moved with her family to Willimantic in the summer of 1950. She graduated from Windham High School in 1951. She graduated from the UCONN in 1955 and married her husband, Donald, in 1956 following his graduation. Donald predeceased her on June 1, 2018. They were married for 62 years. Mary Lou worked as a preschool teacher at the Westerly YMCA from 1970 to 1979. Later she was employed at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics until her retirement in 1993. She is survived by her two sons, daughter, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren and her sister-in-law and nephew. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Mary Lou's life. That's it for today, we'll be back next time with more! Also, remember to check out our sponsor Perennial, Daily Gut & Brain, available at the CVS on Main St. in Wakefield! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's World Breastfeeding Week and in this episode features two experts on the topic. Kara Giroux, a Lactation Consultant and Community Education Coordinator with Hartford HealthCare at Backus Hospital in Willimantic, CT,  and Sarah Quadrato a Nurse Educator with Women's Health Services at Hartford HospitalWorld Breastfeeding Week Event at Hartford HospitalWednesday, August 4: 11:30am-1pmOutdoor event | Open to publicMore information: kara.giroux@hhchealth.orgImportant links:Hartford HealthCare & Connecticut Children's AllianceE-learning and childbirth educationHartford HealthCare Facebook Breastfeeding Support GroupArticle: What's a Baby-Friendly Hospital? Ask a Breastfeeding MotherNew AHA Study: Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age

Guests: Dr. William Schaffner, physician and medical director for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. On to discuss increasing data on COVID variants, and vaccines vs. COVID variants. Dr. Knowledge (Charles Reichblum), author of "The All-Time Book of Fascinating Facts." On to discuss his push to make "God Bless America" our national anthem. Wayne Norman, radio host on WILI-AM in Willimantic, Conn. On to discuss the Boom Box Parade. And your calls... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My sisters and brothers, Happy 4th week of Easter. Today's podcast is about Praising the Lord and our podcast song is, ‘Praise The Lord'. This song has been with me and sung throughout all my journey for five decades. It was written for retreat gatherings, prayer groups, gospel shows and concerts, presentations, and also now and previously used in my podcasting. As I've mentioned in my previous podcast, the life of this song started with just a thought, while meditating on Scriptures. The traveling from Providence/Warwick retreat centers in R.I., to the Immaculata Retreat Center in Willimantic, CT., then back to My Father's House Retreat Center in Moodus, CT., gave me opportunities for meditation on the scriptures that would stay in my thoughts, but I wasn't aware of why, not until the Holy Spirit's nudging became alive deep inside me. Did I mention, this song is another get up, clap your hands, dancing and singing Praises to the Lord? Yes, another ALLELUIA Praise the Lord song! Amen!

Bo Bartlett is a painter based out of Columbus, Georgia. He studied with Ben Long in Florence, and received his degree in Fine Art form the Pennsytlvania Academy of Fine Arts. He has had numerous solo exhibitions nationally and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA; The University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, MS; “Love and Other Sacraments,” Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland, ME; “Paintings of Home,” Ilges Gallery, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; “A Survey of Paintings,” W.C. Bradley Co. Museum, Columbus, GA; “Paintings of Home,” PPOW Gallery, New York, NY; and “Bo Bartlett,” Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA. Recent group exhibitions include “Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World,” Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA; “Brine,” SOMA NewArt Gallery, Cape May, NJ; “The Things We Carry: Contemporary Art in the South,” Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; “American Masters,” Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE; “The Philadelphia Story,” Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC; “The Outwin Boochever 2013 Portrait Competition Exhibition,” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC; “Best of the Northwest: Selected Paintings from the Permanent Collection,” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; “Perception of Self,” Forum Gallery, New York, NY; “Real: Realism in Diverse Media, Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA; “Thriving in Seattle: A Retrospective,” GAGE Academy of Art, Seattle WA; “private (dis)play,” New York Academy of Art, New York, NY; “Figure as Narrative,” Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; “Solemn & Sublime: Contemporary American Figure Painting,” Akus Gallery, Eastern CT State University, Willimantic, CT; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, “private(dis)play,” Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis, MO; and “Five Artists of Accomplishment from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. His work may be found in the permanent collections of the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; La Salle University Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA; Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA; Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA; McCornick Place Metropolis Pier and Exposition Authority, South Hall, Chicago, IL; United States Mint, Philadelphia, PA; Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA; Office of the Governor, Harrisburg, PA; Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, PA; Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA; Hunter Museum of American Art; Chattanooga, TN; Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA; Denver Museum of Art, Denver, CO; and Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Bartlett is the recipient of the PEW Fellowship in the Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Award; Museum Merit Award, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA; William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Charles Toppan Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; and Packard Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. This episode is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors and the New York Studio School. You can follow the podcast @soundandvisionpodcast on IG and Brian at @alfredstudio

#021 - You have heard of Make-A-Wish, but do you know what they do? Join us for this inspiring episode to learn more about how Make-A-Wish grants wishes to kids with critical illnesses and how two college students created a 5K road race series to fundraise for the cause.Topics Covered:Christina Alt joins us from Make-A-Wish CT to share their national and local programs; along with some inspiring storiesConnor Ratte shares his inspiration for creating the road race and what he has learned along the waySean McHugo talks about the different 5K road race options and how you can be a part of it no matter where you areToday's GuestsChristina AltChristina Alt is the Donor Experience Manager, responsible for creating and maintaining the annual stewardship plan to steward and cultivate long-term relationships with all Make-A-Wish constituents. She also manages our Kids for Wish Kids and Wishmakers on Campus programs, including Choose A Challenge. Christina formally joined the Make-A-Wish Connecticut team in January 2017 after having been a volunteer wish granter for 10+ years. Connor RatteConnor Ratte is a Business Management major at UConn. He became involved with Choose-A-Challenge and Make-A-Wish CT during his sophomore year there and fell in love with it instantly. As a former competitive high school and collegiate runner with a lot of connections in the running world, he came up with the idea to create the Make-A-Wish CT 5k Road Race as a fundraiser for the charity. Sean McHugoSean McHugo is a student at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Connecticut. He is currently studying Business Administration and pursuing a minor in Communication, and plans to graduate in May. Sean is a co-director for the Make-A-Wish CT 5k Road Race Series and has run Varsity Cross Country throughout high school and college, with his team recently taking first place in the Little East Cross Country Championship this past fall (virtually). Learn more about Make-A-Wish CT and get involved:Visit the Make-A-Wish CT websiteSign-up for the Make-A-Wish CT Road Race SeriesAdditional Resources:Facebook event (Coventry)Facebook event (Bethany)For more information, visit Inspire Virtual Runs.Join the community and click the subscribe button!

Bill O’Neill is a long time multi-use trail advocate, planner, designer and a member of the Connecticut Greenways Council. Barbara Amodio is co-chair of Bike Walk Bolton and an East Coast Greenway Ambassador. East Coast Greenway and Bike Walk Bolton are rolling out 10,000 copies of a trail map showing multi-use trails including the portion of the East Coast Greenway from Hartford to Willimantic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David and I talk about the beginnings of Willibrew in Willimantic, the history of their amazing building, their amazing beer lineup, awesome menu, and the greatest Christmas movie ever!

Today's podcast is about Praising the Lord in every way possible! Yes, you know it, through the grace and mercy of Jesus and the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, I do have a song for this podcast, and you probably already know the name of my song, right, you guessed it, it is called, Praise The Lord! This song has been around for many decades. It was written for retreat gatherings, prayer groups, gospel shows and concerts, presentations, and now podcasting. It has been sung throughout my journey. Now the life of this song began with just a thought, as I pondered on the Scriptures. Yes, this song is based on Scriptures. I was traveling from My Father's House Retreat Center in Moodus, CT. to Providence/Warwick retreat centers in R. I. Then back to the Immaculata Retreat Center in Willimantic, CT. and my base home retreat was at My Father's House Retreat Center!

For more than 25 years, Vin Crosbie has been one of the world’s most respected experts on media and its transformation into the digital world. Having just sold the Daily Chronicle of Willimantic, Connecticut (after 25-years of family ownership), Vin spends most of his time consulting and teaching a Master’s degree program for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York. When the Congressional Research Service briefed members of the U.S. Congress about the ongoing crisis in the nation’s newspaper industry, the first person--as well as the only academic and the only consultant--it quoted was Vin. Over the years, Vin’s clients have included The Atlantic, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Gannett, India Abroad, Johnson & Johnson, Playboy magazine, Scientific American magazine and may others. In this one-on-one interview with E&P Publisher Mike Blinder, Vin gives a very frank and unvarnished assessment of where the news publishing industry is today and it’s hope for survival in the years to come.

Now that the Spring 2020 semester is coming to an end, join Eden Elizabeth as she takes her first summer course at Eastern. Get Schooled... Summer School Edition is the best way to keep up with Eastern, the Willimantic community, and what summer courses are like at Eastern.

It’s the 2020 Know Your Farmer Fair! It’s at Town Hall in Willimantic, CT. It’s a great way to get to know the local people who grow your food! There will be produce, meat, eggs, cheese, honey, maple syrup, and jams and jellies for sale. I had a question about more info about the coronavirus, […]

Maria and Julio travel to Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT for a live show to discuss the state's immigrant and Latinx communities. Connecticut provides many protections to the over 100,000 undocumented immigrants, but the community still faces discrimination. Our ITT hosts are joined by guests Charles Venator-Santiago, associate professor with the Department of Political Science and El Instituto at University of Connecticut; Kica Matos, director of the Center on Immigration and Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice; and Lucas Codognolla, executive director of Connecticut Students for a Dream. ITT Staff Picks: Two years after Hurricane Maria: Charles' UConn team examines response to influx of Puerto Rican evacuees, via WNPRFate of CT’s undocumented youth in hands of U.S. Supreme Court, from The CT Mirror The Immigrant Legal Resource Center's report on local authorities engagement with federal immigration enforcement across the countryThanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund who made this live show possible. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 106, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll downtown Willimantic, and nearby Windham, Connecticut, is search of a French and Indian War battle site that left thousands dead in July of 1758. The region has never forgotten, nor will it ever forgive those responsible for the slaughter. There are monuments to the battle, an opera written about it, and since September of 2000, a Willimantic bridge even tips its hat to those responsible lest we ever forget.

Sandra in Willimantic is back on the dating scene after getting a divorce. She went on a great date with a younger guy. She wants to know why she hasn't heard from him.

We continue to meet the healers of the Bhakti Center in Willimantic today.  Let's start off by meeting Anne Belliveau.  Anne heals others through sound and music, but also plans ceremonies for some of life's most sacred events.  Alexis Schweitzer is a life coach and yoga instructor who teaches at the Bhakti Center, helping clients to reach their goals on and off the mat.       To find out what's coming up at the Bhakti Center, be sure to check out their website! Contact Anne Belliveau at  Alexis' site is linked here!  

  When I visited the Bhakti Center in Willimantic, CT, I learned so much that I couldn't possibly fit it into one episode! Today we start with Lisa Day-Lewis, who was on season 1 talking about her ayurvedic practice.  She has since grown her business to open the Bhakti Center, which houses a number of holistic services.  After catching up with Lisa and learning about the Bhakti Center, I chat with Genessa Zickefoose to learn about her shamanic work and yoga classes at the center.  Tune in next week to meet two more healers from this space!   Find the Bhakti Center CT's site here!  Genessa also has a website!  

In their heyday, Willimantic's Hooker and Nathan Hale Hotels were considered among the most lavish accomodations halfway between New York and Boston. But they have long sat idle. Most residents know little about the Hooker's past other than that, by the 1980s and 1990s, the decaying structure turned into a notoriously gruesome boarding house for heroin addicts. A settlement agreement reached between a developer, the state, and historic preservationists finally gives the community hope that the block on which they stand may soon be revived. Only it will be without the Hooker Hotel, which can be demolished under the agreement. Today, we look at the compromise and what it means for blighted properties deemed historic in other Connecticut communities. We also discuss a new report on school resource officers that finds Latino students are six times more likely to be arrested at schools where SROs have been assigned than at schools without them. And we get an update on Gov. Ned Lamont's bid for a "global solution" in the state's ever-evolving casino expansion debate. Last week, Lamont hesitantly conceded that a deal between Connecticut's two tribal casino operators and MGM Resorts isn't likely to come before the end of this year's regular legislative session. What happens now?Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rose has been a status symbol for ages, with only the wealthy having manicured rose gardens. But with today's plant breeding, anyone can have beautiful roses, if they give them enough love. Join hosts Terry and Len as they talk about planting and pruning roses, plus how to fight pests. Listen to our best smelling episode yet!

Great conversation with Bhakti and Ayurveda practitioner Lisa Day-Lewis about her center in Willimantic, what it is to be a practitioner, and her faith walk.

In this episode we talk to Karen Davison, Ph.D., a horse nutritionist who has worked at Purina for 25 years, to learn more about Purina’s 125 years of innovation and the latest in equine nutrition.

Ryan Jones is a 22 year old Willimantic police officer who will test his stamina and determination when he takes a 69 mile one day run from Newport to his home city.  Why is he doing it?  The answer will amaze and inspire you.  Fox 61's Jim Altman meets this extraordinary young man on a mission to help his mentor and friend.

Private Eye Harriet Holmes (Olivia Wadsworth) travels to Willimantic, Connecticut in an attempt to discover the second part of the Lost Episode of Nutmeg Junction featuring the music of Tom "The Suit" Forst"

Playlist: Blue Devil Bluez, Give Me A Reason, Velvet Starlings, Borrowed Time, KLEZ, Here Right Now, Matheus Mendes, Juke House, Big Harp George, Down To The Rite Aid, Vanja Sky, Bad Penny, Jeremiah Johnson, Straightjacket, Kat Riggins, Try Try Again, Brigitte Purdy, My Kinda Blues, Dennis Jones Band, Hot Sauce, Karen Lawrence, I Had It All Wrong, Damon Fowler, Hold Me Tight, Billie and the Kids, You Ain’t Pleasing Me, Little Victor, graveyard Boogie, Benny And The FlyByNiters, Two Dollar Woman, The Little Red Rooster Blues Band, Thrift Shop Rubbers, Big Apple Blues, Hudson Breeze, Vanessa Collier, Sweatin’ Like A Pig, Singin’ Like An Angel, The Bennett Brothers, Blues #9, The Bruce Katz Band, The Bun, J.P. Soars, Dog Catcher, Travis Bowlin, Don’t Lead Me On, Markey Blue Ric Latina Project, Red Room, The Proven Ones, Wild Again, Matty T Wall, Shake It, Eric Johanson, Live Oak, Eric McFadden, While You Was Gone, Biscuit Miller, She Likes To Boogie, Mojomatics, Soy Baby Many Thanks To: We here at the Black-Eyed & Blues Show would like to thank all the PR and radio people that get us music including Frank Roszak, Rick Lusher ,Doug Deutsch Publicity Services,American Showplace Music, Alive Natural Sounds, Ruf Records, Vizztone Records,Blind Pig Records,Delta Groove Records, Electro-Groove Records,Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon Records, BratGirl Media, Mark Pucci Media and all of the Blues Societies both in the U.S. and abroad. All of you help make this show as good as it is weekly. We are proud to play your artists.Thank you all very much! Blues In The Area: WEDNESDAY 8/1 WALTER TROUT - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY, FAIRFIELD. ALEXIS P SUTER - CITY WINERY (The Loft), NEW YORK CITY. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS with THE MELLOW MEN - OLD LYME INN (6 PM), OLD LYME. ERAN TROY DANNER (Electric Trio) - TOWN GREEN, LITCHFIELD. Summer Concert Series 6:30 to 8:30 PM. BLUES ALLEY - HOLLOW PARK, WOODBURY Summer concert Series 8 PM. VRBE - PUB ON PARK, CRANSTON RI COMMUNITY BLUES JAM - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. FRIENDS DAY OPEN MIC - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. EVAN GOODROW - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. FREE FUNK WEDNESDAY - ARCH STREET TAVERN, HARTFORD. ROLLING ON THE RIVER JAM - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. BATTLE OF THE BANDS - ATRIUM LOUNGE (8 PM), FOXWOOD CASINO. SANDY CONNOLLY OPEN MIC - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR & GRILL (8:30 PM), MADISON. COYOTE RIVER BAND - HOWARD T BROWN PARK ( Rock the Docks), NORWICH. CARMINE'S OPEN MIC - CARMINE'S RESTAURANT, EAST HARTFORD. THURSDAY 8/2 LIVIU INVITATIONAL - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. Liviu with Roberto Morbioli and Dave Anderson JON BATISTE (Road to Newport) - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER, WESTERLY RI ROCKY LAWRENCE - THE CRAVE (6:30 TO 9:30 PM). ANSONIA. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - CT RIVER MUSEUM (5:30 PM), ESSEX. JESSE COLIN YOUNG - KATY, OLD SAYBROOK. VINCE THOMPSON - STEAK LOFT (7 TO 10 PM), MYSTIC. OUTLAWS - NARROWS CENTER, FALL RIVER MA. ELECTRIC LADY feat GEORGE LOGAN - BIJOU THEATRE, BRIDGEPORT. BLUES TRAVELER - AT JONATHAN EDWARDS, NORTH STONINGTON. JIM KOEPPEL - DADDY JACKS, NEW LONDON. CREAMERY STATION - R'EVOLUTION SPORTS BAR, NASHUA NH. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo) - OUZO BLUE (8 PM), WATERTOWN. JERRY GARCIA BIRTHDAY BASH - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. KYLE TACY - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. SACRED FIRE (Santana Tribute) - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. KEN SAFETY OPEN MIC - CJ SPARROWS, CHESHIRE. JIMI PHOTON'S JAM - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. DAVE COSTA'S OPEN MIC - CAMBRIDGE BREW PUB, GRANBY. GREG SHERROD OPEN MIC - BLACK SHEEP, NIANTIC. WENDY MAY, BLACK DUCK, WESTPORT. TAMARACK OPEN MIC - TAMARACK LODGE (6:30 TO 9:30 PM), VOLUNTOWN. OPEN MIC AT THE BISTRO - INFINITY HALL, NORFOLK. HUNT HILL FARM JAM - HUNT HILL FARM (7:30 PM), NEW MILFORD. FRIDAY 8/3 TOMMY WHALEN AND FRIENDS - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. THE REDLINERS - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. SEAN CHAMBERS - CHAN'S, WOONSOCKET RI. JOHNNY MARINO AND BLUESHEAD - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. THE COFFEE GRINDERS - STILL HILL BREWERY (Bldg C Unit 8 at 4:30 PM), ROCKY HILL LUTHER "GUITAR JR" JOHNSON / BLUE HONEY - IRON HORSE, NORTHAMPTON MA. ROBERTO MORBIOLI - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN Roberto with Liviu Pop and Steve Bigelow. MIKE BLOOMER AND RICH BADOWSKI - MAIN STREET (6 TO 8 PM), STAFFORD SPRINGS. JOSE FELICIANO / PEABO BRYSON - SHABOO STAGE (Jillson Square), WILLIMANTIC. JEN DURKIN & THE BUSINESS - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. ERAN TROY DANNER (Electric Trio) - PAINTED PONY, BETHLEHEM. ALI KAT AND THE REVELATORS - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. GREEN EYED LADY - THE HIDEAWAY, RIDGEFIELD. SOUTHERN RAIN - SOUTHWICK INN, SOUTHWICK. SHAWN TAYLOR ( Acoustic ) - FALCON RIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL (4:15 PM), HILLSDALE NY. SNAKE HILL BLUES - CAFE NINE (5 TO 7 PM), NEW HAVEN. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - COVERSIDE (7 PM), SOUTH BRISTOL ME. FIRST FRIDAY - DOWNTOWN NORWICH, NORWICH. MT CARMEL ITALIAN FESTIVAL - PARK AVENUE, ENFIELD. SATURDAY 8/4 STAFFORD SPRINGS BLUES FESTIVAL - HYDE PARK (12 TO 7 pm), STAFFORD SPRINGS Biscuit Miller & the Mix, Bruce Katz Band, Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, The Coffee Grinders Carl Ricci and 706 Union Ave, Joe Moss Band with Sean Chambers. SHABOO REUNION - JILLSON SQUARE (3:30 pm), WILLIMANTIC David Foster Shaboo All Star Revue, James Montgomery, Christine Ohlman, Mike Finnigan, Bruce John, Uptown Horns Get the Led Out at 7 PM. BARNFUL OF BLUES (Granite State Blues Society) - YOUTH CENTER ( Rt 13), NEW BOSTON, NH. Veronica Lewis, Toni Lynn Washington, Anthony Geraci & Hipnotics and more. BISCUIT MILLER & THE MIX - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. BALKUN BROTHERS - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. LANCE LOPEZ - CHAN'S, WOONSOCKET RI. ROBERTO MORBIOLI with LIVIU POP - TOWN GREEN (5:30 PM, ) SIMSBURY. SHINY LAPEL TRIO - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7:30 PM), WESTBROOK. BLUES ALLEY - BLACKSTONE IRISH PUB, SOUTHINGTON. SHAKEDOWN - STAFFORD PALACE, STAFFORD SPRINGS. DAN WATSON - HARBOUR HOUSE, MYSTIC. ALEX CHILTON / BIG STAR / BOX TOPS - CAFE NINE, NEW HAVEN. LISA MARIE - DADDY JACKS, NEW LONDON. TABOR BLUES BAND JAM - TOWN GREEN (5:30 PM)BRANFORD. CREAMERY STATION - FAMTASIA (Family Campout), CANDIA NH DEAD SEASONS & SLYNE & FAMILY STONED - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER, WESTERLY RI SATISFACTION (Stones Tribute) - INFINITY MUSIC HALL, NORFOLK. WISE OLD MOON - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. ERAN TROY DANNER with MARTY Q - CHIPPANEE GOLF CLUB (7 TO 9 PM), BRISTOL. AVENUE GROOVE - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR - MADISON. 2 SHOTS OF BLUE - THE HIDEAWAY, RIDGEFIELD. BANGCREEK PUPPIES with FICTION - THE ACOUSTIC CAFE, BRIDGEPORT. RON JONES PIG ROAST - CADY'S TAVERN, CHEPACHET RI ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY - SOUTHWICK INN, SOUTHWICK MA. SUNDAY 8/5 LANCE LOPEZ (6 PM) / CHRIS LEIGH (4:30) - HYGIENIC ART PARK, NEW LONDON. ROCKIN JOHNNY BURGIN - NARRAGANSETT CAFE (4 TO 7 PM), JAMESTOWN RI. SHINY LAPEL TRIO -DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR (4:30 TO 8:30 PM), MADISON. 4 BARREL BILLY - BILL'S SEAFOOD (3:30 TO 7 PM), WESTBROOK. GALACTIC feat ERICA FALLS - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY, FAIRFIELD. ERAN TROY DANNER ( Acoustic Solo) - HAWK RIDGE WINERY (2 TO 5 PM), WATERTOWN. PURE AMERICANA - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. BRASSHORSE BLUES - BRASS HORSE (3 TO 7 PM), BARKHAMSTED. GREG SHERROD JAM - THE ANDREA (8 TO 11 PM), MISQUAMICUT RI. STONEHOUSE JAM feat DANNY DRAHER - STONEHOUSE BAR ( 3 TO 6 PM), BALTIC. FRONT ROW BAND OPEN MIC (Musicians Hot Spot) - BLUE PLATE TAVERN (4 PM), PLAINVILLE. WHAMMER JAMMER OPEN MIC - VFW, PRESTON. BLUES AND BEYOND OPEN MIC - THE STILL BAR, AGAWAM MA Jam hosted by Steve, Jason and Paulski. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - BLUE (7 PM), PORTLAND ME STOMPING GROUND OPEN MIC - STOMPING GROUND (7 PM), PUTNAM. MONDAY 8/6 JAKE KULAK & LOW DOWN -THE SODA FACTORY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. TUXEDO JUNCTION (Swing Band) - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7 PM), WESTBROOK. GREG PICCOLO - STEAK LOFT (7 PM), MYSTIC. LEE-ANN LOVELACE - THE CRAVE, ANSONIA. MARK PARADIS OPEN MIC - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. BILL'S GARAGE ALL STAR JAM - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. PERKS AND CORKS OPEN MIC - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI. TUESDAY 8/7 TOMMY HALEN AND RAGGED EDGE - WATERFRONT, HOLYOKE MA. JEFF BLANEY - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. DAVE SADLOSKI - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. MICHAEL PALIN'S OTHER ORCHESTRA - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. DAN STEVENS - MUSIC NOW SHOWCASE (4 PM), iCRV INTERNET DAN STEVENS - NIGHTINGALES CAFE (Pickin Party at 6 pm), OLD LYME. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id502316055

Playlist: Brian MacDonald, Midnight In Nowhere, Chris Stovall Brown, DRive Myself Crazy, The Weeklings, Baby You’re A Rich Man, Mike Crandall Band, Jump Blues, Black Cat Road, Faith And Ammunition, Benny And The Flybyniters, Hammerhead, Big Apple Blues, You Gotta Start Somewhere, The Little Red Rooster Blues Band, Lock Up The Liquor, Vanessa Collier, You Get What You Get, The Bennett Brothers, Rocking Chair, Nick Piunti, Temporary High, The Bruce Katz Band, Hesitation Blues, Markey Blue Ric Latina Project, Mississippi Soul, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Sweet Baby Of Mine, Travis Bowlin, Go To Girl, J.P. Soars, Southbound I-95, Crystal Shawanda, I’d Rather Go Blind, Trevor McShane, Eloise, Stone Stanley, Cobble Hill, Spencer Mackenzie, Voices Echoing, Paul Filipowicz, Reconsider Baby, Keeshea Pratt Band, Out Of My Mind, The Proven Ones, Why Baby Why, Buddy Guy, Old Fashioned, Matty T. Wall, Slideride, Lurrie Bell And The Bell Dynasty feat Billy Branch, Eddie Taylor Jr & Sumito Ariyoshi, So Hard To Leave You Alone, Bob Corritore & Friends, Went Home This Morning, Tas Cru, Give A Little Up, Mojomatics, Soy Baby Many Thanks To: We here at the Black-Eyed & Blues Show would like to thank all the PR and radio people that get us music including Frank Roszak, Rick Lusher ,Doug Deutsch Publicity Services,American Showplace Music, Alive Natural Sounds, Ruf Records, Vizztone Records,Blind Pig Records,Delta Groove Records, Electro-Groove Records,Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon Records, BratGirl Media, Mark Pucci Media and all of the Blues Societies both in the U.S. and abroad. All of you help make this show as good as it is weekly. We are proud to play your artists.Thank you all very much! Blues In The Area: WEDNESDAY 7/18 ROBERT CRAY BAND - NARROWS CENTER, FALL RIVER MA. PROF HARP (Tunes on the Dunes) -TOWN BEACH (6 to 8 PM), WESTERLY RI MARK NAFTALIN with MARK ZARETSKY & CHANCE BROWN - THE 323 CLUB, WESTPORT. LITTLE FEAT - RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, RIDGEFIELD. TOM "THE SUIT" FORST and DAN BROTHERS - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. CRACKER - IRON HORSE, NORTHAMPTON MA. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS and the MELLOW MEN - OLD LYME INN, OLD LYME On the Patio at 6 PM. BRUCE JOHN - RIVER ROAD COMPLEX (6:30 TO 8:30 PM), WILLIMANTIC. MURRAY THE WHEEL - TOOTZY PASTA PIZZA, WILTON. SUGAR - BEACH PARK (6 PM), WATERFORD. FREE FUNK WEDNESDAY - ARCH STREET TAVERN, HARTFORD. BATTLE OF THE BANDS - ATRIUM LOUNGE (8 PM), FOXWOOD CASINO. ROLLIN ON THE RIVER JAM - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. DONAHUE'S OPEN MIC - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR, MADISON. CARMINE'S OPEN MIC - CARMINE'S RESTAURANT, EAST HARTFORD. COMMUNITY BLUES JAM - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. FRIENDS DAY OPEN MIC - THEODORE'S BLUES CLUB (10 PM), SPRINGFIELD MA THURSDAY 7/19 LIVIU INVITATIONAL - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. Liviu with Mike Crandall, Mike Williams, & Ed Parnigoni BRUCE KATZ - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY ANTHONY GOMES - BRIDGE STREET LIVE, COLLINSVILLE. TAB BENOIT - NARROWS CENTER, FALL RIVER MA. ROCKY LAWRENCE - THE CRAVE (6:30 TO 9:30 PM), ANSONIA. ERIC DUCOFF - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. LEE ANN LOVELACE AND FRIENDS - TIPPING CHAIR TAVERN, MILLDALE. JEFF PITCHELL & TEXAS FLOOD - FAMILY FUN NIGHT, EAST HAMPTON. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo) - D'AMELIA'S ITALIAN EATERY, WATERBURY. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - TAPPED APPLE, WESTERLY RI. BALKUN BROTHERS - SUMMER SESSIONS, MONTGOMERY CENTER, VT. THIRD THURSDAY STREET FESTIVAL - MAIN STREET, WILLIMANTIC FREE 5 Stages (including Vitamin B-3), Dining and Shopping. FRONT STREET BAND - CADILLAC RANCH (6 TO 9 PM), SOUTHINGTON. Bike Night, Rockin Good Time. THE CARTELLS - COMMUNITY CENTER (7 PM), EAST LYME. HUNT HILL FARMS OPEN MIC - HUNT HILL, NEW MILFORD. SHELBY LYME - IRON HORSE (7 PM), NORTHAMPTON MA. JAKE KULAK and LOW DOWN - BLUE MOUNTAIN RESORT, POCONOS PA. KEN SAFETY OPEN MIC - CJ SPARROWS, CHESHIRE. DAVE COSTA'S OPEN MIC - CAMBRIDGE BREW PUB, GRANBY. JIMI PHOTON'S JAM - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. ALL STAR JAM - SHAMROCK PUB, WATERBURY. KYLE TACY - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. PINE LOFT OPEN MIC - PINE LOFT PIZZARRIA, BERLIN. OPEN NIGHT AT THE BISTRO - INFINITY HALL, NORFOLK. GREG SHERROD OPEN MIC - BLACK SHEEP, NIANTIC. WENDY MAY OPEN MIC - BLACK DUCK, WESPORT TAMARACK OPEN MIC - TAMARACK LODGE (6:30 TO 9:30 PM), VOLUNTOWN. FRIDAY 7/20 TAS CRU - BLACK EYED SALLY'S (8:30 PM), HARTFORD ANTHONY GOMES - CHAN'S, WOONSOCKET RI. SUGAR RAY AND THE BLUETONES - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER , WESTERLY RI. JAMES ARMSTRONG - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. VITAMIN B-3 - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY Collaboration with CTBS and Ellen Knowlton / Maple Tree. WENDY MAY - THE HIDEAWAY, RIDGEFIELD. GRAYSON HUGH with POLLY MESSER - SMOKIN WITH CHRIS, SOUTHINGTON. MIXED SIGNALS BAND - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. SHINEY LAPEL TRIO - HARBOUR HOUSE, MIDDLETOWN. THE CARLEANS - STEAK LOFT (7 PM), MYSTIC. CRACKER - INFINITY MUSIC HALL, NORFOLK .MISTY MEADOWS BLUES ALL STARS - ANDOVER PIZZA (8 TO 11 PM), ANDOVER. KATHY THOMPSON BAND - BEACHCOMBER, MILFORD. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS & CHRIS D'AMATO - PRIAM VINEYARD (6 TO 9 PM), COLCHESTER. THE AMPLIFIRES - feat DAVE ROBBINS - THE 350 CLUB, SPRINGFIELD MA. MURRAY THE WHEEL (Acoustic Solo) - WITCH DOCTOR BREWERY (6 to 8 pm), SOUTHINGTON. MURRAY THE WHEEL - OUZO BLUE, WATERTOWN. THE ZOO / SOUL PILOT - SHAMROCK PUB, WATERBURY. 4 BARREL RILLY - HARVEY BEACH (7 PM), OLD SAYBROOK. UNFINISHED BUSINESS BLUES BAND - LA LUNA, BRANFORD. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - PRIAM VINEYARDS (6 PM), COLCHESTER. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo) - PARADISE HILLS VINEYARD (5 TO 8 PM, WALLINGFORD. JEFF PITCHELL (Acoustic solo) TRATARRIA TOSCANA, MANCHESTER. BEYOND PURPLE with JIMI BELL (7 PM) AND SPIRIT SHAKER (5 PM) - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. SATURDAY 7/21 COLLINVILLE'S HOT ! - LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL, COLLINSVILLE Jr Krauss & the Shakes, Someone you Can XRay, Hannah's Field and more. ZZ WARD - WOLF'S DEN, MOHEGAN SUN CASINO. VINCE THOMPSON - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7:30 PM), WESTBROOK. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI. DANNY KLEIN'S FULL HOUSE - CHAN'S, WOONSOCKET RI. THE OCTANES - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. SARA ASHLEIGH BAND with CARL RICCI - OX HEAD TAVERN, STURBRIDGE MA. CRACKER - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. SHAKEDOWN - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. HIP JOINT BAND - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. HOWIE AND THE SOUL POTATOES - ALFA'S ROOM, MILFORD. CREAMERY STATION - JERRY JAM (5 PM), BATH NH. WHISKEY WINE & COKE (5 PM) / FUNK THAT (9 PM) - TIPPING CHAIR TAVERN. MILLDALE. SUE MENHART (Acoustic) - VILLAGE GAZEBO (2 TO 4 PM), OLD MISTICK VILLAGE. ASHLEY YOUNG BAND - BROWN DERBY, UNCASVILLE. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo) - SLIDERS BAR & GRILL (8 PM), MIDDLETOWN. REDLINERS - DADDY JACKS, NEW LONDON. JEFF PITCHELL & TEXAS FLOOD - BRUNSWICK, OLD ORCHARD BEACH ME JAKE KULAK AND LOW DOWN - BULLFROG BREWERY, WILLIAMSPORT PA. STEVEN McGRATH - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. SUNDAY 7/22 TAB BENOIT - INFINITY MUSIC HALL, NORFOLK. JR KRAUSS AND THE SHAKES - BRASS HORSE (3 TO 7 PM), BARKHAMSTED. ALEXIS P SUTER BAND with MICHAEL LOUIS - ARKVILLE BOWL & BBQ, ARKVILLE NY Gospel Brunch at My Side of the Mountain Music Festival. CRACKER - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY, FAIRFIELD. CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY WAREHOUSE, FAIRFIELD. RICKY "KING" RUSSELL - CADY'S TAVERN, CHEPACHET RI. ERAN TROY DANNER - THE HOP COMPANY (3 TO 6 PM), DERBY TIM TAYLOR BLUES BAND - NARRAGANSETT CAFE (4 TO 7 PM), JAMESTOWN RI. PURE AMERICANA - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. KEITH COOPER - CANOE CLUB, MIDDLETOWN. THE CARTELLS - MAUGLE SIERRA (3 PM), LEDYARD. G LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE - JONATHAN EDWARDS, NORTH STONINGTON. PULSE - THE PAVILION, SOUND VIEW BEACH, OLD LYME. GREG SHERROD BEACH JAM - THE ANDRIA, MISQUAMICUT. RI STONEHOUSE BLUES JAM feat MIKE CRANDALL - STONEHOUSE BAR (3 TO 6 PM), BALTIC. STOMPING GROUND OPEN MIC - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. BLUES AND BEYAND OPEN MIC - THE STILL BAR, AGAWAM MA. Hosted by Steve, Jason & Paulski. FRONT ROW BAND (Musicians Hot Spot) - BLUE PLATE TAVERN. PLAINVILLE. WHAMMER JAMMER OPEN MIC - VFW, PRESTON. MONDAY 7/23 THE LOVE DOGS - MYSTIC RIVER PARK (6 PM), MYSTIC. Blue Monday Concert Series. GREG PICCOLO - STEAK LOFT (7 PM), MYSTIC. TUXEDO JUNCTION (Swing Band) - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7 PM), WESTBROOK. BRANDT TAYLOR OPEN MIC - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. RICH BADOWSKI and MIKE ST GEORGE - MARK'S CRUISE NIGHT (Auto Parts),EAST GRANBY. BILL'S GARAGE ALL STAR JAM - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICK. PERKS AND CORKS OPEN MIC - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI. TUESDAY 7/24 TOMMY WHALEN & RAGGED EDGE - WATERFRONT, HOLYOKE. ZZ WARD - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY, FAIRFIELD. LORNE ENTRESS - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER UNPLUGGED OPEN MIC - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. DAN STEVENS - MUSIC NOW SHOWCASE (4 PM), iCRV INTERNET RADIO DAN STEVENS - CAMP HORIZONS (7 PM), WINDHAM. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id502316055

There might be only one Fourth of July parade that has no live music accompaniment. That's not to say there isn't music though. And you can find this parade every Independence Day in Willimantic, a neighborhood in Windham, Connecticut.

I have made many friends in HEMA, but today's episode features 3 friends that I made fairly early on in my HEMA Career. John Morahn, Greg Fasolino, and Nick Murro are three people that I respect and admire, and because of that, I wanted to interview them and share their stories with the rest of the HEMA community. John Morahn is an instructor with Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research (WSTR) out of Willimantic, CT. At IGX 2016 and 2017 he taught Mair's Scythe, a non traditional Western Martial Arts weapon. You can find more information about WSTR at https://sites.google.com/site/wstrinfo/. You can find John Morahn on Facebook and Twitter. Greg Fasolino is a member of the Long Island Historical Fencing Society on Long Island New York. He was among the first tournament fights I ever had at IGX 2015. I got to interview him about being a Wisdom League fighter at IGX 2016. You can find more information about Long Island Historical Fencing at http://www.longislandlongsword.com. Where they also have information about Long Island Point, part of the LHFL. Nick Murro is the instructor for MEMAG Crossing Fight School. Nick reached out to my club shortly after we were established and has always helped us to be as technical and good sword fighters as we could be. He was my paired technique partner at Longpoint 2017, and we got to sit down and talk about what it's like to be instructors for HEMA. You can find more information about MEMAG Crossing Fight School at http://www.memag.net/crossingfight.html   To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening.   The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Old Line Historical Swordsmanship. Old Line Historical Swordsmanship is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. They study all manner of European swords, Longsword, Sword and Buckler, Saber, Rapier, Dagger, Wrestling, and others.  If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

It's that time of the year again. Halloween is upon us,This year we here at After Hours AM have compiled two of the scariest interviews for your your scary listening pleasure! Interview 1. Bob Cranmer, a former army officer and former political figure in the City of Pittsburgh. Tells us his tale of demon infestation and subsequent battle with the forces of evil! Intervew 2. Adrea Perron, "My name is Andrea Perron. I am the eldest daughter of Roger & Carolyn Perron. I have four sisters: Nancy, Christine, Cynthia and April. My birth date: October 10, 1958…the only one of five siblings to be born in Rhode Island. I was just two months old when my parents bought our first home in Willimantic, Connecticut, where all my sisters came into the world. A burgeoning family required more space so we bought a larger home in Cumberland, R.I. when I was six. Living in a suburb of Providence proved disquieting. After six years my mother decided her girls required a place in the country in which to grow and thrive. In June of 1970 she found a glorious farm, then she and my father moved mountains to buy what was known as the old Arnold Estate; two-hundred acres of land with a big barn and a farmhouse; plenty of space to spread out and explore Nature. It was the perfect place to raise a family, according to the owner, though he failed to disclose a crucial element of the experience he endured as an occupant. The day we moved in, he told my father: “…leave the lights on at night.” A rather cryptic message. Thus began an incredible odyssey; a supernatural excursion through dimensions of time and space as the history of its characters from the ages began to reveal themselves to seven mortals who could not conceive of and never anticipated such events transpiring in our lives."

We check in with New Englanders and their loved ones in Puerto Rico. And with everything we now know about opioid addiction, are doctors still over- prescribing painkillers? Also, after Las Vegas, one gun shop owner says the industry should self-regulate. Plus, we chat with singer-songwriter Dar Williams about her new book on rebuilding America's towns. All that and more this week on NEXT. A pedestrian street in the Old Port in Portland, Maine, a neighborhood popular with tourists. Musician and author Dar Williams says towns thrive when they achieve a balance between places of interest to visitors and those of interest to residents. Photo by PhilipC via Flickr Aftermath Katie Herzog takes a walk with her dog, Pippen. Photo by Jesse Costa for WBUR Katie Herzog, a business consultant and grandmother from Newton, Massachusetts had back surgery at one of Boston's teaching hospitals last spring. The doctor sent her home with a powerful opiod, which she took as prescribed. Four weeks later, she was in withdrawal. Herzog’s experience reveals the many ways doctors, nurses, and hospitals are still fueling the opioid epidemic, and helps to explain an emerging call to hold hospitals accountable. From WBUR's CommonHealth, Martha Bebinger reports. Connecticut native Veronica Montalvo (not pictured) has spent time delivering food, water, and toiletries to Puerto Ricans outside of San Juan. Photo by Veronica Montalvo via Facebook Veronica Montalvo was born in Willimantic, Connecticut and has lived in Hartford, Middletown, and Waterbury. She moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico earlier this year, and she weathered Hurricane Maria in her 300-year-old apartment building. She says the hours of howling winds were unbearable. The walls of her apartment were so wet they looked like they were crying. Part of her ceiling caved in. But many others had it worse. So Montalvo set out to help. WNPR’s Jeff Cohen has her story. Ben Beauchemin owns Wicked Weaponry in Hooksett, Nh. Photo by Casey McDermott for NHPR After the mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 1, people on both sides of the debate over firearms started to come together toward a possible ban of “bump stocks,” the device that the shooter used to increase the firing capacity of his rifle. Despite this small patch of middle ground, a gulf remains between gun advocates and those who want stricter gun control. New Hampshire Public Radio's Casey McDermott spoke with a gun store owner in Hookset, New Hampshire who says his outlook differs from others in the gun industry. More on the gun debate in New England: Wednesday’s episode of The Exchange from NHPR. Vermont Public Radio’s multimedia in-depth reporting project “Gunshots,” which digs into six years of data on firearm deaths. NEXT‘s conversation with Harvard gun violence researcher Matthew Miller and VPR reporter Taylor Dobbs. A Better Place Have you ever revisited a town you hadn't seen in years and thought “Boy, this place has changed”? Suddenly, there’s a new row of restaurants, or a boarded-up mill building has come back to life. Maybe you’ve witnessed the opposite: a hollowed-out shell of a once-busy main street. As a touring musician, singer-songwriter Dar Williams has a front seat to the changes happening in American towns large and small. Her new book is What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, & Open-Mike Night at a Time. In her writing, she theorizes about why some towns thrive, and others can't seem to get out of their post-industrial slump. The book is peppered with references to New England towns, and Williams has personal history here. She lived and worked in Boston, and Western Massachusetts, and went to college at Wesleyan University  in Middletown, Connecticut in the 1980s. And she visits the region often. You can see her perform at several venues this fall. Destructive Bugs, Healing Plants The yellow blobs are a sign of infestation by southern pine beetle. When attacked, the tree releases resin in attempt to push out the beetles. Photo courtesy of CT DEEP. Pine forests in New England could soon be at the mercy of an incredibly destructive insect. As WNPR's Patrick Skahill reports, the southern pine beetle is making its way north. And a new study says climate change could speed its migration. To prevent their collective cultural knowledge about medicinal plants from disappearing, some Vermont tribal nations are sharing their expertise with those outside the native communities. On a recent sunny morning, Vermont Public Radio’s Kathleen Masterson went along on an educational plant walk. Usnea is a genus of lichen that’s sometimes referred to as old man’s beard. Photo by Kathleen Masterson for VPR About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Contributors to this episode: Jeff Cohen, Martha Bebinger, Casey McDermott, Patrick Skahill, Kathleen Masterson Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “Johnny Appleseed” by Dar Williams Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, and story leads next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we revisit New England’s most devastating weather event, the hurricane of 1938  — and find out what we’ve learned about protecting against storms. We’ll also learn about the new deal struck by Northeastern states to combat climate change, and about a big battery that could be the future for energy storage. Plus, we hear the music of the White Mountains and make some noises only a moose could love. A farmhouse in Willimantic, Conn. among acres of blowdown after the hurricane of 1938. Photo courtesy of the US Forest Service Energize NextEra site manager Ben Pierce and project manger Jeff Plew at the company’s new “grid-scale” battery array on Cousins Island in Maine’s Casco Bay. Photo by Fred Bever for Maine Public We've reported on the need to find storage for the extra energy that is sometimes produced by wind or solar plants  to conserve it for other times when the sun isn’t out and the wind’s not blowing. Giant “grid scale” batteries are one way to store that energy, and they’re getting cheaper and more sophisticated. Maine Public Radio’s Fred Bever has more. For more stories about the growing role of renewable energy in our region, check out the New England News Collaborative series, “The Big Switch.” The RGGI program follows a cap-and-trade model. Companies bid for trade-able credits that allow them to release a limited amount of carbon into the atmosphere. Photo by nathanmac87 via Flickr Earlier this month, The nine states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) announced a plan to cut power plant emissions by an additional 30 percent between 2020 and 2030.  The move is being hailed by environmental groups as one of the biggest efforts taken by states since President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. However, the negotiations did include a push and pull between some New England States that wanted deeper emissions cuts, and Mid-Atlantic states that run on a different energy mix. Our guest Katie Dykes is chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in Connecticut, and chair of the Board of Directors of the Regional Geenhouse Gas Initiative. Hurricanes at Home Workers with the CCC wet down hurricane slash in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. With so much lumber on the ground, fires were a major concern. Photo by the United States Forest Service Hurricane Harvey marks America's biggest rain event and one of the most destructive natural disasters in history. Here in New England — while Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy caused major damage — the worst storm to hit our region came without warning on September 21, 1938. This hurricane hit Long Island first, and continued up the Connecticut Valley, plowing through Western Massachusetts and Vermont in a matter of hours. The storm took 600 lives, and destroyed a thousand square miles of forestland. That environmental damage is the focus of the book Thirty Eight: the Hurricane That Transformed New England — out in paperback on September 21. We’re joined by author Stephen Long. Aerial view if the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier, New Bedford, Mass. Photo courtesy of the US Army Corps of Engineers After getting slammed by hurricanes several years in a row, New Bedford, Massachusetts built a massive barrier across its valuable harbor in the 1960s. But as the climate changes, city leaders know the wall can only hold back the sea for so long. As part of  the series “Climate Change in Massachusetts,” WBUR’s Lisa Mullins reports. The Hills are Alive… Steve Wilkes recording on the summit of Mt. Tecumseh in the White Mountain National Forest. Photo by Sean Hurley for NHPR Steve Wilkes is a drumming professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He's also a former member of Blue Man Group and has toured the world with The Empire Brass Quintet. But for his latest gig, Wilkes won't be making music. Instead, he's recording the sounds of the forest and compiling the first ever audio map of the White Mountains. New Hampshire Public Radio North Country reporter Sean Hurley joined Wilkes on a recent sound-gathering trip. You can listen to all of Wilkes’ recordings and track his progress at heartheforest.org. Competitors imitate moose mating calls at the North Country Moose Festival. Photo by Chris Jensen for NHPR Not all of the sounds of the forest are soothing, as reporter Chris Jensen learned when he visited the North Country Moose Festival, held last weekend in the adjoining towns of Colebrook, New Hampshire and nearby Canaan, Vermont. He sends an audio postcard from the festival’s moose calling competition. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Fred Bever, Lisa Mullins, Lynn Jolicoeur, Sean Hurley, Chris Jensen Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and recordings of your sexiest moose calls to next@wnpr.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Playlist: Tom “The Suit” Forst, Killing Floor, Mambo Sons, The Only Woman, Tom Guerra, All Purpose Song, Frank Bang And The Cook County Kings, The Dream, Mary Jo Curry, Husband #2, Matthew Skoller, The Devil Ain’t Got No Music, Sunshine Nights, Bedford Stomp, The John Weeks Band, The Hole, Jeff Chaz, Saving Everything For You, Mississippi Heat, Cab Driving Man, Darrin Yarbrough, Havin Fun, Dave Keller, If I Ever Get You Back, Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado, Young Girl, Michael Hornbuckle, Back Seat Blues, Jay Willie Blues Band, One More Mile, James Montgomery, Intoxicated, Jeff Przech, Clinchfield Rail, The Fremonts, My Girl Josephine, Donald Ray Johnson And GAS Blues Band, Ain’t Superstitious, Mitch Hayes, Ashes And Dust (Erin’s Song), The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Must’ve Read It Wrong, Tracy K, Done Gone Wrong, The Jimmys, Love Will Find A Way, Mitch Kashmar, Makin’ Bacon, Michael Cleary Band, When You Get Back, Alexis P. Suter Band, 25 Years, Brian ChaRETTE, Late Night Tv, Mojomatics, Soy Baby Many Thanks To: We here at the Black-Eyed & Blues Show would like to thank all the PR and radio people that get us music including Frank Roszak, Rick Lusher ,Doug Deutsch Publicity Services, Alive Natural Sounds, Ruf Records, Vizztone Records,Blind Pig Records,Delta Groove Records, Electro-Groove Records,Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon Records, Miss Jill at Jill Kettles PR and all of the Blues Societies both in the U.S. and abroad. All of you help make this show as good as it is weekly. We are proud to play your artists.Thank you all very much! Blues In The Area 
WEDNESDAY  11/16
LOS LOBOS - Fairfield Theater Company, Fairfield.
BALKUN BROTHERS / DAN STEVENS / JAKE KULAK - Strange Brew Pub (7 PM), Norwich.
JOHNNY AND THE EAST COAST ROCKERS - Knickerbocker Cafe, Westerly RI.
PETEY HOP (Roots and Blues Session ) - Falcon Underground (7 to 10 PM), Marlboro NY
JASON GISSER BAND (with Tom Forst) - Daryl's House, Pawling NY.
BRUCE JOHN  (Artist Showcase) - The Bread Box, Willimantic
     5 artists,  Donations to Covenant Soup Kitchen.
COMMUNITY JAM feat TOMMY WHALEN - Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford.
FRIENDS DAY OPEN MIC - Theodore's (10 PM), Springfield MA.
BASICALLY BLUES OPEN MIC - Cypress Restaurant (7:30 PM), Middletown.
SANDY CONNOLLY OPEN MIC - Donahue's Beach Bar and Grill, Madison.
MAPLE TREE OPEN MIC - Maple Tree Cafe, Simsbury.
THE ECLECTIC OPEN MIC - The Eclectic, Willimantic.
COMMON GROUND OPEN MIC - Common Ground Pub, Allston MA.

THURSDAY  11/17
KEB MO - Fairfield Theater Company (Warehouse), Fairfield.
LIVIU INVITATIONAL - LIVIU POP with BIG JACK WARD (From Luther Johnson Band) - J's Crab Shack, Hartford.
DAVE MASON - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield.
BALKUN BROTHERS - Theodore's,Springfield MA.
PO BOYS - Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford.
ROCKY LAWRENCE - Crave (6:30 to 9:30 PM), Ansonia.
THE MODEANS -  Bill's Seafood (6:30 PM), Westbrook.
ERIC DUCOFF BAND - Griswold Inn (8 PM), Essex.
RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS (Nouveau Beaujolais) - Divine Wine Emporium (7 PM) Niantic.
SATISFACTION (Stones Tribute) - Fairfield Theater Company (Stage One), Fairfield.
DAVE COSTA'S OPEN MIC - Cambridge Brew House, Granby.
KEN SAFETY OPEN MIC - CJ Sparrows, Cheshire.
JIMI PHOTON'S JAM - Hungry Tiger, Manchester.
ROHN LAWRENCE AND FRIENDS - Tipping Chair Tavern, Milldale.
OPEN MIC AT THE BISTRO - Infinity Hall,(8 PMN), Norfolk.
FRONT ROW BAND OPEN MIC (Thursty Thursday) - Blue Plate Tavern, Plainville
OPEN MIC AT THE KNICKERBOCKER - Knickerbocker Cafe, Westerly RI.
PINE LOFT OPEN MIC - Pine Loft, Berlin.
DAVE KELLER ( Solo ) - Lost Nation Theater (7 PM), Montpelier VT


FRIDAY  11/18
JAMES MONTGOMERY (CD Release - Paul Butterfield Tribute) - Bridge Street Live, Collinsville.
      20% off - using coupon code "James" at checkout.
TAB BENOIT - Infinity Music Hall (8 PM), Norfolk.
CHERYL ARENA - Theodore's (8:30 PM), Springfield MA.
KEB MO - Jorgenson Theater, UConn ( Storrs ).
JEFF PITCHELL / CHARLES NEVILLE / SHEILA RAY CHARLES - Infinity Music Hall, Hartford.
BALKUN BROTHERS - Main Pub, Manchester.
BRANDT TAYLOR - Keagon's, Middletown.
KATHY THOMPSON BAND - Tipping Chair Tavern, Milldale.
ORB MELLON TRIO - Westside 2 Pint 0, New Haven.
THE MALLETT BROTHERS - Knickerbocker Cafe, Westerly RI.
MICHAEL CLEARY BAND - Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford.
THE CARTELLS - Harbour House, Mystic.
JONATHAN RICHMAN - Outer Space, Hamden.
KUNG FU (Ray Morant, Matt Zeiner, Adrian Trammantano) - Sully's Pub, Hartford.
GRAYSON HUGH AND POLLY MESSER - Smokin With Chris, Southington.
MENHART SISTERS - Angie's Pizza. Mystic.
RICHIE AND THE RED HOTS - Sam the Clams, Plantsville.
ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Duo) - At The Corner, Litchfield.
SAVAGE BROTHERS - Hungry Tiger, Manchester.
ROBERTO MORBIOLI BAND (with Liviu Pop) - Menotomy, Arlington MA.
TIM McDONALD - Maple Tree Cafe (Happy Hour 5 to 8 PM), Simsbury.
ROGER CERASI TRIO - Voodoo Lounge, Mystic.
DAN WATSON - Watch Dog, Stonington.

SATURDAY  11/19
BIG HEAD BLUES CLUB (Songs of Willie Dixon) - Fairfield Theater Company, Fairfield
   Big Head Todd, Mud Morganfield, , Billy Branch, Ronnie Baker Brooks.
COFFEE GRINDERS DUO with ROCKY LAWRENCE - Westside 2 Pint 0 (8 PM), New Haven.
ALEXIS P SUTER - Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford.
MURALI CORYELL BAND with  LIVIU POP - Helsinki Club, Hudson NY.
PETEY HOP - Victors, Hawthorne NY.
HOWIE AND THE SOUL POTATOES - Windmill Restaurant (8 PM), Stratford
WILLIE J LAWS / ROBERTO MORBIOLI - Chan's, Woonsocket RI.
BRANDT TAYLOR TRIO - Brookside Steakhouse, Higganum
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - Grand Theater, Foxwood Casino.
RICH BADOWSKI BLUES BAND - State Line Station (7 PM), Southwick.
LOS LOBOS - Daryl's House, Pawling NY
LOVE DOGS - Knickerbocker Cafe, Westerly.
THE REDLINERS - Cypress Restaurant, Middletown.
MYSTIC HORNS - Harbour House, Mystic.
iDLEWYLDE / FUSE - Hungry Tiger, Manchester.
ERAN TROY DANNER (Electric Trio) - The Rock Garden, Watertown.
PETER NEWLAND & RADIO XILE - Theodore's, Springfield MA.
EIGHT TO THE BAR - Community Center, Niantic.
MARTY Q BAND - Tipping Chair Tavern, Milldale.
FREEPLAY - Donahue's Bar and Grill, Madison.
SATISFACTION (Stones Tribute) - Infinity Music Hall (8 PM), Hartford.

SUNDAY  11/20
ERIN HARPE / ARTHUR JAMES / VERONICA LEWIS - Jewel, Manchester (2 PM), New Hampshire.
    Road to Memphis - Fund Raiser for the Granite State Blues Society
JR KRAUSS AND THE SHAKES - Brass Horse (3 to 7 PM), Barkhamsted.
NEAL AND THE VIPERS with DAVE HOWARD - Narragansett Cafe (9 PM), Jamestown RI.
HOT CAT BAND - Donahue's Bar and Grill, Madison.
FRANK VIELE with NALANI & SARINA - Outer Space, Hamden.
FRANK CRITELLI / SETH ADAM - Cafe Nine (4 PM), New Haven.
RICK HARRINGTON JAM - Cady's Tavern, Chepachet RI.
PETEY HOP  - Live at the Falcon (10 AM), Marlboro NY.
PETEY HOP - March of Dimes, Rockers for Babies.
STEVE PIPER OPEN MIC - Gibson's at the Roadway (6 to 9 PM), East Windsor..
FRONT ROW BAND OPEN MIC - Strykers Cafe, Berlin
WHAMMER JAMMER OPEN MIC - VFW, Preston.
ELECTRIC OPEN MIC - Sully's Pub (10 PM), Hartford.
STOMPING GROUND OPEN MIC - Stomping Ground Cafe (7 pm)

I recorded today's podcast from Willimantic, CT, the town where I was born. And that place means virtually NOTHING to me.

        Just in time for St. Paddy's Day, Jamie Eves of the Windham Textile and History Museum in Willimantic talks to State Historian Walt Woodward about their new exhibit "Irish Eyes: The Irish Experience in a Connecticut Mill Town.         Then, in "What's It All About?", the Connecticut Explored editorial team discusses the articles in the Spring 2016 issue focused on civic engagement including Mary Donohue on religious equality for Jews and Dave Corrigan on the income tax protest of 1991. And publisher Elizabeth Normen interviews Melanie Anderson Bourbeau, curator of Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, about the suffrage journey of Hill-Stead's architect and last resident Theodate Pope Riddle.          It's history worth listening to, and talking about – on Episode 6 of Grating the Nutmeg.   

Lon, Amy and Eric are back from vacation this week to kick off the dog days of summer as we welcome Author and Haunted Survivor Andrea Perron. Andrea and her family survived 10 years living in a haunted farm house in Rhode Island and their story became the inspiration for the box office hit movie "The Conjuring." Tune in this Sunday night as we welcome Andre Perron and hear the true story of what her family dealt with for those 10 long years as we talk about her three books House of Darkness; House of light. This week, live on BTE Radio. About Andrea: Andrea Perron. is the eldest daughter of Roger & Carolyn Perron. She has four sisters: Nancy, Christine, Cynthia and April. the only one of five siblings to be born in Rhode Island. I was just two months old when my parents bought our first home in Willimantic, Connecticut, where all my sisters came into the world. A burgeoning family required more space so we bought a larger home in Cumberland, R.I. when I was six. Living in a suburb of Providence proved disquieting. After six years my mother decided her girls required a place in the country in which to grow and thrive. In June of 1970 she found a glorious farm, then she and my father moved mountains to buy what was known as the old Arnold Estate; two-hundred acres of land with a big barn and a farmhouse; plenty of space to spread out and explore Nature. It was the perfect place to raise a family, according to the owner, though he failed to disclose a crucial element of the experience he endured as an occupant. The day we moved in, he told my father: “…leave the lights on at night.” A rather cryptic message. Thus began an incredible odyssey; a supernatural excursion through dimensions of time and space as the history of its characters from the ages began to reveal themselves to seven mortals who could not conceive of and never anticipated such events transpiring in our lives. For almost a decade our family lived among the dead. There we came to understand that we are not alone and there is something beyond mortal existence. I graduated from high school in 1976 and attended Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Graduating in 1980 with an interdisciplinary degree in Philosophy and English, it was during my senior year when my mother announced the sale of the farm was pending. I was heart broken. In spite of the trials, it was “home” and I loved it. Returning to Rhode Island, we were there only a few weeks before relocating to Georgia; long enough to pack and say goodbye. It was over. Though we abandoned our place in the country, it never left us. Memory is powerful. I've spent my life since engaging in a variety of endeavors. Georgia did not suit me. After seven years I went home to R.I. Though I have always been a writer, I have likewise explored my own creative abilities. As a professional singer, songwriter, musician and actor, my time has been full of adventures and interesting characters. For more than twenty years I was a cast member with The Theatre Company of Rhode Island, performing on the stage of The Assembly Theater, the historic centerpiece of Harrisville. For the last ten years I lived in R.I. I was employed as a youth counselor at Harmony Hill School in Chepachet and lived in the village of Harmony, in a quaint cottage on Waterman Lake, also known as paradise on a pond. In 2007 I began writing the manuscript which has now evolved into the trilogy “House of Darkness House of Light” and relocated (again) to Georgia to be with my family while embarking on such a major project involving all of them as well. It has proved to be quite an excursion in its own right, spawning some nightmares while exhuming our memories of the dead. Often painful, it has been a healing process as well, as each revisited a past impacting our present, clearly mapping the future of a family. There was no escaping unscathed, though we thought we has successfully done so at the time. This is a story whose time has come. Many have spoken or written about fragments of the story for decades. Now is the time to tell the whole truth about what happened in a house alive with death as we lived an illuminating decade of life. It is a tale worth telling because it is true. Time has come because we are ready to disclose our secrets and the world is ready to receive them. http://www.houseofdarknesshouseoflight.com/

Lon, Amy and Eric are back from vacation this week to kick off the dog days of summer as we welcome Author and Haunted Survivor Andrea Perron. Andrea and her family survived 10 years living in a haunted farm house in Rhode Island and their story became the inspiration for the box office hit movie "The Conjuring." Tune in this Sunday night as we welcome Andre Perron and hear the true story of what her family dealt with for those 10 long years as we talk about her three books House of Darkness; House of light. This week, live on BTE Radio. About Andrea: Andrea Perron. is the eldest daughter of Roger & Carolyn Perron. She has four sisters: Nancy, Christine, Cynthia and April. the only one of five siblings to be born in Rhode Island. I was just two months old when my parents bought our first home in Willimantic, Connecticut, where all my sisters came into the world. A burgeoning family required more space so we bought a larger home in Cumberland, R.I. when I was six. Living in a suburb of Providence proved disquieting. After six years my mother decided her girls required a place in the country in which to grow and thrive. In June of 1970 she found a glorious farm, then she and my father moved mountains to buy what was known as the old Arnold Estate; two-hundred acres of land with a big barn and a farmhouse; plenty of space to spread out and explore Nature. It was the perfect place to raise a family, according to the owner, though he failed to disclose a crucial element of the experience he endured as an occupant. The day we moved in, he told my father: “…leave the lights on at night.” A rather cryptic message. Thus began an incredible odyssey; a supernatural excursion through dimensions of time and space as the history of its characters from the ages began to reveal themselves to seven mortals who could not conceive of and never anticipated such events transpiring in our lives. For almost a decade our family lived among the dead. There we came to understand that we are not alone and there is something beyond mortal existence. I graduated from high school in 1976 and attended Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Graduating in 1980 with an interdisciplinary degree in Philosophy and English, it was during my senior year when my mother announced the sale of the farm was pending. I was heart broken. In spite of the trials, it was “home” and I loved it. Returning to Rhode Island, we were there only a few weeks before relocating to Georgia; long enough to pack and say goodbye. It was over. Though we abandoned our place in the country, it never left us. Memory is powerful. I’ve spent my life since engaging in a variety of endeavors. Georgia did not suit me. After seven years I went home to R.I. Though I have always been a writer, I have likewise explored my own creative abilities. As a professional singer, songwriter, musician and actor, my time has been full of adventures and interesting characters. For more than twenty years I was a cast member with The Theatre Company of Rhode Island, performing on the stage of The Assembly Theater, the historic centerpiece of Harrisville. For the last ten years I lived in R.I. I was employed as a youth counselor at Harmony Hill School in Chepachet and lived in the village of Harmony, in a quaint cottage on Waterman Lake, also known as paradise on a pond. In 2007 I began writing the manuscript which has now evolved into the trilogy “House of Darkness House of Light” and relocated (again) to Georgia to be with my family while embarking on such a major project involving all of them as well. It has proved to be quite an excursion in its own right, spawning some nightmares while exhuming our memories of the dead. Often painful, it has been a healing process as well, as each revisited a past impacting our present, clearly mapping the future of a family. There was no escaping unscathed, though we thought we has successfully done so at the time. This is a story whose time has come. Many have spoken or written about fragments of the story for decades. Now is the time to tell the whole truth about what happened in a house alive with death as we lived an illuminating decade of life. It is a tale worth telling because it is true. Time has come because we are ready to disclose our secrets and the world is ready to receive them. http://www.houseofdarknesshouseoflight.com/

[audio=http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/beb.s3.amazonaws.com/BEB108_ThemDirtyBones.mp3] jolly roger guitar2Playlist: Paul Gabriel-Magic, Mystic Horns-Cherry Red, Tinsley Ellis-Cold Love,Hot Night, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers- Come On Down To New Orleans, Chris O’Leary Band-Waiting For The Phone To Ring, California Honeydrops- Carolina Peach, Larry McCray- Woman Across The River, Ben Prestage- Weedhead, Honey Island Swamp Band-Change My Ways, Jimmy Thackery-I’ll Be Your Driver, Frank Bang & the Secret Stash- All I Need, Delta Generators-Give Me Some, The Dirty Bones- Slippin’, The Dirty Bones-Sweet Thing, Mojomatics- Soy Baby. Win $100 Every Week in the Feed Our Friends Contest: There was no winner in our Feed Our Friends Contest this week . To win a $100 gift card from Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford simply send us an 8-15 second video about why you want the gift card. Send your videos to music@onthehorn.com and you are in the running. Good luck next week!! Black-Eyed News: This week we replaced the Black-Eyed News with an interview with the guitarist from the Dirty Bones who are playing a 30th Anniversary show at Black-Eyed Sally’s this Saturday August 24th at 9pm. The show coincides with a scholarship that was set up at ECSU in the name of their friend and former manager Joe Polito. We discussed Tom’s gear choices, the early years with the Dirty Bones in Willimantic and what they have in store for this Saturday’s show(to include raffling off a new Fender Stratocaster). I recommend getting there early and buying lots of tickets. Tom also writes for Vintage Guitar, Premier Guitar, The Tone Quest Report and Modern Guitar magazines you can check out some of his interviews and gear reports at: http://www.mambosons.com/ http://www.mambosons.com/guitarist.htm http://www.vintageguitar.com/author/tom-guerra/ BLUES IN THE AREA: 8/21 WEDNESDAY SMOKIN' JOE KUBEK & BNOIS KING - CHAN'S - WOONSOCKET, RI PROFESSOR HARP / JOHNNY & THE EAST COAST ROCKERS - WESTERLY TOWN BEACH (6-8PM) - WESTERLY, RI DAN STEVENS - THE OLD LYME INN (6PM, WEATHER PERMITTING) - OLD LYME, CT THE MOJO BOYS - BLUES, BERRIES & JAM FARMERS MARKET ON THE GREEN (NOON-1:30PM) - NEW HAVEN, CT 8/22 THURSDAY LUCKY PETERSON - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI JANET RYAN & STRAIGHT UP - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA DAN STEVENS - SMOKIN' WITH CHRIS (6PM) - SOUTHINGTON, CT ERAN TROY DANNER ACOUSTIC DUO - D'AMELIOS ITALIAN EATERY (7-10PM) - WATERBURY, CT 8/23 FRIDAY JOHNNY WINTER - THE ISLAND BELLE BLUES CRUISE (6PM, WATER ST. DOCKS) - BRIDGEPORT, CT INFO: WWW.THEISLANDBELLE.COM CHRIS SMITHER W/SPECIAL GUEST MILTON - BRIDGE ST. LIVE (8PM) - COLLINSVILLE, CT JOHNNY A - CHAN'S (8 & 10PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI THE DELTA GENERATORS - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD KING CAKE - FRED'S LUCKY FROG (8PM) - WILLIMANTIC, CT BRANDT TAYLOR - THE LAKEVIEW (6-9PM) - COVENTRY, CT THE SWAMPSHAKA DUO W/TONY C. - THE STONE FLEET TAVERN (7PM) - NEW LONDON, CT 8/24 SATURDAY RORY BLOCK - THE RED FIRE FARM - GRANBY, CT THE DIRTY BONES BAND - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD THE RESONATORS - TERRA SOLE (8PM) - RIDGEFIELD, CT DIANE BLUE - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI SHAKA & THE SOULSHAKERS - THE BROOKLYN FAIR (3PM) - BROOKLYN, CT ERAN TROY DANNER - THE BLUE PLATE CAFE - PLAINVILLE, CT THE TOM SANDERS BAND - THE BROOKSIDE BAR & GRILL - HIGGANUM, CT OTIS & THE HURRICANES - THE REDDING ROADHOUSE - REDDING, CT 8/25 SUNDAY POPA CHUBBY - THE IRON HORSE (7PM) - NORTHAMPTON, MA WALTER & DAVID - MAMA'S BOY (1PM) - SOUTH NORWALK, CT BLUES JAM W/WILDCAT O'HALLORAN - CITY SPORTS GRILLE (4-8PM) - NORTHAMPTON, MA Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown: Wednesday Aug 21 Blues Open Mic hosted by Tommy Whalen Friday August 23 Delta Generators Saturday August 24 The Dirty Bones 30th Anniversary Celebration Monday August 26 Monday Night Jazz Tuesday August 27 Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are. subscribe-with-itunes-button

Playlist: Dogbite- Silver Moon,Lustre Kings- I Ain’t Fooling, Tas Cru- Brand New Shoes, Allegra Levy & the Usual Suspects- There’s a Small Hotel, Johnny Rawls- Oh Please Come Back, Roomful of Blues- Ain’t Nothin’ Happenin’, Jim Carpenter & the Hoolios- He Gave Her Roses, Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez- Like Honey. The Blue Lights- Bang on the Drum All Day, Mike Crandall Band- Trying to Make You Mine, Peter Karp/Sue Foley- Wait, Roxy Perry- Blues Come To Call, Mojomatics- Soy Baby. Feed Our Friends Contest: This week’s winner of our Feed Our Friends Contest was Micki Maynard . Micki won a $50 gift card from Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford simply by Friending our Facebook Fan page. Congratulations Micki!! Black-Eyed News: This Week’s first story is that this weekend is the Meriden Daffodil Festival. There are 36 Ct Connected bands playing, Free Admission, Free Shuttle, Free Entertainment and Free Parking. Want to know more check out their website here: http://www.daffodilfest.com/ The second story this week came from USA Today and was about Superman: the Man Of Steel turning 75 last week and that there will be a new movie coming out on the 14th of June bringing the Man of Steel back to the big screen. http://www.today.com/books/its-bird-its-plane-its-super-septuagenarian-1C9504707 The next story this week is from Rolling Stone magazine and it’s about the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony that just happened in Los Angeles this past weekend. It looks like there were some cool performances and the show was taped to be re-aired on May 18th on HBO http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-2013-rush-and-fans-fight-the-power-20130419?link=mostpopular4 The last story this week is about a new music service being offered by Twitter and whether or not it will help the Blues and Blues artists. You can find all of the info here: http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/04/will-twitter-music-help-the-blues/ Blues in the Area: 4/25 THURSDAY CT Blues Society's Band Challenge - Black-eyed Sally's (8pm) - Hartford semifinal 1 of 4, finals 6/22 with: The Alan James Band The Sandy Connolloy Band The Steve Polezonis Trio Four Wheel Drive Mike Law & the Playboys James Montgomery - Olde Mistick Village - Mystic, CT Dan Stevens - Smokin' With Chris (6pm) - Southington, CT Brandt Taylor - Rivalry's (8pm) - Worcester, MA 4/26 FRIDAY Peter Karp and Sue Foley - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford The Eric Ducoff Band - The Stomping Ground (8pm) - Putnam, CT EasyBaby - Cady's Tavern (9pm) - Pascoag, RI Eran Troy Danner - Theodores' (9pm) - Springfield, MA The Wildcat O'Halloran Band - The Waterfront (9pm) - Holyoke, MA Easy Baby - Cady's Tavern - Pascoag, RI Brandt Taylor - The Village (8pm) - Woodstock, CT 4/27 SATURDAY Nick Moss & the Fliptops - The Outer Space (3-5pm) - Hamden, CT Roxy Perry's All Star Revue - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford Eran Troy Danner - The Shamrock Pub & Grill - Waterbury, CT Dan Stevens - Burke's Tavern (8pm) - Niantic, CT River City Slim & the Zydeco Hogs - Meriden Daffodil Festival (2pm, Hubbard Park) - Meriden, CT Get Out And Dance - Willimantic Elks Club (7-11pm) - Willimantic, CT with: Dr. Ya Ya's Gumbo Party Full Tilt The Chaug River Blues Band info & tickets: 860-450-0918 4/28 SUNDAY Dan Stevens - The Meriden Daffodil Festival (12:30pm, Hubbard Park) - Meriden, CT Eran Troy Danner - The Palace Theater - Danbury, CT Community Alliance Fundraiser Jr. Krauss & the Shakes - The Brass Horse (2-6pm) - Barkhamsted, CT Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown: Wednesday Apr 24 Blues Open Mic hosted by Tim MacDonald Thursday Apr 25 Ct Blues Challenge Blue Moon special and no cover Friday Apr 26 Peter Karp/ Sue Foley Saturday Apr 27 Roxy Perry’s All Star Revue Monday Apr 29 Monday Night Jazz featured performers the Ct College Showcase Tuesday Apr 30 Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are.

[audio ] Playlist: Eddie Shaw-Sack Full of Blues, The Grimm Generation- Coming Home, Bad Rooster- Back At None, Chris Bergson Band- Rain Beating Down, Ryan Hart & the Blue Hearts- Oh Espanada, Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood- Prisoner of Love, Eight to the Bar- Party in Providence, Kriss Santala- One Good Thing, Dave Hogan- Root Beer and Whiskey, John Mayock & the Homesteaders- Battlecry, Junior Krauss & the Shakes- Jumpin’ the Blues, Howard Fishman- Mexican Radio, Rich Badowski Blues Band- Gut Bucket Blues, Mojomatics- Soy baby. Contests: This week’s winner in our Feed Our Friends contest was Marcus Caldiera of Simsbury Ct. Marcus won a $50 gift card for Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford for simply friending us on our Facebook Fan Page. Congrat Marcus!! Black-Eyed News: Led Zeppelin & Buddy guy honored by the Kennedy Center: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/12/02/kennedy-center-honors/1741715/ The Rolling Stones Setlist and Special Guests from London: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-rolling-stones/2012/o2-arena-london-england-43da3f9b.html http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/eric-clapton-florence-welch-join-rolling-stones-onstage-in-london-20121130 A great interview with Tas cru http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2012/11/interview-with-tas-cru/ The Big Interview: This week’s interview was with Rich Badowski of the Rich Badowski Blues Band. Rich and his band are going to Memphis in January to compete in the International Blues Challenge. There is a fundraiser for their trip to Memphis this Friday (Dec. 7) at Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford Ct. the show starts at 8:30. Blues in the Area: 12/7 FRIDAY International Blues Challenge Fundraiser - Black-eyed Sally's - Hartford to support CT's entrant in Memphis with: The Rich Badowski Blues Band Mike Law & the Playboys Junior Krauss & the Shakes Savoy Brown - The Narrows Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA James Montgomery - The Hungry Tiger - Manchester, CT Chris Smither - The Iron Horse (7pm) - Northampton, MA The Mark Nomad Band - Theodores' - Springfield, MA The Mighty Soul Drivers - Sneekers Cafe (9pm) - Groton, CT The Mojomatics - The Fez - Stamford, CT The Steve Polezonis Trio - The Baci Grill (7pm) - Middletown, CT Eran Troy Danner - Billy's Pasta Cosi (9pm) - Branford, CT Dan Stevens - Fred's House of Blues & BBQ (6pm) - Willimantic, CT Shaka & the SoulShakers - Gumbo (8pm) - Worcester, MA Brandt Taylor - The Village Lounge (8pm) - Woodstock, CT 12/8 SATURDAY Devon Allman / The Mike Crandall Band - Bridge Street Live (8pm) - Collinsville, CT Chris Smither - The Narrows Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA Gina Sicilia - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford Eran Troy Danner - CT's Prime Time Cafe - Thomaston, CT Dan Stevens - Gumbo (9pm) - Worcester, MA Shaka & the SoulShakers - Sam the Clam's (8:30pm) - Southington, CT The Eric Ducoff Band - The Red House (9pm) - Deep River, CT Junior Krauss & the Shakes - The Brass Horse (9pm) - Barkhamstead, CT Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown: Wed Dec. 5 Blues Open Mic hosted by Brandt Taylor Thurs Dec. 6 John Mayock & the Homesteaders w/ The Country Trio(Kriss Santala, Dave Hogan & Scott Camara) Fri Dec. 7 Rich Badowski w/Special Guests Steve Balkun, Mike Law & the Playboys and Jr. Krauss & the Shakes Sat Dec. 8 Gina Sicilia Mon Dec. 10 Craig Hartley Trio I hope to see you this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you go. See you next week. Download to iTunes: Brian T. Lee and the Black-Eyed and Blues Music Hour http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Show%2075%20%7C%20Black%20Eyed%20and%20Blues%20Music%20%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fonthehorn.com%2F2012%2F11%2F08%2Fshow-75-blachttp://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fonthehorn.com%2F2012%2F11%2F08%2Fshow-75-black-eyed-and-blues-music%2F&t=Show%2075%20%7C%20Black%20Eyed%20and%20Blues%20Music%20k-eyed-and-blues-music%2F%20