Hi all....a few things DONT forget our Long Island Meet & Greet this Thursday in Patchogue (see poster at the top of this page) and...scondly...join me this morning on RADIO BASE CAMP from 7am to 9am for some LIVE music as part of our Summer On-air Alive & Kicking fund drive: we have a crazy number of great tickets packages (though tix are limited) to the Gathering of the Vibes, Falcon Ridge, Green River Music Festival, International Festival of Arts & Ideas and others: heres the full list and it will be up on our website after my show....WPKN’s ALIVE & Kicking Summer On-Air Fund Drive Green River Festival: July 12 + 13 Greenfield, Massachusetts Pledge to WPKN of $40 for a Saturday / or Sunday ticket •FULL WEEKEND PASS: $75 •SATURDAY PASS: $49.99 •SUNDAY PASS: $34.99 The Green River Music Festival is set in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Held on the campus of Greenfield Community College. Here it is the 2014 lineup for the Green River Festival: July 12 + 13 Greenfield, Massachusetts (just below the border of Vermont) JOSH RITTER & THE ROYAL CITY BAND • TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE • PUSS N BOOTS ft.NORAH JONES, SASHA DOBSON & CATHERINE POPPER • DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND • TRAMPLED BY TURTLES • LUCIUS • HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF • DAVE & PHIL ALVIN & THE GUILTY ONES • THE LONE BELLOW • ANA TIJOUX • JAMES HUNTER SIX • THE IGUANAS • LADY • POOR OLD SHINE • THE DEBO BAND • THE SHINOLAS REVUE: FEATURING CHRIS COLLINGWOOD (FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE) FREEDY JOHNSTON & SYD STRAW • LADY LAMB THE BEEKEEPER • AND THE KIDS • GASLIGHT TINKERS • GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS • BARNSTAR! • HEATHER MALONEY + DARLINGSIDE • PAUL BURCH & THE WPA BALLCLUB • THE DEADLY GENTLEMEN • THE DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW • ...MANY MORE! Gathering of the Vibes Seaside Park Bridgeport, CT August 1- 3 Friday Ticket ($85) Pledge to WPKN of $70 Saturday Ticket ($85) Pledge to WPKN of $70 Sunday Ticket ($42.50) Pledge to WPKN of $35 3-Day Pass Ticket (no camping) ($212.50) Pledge to WPKN of $175 (WPKN’s 3-day DOES NOT include camping) ‘ __________________________________________________________________________________ Falcon Ridge Folk Festival August 1, 2nd & 3rd Hillsdale, NY Camping Pass for all three Days $125 pledge Performers booked for the 26th Falcon Ridge Folk Festival are as follows: The Andrew & Noah Band, Ann Armstrong & Steve Hughes, Annie & the Hedonists, Annie Wenz, Aoife O’Donovan, Beth Molaro, The Boxcar Lilies, Brother Sun, The Clayfoot Strutters, Cheryl Wheeler, Christine Lavin & Don White, Connor Garvey, Darlingside,The Duhks, The Falcon Ridge House Band, The Grand Slambovians, The Great Bear Trio, Hoopoe, The Horse Flies, The Ivy Vine Players, John Gorka, Jim & Madeline Christensen, Kim & Reggie Harris, Krewe de la Rue, Kathryn Wedderburn, Louise Mosrie, Magpie, Nerissa & Katryna Nields, Patti O’Brien Melita , Paul Rosenberg, Pete’s Posse, Perpetual e-Motion, Ralph Sweet, Ronny Cox, Roosevelt Dime, The Russet Trio, Seth Glier, Still, the Homegrown Band, Spuyten Duyvil, The Storycrafters, Tom Paxton, Tracy Grammer, and Will Mentor. WPKN Premiums WPKN Coffee Mug Pledge to WPKN $40 WPKN New Baseball Cap Pledge to WPKN $50 WPKN Hand Screened T-Shirt Pledge to WPKN $50 International Festival of Arts & Ideas (New Haven) o Regina Carter (Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 8pm): $50 a pair o Regina Carter (MacArthur “Genius” Fellow) is considered the foremost jazz violinist of her generation. At the Festival, she explores and celebrates the folk tunes that her paternal grandfather would have heard in the South: Cajun fiddle music, early gospel and coal miners work songs are meshed with contemporary tunes to form Carters unique and engaging sound. o Reggie Wilson/ Fist & Heel Performance (Saturday, June 21 at 5pm) $50 a pair Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group is a company that dances with stylishness and athleticism: the movement is bold and vibrant, drawing from blues, slave, and spiritual cultures. Steps are then combined with dance drawn from freestyle, disco, and classical sources. In Moses(es), choreographer Reggie Wilson finds inspiration in Zora Neale Hurstons Moses, Man of the Mountain, reflecting on the migration of people and cultures around the world. The New York Times called Moses(es) a “thrilling new work.” o The Events (Friday, June 27 at 8pm) $50 a pairBy David Greig Directed by Ramin Gray Music by John Brown David Greig’s highly acclaimed, daring new play asks how far forgiveness will stretch. Dealing with issues of community, tolerance, and how to cope in the wake of traumatic events, The Events tells of tragedy, obsession, and our desire to fathom the unfathomable. The production features local choirs and a soaring musical soundscape Winner of the 2013 Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award o The Gloaming (Thursday, June 19 at 8pm) $60 a pair With Iarla O’Lionaird (vocals), Thomas Bartlett (piano), Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh (hardanger d’amore), Martin Hayes (violin/fiddle) and Dennis Cahill (guitar) Irish & American folk supergroup The Gloaming carves new paths connecting the rich Irish folk tradition and the contemporary music scene. From haunting songs to rousing instrumental medleys, they make music that is both ancient and utterly new WPKN Benefit Concerts: Sambaleza Unitarian Church on Saturday June 21st 8pm Tickets are a pledge of $30 per ticket to WPKN Brazilian samba and Jazz Grand Slambvians + Hamell on Trial Fairfield Theatre Company Thursday, June 26th 7:30pm $35 pledge to WPKN Suffolk Theater - 118 East Main St., Riverhead NY Box Office at 631-727-4343. 5 pairs of tix available for each of the following shows: 1) Tuck and Patti - Jazz Duo Sunday June 8 8pm Pledge of $50 for a pair 2) Jason Mallet Man Taylor, Tito Puente Jr & Bernard Purdie - Jazz percussion Friday, June 27 8pm Pledge of $50 for a pair
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