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In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour, your host Jamie listens to music celebrating the New England Patriots' return to the Super Bowl. You'll hear music from Bon Jovi, Gustav Holst, Ozzy Osbourne, John Adams, and more!

This week, Joe is featuring Guitarist Larry Coryell from his 1990 Muse Records recording, titled “Shining Hour.”

This week, we feature Aaron-Larget Caplan, classical guitarist. He’s back to introduce another brand new album, “Guitar America 250”. This is the first time these songs will be heard anywhere! We’ll discuss his career and how he has had the opportunity to travel the world playing at concert venues large and small. For more information, you can go to www.alcguitar.com

This week of Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard from his 1990, Alfa Records recording, titled “Topsy.”

This week, our special guests are Kristen and Del-Bourree Bach. We discuss their theatrical careers, how they met, and how Del’s artistic abilities led to his becoming one of the most successful painters in the area. We listen to music from Mark Tabor, Del and Kristen’s favorite pianist. For information, you can go to www.del-bourreebach.com

The Community Players' production of “Harold and Maude” is the subject of this week's program, featuring Karen Kessler, the actor, and Brad Kirton, the Director. We discuss production and listen to some of the very interesting songs from the movie soundtrack. The show is opening on February 13th in Pawtucket. For more information, you can call (401) 726-6860 or go to www.thecommunityplayers.org

In this episode of This Old Tree, with Doug Still...What happens when six arborists come down from the trees to step behind the mic? Find out by listening to this special episode of stories by tree professionals told LIVE in front of an audience at the annual conference of the New England Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. Where does the adrenaline come from? What barriers have been climbed? What drives them, ropes and harness in hand? Hear what arborists say about defining moments in their careers, their struggles, and what they love about their profession.

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Pianist/Composer Herbie Hancock from his 1998 PolyGram Records recording titled “Gershwin’s World.”

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Pianist Barry Harris from his 1992 Fantasy Records recording, titled “At The Jazz Workshop.”

This week, Newport Classical is the subject of the program with Trevor Neal, Artistic Director, and Oliver Inteeworn, the new Executive Director. We talk about their upcoming spring season and listen to music that relates to those performances. For more information, you can go to www.newportclassical.org

Join us as Ocean House owner and award-winning author Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah McCoy. About the Author: SARAH McCOY is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of the novels Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?, Mustique Island, Marilla of Green Gables, The Mapmaker’s Children, The Baker’s Daughter, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee, the novella “The Branch of Hazel” in Grand Central, The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico, and Le souffle des feuilles et des promesses (Pride and Providence). Her work has been featured in Newsweek, Real Simple, The Millions, Literary Hub, Writer’s Digest, Huffington Post, Read It Forward, Writer Unboxed, and other publications. She hosted the NPR WSNC Radio monthly program “Bookmarked with Sarah McCoy” and served as a Board Member for the literary nonprofit Bookmarks. Sarah taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She lives with her husband, Dr. Brian Waterman, their dog Gilbert, and cat Tularosa in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. About The Book: In 1969, twenty-three-year-old starlet Lori Lovely, the apple of Hollywood’s eye, shocks the world by ditching a promising film career to take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as a Benedictine nun. Gossip columnists and scandal sheets can’t get enough of the story. Why would such a beautiful girl take the veil? Was she hiding from someone? Did it have anything to do with her costar, heartthrob singer Lucas Wesley? In 1990, Lu Tibbott is under the gun to complete her senior thesis in modern American history. Instead of spending weeks in dusty archives, Lu decides to dig into a true twentieth-century mystery and write about her aunt Lori, now the Mother Abbess at a cloistered convent in rural New England. Biographers, journalists, and media types have long speculated about her aunt Lori’s sudden departure from Hollywood. Mother Lori, however, has refused all requests for interviews—until Lu arrives at the abbey with a tape recorder in hand. To her delight, Mother Lori announces she’s finally ready to talk…but only if Lu is truly ready to listen. Lu is shocked to discover that the story of Lori Lovely’s rise in Hollywood was far more tumultuous than she’d ever expected, a fairy tale twisting with ambition, unforeseen alliances, forbidden love, and secrets. What began as a history thesis now threatens to upend all their lives with its unexpected truths, especially as the media gets wind of Lu’s project and begins to ask… Whatever happened to Lori Lovely? Please find out more about Sarah McCoy and her book at sarahmccoy.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com  

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Trumpeter/Composer Tom Harrell from his 1989 Contemporary Records recording, titled “Sail Away.”  

In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Spencer listen and discuss music from the Pops Orchestra. You'll hear music that takes us to the Grand Canyon, a magician's workshop, space, the big city, and more!

This week, Joe is featuring Pianist/Vocalist Shirley Horn from her 1996 PolyGram/Verve Records recording, titled “The Main Ingredient.” 

The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director, and Alice Despar, a member of the Chorale. We talk about what the Chorale has done in the last season and their upcoming concert on Sunday, January 18th at 4 PM at Harkness Chapel at Connecticut College. For more information, you can go to www.mysticriverchorale.org

In celebration of the coming New Year, this week, we feature two singers from the Narragansett Bay Chorus as they bring us some of their favorite A Cappella music. The first part of the show features Josh Daly, a brand-new member, and then we welcome Kurt Anderson, VP of Music. We’ll be listening to some songs by eight different groups. For more information, you can go to www.SingNBC.com

This week, Joe is featuring Pianist/Composer Mike Renzi, Bassist/Vocalist Dick Lupino from their 2011 Self-Published recording titled “December Songs.”

This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Ray Charles from his 1985 Columbia Records recording, titled “The Spirit of Christmas.”

On what has become an annual Christmas show, this week we feature Shannon Corey, singer, composer, pianist, and teacher. We'll listen to her holiday song “Winter” and other songs from her Holiday CD, “I Wish I Had A River”. We’ll also discuss her career and how she has had the opportunity to travel the world singing. For more information, you can go to www.shannoncoreymusic.com  

This week, Jane looks at how things can turn out well in spite of nature.