Past Episodes: May 2011 Archives
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Halifax singer songwriter Laura Peek performs at the Phog Lounge in Windsor.
Laura Peek is on a mission.After a successful independant release in 2007, her sophomore record Key is now out and Laura is on a tour of Ontario.She wants to increase her profile so to speak.But she has said that she has some reservations about her success on the road.Why, because, she says, It's hard when no one knows who you are.
Ah...the joys of touring...getting your name out there and hoping all the travel and work pays off.Tonight she's introducing herself to Windsor audiences with a date at the Phog Lounge.This afternoon Laura Peek joins me on the line.
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(runs 7:52)
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Monday May 30, 2011
The University's schools of music and visual arts will be moving into the Downtown Armouries. That was part of a big announcement this morning to revitalize the downtown.
It's official. As we reported on Friday, Windsor's downtown is getting a major boost.
This morning the province announced it will invest 30 million dollars, in addition to the city's 60 million dollars into Windsor's downtown. The money will go toward an aquatics centre
and to help the University of Windsor relocate some of it's programs downtown.The plan includes seeing the University's music and visual arts programs relocate to the downtown armouries building That's music to the ears of Jonathan Bayley. He's the director of the School of Music.
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(runs 14:09)
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Friday May 27, 2011
Guitar heaven this weekend in Chatham.
For the past five years Chatham based guitarist Tom Lockwood has brought together other guitarists for a night of music and I would imagine a bit of merriment.This Saturday night it happens at the Kiwanis theatre in Chatham.This afternoon Tom Lockwood joins me on the line.
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(runs 5:39)
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- August 2012
- July 2012
- Mon., 30 – Windsor poet Mary Ann Mulhern is reading from her latest collection of poems, Brides in Black.
- Tue., 24 – Mike Jones arrived back in Windsor this morning after covering 6300 kilometres on his bicycle.
- Thu., 19 – Herb enthusiast Mary Jo Rusu shows us how we can use herbs to ditch the salt from our diets.
- Mon., 16 – Recipes from Mary-Jo Rusu
- Fri., 6 – Tragically Hip "Super Fan" Jeff Reid
- Thu., 5 – Pink Canoe Portage Across Ontario
- June 2012
- Fri., 29 – Todd Newton of the Price Is Right Live!
- Thu., 28 – State of Canada's Birds
- Wed., 27 – Making Seniors Stronger
- Thu., 21 – We'll tell you about a local history buff who's setting the stories of war of 1812 to music.
- Thu., 14 – Some residents in Belle River want trains to sound off their horns less when they pass by.
- Fri., 1 – We'll meet one of the actors from Theatre Windsor's production of The Beverly Hillbillies.
- May 2012
- Wed., 30 – In just over a week, Carousel of the Nations takes over the city with events through most of June.
- Thu., 17 – we'll find out what American and Canadian students learned together about the war of 1812
- Wed., 16 – We'll get an update on the 4 peregrine falcon chicks that are nesting under the Ambassador Bridge.
- Mon., 7 – We'll meet a 13 year old Windsor girl who's won a summer scholarship to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
- Fri., 4 – Local playwright Chris Rabideau is one of the artists receiving an Arts Infrastructure Grant.
- April 2012
- Tue., 24 – An evening of poetry and fiction at the Phog Lounge tonight, I'll talk with author Mike Barnes.
- Thu., 12 – Kevin Costners band is called the Modern West and he's got a show at Caesars Coloseum Friday night.
- Wed., 4 – We'll tell you about the very special dinner being presented to mark the Titanic anniversary.
- March 2012
- Wed., 28 – We'll tell you about the Titanic exhibition happening at The Henry Ford Museum that opens soon.
- Mon., 19 – CBC Win a Gourmet Dinner Contest
- Mon., 19 – Windsor's Poet Laureate Marty Gervais.
- Wed., 14 – Comedian Danny Bhoy Performs in Windsor
- Tue., 13 – Windsor Actor Films Role in Isreal
- Mon., 12 – March Break "Things to do in Ontario"
- February 2012
- Wed., 29 – War of 1812 Treasure Hunt.
- Thu., 23 – A team of seamstresses create period costumes to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812
- Wed., 22 – Walkerville's Centre for the Creative Arts takes on the Phantom of the Opera this weekend and next.
- Tue., 14 – Valentine's Day Aphrodisiacs
- Mon., 13 – Madison Violet Interview
- January 2012
- Tue., 24 – Pulled Pork with Green Apple Slaw
- Fri., 20 – Your childhood and healthy relationships.
- Tue., 17 – A veteran of the Canadian music scene comes to the Mary Webb Centre in Highgate this Saturday night.
- Tue., 10 – If "YOUR" math homework has you taking a tantrum, there's one on one help available to help you out.
- December 2011
- Mon., 5 – New Co-Op Art Gallery opens in Windsor
- Fri., 2 – The Endangered Paw Paw Tree
- November 2011
- October 2011
- Wed., 12 – Win a gourmet dinner!
- Mon., 3 – Bob at the Canada South Blues Museum
- September 2011
- August 2011
- Wed., 31 – CBC Win a Gourmet Dinner Contest
- Wed., 31 – A feature interview with Gino Vannelli
- Wed., 31 – The new school year is fast approaching, and with that comes great anxiety for many students
- Mon., 29 – I'll chat with Jim and Jordan Scott. They're back from a 10 day mission to help the people in Haiti.
- Fri., 19 – Singer Songwriter Ron Leary
- Thu., 18 – Tomato Art!
- Mon., 15 – Roxi Delight Comes Home To Windsor
- July 2011
- June 2011
- Wed., 29 – Years of Ernest Band Interview
- Tue., 28 – Fireworks Families
- Mon., 27 – Elvis Fest
- Thu., 16 – Drive-In Coming to Lakeshore
- May 2011
- April 2011
- Fri., 29 – Matt Gallagher, Windsor filmmaker, poker documentary "Grinders" premiering at Hot Docs Festival.
- Tue., 26 – Comedian Lorne Elliott is coming to Chatham this Thursday to do a show at the Capitol Theatre.
- Tue., 5 – We chat with a woman on the other side of the earth as she prepares to climb mount Everest.
- March 2011
- Mon., 21 – A Windsor Theatre company has come away with some big honours from the Western Ontario Drama League.
- Thu., 10 – Math teacher uses music to educate kids.
- Fri., 4 – 20 Year Old Musical Mystery Solved
- Tue., 1 – A researcher is looking for the stories of Italian Canadians who were interned during World War 2
- February 2011
- Thu., 24 – Black History Symposium Tour.
- Tue., 15 – Interview with U of W Professor Richard Frost on computer versus humans on TV show Jeopardy
- Fri., 11 – Denis Coffey of the Funk Brothers Interview
- Thu., 10 – Bob Monks Archive Interview
- Wed., 9 – Multiple Choice Workshop
- December 2010
- Sun., 12 – Get Ready To Work