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Guest Line Up for the next four weeks of filming. (May be subject to change)

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Below you will find listings for our interesting on-air guests for the next four weeks.  Check out the lists below for our great variety of topics.  We start filming at 10 am in THE ADDY THEATRE on Tuesday. A live audience is always welcome and there are plenty of seats. You can meet the guests in person and learn more about their projects or even get involved yourself.

June 26, 2018 #1039

Filming at the Addy in Proctors

Scheduled Topics on the Show with Guests

(Listed alphabetically – subject to change)

Information below has been provided by the Guests or from their websites

~~~ Segment ONE~~~

Derrick Horton and the Jay Street Band Performing

Derrick Horton (vocals) and Band Members

Phil Auclaire (drums), Chris Duffy (guitar), Ace on Bass

and Gil Melchoior (guitar)

From their website:

          After a 34-year hiatus, in March of 2012 Dr. Derrick “Doc” Horton decided it’s never too late to realize his dream. He returned to his first love, music.  He performed in singing groups throughout his high school and college years in his hometown of Norfolk, VA.

After graduating from Norfolk State University he put his music career on the shelf to pursue a Ph.D. at Penn State and became a college professor and public sociologist.  A Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany, Dr. Horton is a talented singer, songwriter, and producer.

Now he is realizing his dream of building a multi-media company:   HDH Entertainment. The foundation of that company is his Motown-styled party band: Derrick Horton and the Jay Street Band. Along with himself (Derrick) on lead vocals the band also features Phil Auclaire (drums), Chris Duffy (guitar), Ace (bass), and Gil Melchior (guitar).

Derrick Horton and the Jay Street Band bring their Pop-Funk flavored “Motown and More” show to audiences throughout the Northeast

• Organization: Derrick Horton and the Jay Street Band
• Facebook: Yes
• Website: www.DerrickHortonAndTheJayStreetBand.com

~~~ Segment TWO ~~~

Music Haven Concert Series

Mona Golub, Producing Artistic Director

          More Perreca’s is the stageside restauranteur for six of the seven Sunday concerts with a winning combination of classic Italian selections and show-themed ethnic meals for purchase. Wolf Hollow Brewing Company and taps a variety of their locally-crafted brews on draught. Ninepin Ciders …. Ben & Jerry’s scoops premium ice cream at each show.  Price Chopper and General Electric are presenting co-sponsors for the series. For a complete list of concert and media sponsors and supporters go to musichavenstage.org

• Bombino kicks off the season with Saharan desert blues;
• EJO, plays their final concert;
• Gabacho Maroc, makes their U.S. debut;
• Mile Twelve doles out trad and new bluegrass;
• Pascuala Ilabaca delivers Chilean pop; Iberi sings ancient Georgian polyphony;
• Lakou Mizik lays down a Caribbean groove;
• Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers take us to Louisiana;
• ESYO CHIME and SSO bring classical music and pops to the stage;
• Skerryvore offers up some Scottish folk-rock and
• Toronzo Cannon caps the season-ending Blues BBQ.

Organization: Music Haven Concert Series

• Mission: Our motto is Traveling the World One Concert at a Time. We bring high quality international and national acts to the Agnes Macdonald Music Haven Stage for six Sundays each summer and have expanded the series this year with six additional concerts. We seek to provide a cultural experience that allows our audiences to hear or see or even taste (as our caterer provides ethnic fare to accompany different concerts) something that’s different, and beautiful, and carries with it a history.
• Event: Music Haven Concert Series
• Location of event: Agnes Macdonald Music Haven Stage, Central Park, Schenectady
• Date/Time: Expanded series
• Cost:  Free events
• Contact Information:  See website
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/Music-Haven-Concert-Series
• Twitter: @MusicHavenStage
• Instagram: @MusicHavenConcertSeries
• Website: www.MusicHavenStage.org

~~~ Segment THREE ~~~

STEP Program

Karen “Kay” Stanley-White, Executive Director

Lisa Isabella, Public Relations

          Annual major fundraiser in our 12^th year. Funds go to support programming, the horses, and scholarships for riders. Great food Fun and Friends: Silent Auction, Fine ART raffle, Matinee racing, Buffet at Fortunes in Clubhouse of Raceway, Sponsorship opportunities named races available.

FAMILY FRIENDLY!

NEW PROGRAM: STEP from the GROUND UP a non- mounted fun filled educational and sensory experience on horse safety, communication grooming and tacking with a PATH certified instructor.

PATH FACILITY: STEP is a PATH facility and will become a premier stable in 2019

WELCOME CENTER: New facility for educational programming and a therapeutic setting

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: POOP pickers, paper jockeys, and Horse Handlers Lesson assistants

Organization: Saratoga Therapeutic Equestrian Program (STEP)

• Mission: STEP is dedicated to improving the lives of physically and emotionally challenged special needs individuals through both tested and innovative treatment strategies utilizing the horse’s movement, physical presence and human-equine interaction.
• Event: STEP out 2 the Races
• Location of event: Saratoga Casino-Hotel
• Date/Time: Oct 21st 2018 from Noon to 3pm
• Cost: Call for rates RSVP
• Contact Information:   (518) 374-5116 or PM on FB or [email protected]
• Facebook: Saratoga Therapeutic Equestrian Program
• Website: www.STEPUP-nfec.org

~~~ Segment FOUR~~~

Composting/Recycling

Angelina Peone, Recycling & Composting Educator

About the Show

Where does food “come from” and from what is it made? Here’s a lively primer for urban bumpkins and upcountry gardeners alike. DIRT takes audiences on an extravagant journey of discovery into the Great Underneath-revealing the epic alchemy of plants, the fungi’s dance of mutual delight, and the microbe’s herculean labors. Featuring live music and a myriad of puppet figures ranging from 12 inches to 12 feet tall, the show reminds earthly residents of all ages how profoundly essential is the ground beneath their feet.

Arm of the Sea is an award winning arts ensemble that fuses visual story telling with live music in contemporary works of mask and Puppet Theater, celebrating 35 years of blending art & environmental education.

~ Compost Fair Attractions ~

~ Visit environmental education booths – for all ages! Learn about the soil ecosystem, backyard composting, how to use finished compost, and how to reduce wasted food ~

~ Compost Games and Activities led by Food Scrap 360 and the SCEAC Recycling Team ~

~ Composting/Gardening Book Sale hosted by Friends of the Schenectady County Library ~

~ Visit our Wacky Worm Photo Booth ~

~ Garden Bug Face Painting by Artist Shanti Payne~

~ Outdoor Composting Demonstrations led by Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Composters – demos run every hour at 15 after ~

~ Ask a Master Gardener Booth: Get answers to common gardening questions + Soil Testing by Master Gardeners – $5 fee ~

~ Special Raffle Prizes to benefit Friends of the Greenhouse ~

~ Fresh Food Farm Stand by Roots & Wisdom Harvest Share ~

~ Strawberry Shortcakes for sale benefit Schenectady County 4-H Youth Development ~

~ Learn about properly storing food with Cornell Cooperative Extension Nutrition Educators~

~Purchase chemical free, all natural composts and plant nutrient products by the Bio Soil Farm~

And much more!!!

~ Sign-Up for Workshops at the Compost Fair ~

1) Vermicomposting for Beginners

2) Bokashi Composting for Beginners

Live Entertainment at the Compost Fair ~

A special live show of DIRT: the Secret Life of Soil performed by Arm of the Sea Theater will close the Compost Fair at 2:30 pm on the Music Haven Stage in Central Park! This show is free to attend with special thanks to our contributors, Food Scraps 360, Advantage Disposal, and Schenectady County Farm Bureau!

The first 100 families to attend the show will receive a free gift! ~ Courtesy of Price Chopper Supermarkets ~

Organizations: Schenectady County Recycles! & Cornell Cooperative Extension, Schenectady County

• Event: Compost Fair & Education Day
• Location of event: Central Park Greenhouses/Sustainable Living Center
• Date/Time: Saturday, July 28^th — 10 am – 2 pm with special show at 2:30 pm
• Cost: Free
• Contact Information: email: [email protected]
• Facebook: @SchenectadyCountyRecycles
• Instagram: @SchenectadyCountyRecycles
• Website: www.CCEschenectady.org/recycling  and Find our event page on Facebook

~~~ Segment FIVE~~~

Derrick Horton and the Jay Street Band Performing

Derrick Horton (vocals) and Band Members

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~~~~~~~~~~  Upcoming Shows  ~~~~~~~~~~

July 3, 2018 – #1040

(Topics listed alphabetically – subject to change)

FILMED ON LOCATION

Baptist Home Saluting Veterans

Megan Miner Malone, Esq.

Interviewees

The Tony Wayne Story

Byrd’s Antarctica Expedition

July 10, 2018 – #1041

(Topics listed alphabetically – subject to change)

Artist

Vince Forte Jr.

Author — “Turning the Page”

Kathleen McLean, Author

Daquetta Jones, Executive Director — YWCA of Greater Capital Region

ComicCon – Sch’dy County Library

Leah LaFera

Hamilton Hill Arts Center – 50^th Anniversary Celebration

Miki Conn

miSci – Museum of Innovation and Science – Current Exhibits

Guests ?????

Schenectady Theater for Children

Julia Jaster, Secretary

July 17, 2018 – #1042

(Topics listed alphabetically – subject to change)

Class Afloat

Chris Trow, Chairman – Class Afloat Foundation – USA)

Skye Robinson, (Returning from Sea)

Nyre Brown (new traveler – Sept)

Dominique Duncan (new traveler – Sept)

Comedy and Family Business celebrating 75 years!

Greg Aidala, Comedian

_______ Aidala, Business owner

Iroquois Indian Museum (Howe’s Cave NY)

Stephanie Shultes, Director

Proctors Historical Committee

Janice Walz, Committee Member

The Timebenders Combo with Lisa Lambert  – performing

Lisa Lambert, Vocals

Names of other musicians