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Laura Kennedy

GLT Datebook

Time: Saturdays at 8:34 AM and Sundays at 7:34 AM
Host: Laura Kennedy, GLT Arts Reporter

Each weekend, Laura Kennedy uses the GLT Datebook to highlight a wide variety of events and personalities certain to be of interest to GLT listeners throughout central Illinois.

Tune in Saturday or Sunday mornings for interviews and behind the scenes stories about new art exhibits opening, charity events, new plays in production, new CDs from local artists, community events like The Sugar Creek Arts Festival in Normal, Erin Feis in Peoria, Pioneer Days in Chillicothe and more.

Recent GLT Datebooks:

Adam Larson (mp3)

Air Dates: July 4 & 5, 2009

Jazz saxophonist and Twin Cities native Adam Larson discusses his career and new CD. http://www.adamlarsonjazz.com/

 

Mission Mart (mp3)

Air Dates: June 27 & 28

Sabrina Burkiewicz of Home Sweet Home talks about the newly renovated Mission Mart. http://www.missionmart.org/

 

Illinois Shakespeare Festival (mp3)

Air Dates: June 20 & 21, 2009

Deb Alley, artistic director of the Festival, chats about the new season. http://www.thefestival.org/

 

Garden Fest (mp3)

Air Dates: June 13 & 14, 2009

Marcia Young from the David Davis Mansion previews the upcoming Glorious Garden Festival. http://daviddavismansion.org/

 

Hot Club of Detroit (mp3)

Air Dates: June 6 & 7, 2009

Evan Peri of Hot Club of Detroit discusses the group.

 

Colleen Goes to the Farmers Market (mp3)

Air Dates: May 30 & 31, 2009

Janice Turner and Ron Frazier discuss their new book.

 

Travis Wesley (mp3)

Air Dates: May 23 & 24, 2009

Jazz musician Travis Wesley discusses his new album.

http://www.traviswesleyjazz.com/Content/News.aspx

 

Locks of Love (mp3)

Air Dates: May 16 & 17, 2009

Kelly Mathy describes how Washington School in Bloomington is helping kids.

 

Penelope Bingham (mp3)

Air Dates: May 9 & 10, 2009

Food historian Penelope Bingham talks about food -- 19th century-style. http://www.mchistory.org/

 

Scotti Cohn (mp3)

Air Dates: May 2 & 3, 2009

Author Scotti Cohn discusses her new book, One Wolf Howls. http://www.scotticohn.com/

 

ISU Dance Concert (mp3)

Air Dates: April 25 & 26, 2009

Hear a preview of the upcoming dance concert by the ISU Dance Theatre. http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/

 

Global Youth Service Day (mp3)

Air Dates: April 18 & 19, 2009

Shelly Hanover form the Children's Discovery Museum in Normal previews an event that honors children who volunteer. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55681007043

 

Shop for Hope and a Cure (mp3)

Air Dates: April 11 & 12, 2009

DeDe Verplaetse from Relay for Life discusses their upcoming fundaiser. http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=15092&pg=entry

 

Earth Music Art Festival (mp3)

Air Dates: April 4 & 5, 2009

Rob Elliot from Mack Glass previews the upcoming art fest.

http://www.mackglass.com/

 

"Evita" (mp3)

Air Dates: March 28 & 29, 2009

Director Lori Adams previews the upcoming production from the ISU Schools of Theatre and Music. http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/events/

 

History Detective.mp3

Air Dates: March 21 & 22, 2009

PBS History Detective Gwendolyn Wright discusses what history has to tell us.

 

Spring Bloom Arts Festival (mp3)

Air Dates: March 14 & 15, 2009

Doug Johnson from the McLean County Arts Center http://www.mcac.org/ previews the upcoming Spring Bloom Arts Festival.

 

Bridging the Gap (mp3)

Air Dates: March 7 & 8, 2009

Jazz drummer Tom Marko discusses the new CD, "Bridging the Gap." http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/profiles/default.aspx?q=BM200807100113&unitAbbr=schoolofmusic

 

Birding Tour (mp3)

Air Dates: Feb. 28 & March 1, 2009

John Mullen for the Forest Park Nature Center previews the upcoming bird tour of the Illinois River. http://www.peoriaparks.org/

 

Postcard Art (mp3)

Air Dates: Feb. 20 & 21, 2009

ISU Galleries curator Barry Blinderman previews the upcoming Friends of the Arts fundraiser. http://blogs.ilstu.edu/fine_arts_events/2008/09/04/postcard-art-2009/

 

The Rover (mp3)

Air Dates: Feb. 14 & 15, 2009

Director Chris Garcia Peake discusses his upcoming production of the Restoration comedy, "The Rover." http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/events/

 

Lincoln's in Town! (mp3)

Air Dates: Feb. 7 & 8, 2009

Writer Nancy Steele-Brokaw describes the new play about Lincoln's time in the Twin Cities. http://www.cityblm.org/bcd/page.asp?id=10688&show=main

 

unfiction (mp3)

Air Dates: Jan 31 & Feb. 1, 2009

ISU Galleries http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/galleries/Curator Bill Conger describes the new exhibit, "unfiction."

 

Native American Storytelling (mp3)

Air Dates: Jan. 24 & 25, 2009

Kim Shehan of the Spurlock Museum in Urbana previews their upcoming storytelling workshop. http://www.spurlock.uiuc.edu/

 

Barry Cloyd (mp3)

Air Dates: Jan. 17 & 18, 2009

Singer/songwriter Barry Cloyd discusses his new CD. http://www.barrycloyd.net/

 

Uncubicled (mp3)

Air Dates: Jan. 10 & 11, 2009

Twin Cities author Josh McMains discusses his debut novel. http://www.uncubicled.com/

 

Nocturnal Landscapes (mp3)

Air Dates: Jan. 3 & 4, 2009

McLean County Arts Center curator Alison Hatcher guides us through an exhibit of paintings by Gerard Erley. http://www.mcac.org/

 

Herb Eaton (mp3)

Air Dates: Dec. 27 & 28, 2008

Artist Herb Eaton discusses his latest work.

http://www.eatonstudiogallery.com/

 

Lakeview Museum Exhibit (mp3)

Air Dates: Dec. 20 & 21, 2008

Kristin McKenzie from Lakeview Musuem in Peoria discusses the Picasso, Matisse, Chagall exhibit. http://www.lakeview-museum.org/

 

Tim Green (mp3)

Air Dates: Dec. 13 & 14, 2008

Jazz pianist Tim Green talks about his new CD.

 

Tour of Homes (mp3)

Air Dates: Dec. 6 & 7, 2008

Ron Frazier details the upcoming, first-ever Christmas Around the Mansion Tour of Homes. http://djna.org/

 

Cantus Novus (mp3)

Air Dates: Nov. 29 & 30, 2008

Ron Keiswetter previews the upcoming concert by the vocal ensemble Cantus Novus.

 

Clare House Food Drive (mp3)

Air Dates: Nov. 22 & 23, 2008

Tina Sipula from The Clare House talks about the shortages at the food pantry.

 

The Festival of the Trees (mp3)

Air Dates: Nov. 15 & 16, 2008

Pete Moore from the Baby Fold previews the upcoming holiday-themed fundraiser.http://www.thebabyfold.org/fot/index.html

 

Clean House (mp3)

Air Dates: Nov. 8 & 9, 2008

Sandra Zielinski, director of The Clean House at Heartland Theatre, discusses the play.

 

David Williams (mp3)

Air Dates: Nov. 1 & 2, 2008

Retired ISU music professor David Williams describes his new multi-media project.

 

Matthew Holtzclaw (mp3)

Air Dates: Oct. 25 & 26, 2008

Magician Matthew Holtzclaw talks about why magic should be scary.

 

Halloween Jazz Concert (mp3)

Air Dates: Oct. 18 & 19, 2008

Tom Marko from the ISU School of Music describes the upcoming jazz concert.

 

ISU Homecoming (mp3)

Air Dates: Oct. 11 & 12, 2008

Eric Jome from ISU's Media Relations discusses a number of the upcoming events during ISU's homecoming week. http://www.ilstu.edu/

 

Hunter Oaks Equestrian Competition (mp3)

Air Dates: Oct. 4 & 5, 2008

Sandy Mercier of Hunter Oaks Equestrian Center http://www.hunteroaksfarm.com/ gives an inside look at the sport of Eventing prior to the upcoming competition.

 

Discovery Walk (mp3)

Air Dates: Sept. 27 & 28, 2008

Candace Summers from the McLean County Museum of History http://www.mchistory.org/ in Bloomington reveals how the dead live again on the Evergreen Cemetary Discovery Walk.

 

Light the Night (mp3)

Air Dates: Sept. 20 & 21

Hear how the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is raising funds this fall. http://www.lightthenight.org/

 

Main Gallery 404 (mp3)

Air Dates: Sept. 13 & 14, 2008

A new art gallery in downtown Bloomington has a twist. Take a tour and discover it. http://www.maingallery404.com/

 

Spirits of Bloomington Tour (mp3)

Air Dates: Sept. 6 & 7, 2008

FInd out just how haunted downtown Bloomington is with the hosts of the Spirits of Bloomington http://www.spiritsofbloomington.com/ tour.

 

Zoo Do (mp3)

Air Dates: August 30 & 31, 2008

Hear how an upcoming fundraiser will help the Sumatran Tigers at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington. http://www.cityblm.org/department.asp?dep_id=3038&menuid=2801

 

Adam Larson (mp3)

Air Dates: August 23 & 24, 2008

The Datebook charts the trajectory of rising jazz star and Twin Cities native, Adam Larson. http://www.adamlarsonjazz.com/

 

Day of the Dozer (mp3)

Air Dates: August 16 & 17, 2008

Hear how bulldozers can raise funds for the Community Cancer Center. http://www.cancercenter.org/

 

Nature's Table Reunion (mp3)

Air Dates: August 9 & 10, 2008

Jeff Machota previews the upcoming concert at the Canopy Club in Urbana. http://www.canopyclub.com/canopy.php

 

Taste of Peoria (mp3)

Air Dates: August 2 & 3, 2008

Taste of Peoria http://www.peoriaevents.com/ chair Becky Cassidy previews the upcoming food-centric event.

Home Sweet Home Fundraiser (mp3)

Air Dates: July 26 & 27, 2008

Sabrina Burkiewicz of Home Sweet Home explains their new fundraising event. http://www.hshministries.org/

ISU Jazz Concert (mp3)

Air Dates: July 19 & 20, 2008

ISU's own Tom Marko discusses his upcoming concert.

TheatresCool (mp3)

Air Dates: July 12 & 13, 2008

Kymberly Harris http://www.kymberlyharris.com/ talks about her acting school, TheatresCool.

Poetry Crawl (mp3)
Air Dates: July 5 & 6, 2008
Poet Kathleen Kirk talks about the poetry crawl she's leading through the Sugar Creek Arts Festival.

"Curiouser and curiouser" (mp3)
Air Dates: June 28 & 29, 2008
Curator Alison Hatcher describes the new exhibit at the McLean County Arts Center in Bloomington.

Deb Alley, Illinois Shakespeare Festival (mp3)
Air Dates:  June 21 & 22, 2008
Hear about the new Shakespeare Season from Illinois Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director, Deb Alley.

Glorious Garden Festival  (mp3)
Air Dates:  June 14 & 15, 2008
Tour Sarah Davis' historical garden at the David Davis Mansion.  

Jonathan Konya (mp3)
Air Dates:  June 7 & 8, 2008
Meet Jonathon Konya from the band The Belleville Outfit

TAPS Fundraiser (mp3)
Air Dates: May 31 & June 1, 2008
Hear how rock music is at the center of the next TAPS animal shelter fundraiser.

Junction City Art Festival  (mp3)
Air Dates:  May 24 & 25, 2008
Get a preview of the upcoming Junction City Art Fest in Peoria. 

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