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In this episode, we review the biggest news stories of the week, get a wrap up of the legislative session, check out the weekend's live music scene and our featured artist is The Otis Walker Band.
This free speaker series in partnership with The Orion Amphitheater celebrates art, culture and self-expression! In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, this show explores the intersection of art and mental health ... now rescheduled for May 28th 6-8pm.
WLRH is proud to partner with The Cigar Box Guitar Store for the world’s longest running cigar box guitar festival May 30th - June 2nd. The Festival raises money for Arts Huntsville’s Creative Launchpad and the Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation. Complete details at CigarBoxGuitarFestival.com.
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On Friday, CNN published footage that appears to show the hip-hop mogul, also known as P. Diddy, physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
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More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.
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A shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.
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The first trucks of aid entered Gaza via a pier built by the U.S. But it's challenging to move aid around Gaza, and humanitarian groups operating in Rafah warn they don't have food to distribute.
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This episode, local improv extraordinaire Beth Ridgeway joins us for another Funny You Should Ask!
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In this episode, John Davis illustrates good can sometimes come from evil.
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This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features original classical wind band music composed by Ferdinand Ries, a German composer who was a pupil, secretary, and friend of Ludwig van Beethoven. Ries was born into a musical family from Bonn, Germany. His grandfather was the court trumpeter for the Elector of Cologne at Bonn. His father was a violinist who was also the elector’s music director. Likewise, two brothers were violin players and one of these was also a composer. Ries began piano lessons with his father. But at age 18, he moved to Vienna and became Beethoven’s pupil and soon became his secretary as well, taking care of correspondence with publishers and copying music.
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In this episode (#013), we’ll review north Alabama’s top stories, and get the latest legislative news from Montgomery. We'll also talk with HMCPL Executive Director Cindy Hewitt about House Bill 385 (which did not pass), and hear new music from The Gifted.
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