Friday Special Blend on CKCU: January 25 2007

The Friday Special Blend ... is a friendly, laid-back mixture of great music, live performances, interviews with filmmakers, musicians, artists and creators of all kinds. It's about the people and events of Ottawa-Gatineau. It's about the human spirit. Add to that some local and world news about social justice and the environment, and you're sure to find something of interest. Plus - as always - BBC News on the Hour.

Tune in to the Friday Special Blend, from 7:00 to 9:15 a.m., at CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa or http://www.ckcufm.com/ from anywhere. Tuning in from far away? We'll add you to our listener map -- simply send a note to info@ckcufm.com. Il nous fera un grand plaisir de recevoir vos commentaires, suggestions et idées.

THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
Friday January 25, 2007

07:30 WINTER/MADNESS I - The VJs
Beat the winter blues with two late-night World Premiere film screenings from SAW Video ( www.sawvideo.com) followed by audio and VJ work at the Mayfair Theatre.
Ryan Stec will tell us about plans for the evening, including audio and VJ work by Stec himself with Christie Watson, Chris Ikonomopoulos with Jacob Hanna, Frederic Arsenault, Kerry Campbell and Michael Caffrey. Screenings start Saturday night at 11:30pm at the Mayfair Theatre.

08:05 - WINTER/MADNESS II - The Accident
Filmmaker and musician Anthony Seck ( www.anthonyseck.com) joins us to discuss The Accident, part of SAW Video's Winter/Madness. See it here first!

08:30 GIRLS WITH GLASSES
Karyn Ellis ( www.karynellis.com) and some of her singer-songwriter counterparts Evalyn Parry ( www.evalynparry.com), Eve Goldberg ( www.evegoldberg.com) and Allison Brown ( www.allisonbrown.ca ) -- will join us. Touring as the Girls with Glasses, they'll be in Perth and Ottawa next weekend, playing house concerts open to the public.

09:05 BABES FOR BREASTS
Amanda Rheaume will fill us in about the fundraiser for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation featuring singer-songwriters Rheaume (www.amandarheaume.com), Ana Miura (www.anamiura.com ), Rhonda Stakich (www.rhondastakich.com), Amy Campbell and NLX: Natasha Alexandra ( www.natashaalexandra.com). Several shows are scheduled at area venues: tickets are a hot commodity: the Saturday evening performance at Rasputin's ( www.rasputins.ca) has sold out; a few matinee tickets are still available.

Friday Special Blend on CKCU: January 19 2007

The Friday Special Blend ... is a friendly, laid-back mixture of great music, live performances, interviews with filmmakers, musicians, artists and creators of all kinds. It's about the people and events of Ottawa-Gatineau. It's about the human spirit. Add to that some local and world news about social justice and the environment, and you're sure to find something of interest. Plus - as always - BBC News on the Hour.

Tune in to the Friday Special Blend, from 7:00 to 9:15 a.m., at CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa or http://www.ckcufm.com/ from anywhere. Tuning in from far away? We'll add you to our listener map -- simply send a note to info@ckcufm.com. Il nous fera un grand plaisir de recevoir vos commentaires, suggestions et idées.

THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
Friday January 19, 2007

07:05 GHETTOSTOCRACY
Oni the Haitian Sensation (www.mesooni.com) joins us to share some poetry and talk about her new book. Hear Oni live at the Dusty Owl Reading Series ( www.DustyOwl.com) this Sunday at the Lookout (www.TheLookoutBar.com).

07:45 POLAR EXPLORATIONS
Explorer, adventurer and author James Raffan (www.writersunion.ca/r/raffan.htm) joins us to share his experiences on an arctic icebreaker ( www.CanadianGeographic.ca), and learn more about the International Polar Year.

08:05 UGLY SOCKS...WONDERFUL MUSIC
Interview with multi-talented musician Marie-Josee Houle (www.uglysocks.com), performing tonight (Friday) at the Avant-Garde Bar ( www.avantgardebar.com), and whose debut album we can look forward to this spring.

Barb Gray, our roving arts reporter, returns next week.

08:20 CREATIVE ACTIVISM...AND THE 'GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Interview with filmmaker and activist Jonathan Culp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Culp), in town for OPIRG Carleton's Activist Training Weekend. His fillms will be featured at Friday's Anarchist Movie Night (http://www.opirg-carleton.org/).

08:45 DANCE: A WORLD PREMIERE
Interview with choreographer and dancer Kate Hilliard, who will tell us about Beside Me - An emotionally compelling dance for two. The World Premiere of Beside me will take place Wednesday January 24 and Thursday January 25 at 8pm, in Le Groupe Dance Lab's Studio A at Arts Court.
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Show Tune Showdown 2007

I can't think of a better cure for cold January nights:
Tone Cluster - quite a queer choir - Show Tune Showdown 2007

China Doll and the Family Kwan

Is the film actually done yet? I met Kenneth Matthew McGrath eons ago at a karaoke night at Shanghai, and he'd told me then about getting NFB money for "China Doll and the Family Kwan". (IFILM: china-doll). Atmosphere so good, you couldn't possibly construct it, but so good that it is entirely tempting not to share.

Bitter Chocolate

Carol Off, author and journalist (presently hosting CBC's As It Happens) came by the studio a while back. The first time I'd been nervous in a very long while. Matt Harrisson did a great review in the XPress, appearing over the Christmas edition: Ottawa XPress - Books - Bitter Chocolate by Carol Off

Meredith Luce

Stopped at Planet Coffee with Meredith Luce last Wednesday, to do an interview with her ahead of her performance tomorrow at the Black Sheep. I think I've FINALLY convinced the guys to join me for a performance.

Pukka Gallery, Ottawa

Sharon VanStarkenburg and Meaghan Haughian came by this morning to do an interview for Love Me Goodbye, their exhibit opening next Friday at Pukka Gallery, Ottawa.

Friday Special Blend on CKCU - January 5 2007

The Friday Special Blend ... is a friendly, laid-back mixture of great music, live performances, interviews with filmmakers, musicians, artists and creators of all kinds. It's about the people and events of Ottawa-Gatineau. It's about the human spirit. Add to that some local and world news about social justice and the environment, and you're sure to find something of interest. Plus - as always - BBC News on the Hour.

Tune in to the Friday Special Blend, from 7:00 to 9:15 a.m., at CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa or http://www.ckcufm.com/ from anywhere. Tuning in from far away? We'll add you to our listener map -- simply send a note to info@ckcufm.com. Il nous fera un grand plaisir de recevoir vos commentaires, suggestions et idées.

THIS WEEK'S SHOW...
Friday January 5, 2007

Tune in for conversations with singer-songwriter Meredith Luce and visual artist Tony Clark, and featuring music you can hear live throughout Ottawa over the weekend.

Tony Clark (www.staffordstudiosart.com/artists/tony/index.html) is an artist, visual arts instructor and Frida Kahlo fan, and one of the featured artists at Mexicana: a collection of distinctly Mexican items, opening this Friday night at CUBE Gallery (http://www.cubegallery.ca).

Meredith Luce (www.meredithluce.com) is an Ottawa-based singer-songwriter who has shared the evolution of her music with Friday Blend listeners since the very beginning. Meredith will tell us about her new works, upcoming album, and performance this Sunday afternoon at the Black Sheep ( http://www.theblacksheepinn.com/).

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