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.