Friday Special Blend on CKCU...March 30 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...

March 30, 2007

07:05 Chorégraphes d'ICI

INTERVIEW with choreographer and dancer Caroline Barriere (

www.schemaproductions.ca ), whose Chorégraphes d'ICI - featuring 25 dancers, 10 choreographers, musicians, composers, videographers each with a story...(all from HERE) - will be onstage at La Nouvelle Scene April 4 and 5.

07:25 Wake up with words

Featuring Charles Hodgson's Podictionary (

www.podictionary.com ) piece du jour.

07:30 Poetic moment I: Bywords

INTERVIEW with a team of editors and poets involved in the spring issue of Bywords Quarterly Journal (

www.Bywords.ca), scheduled to launch this Sunday. Amanda Earl, Christian McPherson, Marcus McCann, and Kelly Clarke will join us to celebrate the start of the 5th year of Bywords, and to share some readings.

08:05 Poetic moment II: El Dorado

INTERVIEW and readings with El Dorado's Luciano Diaz and Jorge Etcheverry, celebrating the launch of Iguana: Escribir el exilio/Writing Exile (

www.eldorado-boreal.ca), along with an evening of homage to Juan O'Neill, tonight at Rasputin's ( www.rasputins.ca).

08:20

Barb Gray, the Friday Blend's roving arts reporter.

08:30

INTERVIEW about Is it Alright, an evening of dance and movement that explores our sometimes chaotic yet always intimate relationship with food (

http://healthysensuality.blogspot.com), taking place this weekend at Ecclesiax. In Is it Alright...?, seven artists - with styles ranging from Middle Eastern dance ("belly dance") to classical Indian dance to performance art - will explore the spirit behind this complex relationship. Ann Cavlovic and Devin Johnstone will join the Blend live in-studio.

08:45

INTERVIEW with musician and organizer MacKenzie MacBride about the Counter Culture Carnie (

www.mackenziemacbride.com/counterculturecarnival) taking place this Saturday evening at SAW to support Camp Ten Oaks ( www.camptenoaks.org).

09:05

INTERVIEW - CKCU reporter Christina Caminiti interviews Fashion 613 - Discover Ottawa's Andre Rodrigues about the charity fashion show that Ottawa's fashion organization (

www.discottawa.com) is holding to support UNICEF and MACDA. The show willl take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this Sunday.