Friday Special Blend on CKCU - August 17, 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 9:30 a.m., at CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa or 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...

August 17, 2007

 

INTERVIEW with Charles Hodgson about his new book Carnal Knowledge; A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia, launching at the Ottawa Bagel Shop on Friday, August 17.

 

POETRY by Amanda Earl and Marcus McCann, who will read at the Factory Reading Series next Thursday, August 23 at the Ottawa Art Gallery. Earl will introduce her new Eleanor poems, and McCann will read from Heteroskeptical, his newest work.

 

A farewell serving of FICTION and POETRY by rob mclennan, who will host the Factory Reading Series before heading off to Alberta for a year.

 

INTERVIEW with poet and zine publisher Matthew Holmes, who will read from his newest work Hitch Friday night at Collected Works.

 

THEATRE: A discussion with Eleanor Crowder and a few actors from the Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences, performing Shakespeare's Measure for Measure next week at the NAC Fourth Stage.

 

INTERVIEW with Montreal author and spoken-word artist Catherine Kidd about her newest novel, Missing the Ark.

 

Barb Gray's ARTS REPORT.