Creatives
CREATIVES: Author Jonathan Lethem
In this edition of CREATIVES ON WRFI, a conversation between celebrated American novelist Jonathan Lethem and Jacob White, Associate Professor of Writing at Ithaca College and host of Jamaican Clash on WRFI. Jonathan Lethem visits Ithaca this weekend as part of the fourth annual Ithaca Is Books Festival (Sept. 12-15). You can see Lethem live…
Read MoreCREATIVES: The Wedding Show with Sylvie Froncek and Mads Ziomek
The Wedding Show is an immersive and interactive theatre experience where you are a guest at a hilarious and heartfelt queer wedding. Wine, beer and cider will be available for purchase on June 15th, 28th, 29th, July 5th and 6th at the Cherry Arts. GIAC will host sober and family-friendly performances July 13th and 14th…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Sarah Towle, author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands [AUDIO]
Sarah Towle is the author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Bordelands. Towle’s book explores the US immigration system or what she calls the global “deterence-to-detention-to-deportation complex” through the stories of the people on the ground: migrants and activists. What is the “crisis at the border” politicians and pundits talk about? What is…
Read MoreCREATIVES: G-Quan Booker on the “Play Of Delights” with Michael Rhynes
Michael Rhynes sat down with performer G-Quan Booker at Southside Community Center to talk about the upcoming performances of “Play Of Delights.” “Play Of Delights” is based on essays in The Book of Delights by award-winning author Ross Gay and brought to life as dance theater and original work. Afterward, there will be a potluck for…
Read MoreCREATIVES: New Voices Literary Festival Preview with Raul Palma [AUDIO]
Listen to author Raul Palma in conversation with student organizers April Morales, Emily Trage, Riley Rhoder and Professor Jacob White. The 2024 New Voices Festival runs from April 24-26 at Ithaca College and in your community. Student organizers of the 2024 New Voices Festival, left to right: April Morales, Emily Trage, Riley Rhoder with author…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Frank London of the Klezmatics [AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT]
Photo: Adrian Buckmaster for the Klezmatics Frank London of the Klezmatics talks with Felix Teitelbaum and Aron Gutman ahead of their show at Cornell, Saturday April 13, 2024. He discussed the cultural significance of klezmer music and Yiddish culture with its roots in Ashkenazi Jewish traditions and influences from Eastern Europe. He reflected on the…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Painter Arthur Bucknor – Hindrance and Flow: Inheriting the Sculptural Idiom
Ghanian-American painter Arthur Bucknor discusses his work, his father renown Ghanian painter Kobina Bucknor, and his upcoming show at the Cherry Arts with WRFI’s Felix Teitelbaum. The show opens Friday, March 29 and runs through May 12. There is an opening reception from 5-7 on March 29. The Cherry Gallery is at 130 Cherry St.…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Tabla Master Zakir Hussain with Monsoon Radio’s Daniel Bass
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain talks with Daniel Bass host of WRFI’s Monsoon Radio about his upcoming concert at Cornell with Deopriya Chatterjee (bansuri) & Sabir Khan (sarangi) on March 22, the three Grammys he won last month, his first show in Ithaca in 1989, and more!
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