July 2005 Articles

America Abroad: The Neo-Cons and American Foreign Policy
Sunday, July 3, 8 p.m.

Like never before, the neo-conservative movement has played a pivotal role in the formulation of American policy in the last few years. Who are the neo-cons and what are they really about? This America Abroad documentary goes behind the headlines and the hype to explore the ideological and historical roots of neo-conservative foreign policy.
Anchor Ray Suarez talks with prominent neo-cons and their detractors, as the program examines whether neo-conservatism represents a seismic shift or temporary blip in U.S. foreign policy.
Program guests include Richard Perle, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, Thomas Foley, James Schlesinger (former secretary of defense and director of the CIA), Eliot Cohen, Francis Fukuyama, and Ben Wattenberg.
Join hosts Garrick Utley, Margaret Warner, Steve Roberts, and Marvin Kalb in this insightful program.

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Inside Out: Doctors Without Borders
Sunday, July 10, 8 p.m.

Around the world, where governments don't function, humanitarian organizations feed the hungry and heal the sick. The 1999 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, is one such group. Their medical staff serve victims of war and poverty working under dangerous conditions. It would be easy to romanticize their work, but the reality can be much different.
This Inside Out documentary takes us into the Niger River delta, as a team of doctors returns to the region where the organization was founded thirty years ago. Correspondent Michael Goldfarb travels by boat, through mangrove swamps and dense forest, observing the medical team as they treat malaria victims and inoculate children against the disease. Traveling further into Nigeria, he attends a ceremony in which traditional healing practices, such as animal sacrifice, provide a vivid contrast to the Western science that the physicians offer. Finally he listens to the doctors and nurses as they unwind and take stock of the personal and professional implications of their work.

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Among the Navajo-A Journey into the In Between
Sunday, July 17, 8 p.m.

The largest Native American tribe in North America is the Navajos. Caught between their traditions and modern life, they struggle to reconcile opposing cultures-the prevalent Western values and their own culture, language, and religion.
Producer Egon Koch traveled to reservations in northern Arizona and New Mexico where he spoke with American Indians who struggle to maintain their culture while finding their place in the American society.

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Independent Minds: From Page to Screen

Get a close-up on the creative process of transforming novels into film. Focusing on Richard Russo's "Empire Falls" and other novels brought to screen, journalist and critic David D'Arcy talks to Russo, John Irving ("The Cider House Rules"), Russell Banks ("The Sweet Hereafter"), Rick Moody ("The Ice Storm"), Susan Orlean (the novel "The Orchid Thief " and the movie "Adaptation") and others who've watched their worlds transformed into celluloid, sometimes collaborating in the process.
Movie director Fred Schepisi is on hand along with some of the actors who appear in "Empire Falls": Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt and Estelle Parsons. There are also interviews with John Updike, James Schamus, Rick Moody, Ian McEwan, Charlie Kaufman, Robert Benton, David Thomson, Julie Salamon, Russell Banks and Elmore Leonard.
Come get the backstory as we travel from page to screen on this cinematic installment of Independent Minds.

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Music and Nature
Sunday, July 31, 8 p.m.

Composers have long been inspired by the sounds around them, and now scientists are beginning to listen more closely to the effects of sound. Through interviews, musical examples, as well as remarkable field-recorded audio, Music and Nature delves into the ways that music and ecology are now speaking to each other.
Environmental sound artist Philip Blackburn introduces us to some of the wild sounds around us and investigates what they have meant for musicians (not to mention birds and elephants) around the globe. We'll touch down in the jungles of Samoa, the Florida Everglades, Thailand, the American Midwest, Afghanistan and elsewhere, as we explore the ways music relates to nature.

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The New York Pops
Sundays at 9 p.m.

What would summer be without pops concerts? This summer, WFIU brings you one of the finest pops orchestras in the land-the New York Pops with Skitch Henderson.
Conductor Skitch Henderson founded the New York Pops to bring the more accessible symphonic pops fare to a broader audience. The New York Pops is now the largest independent symphonic pops orchestra in the United States. It brings together some of New York's best musicians from the worlds of symphonic music and Broadway with some of the world's finest guest artists. Whether from its home at New York's Carnegie Hall, or touring around the world, the New York Pops creates greater public awareness and appreciation of America's rich musical heritage.

July 3 - Tribute to Henry Mancini. Guest artist: Monica Mancini. Music: Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses, Charade, Le Jazz Hot.

July 10 - Tribute to Harold Arlen. Guest artist: Lillias White. Music: Stormy Weather
Come Rain or Come Shine, One for My Baby.

July 17 - A Brass Treat. Trumpet Virtuoso: Gary Guthman. Music: Ciribirbin, You Made Me Love You, Two O'Clock Jump

July 24 - The French Connection. Guest Conductor/Piano: Michel Legrand. Music: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Windmills of Your Mind, Summer of '42

July 31 - All That Jazz. Guest Artists: DIVA Jazz Orchestra. Music: Roll 'Em, Let's Dance, Prelude to a Kiss, Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead

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Congratulations, Beaux Arts Trio!

During the past half century the Beaux Arts Trio has performed over 6,000 performances and recorded 60 albums, distinguishing itself as the preeminent piano trio of all time. In celebration of the golden anniversary of the Trio, WFIU is offering special programming during July.
Beaux Arts co-founder and pianist Menahem Pressler is featured in a new two-part interview with Peter Jacobi on Profiles. In Part 1, Pressler talks about his life as a soloist and teacher, and in Part II, he discusses being a chamber music player and the Beaux Arts Trio. The interviews can be heard on Sundays at 7 p.m. on July 3rd and 10th.
"It was wonderful listening to him talk," said WFIU Station Manager Christina Kuzmych, who produced the Profiles interviews. "He was so eloquent. He lives in Bloomington but he's so busy it's hard to book him into our studios! So he did the interview at KERA in Dallas." Pressler was in Texas serving as a judge for the Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth.
WFIU will also broadcast special Beaux Arts Trio music programming during this month.
In the future we can look forward to new documentaries about the Beaux Arts Trio that are being produced for radio and television. WTIU and WFIU are preparing programs on the ensemble in collaboration with the School of Music. We'll keep you posted!

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Community Events

WFIU is the media sponsor for the following events. Find more information on these and other activities on the calendar page of our Web site: www.wfiu.indiana.edu.

Annual Picnic with the Pops
Saturday, July 2
Ivy Tech
Bloomington

Gates open at 4 p.m. for pre-concert music, entertainment areas for children and teenagers, prizes for the best table decorations, a chance to sing-a-long, a magic show, a children's parade, military cannons and a fireworks finale. The concert of traditional American and patriotic music provided by the Bloomington POPS Orchestra begins at 7 p.m. Featured artists include Carrie Newcomer, the McCormick Sisters trio from Nashville, Tennessee, and professional juggler Steven Ragatz. Picnickers are invited to pack their own picnic baskets or pick up a meal from vendors at the picnic. There is plenty of parking and special needs and handicapped areas are available. Blanket and bleacher seating is $10 for adults and $5 per children 6-18 years old. Tickets can be purchased from all Bloomington Marsh Stores, O'Malias, the Sunrise Box Office at the Buskirk Chumley Theater and the POPS office. For more information, call 812-336-8747 or visit www.bloomingtonpops.org.

Summer Night of Lotus
Friday, July 8, 8 p.m.
Buskirk-Chumley Theater

The Lotus Education and Arts Foundation announces a new annual event: Summer Night of Lotus, a mid-summer celebration launching the festival season. All tickets are $20 (admission price includes a Lotus Festival Pin); proceeds benefit the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation's year-round operations and programs, and support the Lotus mission.
The night will be full of great music from some Lotus favorites: Liz Carroll and John Doyle (Irish fiddle, guitar, song); Mamadou Diabate (Malian kora); and Geno Delafose (zydeco). Tickets are available at the Sunrise Box Office, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. (812-323-3020). For more information call 812-336-6599 or visit www.lotusfest.org.

Red Cross Book Drive
Saturday, July 9

WFIU will assist the Red Cross in collecting books for the group's annual book sale in October. You can drop off your donations of books, DVDs, VHS tapes, and music in front of Borders Books and Music in Eastland Plaza from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 9.

IU SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

WFIU is sponsoring the Chamber Music Series of the IU Summer Music Festival. For a complete schedule of all concerts, see www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/summer_fest/chamber.html. The following concerts take place at Auer Hall.

Beaux Arts Trio
July 2, 8 p.m.

Bloomington celebrates 50 years of performance by the legendary Beaux Arts Trio. On this all-Beethoven program the ensemble will perform the Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3, the Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, "The Ghost," and the Trio in B-Flat Major Op. 97, "Archduke."

Csaba Onczay and Chih-Yi Chen
July 5, 8 p.m.

One of the leading cellists of his generation, Csaba Onczay has won various international prizes, performed throughout the world, and made numerous CDs and recordings for television and radio. Complementing his cello will be the piano of Chih-Yi Chen, currently pursuing her doctorate in piano performance at IU.

Gary Hoffman with Galia Arad, narrator
July 7, 8 p.m.

Gary Hoffman is internationally regarded as one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental mastery, elegant sound, and a poetic sensibility in his distinctive and memorable performances. Arad is a 2005 musical theater major at IU who has appeared in many productions and has completed a successful performance tour of Japan.

Sagee Duo and Evelina Chao
July 10, 4 pm.

The Sagee Duo is husband-and-wife team David and Carol Cole who have been performing and recording together for over 30 years. With Carol on violin and David on cello, these two internationally lauded artists have had engagements in many of the world's major concert halls and festivals throughout the Americas and Europe. The moving viola of Evelina Chao will complete this stringed enchantment.

St. Louis Brass Quintet
July 26, 8 p.m.

Formed in 1964 by members of the Saint Louis Symphony, the St. Louis Brass Quintet performs the entire spectrum of great music for brass from the works of today's composers to Baroque and Renaissance music transcribed for modern instruments. They also offer popular music of the Americas and jazz arrangements of standards by Ellington and Strayhorn, Gershwin, and Cole Porter. This is a seriously entertaining chamber music group!

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WFIU and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Recently there have been reports and commentary concerning the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and its Chairman of the Board, Kenneth Y. Tomlinson. Coverage has centered on Tomlinson's concerns about bias in public broadcasting and his implementation of an office of two ombudsmen at the CPB to review content on both public television and public radio. I would like to address those concerns now.
The CPB is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967. Its purpose is to fund public broadcasting by distributing an annual appropriation from Congress and to serve as a firewall to protect public broadcasting entities from political influence. WFIU receives approximately 10% of its funding from the CPB. That is a relatively small amount compared to other public broadcasting organizations, which receive about 15% of their annual budget from CPB funding.
At WFIU, we believe our responsibility as a public broadcaster is to provide our listeners with a non-partisan, independent point-of-view. We strive to present a range of voices and opinions to accurately convey the views of all sides in any discussion, over the course of our programming, so that listeners may form their own informed opinion.
The CPB recently commissioned two pollsters-The Tarrance Group, considered a Republican firm, and Lake Snell Perry & Associates, considered a Democratic firm-to survey Americans on their view of public broadcasting. Both pollsters concluded, "The majority of the U.S. adult population does not believe that the news and information programming on public broadcasting is biased."
National Public Radio has registered its concerns about the CPB chairman's allegations of bias directly with the corporation. WFIU supports a resolution submitted by NPR member stations to the CPB, asking that the corporation return to its historical and statutory role as a firewall between partisan politics and public broadcasting.
If you have comments concerning this issue, you may wish to register your views with the CPB. The CPB can be reached via its toll-free telephone line (800-272-2190), or by regular mail at Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 401 Ninth Street NW, Washington DC 20004. You can also contact the CPB Ombudsmen on the Web at: www.cpb.org/ombudsmen.
As always, we welcome your comments. You can reach us by e-mail at: wfiu@indiana.edu, telephone: 812-856-5352, or regular mail: Christina Kuzmych, Station Manager, WFIU, Radio-TV Building room 120, 1229 East 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47405.

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Spotlight on . . . Harmonia's New Writers

Catherine Hawkes and Wolodymyr "Vlad" Smishkewych have joined the writing team of WFIU's early music program, Harmonia. Both are deeply involved in music.
A professional musician for almost three decades, Catherine performs with several groups in Bloomington. Her undergraduate degree and graduate degrees are in music, and she is preparing to complete a doctorate in early music. When she's not writing for Harmonia, Catherine serves as Assistant Director of the Collins Living-Learning Center, a residential academic program of IU's College of Arts and Sciences.
Vlad is a doctoral student in the School of Music voice program and has sung opera in the U.S. and Europe. He is a member of the medieval music ensemble Sequentia, and he has recorded for radio and the movies on the Ex Cathedra and harmonia mundi labels. Vlad builds and repairs string instruments of the medieval period and earlier musical era, and is the founder and director of the Bloomington-based early music ensembles Xácara and Imago Mundi.
"I really enjoy sharing my interest and knowledge with others," he says.
Harmonia is heard on WFIU Thursdays at 9 p.m.

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Marian McPartland, Grande Dame of Piano Jazz

For many public radio listeners, it is difficult to remember when Marian McPartland was not hosting her music and chat program, Piano Jazz.
The show, now in its 26th year, boasts a guest list that reads like a who's who of modern music, from Tony Bennett, Henry Mancini, and Dave Brubeck to Ray Charles and Dizzy Gillespie. Even Elvis Costello and Norah Jones have shared time and a keyboard with McPartland.
McParland is now 87 years old, but she refuses to slow down. In addition to her hosting duties, she maintains a full touring schedule.
Though British-born, white and a woman, McPartland has had a forty-year career in a profession that is largely male and black. Born Margaret Marian Turner in Windsor, England, the Piano Jazz host began to teach herself Chopin waltzes on the piano by ear when she was only three years old. Marian later pursued classical training at London's Guildhall School of Music before joining a four-piano vaudeville act that traveled throughout Europe during World War II entertaining the Allied troops.
While on tour in Belgium, she met and began to play with her future husband, Chicago cornetist Jimmy McPartland. In the U.S. after the war, Marian performed for a brief time with her husband's Dixieland band.
But Marian heard the call of bebop and began to head in other musical directions. She formed her own trio and landed a two-week gig at the renowned Hickory House in New York City. Marian's ability to gently shepherd a poignant ballad, to swing with real power, and to stay ahead of new developments in jazz turned those two weeks into a ten-year residency. Hickory House became a gathering place for jazz colleagues like Oscar Peterson, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington.
After recording for several existing labels, including over 50 albums with Concord, Marian founded her own imprint, Halcyon Records. Artists who have recorded on Halcyon include pianists Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, and Dave McKenna. Marian's composing has not escaped notice either, and her material has been recorded by Tony Bennett and Peggy Lee, among others.
In addition to hosting Piano Jazz, Marian maintains a busy schedule, recording, touring, lecturing and teaching year-round. She is deeply committed to music education in the country's public schools and was inducted in the International Association of Jazz Education Hall of Fame in 1986. She has received honorary degrees from Hamilton, Union, and Bates Colleges, Bowling Green University, and the University of South Carolina.
Her books include "The Artistry of Marian McPartland," a collection of transcriptions released by Columbia Pictures Publications, and "All in Good Time," jazz profiles published by the Oxford University Press. In 1983, Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz received a George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting.
In 2001, the long list of honors bestowed upon Marian and the show added a "Gracie"-the Gracie Allen Award given annually by American Women in Radio and Television-and the National Music Council's American Eagle Award.

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Musical Highlights for July
by Robert Lumpkin, Music Director

Beaux Arts Trio 50th Anniversary Celebration
This year the IU Summer Festival celebrates 50 years of performance by the legendary Beaux Arts Trio with three exceptional concerts, all with IU Distinguished Professor and pianist Menahem Pressler, a founding member of the ensemble. This golden anniversary visit will include two chamber concerts, a historic July 2 concert in which they will repeat the repertoire from their original concert 50 years ago, and a concert with soprano Joan Rodgers on July 11. WFIU is pleased to join in the celebration of this exceptional ensemble by highlighting five performances during the month of July. On Wednesday, July 6 at 7:07 p.m., join us for Roots II by David Baker. The Trio returns on Wednesday the 13th at 10:12 p.m. with a performance of the "Dumky" Trio in a by Antonin Dvorak. You can hear the Ravel Piano Trio in a on Thursday, July 21 at 7:07 p.m., and on Monday the 25th, the Trio joins us playing Joaquin Turina's Piano Trio No. 1. And join us on WFIU on Wednesday, July 27th at 10:12 p.m. to hear the Beaux Arts Trio in the Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert.

New Releases
We have five featured new releases to offer our listeners this month, with choral music taking a prominent place among them. On Wednesday, July 6 at 10:12 p.m. join us for A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. That historic re-issue from Hänssler Classic features soprano Maria Stader, baritone Hermann Prey and Carl Schuricht conducting the Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir Stuttgart. Join us on Monday the 11th at 7:07 p.m. for keyboard music of Sergei Rachmaninov. Pianist Nikolai Lugansky plays the Variations on a Theme of Chopin from a new Warner Classics release. On Wednesday the 20th at 10:12 p.m., you can hear the recently released and much talked about new EMI Classics release of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand." Simon Rattle conducts the eight soloists, 4 choruses and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in this gigantic, ecstatic late romantic masterpiece. Music of the baroque comes your way from Hyperion on Wednesday the 27th at 7:07 p.m. Robert King leads the King's Consort and Choir in the cantata, Laudate pueri, by Antonio Vivaldi. And finally on Thursday, July 28th at the same time tune in for Bartok's Violin Sonata No. 2. That's performed by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes on a new Virgin Classics recording.

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New Music Series Begin this Month

Four new programs join our schedule in July.

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Mondays at 8 p.m.

A WFIU premiere, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra takes over our International Orchestras spot. Now in its 67th season, the JSO performs a wide repertoire of works, balancing masterpieces of the past with the most exciting modern musical compositions. The series also delves behind the scenes to include extensive commentary from conductor Leon Botstein, soloists, orchestra members, and host Nancy Shear.

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Joshua Bell makes two appearances in this series as both soloist and conductor. Host Michael Barone helps you get the most from each concert by sharing personal insights, providing historical context, and chatting with conductors, guest artists and composers.

Music From Chautauqua
Thursdays at 8 p.m.

These concerts from the lakeside village of Chautauqua, New York include
IU alumnus Jonathan Biss, conductor and Music Director Uriel Segal, and a host of other luminaries. Ed Simone hosts.

NPR World of Opera
Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

World of Opera with host Lisa Simeone brings you stories of tragedy and triumph, passion and seduction, intrigue and disaster, jealousies and dreams from the great stages of opera. Each week you'll hear the best in opera performances from around the world, both historical and contemporary.

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Profiles
Sundays at 7 p.m.

July 3 - Menahem Pressler, Part I
In the first of two hour-long interviews, Menahem Pressler discusses his career as piano soloist and teacher before he co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio. He touches on many other aspects of his life, including his early days in Germany, his method of teaching students, and how he began teaching at IU. He spoke with long-time friend Peter Jacobi.

July 10 - Menahem Pressler, Part II
This second hour with Menahem Pressler is devoted to his experiences as a founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, beginning with its debut in 1955. He discusses playing with previous members of the trio, maintaining the trio's individuality over time, the recording process; and he explains what he did the time he showed up for a concert and there was no piano.

July 17 - Mark Moore
Mark Moore is president and CEO of Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System. He was COO for the Community Health Network in Indianapolis, which includes four hospitals, surgery centers and a primary care network. He also serves on several boards, including the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation and the Southeastern Indiana Health Organization. Christina Kuzmych hosted this hour-long interview.

July 24 - Sarah Stevens
Sarah Stevens is a musician, composer, and music educator, and has taught music with the Monroe County Community School Corporation for nearly three decades. She started teaching accordion at age 12 and teaches a course at the School of Music Bloomington called "Play it by Ear." She was a music instructor at the Nadia Boulanger Summer Academy in France and composes of songs and children's musicals that are performed nationally. She spoke with Adam Schwartz.

July 31 - Editors and Writers of The Onion
The satirical print and online newspaper The Onion lampoons journalism, personalities, and institutions. More than a million readers visit its Web site each week for parodied headlines such as, "Archeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People." Esquire called the seventeen-year old publication "the most consistently hilarious spot on the flogged dead horse of American comedy." Editor-in-Chief Carol Kolb with writers Mike Loew, John Krewson, Peter Koechley, Chris Karwowski, and Todd Hanson were interviewed by Patton Oswalt for City Arts & Lectures.

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The Radio Reader
with Dick Estell

"True Believer"
by Nicholas Sparks
Begins: July 27

Once again, New York Times best-selling author Nicholas Sparks gives us an unforgettable love story.
Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate New Yorker and an expert on debunking the supernatural with a regular column in Scientific American. When he receives a letter from the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights that appear in a cemetery, he can't resist going there to investigate.
Here, in this tightly knit community, Lexie Darnell runs the town's library. She is sure of one thing: her future is in Boone Creek, close to her grandmother and all the other people she loves. But from the moment Jeremy sets eyes on Lexie, he is intrigued and attracted, and Lexie, while hesitating to trust this outsider, finds herself thinking of Jeremy more than she cares to admit. Now, if they are to be together, Jeremy must make a difficult choice: return to the life he knows in New York, or do something he's never done before-take a leap of faith.

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The Rhubarb Tour is Almost Here!

Do you still need the perfect gift for Father's Day? Are you a fan of A Prairie Home Companion? Hankering for a tasty elephant ear? If you answered "Yes" to any of those questions, then a trip to the Indiana State Fair to see Garrison Keillor and A Prairie Home Companion's Rhubarb Tour on Wednesday, August 17th may be just the ticket!
WFIU has a limited number of seats remaining for this special event. Each $60 ticket package includes admission to the Indiana State Fair, admission to the Rhubarb Tour (seats are with other WFIU members and their guests), round trip travel from Bloomington, refreshments on the bus, and a special event goodie bag. If that's not enough, we will draw three lucky names to receive backstage passes for a brief meet and greet with Garrison Keillor.
Tickets are selling fast, so call now to reserve your seats. Phone us at 812-855-3957 or 800-662-3311. Tickets must be purchased by WFIU members; credit card only, please.

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Run Raises $3,000 for Big Cats

Torrential rain failed to deter over 250 runners from around the area who participated in the "Run Through the Jungle" on May 14th at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Indiana. WFIU was a media sponsor for the 5K race, which was held for the first time this year.
"Over 250 for a first year race is simply unreal," said race chairman Gary Anderson. "In fifteen years of working in not-for-profits, I'd been around a lot of fundraisers. Very few 5K races bring in over one hundred runners, and they tend to be well established. This was simply amazing." The runners came from some 38 cities in Indiana and Illinois.
Anderson described the event as "a true grass roots effort with friends and community members volunteering to organize, write press releases and assist wherever possible. The community support has been very powerful." Anderson believes the event raised over $3,000, which, he notes, is an unusually high sum for a race. "First year 5K's don't do that," he said.
The rain kept away 16 runners who had pre-registered, but 60 people who had not signed up did so on the morning of the race. Runners battled with a parking area that was so muddy that some participants had to park up to a mile away from the starting gate. The registration, food and music were under tents.
Anderson credits the announcements made on WFIU's Community Events calendar for helping to get the word out about the race.
"I had a lot of people tell me they heard about it on the radio in Bloomington," he said. "The success of this year makes that much easier for next year."
The Exotic Feline Rescue Center is a nonprofit corporation that provides homes for more than 170 big cats-mostly lions, tigers, leopards, mountain lions, and bobcats. Many of the animals were rescued from abusive situations, or given up by zoos or owners.

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Broadcasts from the IU School of Music

ARNE-Overture No. 5 in D; Stanley Ritchie/IU Baroque Orch.
Airs: 7/1 at 3 p.m.

VIVALDI-Cello Sonata in e; Susan Moses, vlc.; Jeanette Koekkoek, hpsd.; David Cole, continuo vlc.
Airs: 7/4 at 7 p.m., 7/5 at 10 a.m., 7/8 at 3 p.m.

PAGANINI-Intro and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's "Mosé . . ."; Karis Samson, db.; Imre Palló/IU University Orch.
Airs: 7/11 at 7 p.m., 7/12 at 10 a.m., 7/15 at 3 p.m.

DUKAS-Variations, Interlude et Finale sur un thème de Rameau; Jean-Louis Haguenauer, p.
Airs: 7/18 at 7 p.m., 7/19 at 10 a.m., 7/22 at 3 p.m.

QUANTZ-Trio Sonata in D; Kathryn Lukas, fl.; Thomas Robertello, fl. Martin Kennedy, p.
Airs: 7/25 at 7 p.m., 7/26 at 10 a.m., 7/29 at 3 p.m.

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