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Reigning American soprano Renée Fleming travels to Russia for a special visit to St. Petersburg with her friend and frequent co-star, Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovky.

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Sweater Drive

  • Special Preview Screening of THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!
  • Special Preview Screening of  THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!On Saturday, September 4th, there will be a special preview screening of THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! at the Broad Street location of the Children’s Museum of Richmond. The screening will be continuous from 10am to 4pm. Here is your chance to get a sneak peek of the program which premieres on Labor Day, September 6th.

  • As Luck Would Have It
  • As Luck Would Have ItAs luck would have it or Karma or the good nature of some of my fine, upstanding listeners, I was able to get some new music (for me, anyway), from Russia, Vietnam and Scotland. Good music ahead, on this week’s World Music Show.

  • The Electric Croude: Sonic Snapshots
  • The Electric Croude: Sonic SnapshotsThis week (9/4) on The Electric Croude, my sonic snapshots are shuffled – from Suzanne Vega waxing wistful with a memory zephyr whisking through NYC to travelogues of Bob Dylan and Steve Fisher/Matthew Costello – including one of the best unreleased songs of all time.

  • These Roller Skating Women Get ‘Down And Derby’
  • These Roller Skating Women Get ‘Down And Derby’From NPR’s Morning Edition – Alex Cohen may be a public radio reporter by day, but by night she goes by her roller derby name — Axles of Evil.

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