Interviews

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Susanne Ortner and Tom Roberts preview Sunday’s CD release party celebrating the release of “Hot World Chamber Music Swing,” featuring early calypso, tango, gypsy, klezmer, valse musette, classical, harlem stride, and rembetika, among others. Hear the duo’s interview as well as selected cuts from the album, live on SLB.

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Kaitlyn Goerl, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, and Thomas Bryant, a recent Pitt alumni, stopped by to tell us a little about themselves and let listeners know about their non-profit student organization heroiKs. The organization will host its biggest event of the year, the 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Super Stroll, on Sunday March 25th, 2012, at 12:00pm. Listeners are invited to come join the heroiKs crew in Oakland on Sunday. All information can be found at http://www.heroiks.org

New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Saturday Light Brigade was lucky enough to have four very special guests from Washington and Jefferson College visit our studio this past Saturday. DeAndre Simmons, Michelle Kelly, Lindsay Smith, and Erikka Loper stopped by the studio as a field trip for their class with Dr. Anthony Fleury, of Washington and Jefferson’s Theater and Communications Department. Each student hosts and/or produces a radio show on Washington and Jefferson’s college station, WNJR. The four took some time to talk to us about themselves, their education, and their radio shows, live on SLB.

New at Neighborhoodvoices:

Gina Cantanazarite previews a workshop for 8th through 12th graders.

Matt Nemeth, winner of  Fairchild Challenge #2: Photojournalism Essays on the Environment and Community, discussing his award-winning entry.

The Fairchild Challenge, hosted by The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, fosters interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate, devise …

Marva Josie and Tom Roberts join us in our studios.

Talented singer-songwriter Judith Avers performs live in our studios.

Joining us, members of the winning team from Moon Area High School for this month’s Fairchild Challenge, hosted by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Joining us, Ben and Shanai, both young poets from Dreams of Hope, and Vanessa German, mentor and award-winning poet. Dreams of Hope is a creative and performing arts group for queer youth and their allies.

Meet a “big/little” pair matched by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and learn how you can make a difference in a child’s life. This week, we’re joined by Big Sister Ashley Manko and Little Sister Aniya, along with BBBS staff member Mark Heinbockel .