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Live Music: Eve Goodman

July 2, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 07/02/2016: Singer-songwriter Eve Goodman performs original songs and one from Duke Ellington.

YES: KRUNK Movement

July 2, 2016 – 11:15 am
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From 07/02/2016: KRUNK Movement members Robin Grayson, Jaaden Humphries, Alonzo Cotton, all from Allderdice, and Azende Reid(Propel Andrew Street) discuss and perform music from their EP, In Good Time. The group is directed by L U C Mickens.

YES: Center of Life Jazz Band

July 2, 2016 – 10:45 am
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From 07/02/2016: The Center of Life Jazz Band featuring Pittsburgh CAPA students Milan Grayson (14, sax) and Skylar Thomas (16, bass) along with Center of Life faculty members Erli Veizi (piano) and Loran Mann II (drums).

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 5 – My Name

July 1, 2016 – 10:01 am
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On our fifth day, campers wrote, discussed and recorded the origin’s of their names. They were then asked, if they could change their namesake, what would they change it to?

Camp Fun: Getting to Know Each Other

June 30, 2016 – 4:42 pm
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In our first session together – and especially because it was only the second day of camp – Radio Campers shared a little about themselves. Check out their responses below and get ready for some great audio from these groups as the summer rolls along.

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 4 – Animal Stories Pt. 2

June 30, 2016 – 3:13 pm
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Radio campers at Summer Dreamer’s Academy continued to write and record their animal-themed stories.

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 3 – Animal Stories

June 29, 2016 – 11:07 am
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On our third day, campers were inspired by Naveah’s impromptu animal story to write and record their own versions.

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 2 – “A Letter to My Future Self”

June 28, 2016 – 10:25 am
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On their second day of Summer Dreamer’s Academy, radio campers wrote and recorded a letter to their future selves!

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 1 – Introductions & “Three Things About Me”

June 27, 2016 – 9:48 am
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And so begins a new summer of Radio Camp! Our first day was jam packed with fun activities; we met our campers, introduced them to the basics of audio production and then recorded them, asking: “What are three (or more) unique, crazy, awesome things about you?”

Live Music: Dan Levenson & Annie Trimble

June 25, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 06/25/2016: Clawhammer banjo and fiddle player Dan Levenson, along with Annie Trimble on guitar and voice, in advance of Dan’s 6/25 (7 pm) house concert in Mount Lebanon.