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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).

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.

YES: Echo Valley

June 25, 2016 – 11:30 am
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From 06/25/2016: Bluegrass and gospel music from Echo Valley, comprised of siblings Elizabeth (21), Emily (17), Isabelle (15), Olivia (13), Emmaline (11), Annamae (9), and David (7).

YES: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

June 25, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 06/25/2016: Center for Young Musicians members Zander Morrison (7, Mt. Lebanon), Hafsah Shahzad (13, Pine Richland), Heather Raphael (16, Fox Chapel), and Gabriel “Gubby” Gotz (11, Wexford) all perform on piano.

Live Music: Copper Watch

June 18, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 06/18/2016: Live music from bluegrass trio, Copper Watch, featuring Valerie Simko (mandolin) and Corey Wood (guitar) along with Dave Glasser (bass).

YES: Ben & Isabel Valasek

June 18, 2016 – 11:00 am
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From 06/18/2016: Ben Valasek and daughter Isabel (14, Armstrong High School) previewing Who’s Your Daddy?, a benefit concert supporting the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pa., 6/18, 8 pm, Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District.

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Rebecca Chen

June 18, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 06/18/2016: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Yih-An (Rebecca) Chen (17, Wexford) performs selections on piano.

Interview: Dan Kamin & David Newell

June 18, 2016 – 10:00 am

From 06/18/2016: Internationally acclaimed performer and acting coach, Dan Kamin and David Newell (a.k.a. Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers Neighborhood) stop by the studio to talk about the Laurel and Hardy film Way Out West at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont, 6/19.