Youth Expression Showcase

Our weekly radio program invites students in Grades K-12 to perform live on the air. Hear young musicians, singer/songwriters, photographers, writers, poets and other people who express themselves through the arts.

Oral History

SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

Performance

Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

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Gemini Children’s Theater’s Alice in Wonderland

October 9, 2010 – 10:41 am
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The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, children’s musicals which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. This week we welcome members of the cast of Alice in Wonderland as they preview their production of this classic story.

Lucy Crelli

October 2, 2010 – 3:48 pm
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We’re pleased to welcome the talented pianist, Lucy Crelli on our program. Lucy, an East End resident, is 15 years-old and attends the Ellis School.

City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival

September 25, 2010 – 10:41 am
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City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival includes six performances of new works by middle and high school students, as well as workshops on various aspects of theatre. We’ll be joined by a few of the winning playwrights, along with actors who will perform a select scene.

Erik Cochran & Joshua Scherrer

September 18, 2010 – 11:14 am
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This week we’re pleased to welcome two young and talented pianists, Erik Cochran and Joshua Scherrer, live in our studios.

Koslosky Family

September 18, 2010 – 11:02 am
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We’re proud to host the Kosloskys of Plum Borough, as they join us to perform the Fiddler’s Polka and other tunes, live in our studios. This family band is made up of 8 year-old Victoria on violin, her 12 year-old sister Sandra on violin, and their father Randy on accordion.

Rachel Carson Homestead Bug Camp

August 28, 2010 – 2:12 pm
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Paula Purnell and Margaret Zak of Sense of Place Learning, along with young campers from the Rachel Carson Bug Camp, join us to discuss their experiences this summer learning about and caring for bugs, as well as creating art and music inspired by these tiny creatures.

Gemini Children’s Theater previews Sleeping Beauty

August 28, 2010 – 1:37 pm
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The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, children’s musicals which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. This week we welcome members of the cast of Sleeping Beauty as they preview their production of this classic story.

Sasha Voinov

August 21, 2010 – 12:57 pm
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We were pleased to welcome the very talented, young pianist and songwriter Sasha Voinov, live in our studios.

Kindergarten Here I Come

August 14, 2010 – 11:20 am

Organizers, students, parents and teachers join us during this exciting event celebrating the transition from preschool to kindergarten.

The Green Compass: Cosmetics & Park Violence

August 7, 2010 – 3:21 pm
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Breanna Evans-Potter and Chalese Floyd from the Heinz Endowments Youth Philanthropy Program join us to discuss their experiences producing environmentally themed radio broadcasts at The Saturday Light Brigade.