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Thursday Night Special
Thursday nights are special!
First Thursday: Jasmine Jones hosts Next Step Forward, a spotlight on millennials of Kansas City who are within a marginalized group, but are using their talents, business, activism etc. to help bring positivity within their communities. This program exists to be a place that is inclusive, safe, fun, inspirational and educational not only for the listeners but for the guest as well.
Second Thursday: Shots in the Night radio theatre; hosted and produced by various members of Shots In The Night. In 2023 SITN has received seven awards for podcast productions in the 9th Annual Hear Now Audio Fiction and Arts Festival produced by the National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc.
Third Thursday: People Power Hour, brought to you by KC Tenants, hosts a rotation of speakers featuring members and leaders from KC Tenants and other tenant unions across the country to analyze, inform, and inspire listeners about the power of tenant unions in America. Every episode will showcase a different lesson about tenant unions and America's problematic history with housing by providing in-depth historical analysis, testimonials and stories from leaders who organized in their communities, and collectively brainstorming a vision for a better world where housing is treated as a human right.
Fourth Thursday: Sirisha Naidu and Taki Manolakos host Economics For the People, a journey to explore the transformative power of economics when it is harnessed for the working classes, to advance social justice, and to create an inclusive and equitable society. It is an open invitation to participate in collectively shaping and reimagining an economy that prioritizes the needs and aspirations of the working classes, marginalized communities, and individuals of different gender expressions, sexualities, and abilities. The show features diverse voices, experiences and perspectives that often remain unheard in mainstream conversations about economics, markets and numbers.
Fifth Thursday: The provocative "From Ark to Microchip", produced by Dwight Frizzell, mixes commentary, dramatic re-enactment, original music, historic voices, audio art and sound effects in a pan-historical, pan-cultural milieu. Programs in the program series have received several awards.
Note: These programs may be preempted by special presentations.
Ellen Fullman and the Long String Instrument
Cosmic Music Live from Kansas City
Thurs. March 30 at 7pm
Ellen Fullman’s Long String Instrument creates a vast harmonic soundscape, its lines resonating to infinity. The instrument she built during her residency in Kansas City was 76-feet long! To hear it is to be inside it with Ellen traversing its expanse seeking precise overtones at precise locations along the strings’ path. https://www.
Ellen Fullman has been developing her installation, the Long String Instrument, for over 40 years exploring the acoustics of large resonant spaces with her compositions and collaborative improvisations all over the world. Every element in her installation has been explored and tested for tone color, or the filtering of the natural harmonic spectrum.
This remarkable program featuring Ellen Fullman and her Long String Instrument was recorded live at the Crossroads Gallery for the International Sculpture Conference by Dwight Frizzell on October 27, 2017. Ellen Fullman graduated from KCAI in 1980. This program was made possible by the International Sculpture Conference, The Hartt School of Music, University of Harford, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, Warwick Society, Kansas City Art Institute and Crossroads Gallery.
