The cast of the Lucille Ball Little Theatre production of Jersey Boys joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss the upcoming performances, how rehearsals are going, the casts acting history and much more
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Writer and musician Neil Flory joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss his new collection of poems called Mudtrombones Knotted in the Spill, the roles that music and poetry have played in Neil’s life, working with Arteidolia Press, if all of Neil’s creativity stems from the same place and much more
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Niagara Falls punk band Virus X joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss their upcoming show in Jamestown, being a band for 40 years, favorite Jamestown spots to visit, Western New York music scenes in the 80’s and much more
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Plein Air artist Thomas Annear joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss the 2023 North Shore Arts Alliance Hub Crawl, the incredible hikes found around Chautauqua County, the local art scene in Chautauqua and much more
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Local artist Joseph Grice stopped by the WRFA studios to talk with Anthony Merchant about an upcoming open house at his art studio, preparing work for a new exhibit at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, what the organization (or chaos) of an artists workspace says about them, the amount of time Joe tends to put in his paintings and much more
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One of New Jersey’s finest Mikey Erg talked with WRFAs Anthony Merchant about his upcoming show in Fredonia with Mikey Erg Band and Doc Hopper, the coolness of Scott Reynolds of ALL being from Chautauqua County, working with Steve Albini last year, having Robert Pollard do your album art and much more
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Arts on Fire LIVE continues in April 2023 with a performance from Derek Davis!
ABOUT AOF LIVE:
Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County’s local artists via a live, in-studio performance!
The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY.
All 2023 Arts on Fire LIVE performances are made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization Grant.
Author TJ Buck joined WRFA’s Anthony Merchant to discuss his new book “Are You Ready to Die?”, common misconceptions about writing a novel, how his writing process changes (and stays the same) over the years, books and music that TJ recommends and much more
Len Barry of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss April and May events happening at the Reg Lenna
JCCs Neil Flory joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant in studio to discuss upcoming spring events at SUNY Jamestown Community College including a residency from artist A.I the Anomaly and the 2023 Jazz Fest featuring Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductee Wendell Rivera.