WAMC Program Guide December 2012 - Volume 18 Issue 12 Holiday specials abound! See Programming notes

Meet the Team, Part 1 December Programming Notes Alan S. Chartock Katie Britton WAMC President and C.E.O. Director of WAMC News/Programming

One of the best things about being at WAMC is Ahoy, WAMC land! ‘Tis the season of dreidels, getting to know the characters who work here. When tinsel and TV ads that wish a ‘sparkly day’. So we you look at what kind of people they are, the want to give you our own shiny star with some families they come from, and the talents each of great programming during the holiday season. them brings to the table, you can garner an appreciation for the parts that make the whole. It all kicks off on Monday December 9th at 7PM with the perennial favorite, Hanukkah Lights 2012, It occurs to me that the people who work at the which features Hanukkah stories and memoirs station are really no different than the people who written by acclaimed authors expressly for the listen to the station. We may each have our show, as read by NPR's Susan Stamberg and individual eccentricities but then again, who Murray Horwitz. Then we’ll continue to celebrate doesn’t? For example, just take a look at the guy the Festival of Lights on Tuesday at 11AM with who edits this newsletter, Ray Graf. I have to tell Chanukah in Story and Song. This hour-long you, you can’t help but love the guy. We call him Chanukah special is a celebration by The Western “Uncle Grumpy” but when he comes to meetings he Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, can be so funny that you want to fall down laughing. Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe and modern During the fund drive he has become an iron man, Israeli tunes, and is hosted by Leonard Nimoy. holding things together and always picking up our spirits when it looks like things might not be going On Friday December 21st, we’ll have the annual so well. airing of A Paul Winter Solstice Concert from 10AM until 12PM. Once again on the darkest During the last drive when I was nervous because night of the year, NPR Music presents the illuminating tradition from New York's Cathedral Continued on page 2 of St. John the Divine: the 32nd annual Paul Winter Solstice Celebration, featuring gospel singer Theresa Thomason, Mbira Master Chris I N S I D E T H I S I SSUE Berry and The Paul Winter Consort with Paul McCandless, Eugene Friesen, Paul Sullivan, Eliot 2 Underwriter Spotlight Wadopian, Jamey Haddad, Tim Brumfield and the glorious Cathedral Pipe Organ. 4 WAMC Program Schedule at a Glance 5 Program Descriptions / Times Then it’s time to break out the eggnog and crazy Christmas sweaters as we bring your some of our 9 BSO Classical New England broadcast listings holiday favorites, as well as some new shows. On December 24th at 9AM we’re kicking off the party 21 Metropolitan Opera broadcast schedule with holiday music from the 1950’s. Though 1950

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WAMC Program Guide 1 Chartock continued from page 1 things weren’t going even faster he kept looking at really stuck it to the man when he deserved me and allowing as how we were bringing in an it. There came a time when Selma had to incredible one hundred thousand dollars a day. decide whether to become a full-time Maybe he gets that from encouraging his son, musician or make a career at WAMC. Am Raymond Jr., in his sports activities or his I ever glad that she made the right decision. trombone playing (Ray Senior is a superb musician and a great trombone player.) When Raymond Jr. Those are just two of the people who make hits yet another home run in his Little League us what we are. In the coming months, I’ll career, we all know about it. But winning isn’t try to give you the inside straight on others everything to our Ray. He adopts losing causes who help make the place what it is. – Alan like the New York Mets. His relationship with the Metropolitans can be described as nothing less Editor’s note: Grumpy? Moi? than love/hate. Every morning after the Metsies lose yet another game, he comes into the news room and takes an awful ribbing from people like David Guistina who loves the Red Sox and Ian Underwriter Spotlight Pickus who loves the imperialistic Yankees. Ray sits in his corner mumbling thing like, “Why, I Capital Region Chapter of the National oughta….” It is Ray who, along with Thom Job, Guild of Hypnotists - Creating awareness works on our wamc.org web page that keeps of hypnosis services available in the getting better and better and Ray who does such a Capital Region of New York. To provide a directory of area hypnotist members and great job when he moderates Vox Pop. resources, education for area hypnotists. www.crcngh.com Ray met his wife Nicole right here at WAMC when Nicole was running the fund drives and now, five children later, this wonderful family is Dreyer Boyajian LLP - A full service law representative of the great people who make firm headquartered in Albany, New York. WAMC what it is. We argue about everything Our team of experienced attorneys practice under the sun but in the end we love each other in a variety of areas in both New York and and whatever friction there is only serves to make Western Massachusetts. us better. www.dreyerboyajian.com

Another secret weapon at WAMC is our senior Reed & Vella, located at 203 Delaware vice president, Selma Kaplan. She started out part- Ave, Delmar, New York - Margaret Z time after the fund drives, putting things in Reed ("Meg") and Margaret A. Vella alphabetical order and was soon hired to be the ("Margie") concentrate their practice on receptionist. One day she noticed that I was estate planning, estate and trust frazzled and asked if there was anything she could administrations, elder law issues including do to help. planning for long term care, asset protection and guardianship matters and “Yeah,” I said, “you can write this grant for me.” residential res estate matters. She did and as I recall, that was her last day as www.reedandvellalaw.com receptionist. Now she is at the top of the heap and rules her kingdom with wisdom and generosity. Find out more… Selma is a very talented musician. She used to be www.wamc.org/topic/spotlight-wamc- in a band called “Rude Girls,” a group of women underwriters who were not only great musicians and writers but

WAMC Program Guide 2 Programming notes continued from page 1 was the stomping ground for Rudolph and Frosty, host Eve/Night, as well as Live from Vienna! the following Mike Flanagan gives us an audio tour of how morning. underneath the marshmallow world of perfect conformity was another take on holiday cheer that So keep those radios on, break out the Manischewitz involved rock n’ roll, space travel, and my baby left and Spiced Rum, and sit back and enjoy. me blues. Until next month my friends, From there we jump to the classical melodies from A Katie Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, hosted by Michael Barone. From 10AM to 12PM, this WAMC-FM broadcasts 365 days a year to eastern New is a live stereo music and spoken-word broadcast from York and western New England on 90.3 MHz. Our the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. studios and offices are in Albany, NY. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service The WAMC transmitter is located atop Mount Greylock of Biblical readings and music. in Adams, MA. The WAMC-AM transmitter is located in Albany, NY. WAMK’s transmitter is located on On Christmas day we’ll continue with tradition, and Overlook Mountain, Woodstock, NY. after Morning Edition at 9AM, we’ll Welcome Technical updates about our transmitters can be found at Christmas! This year's program puts the focus on old www.wamc.org/engineering.html French carols, alongside two world premieres in the annual VocalEssence/American Composers Forum WAMC transmits on these frequencies: Christmas carol contest. WAMC-FM 90.3 - Albany, NY WCAN-FM 93.3 - Canajoharie, NY At 10AM we’ll hear the St. Olaf Christmas Festival, a WAMQ-FM 105.1 - Great Barrington, MA service in song and word that has become one of the WAMK-FM 90.9 - Kingston, NY nation's most cherished holiday celebrations. The WOSR-FM 91.7 - Middletown, NY festival includes hymns, carols, choral works, and WWES-FM 88.9 – Mount Kisco, NY orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity and WCEL-FM 91.9 - Plattsburgh, NY WRUN-FM 90.3 - Remsen, NY featuring more than 500 student musicians who are WANZ 90.1 FM - Stamford, NY members of five choirs and the St. Olaf Orchestra. WANC-FM 103.9 - Ticonderoga, NY WAMC-AM 1400 - Albany, NY And at 11AM we’ll celebrate Christmas with W204CJ, 88.7 - Lake Placid, NY Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs. One of the great W215BG, 90.9 - Milford PA holiday traditions in America, the choirs of Morehouse W226AC 93.1 - Rensselaer-Troy, NY and Spelman Colleges get together to present a spine- W243BZ, 96.5 - Ellenville NY tingling concert program. W246BJ 97.1 - Hudson, NY W247BM, 97.3 – Cooperstown, NY We’ll get a little raucous with All Songs W257BL, 99.3 - Oneonta NY W271BF, 102.1 - Highland NY Considered for the Holidays at noon. Host Bob Boilen W280DJ, 103.9 - Beacon NY and friends will trade holiday cheer and snarky barbs W292DX, 106.3 - Middletown NY while bringing you the best holiday songs from new W296BD, 107.1 - Warwick NY and emerging breakout bands. W299AG 107.7 - Newburgh, NY

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn will tantalize your ears Street mail: between 2PM and 4PM. Host Brian O'Donovan has WAMC assembled some of the best musicians, singers, and Box 66600 dancers imaginable from around the Celtic world, and Albany, NY 12206-6600 beyond! Phone: 1-800-323-9262

And it’s not over yet, folks! We’ll bring you a Kwanza E-mail address: [email protected] celebration at 11AM on December 26th, and our annual Our web address: www.wamc.org live show Toast of the Nation on New Year’s

WAMC Program Guide 3 WAMC Program Schedule at a Glance

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

12:00 BBC World Service AM BBC World Service Jazz After Hours 1:00 Jazz After Hours AM 5:00 BBC World Service AM 5:30 Legislative Gazette BBC World AM Service 6:00 Living on Earth AM Morning Edition 7:00 Marketplace Only A Game AM Money

8:00 AM Weekend Edition 9:00 Weekend Edition AM Sunday 10:00 Car Talk AM The Roundtable 11:00 Wait Wait... Don't Tell Selected Shorts AM Me!

12:00 Midday Magazine Midday Magazine Midday Magazine PM WAMC 1:00 Alternative Commonwealth Radiolab Conversation Speakers Corner Le Show PM Radio Club with... Met Opera 2:00 Moyers and Vox Pop (see page 21) PM Company Cap Con, Radio Deluxe The A Prairie Home 3:00 The Media The Best of Our available on WAMC, Book 51% The Health Show Companion PM Project Knowledge 1400 AM Show 3:30 WAMC Northeast Report PM 4:00 Afropop This American Life PM Worldwide 5:00 All Things Considered All Things Considered PM 6:00 WAMC Northeast Report Media Project PM 6:30 Marketplace A Prairie Home Health Show PM Companion 7:00 Thistle and Fresh Air PM Shamrock The Best of 8:00 Our 51% PM This American Knowledge Live at the Classical Life 8:30 Medical Radio Linda/Albany New England The Book Show Hudson River Sampler PM Monday Deluxe Symphony Orch. with the BSO (see page 21) (see page 9) 9:00 Wait Wait... Don't Tell Marketplace PM Me! Money Mountain 10 Stage Legislative Gazette PM Living Selected Shorts On the Media Bluegrass Time Grateful Dead Hour 10:30 on Earth Capitol PM Connection 11:00 Tim Coakley Jazz As It Happens Hearts of Space PM Show

WAMC Program Guide 4 Program Descriptions

The Academic Minute Classical New England with the BSO Weekdays, 7:37am and 3:56pm Sundays, 8pm-10pm Leading experts explain their research and discoveries to an engaged Classical performances from the Boston Symphony Orchestra. During listening audience E-mail: [email protected]. Web: Tanglewood season, this show will be replaced by Live at The Linda www.wamc.org/programs/academic-minute broadcasts.

Afropop Worldwide Dancing on the Air Sundays, 4–5pm 2nd Wednesday of the month, 8–10pm George Collinet hosts this mix of world music from Africa, the Caribbean Jay Ungar and Molly Mason host live folk music from the Linda. Call (518) and the Americas. Tapes are not available. Phone: (718) 398-2733. E-mail: 465-5233, x4. [email protected]. Web: www.afropop.org

All Things Considered Weeknights, 4–6:00pm Saturdays and Sundays, 5–6pm Tapes and transcripts are available. Phone: (877) 677-8398. E-mail: [email protected] (weekend e-mail: [email protected]). Web: www.npr.org/programs

Alternative Radio Tuesdays, 1pm-2pm. ” For tapes write to PO Box 551, Boulder, CO 80306, call (800) 444-1977 or visit www.alternativeradio.org.

As It Happens Weeknights, 11pm–12midnight A nightly international newsmagazine from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that covers major stories from around the world and regularly focuses on important Canadian news. Phone: (416) 205-2600. E-mail: [email protected]. ca. Web: www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/asithappens

BBC World Service Weekdays, 12–5am Saturdays, 5–5:30am and Sundays, 5–7am The latest news from the BBC. Tapes are not available.

BBC The World Today Tuesday-Saturday, 12midnight–1am The latest news from the BBC. E-mail: world [email protected]. Web: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice

The Best of Our Knowledge Mondays, 8:05–8:30pm; Repeated Fridays at 3pm; Repeated Saturdays at 1:30pm on WAMC AM 1400 Bob Barrett hosts this look at the latest developments in the halls of academe. E-mail: [email protected]. Web www.wamc.org/programs/best-our-knowledge-wamc

The Book Show Tuesdays, 3:05–3:30pm Repeated Thursdays at 8:30pm Joe Donahue hosts this weekly half-hour of literary interviews with acclaimed authors. Web: www.wamc.org/programs/book-show-wamc

The Capitol Connection Fridays, 10:30pm Repeated Saturdays at 1pm Alan Chartock’s weekly talk with political notables. Tapes/CD’s are $10. Phone: (800) 323-9262. Web: www.wamc.org/prog-capitol.html

Car Talk Saturdays, 10–11am Tom and Ray Magliozzi tell you what ails your car. To be on the program, call (888) 227-8255. Phone: (888) 227-5865 or write to Car Talk, PO Box 3500, Harvard Sq., Cambridge, MA 02238. Web: www.cartalk.cars.com Earth & Sky Commonwealth Club Weekdays, 9:45am Wednesdays, 1pm-2pm. ” Call (800) 933-7548 or visit Each day, Deborah Byrd and Joel Block discuss popular science subjects www.commonwealthclub.org. that affect our everyday lives. Phone: (512) 480-8773. Write to PO Box 1965, Austin, TX 78767. Web: www.earthsky.com

WAMC Program Guide 5 Earth Wise Host Kai Ryssdal looks at the week’s major national and international Weekdays 11:10am and 4:04pm stories that will impact the average listener’s wallet. Phone: (800) 228- From green business and new environmental legislation to how nature 7123. Web: www.marketplacemoney.org impacts our environment in ways never before considered, Earth Wise offers a look at our changing environment every day through public radio. The Media Project Hosted by Bill Schlesinger. Web: Sundays, 6pm www.wamcradio.org/earthwise/about.html Repeated Mondays at 3:05pm An inside look at media coverage of current events, with Alan Chartock, Ira 51% Fusfeld, and Rosmary Armao, with host Rex Smith. Phone: (800) 323- Thursdays, 8:05–8:30pm 9262. Web: www.wamc.org/programs/media-project-wamc Repeated Wednesdays at 3:05pm WAMC’s Susan Barnett explores important issues of particular interest to Midday Magazine women. Tapes/CD’s are $10. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: Weekdays, 12noon–1pm www.wamc.org/programs/51-wamc Brian Shields anchors an hour of regional and national news, weather and features. Tapes are not available. Web: www.wamc.org/prog- Fresh Air middaymag.html Weekdays, 7–8pm Hosted by Terry Gross, this daily interview and features program provides a Midday Saturday fresh look at contemporary culture. Tapes and transcripts are $23.45. Saturdays, 12 noon–1pm Phone: (877) 213-7374.. E-mail: freshair@whyy. org. Host Bob Barrett brings you the best of WAMC news. Tapes are not available. Grateful Dead Hour Sundays, 10–11pm Midday Sunday Hosted by David Gans, this program features classic performances by the Sundays, 12noon–1pm Dead and their fellow travelers. Web: www.gdhour.com Host Bob Barrett brings you the best of WAMC news. Tapes are not available. The Health Show Thursdays, 3:05–3:30pm Morning Edition Repeated Sundays at 6:30pm Weekdays, 5–9am Bob Barrett and Dr. Nina Sax present news and features important for your NPR and WAMC’s David Guistina bring you regional and national news good health . E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.healthshow.org and features. Tapes are available. Phone: (877) 677-8398. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.wamc.org/programs/morning-edition-wamc Hudson River Sampler Saturdays, 8–10:00pm The Moth Radio Hour Wanda Fischer hosts a program of the very best folk, bluegrass and blues First Friday of each month 1pm-2pm music. Playlists are available at: www.wamc.org/programs/hudson-river- We'll hear true stories told live on stage without scripts, notes, props, or sampler-wamc accompaniment. Humorous and heartbreaking tales told with honesty, bravery and wit. Jazz After Hours Saturdays, 1–5am Mountain Stage Sundays, 12midnight–5am Mondays, 9–11pm Jim Wilke hosts this program of jazz recordings. Write to c/o Public Radio Performances by contemporary folk, rock, and country artists. Write to International, 100 North Sixth Street, Suite 900A, Minneapolis, MN 55403. West Virginia Public Radio, 600 Capitol St., Charleston, WV 25301. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.jazzafterhours.org Phone: (800) 521-2112. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.mountainstage.org Le Show Sundays, 1–2pm Moyers and Company Hosted by Harry Shearer, this weekly show takes a humorous and satirical Friday 2pm-3pm look at the news. Web: www.harryshearer.com/news/le_show/ A weekly series that veteran journalist Bill Moyers says will try to make sense of our tumultuous times, “for myself and hopefully for anyone who Legislative Gazette wants to keep me company.” Fridays, 10:00pm Repeated Saturdays at 5:30am Music from the Hearts of Space The WAMC news team takes you inside New York State government. Sundays, 11pm–12midnight Web: www.wamc.org/programs/legislative-gazette-wamc Stephen Hill offers ethereal late-night listening. Phone: (415) 499-9902 E- mail: [email protected]. Web: www.hos.com Living on Earth Saturdays, 6:05–7am Only a Game Repeated Tuesdays at 10pm Saturdays, 7–8am Environmental news and information program hosted by Steve Curwood. Nationally known author and veteran NPR commentator, Bill Littlefield, Phone: (800) 218-9988. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.loe. org explores sports at all levels. Tapes are available. Phone: (800) 909-9287. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.onlyagame.org Marketplace Weekday mornings, 7:50–8am and 8:50am Weekday evenings, 6:30–7pm Paul Caiano’s WAMC Regional Forecast Marketplace AM highlights overnight developments in the business world; Weekdays, 6:53am and 12:25pm Phone: (213) 621-3500. Write to 261 So. Figueroa Street, Suite 200, Los Listen to Paul Caiano’s WAMC Regional forecast, updated every weekday Angeles, CA 90012. E-mail: letters @marketplace.org. Web: morning. Paul Caiano is a meteorologist at WNYT Newschannel 13. www.marketplace. publicradio.org Person Place Thing Marketplace Money Third Friday of each month 1pm- 2pm Embracing the idea that people reveal themselves most intimately when Sundays, 7–8am speaking not directly about themselves but about something they care about Repeated Fridays at 9pm passionately. Interview subjects talk about a person, a place, and a thing

WAMC Program Guide 6 that are important to them: love it or hate it, as long as you have strong Tanglewood – Boston Symphony Orchestra Concerts feelings about it. This structure elicits conversations that would not emerge Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm in a standard interview, inviting the guests to tell stories they never have Sundays at 2pm before. Throughout July and August . Concerts will not air on WCEL, WRUN or WAMC-AM. Those stations will air our regular program schedule. Web: Playing on Air www.bso.org Fourth Friday of each month 1pm - 2pm A public radio show of short plays. Originally written for the stage, these This American Life 10-20 minute selections translate to radio without need for stage directions. Fridays, 8–10pm Repeated Saturdays at 4pm The Power of Words Ira Glass hosts this weekly suite of radio storytelling. Tapes are available. Second Friday of each month 1pm - 2pm E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.thislife.org Follow American history through some of the most memorable political speeches of our time. Original speeches from the likes of Presidents F.D. The Thistle and Shamrock Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, & J.F. Kennedy, followed by Sundays, 7–8pm discussion and analysis by Alan Chartock and guest scholars. Celtic music and culture are presented by Scotswoman Fiona Ritchie. Tapes are not available. Phone: (704) 321-3293. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: A Prairie Home Companion www. npr.org Saturdays, 6–8pm Repeated Sundays from 3–5pm The Tim Coakley Jazz Show Monologues, skits, and more, hosted by Garrison Keillor. Write to Prairie Home Productions, LLC, 611 Frontenac Place, St. Paul, MN 55104. Phone: Saturdays, 11:00pm–12 midnight (800) 228-7123. E-mail: phc@mpr. org. Web: A mixture of jazz old and new, hosted by WAMC’s Tim Coakley. Tapes www.prairiehome.publicradio.org are not available. Playlists: www.wamc.org/programs/tim-coakley-jazz- show-wamc Pulse of the Planet Weekdays, 11:20am Weekends, 8:35am A two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of Alternate Programming nature, culture and science. Write to Pulse of the Planet, PO Box 344, The Tavis Smiley Show Accord, NY 12404. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.pulseplanet.com A unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations on a variety of topics — all with a special Radio Deluxe focus on Black America. Saturdays, 2–4pm Saturdays 2-4pm on WAMC-AM 1400 Tuesdays 8-10pm Singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli takes listeners on a 2-hour tour through the great American songbook. Web: www.radiodeluxe.com Vox Pop Monday-Thursday, 2–3pm Radiolab WAMC’s live call-in program exploring a variety of issues. Tapes are not Mondays 1-2pm available. Phone: (800) 348-2551. Web: www.wamc.org/programs/vox- Each hour we take a big idea, so big that it lives everywhere, hiding in a thousand places under different names, and we chase that idea, going pop-wamc wherever whim takes us. Along the way, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich interview, argue, imagine, and discover the hidden connections Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me that make this idea so surprisingly powerfulIt's Technicolor radio. Saturdays, 11am–12noon, Repeated Thursdays at 9pm Web www.radiolab.org/ A weekly hour-long quiz program, hosted by Peter Sagal, with Carl Kasell as official judge and scorekeeper. Each week listeners test their knowledge The Roundtable Weekdays, 9am–12 pm against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world Joe Donahue and rotating co-hosts offer this mix of news, interviews and while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up. Phone: (202) 513- more. Featuring Performance Place. Tapes are not available. Web: http:// 3232. E-mail: [email protected] www.wamc.org/programs/roundtable WAMC Bluegrass Time Selected Shorts Saturdays, 10pm – 11pm Sundays, 11am–12noon Nick Barr hosts this blend of bluegrass music, featuring the classics from Repeated Wednesdays at 10pm A match of Oscar and Tony Award winning actors with short stories by the masters all the way to the current “hits”. Playlists: contemporary and classic authors. Tapes are available. Phone: (212) 864- www.wamc.org/programs/wamc-bluegrass-time-wamc 1414, ext. 206. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.symphonyspace.org WAMC “Conversation With…” Thursdays, 1-2pm Speakers’ Corner Alan Chartock talks with authors, politicians, artists and other notables. Friday, 1- 2pm The Moth, Person Place Thing, The Power of Words , Playing on Air and WAMC Northeast Report other shows that feature great stories, speeches and interviews. Early Edition – Weekdays, 3:30–4pm Star Date Late Edition – Weekdays, 6–6:30pm Weekdays, 5:06am and 12:45pm The latest news featuring reports from WAMC’s bureau chiefs along with Weekends, 10:27pm commentary, interviews, national and international news and the weather Astronomical information and current events. From the University of forecast. Web: www.wamc.org/programs/wamc-northeast-report-wamc Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory. Web: www.stardate.org

WAMC Program Guide 7 Weekend Edition The Best of the Best in 2012 with Susan Bloom Saturdays, 8–10am December 15, 1:00PM-2:00PM Sundays, 8–11am Venue: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst Scott Simon with Weekend Edition Saturday, Audie Cornish with Weekend Edition Sunday, and WAMC’s Bob Barrett, bring you the news. Film, Theater and Dance Phone: (877) 677-8398. Comment Line: (202) 842-3522. Saturday E- It's A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play mail: [email protected]; Sunday E-mail: [email protected] Saturday Web: December 6 - 16 on www.npr.org/programs/wesat/ Thursday 7:30PM-9:30PM Sunday Web: www.npr.org/programs/wesun/ Friday 7:30PM-9:30PM Saturday 2:00PM-4:00PM Writer’s Almanac Sunday 2:00PM-4:00PM Weekdays, 8:33am and 10:25am Venue: Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh Saturdays and Sundays, 12:45pm Garrison Keillor shares literary works from around the world. Tapes and The Mistletoe Martyrs and the Hostage Situation (A staged Transcripts are not available. Web: www.writersalmanac. publicradio.org reading) December 15, 7:45PM-9:45PM; (House opens at 7:30 ) December Events Calendar Venue: Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern, NY, Rock Tavern Kids and Family The Noble Train Begins Classes/Workshops December 1, 10:00AM-4:00PM Adult & Teen Gingerbread House Workshop Venue: Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga December 2, 2:30PM-4:00PM Venue: Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga Springs Backyard Birds December 8, 2:00PM-3:30PM Intro To Tablet Computers Venue: Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center , Ghent December 19, 9:30AM-11:30AM Venue: Saratoga Springs Public Library (SSPL), Saratoga Springs Lego Club December 19, 6:30PM-8:00PM Music Venue: Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga Springs Christmas At the Colonial with Mary Verdi, with Special Guest Model Trains @ miSci Tony Lee Thomas December 26-28, 12:00-3:00PM December 1, 2:00PM-7:00PM Venue: miSci (formerly Schenectady Museum), Schenecatady Venue: The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield

Art and Museum Exhibits Nowell Sing We Clear December 8, 3:00PM-6:00PM The Factory: Warhol & His Circle Venue: St. John's Lutheran Chuch, Altamont Through December 9, 12:00-5:00PM Venue: Hudson Opera House, Hudson Deck the Halls: from Sondheim to Handel December 22, 7:00PM-9:30PM Focus on Nature XII Venue: The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale Date: Through December 31, 9:30AM-5:00PM; (the Museum is closed on Sundays) Check out the WAMC Public Events Calendar: Venue: New York State Museum, Albany http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/events.eventsmain Community Events UFO Support Group Meeting December 5, 2012, 7:30-10:30PM Venue: Walker Valley Schoolhouse Community Center, Walker Valley

Berkshire Sings! Through December 19 on Wednesday 7:00PM-8:30PM Venue: Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Great Barrington

Lectures/Literary Taste the Mid-19th Century December 6, 6:00PM-8:00PM; (registration deadline December 3rd) Venue: Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy

WAMC Program Guide 8 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Approaching the “Philanthropic Cliff”

By Thomas E. Brockley Chair: ANNE ERICKSON*- ALBANY, NY Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor Vice Chair: JOSEPH BROWDY*- HILLSDALE, NY Senior Portfolio Manager – Portfolio Focus Secretary: JEANNE HUNTER*- CATSKILL, NY Courtesy of RBC Wealth Management Treasurer: DOROTHY REYNOLDS* -RENSSELAER, NY Asst Treasurer: JOHN LAVELLE*- MIDDLEBURGH, NY As a WAMC listener, you may have heard news reports President: ALAN CHARTOCK*- GREAT BARRINGTON, MA about the “fiscal cliff” that may impact our economic recovery beginning on January 1, 2013. (Absent JANET AXELROD*- ALBANY NY government action on spending cuts and higher taxes set to MARY BALLOU -SCHENECTADY, NY take effect on that date.) DAN BAZILE*- CLIFTON PARK, NY GERALD BENJAMIN - NEW PALTZ, NY And as a regular reader of this program guide, you may JOHN DUNNE - SPENCERTOWN, NY have seen the recent articles describing the wide range of IRA FUSFELD*- WOODSTOCK, NY charitable giving strategies available to investors, ranging JUDITH GRUNBERG*- VALATIE, NY from gifts of cash or appreciated assets (like stock or real MAURICE HINCHEY - SAUGERTIES, NY estate) to using life insurance, trusts, family foundations, SVEN HUSEBY - GERMANTOWN, NY donor advised funds or pooled income funds. THOMAS SW LEWIS - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY WILL LITTLE - LAKEVILLE, CT Now that December is here – and the holiday season is in HEDI MCKINLEY - ALTAMONT, NY full swing – you may be thinking about supporting the ROBERT NORRIS – GREAT BARRINGTON, MA worthy causes, like this station, that you care about. ROGER PHILLIPS -STUYVESANT, NY CARMI RAPPORT*- CLAVERACK, NY Which is why I want to warn you of the “philanthropic *WAMC Executive Committee cliff” that is also approaching. The tax rules for next year may be up in the air right now. But if you want to make a tax-deductible gift to a qualifying charity during the 2012 2012 Board of Directors Meeting Schedule tax year, time is running out. Because the institutions or Monday, November 5, 2012 custodians that you are transferring assets to may have Monday, December 10, 2012 deadlines for when they can accept the securities or financial products you wish to use to make your charitable All meetings take place at 5:00 pm at WAMC, 318 Central Avenue, gift. Albany, NY 12206 unless otherwise noted. It is recommended that you call the station at 800.323.9262 in advance of the meeting to ensure it will be taking place as scheduled. For example, here at RBC Wealth Management, transfers of mutual funds take 5-10 days to complete and must be submitted by December 16 to complete transfer by year BSO Sunday Night Broadcast Schedule: end. The institution transferring to us may need processing Each Sunday from 8pm to 10pm time, as well.

Dec. 2: Upshaw sings Sibelius Plus, your financial advisor and the other professionals who Soprano Dawn Upshaw is the soloist in Sibelius's Luonnotar, help you manage your wealth may be taking time off at the conducted by Thomas Adés, who also leads his own In Seven Days holidays. After all, they have loved ones who they wish to and Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1. spend time with, just like you. Dec. 9: Zacharias plays Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven Christian Zacharias is the soloist and conductor in a program that So don’t delay. Contact your charity of choice, financial includes Haydn's Symphony No. 76. advisor, attorney and tax advisor today to discuss your Dec. 16: Denève conducts Berlioz, MacMillan, Roussel charitable goals, investment objectives and tax situation. Stéphane Denève returns to the podium at Symphony Hall. That way, you’ll also have more time to relax and enjoy the Featuring soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. true spirit of the season. Dec. 23: Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Opening Concert The information included in this article is not intended to be used as Christoph von Dohnanyi leads the BSO in an all-Beethoven the primary basis for making investment decisions nor should it be program, re-creating the cancelled opening concert many years ago construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any specific security. for Tanglewood’s 75th anniversary season-opening concert. RBC Wealth Management does not endorse this organization or publication. Consult an investment professional for additional Dec. 30: Holiday Pops information and guidance. RBC Wealth Management does not provide Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Festival tax or legal advice. All decisions regarding the tax or legal Chorus take the stage for one of Boston’s most cherished traditions. implications of your investments should be made in connection with Tune in for favorite carols, a few surprises. your independent tax or legal advisor. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.

WAMC Program Guide 9 The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library WAMC Underwriter Canajoharie, NY and Museum Directory (518) 673-2314 Route 9 Hyde Park, NY www.arkellmuseum.org 1-800-FDR-VISIT ARCHITECTURAL,ENGINEERING & www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ Art Along the Hudson CONTRACTORS Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring, Hudson, Hildene Kingston, New Paltz, Newburgh, Peekskill, Manchester, VT 3t Architects Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Red Hook and (802) 362-1788 Albany, NY Woodstock, NY www.hildene.org (518) 618-0900 (845) 838-2880 www.3tarchitects.com http://www.artalongthehudson.com/ Home Made Theater Saratoga Springs, NY Alfandre Architecture Ashokan Center (518) 587-4427 New Paltz, NY Olivebridge, NY www.homemadetheater.org/ (845) 255-4774 (845) 657-8333 www.alfandre.com www.ashokan.org/ashokan/index.shtml Hudson Opera House Multi-arts Center Hudson, NY architecture+ The Bardavon (518)822-1438 Capitol Region Pouhkeepie, NY www.hudsonoperahouse.org/ (518) 272-4481 (845) 473-2072 http://www.aplususa.com/ www.bardavon.org The Hyde Collection Glens Falls, NY Ashfield Stone Berkshire Museum (518) 792-1761 Shelburne Falls, MA Pittsfield, MA www.hydecollection.org www.ashfieldstone.com (413) 443-7171 www.berkshiremuseum.org/ Live At The Falcon The Chazen Companies Marlboro, NY Poughkeepsie,Troy, Glens Falls, NY Capital Repertory Theatre (845) 236-7970 888- 539-9073 Albany, NY www.liveatthefalcon.com www.chazencompanies.com (518) 445-SHOW (7469) www.capitalrep.org/ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Curtis Lumber Great Barrington, MA Ballston Spa, NY Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center (413) 528-0100 (518) 858-5311 Poughkeepsie, NY www.mahaiwe.org/ curtislumber.com (845) 486-4571 http://cunneen-hackett.org/ Mainstage Theatre at SUNY New Paltz Empire Exhibits New Paltz, NY Watervliet, NY Don Muller Gallery (845) 257- SUNY (518) 266-9362 Northampton, MA www.newpaltz.edu/theatre/productions.html www.empireexhibits.com www.donmullergallery.com Mass MoCa Green Heat, Inc Dorsky Museum of Art North Adams, MA Stone Ridge, NY New Paltz, NY (413) MOCA-111 (845) 687-4508 (845) 257-3844 www.massmoca.org/ www.greenheatinc.com www.newpaltz.edu/museum Molly Cantor Pottery Kintz Plastics Dutchess County Fair Shelburne Falls, MA Howe Cave, NY Rhinebeck, NY www.mollypots.com (518) 296-8513 (845) 876-4001 www.kintz.com www.dutchessfair.com The Mop & Bucket Company Schenectady, NY Littlewolf Architecture The Egg (518) 847-9882 Great Barrington, MA Albany, NY www.mopco.org (413) 528-5571 (518) 473-1064 www.littlewolfarch.com National Museum of Dance EMPAC -- The Curtis Saratoga Springs, NY ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT R. Priem Experimental Media and (518) 584-2225 Performing Arts Center www.dancemuseum.org/ 20th Century Illuminations Troy, NY New Salem, MA (518) 276-3921 National Yiddish Book Center (978) 544-2247 www.empac.rpi.edu Amherst, MA www.20thcenturyilluminations.com/ (413) 256-4900 Epoch-18 Vermont Artisans www.yiddishbookcenter.org/ Adirondack Museum Manchester Center, VT Blue Mountain Lake, NY (802) 768-9711 New York Folklore Society (518) 352-7311 www.epochvermont.com Schenectady, NY www.adkmuseum.org (518) 346-7008 The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at www.nyfolklore.org/ Albany Symphony Orchestra Vassar College Albany, NY Poughkeepsie, NY Norman Rockwell Museum (518) 465-4755 (845) 437-5632 Stockbridge, MA http://www.albanysymphony.com http://fllac.vassar.edu/ (413) 298-4100 www.nrm.org/

WAMC Program Guide 10 Old Songs Springfield Museums (413) 597-2429 Voorheesville, NY Springfield, MA wcma.williams.edu (518) 765-2815 (413) 263-6800 www.oldsongs.org www.springfieldmuseums.org Woodstock Playhouse Opera Saratoga Springfield Symphony Orchestra Woodstock, NY Saratoga Springs, NY Springfield, MA (845) 679-6900 (518) 584-6018 (413) 733-2291 www.woodstockplayhouse.org www.operasaratoga.org www.springfieldsymphony.org/ Zankel Music Center Pawling Concert Series The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Saratoga Springs, NY Pawling, NY Institute (518) 580-5000 (845) 855-3100 Williamstown, MA http://pawlingconcertseries.org/ (413) 458-2303 ASSOCIATIONS,SOCIETIES &NON- www.clarkart.edu/ Performance Spaces for the 21st Century PROFITS Chatham, NY Storm King Art Center (518) 392-6121 Mountainville, NY Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts www.ps21chatham.org (845) 534-3115 Pittsfield & Westboro, MA www.stormking.org (413) 443-0200 Picture Perfect Art Gallery www.biama.org/ Canajoharie, NY Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (518) 673-3066 Sugar Loaf, NY Civil Service Employees Association www.pictureperfectartgallery.com (845) 10-5335 Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO www.sugarloafpac.com Albany, NY Proctor's Theatre (800) 342-4146 Schenectady, NY The Tang Teaching Museum and Art www.csealocal1000.org/dedicated (518) 346-6204 Gallery http://www.proctors.org/ PS/21 Skidmore College Downtown Schenectady Improvement Saratoga Springs, NY Corporation Powerhouse Theatre at Vassar College (518)580-8080 Schenectady, NY Poughkeepsie, NY www.skidmore.edu/tang (518) 377-9430 (845) 437-5599 www.downtownschenectady.org/ www.powerhouse.vassar.edu Time & Space Limited / TSL Hudson, NY Dutchess County Arts Council The Rhinebeck Artists Shop 518-822-8448 Poughkeepsie, NY Rhinebeck and New Paltz, NY www.timeandspace.org (845) 454-3222 (845) 876-4922 http://artsmidhudson.org/html/fundprog.html www.rhinebeckart.com Thomas Cole National Historic Site Catskill, NY Fulton County Regional Chamber of Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society, Inc. (518) 943-7465 Commerce & Industry Rhinebeck, NY Fulton County..."Another Reason I love NY" (845) 876-2870 Troy Savings Bank Music Hall www.fultoncountyny.org http://rhinebeckmusic.org/ Troy, NY www.44lakes.com (518) 273-8945 Schenectady Museum & Suits Bueche www.troymusichall.org New York Folklore Society Planetarium Gallery of New York Folk Art Schenectady, NY Two Spruce Pottery Schenectady, NY (518) 382-7890 Schenectady, NY (518) 346-7008 www.schenectadymuseum.org/ (518) 393-5011 http://www.nyfolklore.org/ www.twospruce.com/ Shakespeare & Company Northeastern Association of Blind Lenox, MA Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) Albany, NY (413) 637-3353 Kingston, NY (518) 463-1212 www.shakespeare.org (845) 339-6088 http://www.naba-vision.org/ www.upac.org Smith College Museum of Art Saratoga Bridges Northampton, MA Upstate Films Theaters Ballston Spa, NY (413) 585-2760 Rhinebeck and Woodstock, NY (518) 587-0723 http://scma.smith.edu/artmuseum/ 1-866-FILMNUT (1-866-345-6688) www.saratogabridges.org www.upstatefilms.org Snow Farm Schoharie Valley Association Williamsburg, MA Ventfort Hall Schoharie, NY (413) 268-3101 Lenox, MA www.schoharievalley.org www.snowfarm.org (413) 637-3206 http://www.gildedage.org/ Southern Adirondack Tobacco Free SPAC Coalition Saratoga Springs, NY The Wild Center Saratoga Springs, NY (518) 584-9330 Tupperlake, NY (518)581-1230 www.spac.org/ (518) 359-7800 www.tobaccofreeadirondacks.org www.wildcenter.org Spectrum 8 Theatres Sunmark Credit Union Albany, NY Williams College Museum of Art Latham, NY (518) 449-8995 Williamstown, MA (518) 382-0809 www.spectrum8.com/ www.sunmarkfcu.org

WAMC Program Guide 11 United Way of the Greater Capital Region Wheels of Time Vintage Auto Restoration Cap Com Federal Credit Union Albany, NY Pine Plains, NY North Greenbush Branch (518) 456-2200 (518) 398-7493 Troy, NY http://www.unitedwaygcr.org/ www.wheelsoftimeinc.com (800) 468-5500 www.capcomfcu.org Watershed Agricultural Council BUSINESS,BANKING,FINANCE,& Walton, NY Cap Com Federal Credit Union (607) 865-7090 INSURANCE Waterford Branch www.nycwatershed.org Waterford, NY The Beechwood Group of Wells Fargo (800) 468-5500 AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE Advisors, LLC www.capcomfcu.org Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 483-7943 or (866) 810-6917 Capital District Physician's Health Plan Bedard Brothers www.thebeechwoodgroup.com Albany, NY Cheshire, MA (518) 641-3000 (413) 743-0014 Benefits Management Group www.cdphp.com www.bedardbros.com/ New Paltz, NY (845) 691-4945 Capital Region Help Wanted Boyden & Perron Garage www.your-medical-insurance.com Centennial, CO Amherst, MA (800) 365-8360 www.boydenandperron.com Cap Com Federal Credit Union www.capitalareahelpwanted.com Main Office Capital Cities Imported Cars Albany, NY 12205 Career In Transition, LLC Glenmont, NY 518- 458-2195 Albany, NY 1-800-640-3434 www.capcomfcu.org (518) 366-8451 www.capitalcitiesbmw.com/ www.careersintransitionllc.com www.capitalcitiesvw.com/ Cap Com Federal Credit Union 155 BRANCH Central New York Help Wanted Capital Luxury Car Co. - Capital Volvo of Albany, NY Centennial, CO Albany, Jaguar of Albany, (800) 468-5500 (800) 365-8360 Land Rover of Albany www.capcomfcu.org www.centralnewyorkhelpwanted.com Albany, NY (518) 443-4816 Cap Com Federal Credit Union Community Loan Fund of the Capital www.capluxcars.com Brunswick Branch Region Brunswick, NY Albany, NY College Street Motors (800) 468-5500 (518) 436-8586 Amherst, MA www.capcomfcu.org www.mycommunityloanfund.org (413) 253-3200 www.collegestreetmotors.com Cap Com Federal Credit Union Currin Compliance Services, LLC Clifton Park Branch Greenwich, NY Jenkinstown Motors Clifton Park, NY (518) 692-2494 New Paltz, NY (800) 468-5500 www.currincompliance.com (845) 255-2500 www.capcomfcu.org www.facebook.com/Jenkinstown-Motors-Inc Fenimore Asset Management Cap Com Federal Credit Union Cobleskill, NY Quality Foreign Car Care Cohoes Branch (518) 234-7400 Ballston Spa, NY Cohoes, NY http://www.famfunds.com/ 518-885-1781 (800) 468-5500 www.qfcc.com/data/ www.capcomfcu.org Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. Latham, NY Ruge's Subaru Cap Com Federal Credit Union (518) 220-9381 Rhinebeck, NY Glenmont Branch www.godfreyfinancial.com/ (845) 876-2087 Glenmont, NY www.rugessubaru.com (800) 468-5500 Hoosac Bank North www.capcomfcu.org Adams, MA 01247 Ryan Imported & Domestic Car Repair (866) 4 Hoosac Northampton, MA Cap Com Federal Credit Union www.hoosacbank.com (413) 584-7381 Glens Falls Branch www.ryanimported.com Glens Falls, NY Hudson Valley Help Wanted (800) 468-5500 Centennial, CO Seward's Tires www.capcomfcu.org (800) 365-8360 Great Barrington, MA www.hudsonvalleyhelpwanted.com (413) 528-3168 Cap Com Federal Credit Union www.sewardstires.com Latham Branch Hudson Valley Mold Remediation Latham, NY Hudson Valley, NY Upstate Chevy Dealers (800) 468-5500 (845) 644-4033 www.chevyupstate.com/ www.capcomfcu.org John G. Ullman & Associates Van Kleeck's Tire Cap Com Federal Credit Union Rhinebeck and Corning, NY Lake Katrine & Hudson, NY Niskayuna Branch (800) 936-3785 Lake Katrine (845) 382-1292 Niskayuna, NY www.jgua.com Hudson (518) 828-3020 (800) 468-5500 www.vankleecks.com www.capcomfcu.org KeyBank (800) key2you www.key.com

WAMC Program Guide 12 Key Private Bank R.J. Carignan & Company WGBY Public Television (518) 488-5765 Clifton Park, NY Springfield, MA www.key.com (518) 235-4303 (800) 781-9429 www.rjcinsurance.com/ www.wgby.org Laurie A. Stillwell, CPA, P.C. Saratoga Springs, NY SEFCU DATING SERVICES (518) 584-0109 Albany, NY www.stillwellcpa.com/ (518) 464-5223 Mass Match www.sefcu.com Amherst, MA Marshall and Sterling Insurance (413) 665-3218 18 locations in New York and the Virgin Sunmark Credit Union www.massmatch.com/ Islands Latham, NY (845) 454-0800 (518) 382-0809 DENTISTRY www.marshallsterling.com/ www.sunmarkfcu.org Dr. John Carpenter, DMD Mary Irish, Wealth Advisor Morgan Thomas E. Brockley New Windsor, NY Stanley Smith Barney RBC Wealth Management (845) 658-4055 Niskayuna, NY Senior Vice President-Financial Consultant www.hudsonvalleycenterforsedation.com (518) 386-2912 Senior Portfolio Manager - Portfolio Focus [email protected] Albany, NY Dr. Vivian Letizia, DDS (518) 432-1455 Woodstock, NY Mirick Insurance Agency (866) 615-2479 (845) 679-2421 Shelburne Falls, MA [email protected] http://www.woodstockdentist.com/ www.mirickins.com www.rbcfc.com/thomas.brockley

NBT Bank TIAA-CREF Charles Padula, D.D.S. Glens Falls, NY www.tiaa-cref.org/ Schenectady, NY (518) 745-5260 (518) 346-2500 www.nbtbank.com/ UHY Advisors, Inc. www.padula.com Albany, NY NBT Bank (518) 449-3166 Transcend Dental Dentistry Saratoga Springs, NY www.uhy.com/ West Hurley, NY (518) 587-0330 (876) 679-4000 (518) 584-5338 Walenta and Clark Agency www.transcenddental.net www.nbtbank.com/ Greenville, NY (800) 994-5250 EDUCATION,RESEARCH,SCHOOLS, NBT Bank www.wcagency.net &LIBRARIES Plattsburgh, NY (518) 561-5845 COMMUNICATIONS,MARKETING, (518) 762-1924 Adelphi University School of Social Work PR, MEDIA,&INTERNET www.nbtbank.com/ Hudson Valley Center Poughkeepsie, NY NBT Bank Behan Communications (845) 471-3348 Ellenburgh Depot, NY Glens Falls, NY www.adelphi.edu/hudsonvalley (518) 594-3933 (518)792-3856 www.nbtbank.com/ www.behancommunications.com The Albany Academies Albany, NY NBT Bank Empire Exhibits (518) 429-2385 Lake Placid, NY Watervliet, NY www.albanyacademies.org/ (518) 523-9544 (518) 266-9362 (518) 523-3025 www.empireexhibits.com Albany College of Pharmacy www.nbtbank.com/ Albany, NY readmedia (888) 203-8010 NBT Bank Albany, NY http://acphs.edu/ Saranac Lake, NY (800) 552-2194 (518) 891-2051 http://www.readmedia.com/ American Council on Education www.nbtbank.com/ Washington, DC Rosenbaum Media Group (202) 939-9300 NBT Bank Rhinebeck, NY www.acenet.edu Clifton Park, NY (914) 388-1498 (518) 348-0781 www.rosenbaummedia.com Anderson Center for Autism (518) 371-0484 Staatsburg, NY www.nbtbank.com/ Spiral Design Studio (845) 889-4034 Cohoes, NY www.andersoncenterforautism.org NBT Bank (518) 326-1135 Burlington, VT www.spiraldesign.com Bard Center for Environmental Policy (802) 651-9786 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY www.nbtbank.com/ Tech Valley Communications (845) 758-7073 (518) 598-0900 www.bard.edu/cep/ Pinnacle Human Resources, LLC www.techvalleycom.com/ Latham, NY Bard Master of Arts in Teaching (518) 486-8152 VoIP Logic Annadale-on-the-Hudson www.pinnaclehrllc.com Williamstown, MA (845)758-7151 (310) 279-4700 www.bard.edu/mat www.voiplogic.com/

WAMC Program Guide 13 Beacon Institute for River and Estuaries' High Meadow School Saint Joseph School River University Stone Ridge, NY Kingston, NY Beacon, NY (845) 687-4855 (845) 339-4390 (845) 838-1600 www.highmeadowschool.org/ www.saintjosephschoolkingston.com www.bire.org Hoosac School Snow Farm Berkshire Country Day School Hoosick, NY Williamsburg, MA Lenox, MA (518) 686-7331 (413) 268-3101 (413) 637-0755 www.hoosac.com www.snowfarm.org http://berkshirecountryday.org/ Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Springbrook Buxton School Beacon, NY Oneonta, NY Williamstown, MA (845) 265-8080 (607) 286-7171 (413) 458-3919 www.clearwater.org/category/latest-news/ www.springbrookny.org www.buxtonschool.org Landmark College St. Gregory's School Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery Putney, VT Loudonville, NY Canajoharie, NY (802) 387-1632 (518) 785-6621 (518) 673-2314 www.landmark.edu/ www.saintgregorysschool.org/ www.clag.org Mainstage Theatre at SUNY New Paltz Stoneleigh Burnham School Capital Region Language Center New Paltz, NY Greenfield, MA Colonie and Malta, NY (845) 257- SUNY (413) 774-2711 (518) 884-4652 www.newpaltz.edu/theatre/productions.html www.sbschool.org/ www.crlcalbany.org/ Maria College The Storm King School The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Albany, NY Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Millbrook, NY (518) 438-3111 (800) 225-9144 (845) 677-7600 http://mariacollege.edu/ www.sks.org/ www.ecostudies.org/ Miss Hall's School SUNY Institute of Technology at Change That's Right Now Pittsfield, MA Utica/Rome 1(800) 828-7484 (413) 499-1300 Marcy, NY www.changethatsrightnow.com/ www.misshalls.org/ 1-866-2-SUNYIT www.sunyit.edu/ The College of St. Rose The Montessori School of the Berkshires Albany, NY Lenox Dale, MA SUNY New Paltz Graduate School 800-637-8556 (413) 637-3662 New Paltz, NY www.strose.edu/ www.berkshiremontessori.org/ (800) 248-8856 www.newpaltz.edu/graduate Darrow School Mount Holyoke College New Lebanon, NY South Hadley, MA SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate School (877) 432-7769 (413) 538-2000 New Paltz, NY www.darrowschool.org www.mtholyoke.edu (845) 257-3200 www.newpaltz.edu The Department of Theater Arts at SUNY New York State United Teachers New Paltz Latham, NY Sylvan Learning Center New Paltz, NY (518) 213-6000 Hadley, MA www.newpaltz.edu/theatre www.nysut.org/ www.sylvanlearning.com

Elms College Oakwood Friends School Union Graduate College Chicopee, MA Poughkeepsie, NY Schenectady, NY (413) 594-2761 (800) 843-3341 (518) 346-0106 www.elms.edu www.oakwoodfriends.org/ www.uniongraduatecollege.edu

Emma Willard School Pine Brook Children's Center Union Institute and University Troy, NY South Deerfield, MA Brattleboror, VT (518) 833-1300 www.pinebrookkids.org (802) 257-9411 http://emmawillard.org/ www.myunion.edu/psyd The Research Foundation for the State The Executive MBA at Rensselaer University of New York Utica College Rensselaer Hartford Campus Albany, NY Utica, NY Hartford, CT (518) 434-7000 (315) 792-3006 (860) 548-2400 www.rfsunny.org www.utica.edu http://ewp.rpi.edu/hartford Rudolf Steiner School Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Great Barrington, MA Saratoga Springs, NY Poughkeepsie, NY (413) 528-4015 (518) 587-2224 (845) 437-5237 www.rudolfsteiner.org www.waldorfsaratoga.org/ www.fllac.vassar.edu Saint Gregory's School Western New England University Hawthorne Valley School Loudonville, NY Springfield, MA Ghent, NY (518) 785-6621 (413) 782-1321 518-672-7092 www.saintgregorysschool.org www.wne.edu www.hawthornevalleyschool.org/

WAMC Program Guide 14 Williams College National Fiber (413) 499-2900 Williamstown, MA Belchertown, MA www.babalouiespizza.com www.williams.edu/ (347)240-1042 www.nationalfiber.com Berkshire Coop Market Woodstock Day School Great Barrington, MA Woodstock, NY The Nature Conservancy, Adirondack (413) 528-9697 (845) 246-3744 Chapter www.berkshire.coop/ http://woodstockdayschool.org/ Keene Valley, NY (518) 576-2082 Black Sheep Deli Woodstock School of Art www.nature.org/adirondacks Amherst, MA Woodstock, NY (413) 253-3442 (845) 679-2388 The Phantom Gardener www.blacksheepdeli.com www.woodstockschoolofart.org Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-8606 Blue Bonnet Diner ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, www.thephantomgardener.com/ Northampton, MA (413) 584-3333 PRODUCTS,&ALTERNATIVE Pure Catskills www.bluebonnetdiner.net ENERGY Walton, NY (607) 865-7090 Blue House Cafe The Adirondack Council www.purecatskills.com Haydenville, MA Serving the Adirondack Park www.bluehousecafe.info 1-800-842-PARK Richard Fuel & Heating, Inc. www.adirondackcouncil.org Easthampton, MA Blue Rock Restaurant www.richardsfuel.com Shelburne Falls, MA Agricultural Stewardship Association www.thebluerockrestaurant.com Greenwich, NY Sanitall Hudson Valley (518) 692-7285 Hudson Valley Region, NY Bountiful Bread www.agstewardship.org (845) 657-7283 Albany, NY www.sanitall.com (518) 438-3540 Ashokan Center www.bountifulbreadalbany.com Olivebridge, NY Sundog Solar at Solaqua Power & Art (845) 657-8333 Chatham, NY Butcher Block www.ashokan.org/ashokan/index.shtml (518) 392-4000 Plattsburgh, NY www.sundogsolar.net/ (518) 798-1155 Bard Center for Environmental Policy www.butcherblockrestaurant.com Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Vanguard Solar Energy (845) 758-7073 Hudson Valley, NY Cafe Capriccio www.bard.edu/cep/ (877) 546-3636 Albany, NY www.vanguardenergies.com (518) 465-0439 Beacon Institute for River and Estuaries www.cafecapriccio.com Beacon, NY Zoe Energy Solutions (845) 838-1600 Hudson, NY Capriccio Saratoga www.bire.org (518) 751-1025 Saratoga Springs, NY (518) 587-9463 The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies FOOD,FARMS,&DRINK www.cafecapriccio.com Millbrook, NY (845) 677-7600 Chez Albert Adams Fairacre Farms www.ecostudies.org/ Amherst, MA Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, NY (413) 253-3811 Environment One Corporation (845) 454-4330 www.adamsfarms.com (518) 346-6161 Cold Stone Creamery www.eone.com Albany, NY Agway (518) 514-2003 Millerton, Chatham, Claverack, NY Green Conscience Home and Garden www.coldstonecreamery.com Saratoga Springs, NY Great Barrington, MA www.agwayny.com (518) 306-5196 Creo http://www.green-conscience.com/ Albany, NY Albany Marriott (518) 514-2003 Albany, NY Green Heat, Inc www.creorestaurant.com Stone Ridge, NY (518) 458-8444 www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/albny-albany- (845) 687-4508 The Dam Cafe and Deli marriott/ www.greenheatinc.com Saugerties, NY (845) 246-3797 American Hotel Hudson Solar www.thedamcafeanddeli.com/ Hudson Valley, Capital Region, NY & Sharon Springs, NY (518) 284-2105 Berkshires, MA Davidson Brothers Brew Pub www.americanhotelny.com (866) 452-7652 Glens Falls, NY www.hudsonsolar.com (518) 743-9026 Athos Restaurant www.davidsonbrothers.com/ Lake George Land Conservancy Albany, NY (518) 608-6400 Bolton Landing, NY Depuy Canal House http://athosrestaurant.com/ (518) 644-9673 High Falls, NY www.lglc.org (845) 687-7700 Baba Louie's www.depuycanalhouse.com Pittsfield MA, Great Barrington MA and Hudson NY

WAMC Program Guide 15 Fiori Restaurant Lucky Chocolates Rhinebeck Farmers Market Great Barrington, MA Saugerties, NY Rhinebeck, NY (413) 528-0351 (845) 246-7337 www.rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com www.fiorirestaurant.com www.luckychocolates.com River Valley Market Flayvors of Cook Farm Mamoun's Restaurant Northampton, MA Hadley, MA Albany, NY (413) 584-2665 [email protected] (518) 434-3901 http://rivervalleymarket.coop/ www.mideasterndining.com/ Garden Bistro 24 RJ Stables Colonie, NY Mangia Hadley, MA (518) 456-4566 Slingerlands and Plattsburgh, NY (413) 586-4305 www.gardenbistro24.com Slingerlands (518) 439-5555 Grazin (Farm to Table-Direct) Plattsburgh (518) 518-562-5555 Rock Hill Bakehouse Hudson, NY www.mangiarestaurant.com Glens Falls, NY (518) 822-9323 (518) 793-0075 www.grazindiner.com Medusa General Store www.rockhillbakehouse.com/ Medusa, NY Gypsy Apple Bistro (518) 239-6980 Serio's Market Shelburne Falls, MA Northampton, MA (413) 625-6345 Mother Earth Storehouse www.seriosmarket.com Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Saugerties, NY Hamel's Catering, Inc. Kingston - (845) 336-5541 Stewart's Shops Holyoke, MA Poughkeepsie - (845) 296-1069 Various locations www.hamelscreativecatering.com Saugerties - (845) 246-9614 (518) 581-1200 www.motherearthstorehouse.com www.stewartsshops.com/ Harney & Sons Fine Teas Millerton, NY Mother Myrick's Sunflower Natural Foods Market (518) 789-2121 Manchester Center, VT Woodstock, NY www.harney.com (802) 362-1560 (845) 679-5361 www.mothermyricks.com sunflowernaturalfoods.com Hawthorne Valley Farms Ghent, NY My Market Terrapin Restaurant, Bistro, Bar & 518-672-7500 New Paltz and Poughkeepsie, NY Catering www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org/ (845) 255-1025 Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3330 Hennessy Homebrew Emporium Narragansett Inn www.terrapinrestaurant.com/ Rensselaer, NY, West Boylston and Block Island, RI Cambridge, MA www.thenarragansettinn.com Tierra Coffee Roasters (518) 283-7094 Albany, NY www.beerbrew.com/ New York Farm Bureau www.tierracoffeeroasters.com County chapters in every county except Henry's Farm to Table Restaurant Warren, Hamilton and NYC Tierra Farm Milton, NY (800) 342-4143 Valatie, NY (845) 795-1500 www.nyfb.org/ 888-ORG-NUTS www.henrysatbuttermilk.com www.tierrafarm.com Niskayuna Co-op The Honest Weight Food Co-op Niskayuna, NY Whitney's Farm Market & Country Albany, NY (518) 374-1362 Gardens (518) 482-2667 www.niskayunaco-op.com Cheshire, MA www.honestweight.coop/ (413) 442-4729 Otto's Market www.whitneysfarm.com/ Hudson Valley Fresh Germantown, NY Hudson Valley, NY (518) 537-7200 Windy Hill Farm, Nursery,Orchard and (845) 264-2372 www.ottosmarket.com/ Garden Center www.hudsonvalleyfresh.com/ Great Barrington, MA (413) 298-3217 Pangaea Restaurant and Lounge http://windyhillfarminc.com/ Ichiban Restaurant North Bennington, VT Central and Western Avenues, Albany, NY (802) 442-7171 GARDEN &LANDSCAPE (518) 432-0358 and (518) 869-9585 www.vermontfinedining.com Adams Fairacre Farms Isn't It Sweet Peekamoose Restaurant and Tap Room Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, NY Albany, NY Big Indian, NY (845) 454-4330 (518)489-9820 (845) 254-6500 www.adamsfarms.com/ www.isntitsweet.com/ www.peekamooserestaurant.com Agway Jake Moon Pure Catskills Millerton, Chatham, Claverack, NY Clarksville, NY Walton, NY Great Barrington, MA (518) 768-2570 (607) 865-7090 www.agwayny.com www.jakemoon.net www.purecatskills.com Ashfield Stone Log Jam Restaurant Recovery Sports Grill Shelburne Falls, MA Lake George, NY Albany, NY www.ashfieldstone.com (518) 798-1155 (518) 396-3838 www.logjamrestaurant.com www.recoverysportsgrill.com/

WAMC Program Guide 16 Faddegon's Nursery Career In Transition, LLC Jade Tree Wushu Martial Arts Latham, NY Albany, NY Shelburne Falls, MA (518) 785-6726 (518) 366-8451 www.jadetreewushu.com www.faddegons.com www.careersintransitionllc.com Kenco Work & Play Outfitters Herzog's Home and Garden Center Cheri Voss Salon & Spa Kingston, NY Kingston, NY Woodstock, NY (800) 341-4103 (845) 338-6300 (845) 679-2138 www.atkenco.com www.herzogs.com/homecenter www.cherivosssalon.com Kingsway Community New England Hydroponics Clear Yoga of Rhinebeck Schenectady, NY Southampton, MA Rhinebeck, NY (518) 393-4117 (888) 529-9025 (845) 876-6129 www.kingswaycommunity.com www.nehydro.com www.clearyogarhinebeck.com Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health The Phantom Gardener Community Hospice Stockbridge, MA Rhinebeck, NY Rensselaer, NY (800) 741-7353 (845) 876-8606 (518) 285-8147 www.kripalu.org/ www.thephantomgardener.com/ www.communityhospice.org Lake George Kayak Co. Shed Man Custom Woodworks Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club Bolton Landing, NY New Lebanon and Brunswick, NY Lenox, MA (518) 644-9366 (800) 823-1097 (800) 272-6935 www.lakegeorgekayak.com www.shedman.com www.cranwell.com/ Lapland Lake Sonam's Stonewalls Crossroads Outdoor Northville (Town of Benson), NY Greenfield, MA Chestertown, NY (518) 863-4974 (413) 665-5550 (518) 494-3821 www.laplandlake.com www.sonamsstonewalls.com [email protected] Lodge at Otter Creek Story's Nursery Delmar Place Assisted Living Residence Shelburne, Vermont Freehold, NY Delmar, NY (802) 388-1220 (518) 634-7754 (518) 434-HOME (4663) www.lodgeatottercreek.com www.storysnursery.com/ www.delmarplace.com Mother Earth Storehouse Ward's Nursery and Garden Center The Downtube Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Saugerties, NY Great Barrington, MA Albany, NY Kingston - (845) 336-5541 (413)528-0166 (518) 434-1711 Poughkeepsie - (845) 296-1069 www.wardsnursery.com/ www.downtubebicycleworks.com Saugerties - (845) 246-9614 www.motherearthstorehouse.com Whitney's Farm Market & Country East Heaven Hot Tubs & Paradise Spa Gardens Northampton, MA Reform Pilates Studio Cheshire, MA (413) 587-0000 Saratoga Springs, NY (413) 442-4729 www.eastheaven.com (518) 871-1315 www.whitneysfarm.com www.reformyourbody.com Elements Hot Tub Spa Windy Hill Farm, Nursery, Orchard and Amherst, MA Saratoga Health and Wellness Garden Center (413) 253-8827 Saratoga Springs, NY Great Barrington, MA www.elementshottubspa.com (518) 306-6987 (413) 298-3217 www.saratogahealthandwellness.com http://windyhillfarminc.com/ Emeritus at Fillmore Pond Bennington, VT Simhara Portal of the Hearth Health and HEALTH,WELLNESS,&FITNESS (802) 447-7000 Wellness Center www.emeritus.com Stone Ridge, NY American Meditation Institute (845) 687-7721 Averill Park, NY Fleet Feet Sports www.simhara.com (518) 674-8714 Albany, NY www.americanmeditation.org (518) 459-3338 Springbrook www.fleetfeetalbany.com Oneonta, NY Adventure Outfitters (607) 286-7171 Hadley, MA Glens Falls Professional Massage www.springbrookny.org (413) 253-5500 Glens Falls, NY www.adventureoutfitter.com (518) 265-5473 Sweetwood of Williamstown Williamstown, MA Blue Sky Bicycles Healthy Living Market (413) 458-8371 Saratoga Springs, NY Burlington, VT www.sweetwoodliving.com 518-583-0600 Saratoga Springs, NY www.blueskybicycles.com www.healthylivingmarket.com Town Tinker Tube Rental Phoenicia, NY Capital Region Chapter of the National Interim Healthcare Capital Region (845) 688-5553 Guild of Hypnotists (518) 452-3655 www.towntinker.com Niskayuna, NY www.interimhealthcare.com/ www.crcngh.com

WAMC Program Guide 17 HOME REPAIR,REAL ESTATE, 800-250-6485 Brioschi Pharmaceuticals International, www.mountainflame.com/ LLC INSPECTION SERVICES,& Syracuse, NY SECURITY Mr. Rooter Plumbing 1-800-brioschi Dutchess, Ulster, Oranger, Rockland www.brioschi-usa.com A.D. George Putnam and Westchester New York Counties. Belchertown, MA (845) 635-2102 Center for Better Hearing (413) 256-6752 www.thehudsonvalley.mrrooter.com Glens Falls, NY (518) 798-4800 Alarms of Berkshire County National Fiber www.hearingbest.com Pittsfield, MA Belchertown, MA (800) 370-2525 (347)240-1042 Dr. Carol S. Kessler www.alarmsofberkshirecounty.com/ www.nationalfiber.com Kingston, NY (845) 331-9340 Country Curtains Paula Redmond Real Estate Stockbridge, MA Rhinebeck and Millbrook, NY Dr. Eckardt Johanning, MD, PC. (413) 298-5565 (845) 677-0505 (Millbrook) Albany, NY www.countrycurtains.com/ (845) 876-6676 (Rhinebeck) (518) 459-3336 www.paularedmond.com/ www.johanningmd.com/ Green Conscience Home and Garden Saratoga Springs, NY Sanitall Hudson Valley Dr. Harout E. Mergian, Chiropractor (518) 306-5196 Hudson Valley Region, NY Albany, NY www.green-conscience.com/ (845) 657-7283 (518) 489-4984 www.sanitall.com Green Heat, Inc Dr. Lucie Capek Stone Ridge, NY Scott Alarm Systems, Inc. Residential and Latham, NY (845) 687-4508 Commercial Security Systems (518) 786-1700 www.greenheatinc.com 888-682-4105 www.capekplasticsurgery.com/ www.scottalarmsystems.com/ H. Houst & Son Hardware Glens Falls Hospital Woodstock, NY Shed Man Custom Woodworks Glens Falls, NY (845) 679-2115 New Lebanon and Brunswick, NY www.glensfallshospital.org/ www.hhoust.com (800) 823-1097 www.shedman.com Health Quest Medical Practice Harbrook Fine Windows & Doors 10 Locations of primary care throughout the Albany, NY Sonam's Stonewalls Hudson Valley (800) 735-1427 Greenfield, MA (888) 525-4767 for appointments www.harbrook.com/ (413) 665-5550 www.health-quest.org www.sonamsstonewalls.com Herrington's The Hudson Valley Heart Center Chatham, Hillsdale, Hudson NY and Sullivan Real Estate Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, New Windsor, Lakeville, CT Block Island, RI Rhinebeck, Highland and Modena 800-453-1311 www.sullivanbi.com (845) 473-1188 www.herringtons.com http://hvheartcenter.com Traditions Linens Factory Outlet Herzog's Home and Garden Center Claverack, NY The Joint Replacement Center of Northern Kingston, NY (518) 851-3975 Berkshire Healthcare (845) 338-6300 www.traditionslinens.com North Adams, MA www.herzogs.com/homecenter (413) 664-JOINT HOSPITALS,PHYSICIANS,& Laurie Ylvisaker Coldwell Banker Nathan Littauer Hospital MEDICAL SERVICES Village Green Realty Gloversville, NY Woodstock, NY (518) 773-5533 Albany Medical Center (845) 679-2255 x 113 www.nlh.org/ www.laurieylvisaker.com 47 New Scotland Ave Albany, NY New York Pain Management (518) 262-1000 Marbletown Hardware Clifton Park, NY www.amc.edu/ Stone Ridge, NY (518) 371-0777 (845) 687-2098 www.nypainfree.com/ www.marbletownhardware.com/ Berkshire Health Systems Pittsfield, MA Northern Dutchess Hospital (413) 447-2000 Marigold Home Interiors Rhinebeck, NY www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/ Kingston, NY (845) 876-3001 (845) 338-0800 www.health-quest.org www.marigold-home.com Brattleboro Retreat Brattleboro Vermont Putnam Hospital Center 1-800-RETREAT MKC Kitchen & Bath Center Carmel, NY www.brattlebororetreat.org/ Troy, NY (845) 279-5711 (518) 274-8566 www.putnamhospital.org/ www.mkckitchens.com Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts Westboro, MA St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers (800) 242-0030 Mountain Flame Tulikivi Soapstone Poughkeepsie, NY www.biama.org Distributors (845) 483-5000 Arkville, NY www.sfhospital.org

WAMC Program Guide 18 Spring Lake Ranch (518) 284-2105 Daily Hampshire Gazette Cuttingsville, VT www.americanhotelny.com/ Northampton, MA (802) 492-3322 (413) 584-5000 www.springlakeranch.org/ Ballantine Communications www.gazettenet.com/ Pleasant Valley, NY Vassar Brothers Medical Center/Health (845) 635-8606 Dataflow Quest www.ballantinecomm.com Albany, NY Poughkeepsie, NY (518) 463-2192 877-729-2444 Carey Center for Global Good LLC www.godataflow.com/ www.vassarbrothers.org/ Rensselaerville, NY www.health-quest.org/ (518) 797-5100 Gazette Newspapers: The Daily Gazette & www.careyconferencecenter.org The Sunday Gazette LEGAL SERVICES Schenectady, NY Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club (518) 374-4141 Brown & Brown Attorneys at Law Lenox, MA http://www.dailygazette.com/ 11 Century Hill Drive (800) 272-6935 Latham, NY 12110 http://www.cranwell.com/ Metroland (518) 783-2200 Albany, NY www.brownandbrown.biz/ Diamond Mills Hotel and Tavern (518)463-2500 Saugerties, NY www.metroland.net/ Copland and Brenner, Attorneys at Law (845) 247-0700 Latham, NY www.diamondmillshotel.com Paradise Copies (518) 785-0175 Northampton, MA www.coplandandbrenner.com Hilton Garden Inn at Albany Medical (413) 585-0414 Center www.paradisecopies.com Currin Compliance Services, LLC Albany, NY Greenwich, NY (518) 396-3500 RELIGIOUS &SPIRITUAL http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/i (518) 692-2494 ORGANIZATIONS www.currincompliance.com ndex.jhtml?ctyhocn=ALBMCGI First Presbyterian Church of Albany Red Lion Inn Dreyer Boyajian, LLP Albany, NY Stockbridge, MA Albany, NY (518) 449-7332 413-298-5545 (518) 478-2762 www.firstpresalbany.org/index.html www.dreyerboyajian.com www.redlioninn.com Unitarian Universalists of the Capital Wiawaka Holiday House Kevin D. Parsons Region of New York Lake George, NY Shelburne Falls, MA Albany, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, (518) 668-9690 www.kevinparsonslaw.com Schenectady www.wiawaka.org www.capitalregionuu.org Law Offices of Reed & Vella Delmar, NY OPTICIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS Zen Mountain Monastery (518) 439-6001 Mount Tremper, NY www.reedandvellalaw.com Eyedentity Eyewear, LLC (845) 688-2228 Albany, NY www.mro.org/zmm McCabe and Mack LLP Attorneys At Law (518) 459-2638 Poughkeepsie, NY www.eyedentityeyewear.net SPECIALTY SERVICES &RETAIL (845) 486-6800 www.mccm.com Sheehy Opticians SHOPS Albany, NY NYSBA Lawyer Referral & Information (518) 482-4688 Alacrity Custom Frame Workshop, LLC Albany, NY www.sheehyopticians.com Albany, NY www.nysba.org (518) 915-1956 Vision Excel Eyecare www.alacrityframeworkshop.com Witecki Law Office Lake Katrine, NY Schenectady, NY (845) 336-0310 Ballantine Communications (518) 372-2827 www.visionexceleyecare.com Pleasant Valley, NY www.witeckilaw.com (845) 635-8606 www.ballantinecomm.com PRINTING,PUBLISHING & LODGING,RESORTS,BANQUET & PUBLICATIONS The Blue Marble CONFERENCE SERVICES Amherst, MA Berkshire Brochure Display (413) 253-0328 A Cat In Your Lap B&B Stockbridge, MA www.thebluemarble.biz Millbrook, NY www.berkshirebrochures.com (845) 677-3051 www.visitortips.com Blue Sky Bicycles www.acatinyourlap.com Saratoga Springs, NY Berkshire Eagle 518-583-0600 Albany Marriott Pittsfield, MA www.blueskybicycles.com Albany, NY (413) 447-7311 (518) 458-8444 www.berkshireeagle.com Boswells Books www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/albny-albany- Shelburne Falls, MA marriott/ Chronogram (413) 625-9362 Kingston, NY American Hotel (845) 334-8600 Sharon Springs, NY www.chronogram.com

WAMC Program Guide 19 Boyden & Perron Garage The Greenfield Review Literary Center (802) 362-2200 Amherst, MA Greenfield Center, NY www.northshire.com www.boydenandperron.com (518) 584-1728 The Odyssey Bookshop Carrie Haddad Photographs Haldora Design South Hadley, MA Hudson, NY Rhinebeck, NY (800) 540-7307 (518) 828-7655 (845) 876-6250 www.odysseybks.com www.carriehaddadgallery.com www.haldora.com Open Door Bookstore Columbia Costumes, Wigs, Beauty Handmade and More Schenectady, NY Supplies New Paltz, NY (518) 346-2719 Kingston, NY (845) 255-6277 www.opendoor-bookstore.com/ (845) 330-4996 www.handmadeandmore.com www.columbiacostumes.com/ Paul Rich & Sons Home Furnishings and Harlow Luggage Design Country Curtains Northampton, MA Pittsfield, MA Stockbridge, MA (800) 464-5233 (413) 443-6467 (413) 298-5565 www.harlowluggage.com www.paulrich.com www.countrycurtains.com/ Herzog's Home and Garden Center Raynor Door Crossroads Outdoor Kingston, NY Easthampton, MA Chestertown, NY (845) 338-6300 www.raynormass.com (518) 494-3821 www.herzogs.com/homecenter [email protected] The Rhinebeck Artists Shop Hudson Valley Footwear Rhinebeck and New Paltz, NY de Marchin Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-4922 Hudson, NY (845) 876-4881 www.rhinebeckart.com (518) 828-2657 www.hudsonvalleyfootwear.com www.demarchin.com Rural Residence J.H. Sherburne Fine Art Hudson, NY The Downtube Sherburne Falls, MA (518) 822-1061 Albany, NY www.jhsherburnefineart.com www.ruralresidence.com (518) 434-1711 www.downtubebicycleworks.com Joyelles Jewelers Septic Drainer Delmar, NY Queensbury, NY EB's Hudson Valley Finds (518)439-9993 (518) 812-0000 Rhinebeck, NY www.joyellesjewelers.com www.septicdrainer.com (845) 876-3020 www.hudsonvalleyfinds.com Kenco Work & Play Outfitters Seven Sisters Gifts Kingston, NY North Creek, NY Epoch-18 Vermont Artisans (800) 341-4103 (518) 251-9993 Manchester Center, VT www.atkenco.com www.sevensistersgifts.com (802) 768-9711 [email protected] www.epochvermont.com Mango Tree Imports Ballston Spa, NY The Showcase Boutique at Canyon Ranch Fleet Feet Sports (518) 288-3554 Lenox, MA Albany, NY www.mangotreeimports.com/ (413) 637 -4400 (518) 459-3338 www.fleetfeetalbany.com Marigold Home Interiors Stickley Audi & Company Kingston, NY Albany, NY Fly Fish The Deerfield (845) 338-0800 Manlius, NY Shelburne Falls, MA www.marigold-home.com Albany: (518) 458-1846 www.flyfishthedeerfield.com Manlius: (315) 682-5500 MKC Kitchen & Bath Center www.stickleyaudi.com The Futon Store Troy, NY Wappingers Falls, NY (518) 274-8566 Stillwater Porcelain (845) 297-1933 www.mkckitchens.com Shelburne Falls, MA www.thefutonstore.com/ www.stillwaterporcelain.com Mother Earth Storehouse Germantown Variety Store Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Saugerties, NY Ten Thousand Villages Germantown, NY Kingston - (845) 336-5541 Albany, NY & Northampton, MA (518) 537-7400 Poughkeepsie - (845) 296-1069 Albany: 518-435-9307 www.germantownvariety.com Saugerties - (845) 246-9614 Northampton: 413-582-9338 www.motherearthstorehouse.com www.tenthousandvillages.com Glass Onion Block Island, RI Mohawk Trading Post Tom Wall Photography www.glassonionblockisland.com Shelburne, MA Loudonville, NY www.mohawk-trading-post.com (518) 463-0445 Gloversville Sewing Center www.tomwallphotography.com/ Gloversville, NY Native Views (518) 725-4919 Shelburne Falls, MA Traditions by Pamela Kline www.gloversvillesewingcenter.com (413) 625-2333 Claverack, NY (518) 851-3975 Northshire Bookstore www.traditionspamelakline.com Manchester Center, VT

WAMC Program Guide 20 Traditions Linens Factory Outlet Cooperstown/Otsego County Tourism Claverack, NY Oneonta, NY (518) 851-3975 (800) 843-3394 WAMC Live at the Linda - www.traditionslinens.com www.thisiscooperstown.com/ Broadcasts

Trupiano Uniform Diamond Mills Hotel and Tavern Wednesdays at 8pm on Kingston, NY Saugerties, NY WAMC (845) 336-0045 (845) 247-0700 www.uniformsuniforms.com www.diamondmillshotel.com/

Unusual Wedding Rings and More Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill Pittsfield, MA Route 9G (413) 236-9300 Hyde Park, NY www.unusualweddingrings.com (845) 229-5302 www.ervk.org/ Vincetore's Hudson Valley Piano Center Poughkeepsie, NY Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library (845) 452-4990 and Museum www.vincitorepiano.com Route 9 Hyde Park, NY Where'd You Get That?! 1-800-FDR-VISIT Williamstown, MA www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ (413) 458-2206 www.wygt.com Hancock Shaker Village 12/5 – Teitur / Marit Larsen Pittsfield, MA (Recorded at the Linda 3/1/12) Wild Birds Unlimited (413) 443-0188 Teitur is a singer-songwriter who was The Shoppes of Wilton www.hancockshakervillage.org awarded Best Male Singer at the Danish Saratoga Springs, NY Music Awards. (518) 226-0071 Hildene www.wbu.com/saratogasprings Manchester, VT 12/12 – Dancing on the Air - Live (802) 362-1788 White Barn Studio/Laurie Goddard www.hildene.org performance radio with Jay Ungar and Shelburne Falls, MA Molly Mason and the Dancing on the Air www.lauriegoddard.com Hilton Garden Inn at Albany Medical Orchestra. Center Yarns for Your Soul Albany, NY 12/19 – Rani Arbo and Daisy Manchester Center, VT (518) 396-3500 (802) 362-3151 http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com Mayhem (Recorded at the Linda 6/2/12) www.yarnsforyoursoul.com Combining folk, country blues, progressive Martin Van Buren National Historic Site bluegrass, jazz, and swing. TRAVEL &TOURISM Kinderhook, NY (518) 758-3061 12/26 – Albany Symphony Albany Marriott www.nps.gov/mava Albany, NY Orcehstra (Recorded 10/13/12 at Troy (518) 458-8444 Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Savings Bank Music Hall) www.albanymarriott.com Sites With Albany Pro Musica. Works by Haydn, Route 9 Bach and others. Art Along the Hudson Hyde Park, NY Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring, Hudson, General Info: 1-800-FDR-VISIT Kingston, New Paltz, Newburgh, Peekskill, Tour Info: (845) 486-1966 www.nps.gov/hofr/index.htm For details on upcoming concerts, films Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Red Hook and and events at The Linda, tickets, parking Woodstock, NY (845) 838-2880 Thomas Cole National Historic Site information and directions, visit www.artalongthehudson.com/ Catskill, NY www.TheLinda.org (518) 943-7465 Berkshire Botanical Garden Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926 Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Schedule www.berkshirebotanical.org/ Saturdays at 1pm unless otherwise noted

Berkshire Brochure Display December 8—“Un Ballo in Maschera” - Verdi Stockbridge, MA Luisi; Radvanovsky, Kim, Blythe, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky www.berkshirebrochures.com www.visitortips.com December 15—“Aida” - Verdi Catskill Animal Sanctuary Luisi; Monastyrska, Borodina, Alagna, Gagnidze, Kocán, Sebestyén Saugerties, NY (845) 336-8447 December 22—“Il Barbiere Di Siviglia” - Rossini www.casanctuary.org Abel; Leonard, Shrader, Pogossov, Del Carlo, Bisch City of Pittsfield, MA Office of Cultural Development December 29—“The Tempest” – Ades (413) 499-9370 Adès; Luna, Leonard, Davies, Shrader, Oke, Burden, Spence, Keenlyside www.culturalpittsfield.com/

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

12:00 am 12:30 am 1:00 am 1:30 am 2:00 am 2:30 am 3:00 am 3:30 am BBC World Service 4:00 am BBC World 4:30 am Service BBC World Service 5:00 am 5:30 am 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am This American Life 8:30 am 9:00 am BBC World Service 9:30 am Bob Edwards 10:00 am Weekend Weekend Edition 10:30 am The Diane Rehm Show 11:00 am Marketplace Money 11:30 am 12:00 pm Weekend Tell Me More 12:30 pm Edition BBC World Service 1:00 pm Here & Now 1:30 pm 2:00 pm BBC World 2:30 pm Service Talk of the Nation The Tavis Smiley Show 3:00 pm Wait Wait 3:30 pm Don't Tell Me 4:00 pm Living on 4:30 pm Earth The World BBC World Service 5:00 pm BBC World 5:30 pm Service

6:00 pm Marketplace

6:30 pm As It Happens 7:00 pm All Things Considered The The Capitol The Book The Health 7:30 pm Legislative 51% Connection Show Show Gazette 8:00 pm 8:30 pm The Hudson River Talk of the Nation 9:00 pm Sampler 9:30 pm BBC World Service 10:00 pm WAMC Bluegrass Time 10:30 pm The Diane Rehm Show 11:00 pm The Tim Coakley Jazz

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