August 15, 2024 - Kate Pierson, the Gifford House, and the 2024 summer blockbusters

Kate Pierson, an original member of the B-52’s, also has a solo career, which  includes an upcoming album, “Radios and Rainbows.” Though it will be released next month, you can get a preview at the 20th annual Cape Cod Jazz & Arts Festival on August 21st where she will be debuting her new material. She joins us to talk about her upcoming show, discovering the ocean as a Cape Cod resident, and why she is hooked on interior design.From there we stay on the Cape by way of the Gifford House. It is one of the last grand inns in Provincetown and now it has a new life with proprietor Steven Azar bringing  it into the 21st century and reviving it as an arts and entertainment hub. Ahead of Carnival Week, he joins The Culture Show to talk about all that the Gifford House has to offer.Finally Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons, the executive and artistic director of The Roxbury International Film Festival, joins us to talk about the anatomy of a summer blockbuster, if Hollywood star power can save Broadway, and what local events to take in.