June 25th, 2026 - Christina Strassfield; Nina Ross

Christina Strassfield of Southampton Arts Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their annual summer kick-off concert fundraiser, Whimsy, with a latin jazz dance party featuring music by the Maria Raquel Quintet and honoring Lana Jokel as a community leader on Saturday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m. as well as in support of the WNET Group’s Summer 2026 Matching Gift Challenge where donations made on WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 through June 30 are matched up to $50,000 fundraising goal. Later in the hour, Nina Ross of the Montauk Mike children’s book series visits the WLIW-FM studio ahead of this weekend’s readings celebrating her newest release, Montauk Has A (very) Happy Shark, at Northport Books on Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m., as well as on Sunday, June 28, 10:30 a.m. at East Hampton’s Bookhampton, and 12:30 p.m. at Amagansett Square’s Pink Chicken.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube