Friday LIVE

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk with TV, Broadway and movie star Sally Mayes, who has an upcoming show as a part of the Brownville Concert Series.

On this May 8 episode of Friday LIVE, we're back broadcasting from our radio studios. Hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: -Tom Trenney, who leads the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir and talks about their upcoming tour (1:52) -Laura Stracko and Jenna Lea Rosen, who are helping bring the story of SUFFS to the Lied's stage (12:50) -Brian Corr, Associate Professor of Art at Hastings College, who talks about his exhibition at Kearney's Museum of Nebraska Art. (21:22) -Co-conductors for the Lincoln Community Concert Band, Michael Murphy and Lance Nielsen, about their upcoming American 250 Concert (30:55) -Addie Barnhart, the director of the Omaha Community Playhouse's production of Dial M for Murder (49:25). The episode will also feature more poetry from Charlene Pierce (39:00), as well as a film review of "Days and Nights in the Forest" from Kwakiutl Dreyer (44:25).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk to Madeline Reddel about the upcoming Garden Party Omaha, a one-day festival with the goal of uplifting women and nonbinary songwriters from Nebraska and the surrounding region. We also chat with artist Katie Nieland about her art, exploring the beauty and fun of the natural world, and how it connects to Super Bird Saturday.

On the May 1 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from The Mill Coffee and Tea in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket. Host Genevieve Randall has lively conversations with: LSO's conductor Edward Polochick, concertmaster Anton Miller and composer-in-residence Elena Ruehr (8:56); Director of the Lincoln Choral Artists Brian Pfoltner (26:08); Todd Sharman, a singer in the Bee Gees tribute band, Stayin' Alive (40:41); Author Michael Clair about his newly released book, We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic's Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes (1:31); Nebraska State Poet, Jewel Rogers about her HOMEGROWN event in Scottsbluff (35:10). This episode also features more poetry from Charlene Pierce (22:01).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, The House of Afros, Capes & Curls founder Jade Rogers talks about Black Fae Day, an outdoor celebration that blends fantasy, folklore and Afrofuturism.

On this week's Friday LIVE Extra podcast: a conversation with poet Kwame Dawes about his new collection "Sturge Town" and his event in Lincoln; and Nebraska Wesleyan's David Gracie talks with Bri Murphy about the new exhibition of Murphy's work at Elder Gallery.

On the next Friday LIVE Extra podcast, conversations with artist Wendy Weiss about her WallSpace-LNK installation and one of Outlandia music festival's co-founders.

On the next Friday LIVE Extra podcast, the Fort Kearney Daughters of the American Revolution rebury a time capsule in Kearney. We'll take a look at what's going to be added to it this time.

On the May 31 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Jazz in June; National Willa Cather Center’s 69th Annual Spring Conference; Nebraska Jazz Orchestra's “A Salute to Duke Ellington;" On The Road with Nebraska Public Media; Aging Partners Dinner and a Show; and "Finding Nemo Jr." at the Nebraska Communities Playhouse in Hickman. Also, more poetry from Ae Hee Lee and a look at the next Omaha Symphony concert.