July 27th, 2010 / No Comments » / by WSLR 96.5 LPFM
BLUESFEST Kick off party
Saturday July 31 at 8 pm
At Holly Hall in Sarasosta
Doors open at 7 PM
Join the Sarasota Blues Festival and WSLR for a Bluesfest kick off party in anticipation of the 20th annual Sarasota Blues Festival taking Saturday November 6.
The Lee Boys are one of America’s finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. “Sacred steel” is a type of music described as an inspired, unique form of Gospel music with a hard-driving, blues-based beat. The musical genre is rooted in Gospel, but infused with rhythm and blues, jazz, rock, funk, hip-hop, country and ideas from other nations. When The Lee Boys bring their joyous spiritual sound to the stage, audiences instantly recognize that this is not “sitting and listening” music: dancing, shouting out, and having fun are considered essential parts of their tradition.
Highly acclaimed singer-songwriter Ben Prestage will open the show.
For tickets and additional information visit the WSLR events page wslr.org/wslr-events and visit the Lee Boys online at: www.leeboys.com.
Holly Hall is located at 709 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, directly behind the Municipal Auditorium.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. For ticket information call 941-894-6469
Learn more about the November 6th Sarasota Blues Festival at www.sarasotabluesfest.com
July 26th, 2010 / No Comments » / by WSLR 96.5 LPFM
Join WSLR in celebrating the life and music of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, Sunday, August 1 at Sun N Fun RV Resort, located at 7125 Fruitville Road, just east of the I-75 overpass.
This family friendly event features local bands covering the music of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, food and beverage vendors, kids activities and a raffle with prizes including an Epiphone Guitar and case donated by the Sarasota Guitar Company. Raffle prizes also include Grateful Dead CD’s, Black Diamond guitar strings, a Black Diamond hat and many other great prizes (see the entire raffle prize list below).
Tickets for Very Merry Jerry Day are $10 and can be purchased at the door the day of the event or in advance at the WSLR Events Page or by calling the WSLR business office at 941-894-6469 during daytime business hours.
Raffle Prize List:
1 – Guitar & Case donated by Sarasota Guitar Company
2 –Big T and the Tornados, medium black t-shirt
3 – Rocketman logo XL white t-shirt
4 – Black Diamond Strings ball cap
5 – Recycled material beige hat
6 – Sarasota Emporium tye die t-shirt L
7 – Black diamond guitar strings – 2 Acoustic packs – Donated by Sarasota Guitar Company
7.5 – Black diamond guitar string - 2 Electric packs – Donated by Sarasota Guitar Company
8 – $5.00 gift certficate to Bistro De Monde
9 – Guest pass for 2 to Big cat Habitat
10 – Grateful Dead CD – Road Trips Vol 3
11– Grateful Dead CD – Road Trips Fillmore East
12 – $10.00 Gift Certficate to Charlies Hoagies (2)
13 – Rocketman insulated mug with lid
14 – Noise Ordinance CD
15 – Grateful Dead “Crimson, White & Indigo” – 1 DVD and 3 Cds
16 – White Lightning Grateful Dead Bean Bear Collectible – Donated by Rocketman
17 – WSLR T-shirt
18 – WSLR Corn Mug
July 22nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by WSLR 96.5 LPFM
Local Matters Podcast
Listen to this and other episodes of Local Matters at: www.localmatters.podomatic.com
On Thursday July 29, Rick Hughes and Nikki Heil from the Rotary Club of Sarasota dropped by to discuss the multi-faceted efforts of the local Rotary Club, with Rick serving as the clubs’ new president.
Topics of discussion included the Group Study Exchange, Rotary Youth Exchange, the Oak Park School playground, Rick’s involvement with the homeless community.
Nikki shared her recent experiences in Russia, where she traveled with other Rotarians to get a sense of the business and social practices taking place in Siberia.
Nikki’s daughter Zoe shared her thoughts on the pending arrival of an exchange student from Bangkok, who will be living with the Heil’s during part of her school year long stay in Sarasota.
Visit the Rotary Club of Sarasota online at: www.rotaryclubofsarasota.ning.com
WSLR programming streams live 24 hours a day at: http://wslr.org/listen-live/
July 15th, 2010 / No Comments » / by WSLR 96.5 LPFM
Local Matters Podcast
www.localmatters.podomatic.com
On Thursday July 15, City Commissioner Terry Turner dropped by the WSLR studio to discuss the 2010-2011 City of Sarasota budget being finalized by city commissioners and city staff — with a Town Hall meeting taking place at City Hall on Wednesday July 21 at 6 PM…a meeting that will be open to the public.
Commissioner Turner also shared his thoughts on the city mooring field, the Police Advisory Panel, red light cameras, redeveloping Newtown, Amendment 4 and other local matters.
LOCAL MATTERS…Where Local Folks Drop By To Talk About Local Things That Matter…
