it Coronavirus In Colorado, May 2 Updates: El Paso County Park Facilities Begin Opening Next Week By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 13:40:36 +0000 This post will be updated throughout the day. Updated 4:30 p.m. More Than 16,000 Known Positive Cases of Coronavirus In Colorado There are more than 16,000 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment . This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and exhibit symptoms. Full Article
it Coronavirus In Colorado, May 3 Updates: Known Positive COVID-19 Cases Rise To 16,635 By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 14:48:05 +0000 This post will be updated throughout the day. Updated 4:30 p.m. Known Positive COVID-19 Cases Rise To 16,635 In Colorado There are 16,635 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment . This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and exhibit symptoms. That's an increase of 410 cases since yesterday. Full Article
it Whatever it is, Paul Britten designs 'to win' By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:50:43 +0000 It’s gameday in Denver. Before the Broncos start playing football, players are announced as they sprint onto the field through a smoke-filled tunnel shaped like three wild, galloping horses. Full Article
it Luis Resto brings Detroit music 'stank' to northern Michigan By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:01:38 +0000 Songwriter and producer Luis Resto says other music scenes are more polished than Detroit, but that’s one reason why the Motor City is so special to him. “Detroit has this street grit, what we call ‘stank,’” he says. “Which is good.” Full Article
it Famous Hollywood Bullitt parks in Traverse City By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:36:13 +0000 The Ford Mustang from the 1968 film “Bullitt” is currently on display at the Hagerty Insurance in Traverse City. Full Article
it Parallel 45 Theatre widens audience with 'Go, Dog. Go!' By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:05:48 +0000 Parallel 45 Theatre is about to try something new. The professional theatre company started in Traverse City seven years ago and typically produces three to four shows throughout the year. Next year, the company wants to produce more shows, for more people. Full Article
it Dennos Museum says less is more when it comes to viewing art By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:58:28 +0000 The Dennos Museum in Traverse City has almost three-thousand works of art in its collection. At any given time, around 280 of those works are on display, including Inuit sculptures, contemporary paintings and modern photographs. But on April 14th, the museum wants visitors to ignore most of these works and just focus on a handful of them. Full Article
it The key to writing personal essays: pay attention By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:24:13 +0000 For the last 10 years, Karen Anderson has been writing weekly essays heard on Interlochen Public Radio. The essays are vivid, personal, and relatable. Karen takes time to notice the little details and experiences of everyday life. Full Article
it Collaboration is better than competition for Traverse City art galleries By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 21:53:00 +0000 In the early 1800’s, American painter Edward Hicks began painting “Peaceable Kingdom," a series of 62 paintings inspired by a verse in the book of Isaiah. The verse says, “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.” In Traverse City, two different art galleries are bringing that concept to the art world. Full Article
it City Visions: Keeping our eyes on the road towards Vision Zero By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 What will it take to make San Francisco streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists? In 2014, the City adopted Vision Zero, an ambitious plan to end all traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2024. Full Article
it City Visions: San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim on managing a boomtown By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 How has the city of San Francisco changed in the last decade, and what will it look like in the future? Host Ethan Elkind sits down with retiring San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim. Full Article
it City Visions: What's on the San Francisco ballot? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 October 28, 2019: Next Tuesday, San Francisco voters go to the polls to vote on a slate of city officials -- many of whom are running unopposed -- and ballot measures that address housing, campaign finance, e-cigarettes and taxes on Uber and Lyft rides. Full Article
it City Visions: Are sugary drinks a public health hazard? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Last week, researchers at UCSF published a study showing that a ban on sugary drinks at work has significant positive health effects, from a smaller waist size to improved insulin resistance to lower cholesterol. Full Article
it City Visions: After the blackouts: The Bay Area's energy future By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000 PG&E's decision to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers threw the Bay Area into disarray. Yet despite the blackouts, fires still raged, with people evacuating and in some cases losing homes. Full Article
it City Visions: Are lawyers to blame for inequities in our criminal justice system? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:41:38 +0000 On tonight's show host Joseph Pace will examine the flaws in our legal system that have contributed to the mass incarceration of Americans, particularly impoverished Americans. The discussion will include San Mateo DA Steve Wagstaffe and lawyer Alec Karakatsanis, author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, whose ideas often challenge our assumptions about justice, poverty, and opportunity in our country. Guests: Steve Wagstaffe, District Attorney of San Mateo County. Alec Karakatsanis, Lawyer and Author of Usual Cruelty, The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. You can join Alec for a lunch and talk about his book on Thursday, Dec 5 from 12:30-1:30 in the Google Community Space (188 Embarcadero). Sponsored by Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights . RSVP to Producer: Wendy Holcombe Full Article
it City Visions: Therapy that's a click away By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:58:44 +0000 As affordable mental health care becomes harder to access, more people are downloading self-help and therapy apps to address problems as wide ranging as phobias, depression, procrastination, and anxiety. But do these apps actually work? In the brave new world of digitally delivered mental health care, will your next therapist be an algorithm? Guests: Elissa Chakoff, Clinical Implementation Manager, Recovery Record Christy Choy, Marriage and Family Therapist and Talkspace Provider C. Barr Taylor, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus, Stanford University and Research Professor and Director of the Center for M2 Health at Palo Alto Universiy. Resources: Psyberguide VA App Store Full Article
it City Visions: MacArthur 'Genius' sujatha baliga on the promise of restorative justice By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:10:00 +0000 Host Ethan Elkind sits down with sujatha baliga, director of the R estorative Justice Project at Oakland-based Impact Justice. sujatha is one of recipients of the 2019 MacArthur "genius" grants and joins us to discuss her work expanding access to survivor-centered restorative justice strategies. Full Article
it San Francisco: The decade in architecture By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:04:56 +0000 San Francisco's urban landscape has evolved significantly over the last decade. City Visions host Joseph Pace and our panel review some of the decade's most notable - and controversial - development projects. Full Article
it City Visions: Lessons from Japanese internment camps By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:13:00 +0000 Host Joseph Pace and guests explore the history of discrimination against Japanese Americans and immigrants in the first half of the 20th century. What parallels can be drawn between their experiences and today’s debate over immigration and national security? Full Article
it City Visions: How do we pay for public education? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:56 +0000 In the 1970s, California ranked 7th out of all states in per pupil funding. Now it's 41st in the nation according to Governor Gavin Newsom. The education budget line is robust, but most Californians think it is not enough. How does the state pay for public education, K through college? Will the new Prop . 13 , a $15 billion bond measure, change the landscape? What about efforts to reform the old Prop 13 , which restricted property taxes that were used to pay for schools? Full Article
it City Visions: E.J. Dionne: How progressives and moderates can unite America By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:31:00 +0000 Will progressives and moderates feud as the country burns? Or will they unite to defeat President Trump and usher in a new era of reform? Full Article
it City Visions: Special Election Coverage By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:45:00 +0000 San Francisco heads to the polls Tuesday to choose the next Democratic nominee for President of the United States. Voters will also decide on important propositions ranging from funding renovations at City College and financing earthquake safety, to taxing vacant commercial properties. Full Article
it City Visions: ‘Fight of the Century’ celebrates 100 years of the ACLU By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:05:00 +0000 This year marks the 100th birthday of the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization dedicated to preserving the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. Host Grace Won celebrates this historic event with the ACLU of Northern California, as well as Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, local authors and the editors of the new book, Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases. Full Article
it City Visions: What to Read, Watch and Listen to During Shelter-in-Place By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Every day brings an avalanche of anxiety-inducing news: The spread of novel coronavirus, the reaction of the markets, the stress on the healthcare system, and the pending November elections. Singularly, each event is worrying. Collectively, it is hard to take it all in. Where can we find a moment of respite from all the news? Host Grace Won talks with a group of authors, artists and experts to hear how they are using art, music and literature to cope in these challenging times. What are you listening to, reading or watching to calm your nerves? Guests: Skye Pillsbury, Editor and Podcaster, Inside Podcasting ; Gary Shteyngart , New York Times Bestselling Author of Lake Success, Super Sad True Love Story, Little Failure; David Talbot , Author, Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke and Season of the Witch; Founder of Salon.com; and, Martin West , Music Director and Principal Conductor, San Francisco Ballet Resources: San Francisco Shelter in Place FAQs: https://sf.gov/stay-home Full Article
it City Visions: What Makes Communities Resilient in Crisis? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:43:44 +0000 Join us for a special edition of City Visions tonight from 9-10pm. We will have a brief update on the status of COVID-19 in the Bay Area from Erin Allday, health reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle. Then we will have a panel of experts discussing why some communities are especially resilient during crises and what we can learn from them. How is the Bay Area handling shelter-in-place? How is your community responding and how are you coping? How will we be changed by this experience? Host: Grace Won Producer : Wendy Holcombe Guests: Erin Allday, Health Reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle Huggy Rao , sociology professor at Stanford Business School and the Athol Bean Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at Stanford. Dr. Elissa Eppel , Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF Resources: Resources to help you cope. How you can help others . Full Article
it City Visions: Pandemic Takes Toll on Local Nonprofits By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 San Francisco Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday and UCSF infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong discuss the latest coronavirus-related news. In the second half of the program, a panel of nonprofit leaders explore how COVID-19 is impacting local nonprofits. How can you help -- from home? Full Article
it City Visions: Schools Navigate Remote Learning; Novelist Vanessa Hua on Finding Joy in a Pandemic By www.kalw.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:37:00 +0000 Schools are closed, and Zoom is the new classroom for thousands of Bay Area students. We'll discuss how local school districts are handling distance learning, get tips from teachers and hear about what we can do to create equitable learning experiences for all. We'll also get a update on the lastest local pandemic developments and hear a specially composed reflection on life in the coronavirus era by Bay Area novelist Vanessa Hua. And we want to hear from you. Call us during the show with your questions and experiences: 866-798-TALK or send an email anytime to cityvisions@kalw.org . Wednesday, April 15 at 9 PM. Guests : Erin Allday , health reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Peter Chin-Hong , professor of medicine and infectious diseases specialist, UCSF JC Farr , principal, Tamalpais High School in Marin County Lisa Kelly , 6th grade English teacher at the Life Academy in Oakland Jill Tucker, K-12 education reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Vanessa Hua , novelist whose books include Full Article
it City Visions: Author Bonnie Tsui and Why We Swim By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:24:06 +0000 Described as "a love letter to water," Berkeley author Bonnie Tsui's new book "Why We Swim" takes a deep dive into the history, science and pleasures of swimming and its impact on her life. Full Article
it City Visions: What Does The COVID-19 Pandemic Mean For Our Mental Health? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Is COVID-19 impacting your mental health? You're not alone. Host Grace Won speaks to healthcare professionals about strategies to combat loneliness, anxiety and depression during this pandemic. Full Article
it Who is a "sovereign citizen"? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:39:33 +0000 Your Legal Rights considers Sovereign Citizenship and its avowed adherents. Is there such a movement in the US? Host Jeffrey Hayden welcomes David Nazarro and Kathleen Sherman. Questions for David and Kathleen? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. Full Article
it What is right with this picture? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 23:50:57 +0000 Brett Kavanaugh is nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court: What is the process next, and what differences will it make? Host Jeff Hayden welcomes Dean Johnson. Emmy-nominated commentator on processes legal and political, Mr. Johnson practices criminal defense and civil litigation. Questions/comments for Dean and Jeff? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. Full Article
it Police, Justice and Community By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 22:42:57 +0000 Your Legal Rights host Jeff Hayden welcomes John L Burris and Carlos Bolanos for a discussion about inclusiveness and community. With law offices in Oakland (johnburrislaw.com) Mr Burris, known as is both a civil rights activist and police misconduct lawyer, is active in the community as well as in the courtroom. San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos has previously served as Chief of the Redwood City Police Department, after serving the cities of Palo Alto and Salinas; he is also active in the Rotary Club and in the Redwood City and San Mateo County communities. Questions for John and Carlos? Please call Your Legal Rights toll-free 866-798-8255. Full Article
it Landlord/Tenant Laws, Issues, Initiatives By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 23:51:10 +0000 Landlord/Tenant -- Host Jeff Hayden welcomes Sal Timpano to consider issues, laws & initiatives as Elections loom, November 6th. Ballot propositions borrowed here from a round-up by Capital Public Radio's Emily Zentner: Allowing Local Authorities to Enact Rent Control measures, Prop 10 would give Cali localities freedom to enact rent controls. On this November's ballot, Proposition 10 would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and its ban on certain types of rent control [http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/06/20/rent-control-is-coming-to-californias-november-ballot-heres-whats-at-stake/], including protections for tenants of single-family homes, condos and apartments built after 1995. Also check Liza Veale's KALW capsule on Prop 10 Other props pertinent to housing are 1, 2 & 5. Recently, San Franciscans voting in June 2018, enacted Prop F. As described in National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) report leads off: "During the California state primary election on Full Article
it Why Is It Taking So Long To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing In The US? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:41:04 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we’ll get an update on why COVID-19 testing in the US has slowed down. In order to relax shelter in place policies, we need widespread testing. What will it take to get there? Full Article
it Janitors Are Fighting COVID-19 For All Frontline Workers. Why Aren't They Protected? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we’ll hear from janitors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have expressed fear over the lack of PPE, hazard pay and paid sick leave, and the heavy use of chemicals in cleaning supplies. Full Article
it How California's For-Profit Nursing Homes Became COVID-19 Hotspots By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing rampant coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes around the country. In California, approximately one-third of all COVID-related deaths are tied to nursing facilities. Full Article
it SF Has Filled Less Than 3,000 Hotel Rooms For The Unhoused. Advocates Say It's Not Enough. By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we’ll get an update on how San Francisco is handling its unhoused population during #COVID19. Last week, advocates staged a protest outside of Mayor London Breed’s house to demand more hotel rooms for people without homes. Full Article
it Neil Cameron: Newcastle United are selling their soul to worse than Mike Ashley By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:28:24 +0100 WOULD you still celebrate a cup final win for your team if you knew for absolute certain the game had been rigged? Full Article
it Matthew Knox on pressure of wonderkid status, Manchester United trials and training at Rangers and Spurs By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 06:30:00 +0100 He was Scottish football's next big prospect. Full Article
it Hibs star Darren McGregor hopes city rivals Hearts manage to find a way to stay in Scottish Premiership By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:49:36 +0100 HIBERNIAN stalwart Darren McGregor hopes city rivals Hearts are handed a relegation reprieve, insisting the electric Edinburgh derby is the highlight of the season for most Easter Road stars. Full Article
it Football teams to be allowed to make five substitutions per game when play resumes after coronavirus By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:53:05 +0100 FOOTBALL teams will be allowed to make no fewer than five substitutions in a game when play restarts following the coronavirus pandemic after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a temporary rule change. Full Article
it In full: Partick Thistle criticise SPFL in scathing letter and hit out at 'agenda' accusations By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:45:48 +0100 Partick Thistle have released, in full, a letter sent by the club to SPFL chiefs following the news that league reconstruction has been scrapped - confirming the Jags' relegation. Full Article
it ‘Testmatch’ @ A.C.T. - French Film Noir Series - Symphonia Caritas - SFSYO Conductor Daniel Stewart By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:39:48 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with actors Meera Rohit Kumbhani (pictured, left) and Avanthika Srinivasan (right), cast members of the world premiere of Testmatch , which runs at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater through December 8. Full Article
it Cirque du Soleil: Amaluna - Ermelinda Rediscovered - Leif Ove Andsnes - The Art of Memoir Writing By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:03:31 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with cellist and singer Amanda Zidow (pictured), who plays the role of the Island Queen Prospera, in Cirque du Soleil’s production Amaluna , currently visiting the Bay Area. Full Article
it Mimi’s Suitcase - PolySHAMory - The Violins of Hope By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:37:07 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with multilingual playwright and actor Ana Bayat , about her one-woman show, Mimi's Suitcase , an autobiographical story about identity, immigration, women’s rights, and involuntary displacement. Full Article
it The Pianist of Willesden Lane - Will Eno’s ‘Wakey, Wakey’ - 12th Mostly British Film Festival By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:58:07 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with concert pianist, actor, and author Mona Golabek, about her one-woman show The Pianist of Willesden Lane , presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (500 Castro St.) in Mountain View, through February 16. Full Article
it Mads Tolling ~ Left Coast Chamber Ensemble ~ Pacific Musical Competition By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:05:01 +0000 This week, you'll hear about the 2020 Pacific Musical Competition, whose finalists perform at the Live Finals and Winners Showcase, which will be held on March 8, 2020 in the Main Hall at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco from 10am to 7pm. For over a century, the Pacific Musical Society & Foundation has nurtured the growth of gifted musicians by awarding merit-based scholarships to promising students in the Bay Area and surrounding regions. Each year they hold a competition for instrumentalists, pianists, vocalists, chamber groups, and composers in various age categories. --- A talk with two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling , about his upcoming show at Yoshi’s in Oakland (510 Embarcadero West), together with his Mads Men (Colin Hogan on keys, Daniel Lucca Parenti on bass and Eric Garland on drums). Featured guest artists are vocalists Kim Nalley and Kenny Washington. ---- From the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble , a talk with flutist Stacey Pelinka and artistic Full Article
it Bay Area Performing Artists Cope with COVID-19 By www.kalw.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:53:00 +0000 On this week's Open Air, a talk (by phone) about what the cancellation of virtually all performing arts venues have on various artists, including a talk with conductor Martin West about the San Francisco Ballet, with Bill English, co-founder of San Francisco Playhouse, and with freelance musicians Mads Tolling and Matt Szemela. Plus regular contributor Peter Robinson shares possible home and outdoor activities during "shelter in place". RESOURCES and diversions: The San Francisco Symphony's award winning "Keeping Score" video series The Metropolitan Opera streaming archive The Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall From our friends at KQED: "Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives..." The Actors' Fund The Santa Cruz Symphony Musician Relief Fund Listen to the March 19, 2020 broadcast of Open Air with David Latulippe anytime! Full Article
it Of Note: Philip Glass' Composition Metamophosis is 'Like Color Coating a Glacier' By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:07:00 +0000 When violinist Anne Akiko Meyers embarked on a new interpretation of Philip Glass' "Metamorphosis ," the composer directed her to his longtime collaborator Michael Reisman. Turns out Reisman was already collaborating with Meyers in her new release in an arrangement of Arvo Pärt's "Fratres." These two meditative pieces on Meyers' album Mirror in Mirror (itself a reference to Pärt) contribute to a whole characterized by haunting beauty—featuring lullabies and sunken ships. "You have to create this beautiful sonic world full of color and movement and breath, and to make it sing, yet while sculpting these long, slow notes," says Meyers of Reisman's adaptation. "It felt to me like color coating a glacier." Listen to the full conversation between Of Note's Katy Henriksen and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers by clicking on the streaming link above. Full Article
it Of Note: SoNA Hits the Big Stage for their July 4th Fireworks Spectacular By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:48:19 +0000 The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) gets the rockstar treatment in their upcoming 4th of July concert at the Walmart AMP . With more than 5,000 people in attendance, it's definitely the biggest concert they perform each year. "We don't often have the experience of a jumbotron on either side of us and fantastic lighting and a huge sound system," explains Paul Haas, SoNA's Music Director. "It's a real thrill for us." The symphony's patriotic performance of "greatest hits" from the likes of John Williams to Aaron Copland begins at 7:30 p.m. The night concludes with a brilliant fireworks show at 9:15. More information is available here . Listen to the full conversation between Haas and Of Note's Katy Henriksen by clicking on the streaming link above. Full Article