For local culture junkies there's a great new radio program on CKCU 93.1 (Carleton U radio) called the Friday Special Blend. Promoted as "a friendly, laid-back mixture of great music, live performances, and interviews," the show airs Fridays betwen 7:00 to 9:15 a.m. 

 

Here's the lineup for Friday January 19:  

 

07:05  GHETTOSTOCRACY
Oni the Haitian Sensation (www.mesooni.com) joins us to share some poetry and talk about her new book. Hear Oni live at the Dusty Owl Reading Series (www.DustyOwl.com) this Sunday at the Lookout (www.TheLookoutBar.com).
 
07:45  POLAR EXPLORATIONS
Explorer, adventurer and author James Raffan (www.writersunion.ca/r/raffan.htm) joins us to share his experiences on an arctic icebreaker (www.CanadianGeographic.ca), and learn more about the International Polar Year.
 
08:05  UGLY SOCKS...WONDERFUL MUSIC
Interview with multi-talented musician Marie-Josee Houle (www.uglysocks.com), performing tonight (Friday) at the Avant-Garde Bar (www.avantgardebar.com), and whose debut album we can look forward to this spring.
 
 08:20  CREATIVE ACTIVISM...AND THE 'GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Interview with filmmaker and activist Jonathan Culp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Culp), in town for OPIRG Carleton's Activist Training Weekend. His fillms will be featured at Friday's Anarchist Movie Night (www.opirg-carleton.org).
 
08:45  DANCE: A WORLD PREMIERE
Interview with choreographer and dancer Kate Hilliard, who will tell us about Beside Me - An emotionally compelling dance for two. The World Premiere of Beside me will take place Wednesday January 24 and Thursday January 25 at 8pm, in Le Groupe Dance Lab's Studio A at Arts Court.
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The Friday Blend is now also on MySpace: www.myspace.com/Studio1402
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