12/18/2008

December 20, 2008

Nashville native, now Bostonian, Ben Fundis joins to discuss "Border Stories," his 22 vignette documentary which just won the "Every Human Has Rights" award in Paris, France awarded by Internews and "The Elders" in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. Ben and two colleagues traveled the border between Mexico and the UN collecting stories from both sides. Hear his story at 8:00 followed at 9:00 by Victoria Castle.

The Trance of Scarcity permeates us in these times of fear, fear, fear or so says much of mainstream media. Engage in your life and break the trance with Dawn and author Victoria Castle who shares the many facets of the trance, its roots and how we can break it along with "Hot Women for a Cool Planet." Check out www.tranceofscarcity.com Victoria's site to sign up for her great newsletter, become part of the free Jan. 14th conference call as well as find excerpts from "The Trance of Scarcity."

If you're local, The Holiday Belles sing one last time Sunday Dec. 21st at 2:00 at St. Augustine's Chapel on the Vanderbilt Campus. Donations go to Magdalene House and Thistle Farms, the areas very successful recovery program for prostitutes ! Thus far the Belles have collected over a $1,000 for Magdalene House the areas very successful recovery program for prostitutes.

And check out former guest Elise Tyler's new bike shop behind Harb's Rugs on 12th Ave. South. Elise had her grand opening Saturday. Bike donations accepted daily.



12/05/2008

December 6, 2008

Song is part of the alchemical process that shifts and lifts the spirit. The groups represented on this Saturday's Wake Up & Live do just that. Join Dawn Kirk at 8:00 Central time Saturday morning on "Wake Up & Live" as she talks with Christina Watson, director of the Holiday Belles and Don Schlosser, director of Nashville in Harmony.

The Holiday Belles, a local a cappella group fourteen women strong are grandmothers and moms, doctors, educators and more, all with a love of song. They're singing this holiday season to benefit Magdalene and Thistle Farms, a residential program and its nonprofit business for women who have survived lives of violence, addiction and prostitution. Donations collected throughout the season will go to Magdalene. Thanks to my continued attempts to make 'technology my friend,' I ventured downtown to the library to hear Tuesday night's performance and recorded a few numbers. If my recorder cooperates, you'll also hear the Belles sing a few songs. (Catch them in performances Dec. 8 at Crossville's Palace Theater, Dec. 16 at Davis-Kidd in the Green Hills Mall at 7:00 and Sunday Dec. 21at 2:00 at St. Augustine's Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus. The women of Thistle Farms will be selling their products as well as speaking at the final performance. Interested in joining the Belles in the New year? Go to http://www.christinawatson.com/ and let her know. Learn more about the amazing women of Magdalene and Thistle Farms at http://www.thistlefarms.org/

Around 8:30 Dawn's joined by Don Schlosser director of Nashville in Harmony, the city chorus for the GLBT community as well as friends and supporters. Nashville in Harmony has grown from 19 to 90 in the past five years and performs next Friday/Sat. December 12/13 at Sarratt Cinema on the Vanderbilt Campus at 7:30. Tickets are $15. Don't miss this beautiful blending of community voices next weekend filled with holiday, contemporary and pop music and learn more as well as buy their cd at http://www.nashvilleinharmony.org/

At 9:00, in case you missed last week, hear Elise Tyler founder of the new local bike shop at the corner of 12th Ave. South and Halcyon Avenue followed by Rich Flanders, singer, songwriter and winner of the recent Will Rogers Cowboy Award for his song of the year "Blue Prairie."