What Are You Doing This Weekend?
 If you can?t get enough accordion music, well, you may want to get that checked out by a medical professional. Or go to Cotati, California for their accordion
festival. Sunny and 83 for polka parties, a Lady of Spain circle- like a hippy drum circle only different, and releasing of doves, who fly away to escape the accordions. No seriously, it?s to promote peace. Stop fighting or we?ll keep playing our accordions. |
In This Week's Show, We...
... Play With Barbies.
The iconic Barbie doll is having a great summer. Last week, Barbie won a court battle against her modern competitor, the Bratz dolls. And last month, Mattel issued an Alpha Kappa Alpha Barbie in honor of the nation?s oldest black sorority. This weekend, we do what millions of girls do every weekend
? play with our old Barbies.
? Where to Listen This Weekend
... Have Fun At A Cemetery.
A cemetery might be the last place you?d want to spend a summer weekend, but that?s changing. Cemeteries are realizing they?ve got lots of space with beautiful landscaping. So why not use them to attract the living as well?
? Where to Listen This Weekend
... Contemplate Life After the Olympics.
This weekend will be the final weekend for the Olympics. The torch will be extinguished and we'll have to wait four years until the next summer Olympics. What will we watch until then? How will we cope?
? Where to Listen This Weekend
On Last Week's Show, We...
... Listened To Alela and Her Dad.
Folk musician Alela Diane Menig is from Nevada City, Calif., a small Gold Rush town in Northern California with a buzzing music scene. She grew up there with her bluegrass-trained parents, so music runs in the family. Menig's father, Tom, often appears on stage to play with her.
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... Turned Small-Time Crops Into Big-Time Cash.
The economy may be wilting, but one thing is looking up in many parts of the country: The tomato vine in your neighbor's backyard and the squash patch down the block. Summer is ending and gardens are bountiful. We talked to some folks who discovered creative ways to harness their backyard bounty.
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... Escaped from Burton Island.
David Maxon and his girlfriend went camping on a small island in Vermont to get away from the city noises and hassle. Then they found themselves desperately missing the convenience of city life much sooner than they expected.
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Homemade Ghost Rock
The Ann Arbor, Mich., band Nomo is on the road a lot, this weekend in Madison, Wisc., supporting their new album Ghost Rock. For Nomo, touring is no easy feat. There are up to eight musicians and an avalanche of equipment, including a bunch of instruments you've never seen before.
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